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Saint Castorus, Saint Claudius, Saint Nicostratus, and Saint Simpronian. Skilled stone carvers in the 3rd century quarries. Martyred when they refused to carve an idol of Aesculapius for Diocletian.

Died

• drowned in the River Sava in 305
• relics enshrined in the Basilica of Mount Celio, Rome, Italy

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• against fever
• cattle
• –
• builders; construction workers
• masons
• sculptors
• stone masons
• stonecutters

MLA Citation

• “Four Crowned Martyrs“. CatholicSaints.Info. 17 March 2024. Web. 25 April 2024. <>