Saint Caius (296)

He was the twenty-ninth Pope and a relative of the Emperor Diocletian. Saint Caius shed his blood for the Catholic Faith which the cruel Emperor Diocletian was persecuting. The niece of Saint Caius was Saint Susanna, whose feast day is August 11.

The Martyrdom of Saint Caius, by Lorenzo Monaco, photo by Polylerus (Own work) [Public domain, GFDL or CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

The Martyrdom of Saint Caius, by Lorenzo Monaco, photo by Polylerus (Own work) [Public domain, GFDL or CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons