Rome, Genesius of, Saint
Rome, Genesius of, Saint
Martyr (286 or 303). He was a Roman comedian who, during a derisive theatrical representation of Baptism , was converted ; he suffered under Diocletian . Patron of theatrical performers and musicians, invoked against epilepsy. Relics partly in San Giovanni della Pigna, partly in San Susanna di Termini, and the chapel of Saint Lawrence. Feast , 25 August .