Pelagius of Constance

Pelagius of Constance

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name=Pelagius of Constance
birth_date=ca. 270
death_date=ca. 283
feast_day=August 28
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Saint Pelagius of Constance was a child martyr put to death in Pannonia during the persecution of Roman Emperor Numerian. His relics were moved to Novigrad (Cittanova) in Istria, Croatia.

He is the patron saint of Konstanz, owing to the transfer of his relics to that city around 915 AD.

External links

* [http://www.orthodoxengland.btinternet.co.uk/saintsp.htm Saint Pelagius]
* [http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=5338 Catholic Online: Saint Pelagius]


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