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Born to the nobility in 2nd century Italy, the older brother of Saint Jovinus. Priest. Zealous preacher in Brescia, Milan, Rome, and Naples. Tortured and martyred in the persecutions of Emperor Hadrian.

While their cultus is ancient and widespread, recent scholarship indicates that the story of Jovinus and Faustinus was a pious fiction mistaken for a biography.

Born

• at Brescia, Lombardy, Italy

Died

• with his brother, he was thrown to the lions, but the animals refused to touch the men
• beheaded in 120 at Brescia, Italy
• relics reported in Brescia, Rome, Verona, and Bologna

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• Brescia, Italy, city of
• Brescia, Italy, diocese of
• Credera Rubbiano, Italy
• Magreta, Italy

MLA Citation

• “Saint Faustinus“. CatholicSaints.Info. 14 December 2023. Web. 19 April 2024. <>