Cessianus
Cessianus (Template:Circa – 303) is an early Christian saint and martyr. At the age of eight, he was martyred during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian in 303.
History
Pope Gregory XVI presented Bishop Mathias Loras with the remains of Cessianus in 1838. Loras brought the remains with him to the United States.<ref name=Craughwell>Template:Cite news</ref> The remains were placed within a side altar in the new St. Raphael's Cathedral, in Dubuque, Iowa.<ref name=Frazier>Template:Cite book</ref>
After the completion of renovations in the mid-1980s, it was decided to place the remains of Cessianus under the new, freestanding main altar.<ref>Craughwell, Thomas J., "Cessianus", Saints Preserved, Crown Publishing Group, 2011 Template:ISBN</ref> On November 23, 1986, the wooden box containing the remains of Cessianus was installed during Mass in the altar where they currently reside.