Saint Processus of Rome

Saint Processus of Rome

Memorial

• 2 July

Profile

Prison guard at the Mamertine prison in Rome, Italy. Worked with Saint Martinian. Guarded Saint Peter the Apostle and Saint Paul the Apostle when they were imprisoned in Rome. Converted to Christianity and was baptized by them. Tortured and executed in the persecutions of Nero. Martyr.

Died

• beheaded on the Aurelian road outside Rome, Italy
• relics in Saint Peter’s Basilica, Vatican, Rome

Canonized

• publicly venerated from the 4th century