Monday, June 10, 2013

SAINT OF THE DAY

June 10

St. Getulius (d.120)

Martyr with Amantius, Caerealis, and Primitivus. He was the husband of St. Symphorosa. An officer in the Roman army, he resigned when he became a Christian and returned to his estates near Tivoli, Italy. There he converted Caerealis, an imperial legate sent to arrest him. 
With his brother Amantius and with Caerealis and Primitivus, Getulius was tortured and martyred at Tivoli.