Arcadio of Mauritania, also known as Arcadio of Caesarea of Mauritania (... - Caesarea of Mauritania, 302), was a Christian martyr, praised by Zenone of Verona, venerated by the Catholic Church as saint. Agiografiamodifica wikitesto
Arcadio suffered the martyrdom in Caesarea of Mauritania (in Algeria today), according to the testimony made by a sermon of St. Zenone, Bishop of Verona, who was probably of African origin and had a great devotion to Arcadio: "De natali S. Arcadii, here habet natale pridie idus ianuarii in civitate Cesareae Mauritaniae. "
Arcadio died around 304 during the last Diocletian persecution: searches and raids blended with the executions of Christians, so Arcadio, a pretty-sighted citizen, fled from Caesarea. But the soldiers arrested a relative to serve him as a hostage and force him to return. Arcadio presented himself to the judge who ordered him to sacrifice to the gods, but Arcadio refused and was condemned to die among atrocious torments. Cultomodifies wikitesto
His memory falls on January 12 in Latin martire: Links externalize the wikitesto
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