St. Autonomus
Commemorated September 12
- Feast day
- September 12
- Origin
- Bithynia
About the saint
In Bithynia, St. Autonomus, bishop and martyr, who went to that country from Italy to avoid the persecution of Diocletian. After he had converted many to the faith, he was killed at the altar by the furious Gentiles, whilst celebrating the sacred mysteries, and so became the victim of Christ.
