Justus of Trieste

Justus of Trieste (Italian San Giusto; † around 303 in Aquileia ) is a holy martyr and patron saint of the diocese and the city of Trieste ( Remembrance Day: November 2 ).

Successor of St. Mark the Evangelist spread towards the end of the 1st century Christianity in the area of ​​Aquileia. The members of the new congregation expected persecution and death. So also suffered Justus martyrdom in Aquileia. Here you tied his hands and feet on stones and threw him into the sea. Despite the load Justus was a short time later rinsed in Trieste shore and buried by the local community.

Originally Justus was consecrated a church in Trieste, which was connected in the 14th century with the neighboring parallel Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and united to today's Cathedral of San Giusto.

The representations of the saints are limited to Trieste, in particular the San Giusto. The oldest image is probably in the apse mosaic of San Giusto in the 12th century. Here he appears together with the holy Servolus next to Christ in the mandorla. Also famous is his picture on a kind of silk icon ( silk painting ) from the 12th century, a part of the treasure of the San Giusto Cathedral.