holidays
August 9,
Christian feast day: Secundian, Marcellian and Verian
Secundian, Marcellian and Verian
Saints Secundian(us), Marcellian and Verian are venerated as Christian saints. They were martyred in 250 AD near Civitavecchia or Santa Marinella during the persecutions of Decius. Secundian was a senator or some sort of prominent official; Marcellian and Verian were scholars or students. Their feast day is August 9.