- Secundus of Asti
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name= Saint Secundus of Asti
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death_date=~119 AD
feast_day=March 30
venerated_in=Roman Catholic Church
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caption= Image of Saint Secundus, from the "Codice della Catena" (Turin ).
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attributes=military attire; on horseback; sometimes depicted withSaint Maurice and theTheban Legion
patronage=Asti ;Ventimiglia
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issues=Secundus of Asti ( _it. San Secondo) (d.
119 ) is venerated as amartyr andsaint . Hisfeast day is celebrated locally onMarch 30 . AtAsti , his feast day is celebrated on the first Tuesday of May. He was a historical figure who was beheaded at Asti underHadrian . He is said to have been apatrician of Asti and asubaltern officer in the imperial army. It is known that a church was dedicated to him in the area as early as theninth century . [ [http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/47650 San Secondo di Asti ] ]Legend
Later legends made Secundus a member of the
Theban Legion . A more elaborate legend states that he was a young man of noble lineage who visited the jails of Asti. Secundus was a friend of Sapricius (Saprizio),prefect of the city. They traveled together to the city ofTortona , where Secundus met the city's first bishop, Marcian, who was later martyred under Hadrian. Secundus' meeting with Marcian influenced his decision to become a Christian; his meeting withFaustinus and Jovita further influenced his conversion. His friend Sapricius attempted to make him abjure his newfound faith. Secundus refused, and was tortured and decapitated.Veneration
The
codex called the "Codice della Catena" depicts Saints Octavius, Adventor, Solutor,Maximus of Turin ,John the Baptist , and Secundus of Asti. [ [http://www.archeogat.it/torinomedievale/percorsoTAPPE/29MONsantimartiri.htm Torino Medievale - Percorso - Porta Doranea ] ]Bernardo Strozzi painted his "St Secundus and Angel" around 1640. [ [http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/strozzi_bernardo.html Bernardo Strozzi Online ] ]Notes
External links
* [http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0329.htm#secu Saints of March 29: Secundus of Asti]
*it icon [http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/47650 San Secondo di Asti]
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