Adrian of Nicomedia or Saint Adrian was a Herculian Guard of the Roman Emperor Galerius. After becoming a convert to Christianity with his wife Natalia, Adrian was martyred at Nicomedia in Asia-Minor.
Saint Adrian and his wife, Saint Natalia
French statue of Saint Adrian
11th-century Russian Orthodox icon of the martyrs Adrian and Natalia.
Praetorium
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The Latin term praetorium originally identified the tent of a general within a Roman castrum, and derived from the title praetor, which identified a Roman magistrate. Originally, praetor was the title
Adrian and Natalia of Nicomedia
…Adrian and Natalia lived in Nicomedia during the time of Emperor Maximian in the early fourth century. The twenty-eight-year-old Adrian was head of the praetorium. It is said that while presiding over the torture of a band of Christians, he asked them what reward they expected to receive from God. They replied…
Model of the praetorium in Roman Cologne
Outer view of the supposed praetorium at Musmiye, Syria, demolished in 1890