Saint Celsus of Rome

Memorial

• 28 July
• 10 May (finding his relics)

Profile

Friend and co-worker with Saint Nazarius of Rome. Evangelized in Milan. Martyred in the first persecution of Nero.

Died

• beheaded c.68 in Milan, Italy
• relics taken to the basilica of the Apostles in Milan

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Roman Martyrology

MLA Citation

• “Saint Celsus of Rome“. Saints.SQPN.com. 14 May 2013. Web. 24 May 2013. <>