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Also known as

• Catervo
• Flavius Julius Catervus

Memorial

• 17 October

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Born to the imperial Roman nobility. Roman prefect. Married to Saint Severina, and father of Saint Bassus. Brought Christianity to the city of Tolentino, Italy. Martyred for doing so.

Died

• martyred in the 4th century in Tolentino, Italy
• relics in the Cathedral of San Catervo, Tolentino, which appears to have been built over his original sarcophagus
• sarcophagus opened in 1455 and his head transferred to a reliquary for veneration

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• in Italy
  • Tolentino, city of
  • Tolentino, diocese of

MLA Citation

• “Saint Catervus“. CatholicSaints.Info. 12 January 2024. Web. 19 April 2024. <>