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|SaintName=Saint Christopher | |SaintName=Saint Christopher | ||
|SaintStage=Saint | |SaintStage=Saint | ||
| | |FeastDay=July 25 | ||
|SaintBirthPlace=Canaan, Syria, Roman Empire (now Lebanon) | |SaintBirthPlace=Canaan, Syria, Roman Empire (now Lebanon) | ||
|SaintBirthCoordinates=33.3333, 35.5000 | |SaintBirthCoordinates=33.3333, 35.5000 | ||
|DeathPlace=Lycia, Asia Minor, Roman Empire (now Demre, Turkey) | |DeathPlace=Lycia, Asia Minor, Roman Empire (now Demre, Turkey) | ||
|SaintDeathCoordinates=36.2458, 29.9897 | |SaintDeathCoordinates=36.2458, 29.9897 | ||
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|NotableLabel3=Northern European veneration site | |NotableLabel3=Northern European veneration site | ||
|NotableCoordinates3=51.1942, 6.0000 | |NotableCoordinates3=51.1942, 6.0000 | ||
| | |AssociatedCountries=Lebanon; Turkey; Italy | ||
| | |AssociatedDioceses=[[Diocese of Lucca]] | ||
|Canonized=Yes | |Canonized=Yes | ||
|SaintMiracle1=Carrying Christ child across river | |SaintMiracle1=Carrying Christ child across river | ||
|SaintMiracle2=Surviving tortures including fire and arrows | |SaintMiracle2=Surviving tortures including fire and arrows | ||
|Profession=Martyr | |Profession=Martyr | ||
|ReligiousAffiliation=Early Christian | |ReligiousAffiliation=Early Christian | ||
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|PrimaryShrine=Basilica of St. Christopher, Barga, Italy | |PrimaryShrine=Basilica of St. Christopher, Barga, Italy | ||
|AdditionalVeneration=Eastern Orthodox Church; Anglican Communion | |AdditionalVeneration=Eastern Orthodox Church; Anglican Communion | ||
|ReviewLevel=0 | |ReviewLevel=0 | ||
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'''Saint Christopher''' (d. c. AD 251), also known as Christopher the Christ-bearer, was a 3rd-century Christian martyr venerated as the patron of travelers for a legend of carrying the Christ child across a river, symbolizing bearing the world's weight.<ref name="newadvent">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03730a.htm|title=St. Christopher|publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia|access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref> According to the 13th-century ''Golden Legend'', Christopher, a giant Canaanite of immense strength, sought the strongest lord, serving Satan until a hermit directed him to aid the weak; carrying a child across a ford, the boy revealed himself as Christ, planting his staff as a tree, leading to conversion and baptism.<ref name="wiki">{{Cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Christopher|title=Saint Christopher|publisher=Wikipedia|access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref> Historical evidence confirms a genuine martyr cult in Lycia by the 5th century, with a basilica in Bithynia and his name in early martyrologies, though biographical details are legendary, possibly conflating with Reprobus or other giants; martyrdom c. AD 251 under Decius by beheading after surviving fire and arrows.<ref name="britannica">{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Christopher|title=Saint Christopher|publisher=Britannica|access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref> Removed from the Roman Calendar in 1969 for doubtful historicity but retained optionally, his feast on July 25 honors protection.<ref name="newadvent" /> | '''Saint Christopher''' (d. c. AD 251), also known as Christopher the Christ-bearer, was a 3rd-century Christian martyr venerated as the patron of travelers for a legend of carrying the Christ child across a river, symbolizing bearing the world's weight.<ref name="newadvent">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03730a.htm|title=St. Christopher|publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia|access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref> According to the 13th-century ''Golden Legend'', Christopher, a giant Canaanite of immense strength, sought the strongest lord, serving Satan until a hermit directed him to aid the weak; carrying a child across a ford, the boy revealed himself as Christ, planting his staff as a tree, leading to conversion and baptism.<ref name="wiki">{{Cite web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Christopher|title=Saint Christopher|publisher=Wikipedia|access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref> Historical evidence confirms a genuine martyr cult in Lycia by the 5th century, with a basilica in Bithynia and his name in early martyrologies, though biographical details are legendary, possibly conflating with Reprobus or other giants; martyrdom c. AD 251 under Decius by beheading after surviving fire and arrows.<ref name="britannica">{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Christopher|title=Saint Christopher|publisher=Britannica|access-date=2025-10-20}}</ref> Removed from the Roman Calendar in 1969 for doubtful historicity but retained optionally, his feast on July 25 honors protection.<ref name="newadvent" /> | ||