Saint Thyrsus of Autun

Memorial

• 24 September

Profile

Second-century deacon in Smryna. Missionary in the area of Autun in Gaul (modern France), assigned by Saint Polycarp. Martyr.

Died

• 179

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Thyrsus of Autun”. Saints.SQPN.com. 17 July 2012. Web. 20 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-thyrsus-of-autun/>