Cassian of Tangier

For the French saint, see John Cassian. For the martyr of Imola, see Cassian of Imola.

Saint Cassian of Tangier
Icon of Cassian of Tangier located in the Russian Orthodox Church of the Resurrection, Rabat
Martyr
Born	c. mid 3rd century AD
Died	298 AD Tingis, Mauretania Tingitana (modern-day Tangiers, Morocco)
Venerated in	Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church
Canonized	Pre-Congregation
Feast	December 3
Patronage	Stenographers

Saint Cassian of Tangier (or of Tangiers or of Tingis) was a Christian saint of the 3rd century. He is traditionally said to have been beheaded on 3 December, AD 298, during the reign of Diocletian. The Passion of Saint Cassian is appended to that of Saint Marcellus of Tangier[1][2] and his saint day is celebrated on 3 December.[3]

Life

According to it, he was a court recorder at the trial of St. Marcellus the Centurion.[3] Aurelius Agricola, deputy prefect in the Roman province in North Africa, conducted the trial. When the death penalty was imposed on St. Marcellus, Cassian threw down his pen and declared that the sentence was unjust. He was arrested immediately and put to death a few days later on December 3.[4]

Veneration

Cassian is the patron saint of modern stenographers. Saint Cassian of Tangier is the martyr mentioned by St. Prudentius (born 348) in his hymn Liber Peristephanon (De Coronis Martyrum) (Carmen IV, 45-48 [1]): "Ingeret Tingis sua Cassianum, festa Massylum monumenta regum, qui cinis gentes domitas coegit. ad iuga Christi."

References

1. Patron Saints Index: Saint Marcellus the Centurion
2. Lives of the Saints: October 30 – St. Marcellus the Centurion, Martyr
3. Watkins, Basil (November 2015). The Book of Saints A Comprehensive Biographical Dictionary. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 128. ISBN 9780567664150. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
4. Lamport, Mark A., ed. (June 2018). Encyclopedia of Christianity in the Global South Tomo 2. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 541. ISBN 9781442271579. Retrieved 25 November 2023.

Sources

• O'Malley, Vincent J. (14 September 2001). Saints of Africa. Our Sunday Visitor Publishing. p. 164. ISBN 978-1-61278-276-8.