Saint Julian of Anazarbus

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Julian was a prominent citizen of senatorial rank. He was arrested for his faith during the persecutions of Diocletian, he was tortured then put on display for abuse for a year in cities all over Cilicia, being led around behind a camel. He was a martyr. He was also praised by Saint John Chrysostom in a homily during the enshrinement of his relics.

Born

Anazarbus, Cilicia (in modern Turkey)

Died

sewn into a sack full of vipers and scorpions, and thrown into the sea to drown c.302
relics enshrined in Antioch

Canonized

Pre-Congregation

Patronage

Rimini, Italy

Representation

man being thrown into the sea in a sack
man in a coffin which is floating into shore and on which sits four angels
man bound on a camel being led through the streets

Source: https://catholicsaints.info/saint-julian-of-anazarbus/