SAINT
saint-hermes
A saint of the Catholic Church
biography
Saint Hermes, born in Greece, died in Rome as a martyr in 120, is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. His name appears in the Martyrologium Hieronymianum as well as entries in the Depositio Martyrum (354). There was a large basilica over his tomb that was built around 600 by Pope Pelagius I and restored by Pope Adrian I. The Catacomb of Sant'Ermete on the Salarian Way is named after him.
feast Day
08-28
patronages
- Forte dei Marmi
- Ronse
- Acquapendente
- invoked against mental illnesses
death Date
120
canonization Status
canonized
feast Month
8
feast Day Of Month
28

