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
Saints Tiburtius, Valerian, and Maximus are three Christian martyrs who were buried on 14 April of some unspecified year in the Catacombs of Praetextatus on the Via Appia near Rome.
Summary of the Wikipedia article Tiburtius, Valerian, and Maximus, which covers Valerian of Rome with others (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
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
- Santi e Beati — Santi Tiburzio, Valeriano e Massimo; Butler's Lives, 14 April — "Santi Tiburzio, Valeriano e Massimo | Martiri di Roma | Roma, 177 - Roma, 14 aprile 229 | festa 14 aprile" — Valerian, husband of St Cecilia.
- Wikidata Q3554331 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
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