Emperor Nero
Profile
Roman emperor from 54 to 68. He was the son of Domitius and Agrippina. His beneficial rule under the direction of Burrus and Seneca ended in five years, when he gave way to his sensuality and moral perversity. He poisoned Brittanicus, assassinated his mother, divorced and executed his wife, Octavia, in order to marry Poppaea, burned Rome, caused a fierce persecution of Christians and the martyrdom of Saint Peter the Apostle and Saint Paul the Apostle, and put to death Seneca, Petronius, and Pretus. Confronted with revolt in the provinces, outlawed and forsaken, he committed suicide.
Born
- 15 December 37 in Antium (modern Anzio), Italy
Profiled Saints martyred by Nero
- 47 Martyrs of Rome
- First Martyrs of Rome
- Martyrs of Rome
- Saint Anastasia of Rome
- Saint Anatolius of Rome
- Saint Aristarchus of Thessalonica
- Saint Basilissa of Rome
- Saint Blasius of Oreto
- Saint Celsus of Rome
- Saint Clateus of Brescia
- Saint Constantia of Nocera
- Saint Crispulus of Rome
- Saint Cyriaca of Rome
- Saint Edisto
- Saint Evellius of Pisa
- Saint Felix of Nocera
- Saint Fortunatus of Aquileia
- Saint Gemiliano of Cagliari
- Saint Giustino of Rome
- Saint Hermagorus of Aquileia
- Saint Joseph of Rome
- Saint Nazarius of Rome
- Saint Orontius of Lecce
- Saint Parasceve of Rome
- Saint Peter the Apostle
- Saint Photina of Rome
- Saint Photis of Rome
- Saint Photius of Rome
- Saint Priscus of Capua
- Saint Restitutus of Rome
- Saint Sebastian of Rome
- Saint Torpes of Pisa
- Saint Victor of Rome
MLA Citation
- “Emperor Nero“. CatholicSaints.Info. 4 November 2019. Web. 23 April 2024. <>