During the reign of Emperor Diocletian, Pope St Caius became very worried about the safety of the Christians in Rome. Legend tells of St Castulus, a zealous Christian who was chamberlain to the Emperor himself, had offered to arrange to arrange for religious services to be held at the palace itself, Since no one was likely to search for Christians hiding there. Still further, he supposedly sheltered Christians in his own home, which was next to the palace, and showed them a safe place to meet. Yet, he did not settle for serving the church in this way. He and his friend, Tiburtius, went throughout Rome, evangelizing and converting many, and subsequently bringing them to the Pope to be baptized. Eventually, an apostate Christian named Torquatus turned St Castulus in and brought him to the Prefect of Rome, Fabian. Castulus was viciously tortured. He was then thrown into a pit and asphyxiated with sand. A cemetery and a church on the Via Labicana were named for him. His feast is March 26.
Saturday, April 9, 2016
Belated Saint of the day- St Castulus- March 26
St Castulus, Martyr (AD 286)
During the reign of Emperor Diocletian, Pope St Caius became very worried about the safety of the Christians in Rome. Legend tells of St Castulus, a zealous Christian who was chamberlain to the Emperor himself, had offered to arrange to arrange for religious services to be held at the palace itself, Since no one was likely to search for Christians hiding there. Still further, he supposedly sheltered Christians in his own home, which was next to the palace, and showed them a safe place to meet. Yet, he did not settle for serving the church in this way. He and his friend, Tiburtius, went throughout Rome, evangelizing and converting many, and subsequently bringing them to the Pope to be baptized. Eventually, an apostate Christian named Torquatus turned St Castulus in and brought him to the Prefect of Rome, Fabian. Castulus was viciously tortured. He was then thrown into a pit and asphyxiated with sand. A cemetery and a church on the Via Labicana were named for him. His feast is March 26.
During the reign of Emperor Diocletian, Pope St Caius became very worried about the safety of the Christians in Rome. Legend tells of St Castulus, a zealous Christian who was chamberlain to the Emperor himself, had offered to arrange to arrange for religious services to be held at the palace itself, Since no one was likely to search for Christians hiding there. Still further, he supposedly sheltered Christians in his own home, which was next to the palace, and showed them a safe place to meet. Yet, he did not settle for serving the church in this way. He and his friend, Tiburtius, went throughout Rome, evangelizing and converting many, and subsequently bringing them to the Pope to be baptized. Eventually, an apostate Christian named Torquatus turned St Castulus in and brought him to the Prefect of Rome, Fabian. Castulus was viciously tortured. He was then thrown into a pit and asphyxiated with sand. A cemetery and a church on the Via Labicana were named for him. His feast is March 26.
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