Their story
Adapted in modern English from Baring-Gould (1897) · original text below
This account comes from Secundus's legendary Acts. Secundus of Aste (Asti) was a count of the palace. He was taught the faith by St Calocerus, then a prisoner at Aste, and baptised at Milan by Saints Faustinus and Jovitta.
He was later sent to Tortona to bring the Blessed Sacrament to St Martian in his dungeon, and he was present when Martian died for Christ. The governor Sapricius was told that Secundus had buried the martyr's body. He sent for him, and Secundus confessed that he was a Christian. He was put on the rack and then sent back to Aste, where he was executed by the sword together with Calocerus on 30 March. He is the patron of Aste, where his relics are kept.
Early life
The book says little or nothing about early life. This is how the account begins.
Thin entry · the 1897 book gives only 124 words. We have not filled the gap with invented detail.
According to the legendary Acts, Secundus of Aste, count of the palace, was instructed in the faith by S. Calocerus, then a prisoner at Aste, and baptized by SS. Faustinus and Jovitta, at Milan. He was afterwards sent to Tortona, to S. Martian, in his dungeon, to bear to him the Blessed Sacrament, and he was present when this saint suffered for Christ. It was told the governor, Sapricius, that Secundus had buried the body of the martyr; and sending for him, he heard him confess that he was a Christian.
