Saint Justus of Trieste
- Also known as
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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
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spear
man in classical dress with flowers across his chest and holding a palm and cathedral
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