Feastday: August 9
Death: 258
Martyr known entirely through legends. He was a soldier, baptized in prison by St. Lawrence. He died one day before St. Lawrence. Romanus' cult has been confined to local calendars since 1969.
Saint Romanus Ostiarius is a legendary saint of the Catholic Church. His legend states that he was a soldier who converted to Christianity by the example of Saint Lawrence, who baptized Romanus after the soldier was imprisoned. He became a church ostiary in Rome and was later martyred.
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