Saint Romanus Ostiarius
- Memorial
- 9 August;
confined to local calendars since 1969
- Profile
- Soldier.
Converted to Christianity by the example of Saint Lawrence, by whom he was baptized.
Church ostiary in Rome.
Martyr.
Figured in early fiction about the martyrs.
- Died
- martyred c.258 in Rome, Italy;
relics in the churches of San Lorenzo and Santa Catarina dei Funari, Rome
- Name Meaning
- a Roman; an ostiary
- Canonized
- Pre-Congregation
- Additional Information
- New Catholic Dictionary
- Print References
- The Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
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