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
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silver workers
silversmiths
- Additional Information
- Catholic Encyclopedia
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