Saint
Aprion
A saint venerated at Rome, who died around 321, remembered in the calendars of the Church.
- Reposed
- 3214th century
Life
Saint Aprion of Rome, known as "the Holy Child", was a child catechumen martyred in the year 321.
According to Christian belief, his body remained incorrupt for fifteen centuries and was given a covering of wax, though some think it is a wax sculpture that does not contain the true remains of the saint. He is honoured as a saint of the undivided Church, without synodal canonization; the sources say no more about his life.