Feast August 18
Agapitus of Palestrina
Martyr, patron of Palestrina · Feast August 18
Biography
Agapitus is venerated as a martyr saint, who died on August 18, perhaps in 274, a date that the latest editions of the Roman Martyrology say is uncertain.
Feast day
August 18
Patronage
- Palestrina
- invoked against colic
Death date
c. 267 AD or 274 AD
Canonization status
Canonized
Feast month
8
Feast day of month
18