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Elaborations of his legend state that he was a gladiator or knight who was an attendant to the Emperor Nero, or head of the emperor's personal bodyguard. His full name was Caïus Silvius Torpetius and he was a native of Pisa.. Torpes’ head was tossed into the Arno (and was later claimed by Pisa). His body was placed in a rotten boat with a rooster and a dog, who had been placed there in order to nourish themselves on the saint's body. The boat floated towards Liguria. Torpes was venerated in Pisa, Genoa, and Portugal. He became the patron saint of sailors.

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  • Torpes of Pisa
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  • Elaborations of his legend state that he was a gladiator or knight who was an attendant to the Emperor Nero, or head of the emperor's personal bodyguard. His full name was Caïus Silvius Torpetius and he was a native of Pisa.. Torpes’ head was tossed into the Arno (and was later claimed by Pisa). His body was placed in a rotten boat with a rooster and a dog, who had been placed there in order to nourish themselves on the saint's body. The boat floated towards Liguria. Torpes was venerated in Pisa, Genoa, and Portugal. He became the patron saint of sailors.
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patronage
  • sailors; Pisa; Saint-Tropez
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death place
  • Pisa
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  • palm of martyrdom; sword; boat
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Name
  • Saint Torpes of Pisa
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  • 250(xsd:integer)
feast day
  • --04-29
Birth Place
  • Pisa
death date
  • ~65 AD
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  • Elaborations of his legend state that he was a gladiator or knight who was an attendant to the Emperor Nero, or head of the emperor's personal bodyguard. His full name was Caïus Silvius Torpetius and he was a native of Pisa.. Torpes became a Christian after being converted by Saint Paul. Torpes professed his faith during a ceremony in which Nero declared Diana to be the creator of the universe. After Torpes declared himself to be a Christian, Nero did not want to kill Torpes immediately and instead asked his attendant to renounce his faith. When Torpes refused to do so, Nero had him decapitated. Another variation of the legend states that Torpes left Rome and went to Pisa, but was recognized as a Christian by the local prefect, Satellicus, who had him executed. Torpes’ head was tossed into the Arno (and was later claimed by Pisa). His body was placed in a rotten boat with a rooster and a dog, who had been placed there in order to nourish themselves on the saint's body. The boat floated towards Liguria. A holy woman named Celerina (Célèrine) had a premonition in a dream of the arrival of the saint's body, and indeed the boat reached the present-day location of Saint-Tropez, where Celerina lived. The boat landed not far from the present-day sailors' cemetery. The body was untouched by both the rooster and the dog. The cock flew away towards the village later named Cogolin after it; the dog headed towards the village later named in its honor Grimaud. The local people named their village in honor of him. The theme of the relics being transported across the sea in a small boat is a tale found in the legends of other saints of the region, such as Saint Reparata and Saint Devota. Places on the coasts of Spain and Portugal also declared themselves to be the locations where Torpes' boat had landed. Torpes was venerated in Pisa, Genoa, and Portugal. He became the patron saint of sailors.
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