Quirinus of Neuss
Quirinus of Neuss, sometimes called Quirinus of Rome is venerated as a martyr and saint of the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church. His cultus was centred at Neuss in Germany, even though he was a Roman martyr.
According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, a Roman martyr named Quirinus was buried in the Catacomb of Prætextatus on the Via Appia. The Martyrologium Hieronymianum (ed. De Rossi-Duchesne, 52) mentions Quirinus' name and place of burial. The Itineraries to the graves of the Roman martyrs (Giovanni Battista De Rossi, "Roma sotterranea", I, 180–1) also mention these two pieces of information.
The Martyrologium Hieronymianum assigns him under the feast day of April 30, the date that appears in the catalogue of Roman martyrs of the 4th century.
Patron saint of Neuss; Correggio, Italy; invoked against the bubonic plague, smallpox, and gout; afflictions associated with the legs, feet, ears; paralysis; ulcers; Goiter; skin conditions; diseases affecting cattle and horses; patron saint of animals; patron saint of knights, soldiers, and horsemen
In the Martyrology
- April 30 Saint Quirino, tribune and martyr