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Patron Saints of torture victims

24 saints serve as patrons of torture victims.

Saint Agatha of Sicily

Saint Agatha of Sicily

Feast: February 5

Martyr

Saint Agatha of Sicily, also known as Agatha of Catania or Agatha of Palermo, is a revered martyr who lived during the 3rd century. While there is limited reliable information about her life, she is...

Saint Alban of Britain

Saint Alban of Britain

Feast: June 22

Saint Alban of Britain, also known as Alban of Verulam, was a remarkable figure in the early Christian history of Britain. He is regarded as the first martyr in England and is celebrated for his...

Saint Armogastes of Africa

Saint Armogastes of Africa

Feast: March 29

Saint Armogastes of Africa, also known as "Armogastes the Martyr," was a devout servant of Theodoric, the son of the Arian Vandal King Genseric. Born during the tumultuous time of religious tension...

Saint Bibiana

Saint Bibiana

Feast: December 2

Saint Bibiana, also known as Viviana, Vivian, or Vibiana, was born in the 4th century in Rome, Italy. She was the daughter of Saint Flavian of Acquapendente and Dafrosa of Acquapendente, who...

Saint Blandina The Slave

Saint Blandina The Slave

Feast: June 2

Saint Blandina, also known as Blandina of Lyon, was a courageous Christian slave who lived during the 2nd century AD. She is remembered as one of the Martyrs of Lyon and Vienne, who faced intense...

Saint Cyriacus of Iconium

Saint Cyriacus of Iconium

Feast: June 16

Saint Cyriacus of Iconium, also known as Cyr, Cyricus, Quiriac, Quirico, and Quiricus, was a Catholic saint who lived in the 4th century. While there are some doubts about the historical accuracy of...

Saint Edmund of East Anglia

Saint Edmund of East Anglia

Feast: November 20

Saint Edmund of East Anglia, also known as Edmund the Martyr, was a remarkable figure in both the religious and political history of England. Born around 841, probably in Nuremberg, Germany, he...

Saint Epipodius of Lyon

Saint Epipodius of Lyon

Feast: April 22

Saint Epipodius of Lyon, also known as Epipodius the Martyr, was a zealous Christian who lived during the 2nd century in Lyon, France. He is revered as a friend and collaborator of Saint Alexander of...

Saint Eulalia of Merida

Saint Eulalia of Merida

Feast: December 10

Saint Eulalia of Mérida, also known as Aulaire of Mérida, Aulazie of Mérida, or Olalla of Mérida, was a consecrated virgin and martyr who lived in the early fourth century in Spain. She is often...

Saint Eustachius

Saint Eustachius

Feast: September 20

Saint Eustachius, also known as Eustace or Placidus, was a pagan Roman general in the army of Emperor Trajan. His life changed dramatically following a hunting trip, during which he had a vision of a...

Saint Genesius of Rome

Saint Genesius of Rome

Feast: August 25

Saint Genesius of Rome, also known as Gelasinus or Gelasius, was an actor who lived during the reign of Emperor Diocletian in the 3rd century. Born in Rome, Italy, little is known about his early...

Saint James Intercisus

Saint James Intercisus

Feast: November 27

Saint James Intercisus, also known as Jakob Intercisus and James the Mutilated, was a military officer and courtier who served King Jezdigerd I in Persia during the early 5th century. He lived during...

Saint John Rigby

Saint John Rigby

Feast: June 21

Saint John Rigby was a Lancashire gentleman who played a significant role in the Catholic Church during a time of religious turmoil in England. Born in 1570 at Harrack Hall in Wigan, Lancashire, John...

Saint Julia of Corsica

Saint Julia of Corsica

Feast: May 22

Saint Julia of Corsica, also known as Julia of Carthage, was born in the 6th to 7th century in Carthage, to a Christian noble family. She experienced a tragic turn of events when she was captured by...

Saint Julitta of Iconium

Saint Julitta of Iconium

Feast: June 16

Martyr

Saint Julitta of Iconium, also known as Juliot, was a devoted Christian and the mother of Saint Cyriacus of Iconium. Not much is known about her early life, but she was born in Iconium (modern-day...

Saint Mamas

Saint Mamas

Feast: August 17

Saint Mamas, also known as Mammas, Mamans, Mamante, Mamede, Mamés, Mammes, Mammesius, and Mammet, was born in a prison where his parents, Saint Theodotus and Saint Rufina, were held prior to their...

Saint Margaret Ward

Saint Margaret Ward

Feast: August 30

Saint Margaret Ward is a revered Catholic figure who lived during the late sixteenth century in England. Unfortunately, very little is known about her early life or her family background. However,...

Saint Panteleon

Saint Panteleon

Feast: July 27

Saint Panteleon, also known as Panteleimon, Pantaleon, and Pantaleone, was born to a Christian mother and a pagan father. Despite this divided religious upbringing, Panteleon chose to embrace...

Saint Pelagius of Oviedo

Saint Pelagius of Oviedo

Feast: June 26

Saint Pelagius of Oviedo, also known as Pelagius of Cordova, Pelagius the Martyr, Paio, Pelagio, or Pelayo, was born around 912 in Asturias, Spain. At the tender age of ten, he found himself caught...

Saint Regina

Saint Regina

Feast: September 7

Saint Regina, also known as Regnia or Reine, was born to pagan aristocrat Clement. However, she would later become a revered Catholic saint known for her unwavering faith and martyrdom. As a child,...

Saint Richard Gwyn

Saint Richard Gwyn

Feast: October 17

Saint Richard Gwyn (c. 1537–1584) was a Welsh Catholic martyr and teacher whose life exemplified unwavering fidelity to the Faith. Born in the Welsh border town of Ruthin, he received his education...

Saint Sabas The Lector

Saint Sabas The Lector

Feast: April 12

Saint Sabas The Lector, also known as Sabas the Goth, was a remarkable figure in the early centuries of Christianity. Born in the year 334 in an area of modern Wallachia, Romania, he would go on to...

Saint Theodota of Thrace

Saint Theodota of Thrace

Feast: September 29

Saint Theodota of Thrace, also known as "the Repentant," was a remarkable figure in the early Christian Church. Born in Thrace in the late third century, very little is known about her early life,...

Saint Victor of Marseilles

Saint Victor of Marseilles

Feast: July 21

Saint Victor of Marseilles, also known as Victor of Marseilles, was a Christian soldier in the imperial Roman army. He gained recognition for his unwavering faith when he refused to worship pagan...

Prayer for the Intercession of the Patron Saints of torture victims

Dear patron saints of torture victims, we humbly ask for your intercession before our Lord. Guide and protect all those who seek your help. Through your holy examples, help us to grow in faith and virtue. Amen.

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