Saint Malo the Martyr

Memorial

• 10 October

Profile

Layman. Soldier in a legion of Christian soldiers from Upper Egypt during the reign of Emperor Maximian Herculeus. The legion, as many as 6600 men, was massacred en masse by their own side when they refused to participate in pagan sacrifices prior to battle.

Died

• martyred c.287 at Aaunum, an area of modern Switzerland

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Catholic Online