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Saint Torpes of Pisa

detail of an Italian holy card of Saint Torpes of Pisa by Bertoni, date unknown; swiped from Santi e Beati Also known as

Torpete
Torpetius
Torpè
Torpès
Tropesius
Tropez

29 April (martyrdom)
17 May (translation of relics)

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Martyred in the persecutions of Nero. Nothing else is known for sure, though that never slowed early writers who created lengthy biographies of him. Saint-Tropez, France is named for him.

beheaded c.65 at Pisa, Italy

Pre-Congregation

Representation

Additional Information

Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Roman Martyrology, 1914 edition
Saints of the Day, by Katherine Rabenstein
Short Lives of the Saints, by Eleanor Cecilia Donnelly

books
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
- Sacred and Legendary Art, by Anna Jameson

other sites in english
- Catholic Online
- Medieval Religion Listserv, by John Dillon
- Wikipedia

sitios en español
- Martirologio Romano, 2001 edición

sites en français
- Diocese de Frejus-Toulon

fonti in italiano
- Martirologio Romano, 2005 edition
- Santi e Beati
- Wikipedia

MLA Citation

“Saint Torpes of Pisa“. CatholicSaints.Info. 7 January 2024. Web. 1 May 2024. <>