Saint Asterius

Also known as: Asterus
Asturius
Memorial: 3 March
Profile: Roman senator. Martyred for giving a Christian burial to Saint Marinus.
Died: beheaded c.262 at Caesarea, Palestine
Canonized: Pre-Congregation
Additional Information: Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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