St. Anastasius the Fuller
Saint Anastasius the Fuller (died 304) is a Christian saint of the pre-schism Christian Church. Anastasius was a fuller of Aquileia who subsequently moved his business to Salona, although other sources say he went to Spalatum. He was martyred by being drowned after he had proclaimed his Christian faith openly by painting a cross on his door. Saint Anastasius is the patron saint of fullers and weavers and his feast day is September 7 (formerly August 26). Martyr from Aquileia, near modern Venice, Italy. A fuller or cloth merchant, Anastasius moved to Salona in Dalmatia, Yugoslavia. There he painted a cross on teh door of his shop and was speedily arrested and drowned.
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