Saint Nazarius of Rome

Memorial

• 28 July
• 10 May (finding his relics)

Profile

His father was a pagan imperial Roman army officer, his mother Saint Perpetua of Rome. Raised a Christian and taught religion by Saint Peter the Apostle. Friend of and co-worker with Saint Celsus. Evangelized in Milan. Martyred in the first persecution of Nero.

Born

• 1st century at Rome, Italy

Died

• beheaded c.68 in Milan, Italy
• legend says that when Saint Ambrose of Milan discovered the tomb in 395, Nazarius’s blood was still liquid
• relics taken to the basilica of the Apostles in Milan

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Roman Martyrology

MLA Citation

• “Saint Nazarius of Rome“. Saints.SQPN.com. 14 May 2013. Web. 24 May 2013. <>