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Saint Getulius
Saint Getulius

Saint Getulius

Feast Day
Jun 10, 2013
Patronage
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<p>St. Getulius died in 120 AD and is venerated as a Christian martyr and saint in the Catholic Church.&nbsp; He was considered to have died at Gabii.&nbsp; According to tradition, Getulius was the husband of St. Symphorosa (feast day July 18<sup>th</sup>). &nbsp; According to legend, Getulius was a native of Gabii in Sabina (an ancient city 11 miles east of Rome). He was an officer in the Roman Army who resigned when he became a Christian.&nbsp; He retired to his estates near Tivoli.&nbsp; An imperial legate was sent to arrest him, but Getulius converted him to Christianity.&nbsp; Another legate was sent, but he too was converted.&nbsp; All of them were tied to a stake and set on fire.&nbsp; However, the fire did not harm them, so they were brutally beaten to death. &nbsp;</p> <p>According to the Roman Martyrology, St. Getulius was killed on the Via Salaria, and is called the father of seven martyrs (sons) and the husband of St. Symphorosa.&nbsp; His companions were Caerealis and Primitivus, the imperial legates, and his brother Amantius.&nbsp; They were captured, imprisoned, thrown into the flames, but emerged unharmed and they were beaten to death with clubs.&nbsp; It also says that St. Symphorosa buried them on her estate. &nbsp; They had seven sons, and each of them is named in the Roman Martyrology, each of them suffered a different kind of martyrdom for their faith.&nbsp; Even Getulius&rsquo;s wife Symphorosa was canonized a saint. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>A church was built in what is today known as part of Montopoli di Sabina, which originally held his relics.&nbsp; In 867, Abbot Peter of Farfa moved these relics to his Abbey in a solemn ceremony.&nbsp; There was previously a church of San Getulius at Teramo.&nbsp; Pope Stephen II in 752 transferred the relics of his wife St. Symphorosa and their seven sons to the Church of St. Angelo in Pescheria at Rome.&nbsp; In 1584, Pope Gregory XIII donated part of these relics to the Jesuits, which placed some in the Chapel near Villa d&rsquo;Este, and some when to India and Spain with missionaries. &nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Practical Take Away</strong></span></p> <p>St. Getulius died in 120 AD and is venerated as a Christian martyr and saint in the Catholic Church.&nbsp; He was considered to have died at Gabii.&nbsp; According to tradition, Getulius was the husband of St. Symphorosa (feast day July 18<sup>th</sup>). &nbsp; According to legend, Getulius was a native of Gabii in Sabina (an ancient city 11 miles east of Rome). He was an officer in the Roman Army who resigned when he became a Christian.&nbsp; He retired to his estates near Tivoli.&nbsp; An imperial legate was sent to arrest him, but Getulius converted him to Christianity.&nbsp; Another legate was sent, but he too was converted.&nbsp; All of them were captured, tied to a stake, and set on fire.&nbsp; However, the fire did not harm them, so they were brutally beaten and beheaded.&nbsp; His wife and his seven sons were also all martyred for the faith, making everyone in his family a saint venerated by the Church. &nbsp; &nbsp;</p>