Saints connected here

Saints connected to Rome

10 saints whose lives, tombs, and relics are woven into the city.

Saint John Paul II 20TH–21ST CENTURY Feast · October 22 Bishop of Rome from 1978 to 2005; his body is venerated beneath the altar in the Chapel of Saint Sebastian in Saint Peter's Basilica. St. Peter's Basilica
Saint Jude Thaddeus 1ST CENTURY Feast · October 28 One of the Twelve Apostles; relics traditionally attributed to him and Saint Simon are venerated beneath the altar of Saint Joseph in Saint Peter's Basilica. St. Peter's Basilica
Saint Peter 1ST CENTURY Feast · June 29 First Bishop of Rome, martyred on the Vatican Hill. His tomb is traditionally venerated beneath the altar of St. Peter's Basilica, making the city legible through apostolic witness. St. Peter's Basilica · St. Paul Outside the Walls
Saint Paul 1ST CENTURY Feast · June 29 Apostle and martyr, associated with the Ostian Way and traditionally venerated at San Paolo fuori le Mura. With Peter, he gives Rome its apostolic foundation. St. Paul Outside the Walls · St. Peter's Basilica
Saint Cecilia 2ND–3RD CENTURY Feast · November 22 Roman martyr venerated in Trastevere. Her relics are venerated beneath the altar of Santa Cecilia, while the Catacomb of Callistus preserves her first burial memory along the Via Appia. Santa Cecilia in Trastevere · Catacomb of Callistus
Saint Agnes 3RD–4TH CENTURY Feast · January 21 Young martyr of Rome whose geography holds two complementary places: the tomb and body relic tradition at Sant'Agnese fuori le Mura, and the skull relic and martyr-site memory at Sant'Agnese in Agone. Sant'Agnese fuori le Mura · Sant'Agnese in Agone
Saint Clement I 1ST CENTURY Feast · November 23 Third Bishop of Rome, author of a letter to Corinth that remains one of the earliest Christian documents. San Clemente al Laterano preserves three centuries of Roman Christian history in one building. San Clemente al Laterano
Saint Philip Neri 16TH CENTURY Feast · May 26 The Apostle of Rome. He walked the Seven Churches pilgrimage and founded the Oratory. His body rests at the Chiesa Nuova. Chiesa Nuova
Saint Catherine of Siena 14TH CENTURY Feast · April 29 Doctor of the Church who died in Rome. Her body is beneath the altar of Santa Maria sopra Minerva; her head rests in Siena. Santa Maria sopra Minerva
Saint Ignatius of Loyola 16TH CENTURY Feast · July 31 Founder of the Society of Jesus, who died in Rome. His tomb is in the Gesù, the mother church of the Jesuits. Il Gesù