Natalia of Nicomedia
Christian martyr and the wife of St. Adrian of Nicomedia
Feast: 1 December (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Adrian of Nicomedia (also known as Hadrian) or Saint Adrian (Greek: Ἁδριανὸς Νικομηδείας, romanized: Adrianos Nikomēdeias, died 4 March 306) was a Herculian Guard of the Roman Emperor Galerius. After becoming a convert to Christianity with his wife Natalia (Ναταλία), Adrian was martyred at Nicomedia in Asia-Minor (Turkey). Adrian was the chief military saint of Northern Europe for many ages, second only to Saint George, and is much revered in Flanders, Germany and the north of France.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Adrian and Natalia of Nicomedia Saint honoured together
- Adrian of Nicomedia Saint Spouse“Adrian of Nicomedia (also known as Hadrian) or Saint Adrian (Greek: Ἁδριανὸς Νικομηδείας, romanized: Adrianos Nikomēdeias, died 4 March 306) was a Herculian Guard of the Roman Emperor Galerius.” — Wikipedia
- santiebeati.it — Santi Adriano e Natalia, sposi e martiri — Wife of St Adrian of Nicomedia, venerated with him; feast 8 September. (The current Roman Martyrology names only Adrian on that day; santiebeati keeps a joint entry.)
- Wikidata Q1869249 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Natalia of Nicomedia (CC BY-SA)
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