Adjutor African

Adjutor ( V century ) - Holy Bishop of Benevento . Memorial Day - May 15, September 1 .

Saint Adyutor, according to legend, was a native of Africa . As a warrior in the army, Genzerich participated in the persecution of Christians in Spain . Having gained faith, he became a bishop and suffered a lot from vandals .

Other information about St. Adjutors are in the life of St. Castresia . According to Passy, ​​the legendary Genzerich, king of the Vandals, tried to force some African bishops to renounce their faith. Convinced of the failure of his attempts, he commanded the placement of St. Adjutor and 12 other bishops with him in the old ship and sent them to the "mercy of the waves." The ship miraculously arrived on the coast of Campania, where The Adjutor ended his days as a bishop, first in Benevento , and then in Marcina, whose territory stretched from Cetara to the present Cava de Tirreni .

Revered by the patron saint of Cava de Tirreni.