Saint Quirinus of Rome

Also known as

• Cyrinus of Rome
• Quirinus of Tegernsee

Memorial

• 25 March

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Friend of Saint Marius and Saint Martha. Martyred in the persecutions of Claudius II.

Died

• martyred c.269 in Rome, Italy
• buried by Saint Marius and Saint Martha
• relics translated to the Benedictine abbey of Tegernsee in Bavaria, Germany in the 8th century

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Kirken i Norge
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson

MLA Citation

• “Saint Quirinus of Rome”. Saints.SQPN.com. 25 March 2012. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-quirinus-of-rome/>