High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Venantius of Camerino (Italian: San Venanzio) (died 18 May 251 or 253) is the patron saint of Camerino, Italy. Christian tradition holds that he was a 15-year old who was tortured, and martyred by decapitation at Camerino during the persecutions of Decius. Martyred with him were 10 other Christians, including the priest Porphyrius, Venantius` tutor; and Leontius, bishop of Camerino.