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St. Cassius of Clermont
Saint Cassius of Clermont is venerated as a Christian martyr of the 3rd century.
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Feast date: May 15
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Saint Cassius of Clermont is venerated as a Christian martyr of the 3rd century. He was a senator who was converted to Christianity by Austromoine.
Cassius was killed with Victorinus (a pagan priest who had also been converted by Austremonius), Maximus, Anatolius, Linguinus, and others at Clermont-Ferrand by Chrocas, the chieftain of the Alemanni, who were invading Roman Gaul at the time. Chrocas is said to have killed a total of 6,266 Christians at Clermont at this time, according to tradition.
Gregory of Tours mentions a Church of Saint Cassius the Martyr at Clermont.
The surviving historical record
The surviving biographical account of this saint is brief. It does not establish a complete chronology of childhood, family life, and daily activities. This page includes the available account rather than supplying imagined conversations or undocumented events. Where the account reports a tradition, it should be read as a tradition, not as a modern eyewitness record.
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Historical biography adapted from “Cassius of Clermont” by Wikipedia contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Source reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassius_of_Clermont
Source revision: 1359516149.
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