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: Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
New Catholic Dictionary
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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