# Constantius of Perugia > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Constantius_of_Perugia > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Constantius_of_Perugia.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantius_of_Perugia > Source revision: 1352929290 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Patron saint of Perugia, Italy}} {{Other uses|Constantius (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox saint |honorific_prefix= Saint |name= Constantius of Perugia |birth_date= |death_date=c. 170 AD |feast_day=29 January |venerated_in= [Roman Catholic Church](/source/Roman_Catholic_Church), [Orthodox Church](/source/Eastern_Orthodox_Church) |image= Pietro Perugino Virgin Mary and Saints.JPG |imagesize= 300px |caption= ''[Virgin Mary](/source/Virgin_Mary) and [Child](/source/Baby_Jesus), with Saints [Louis of Toulouse](/source/Louis_of_Toulouse), [Lawrence](/source/Saint_Lawrence), [Herculanus of Perugia](/source/Herculanus_of_Perugia), and Constantius of Perugia.'' [Pietro Perugino](/source/Pietro_Perugino), 1497. |birth_place= |death_place= |titles= |beatified_date= |beatified_place= |beatified_by= |canonized_date= |canonized_place= |canonized_by= |attributes=episcopal attire |patronage=Perugia |major_shrine= |suppressed_date= |issues= }} '''Constantius of Perugia''' (also known as Costantius, Constance or Costanzo) (died {{circa|170 AD}}) is one of the [patron saints](/source/patron_saints) of [Perugia](/source/Perugia), [Italy](/source/Italy). ==Legend== According to his legend, of which four versions exist, he was arrested during the persecutions of [Antoninus](/source/Antoninus_Pius) (some sources say [Marcus Aurelius](/source/Marcus_Aurelius)) and whipped, and then forced into a stove along with his companions, from which all escaped unharmed. He was jailed and set free by his guards, whom he had converted to [Christianity](/source/Christianity). He sought refuge in a house owned by a Christian named Anastasius. But he, along with Anastasius, were arrested again and after being tortured in prisons at [Assisi](/source/Assisi) and [Spello](/source/Spello), were [decapitated](/source/decapitation) near [Foligno](/source/Foligno).[http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/39050 San Costanzo di Perugia] Local tradition makes him the first [bishop of Perugia](/source/bishop_of_Perugia). This tradition states that he became the first bishop of the city at the age of 30. He was active in evangelism and care for the poor. ==Veneration== His cult was diffused beyond [Umbria](/source/Umbria). He was listed in the ''[Martyrologium Hieronymianum](/source/Martyrologium_Hieronymianum)'' under the feast day of January 29. The four variations of his legend are consistent in regards to the place of his martyrdom (Foligno). A church in Perugia dedicated to him was demolished in 1527. The accounts of his martyrdom state that his body was carried to Perugia and buried near the site of the present-day [cathedral](/source/cathedral) there. His relics were [translated](/source/translation_(relics)) in 1825 with great solemnity to a new altar at the present-day church of San Costanzo. On his [feast day](/source/feast_day), "torcolo", a ring-shaped cake made of [pine nuts](/source/pine_nuts), [raisins](/source/raisins), and [dried fruit](/source/dried_fruit), is a traditional food in Perugia.{{cite web |url=http://www.umbriabest.com/gastronomiauk.htm |title=Umbria gastronomy Italy recipes cuisine |accessdate=2007-06-13 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010824201124/http://www.umbriabest.com/gastronomiauk.htm |archivedate=2001-08-24 }} In art, Costantius is often represented as a bishop wearing a [mitre](/source/mitre) and robe and bearing a [crozier](/source/crozier). He frequently appears in the company of another Perugian [patron saint](/source/patron_saint), Sant'Ercolano ([Herculanus of Perugia](/source/Herculanus_of_Perugia)). His [feast day](/source/Calendar_of_saints) is 29 January. ==See also== * [Abundius of Umbria](/source/Abundius_of_Umbria), martyred in Umbria in 303. ==Notes== ==References== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20060220051549/http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintc4i.htm Patron Saints at Catholic-Forum.com] *''The Book of Saints: A dictionary of persons canonized or beatified by the Catholic Church''. Benedictine Monks of St. Augustine Abbey, Ramsgate. NY: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1966. *"A Reconstruction of Taddeo di Bartolo's Altarpiece for San Francesco al Prato, Perugia," by Gail E. Solberg. ''The Burlington Magazine'', Vol. 134, No. 1075 (October 1992)p. 646–656. *[https://web.archive.org/web/20010824201124/http://www.umbriabest.com/gastronomiauk.htm Umbria Best Gastronomy] *{{in lang|it}} [http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/39050 San Costanzo di Perugia] ==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20060220051549/http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintc4i.htm Constantius at Patron Saints Index] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20161221031429/http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0129.shtml#cons 29 January saints at Saint Patrick's Church] {{catholic saints - martyrs|state=collapsed}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Constantius Of Perugia}} Category:170 deaths Category:People from Perugia Category:2nd-century Italian bishops Category:Saints from Roman Italy Category:Bishops in Umbria Category:2nd-century Christian martyrs Category:Year of birth unknown --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Constantius of Perugia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantius_of_Perugia) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantius_of_Perugia?action=history)). 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