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Saint Serapion of Rome

Saint
Pre-Congregation

Feast Day

August 18

Canonized

Pre-Congregation

Biography

Saint Serapion of Rome, also known as Serapion of Dalmatia, was a Christian martyr who suffered a brutal death at the hands of a pagan mob in Rome, Italy. Little is known about his early life and background except that he hailed from Dalmatia, a region in present-day Croatia. Serapion lived during the early fourth century, a time when Christians faced severe persecution under the Roman Emperor Diocletian....