Anastasius of Salona

Saint Anastasius of Salona, the martyr, called also Anastasius the Fuller, died in the year 304 and belongs to the martyrs of the Church before the separation. He was a fuller, a worker in cloth, from Aquileia, and later moved his trade to Salona in Dalmatia.

He was arrested and brought to trial because of his work of preaching in Salona. He was sentenced to death and was drowned, after he had confessed his faith by painting a cross on the door of his house. He is the patron of fullers and weavers.

The Catholics commemorate him on 7 September, and the Orthodox Church on 25 October and 5 December.