Abundius of Umbria [SEP] date of death
Abundius of Umbria
Abundius of Umbria (died 303) was a deacon and martyr during the Diocletian persecution.
Biography.
He was the grandson of Anastasius, and accompanied him and others from Syria to Umbria, where he was martyred.
No specific feast day in his name is known.
References.
- Holweck, F. G., "A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints". St. Louis, MO: B. Herder Book Co. 1924.
and Damian in Rome. The bodies of Marcianus and John were found around 1001 and transferred to Civita Castellana. There, they were elected to be the city's principal patron saints. In 1583, the relics of Abundius and Abundantius were transferred to the SS. Nome di Gesu, where they were placed under the church's high altar. Aloysius Gonzaga heard mass there before becoming a Jesuit.
See also.
- Abundius of Umbria – martyed north of Rome in the Diocletian persecution.
- Abundius of Palestrina