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Also known as: Apostle of
Siena
Christian convert at age 12. His own father denounced him to the
authorities. The boy escaped, and converted so many pagans at Bagnorea and
Siena that he gained the title the Baptizer. Martyred in the persecutions
of Diocletian.
Died: martyred 304 at Siena, Italy
Canonized: Pre-Congregation
Patronage: Siena Italy
Representation
dates; young man holding a cluster of dates; holding a liver; holding a
heart and liver; with a palm and banner; baptizing; heart with the letters
IHS on it; boiled in oil; beheaded
source:
http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/sainta37.htm
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