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Shrine to St Pancras, made in northern Germany, c. 1300. Devotion to Pancras existed from the fifth century onwards, for the basilica of Saint Pancras was built by Pope Symmachus (498–514), on the place where the body of the young martyr had been buried; his earliest passio seems to have been written during this time. [4]
The four Ice Saints. The Ice Saints are St. Mamertus, St. Pancras, and St. Servatius, (and in some countries, Saint Boniface of Tarsus - May 14). They are so named because their feast days fall on the days of May 11, May 12, and May 13 respectively, which often saw the last cold snap of the season.
From an early period, Pancras was venerated together with Nereus and Achilleus in a shared feast day and Mass formula on 12 May. In 1595, 25 years after Pope Pius V promulgated the Tridentine Missal, Domitilla was also added. Since 1969, Pancras has been venerated separately, still on 12 May. He is traditionally the second of the Ice Saints.
He is the patron saint of Taormina and Canicattì. His feast day was entered into the Roman Martyrology as 3 April; later this was amended to 8 July. More often he is celebrated on 9 July, the traditional day of his martyrdom. The largest portion of his relics are preserved at Rome. The Eastern Orthodox Church venerates him on 9 July (22 July ...
The Tridentine calendar had on 12 May a joint feast (semidouble rank) of Nereus, Achilleus and Pancras.The name of Domitilla was added in 1595. [1] The joint celebration of Nereus, Achilleus, Domitilla and Pancras continued with that ranking in the General Roman Calendar of 1954, was reduced to that of simple in the General Roman Calendar of Pope Pius XII and that of third-class feast in the ...
The basilica was built by Pope Symmachus (498–514), on the place where the body of the young martyr Saint Pancras of Rome, or Pancratius, had been buried, Via Aurelia miliario secundo ('on the Via Aurelia at the second milestone'). The church was originally placed by him under the care of the clergy of the Church of S. Crisogono.
St Pancras, St. Pancras or Saint Pancras may refer to: Saints. Pancras of Taormina, legendary bishop, according to legend martyred in AD 40 in Sicily;
Saint Pancras converted to Christianity while in Rome. At the age of 14, he was beheaded in May 304 AD when he refused to sacrifice to the Roman gods. Diocletian, emperor at the time, was impressed with young Pancras and how he had the courage to refuse sacrificing to the gods, so he offered Pancras money and power to leave the Christian faith ...