Patroclus of Troyes
For the Merovingian saint, see Patroclus of Bourges.Saint Patroclus (Patroccus; Parre; Patroklus) of Troyes was a
Christian martyr who died around
259 AD. A wealthy native of
Troyes, he was noted for his
charity.
Highly venerated after the discovery of his
Acts, Patroclus is said to have been arrested during the persecutions of the Emperor
Aurelian. His persecutors attempted to
drown him in the
River Seine, but Patroclus managed to briefly escape. However, he was recaptured and
beheaded at Troyes.
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St Patrokli Dom (St. Patroclus' Cathedral), in Soest |
In
960,
Bruno I, Archbishop of Cologne translated Patroclus'
relics from Troyes and buried them in
964 in the
cathedral in
Soest, Germany dedicated to the saint, where he is still today venerated.
In art, he is depicted as a warrior pointing to a
fish with a
pearl in its mouth. He is invoked against
demons and
fever.
His feast day is January 21.
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