Saint Attilio, one of the legendary martyrs of the Theban Legion

Theban Legion

The Theban Legion figures in Christian hagiography as an entire Roman legion — of "six thousand six hundred and sixty-six men" — who had converted en masse to Christianity and were martyred together, in 286, according to the hagiographies of Saint Maurice, the chief among the Legion's...

, is venerated as a saint in the area of Trino Vercellese, in Piedmont

Piedmont

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, north-west Italy

Italy

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 and commemorated on 28 June. However his cult is no longer officially recognized by the Roman Catholic Church

Roman Catholic Church

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 and he has no entry in its current martyrologies

Martyrology

A martyrology is a catalogue or list of martyrs , arranged in the calendar order of their anniversaries or feasts. Local martyrologies record exclusively the custom of a particular Church. Local lists were enriched by names borrowed from neighbouring churches...

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He has been depicted with a flag, a helmet and the palm of martyrdom.