Key to Umbria: Amelia

Saints of Amelia

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The images below link to detailed pages on the most important saints of Amelia.

St Firmina (24th November) and St Olympias (1st December)
The Roman virgin, St Firmina fled from Rome via Civitavecchia to Amelia in 303 AD. She converted her erstwhile persecutor, St Olympias, and both were subsequently martyred. Their relics were translated to a church on the site of the present Duomo in ca. 870.

St Himerius (17th June)
St Himerius (died ca. 570) was a respected Bishop of Amelia whose relics were translated to a church on the site of the present Duomo in ca. 870. They were taken to Cremona in ca. 965.

St Secundus (1st June)
St Secundus was martyred at Amelia in 303. According to one version of his legend, a lady called Eudoxia arranged for his burial outside Gubbio. The Abbazia di San Secondo subsequently claimed to house his relics. His head was translated to Pergola (a new colony of Gubbio) in 1285 and are preserved in the Duomo there.