Castor

Holy Martyr Castor was a sculptor in Pannonia and one of the four crowned martyrs, put to death in the persecution of Diocletian. He is commemorated on 9 November (new style), together with Claudius, Sempronian and Nicostratus.

According to tradition, the four refused to carve an idol for a pagan temple and to sacrifice to the gods, and for this they were condemned to death. The name Castor was borne by other saints, so he should not be confused with them. In the West the four are honoured as “the Four Crowned Ones”.