Aaron of Caerleon

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Aaron von Caerleon († 304 in Quadra Legionum, today: Caerleon , Wales ) was a British martyr . His feast day is June 22nd .

biography

Aaron of Caerleon was a Jewish resident of the Roman city of Quadra Legionum , which was the main military base in Wales during the Roman occupation of Britain . Aaron converted to Christianity and was executed together with Julius von Caerleon in what is now Caerleon in the course of the persecution of Christians under Diocletian .

Aaron is mentioned by the first Christian historian in Britain, Gildas , in his De excidio et conquestu Britanniae , written in the first half of the 6th century, and by the English theologian and historian Beda Venerabilis ( Church History 1, 7), who wrote almost two centuries later . His cult, like that of Julius in Wales, survived into the Middle Ages. This is proven by about three memorial buildings in Caerleon for the two martyrs, recorded on a map from the 9th century. According to the Book of Llandaff , these structures were still in use around 1130. The Cambrian noblewoman Giraldus Cambrensis mentions in his Itinerarium Kambriae , written around 1190 , that the church dedicated to Aaron's memory was attached to a canonical monastery.

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personal data
SURNAME Aaron of Caerleon
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Saint, martyr
DATE OF BIRTH 3rd century
DATE OF DEATH 304
Place of death Caerleon , Wales