St. Adrian of Nicomedia

St. Adrian, like St. Sozon from yesterday, is an Orthodox saint, but he is also Kind of a Big Deal in the Catholic saint calendar. Both churches celebrate his feast day on Sept. 8.

The story goes that he was a Roman officer in the early 4th century serving as a bodyguard to Emperor Galerius in Nicomedia, which is now the city of Izmit in Turkey. Adrian participated in the torture of 22 Christians, and he was so impressed by their courage that he became a Christian himself. He was subsequently arrested and imprisoned, then executed.

I went with a military-ish look for today since St. Adrian started out as a Roman officer: fitted jacket, khaki skirt, and boots.