
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....