# Castulus

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3rd-century Christian martyr and saint

Saint Castulus St. Castulus statue at Moosburg Martyr Died 286 AD Rome Venerated in Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church Feast Catholic Church: March 26; March 27 (Freising, Munich). Eastern Orthodox Church: December 18[1] Attributes spade. Patronage Shepherds; invoked against erysipelas, lightning, horse theft, wildfires, drowning, cowherds[2]

**Castulus** (died 286) is venerated as a [martyr](/source/Martyr) and [saint](/source/Saint). According to tradition, he was the [chamberlain](/source/Chamberlain_(office)) (or officer, valet) of Emperor [Diocletian](/source/Diocletian) and the husband of [Irene of Rome](/source/Irene_of_Rome).[2]

## Biography

A convert to the [Christian](/source/Christianity) religion, he sheltered Christians in his home and arranged for religious services inside the palace of the emperor because it was the last place that Roman authorities would search. Among those he sheltered were [Mark and Marcellian](/source/Mark_and_Marcellian).[3] He is one of the saints associated with the life and legend of [Sebastian](/source/Saint_Sebastian).

With his friend [Tiburtius](/source/Saint_Tiburtius), he converted many men and woman to Christianity and brought them to [Pope Caius](/source/Pope_Caius) to be [baptized](/source/Baptism).[4] He was betrayed by an [apostate](/source/Apostate) named Torquatus and taken before Fabian, [prefect](/source/Prefect#Ancient_Rome) of the city.[4]

Castulus was tortured and executed by being [buried alive](/source/Buried_alive) in a [sand pit](/source/Sand_pit) on the [Via Labicana](/source/Via_Labicana).[5] According to tradition, [Irene](/source/Irene_of_Rome) subsequently buried the body. She was later martyred herself, around 288 AD (Source unknown).

## Veneration

A church dedicated to Castulus at [Rome](/source/Rome), built on the site of his martyrdom, existed from at least the seventh century. Castulus was venerated in [Bavaria](/source/Bavaria) after his [relics](/source/Relics) were taken to [Moosburg](/source/Moosburg). Duke [Henry the Lion](/source/Henry_the_Lion) started the construction of the Kastulus Minster in 1171.

In 1604, some relics were also brought to [Landshut](/source/Landshut).[6] His relics still rest in [St. Martin's church](/source/St._Martin's_Church_(Landshut)), [Landshut](/source/Landshut) and in the [Saint Castulus church](/source/Saint_Castulus_Church%2C_Prague), Prague.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Saints, December 18, Justin Popović](http://www.svetosavlje.org/biblioteka/AvaJustin/ZitijaSvetih/ZitijaSvetih1218.htm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20111128011359/http://svetosavlje.org/biblioteka/AvaJustin/ZitijaSvetih/ZitijaSvetih1218.htm#) 2011-11-28 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) (in Serbian)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-heiligenlexikon.de_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-heiligenlexikon.de_2-1) Name bedeutet: der Gewissenhafte (latein.) (2007-03-25). ["Castulus (Kastulus) – Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon"](http://www.heiligenlexikon.de/BiographienC/Castulus_Kastulus.htm). Heiligenlexikon.de. Retrieved 2011-06-27.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Ebenezer Cobham Brewer, *A Dictionary of Miracles: Imitative, Realistic, and Dogmatic* (Chatto and Windus, 1901), p. 11.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ACI_Prensa_-_Santos_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ACI_Prensa_-_Santos_4-1) ["Santos"](http://www.aciprensa.com/santos/santo.php?id=94). ACI Prensa. 2007-07-29. Retrieved 2011-06-27.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** The Via Labicana was an ancient road, leading east-southeast from Rome. Beyond the first 9.7 km outside Rome, the course is not marked by any modern path, though it can be traced from remains of pavement and buildings.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Lill, Georg; Leinberger, Hans (1942). [*Hans Leinberger, der Bildschnitzer von Landshut: Welt und Umwelt des Künstlers*](https://books.google.com/books?id=mnRKAQAAIAAJ&q=castulus+1604) (in German). Bruckmann. p. 42. Am 15. Mai 1604 wurden Teile der Reliquien des hl. Castulus nach Landshut in feierlicher Prozession übertragen.

## External links

- ["Saint of the Day: St. Castulus, Martyr on the via Labicana", Vatican News](https://www.vaticannews.va/en/saints/03/26.html)

- (in German) [Castulus (Kastulus)](http://www.heiligenlexikon.de/BiographienC/Castulus_Kastulus.htm)

- (in Czech) [SV. HAŠTAL (KASTUL)](http://catholica.cz/?id=864)

- (in Spanish) [San Castulo, Mártir](http://www.aciprensa.com/santos/santo.php?id=94)

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