{{Short description|2nd-century Christian martyr}} {{Infobox saint | honorific_prefix = Saint |name=Calocerus |birth_date= |death_date= 130 |feast_day= 18 April (Roman Catholic Church); 19 May (Eastern Orthodox) |venerated_in= Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church |image= |imagesize=250px |caption= |birth_place= |death_place= Albenga, Italy |titles= Martyr |beatified_date= |beatified_place= |beatified_by= |canonized_date= Pre-congregation |canonized_place= |canonized_by= |attributes= depicted as a Roman soldier |patronage= |major_shrine= cathedral of Albenga |suppressed_date= |issues= }} '''Saint Calocerus''' ({{langx|it|Caio, Calocero, Calogero}}) was a 2nd-century Christian martyr. His alleged "acts" belong to a much later period.
==Narrative== He was probably an officer in the Roman army under the Roman emperor Hadrian and was stationed in Brescia in Lombardy, Italy.<ref>[http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=2568 Catholic Online]</ref> His life and legend are associated with Saints Faustinus and Jovita, and according to tradition, all three saints were soldiers from Brescia.<ref name="borserini">{{cite web|url=http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/49950 |title=San Calogero di Brescia|date=April 30, 2009|author= Emanuele Borserini|publisher=Santi e beati|accessdate=April 11, 2011}}</ref> The constancy of Faustinus and Jovita led to the conversion of Calocerus, who in turn converted Secundus of Asti.<ref>[https://www.katolsk.no/biografier/historisk/calobres Odden, Per Einar. "Den hellige Calocerus av Brescia (d. ca 121?)", Den katolske kirke]</ref>
According to tradition, Calocerus preached at Albenga and was martyred in this town.<ref name="borserini"/>
==Veneration== A local cult devoted to Calocerus was limited to the dioceses of Brescia, Milan, Asti, Ivrea and Tortona.<ref name="borserini"/> The cathedral of Albenga, built in the fourth and fifth centuries, was dedicated to him.<ref name="borserini"/> The alleged tomb of Saint Calocerus is conserved in the Civic Museum at Albenga.<ref name="borserini"/> The cathedral of Albenga contains an urn with some of his relics.<ref name="borserini"/>
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{{Authority control}} Category:Saints from Roman Italy Category:2nd-century Christian martyrs Category:130 deaths Category:Year of birth unknown