Saint Philadelphus of Lentini

Memorial

• 10 May

Profile

Brother of Saint Alphius and Saint Cyrinus. Martyred in the persecutions of Decius.

Born

• Sicily, Italy

Died

• martyred in 251 in Lentini, Sicily, Italy

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• Lentini, Sicily, Italy
• Trecastagni, Sicily, Italy

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 Philadelphus of Lentini”. Saints.SQPN.com. 22 January 2011. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-philadelphus-of-lentini/>