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Detail From The Painting S Cesareo Deacon And Martyr By G Vieste 1805
Detail From The Painting S Cesareo Deacon And Martyr By G Vieste 1805

San Caesario de África

También conocido como: Caesarius of Terracina; Cesario of…; Cesareo of…

Santo
Pre-Congregation

Día de Fiesta

November 1

Canonizado

Pre-Congregation

Biografía

Saint Caesarius of Africa, a deacon serving within the Church of Africa, is remembered for his steadfast witness to the Gospel. While journeying to Italy, he encountered a pagan celebration dedicated to Apollo, which involved the abhorrent practice of human sacrifice. Moved by the sanctity of life and the demands of Christian faith, Caesarius courageously intervened, protesting the ritual....