The death date of 287 is from the Golden Legend. Both this text and others refer to a high office held by St. Chrysogonus in the imperial administration. Perhaps it was these references that led to his being portrayed as a young military officer.
Feast day: November 24
At left, il Guercino's "The Glory of St. Chrysogonus" - Church of San Crisogono in Trastevere, Rome
Other images:
17th century reliefs: one,
two,
three
13th century
mosaicAmong other saints:
The
Ugljan Polyptych, 1450Hagiography:
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