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Saint Urpasian is a 2nd-century Roman Catholic saint and martyr.Urpasian suffered martyrdom in the city of Nicomedia. The emperor Maximian Gallerius (305-311) persecuted Christians serving in his army and at his court. Urpasian was a member of the imperial household at Nicomedia. Some of the timid of soul began to waver and began to worship the pagan gods but the strong of soul held out firmly until the very end.