Saint Protase
Also known as
Protasius
Memorial
19 June
Profile
Second century martyr. Son of Saint Vitalis of Milan and Saint Valeria of Milan. He and his twin brother Gervase are considered the first martyrs of Milan as Saint Ambrose, guided by a vision, unearthed their remains in 386. Saint Paulinus of Nola says the martyrs appeared to Saint Ambrose in an apparition. Even when the relics were discovered, nothing was remembered about them except their names and that they were martyrs in an early persecution, perhaps under Nero.
Died
beheaded c.165
Patronage
discovery of thieves
haymakers
Milan, Italy
Representation
holding stones
with Saint Gervase
with his father and mother
youth holding a lead-tipped scourge in one hand and a sword in the other
youth holding the palm of martyrdom
Also known as
Protasius
Memorial
19 June
Profile
Second century martyr. Son of Saint Vitalis of Milan and Saint Valeria of Milan. He and his twin brother Gervase are considered the first martyrs of Milan as Saint Ambrose, guided by a vision, unearthed their remains in 386. Saint Paulinus of Nola says the martyrs appeared to Saint Ambrose in an apparition. Even when the relics were discovered, nothing was remembered about them except their names and that they were martyrs in an early persecution, perhaps under Nero.
Died
beheaded c.165
Patronage
discovery of thieves
haymakers
Milan, Italy
Representation
holding stones
with Saint Gervase
with his father and mother
youth holding a lead-tipped scourge in one hand and a sword in the other
youth holding the palm of martyrdom
Saint Protase
Also known as
Protasius
Memorial
19 June
Profile
Second century martyr. Son of Saint Vitalis of Milan and Saint Valeria of Milan. He and his twin brother Gervase are considered the first martyrs of Milan as Saint Ambrose, guided by a vision, unearthed their remains in 386. Saint Paulinus of Nola says the martyrs appeared to Saint Ambrose in an apparition. Even when the relics were discovered, nothing was remembered about them except their names and that they were martyrs in an early persecution, perhaps under Nero.
Died
beheaded c.165
Patronage
discovery of thieves
haymakers
Milan, Italy
Representation
holding stones
with Saint Gervase
with his father and mother
youth holding a lead-tipped scourge in one hand and a sword in the other
youth holding the palm of martyrdom
Also known as
Protasius
Memorial
19 June
Profile
Second century martyr. Son of Saint Vitalis of Milan and Saint Valeria of Milan. He and his twin brother Gervase are considered the first martyrs of Milan as Saint Ambrose, guided by a vision, unearthed their remains in 386. Saint Paulinus of Nola says the martyrs appeared to Saint Ambrose in an apparition. Even when the relics were discovered, nothing was remembered about them except their names and that they were martyrs in an early persecution, perhaps under Nero.
Died
beheaded c.165
Patronage
discovery of thieves
haymakers
Milan, Italy
Representation
holding stones
with Saint Gervase
with his father and mother
youth holding a lead-tipped scourge in one hand and a sword in the other
youth holding the palm of martyrdom
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