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Saint Gervasius the Martyr

Martyr
Northern Italy
Feast day: October 14

Gervasius, Nazarius, Celsus, Protasius and Cosmas the Poet. Image source: Romanian Patriarchate calendar / Basilica

A life of faith

Gervasius is commemorated with Protasius, Nazarius and Celsus. The calendar says Nazarius encountered Gervasius and Protasius during his travels in Italy. It remembers Gervasius and Protasius as martyrs who died after Nazarius and Celsus.

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