Nereus, Achilleus, Domitilla, and Pancras

Who is Nereus, Achilleus, Domitilla, and Pancras?

Nereus, Achilleus, Domitilla, and Pancras are venerated as martyrs of the Roman Catholic Church.

In the present General Roman Calendar, revised in 1969, Saints Nereus and Achilleus and Saint Pancras have distinct celebrations on 12 May. Saint Domitilla is not included in the revised calendar, because the liturgical honours once paid to her "have no basis in tradition".

The Tridentine Calendar had on 12 May a joint feast of Nereus, Achilleus and Pancras. The name of Domitilla was added in 1595. The joint celebration of Nereus, Achilleus, Domitilla and Pancras continued with that ranking until the revision of 1960, when it was reclassified as a third-class feast.