Saint Proculus of Pozzuoli

Memorial

• 16 November (in Pozzuoli, Italy)
• 18 October (Roman Martyrology)
• 21 April (Eastern Orthodox)
• 19 September (Eastern Orthodox)

Profile

Deacon of the church of Pozzuoli, Italy. Imprisoned and martyred in the persecutions of Diocletian for objecting to the deaths of other martyrs.

Died

• beheaded on 19 September 305 near the Solfatara volcano, Pozzuoli, Italy

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• Pozzuoli, 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
• Wikipedia

MLA Citation

• “Saint Proculus of Pozzuoli”. Saints.SQPN.com. 23 January 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-proculus-of-pozzuoli/>