Nereus and Achilleus

Saints Nereus and Achilleus
Saint Domitilla with Saint Nereus and Achilleus, by Niccolò Circignani
Martyrs
Died	Rome (Nereus and Achilleus); Terracina (Nereus, Achilleus and Domitilla, according to legend); Rome (Pancras)
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church
Major shrine	Santi Nereo e Achilleo; San Pancrazio
Feast	12 May

Nereus and Achilleus are two Roman martyr saints. In the present General Roman Calendar, revised in 1969, Nereus and Achilleus (together) are celebrated (optional memorials) on 12 May.

The Tridentine calendar had on 12 May a joint feast (semidouble rank) of Nereus, Achilleus and Pancras. The name of Domitilla was added in 1595.^[1] The joint celebration of Nereus, Achilleus, Domitilla and Pancras continued with that ranking (see General Roman Calendar of 1954) until the revision of 1960, when it was reclassified as a third-class feast (see General Roman Calendar of 1960).