Saint Andronicus

Memorial
11 October
Profile
Roman soldier. Convert. Arrested, tortured and thrown to the arena animals during the persecutions of Diocletian and Maximian. The reasons for his association with silversmiths is unclear, but has a long tradition, and may have something to do with his early life as a soldier.
Born
239 at Claudiopolis, Isauria, Ephesus
Died
stabbed to death c.304 by Roman soldiers at Tarsus after being mauled but not killed by animals in the arena
Name Meaning
conqueror (Andronicus)
Canonized
Pre-Congregation
Patronage
silver workers
silversmiths
Additional Information
Catholic Encyclopedia
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