23rd October - Saint Boethius - Independent Catholic News

23rd October - Saint Boethius - Independent Catholic News: Philosopher, statesman and martyr. Born in Rome around 475, St Severenus Boethius was the son of a rich Christian Roman family. Orphaned as a young child he was brought up by the noble Aurelius Symmachus and eventually married his daughter. By the age of 30 he was famous as a great scholar and is recognised as one of the makers of the Christian West.