The Patron Saint Of Actors

On August 25, we celebrate the feast day of Saint Genesius. Saint Genesius was an actor and comedian. Intending to mock the Sacrament of Baptism,

Genesius had himself baptized onstage before the emperor. Suddenly, he had a conversion experience. He accepted the Christian faith and refused to renounce it, even when ordered to do so by Emperor Diocletian. Eventually,

Diocletian ordered him to be killed.

He inspired a character in the new film El Tonto Por Cristo.