Saint Sylvain de Rome

Sylvain of Rome, also known as Saint Silvanus of Rome or Saint Silvanus (Sanctus Sylvanus or Silvanus in Latin), is a Catholic and Orthodox saint. His feast days are May 5 and November 23 in the West, and January 25 in the East. Silvanus is the name of the god of the forests and a surname given to the god Mars, a forest deity in Latin mythology. Sylvain, the son of Felicity of Rome, was martyred in Rome around 160, along with his mother and his six brothers.