Saint Crescens

Memorial
27 June; translation of relics, 29 December
Profile
First century disciple of the Apostles. Companion of Saint Paul the Apostle during his second Roman captivity; he left to go to Galatia (2nd Timothy 4). Bishop in Galatia. Martyred in the persecutions of Trajan.
Died
martyred in the 1st century
Canonized
Pre-Congregation
Additional Information
New Catholic Dictionary
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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