- Saturninus of Cagliari
Infobox Saint
name= Saint Saturninus of Cagliari
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death_date=~304 AD
feast_day=October 30
venerated_in=Roman Catholic Church
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death_place= Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
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patronage=Cagliari
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issues=Saint Saturninus of Cagliari ( _it. San Saturnino, Saturno) is venerated as the
patron saint ofCagliari . According toChristian tradition, Saturninus was a localmartyr –that is, he was killed at Cagliari by order of governor Barbarus. [ [http://saints.sqpn.com/saints1w.htm Patron Saints Index: Saint Saturninus of Cagliari ] ] The legend states that he was beheaded for refusing to offer sacrifices to Jupiter during the persecutions of Christians byDiocletian . [ [http://saints.sqpn.com/saints1w.htm Patron Saints Index: Saint Saturninus of Cagliari ] ]However, scholars have determined that this tradition was invented centuries after the supposed martyrdom, and that the legend was devised "a posteriori" to attach a story to the name to whom the local ancient
basilica was dedicated. [ [http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/74500 San Saturnino di Cagliari ] ] Saint Saturninus may have been confused withSaturninus of Toulouse (Sernin). “Saturninus” was the name of several other martyrs, including some belonging to the group of theMartyrs of Abitina , and close trading ties and communications betweenNorth Africa and Cagliari may have resulted in the cult of a North African saint becoming attached to this Sardinian location. [ [http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/74500 San Saturnino di Cagliari ] ]References
External links
* [http://saints.sqpn.com/saints1w.htm Saturninus of Cagliari]
*it icon [http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/74500 San Saturnino di Cagliari]
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