Valentine of Genoa

Saint Valentine of Genoa is counted as the first known bishop of Genoa in Italy. The Orthodox calendar places him in the see from 295 to 307 and commemorates him on 2 May; Italian sources, however, have him bishop from 312 until his death in 325. He is said to have shepherded his flock by helping widows and orphans.

His veneration remained mostly in the city and archdiocese of Genoa, where his feast falls on 6 November, together with Saints Felix and Romulus, the second and fourth bishops of the city. His relics are kept in the church of San Siro di Struppa and in the cathedral of San Lorenzo.