Saint Abdon and Saint Sennen
Born: 3rd Century
Died:
c253Feast Day: 30th July
Patron Saint: Coopers & Barrel Makers, City of Pescia, City of Sahagún (León)
Symbols in Art: Swords, Fur robes, Phrygian caps, Crowns
Decius the Emperor had conquered Babylon and the
surrounding areas. On finding Christians
in the city, he took them to Corduba and killed them by various torture
methods. Abdon & Sennen, Persians
who had converted to Christianity, were Governors of the area, and they buried
the bodies of the slaughtered Christians. Abdon & Sennen, were soon discovered
to be Christian and taken, bound in chains to Decius in Rome. Decius ordered
them to make a sacrifice to a Pagan God of which they refused to do, and
instead spat at the idol.
They were taken to the Colosseum and put in
with wild lions and bears. The wild
beasts however, refused to touch them, miraculously becoming tame. They were
instead beheaded by the not so tame gladiators, to the delight of the Senate. Their remains were left by the Son God for 3
days. They were then hidden by Quirinus,
a fellow Christian who preserved them until they were taken to Ponziano. It is thought that the Martyred Saints had
revealed their remains whereabouts by a miraculous revelation.
The Saints are now at rest in the Basilica of
San Marco, in Rome
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