Valerian of Rome
3rd‑century Roman nobleman and Christian martyr, husband of Saint Cecilia
Feast: 14 April (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Valerian of Rome is honoured together with others as Saints Tiburtius, Valerian and Maximus. From that page:
Valerian, a Roman noble, was married to Cecilia, who had secretly consecrated herself to Christ; she won him to the faith, and his brother Tiburtius followed. Both were arrested and beheaded, and Maximus, the officer charged with them, was converted and martyred too, around 229, according to the Passion of St Cecilia and the Martyrology of St Jerome.
Cecilia buried them at the risk of her own life. Pope Paschal I later moved their relics to the basilica of St Cecilia in Trastevere.
Shared write-up of the group, until this page is written up in full.
The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Saint Cecilia Saint Spouse
- Saints Tiburtius, Valerian and Maximus Saint honoured together
- Wikidata Q3554331 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
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