Photo of the traditional Saint Bessus procession taking place each year in the Alps near Campiglia Cervo, Turin, Italy. Saint Bessus, also Bessus, (Italian: San Besso) is honored as a member of the legendary Theban Legion, whose members led by Mauritius in the 3rd century because of their Christian faith refused to imitate the images of the Roman emperors worship. Because of this refusal they were tortured and killed. Except for the cult of Saint Mauritius, worship for Bessus enjoyed a greater popularity than the worship of his tealers from the Theban Legion. The worship of Saint Bessus is still popular today. According to tradition, Bessus survived the decimation of his legion by the Roman army. He flew to the valleys of Aosta and Cogne. After this flight he took on the task of converting the people in these valleys to Christianity. Footnotes
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