Saint Christopher

"S. Christophori Martyris" refers to Saint Christopher the Martyr. Here are some key details about him:

- **Name**: Saint Christopher (Greek: Ἅγιος Χριστόφορος, Hágios Christóphoros, lit. 'Christ-bearer'; Latin: Sanctus Christophorus) is venerated by several Christian denominations.

- **Martyrdom**: He is known as a martyr who was killed in the reign of the 3rd-century Roman emperor Decius (r. 249–251), or alternatively under the emperor Maximinus Daia (r. 308–313).

- **Legend**: One of the legends about him is that his persecutors attempted to kill him in the same manner that would later befall St Sebastian, by tying him to a stake and shooting him full of arrows.

- **Patronage**: 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.

- **Feast Day**: His feast day is celebrated on July 25 in Roman Catholicism and May 9 in Eastern Churches.

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(3) Christopher | TORCH | The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities. https://www.torch.ox.ac.uk/article/christopher.

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