Saint Catervus

Also known as

• Catervo
• Flavius Julius Catervus

Memorial

• 17 October

Profile

Born to the imperial Roman nobility. Roman prefect. Married layman with a son named Bassus. Brought Christianity to the city of Tolentino, Italy. Martyred for doing so.

Died

• martyred in the 4th century in Tolentino, Italy
• relics in the Cathedral of San Catervo, Tolentino, which appears to have been built over his original sarcophagus
• sarcophagus opened in 1455 and his head transferred to a reliquary for veneration

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia, Italy, diocese of
• Tolentino, Italy

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Santi e Beati
• Wikipedia
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Catervus“. Saints.SQPN.com. 23 January 2013. Web. 20 May 2013. <>