| Saint Castor of Karden | |
| Death Date: | ~400 AD |
| Feast Day: | 13 February |
| Venerated In: | Roman Catholic Church,Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Birth Place: | Aquitaine? |
| Death Place: | Karden |
| Titles: | Priest |
| Patronage: | Koblenz |
| Major Shrine: | Basilika St. Kastor (Basilica of St. Castor), Koblenz |
Saint Castor of Karden (de|Kastor von Karden) was a priest and hermit of the 4th century who is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. Castor was a pupil of Maximinus of Trier around 345 AD,[1] and was ordained as a priest by Maximinus. Like his teacher, Castor may have come from the region of Aquitaine.[1] At his ordination, Castor settled at Karden on the Moselle as a hermit with various companions, where they dedicated themselves to an ascetic life and established a small religious community.
Castor's companions there included the Aquitanian pilgrim Saint Potentinus, and Potentinus’ two sons Felicius and Simplicius.[1]
Castor died at Karden at an advanced age.[2]
By the year 791 AD, there was already a reliquary dedicated to Castor, which was translated to the Paulinuskirchen at Karden.[2] In 836, the relics were translated to what became the Basilica of St. Castor at Koblenz by Archbishop Hetto of Trier.[1] [2]