Saint Abundius
- Memorial
- 16 September
- Profile
- Priest in Rome.
Arrested with Saint Abundantius for refusing to sacrifice to Hercules.
Tortured at Mammertine prison, and condemned to death for their Christianity.
On the way to execution the two passed Senator Marcian who was grieving over his son John who had just died.
Abundius prayed over John, and the boy returned to life; Marcian and John converted to Christianity on the spot.
Martyred with
Saint Abundantius,
Saint Marcian the Senator, and
Saint John.
- Died
- beheaded c.304 at Rome
- Canonized
- Pre-Congregation
- Representation
- man bringing a dead boy back to life while other people, including guards, look on
- Additional Information
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Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Dictionary of Saints, by John Delaney
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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