Saint Ansanus the Baptizer
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- Also known as
- Apostle of Siena
- Memorial
- 1 December
- Profile
- Christian convert at age twelve.
His own father denounced him to the authorities.
The boy escaped, and converted so many pagans at Bagnorea and Siena that he gained the title the Baptizer.
Martyred in the persecutions of Diocletian.
- Died
- beheaded in 304 at Siena, Italy
- Canonized
- Pre-Congregation
- Patronage
- Siena, Italy
- Representation
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baptizing
beheaded
boiled in oil
dates
heart with the letters IHS on it
holding a heart and liver
holding a liver
with a palm and banner
young man holding a cluster of dates
- Images
- 211kb jpg painting of Saint Ansanus Baptizing by Giovanni di Paolo
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