He was the husband of Saint Cecilia and was converted by her. He was martyred one year before her along with his brother, Tiburtius, and their jailer, Maximus.

Saints Valerian and Cecilia in a 9th-Century apse mosaic (source)
He was the husband of Saint Cecilia and was converted by her. He was martyred one year before her along with his brother, Tiburtius, and their jailer, Maximus.

Saints Valerian and Cecilia in a 9th-Century apse mosaic (source)
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