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Feastday: November 8
Patron of sculptors, stonemasons, stonecutters; against fever; cattle

St. Castorius is the patron saint of sculptors and his feast day is November 8th. Castorius, Claudius, Nicostratus, and Symphorian are called "the four crowned martyrs" who were tortured and executed in Pannonia, Hungary during the reign of Diocletian. According to legend, they were employed as carvers at Sirmium (Mitrovica, Yugoslavia) and impressed Diocletian with their art, as did another carver, Simplicius. Diocletian commissioned them to do several carvings, which they did to his satisfaction, but they then refused to carve a statue of Aesculapius, as they were Christians. The emperor accepted their beliefs, but when they refused to sacrifice to the gods, they were imprisoned. When Diocletian's officer Lampadius, who was trying to convince them to sacrifice to the gods, suddenly died, his relatives accused the five of his death; to placate the relatives, the emperor had them executed. Another story has four unnamed Corniculari beaten to death in Rome with leaden whips when they refused to offer sacrifice to Aesculapius. They were buried on the Via Lavicana and were later given their names by Pope Militiades. Probably they were the four Pannonian martyrs (not counting Simplicius) whose remains were translated to Rome and buried in the Four Crowned Ones basilica there. A further complication is the confusion of their story with that of the group of martyrs associated with St. Carpophorus in the Roman Martyrology under November 8th.

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Joseph Mathew
6 months ago
St. Castorius and the three martyrs, please continue to pray, and intercede for us.
christopher
6 months ago
St castorius please pray for me and my family
as you are patron saint of cattle and stone mason please help me get my cattle sheep shed
finished god bless you
Amen
Mona
6 months ago
Please pray for Jacob that he finds the right path, for his parents that they find the wisdom and strenght to guide him and for all cancer patients that they dieal with their disease with dignity and grace. Thank you,
Clark Peacock
1 year ago
Since there is so much confusion in of this "story" of the alleged 4 or 5 saints, why doesn't Catholic Online focus on believable reports on more current saints rather than myths? I agree that this invented tradition is "l'opprobre de l'hagiographie"
QuartzKid
1 year ago
I am confused....how many martyrs were/are buried in the sand pit? Do any still remain to this day? Any other artifacts which may be buried that may be important to uncovering truth?
Joseph Mathew
1 year ago
Dear St.Castorious, and the fhree martyrs,
Your faith is an inspiration to all of us. Please pray for us.

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