Saint Auxentius of Mopsuetia

Memorial
18 December
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Officer in the personal guard of the Emperor Augustus Licinus. Dismissed from his post for refusing to sacrifice to the pagan god Bacchus. Priest. Bishop of Mopsuestia, Cilicia. He gave refuge to anyone exiled by emperor Constantine the Great.
Died
c.321 of natural causes
Canonized
Pre-Congregation
Representation
Roman soldier refusing to sacrifice to Bacchus
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