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Saint Arcadius redirects here. For the French saint see Arcadius of Bourges.Arcadius of Mauretania (died ca. 302) is venerated as a saint and martyr. Tradition states that he was a prominent citizen of Caesarea in Mauretania Caesariensis (present-day Cherchell) who hid away in the countryside to avoid being forced to worship the Roman gods. However he was caught and arrested. His legend states that he suffered a grisly death.