Decius
Also known as
- Caius Messius Quintus Trajanus Decius
Profile
Roman emperor from 249 to 251. He was the first of the great soldier emperors from the Danubian provinces. His main efforts as ruler were devoted to repelling the Goths from the Balkans, but he was defeated in the marshes of the Dubrudscha where he lost his life. He hoped to solve the pressing internal problems by reviving paganism. This led to his attempting to crush Christianity by a more violent persecution than the Church had yet experienced.
Born
- near Sirmium, Pannonia
- in battle in the marches of Dubrudscha
Profiled People Martyred by Decius
- Martyred Maidens of Antioch
- Martyrs of Africa
- Martyrs of Africa
- Martyrs of Alexandria
- Martyrs of Alexandria
- Martyrs of Alexandria
- Martyrs of Apollonia
- Martyrs of Carthage
- Martyrs of Corinth
- Martyrs of Corinth
- Martyrs of Perga
- Martyrs of Perugia
- Martyrs of Saddi
- Martyrs of Thebaid
- Martyrs of Trier
- Pope Saint Fabian
- Saint Abibus of Alexandria
- Saint Aenulius
- Saint Africanus of Carthage
- Saint Agatho of Alexandria
- Saint Agathodorus of Pergamus
- Saint Agathonica of Pergamus
- Saint Agathopus of Crete
- Saint Agostino of Capua
- Saint Albina of Caesarea
- Saint Alessandro of Carthage
- Saint Alexander
- Saint Alexander of Edessa
- Saint Alexander of Fermo
- Saint Alexander of Jerusalem
- Saint Alphius of Lentini
- Saint Ammon of Alexandria
- Saint Ammonaria of Alexandria
- Saint Ammonius
- Saint Anastasius of Camerino
- Saint Anatolia of Thora
- Saint Andrew of Troas
- Saint Apollonius of Alexandria
- Saint Aristo of Carthage
- Saint Arsenius of Alexandria
- Saint Artaxes of Africa
- Saint Asclepiades
- Saint Audax of Thora
- Saint Babylas of Antioch
- Saint Basilides of Crete
- Saint Basilisa of Corinth
- Saint Basso of Carthage
- Saint Bassus of Nice
- Saint Benedict of Saddi
- Saint Caerealis
MLA Citation
- “Decius“. CatholicSaints.Info. 4 November 2019. Web. 10 June 2024. <>