Quentin | |
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Martyr | |
Born | unknown |
Died | c. 287 Saint-Quentin, France |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
Major shrine | Saint-Quentin, France |
Feast | 31 October |
Attributes | depicted as a young man with two spits; as a deacon; with a broken wheel; with a chair to which he is transfixed; with a sword; or beheaded, a dove flying from his severed head[1] |
Patronage | bombardiers, chaplains, locksmiths, porters, tailors, and surgeons. Invoked against coughs, sneezes, and dropsy |
Quentin (Latin: Quintinus; died c. 287 AD) also known as Quentin of Amiens, was an early Christian saint.
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