Saint Protus of Aquileia

Memorial

• 31 May

Profile

Tutor and catechist to Saints Cantius, Cantian and Cantianilla of Aquileia. To escape the persecutions of Diocletian, he moved with the family to Aquileia, Italy. However, the authorities there quickly ordered them to sacrifice to idols; they refused. Martyr.

Died

• beheaded in 304 at Aquae-Gradatae (modern San-Cantiano) just outside Aquileia, Italy

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Protus of Aquileia”. Saints.SQPN.com. 2 June 2012. Web. 22 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-protus-of-aquileia/>