Back Адриан и Наталия Bulgarian Adrià i Natàlia de Nicomèdia Catalan Άγιοι Αδριανός και Ναταλία Greek Nikomédiai Szent Adorján és Szent Natália Hungarian ニコメディアのアドリアノとナタリア Japanese ადრიანე და ნატალია Georgian Adrian i Natalia z Nikomedii Polish Adriano e Natália Portuguese Наталия Никомидийская Russian Наталија Никомидијска Serbian
Adrian and Natalia of Nicomedia | |
|---|---|
 Saint Adrian and his wife, Saint Natalia | |
| Martyrs | |
| Died | 4 March 306 Nicomedia[1] (modern-day İzmit, Turkey) |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Coptic Orthodox Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Major shrine | Argyropolis (Thrace) near Constantinople; Geraardsbergen, Belgium; Church of Sant'Adriano al Foro, Rome[2] |
| Feast | 8 September 1 December[3] |
| Attributes | depicted armed, with an anvil in his hands or at his feet |
| Patronage | plague, epilepsy, arms dealers, butchers, guards, soldiers, peacekeeping missions |
Adrian of Nicomedia (also known as Hadrian) or Saint Adrian (Greek: Ἁδριανὸς Νικομηδείας, romanized: Adrianos Nikomēdeias, died 4 March 306)[2] was a Herculian Guard of the Roman Emperor Galerius Maximian. After becoming a convert to Christianity with his wife Natalia (Ναταλία), Adrian was martyred at Nicomedia in Asia-Minor (Turkey).[2] Adrian was the chief military saint of Northern Europe for many ages, second only to Saint George, and is much revered in Flanders, Germany and the north of France.
- ^ Jones, Terry. "Adrian of Nicomedia". Patron Saints Index. Archived from the original on 1 January 2008. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
- ^ a b c Kirsch, J.P. (1910). "Hadrian". The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 7. Robert Appleton Company. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
- ^ Holweck, F. G. (1924). A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints. St. Louis: B. Herder Book Co.