Saint Simplicius of Rome

Memorial

• 10 May

Profile

Roman imperial senator. Martyred with 65 members of his household, whose names have not come down to us, in the persecutions of Emperor Alexander Severus.

Died

• martyred c.232 in Rome, Italy

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson

MLA Citation

• “Saint Simplicius of Rome”. Saints.SQPN.com. 10 May 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-simplicius-of-rome/>