Saint Torpes of Pisa

Also known as

• Torpete
• Torpetius
• Torpè
• Torpès
• Tropesius
• Tropez

Memorial

• 29 April

Profile

Martyred in the persecutions of Nero. Nothing else is known for sure, though that never slowed early writers who created lengthy biographies of him. Saint-Tropez, France is named for him.

Died

• beheaded c.65 at Pisa, Italy

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• mariners
•  
• Pisa, Italy
• Saint-Tropez, France

Representation

• boat
• palm of martyrdom
• sword

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Institute of Saint Clement I Pope and Martyr
• Medieval Religion Listserv, by John Dillon
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Torpes of Pisa“. Saints.SQPN.com. 28 April 2013. Web. 25 May 2013. <>