Martyr
Protomartyrs of Rome
The Christians slain at Rome in the persecution of Nero, the first martyrs of the city.
Life
The Protomartyrs of Rome are the Christians whom the Emperor Nero falsely accused of burning the city in the year 64 and who were put to various cruel deaths. They are the first witnesses of Christ to suffer in Rome.
Our sources do not give their names, and the Church commemorates them together on 30 June, the day after the feast of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul. They are venerated as saints of the undivided Church, by the New Calendar.
Commemorated the same day June 30
Donatus of MünstereifelMartyr · Martyr of the catacombsJun 30
Dinar of HeretiRight-Believing · Queen of HeretiJun 30
Peter of RostovVenerable · Tsarevich of the HordeJun 30
Gervasios ParaskevopoulosVenerable · of PatrasJun 30- Michael BaknanasNew Martyr · Gardener of AthensJun 30
Basilides of AlexandriaMartyrJun 30- Timothy PetropavlovskyHieromartyr · PriestJun 30
- 1040 MartyrsHoly MartyrsJun 30
- Alexis VvedenskyHieromartyrJun 30
- Alpinian and AustriclinianHoly Confessors · Priests, companions of Martial of LimogesJun 30
- Bertram of Le MansSaint · Bishop of Le MansJun 30
- CaolanSaintJun 30