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Feast
29 April
Attributes
palm of martyrdom; sword; boat
Patronage
sailors; Pisa; Saint-Tropez
Torpes of Pisa (Torpetius, Tropesius) (French: Saint Torpès, Saint Tropez, Italian: Torpete, Torpes, Torpè, Russian: святой мученик Тропезий) (died 65 AD) is venerated as an early Christian martyr. The town of Saint-Tropez, France, is named after him. His legend states that he was martyred during the persecutions of Nero.[1]
Most of the accounts about him are considered unreliable.[2]
Nothing else is known about his life.[3] He is first mentioned in sources dating from the 9th century.[4]
^ abPatron Saints Index: Saint Torpes of Pisa Archived 2008-05-10 at the Wayback Machine
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