He was the husband of Saint Dafrosa and the father of Saint Bibiana (Vivian) and Saint Demetria, all of whom were martyred for the Faith under Julian the Apostate. Saint Flavian, who had once been prefect of Rome, was branded on the forehead as a slave and sent into exile, where he died of privations.
San Flaviano and two saints, fresco in the church of San Flaviano in Montefiascone
(photo by Roberto Sernicola, CC BY-SA 3.0, source)
