Saint Justus of Trieste

Also known as
Giusto
Just of Trieste
Sergius
Memorial
2 November
Profile
Citizen of Trieste known for his penance and charity. Martyred in the persecution of Diocletian.
Died
weighted down and thrown into the sea to drown in 303 buried by a priest named Sebastian on the spot where his body washed up on shore there is documentation that his relics were in the cathedral of Trieste in 1040 and 1624
Canonized
Pre-Congregation; there is evidence of his cultus in Trieste as early as the 6th century
Patronage
Trieste, Italy
Representation
spear
man in classical dress with flowers across his chest and holding a palm and cathedral
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