Saint Quirinus
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- Memorial
- 4 June
- Profile
- Bishop of Sisak, Croatia.
During the persecution of Galerius, he was ordered to sacrifice to pagan gods; he declined.
Severely beaten and martyred.
- Died
- drowned in the River Raab with a millstone around his neck c.308
- Canonized
- Pre-Congregation
- Patronage
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against evil spirits
obsession
possessed people
Sisak, Croatia
- Additional Information
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Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Catholic Encyclopedia
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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