Sossius

Sossius
Saint Sossius (right) with Saint Severinus, altar painting from the eponymous Church of Santi Severino e Sossio in Naples, late 15th century
Born	275 Misenum, Italy
Died	19 September 305 Pozzuoli, Italy
Major shrine	Basilica di San Sossio, Frattamaggiore
Feast	23 September
Patronage	Frattamaggiore, San Sossio Baronia

Saint Sossius or Sosius (Italian: Sosso, Sossio or Sosio; 275 – 305 AD) was Deacon of Misenum, an important naval base of the Roman Empire in the Bay of Naples. He was martyred along with Saint Januarius at Pozzuoli during the Diocletian Persecutions. His feast day is September 23, the date, three days after his death, on which his corpse was translated to Misenum.^[1]