Cassius of Clermont
Saint Cassius of Clermont and Companions | |
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 Stained glass depiction of Cassius, Église Saint-Eutrope, Clermont-Ferrand | |
| Martyr | |
| Died | ~264 AD Clermont-Ferrand, France |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Feast | May 15 |
Saint Cassius of Clermont is venerated as a Christian martyr of the 3rd century.[1] He was a senator who was converted to Christianity by Saint Austremonius.[2]
Cassius was killed with Victorinus (a pagan priest who had also been converted by Austremonius), Maximus, Anatolius, Linguinus, and others at Clermont-Ferrand by Chrocas, the chieftain of the Alemanni, who were invading Roman Gaul at the time.[1] Chrocas is said to have killed a total of 6,266 Christians at Clermont at this time, according to tradition.[3]
References
- ^ a b "St. Cassius". Catholic Online. 2009. Retrieved April 20, 2009.
- ^ "Diocese of Clermont". Catholic Encyclopedia. 2009. Retrieved April 20, 2009.
- ^ Benedictine Monks, Book of the Saints (Kessinger Publishing, 2003), p. 59.