Primus and Felician
Primus and Felician | |
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Saints Primus and Felicianus, from a 14th-century manuscript of the "Golden Legend" | |
| Martyrs | |
| Born | early 3rd century Nomentum (modern-day Mentana) |
| Died | c. 297 AD on the Via Nomentana, Rome |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Canonized | Pre-Congregation |
| Major shrine | Church of Santo Stefano Rotondo, Rome |
| Feast | 9 June |
| Attributes | As portrayed at their martyrdom: St Felician is nailed to a tree and St Primus is forced to swallow molten lead. |
Saints Primus and Felician (Felicianus) (Italian: Primo e Feliciano) were brothers who suffered martyrdom about the year 304 during the Diocletian persecution. The Martyrologium Hieronymianum gives under June 9 the names of Primus and Felician who were buried at the fourteenth milestone of the Via Nomentana (near Nomentum, now Mentana).
They were evidently from Nomentum. This notice comes from the catalogue of Roman martyrs of the fourth century.