Saint Aetius

Memorial

Profile

General. He and 41 fellow Christian soldiers were captured by Caliph Montassem at Amorium, Syria in 836. They spent nine years in prison with alternating periods of torture and inducements to convert to Islam; in each case they refused. Martyr.

Died

Canonized

Additional Information

MLA Citation

  • “Saint Aetius“. CatholicSaints.Info. 6 May 2012. Web. 23 April 2024. <>