Christian feast day: Adrian of Nicomedia

Adrian and Natalia of Nicomedia

Guard of Roman emperor Galerius (died 306)

Adrian of Nicomedia or Saint Adrian was a Herculian Guard of the Roman Emperor Galerius. After becoming a convert to Christianity with his wife Natalia (Ναταλία), Adrian was martyred at Nicomedia in Asia-Minor (Turkey). Adrian was the chief military saint of Northern Europe for…