Cassius of Clermont

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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. He was a senator who was converted to Christianity by Austromoine. [1]

Cassius was killed with Victorinus (a pagan priest who had also been converted by Austremonius), [2] Maximus, Anatolius, Linguinus, and others at Clermont-Ferrand by Chrocas, the chieftain of the Alemanni, who were invading Roman Gaul at the time. [3] Chrocas is said to have killed a total of 6,266 Christians at Clermont at this time, according to tradition. [4]

Gregory of Tours mentions a Church of Saint Cassius the Martyr at Clermont. [5]

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References

  1. Goyau, Georges. "Diocese of Clermont." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 4. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1908. 11 October 2022 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  2. Goyau, Georges. "Diocese of Clermont." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 4. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1908. 11 October 2022 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  3. "Saints Cassius et Victorin", Nominis
  4. Benedictine Monks, Book of the Saints (Kessinger Publishing, 2003), p. 59.
  5. Wojtalik, Katarzyna. "Cassius, martyr of Clermont", The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity, University of Oxford