Saint Agapitus the Martyr

Pictorial Lives of the Saints illustration for Saint Agapetus, MartyrAlso known as

  • Agapitus of Palestrina
  • Agapitus of Praeneste
  • Agapetus…
  • Agapito…

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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.

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  • “Saint Agapitus the Martyr“. CatholicSaints.Info. 15 February 2024. Web. 29 March 2024. <>