SAINT CRESCENTIAN AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS

SAINT CRESCENTIAN AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS - 1 JUNE

SAINT CRESCENTIAN AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS

Saint Crescentian (Crescentianus, Crescentinus) was born in Rome of noble parents, and subsequently entered the military service. He later divided his fortune among the poor and devoted himself wholly to the service of the Lord. During the persecution of Diocletian he had to flee Rome and settled at Città di Castello (Tifernum), where he led a solitary life. Someone reported Crescentian to the governor for being a Christian, whereupon he was taken prisoner and, after great torment, beheaded by the sword in A.D. 287.

Later, when it was safe to do so, the inhabitants of Città di Castello built a church in his honour and placed his relics in it. From there they were taken to Urbino in 1068 - with the permission of the then bishop Fulco - and the saint himself was elected patron of the city. At Città di Castello, however, a piece of his helmet and the crucifix he used are shown, and touching them or putting them on is supposed to calm even most stubborn headaches. There is an illustration of both these items in the work of the Bollandists*.

With him venerated at Città di Castello are these holy martyrs: Justin, Griccivianus, Virianus, Orphytus, Exuperantius, Benedict, Eutropius and Fortunatus, of whom it is not known when and where they suffered. Only so much is certain, that the bodies of Saints Griccivianus, Virianus, Orphitus and Exuperantius were translated to Città di Castello in 1012.

(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 686-87)

*A hagiography source used by the authors

Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations

PRAYER:

Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saints Crescentian, Justin, Griccivianus, Virianus, Orphitus, Exuperantius, Benedict, Eutropius, and Fortunatus may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.

➡️ Saint Crescentian's entry in the Roman Martyrology

➡️ Saint Justin, Martyr (d. June 1, 165)

Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org

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