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Saint Protasius 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

Protasius is remembered beside Gervasius in the commemoration of Nazarius and Celsus. The calendar connects the two men with Nazarius’s travels in Italy and later records their martyrdom.

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