Valerian of Rome

When did Valerian die?

Valerian of Rome is dated d. c. AD 229 (martyr) in the archive, which places Valerian in the Ante-Nicene Church (AD 180–313). The dating is traditional and approximate; the archive marks it as uncertain rather than fixing a year the sources do not give.

Which early sources mention Valerian?

Valerian of Rome is named in 2 primary-source passages catalogued here, drawn from Passio S. Caeciliae and The Hieronymian compilers. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.

Where was Valerian from?

The archive associates Valerian of Rome with Rome.

Who were Valerian’s contemporaries?

The archive links Valerian of Rome to 1 other figure, including Saint Cecilia. Each connection is drawn from a source that places them together, not from inference.

[First attested ~250 years after the traditional martyrdom, in Cecilia's legendary Passio.] Cecilia said to Valerian: 'There is a secret I would tell thee. I have as lover an angel of God, who guards my body with exceeding jealousy.'... And Valerian, baptized by Urban, returned and found Cecilia at prayer, and beside her the angel of the Lord with wings of flame, bearing two crowns of roses and lilies.