Saint Christopher

Saint

Christopher
St. Christopher Carrying the Christ Child, by Hieronymus Bosch (AD 1485)
Martyr
BornUnknown
Canaan (Western accounts) or Marmarica (Eastern accounts)
Died251
Anatolia
Venerated in
CanonizedPre-Congregation
Feast
Attributestree, branch, as a giant or ogre, carrying the Christ child, spear, shield, as a dog-headed man
Patronageathletics, bachelors, transportation (drivers, sailors, etc.), traveling (especially for long journeys), surfing, storms, Brunswick, Saint Christopher's Island (Saint Kitts), Island Rab, Vilnius, Havana, epilepsy, gardeners, toothache

Saint Christopher was a Christian Saint. He was murdered in 251 in Turkey when it was part of the Roman Empire.[3]

He is the patron saint of travelers

References

  1. ↑ (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Χριστοφόρος ὁ Μεγαλομάρτυρας. 9 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  2. ↑ "الشهيد خريستوفوروس حامل المسيح". St-Takla.org. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  3. ↑ T.D. Barnes, The New Empire of Diocletian and Constantine (Cambridge, MA, 1982). pp. 65–66.
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