Secundus of Asti

{{Short description|Roman bishop and martyr}}

{{redirect|Saint Secundus|another saint|Secundus of Abula}}

{{Expand Italian|topic=bio|Secondo di Asti|date=December 2008}}

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|name= Secundus of Asti

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|death_date=c. 119 AD

|feast_day= March 29

|venerated_in= Roman Catholic Church

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|caption= Image of Saint Secundus, from the Codice della Catena (Turin).

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|attributes= a sword, angel bringing him communion[https://books.google.com/books?id=UZGQWr97WmIC&q=Frederick+Charles+Husenbeth#v=snippet&q=Macarius%20of%20Jerusalem&f=false Husenbeth, Frederik Charles. Emblems of Saints: By which They are Distinguished in Works of Art, Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1860, p. 149]

|patronage=Asti; Ventimiglia

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Secundus of Asti ({{langx|it|Secondo di Asti}}) (died c. 119) is venerated as a martyr and saint. His feast day is generally celebrated on 29 March. Until the 15th century it was celebrated at Asti on 30 March, but it is now celebrated there on the first Tuesday in May. He was a historical figure who was beheaded at Asti under Hadrian. He is said to have been a patrician of Asti and a subaltern officer in the imperial army. It is known that a church was dedicated to him in the area as early as the 9th century.{{Cite web|url=http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/47650|title=San Secondo di Asti su santiebeati.it|website=Santiebeati.it|access-date=2018-03-17}}

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