Saint Sosius of Misenum
Also known as
- Sosius of Miseno
- Sosius of Puzzuoli
- Sosier…
- Sosio…
- Sosius…
- Sossio…
- Sossius…
- Sosso…
- 23 September (based on the date of his funeral; translation of relics)
- 19 September (date of death)
- 17 September on some calendars
- 21 April on some calendars
Profile
Deacon of the church of Miseno, Italy. Imprisoned and martyred in the persecutions of Diocletian.
Born
- beheaded on 19 September 305 at Pozzuoli, Campagna, Italy
- interred in Miseno, Italy
- Miseno was destroyed by invading Saracens; the survivors were transferred to Frattamaggiore, Italy, and chose Sosius as their patron
- relics later recovered from Miseno and taken to the Santi Severino e Sossio abbey in Naples, Italy
- abbey suppressed in the Napoleonic area, and the relics were transferred to the basilica of San Sosius in Frattamaggiore
MLA Citation
- “Saint Sosius of Misenum“. CatholicSaints.Info. 31 January 2024. Web. 25 April 2024. <>