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'''Saint Castorius''', one of the Four Crowned Martyrs (along with Claudius, Nicostratus, and Symphorian), was a 3rd-century Christian stonemason from Sirmium in Pannonia who refused to carve pagan idols for Emperor Diocletian.<ref>{{Cite web |title=St. Castorius |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=437 |website=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-11-07}}</ref> According to hagiographic accounts in early passiones, the four skilled artisans were commissioned to sculpt a statue of Aesculapius but instead produced a cross, leading to their arrest, torture, and execution by immersion in molten lead around 305 AD.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Four Crowned Martyrs |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Crowned_Martyrs |website=Wikipedia |access-date=2025-11-07}}</ref> Their steadfast witness exemplifies the integration of faith and craftsmanship, earning them veneration as patrons of sculptors. | '''Saint Castorius''', one of the Four Crowned Martyrs (along with [[Saint Claudius]], [[Saint Nicostratus]], and [[Saint Symphorian]]), was a 3rd-century Christian stonemason from Sirmium in Pannonia who refused to carve pagan idols for Emperor Diocletian.<ref>{{Cite web |title=St. Castorius |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=437 |website=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-11-07}}</ref> According to hagiographic accounts in early passiones, the four skilled artisans were commissioned to sculpt a statue of Aesculapius but instead produced a cross, leading to their arrest, torture, and execution by immersion in molten lead around 305 AD.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Four Crowned Martyrs |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Crowned_Martyrs |website=Wikipedia |access-date=2025-11-07}}</ref> Their steadfast witness exemplifies the integration of faith and craftsmanship, earning them veneration as patrons of sculptors. | ||
In Western tradition, the Four Crowned Martyrs' identities were sometimes conflated with four Roman soldiers (Secundus, Severianus, Carpophorus, and Victorinus) martyred on the same date, but Church records affirm the Pannonian group's primacy.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Four Crowned Martyrs |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06280b.htm |website=New Advent |access-date=2025-11-07}}</ref> Relics were translated to Rome in the 4th century, fostering a major cult at Santi Quattro Coronati basilica. Saint Castorius's feast day, 8 November, is observed in the Roman Rite, with limited historical verification beyond martyrological entries, though archaeological evidence from Sirmium supports early Christian presence. | In Western tradition, the Four Crowned Martyrs' identities were sometimes conflated with four Roman soldiers (Secundus, Severianus, Carpophorus, and Victorinus) martyred on the same date, but Church records affirm the Pannonian group's primacy.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Four Crowned Martyrs |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06280b.htm |website=New Advent |access-date=2025-11-07}}</ref> Relics were translated to Rome in the 4th century, fostering a major cult at Santi Quattro Coronati basilica. Saint Castorius's feast day, 8 November, is observed in the Roman Rite, with limited historical verification beyond martyrological entries, though archaeological evidence from Sirmium supports early Christian presence. | ||