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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" /> | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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Saint Adrian of Nicomedia (died 4 March 306) was a Herculian Guard during the reign of Roman Emperor Galerius Maximian.
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.[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]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (statue only)