Saint Stephen of Palestrina

Saint Agapitus, also known as Stephen of Palestrina, was a young Christian martyr who lived and died around the year 274 AD. Tradition holds that he belonged to the noble Anicia family of Palestrina, Italy. Agapitus faced persecution under Emperor Aurelian's reign during a period of intense Christian persecution. He was captured by the prefect Antiochus and subjected to torture in the local arena....