Saint Crescens

Memorial

• 10 March

Profile

During the persecution of Emperor Valerian he was arrested for his faith, tortured, and martyred with a group of fellow Christians.

Born

• Greek

Died

• thrown to wild animals
• when they would not harm him, he was beheaded c.258

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson

MLA Citation

• “Saint Crescens”. Saints.SQPN.com. 9 March 2012. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-crescens/>