Emygdius

Saint Emygdius
Born	c. 279 AD Trier
Died	c. 309 AD (aged 29–30)
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church
Major shrine	Ascoli Piceno
Feast	5 August; 18 August
Attributes	Episcopal robes; palm; supporting a crumbling wall or building
Patronage	Ascoli Piceno; Guardiagrele; Naples (co-patron); Los Angeles; invoked against earthquakes

Saint Emygdius (Latin: Emidius, Æmedius, Emigdius, Hemigidius; Italian: Sant'Emidio; c. 279 – c. 309 AD) was a Christian bishop who is venerated as a martyr. Tradition states that he was killed during the persecution of Diocletian.^[1]