Saint Pancras
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- For things named after Saint Pancras see the disambiguation page: St Pancras. See also Saint Pancras of Taormina and San Pancrazio (disambiguation).
St Pancras (Latin, Pancratius; (Greek) Άγιος Παγκράτιος; (Italian) San Pancrazio; (Spanish) San Pancracio) was a Roman citizen who converted to Christianity, and was beheaded for his faith at the age of just 14 around the year 304. Some of his relics found their way to England, which is why many of the nation's churches are dedicated to this saint. His name is Greek and literally means "the one that holds everything".
St Pancras is normally invoked against cramp, false witness, headache, and perjury. He is a patron saint of children.
His feast day in the Roman Catholic Church is May 12.
The basilica of San Pancrazio in Rome is dedicated to him. He is also featured in Nicholas Wiseman's novel Fabiola, as the gentle antagonist of the villain Corvinus. There are also changes to his martyrdom in the book, where he is thrown to the circus beasts instead of beheaded.
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