Saint Romanus Ostiarius, Martyr of Rome (+258), was a Roman legionary who converted to Christianity while assisting Saint Lawrence at his martyrdom. During the martyrdom of St Deacon Lawrence, Romanus had a vision of an angel to relieve his agony and decided to request baptism. Romanus, trying to act secretly, approached the deacon with a pitcher of water, and he baptized him. St Romanus was immediately seized and severely beaten. Then, after he publicly declared that he was a Christian, Saint Romanus was taken to the Salt Gate and beheaded on 9 August 258, during the persecution of Emperor Valerian I. His relics are located in Rome, Lucca, Ferrara, and Avella. St Roman is venerated as the patron saint of Monaco, and his feast day is commemorated on 9 August.
Saint Peter Damian (†1073) was a reforming Benedictine monk and cardinal in the circle of Pope Leo IX. Dante Alighieri placed him in one of the highest circles of Paradiso as a great predecessor of Saint Francis of Assisi and he was declared a Doctor of the Church in 1828. He is a Patron Saint of traceurs, forerunners and his feast day is 21 February.
Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, S.J. (Italian: Luigi Gonzaga; † 1591) was an Italian aristocrat who became a member of the Society of Jesus. While still a student at the Roman College, he died as a result of caring for the victims of an epidemic. He was beatified in 1605, and canonized in 1726. He is a patron of students, Christian youth, Jesuit scholastics, the blind, AIDS patients, AIDS caregivers.
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