Firmus and Rusticus

Firmus and Rusticus

Infobox Saint
name=Saints Firmus and Rusticus
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death_date=ca. 290
feast_day=9 August
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caption=Saints Firmus and Rusticus of Verona with an angel, by Sebastiano Ricci. Saint Proculus is seated.
birth_place=Bergamo, Italy
death_place=Verona, Italy
titles=Martyrs
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Saints Firmus and Rusticus ( _it. San Fermo e San Rustico) (d. ca. 290 AD) are venerated as two martyrs of Verona. Their unreliable "Acts" state that Firmus and Rusticus, kinsmen, were prominent citizens of Bergamo. They were martyred at Verona under the Emperor Maximian after refusing to sacrifice to pagan idols. Under the judge Anolinus, they were tortured, beaten with clubs, and beheaded.

It has been postulated that Firmus and Rusticus were actually two martyrs of Africa whose relics were translated to Verona. Their "Acts" were written to make heroes of Verona instead. [http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0809.htm#firm] Their feast day is celebrated on August 9.

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External links

* [http://www.op.org/domcentral/life/martyr08.htm Dominican Martyrology]
* [http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0809.htm#firm Index of Saints]


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