Monday, November 4, 2019

SAINT SERGIUS OF CAPPADOCIA

St. Sergius
Sergius of Cappadocia
Feast day: February 24
Death: 304
Martyred monk,Arrested and put to death during the persecutions of Emperor Diocletian. Saint Sergius was a magistrate of Caesarea. He became a monk, perhaps a priest, in Cappadocia, confessed his faith publicly and sacrificed himself for it during the reign of Diocletian. His relics are said to have been translated to Ubeda, near Tarragon, in Spain

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