For other uses, see Saint Christopher (disambiguation).
For places named for the saint in various languages, see Saint-Christophe, San Cristóbal, and São Cristóvão.
Saint
Christopher
St. Christopher Carrying the Christ Child, by Hieronymus Bosch (AD 1485)
Martyr
Born
Unknown Canaan (Western accounts) or Marmarica (Eastern account)
Died
251 Anatolia
Venerated in
Orthodoxy
Roman Catholicism
Lutheranism
Oriental Orthodoxy
Anglicanism
Canonized
Pre-Congregation
Feast
24 July (German-speaking dioceses)
25 July (General Roman Calendar)
9 May (Eastern Churches)[1]
2 Parmouti (Coptic Church)[2]
Attributes
tree, branch, as a giant or ogre, carrying the Christ child, spear, shield, as a dog-headed man
Patronage
athletics, bachelors, transportation (drivers, sailors, etc.), traveling (especially for long journeys), surfing, storms, Brunswick, Saint Christopher's Island (Saint Kitts), Island of Rab, Vilnius, Havana, epilepsy, gardeners, toothache
Saint Christopher (Greek: Ἅγιος Χριστόφορος, Hágios Christóphoros, lit.'Christ-bearer';[3] Latin: Sanctus Christophorus) is venerated by several Christian denominations as a martyr killed in the reign of the 3rd-century Roman emperor Decius (r. 249–251), or alternatively under the emperor Maximinus Daia (r. 308–313). There appears to be confusion due to the similarity in names "Decius" and "Daia".[4] Churches and monasteries were named after him by the 7th century.
His most famous legend tells that he carried a child, who was unknown to him, across a river before the child revealed himself as Christ. Therefore, he is the patron saint of travelers, and small images of him are often worn around the neck, on a bracelet, carried in a pocket, or placed in vehicles by Christians.
^"الشهيد خريستوفوروس حامل المسيح". St-Takla.org. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
^Godden, Richard H.; Mittman, Asa Simon (21 November 2019). Monstrosity, Disability, and the Posthuman in the Medieval and Early Modern World. Springer Nature. p. 183. ISBN 978-3-030-25458-2.
^T.D. Barnes, The New Empire of Diocletian and Constantine (Cambridge, MA, 1982). pp. 65–66.
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