Saint Sergius
- Memorial
- 7 October
- Profile
- An officer (primicerius) in the army of Emperor Maximian.
Held in high esteem by the emperor until he admitted being a Christian.
Tortured and martyred.
The city of Resapha, Syria was rebuilt by the Emperor Justinian, and the name was changed to Sergiopolis in his honour.
- Died
- beheaded c.303 at Resapha, Syria;
some relics in the church of Saints Sergius and Bacchus in Rome, Italy
- Canonized
- Pre-Congregation
- Patronage
- Syria
- Representation
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soldier with the palm of martyrdom;
with Saint Bacchus
- Print References
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Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints
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