Saint Claudius of Mesopotamia

Also known as

• Claudianus of Mesopotamia

Memorial

• 5 April

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Became a monk at age 30. Captured, tortured and martyred in Mesopotamia.

Born

• Persian

Died

• repeatedly slashed with a knife in Mesopotamia

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Kirken i Norge
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Claudius of Mesopotamia”. Saints.SQPN.com. 5 April 2012. Web. 21 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-claudius-of-mesopotamia/>