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Saint Cessianus

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Saint Cessianus

Birth
Death
303 (aged 7–8)
Burial
Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, USA
Plot
Buried in the main altar.
Memorial ID
7037396 View Source
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Roman Catholic Saint. The Roman Emperor Diocletian martyred Saint Cessianus when he was eight years old. Pope Gregory XVI presented the remains to Bishop Mathias Loras, who brought the body to the United States in 1838. On November 23, 1986 the remains were installed in the main altar of Saint Raphael's Cathedral.

Roman Catholic Saint. The Roman Emperor Diocletian martyred Saint Cessianus when he was eight years old. Pope Gregory XVI presented the remains to Bishop Mathias Loras, who brought the body to the United States in 1838. On November 23, 1986 the remains were installed in the main altar of Saint Raphael's Cathedral.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Jesse
  • Added: 27 Dec 2002
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID: 7037396
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7037396/cessianus: accessed ), memorial page for Saint Cessianus (c.295–303), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7037396, citing Saint Raphaels Cathedral Crypt, Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.