Saint Agapius of Caesarea
Also known as
- Agapio
- 21 November
- 20 November on some calendars
- 19 August on some calendars
Profile
Arrested three times during the persecutions of Diocletian, but released each time. On his fourth arrest he was imprisoned for two years, then offered his freedom if he would renounce Christianity; he declined. Martyr.
Born
- c.306
- chained to a convicted murdered and mauled by animals in the public amphitheatre
- still refusing to deny his faith, he was mauled by a bear
- still refusing to deny his faith, he was weighted with stones and drowned
MLA Citation
- “Saint Agapius of Caesarea“. CatholicSaints.Info. 13 March 2023. Web. 4 June 2024. <>