Feast Day: | October 28 |
Born: |
Cana or Canaan |
Died: | Abyssinians claim he was crucified in Samaria; Lipsius says he was sawn in half at Suanir, Persia; Moses of Chorene writes that he was martyred at Weriosphora in Iberia; many locations claim to have relics including Toulouse, France, and Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome, Italy |
Major Shrine: | relics claimed by many places, including Toulouse; Saint Peter's Basilica |
Patron of: | curriers; sawyers; tanners |
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