Feast April 19
Expeditus
Martyr, patron of emergencies · Feast April 19
Biography
Expeditus, also known as Expedite, was said to have been a Roman centurion in Armenia who was martyred around April 303 in what is now Turkey, for converting to Christianity. Considered the patron saint of urgent causes, he is also known as the saint of time; he was commemorated by the Catholic Church on 19 April.
Feast day
April 19
Patronage
- emergencies
- expeditious solutions
- against procrastination
- merchants
- revolutionaries
- navigators
Birth date
261
Death date
303
Canonization status
Canonized
Feast month
4
Feast day of month
19
