Martyrs. Died in Rome, Italy, date unknown. According to their Acts, they were wardens in the Mamertine prison in which Saint Peter and Saint Paul were confined. Converted by them to Christianity and baptized. Publicly venerated from the 4th century, and mentioned in the Martyrologium Hieronymianum. Relics in Saint Peter's, Vatican, Rome. Feast, Roman Calendar, July 2,.
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