Saint Quirinus the Jailer

Memorial

• 30 March

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Father of Saint Balbina of Rome. Jailer of Pope Saint Alexander I who brought him to the faith. Martyred in the persecution of Hadrian.

Died

• martyred c.117 in Rome, Italy

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

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 Quirinus the Jailer”. Saints.SQPN.com. 29 March 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-quirinus-the-jailer/>