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title: "St. Adrian of Nicomedia: Feast Day September 8 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-adrian-of-nicomedia/
description: "St. Adrian of Nicomedia, Martyr. Remembered on September 8, died c. 306. Read their life in Bless."
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Martyr · Remembered on September 8

# St. Adrian of Nicomedia

St. Adrian of Nicomedia is remembered on September 8 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [September 8](https://blessbible.app/saints/september/#8) |
| Title | Martyr |
| Died | c. 306 |

## Life

An officer of the imperial guard who, watching Christians tortured, asked what reward made them so steadfast — and enrolled himself among them. His young wife Natalia strengthened him through martyrdom; soldiers of East and West afterward took him as their patron.

## In the calendar

Through December 31, 2028, September 8 is taken by another celebration in the US calendar, so Bless’s Today screen shows another saint that day. St. Adrian of Nicomedia keeps September 8 in Bless’s calendar of saints, the [September saints](https://blessbible.app/saints/september/#8) and the [birthday finder](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#09-08).

- [Wednesday, September 8, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/09/08/): Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary — Today shows [Blessed Virgin Mary](https://blessbible.app/saints/blessed-virgin-mary/)
- [Friday, September 8, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/09/08/): Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary — Today shows [Blessed Virgin Mary](https://blessbible.app/saints/blessed-virgin-mary/)

[September 7 St. Cloud](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-cloud/) [September 9 St. Peter Claver](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-peter-claver/)

[All the saints of September](https://blessbible.app/saints/september/) [Born on September 8?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#09-08) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Adrian of Nicomedia

Remembered on September 8

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-adrian-of-nicomedia/#life)
2. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-adrian-of-nicomedia/#calendar)

In the app

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