Saint Sergius the Martyr

Memorial

• 7 October

Profile

An officer (primicerius) in the army of Emperor Maximian. Held in high esteem by the emperor until he admitted being a Christian. Tortured and martyred. The city of Resapha, Syria was rebuilt by the Emperor Justinian, and the name was changed to Sergiopolis in his honour.

Died

• beheaded c.303 at Resapha, Syria
• some relics in the church of Saints Sergius and Bacchus in Rome, Italy

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• Syria

Representation

• soldier with the palm of martyrdom
• with Saint Bacchus

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints