Romulus
martyr supposedly killed 117 AD
Feast: 5 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Romulus (died 117 AD) was a 2nd-century Christian martyr. He was a member of the court of the Roman emperor Trajan and spoke out in defense of Christians who were being tortured and martyred. Trajan ordered that Romulus be arrested and tortured to death in the same manner as those in whose defense he had spoken. His feast day is 5 September.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
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- Roman Martyrology (1897 English edition), 5 September — 'St. Romulus, prefect of Trajan's court, who, for reproving the cruelty of the emperor towards Christians, was scourged with rods, and beheaded.' Index: 'Romulus, St., Prefect, M — Sept. 5'. Matches era (Trajan, d. c.117
- Wikidata Q2112470 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Romulus (martyr) (CC BY-SA)
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