Saint Caesarius of Africa, also Caesarius of Terracina was a deacon of Africa, martyred at Terracina in Italy for denounceing the pagan custom of having one youth per year immolate himself to the demons by jumping off a cliff in honour of the god Apollo. The relics of the Saint Caesarius deacon and martyr are preserved in the Basilica Santa Croce in Gerusalemme in Rome (basalt urn of high altar), in the Basilica of San Frediano of Lucca, Tuscany (urn with six bones), in Terracina Cathedral (urn with two shins and a reliquary arm), and in other churches around the World.