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{{WP-REAL|Adrian and Natalia of Nicomedia}} | {{Character Infobox | ||
|name = Adrian of Nicomedia | |||
|native = | |||
|image = AC4DB - Wooden Term Statue of St. Adrian.png | |||
|birth = | |||
|death = 4 March 306<br>{{Wiki|Nicomedia}}, {{Wiki|Bithynia and Pontus}}, [[Roman Empire]] | |||
|active = | |||
|species = [[Human]] | |||
|database = | |||
|affiliates = [[Roman army]] | |||
*{{Wiki|Praetorian Guard}} | |||
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Saint '''Adrian of Nicomedia''' (died 4 March 306) was a {{Wiki|Jovians and Herculians|Herculian Guard}} during the reign of [[Roman Empire|Roman Emperor]] {{Wiki|Galerius Maximian}}. | Saint '''Adrian of Nicomedia''' (died 4 March 306) was a {{Wiki|Jovians and Herculians|Herculian Guard}} during the reign of [[Roman Empire|Roman Emperor]] {{Wiki|Galerius Maximian}}. | ||
Adrian died in 306 after being tortured so severely that his intestines were exposed. After his death, he was | ==Biography== | ||
Adrian died in 306 after being tortured so severely that his intestines were exposed. After his death, he was canonized as the patron saint of plague and was believed to cure illnesses.<ref name="BF">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Database: Wooden Term Statue of St. Adrian]]</ref> | |||
During the [[Golden Age of Piracy]], the [[piracy|pirate]] and [[Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] recovered a | During the [[Golden Age of Piracy]], the [[piracy|pirate]] and [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] recovered a [[wood]]en statue of Saint Adrian in the [[Caribbean|West Indies]].<ref name="BF" /> | ||
== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
The statue seen in ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' is based on an 18th or 19th century {{Wiki|File:Wooden statue of St Adrian, Europe, 1700-1850 Wellcome L0057324.jpg|statue}} of the saint, holding his intestines.<ref>{{WP|File:Wooden statue of St Adrian, Europe, 1700-1850 Wellcome L0057324.jpg|Wooden statue of St Adrian}}</ref> | |||
==Appearances== | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' {{c|statue only}} | *''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' {{c|statue only}} | ||
== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
[[Category:306 deaths]] | [[Category:306 deaths]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:20, 15 October 2021
Saint Adrian of Nicomedia (died 4 March 306) was a Herculian Guard during the reign of Roman Emperor Galerius Maximian.
Biography[edit | edit source]
Adrian died in 306 after being tortured so severely that his intestines were exposed. After his death, he was canonized as the patron saint of plague and was believed to cure illnesses.[1]
During the Golden Age of Piracy, the pirate and Assassin Edward Kenway recovered a wooden statue of Saint Adrian in the West Indies.[1]
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
The statue seen in Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag is based on an 18th or 19th century statue of the saint, holding his intestines.[2]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (statue only)
