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Also known as

• Aristo
• Edistus
• Hedisto
• Oreste
• Rest

Memorial

• 12 October

Profile

Born to the imperial Roman nobility. Soldier. Equerry to emperor Nero. Convert, baptized by Saint Peter the Apostle. Betrayed by a servant for the crime of being a Christian during the persecutions of Nero, Edisto was captured by soldiers during a covert Mass with four other congregants. Martyr.

Died

• buried alive on 12 October 60 just off the Via Laurentina near modern Sant Oreste, Italy
• a church was built over the site of the martyrdom, and the village of Sancti Heristi grew up around it; the village moved to the side of Mount Soratte for better defense against raiders; it’s modern name is Sant Oreste
• relics were known to have been enshrined in the Sant’Edisto monastery outside the walls of Rome, Italy in the 7th century

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• Sant Oreste, Italy

Representation

• clean-shaven young man with a palm of martyrdom and a white flag with a red cross

MLA Citation

• “Saint Edisto“. CatholicSaints.Info. 23 November 2022. Web. 27 April 2024. <>