Saint Castulus of Rome

Also known as

• Castulus of Moosburg
• Castolo of….
• Castulo of….
• Catulus of….
• Kastl of….
• Kastulis of….
• Kastulus of….

Memorial

• 26 March

Profile

Married to Saint Irene of Rome. Military officer in the imperial palace in Rome during the reign of Emperor Diocletian. A quiet Christian, he was denounced to authorities for sheltering fellow Christians; arrested, tortured and martyred.

Died

• buried alive in 288 on the Via Labicana outside Rome, Italy
• a cemetery named for him developed on the land
• a church dedicated to him was built in the 7th century on the site of his execution
• relics transferred to a Benedictine monastery in Moosburg an der Isar, Germany c.768
• relics transferred to Landshut, Germany in 1604

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• against blood poisoning
• against drowning
• against erysipelas
• against fever
• against horse theft
• against lightning
• against storms
• against wildfire
• cowherds
• farmers
• shepherds
• —
• Hallertau, Germany
• Moosburg an der Isar, Germany

Representation

• spade a reference to being buried alive; it and his feast day in early spring led to his association with farmers and then shepherds

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Online
• Heiligen 3s
• Heiligen Lexikon
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Santi e Beati
• Wikipedia - deutsche
• Wikipedia - italiano

MLA Citation

• “Saint Castulus of Rome“. Saints.SQPN.com. 26 March 2013. Web. 25 May 2013. <>