Saint Emilius the Martyr

Also known as

• Aemilius

Memorial

• 22 May

Profile

Tortured in the persecutions of Decius, he renounced his Christianity. He later repented, returned to the Church, and when arrested a second time he stood by his Christianity. Martyr.

Died

• burned to death c.250 in North Africa

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Emilius the Martyr“. Saints.SQPN.com. 12 May 2013. Web. 23 May 2013. <>