Saint Agapitus The Martyr

Saint Agapitus The Martyr, also known as Agapitus of Palestrina or Agapitus of Praeneste, was born in 259 in Palestrina, Italy. He was born into an imperial patrician family, which suggests that he came from a privileged background. At the age of fifteen, during the persecution of Aurelian, Saint Agapitus fearlessly and proudly proclaimed his Christian faith....