Saint Agapitus the Martyr
Also known as
- Agapitus of Palestrina
- Agapitus of Praeneste
- Agapetus…
- Agapito…
Profile
Born to an imperial patrician family. At fifteen years of age, the boy proudly, publicly proclaimed his Christianity during the persecution of Aurelian. Martyr.
Because he was a young man, and because the heroic way he met his martyrdom brought about many conversions, his was a favourite story in times past, and often grew in the telling, but we know very little about him for sure.
Born
- 259 in Palestrina, Italy
- thrown to wild animals in the arena
- when they would not touch him, he was beheaded c.274 at Palestrina, Italy
- relics at Palestrina, Italy and Besancon, France
- young man chained in a dungeon
- young man hanging upside down over a fire
- young man with palm, crown, burning coal, lions or dragons
MLA Citation
- “Saint Agapitus the Martyr“. CatholicSaints.Info. 15 February 2024. Web. 29 March 2024. <>