Saint Ferrutius

Memorial

• 28 October

Profile

Roman soldier. Christian. When stationed at Mainz, Germany, as part of his duty he was ordered to worship an idol. He refused, and demanded his discharge from the army so that he could stay true to his faith. Instead he was thrown into prison and abused to death. Martyr.

Died

• from abuse and starvation

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• Bleidenstadt, Germany

Representation

• soldier holding a banner with a cross, a palm branch and a small shield with an escarbuncle

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 Ferrutius”. Saints.SQPN.com. 11 September 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-ferrutius/>