Saint Gereon

Memorial

• 10 October

Profile

Imperial Roman soldier. Martyred with 290 others on order of emperor Maximian for refusing to sacrifice to pagan gods to obtain victory in battle.

Died

• beheaded c.304 in either Xanten or Bonn in Germany (records vary)
• relics translated to Cologne, Germany

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• against headaches
• against migraine
• Cologne, Germany

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Gereon“. Saints.SQPN.com. 10 May 2013. Web. 20 May 2013. <>