Feast August 28
Saint Hermes
Martyr, patron of Forte dei Marmi · Feast August 28
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
August 28
Patronage
- Forte dei Marmi
- Ronse
- Acquapendente
- invoked against mental illnesses
Death date
120
Canonization status
Canonized
Feast month
8
Feast day of month
28
