Chester is a city in Cheshire, England, lying on the River Dee, close to the border with Wales. Chester was founded as a Roman fort with the name Deva Victrix in the year 79 by the Roman Legio II Adiutrix during the reign of the Emperor Vespasian. It was granted city status in 1541 and Chester's four main roads - Eastgate, Northgate, Watergate and Bridge - follow routes laid out at the time, almost 2,000 years ago. One of the three main Roman army bases, Deva later became a major settlement in the Roman province of Britannia. After the Romans left in the 5th century, the Saxons fortified the town against the Danes and gave Chester its name. The patron saint of Chester, Werburgh, is buried in Chester Cathedral.