Saints Firmus and Rusticus ( it, San Fermo e San Rustico) (died c. 290 AD) are venerated as two
martyrs of
Verona. Their unreliable ''Acts'' state that Firmus and Rusticus, kinsmen, were prominent citizens of
Bergamo
Bergamo (; lmo, Bèrghem ; from the proto- Germanic elements *''berg +*heim'', the "mountain home") is a city in the alpine Lombardy region of northern Italy, approximately northeast of Milan, and about from Switzerland, the alpine lakes Como ...
. They were martyred at Verona under the Emperor
Maximian
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after refusing to sacrifice to pagan
idols. Under the judge Anolinus, they were
tortured, beaten with
clubs
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* Clubs (suit), a suit of playing cards
* Club music
* "Club", by Kelsea Ballerini from the album ''kelsea''
Brands and enterprises
...
,
and
beheaded.
Monks of Ramsgate. "Firmus and Rusticus". ''Book of Saints''
1921. CatholicSaints.Info. 9 August 2016
It has been postulated that Firmus and Rusticus were actually two martyrs of Africa whose relics were translated
Translation is the communication of the meaning of a source-language text by means of an equivalent target-language text. The English language draws a terminological distinction (which does not exist in every language) between ''transla ...
to Verona. Their ''Acts'' were written to make them heroes of Verona instead. Their feast day
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is celebrated on August 9.
Gallery
Image:Grignano3.JPG, Church of San Fermo e Rustico, Brignano Gera d'Adda
Brignano Gera d'Adda (Bergamasque: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about east of Milan and about south of Bergamo.
Main sights
The main attraction is the ''Palazzo Viscon ...
. 12th century.
Image:Caravaggio, san Fermo e Rustico.jpg, Parish church of Caravaggio, Lombardy
Caravaggio (; lmo, label=Bergamasque, Careàs ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardy, Italy, east of Milan.
History
The town received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on December 22, 1954.
Geo ...
, dedicated to Firmus and Rusticus.
File:Pittura con leggenda dei SS. Fermo e Rustico - Borno (Foto Luca Giarelli).jpg, Fresco about Saints Firmus and Rusticus in Val Camonica
References
External links
Dominican Martyrology
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290 deaths
Saints from Roman Italy
Sibling duos
Saints duos
3rd-century Christian martyrs
Year of birth unknown
Year of death uncertain