Herculanus of Perugia

Herculanus of Perugia ( Perugia † 549 ) was a bishop of Perugia and after his martyrdom patron saint of the city. His feast day is November 7, but also on March 1, is his thought. The most important source for his life have the Dialogi of Pope Gregory I

Life

After taking the city, Totila had arranged to skin Herculanus. The charge of this cruel task Ostrogothic soldier but had decapitated the bishop to spare him unnecessary suffering. Gregory reported that forty or so days later the corpse Herculanus had been found intact, the head connected to the body.