Arcadius of Caesarea
Arcadius of Caesarea or Arcadius of Caesarea in Mauritania , sometimes also Arkadius or Arsadius (* unknown; † January 12, 302 ) was an early Christian martyr . He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church . His feast day is January 12th.
Life
Arcadius was born in Caesarea Mauretaniae during the persecution of Christians under Emperor Decius . Since the then Roman governor had all Christians who could not be converted killed, Arcadius fled the city. The whereabouts after the escape is not known. However, a relative of Arcadius was in his house when Roman soldiers invaded. According to tradition, the soldiers arrested him and threw him in prison. When Arcadius found out about this, he turned himself in. The judge offered him mercy should he renounce Christianity and sacrifice to the gods. Arcadius refused, however. The judge then sentenced him to death, with Arcadius having his limbs cut off on January 12, 302. The Passion , after which Arcadius died in the province of Achaea , is considered worthless.
Occasionally there is an equation with Arcadius of Africa († November 13, 437), probably due to both origins from North Africa .
Worship and iconography
Arcadius' veneration was filtered through a Panegyrikon spread of Zenon of Verona was attributed († 371 or 372). This himself came from Africa. Arcadius is depicted with a sword, which is an attribute of martyrdom. In a depiction of G. Haid from 1754 he stands tied up in front of his executioner, Jean-Michel Papillon shows martyrdom by burning in a woodcut.
literature
- Georg Ott : Legend of God's dear saints. Kösel & Pustet, Regensburg, 1864 DNB 362285934
- Patrick Saint-Roch: Arcadius v. Caesarea . In: Walter Kasper (Ed.): Lexicon for Theology and Church . 3. Edition. tape 1 . Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 1993, Sp. 940 .
- Karl Georg Kaster: Arcadius of Caesarea in Mauritania. In: Wolfgang Braunfels (Ed.): Lexicon of Christian Iconography . Volume 5. Herder Verlag, Freiburg im Breisgau a. a. 1973, ISBN 3-451-22568-9 , Sp. 246.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Otto Bitschnau: The life of God's saints . Benziger, Einsiedeln, 24th edition [after 1881], p. 27.
- ^ Patrick Saint-Roch: Arcadius v. Caesarea .
- ↑ a b c Karl Georg Kaster: Arkadius
- ↑ Georg Ott: Legend
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Arcadius of Caesarea |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Arcadius of Caesarea; Arcadius of Mauritania; Arsadius of Mauritania |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Martyr and saint of the Catholic Church |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Caesarea Mauretaniae , Mauritania |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 12, 302 |