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Roman
Martyrology, Complete, in English
Roman Martyrology, Complete, January
Semen est sanguis Christianorum
(The blood of Christians is the seed of the Church) Tertullian, Apologeticum,
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
JANUARY 1st
This Day, the First Day of January
The Circumcision of our
Lord Jesus Christ, and the Octave of
His Nativity.
At Rome, St. Almachius,
martyr, who, by the command of Alipius, governor
of the city, was killed by the gladiators for saying,
"Today is the Octave of our Lord's birth; put an
end to the worship of idols, and abstain from unclean
sacrifices."
In the same city, on the Appian way, the crowning
with martyrdom of thirty holy
soldiers, under the emperor Diocletian.
Also at Rome, under the emperor Alexander,
St. Martina, virgin,
who endured various kinds of torments, and being
beheaded, received the palm of martyrdom. Her feast
is kept on the 30th of this month.
At Spoleto, in the time of the emperor Antoninus,
St. Concordius, priest
and martyr, who was beaten with
clubs, and then put to the torture. After a long
confinement in prison, where he was visited by an
angel, he lost his life by the sword.
The same day, St. Magnus,
martyr.
At Caesarea, in Cappadocia, the demise of
St. Basil, bishop,
whose festival is kept on the 14th of June, the
date of his consecration as bishop.
In Africa, St. Fulgentius,
bishop of Buspoe, who suffered much from the Arians
during the persecution of the Vandals, for holding
the Catholic faith and teaching its excellent doctrine.
After being banished to Sardinia, he was permitted
to return to his diocese, where he ended his life
by a holy death, leaving a reputation for sanctity
and eloquence.
At Chieti, in Abruzzo, the birthday* of
St. Justin, bishop
of that city, illustrious for holiness of life and
miracles.
In the diocese of Lyons, in the monastery of St.
Claude, St.
Eugendus, abbot, whose
life was eminent for virtues and miracles.
At Souvigny, St. Odilo,
abbot of Cluny, who was the first to prescribe that
the commemoration of all the
faithful departed should be made in his monasteries
the day after the feast of All Saints. This practice
was afterwards received and approved by the universal
Church.
In Tuscany, on Mount Senario
blessed Bonfilius, confessor,
one of the seven founders of the Order of the Servites
of the blessed Virgin Mary, who, herself, suddenly
called her devout servant to Heaven.
At Alexandria, the departure from this world of
St. Euphrosyna, virgin,
who was renowned in her monastery for the virtue
of abstinence, and the gift of miracles.
And in other places, many
other holy martyrs, confessors, and virgins.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other
holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres,
oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy Martyrs, pray
for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the
Litany of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
N. B. The reading of the Martyrology is always terminated
in this manner.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
JANUARY 2nd
This Day, the Second Day of January
The Octave of St. Stephen,
the first martyr.
At Rome, the commemoration of many holy martyrs,
who, despising the edict of the emperor
Diocletian,
which ordered that the sacred books should be
delivered up, preferred to surrender themselves
to the
executioners rather than to give holy things to
dogs.
At Antioch, the passion of
blessed Isidore,
bishop.
At Tomis, in Pontus, in the time
of the
emperor Licinius, three
holy brothers, Argeus, Narcissus, and the young
man Marcellinus. This last,
being enrolled among the new soldiers, and
refusing
to serve, was beaten almost to death, and for a
long
time kept in prison. Being finally cast into the
sea, he finished his martyrdom; but his brothers
were beheaded.
At Milan, St. Martinian,
bishop.
In Nitria, in Egypt,
blessed Isidore, bishop and confessor.
The same day, St. Siridion,
bishop.
In Thebais, St. Macarius
of Alexandria, abbot.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other
holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres,
oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy Martyrs, pray
for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the
Litany of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
JANUARY 3rd
This Day, the Third Day of January
The Octave of St. John,
Apostle and Evangelist.
At Rome, on the Appian way, the birthday of Pope
St. Anterus, who
suffered under Julius Maximinus, and was buried
in the cemetery of Callistus.
The same day, St. Peter,
who was crucified at Aulane.
In Hellespont, the holy martyrs
Cyrinus, Primus, and
Theogenes.
At Caesarea, in Cappadocia,
St. Gordius, centurion,
in whose praise is extant a celebrated
discourse, delivered by St. Basil the
Great on the day of his festival.
In Cilicia, the holy martyrs
Zozimus, and
the notary Athanasius.
Also, the Saints
Theopemptus and Theonas, who suffered a
glorious martyrdom in the persecution of
Diocletian.
At Padua, St. Daniel,
martyr.
At Vienne, in France, St.
Florentius, bishop, who was sent into
exile and consummated his martyrdom, in the time
of the emperor Gallienus.
At Paris, St. Genevieve,
virgin, who was consecrated to God by St.
Germanus, bishop of Auxerre, and became famous
for her admirable virtues and miracles.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other
holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres,
oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy Martyrs, pray
for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the
Litany of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
JANUARY 4th
This Day, the Fourth Day of January
The Octave of the Holy
Innocents.
In Crete, the birthday of
St. Titus, who was consecrated bishop of
that island by the Apostle St. Paul. After
having
faithfully performed the duty of preaching the
Gospel, he reached the end of his blessed life,
and was buried in the Church of which he had
been made a worthy minister by the holy Apostle.
At Rome, in the reign of the impious Julian, the
holy martyrs Priscus,
priest, Priscillian, cleric, and Benedicta, a
religious woman, who ended their
martyrdom by the sword.
Also, at Rome, under the same emperor,
blessed Dafrosa, wife of
the martyr St. Flavian. After her husband
had been killed, she was first banished, and
then beheaded.
At Bologna, the Saints
Hermes, Aggoeus, and Caius, martyrs, who
suffered under the emperor Maximian.
At Adrumetum, in Africa, in the persecution of
Severus, the commemoration of
St. Mavilus,
martyr, who, being condemned
by the most cruel president Scapula to be
devoured by wild beasts, received the crown of
martyrdom.
Also, in Africa, the most renowned martyrs
Aquilinus, Geminus,
Eugenius, Marcian, Quinctus, Theodotus,
and Tryphon.
At Langres, St. Gregory,
a bishop renowned
for miracles.
At Rheims, in France, St.
Rigobertus, bishop and confessor.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other
holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres,
oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy Martyrs, pray
for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the
Litany of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
JANUARY 5th
This Day, the Fifth Day of January
The vigil of the Epiphany
of our Lord.
At Rome, in the time of Antoninus Pius,
St. Telesphorus, Pope,
who, after many sufferings for the confession of
Christ, underwent a glorious martyrdom.
In Egypt, during the persecution of Diocletian,
the commemoration of many
holy martyrs, who were put to death in
Thebais by various kinds of torments.
At Antioch, St. Simeon,
monk, who lived many years, standing on a
pillar, and was, for that reason, called
Stylites. His whole life was an unbroken series
of wonders.
In England, St. Edward,
king, illustrious by the virtue of
chastity and the gift of miracles. His feast, by
order of Pope Innocent XI., is celebrated on the
13th of October, when his sacred body was
translated.
At Alexandria, St.
Syncletica, whose noble deeds have been
recorded by St. Athanasius.
At Rome, the holy virgin
Emiliana, aunt of Pope St. Gregory. Being
called to God by her sister Tharsilla, who had
preceded her, she departed for Heaven on this
day.
The same day, St.
Apollinaris, virgin.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other
holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres,
oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy Martyrs, pray
for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the
Litany of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
JANUARY 6th
This Day, the Sixth Day of January
The Epiphany of Our Lord.
In the diocese of Rheims, the martyrdom of
St. Macra, virgin,
who, in the persecution of Diocletian, was cast
into the
fire by order of the governor Rictiovarus. As
she remained uninjured, she had her breasts cut
off, was imprisoned in a foul dungeon, rolled
upon broken earthenware and burning coals, and
finally she gave up her soul while engaged in
prayer.
In Africa, the commemoration of
many holy martyrs,
who were burned at the stake in the persecution
of Severus.
At Rennes, in France, St.
Melanius, bishop
and confessor, who, after a life
remarkable for virtues innumerable, with his
thoughts constantly fixed on Heaven, gloriously
departed from this world.
At Florence, St. Andrew
Corsini, a Florentine Carmelite and
bishop of Fiesoli.
Being celebrated for miracles, he was ranked
among the Saints by Urban VIII. His festival is
kept on the 4th of February.
At Geris, in Egypt, St.
Nilammon, anchoret, who, whilst he was
carried to a bishopric against his will, gave up
his soul to God in prayer.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other
holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres,
oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy Martyrs, pray
for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the
Litany of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
JANUARY 7th
This Day, the Seventh Day of January
The bringing back of the
Child Jesus from Egypt.
The same day, the birthday of
blessed Lucian, a
priest of the church of Antioch and martyr, who
was distinguished for his learning and
eloquence. He suffered at Nicomedia for the
confession of Christ, in the persecution of
Galerius Maximian, and was buried at Helenopolis,
in Bithynia. His praises have been proclaimed by
St. John Chrysostom.
At Antioch, St. Clerus,
deacon, who, for having professed faith
in Christ, was seven times tortured, a long
while kept in prison, and at length ended his
martyrdom by decapitation.
In the city of Heraclea, the holy martyrs
Felix and Januarius.
The same day, St. Julian,
martyr.
In Denmark, St. Canute,
king and martyr. His feast is celebrated on the
19th of this month.
At Pavia, St. Crispin,
bishop and confessor.
In Dacia, St. Nicetas,
bishop, who made fierce and barbarous nations
humane and meek by preaching the Gospel to them.
In Egypt, St. Theodore,
a saintly monk, who flourished in the time of
Constantine the Great. He is mentioned by
St. Athanasius, in his Life of St. Anthony.
At Barcelona, St. Raymond
of Pennafort, "of the Order of Preachers,
celebrated for sanctity and learning. His
festival is kept on the 23d of this month.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other
holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres,
oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy Martyrs, pray
for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the
Litany of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
JANUARY 8th
This Day, the Eighth Day of January
At Beauvais, in France, the holy martyrs
Lucian, priest, Maximian
and Julian. The last two were killed with
the sword by the persecutors ; but blessed
Lucian, who had come to France with St. Denis,
not fearing, after the slaughter of his
companions, to confess the name of Christ
openly, received the same sentence of death.
Also, St. Eugenian,
martyr.
In Lybia, the holy martyrs
Theophilus, deacon, and Helladius, who,
after being lacerated and cut with sharp pieces
of earthenware, were cast into the fire, and
rendered their souls to God.
At Venice, the demise of
blessed Lawrence Justinian, confessor,
first patriarch of that city. Eminent for
learning, and abundantly filled with the
Heavenly gifts of divine wisdom, he was ranked
among the Saints by Alexander VIII. He is again
mentioned on the 5th of September.
At Hierapolis, in Asia,
St. Apollinaris, bishop, who was
conspicuous for sanctity and learning, under
Marcus Antoninus Verus.
At Naples, in Campania, the birthday of the
bishop St. Severin,
brother to the blessed martyr Victorinus who,
after working many miracles, went to rest,
replenished with virtues and merits.
At Pavia, St. Maximus,
bishop and confessor.
At Metz, St. Patiens,
bishop.
The same day, among the inhabitants of Noricum
(now Austria), the abbot
St. Severin, who preached the Gospel in
that country, and is called its Apostle. By
divine power his body was carried to Lucullanum,
near Naples, and thence transferred to the
monastery of St. Severin.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other
holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres,
oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy Martyrs, pray
for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the
Litany of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
JANUARY 9th
This Day, the Ninth Day of January
At Antioch, in the reign of Diocletian and
Maximian, the birthday of the
Saints Julian, martyr, and
Basilissa, his virgin wife. Having lived
in a state of virginity with her husband, she
reached the end of her days in peace. But after
the death by fire of a
multitude of priests and ministers of the Church
of Christ, who had taken refuge in his
house from the severity of the persecution,
Julian was ordered by the president Marcian to
be tormented in many ways and executed. With him
suffered Anthony, a
priest, and Anastasius, whom Julian raised from
the dead, and made partaker of the grace
of Christ; also, Celsus, a
boy, with his mother Marcionilla, seven
brothers, and many others.
In Mauritania Caesariensis (now Algeria),
St. Marciana, virgin,
who consummated her martyrdom by being condemned
to the beasts.
At Smyrna, the holy martyrs
Vitalis, Revocatus, and
Fortunatus.
In Africa, the holy
martyrs Epictetus, Jucundus, Secundus, Vitalis,
Felix, and seven others.
At Sebaste, in Armenia,
St. Peter, bishop, brother of St. Basil
the Great.
At Ancona, St. Marcellinus,
bishop, who, according to St. Gregory,
miraculously delivered that city from
destruction by fire.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other
holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres,
oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy Martyrs, pray
for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the
Litany of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
JANUARY 10th
This Day, the Tenth Day of January
At Antioch, in the reign of Diocletian and
Maximian, the birthday of the
Saints Julian, martyr, and
Basilissa, his virgin wife. Having lived
in a state of virginity with her husband, she
reached the end of her days in peace. But after
the death by fire of a
multitude of priests and ministers of the Church
of Christ, who had taken refuge in his
house from the severity of the persecution,
Julian was ordered by the president Marcian to
be tormented in many ways and executed. With him
suffered Anthony, a
priest, and Anastasius, whom Julian raised from
the dead, and made partaker of the grace
of Christ; also, Celsus, a
boy, with his mother Marcionilla, seven
brothers, and many others.
In Mauritania Caesariensis (now Algeria),
St. Marciana, virgin,
who consummated her martyrdom by being condemned
to the beasts.
At Smyrna, the holy martyrs
Vitalis, Revocatus, and
Fortunatus.
In Africa, the holy
martyrs Epictetus, Jucundus, Secundus, Vitalis,
Felix, and seven others.
At Sebaste, in Armenia,
St. Peter, bishop, brother of St. Basil
the Great.
At Ancona, St. Marcellinus,
bishop, who, according to St. Gregory,
miraculously delivered that city from
destruction by fire.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other
holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres,
oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy Martyrs, pray
for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the
Litany of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
JANUARY 10th
This Day, the Tenth Day of January
In Cyprus, blessed Nicanor,
one of the first seven
deacons, a man of admirable faith and virtue,
who was most gloriously crowned.
At Rome, Pope St.
Agatho, who terminated a life remarkable
for sanctity and learning by a holy death.
At Bourges, in Aquitaine,
St. William, archbishop
and confessor, renowned for miracles and
virtues. He was canonized by Honorius III.
At Milan, St. John the
Good, bishop and confessor.
In Thebais, the birthday of
St. Paul, the
first hermit, who
lived alone in the desert from the sixteenth to
the one hundred and thirteenth year of his age.
His soul was seen by St. Anthony carried by
angels among the choirs of Apostles and
prophets. His feast is celebrated on the 15th of
this month.
At Constantinople, St.
Marcian, priest.
In the monastery of Cusani, the birthday of
St. Peter Urseolus (Orsini),
confessor, previously Doge of Venice, and
afterwards monk of the Order of St. Benedict,
renowned for piety and miracles. His festival is
kept on the 14th of this month.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other
holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres,
oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy Martyrs, pray
for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the
Litany of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
JANUARY 11th
This Day, the Eleventh Day of January
At Rome, the birthday of
St. Hyginus, Pope, who suffered a
glorious martyrdom in the persecution of
Antoninus.
In Africa, blessed Salvius,
martyr, on whose birthday St. Augustine
preached to the people of Carthage.
At Alexandria, the holy
martyrs Peter, Severus, and Leucius.
At Fermo, in the Marches,
St. Alexander, bishop and martyr.
At Amiens, St. Salvius,
bishop and martyr.
At Brindisi, St. Leucius,
bishop and confessor.
In Cappadocia, in a village called Magariassum,
St. Theodosius, abbot,
who, after great sufferings for the Catholic
faith, finally rested in peace.
In Thebais, St. Palaemon,
abbot, who was the teacher of St.
Pachomius.
At Suppentonia, near Mount Soractes,
the holy monk Anastasius,
and his companions, who were called by a
voice from Heaven to enter the kingdom of God.
At Pavia, St. Honorata,
virgin.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other
holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres,
oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy Martyrs, pray
for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the
Litany of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
JANUARY 12th
This Day, the Twelfth Day of January
At Rome, in the time of the emperor Alexander,
St. Tatiana, martyr,
who was torn with iron hooks and combs, thrown
to the beasts and cast into the fire, but,
having received no injury, was beheaded, and
thus went to Heaven.
In Achaia, St. Satyrus,
martyr. As he passed before an idol, and
breathed upon it, making the sign of the cross
on
his forehead, the idol immediately fell to the
ground; for this reason he was beheaded.
The same day, St. Arcadius,
martyr, illustrious by his noble birth
and miracles.
In Africa, the holy
martyrs Zoticus, Rogatus, Modestus, Castulus,
and forty soldiers gloriously crowned.
At Constantinople, the
Saints Tygrius, priest, and
Eutropius, lector,
who suffered in the time of the emperor Arcadius.
At Tivoli, St. Zoticus,
martyr.
At Ephesus, under Constantine Copronymus,
the passion of forty-two
holy monks, who endured martyrdom after
being most cruelly tortured for the defense of
sacred images.
At Ravenna, St. John,
bishop and confessor.
At Verona, St. Probus,
bishop.
In England, St. Benedict,
abbot and confessor.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other
holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres,
oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy Martyrs, pray
for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the
Litany of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
JANUARY 13th
This Day, the Thirteenth Day of January
The Octave of the Epiphany
of Our Lord.
At Rome, on the Lavican road,
the crowning of forty holy
soldiers, a reward they merited by
confessing the true faith, under the emperor
Gallienus.
In Sardinia, St. Potitus,
martyr, who, having suffered much under
the emperor Antoninus and the governor Gelasius,
was at last put to death by the sword.
At Singidonum (now Belgrade), in Upper Moesia,
of the holy martyrs
Hermylus and Stratonicus, who were
severely tormented and drowned in the river
Danube, under the emperor Licinius.
At Cordova, the holy
martyrs Gumesindus, priest, and Servideus, monk.
At Poitiers, in France, the
birthday of St. Hilary,
bishop and confessor of the Catholic
faith, which he courageously defended, and for
which he was banished four years to Phrygia,
where, among other miracles, he raised a man
from the dead. Pius IX. declared him Doctor of the Church. His festival is celebrated on the
14th of this month.
At Caesarea, in Cappadocia,
St. Leontius, a bishop,
who strongly opposed the Gentiles, under
Licinius, and the Arians, under Constantine.
At Treves, St. Agritius,
bishop.
In the monastery of Verzy,
St. Viventius, confessor.
At Amasea, in Pontus, St.
Glaphyra, virgin.
At Milan, in the monastery of St. Martha,
blessed Veronica of
Binasco, virgin of the Order of St.
Augustine.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other
holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres,
oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy Martyrs, pray
for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the
Litany of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
JANUARY 14th
This Day, the Fourteenth Day of January
St. Hilary, bishop of
Poitiers and confessor, who entered
Heaven on the thirteenth day of this month.
At Nola, in Campania, the
birthday of St. Felix, priest, who (as is
related by bishop St. Paulinus), after being
subjected to torments by the persecutors, was
cast into prison and extended, bound hand and
foot, on (snail) shells and broken
earthenware. In the night, however, his bonds
were loosened and he was delivered by an angel.
The persecution over, he brought many to the
faith of Christ by his exemplary life and
teaching, and, renowned for miracles, rested in
peace.
In Judaea, St. Malachy,
prophet.
On Mount Sinai,
thirty-eight holy monks, killed by the Saracens
for the faith of Christ.
In Egypt, in the district of Raithy, forty-three
holy monks, who were put to death by the
Blemmians, for the Christian religion.
At Milan, St. Datius,
bishop and confessor, mentioned by Pope
St. Gregory.
In Africa, St. Euphrasius,
bishop.
In Syria, in the time of the emperor Valens,
St. Julian Sabas, the
Elder, who miraculously restored at
Antioch the Catholic faith, which was almost
destroyed in that city.
At Neocaesarea, in Pontus,
St. Macrina, disciple of St. Gregory
Thaumaturgus, and grandmother of St. Basil, whom
she brought up in the Christian faith.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other
holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres,
oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy Martyrs, pray
for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the
Litany of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
JANUARY 15th
This Day, the Fifteenth Day of January
St. Paul, the first hermit,
who was carried to the home of the blessed on
the tenth of this month.
In the diocese of Angers,
St. Maur, abbot and disciple of St. Benedict.
He made great progress with so able a master,
for while he was still under the Saint's
instruction he miraculously walked upon the
water a prodigy unheard of since the days of St.
Peter. Sent later to France by St. Benedict, he
built a famous monastery, which he governed for
forty years, and after performing striking
miracles, he rested in peace.
In Judaea, the holy
prophets Habacuc and Michaeas, whose
bodies were found by divine revelation in the
days of Theodosius the Elder.
At Anagni, St. Secundina,
virgin and martyr, who suffered under the
emperor Decius.
At Cagliari, in Sardinia,
St. Ephisius, martyr, who, in the
persecution of Diocletian and under the judge
Flavian, having, by the assistance of God,
overcome many torments, was beheaded and
ascended to Heaven.
At Nola, in Campania, St.
Maximus, bishop.
At Clermont,in Auvergne,
St. Bonitus, bishop and confessor.
In Egypt, St. Macarius,
abbot, disciple of St. Anthony, very
celebrated for his life and miracles.
Also,
blessed Isidore,
renowned for holiness of life, faith and
miracles.
At Rome, St. John Calybita.
For some time living unknown to his parents in a
corner of their house, and later in a hut on an
island
in the Tiber, he was recognized by them only at
his death. Being renowned for miracles, he was
buried where he had died, and a church was
subsequently erected in his honor in the same
place.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other
holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres,
oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy Martyrs, pray
for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the
Litany of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
JANUARY 16th
This Day, the Sixteenth Day of January
At Rome, on the Salarian way, the birthday of
the Pope St. Marcellus,
a martyr, for the confession of the Catholic
faith. By command of the tyrant Mexentius he was
first beaten with clubs, then sent to take care
of animals, with a guard to watch him. In this
servile office, dressed in haircloth, he
departed this life.
At Morocco, in Africa, the martyrdom of the
holy martyrs of the Order
of Friars Minor, Berard, Peter, Accursius, Adjutus,
and Otto.
At Aries, St. Honoratus,
bishop and confessor, whose life was renowned
for learning and miracles.
At Oderzo, St. Titian,
bishop and confessor.
At Khinocolura, in Egypt, in the reign of the
emperor Valens, the holy
bishop Melas, who rested in peace after
suffering exile and other painful trials for the
Catholic faith.
At Fundi, in Campania, St.
Honoratus, abbot, mentioned by Pope St.
Gregory.
In the monastery of Peronne,
St. Fursey, confessor.
At Home, St. Priscilla,
who devoted herself and her goods to the service
of the martyrs.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other
holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres,
oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy Martyrs, pray
for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the
Litany of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
JANUARY 17th
This Day, the Seventeenth Day of January
In Thebais, St. Anthony,
abbot and spiritual guide of many monks.
He was most celebrated for his life and
miracles, of which St. Athanasius has written a
detailed account. His sacred body was found by
divine revelation, during the reign of the
emperor Justinian, and brought to Alexandria,
where it was buried in the church of St. John
the Baptist.
At Langres, in the time of Marcus Aurelius, the
saints Speusippus,
Eleusippus, and Meleusippus, born at one
birth, who were crowned with martyrdom, together
with their grandmother
Leonilla.
At Rome, the finding of
the holy martyrs Diodorus, priest, Marian,
deacon, and their companions. Whilst they
were commemorating the birthdays of the martyrs
in a sand-pit, the entrance was closed by the persecutors, and the vault over them broken
down, and they thus obtained the palm of
martyrdom in the reign of Pope St. Stephen.
At Bourges, the demise of
St. Sulpicius, surnamed Pius, whose life
and precious death are adorned with glorious
miracles.
At Rome, in the monastery of St. Andrew, the
blessed monks Anthony,
Merulus, and John, of whom Pope St.
Gregory speaks in his writings.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other
holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres,
oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy Martyrs, pray
for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the
Litany of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
JANUARY 18th
This Day, the Eighteenth Day of January
The Chair of the Apostle
St. Peter. This festival was instituted
to commemorate the establishment of the Holy See
at Rome.
In the same place, under the emperor Claudius,
the passion of St. Prisca,
virgin and martyr, who, after undergoing
many torments, was crowned with martyrdom.
In Pontus, the birthday of the holy martyrs
Moseus and Ammonius,
soldiers, who were first condemned to
work in the metal mines, and then cast into the
fire.
In the same country, St.
Athenogenes, an aged divine, who, on the
point of enduring martyrdom by fire, joyfully
sang a hymn, which he left in writing to his
disciples.
At Tours, in France, St.
Volusian, bishop, who was made captive by
the Goths, and in exile gave up his soul to God.
In the same place, St.
Leobardus, anchoret, a man of wonderful
abstinence and humility.
In Brittany, St. Deicola,
abbot, disciple of St. Columban.
At Como, St. Liberata,
virgin.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other
holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres,
oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy Martyrs, pray
for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the
Litany of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
JANUARY 19th
This Day, the Nineteenth Day of January
At Rome, on the Cornelian road,
the holy martyrs Marius
and his wife Martha, with their sons Audifax and
Abachum, noble Persians, who came to
Rome, through devotion, in the time of the
Emperor Claudius. After they had been beaten
with rods, tortured on the rack and with fire,
lacerated with iron hooks, and had endured the
cutting off of their hands, Martha was put to
death in the place called Nympha, The others
were beheaded and cast into the flames.
Also, St. Canute, king and
martyr, whose birthday is the 7th of this
month.
At Smyrna, under Marcus Antoninus and Lucius
Aurelius, the birthday of
blessed Germanicus, martyr, who, in the
bloom of youth, being strengthened by the grace
of God, and freed from all fear, provoked the
beast which, by order of the judge, was to
devour him. Being ground by its teeth, he
deserved to be incorporated into the true Bread
of Life, Christ Jesus, for whom he died.
In Africa, the holy
martyrs Paul, Gerontius, Januarius, Saturninus,
Successus, Julius, Catus, Pia, and Germana.
At Spoleto, in the days of the emperor Antoninus,
the passion of St. Pontian,
martyr, who was barbarously scourged for
Christ by the command of the judge Fabian, and
then compelled to walk barefoot on burning
coals. As he was uninjured by the fire, he was
put on the rack, was torn with iron hooks, and
then thrown into a dungeon, where he was
comforted by the visit of an angel. He was
afterwards exposed to the lions, had melted lead
poured over him and finally died by the sword.
At Lodi, St. Bassian,
bishop and confessor, who, in conjunction
with St. Ambrose, courageously combated the
heretics.
At Worcester, in England,
St. Wulstan, bishop and
confessor, conspicuous for merits and
miracles. He was ranked among the Saints by
Innocent III.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other
holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres,
oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy Martyrs, pray
for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the
Litany of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
JANUARY 20th
This Day, the Twentieth Day of January
At Rome, the birthday of
St. Fabian, Pope, who suffered martyrdom
in the time of Decius, and was buried in the
cemetery of Callistus.
In the same place, in the catacombs,
the martyr St. Sebastian.
He was commander of the first cohort, under the
emperor Diocletian, but for professing
Christianity he was bound to a tree in the
centre of a vast field, shot with arrows by the
soldiers, and beaten with clubs until he
expired.
At Kicaea, in Bithynia,
St. Neophytus, martyr, who, in the
fifteenth year of his age, was scourged, cast
into a furnace, and exposed to wild beasts; as
he remained uninjured, and constantly confessed
the faith of Christ, he was at last killed with
the sword.
At Cesena, St. Maurus,
bishop, renowned for virtues and
miracles.
In Palestine, in the time of the emperor Marcian,
the birthday of St.
Euthymius, abbot, who adorned the Church
by his zeal for Catholic discipline, and the
gift of miracles.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other
holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres,
oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy Martyrs, pray
for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the
Litany of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
JANUARY 21st
This Day, the Twenty-First Day of January
At Rome, the passion of
St. Agnes, virgin, who under Symphronius,
governor of the city, was thrown into the fire,
but as it was extinguished by her prayers, she
was struck with the sword. Of her, St. Jerome
writes: "Agnes is praised in the writings and by
the tongues of all nations, especially in the
churches. She overcame the weakness of her age,
conquered the cruelty of the tyrant, and
consecrated her chastity by martyrdom."
At Athens, the birthday of
St. Publius, bishop, who, as successor of
St. Denis the Areopagite, nobly governed the
Church of Athens. No less celebrated for the
lustre of his virtues than for the brilliancy of
his learning, he was gloriously crowned for
having borne testimony to Christ.
At Tarragona, in Spain, during the reign of
Gallienus, the holy
martyrs Fructuosus, bishop, Augurius and
Eulogius, deacons, who, after being
thrown into prison, were cast into the fire,
where their bonds being burnt, they extended
their arms in the form of a cross, and
consummated their martyrdom in prayer. On their
anniversary, St. Augustine preached a sermon to
his people.
At Troyes, St. Patroclus,
martyr, who won the crown of martyrdom
under the emperor Aurelian.
In the monastery of Keichenau,
St. Meinrad,
hermit, who was killed by brigands.
At Pavia, St. Epiphanius,
bishop and confessor.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other
holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres,
oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy Martyrs, pray
for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the
Litany of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
JANUARY 22nd
This Day, the Twenty-Second Day of January
At Valencia, in Spain, while the wicked Dacian
was governor, St. Vincent,
deacon and martyr, who, after suffering
imprisonment, hunger, the torture, the
disjointing of his limbs ; after being burned
with plates of heated metal and on the gridiron,
and tormented in other ways, took his flight to
Heaven, there to receive the reward of
martyrdom. His noble triumph over his sufferings
has been elegantly set forth in verse by Prudentius, and highly eulogized by St.
Augustine and Pope St. Leo.
At Rome, at Aquae Salviae,
St. Anastasius, a Persian monk, who,
after suffering much at Caesarea, in Palestine,
from imprisonment, stripes and fetters, had to
bear many afflictions from Chosroes, king of
Persia, who caused him to be beheaded. He had
sent before him to
martyrdom seventy of his companions, who
were precipitated into rivers. His head was
brought to Rome, together with his venerable
likeness, by the sight of which the demons are
expelled, and diseases cured, as is attested by
the Acts of the second council of Nicaea.
At Embrun, in France, the
holy martyrs Vincent, Orontius, and Victor,
who were crowned with martyrdom in the
persecution of Diocletian.
At Novara, St. Gaudentius,
bishop and confessor.
At Sora, the abbot St.
Dominic, renowned for miracles.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other
holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres,
oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy Martyrs, pray
for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the
Litany of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
JANUARY 23rd
This Day, the Twenty-Third Day of January
At Barcelona, St. Eaymond
of Pennafort. His birthday is the 7th of
January.
At Rome, the holy
virgin and martyr Emerentiana. Being yet
only a catechumen, she was stoned to death by
the Gentiles, whilst praying at the tomb of St.
Agnes, her foster-sister.
At Philippi, in Macedonia,
St. Parmenas, one of the first seven deacons,
who by the grace of God faithfully discharging
the office of preaching committed to him,
obtained the glory of martyrdom in the time of
Trajan.
At Caesarea, in Mauritania (Morocco),
the holy martyrs Severian
and his wife Aquila, who were consumed by
fire.
At Antinous, a city of Egypt,
St. Asclas, martyr,
who, after various torments, was thrown into a
river and gave up his precious soul to God.
At Ancyra, in Galatia, St.
Clement, bishop. After having frequently
endured torments, he finally completed his
martyrdom under Diocletian.
In the same place, St. Agathangelus, who
suffered on the same day, under the governor
Lucius.
At Alexandria, St. John
the Almoner, bishop of that city, most
celebrated for his charity towards the poor.
At Toledo, St. Ildefonsus,
bishop, who, on account of his great
purity of life, and his defense of the virginity
of the Mother of God against the heretics who
impugned it, received from her a brilliant white
vestment, and being renowned for sanctity, was
called to Heaven.
In the Province of Valeria,
St. Martyrius, monk,
mentioned by Pope St. Gregory.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other
holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres,
oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy Martyrs, pray
for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the
Litany of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
JANUARY 24th
This Day, the Twenty-Fourth Day of January
The birthday of St.
Timothy, disciple of the Apostle St.
Paul, who ordained him bishop of Ephesus. After
many combats for Christ, he was stoned for
reprehending those who offered sacrifices to
Diana, and shortly after went peacefully to his
rest in the Lord.
At Antioch, in the persecution of Decius, the
bishop St. Babylas,
who frequently glorified God by his sufferings
and torments, and ended his holy life in chains,
with which he ordered his body to be buried.
Three boys whom he had instructed in the faith
of Christ, Urbanus,
Philidian, Epolonius, are said to have
suffered with him.
At Neocaesarea, the holy
martyrs Mardonius, Musonius, Eugenius, and
Metellus, who were burned to death, their
remains being thrown into the river.
At Foligno, in the time of Decius,
St. Felician, consecrated bishop of that
city by Pope Victor. After many labors, he was
crowned with martyrdom in extreme old age.
Also, the holy martyrs
Thyrsus and Projectus.
At Bologna, St. Zamas,
the first bishop of
that city, who was consecrated by Pope St.
Denis, and there wonderfully propagated the
Christian faith.
Also, blessed Suranus,
abbot, who lived in the time of the
Lombards.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other
holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres,
oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy Martyrs, pray
for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the
Litany of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
JANUARY 25th
This Day, the Twenty-Fifth Day of January
The conversion of St. Paul
the Apostle, which happened the second
year after the Ascension of our Lord.
At Damascus, the birthday
of St. Ananias, who baptized that
Apostle. After he had preached the Gospel at
Damascus, Eleutheropolis, and elsewhere, he was
scourged under the judge Licinius, had his flesh
torn, and lastly being overwhelmed with stones,
ended his martyrdom.
At Antioch, in the time of Julian the Apostate,
the holy martyrs
Juventinus and Maximus, who were crowned
with martyrdom. On their birthday, St. John
Chrysostom preached a sermon to his people.
At Clermont, in Auvergne,
the Saints Projectus, bishop, and Marinus, a man
of God, who were murdered by the leading
men of that city.
Also, the holy martyrs
Donatus, Sabinus, and Agape.
At Tomis, in Scythia, St.
Bretannion, bishop, who by his great
sanctity, and his zeal for the Catholic faith,
shone in the Church, under the Arian emperor
Valens, whom he opposed with fortitude.
At Arras, in France,
St. Poppo, abbot, renowned for miracles.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other
holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres,
oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy Martyrs, pray
for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the
Litany of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
JANUARY 26th
This Day, the Twenty-Sixth Day of January
At Smyrna, the birthday of
St. Polycarp, a disciple of the Apostle
St. John, who consecrated him bishop of that
city and Primate of all Asia. Afterwards, under
Marcus Antoninus and Lucius Aurelius Commodus,
whilst the proconsul was sitting in judgment,
and all the people in the amphitheatre were
clamoring against him, he was condemned to the
flames. But as he received no injury from them,
he was transpierced with a sword, and thus
received the crown of martyrdom. With him
suffered in the same city
twelve others from Philadelphia.
At Hippo Kegius, in Africa,
the holy bishop Theogenes
and thirty-six others, who, despising
temporal death, obtained the crown of eternal
life in the persecution of Valerian.
At Bethlehem of Juda, the demise of
St. Paula, widow,
mother of St. Eustochium, virgin of Christ, who
abandoned her worldly prospects, though she was
descended from a noble line of senators,
distributed her goods to the poor, and retired
to the manger of our Lord, where, adorned with
many virtues, and crowned with a long martyrdom,
she departed for the kingdom of Heaven. Her
admirable life was written by St. Jerome.
In the diocese of Paris,
the saintly queen
Bathildis, illustrious by her sanctity
and glorious miracles.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other holy
martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres,
oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy Martyrs, pray
for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the
Litany of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
JANUARY 27th
This Day, the Twenty-Seventh Day of January
At Constantinople, St.
John, bishop, who was surnamed Chrysostom,
on account of his golden flow of eloquence. He
greatly promoted the interests of the Christian
religion by his preaching and exemplary life,
and after many toils, closed his life in
banishment. His sacred body was brought to
Constantinople on this day, in the reign of
Theodosius the younger; it was afterwards taken
to Rome and placed in the basilica of the Prince
of the Apostles. This illustrious preacher of
the Word of God Pius X declared and appointed
Heavenly patron of sacred orators.
At Sora, St. Julian,
martyr, who, being arrested in the
persecution of Antoninus, was beheaded, because
a pagan temple had fallen to the ground whilst
he was tortured. Thus did he win the crown of
martyrdom.
In Africa, St. Avitus,
martyr.
In the same country, the
holy martyrs, Datius, Reatrus, and their
companions, who suffered in the
persecution of the Vandals.
Also, the holy martyrs
Dativus, Julian, Vincent, and twenty-seven
others.
At Rome, St. Vitalian,
Pope.
At Le Mans, the demise of
St. Julian, the first bishop of that
city, who was sent thither by St. Peter to
preach the Gospel.
In the monastery of Bobacum,
St. Maur, abbot.
At Brixen, St. Angela
Merici, virgin, foundress of the Order of
the Nuns of St. Ursula, whose principal aim is
to direct young girls in the ways of the Lord.
By an indult of Pius VII. her feast is
celebrated on the 31st of May.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other
holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres,
oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy Martyrs, pray
for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the
Litany of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
JANUARY 28th
This Day, the Twenty-Eighth Day of January
At Rome, the second feast
of St. Agnes.
In the same place, St.
Flavian, martyr, who suffered under
Diocletian.
At Apollonia, the holy martyrs
Thyrsus, Leucius, and
Callinicus, who were made to undergo
various torments in the time of the emperor
Decius. Thyrsus and Callinicus consummated their
martyrdom by being beheaded; Leucius, being
called by a Heavenly voice, yielded his soul to
God.
In Thebais, the holy
martyrs Leonides and his companions, who
obtained the palm of martyrdom in the time of
Diocletian.
At Alexandria, the commemoration of
many holy martyrs,
who, whilst they were at Mass in the church on
this day, were put to
death in various manners by the followers of
Syrian, an Arian general.
Also, St. Cyril, bishop
of the same city, a most celebrated defender of
the Catholic faith, who rested in peace with a
great reputation for learning and sanctity.
At Saragossa, St.
Valerius, bishop.
At Cuenca, in Spain, the birthday of
St. Julian, bishop,
who went to his God with the reputation of
working miracles, after bestowing the goods of
the Church on the poor, and, like the Apostles,
supporting himself by the work of his hands.
In the monastery of Kheims, the demise of
a holy priest named John,
a man of God.
In Palestine, St.
James, a hermit, who hid himself a long
time in a sepulchre to do penance for a fault he
had committed, and being celebrated for
miracles, departed for Heaven.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other
holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres,
oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy Martyrs, pray
for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the
Litany of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
JANUARY 29th
This Day, the Twenty-Ninth Day of January
At Lyons, in France, St.
Francis of Sales, bishop of Geneva, confessor
and Doctor of the Church, who is
mentioned on the 28th of December.
At Rome, on the Nomentan road, the birthday of
the holy martyrs Papius
and Maurus, soldiers under the emperor
Diocletian. At their first confession of Christ
their mouths were bruised with stones and they
were thrown into prison by order of Laodicius,
prefect of the city. Afterwards they were beaten
with rods and with leaded whips until they
expired.
At Perugia, in the time of Marcus Aurelius,
St. Constantius, bishop
and martyr, who
together with his companions, received
the crown of martyrdom for the defense of the
faith.
At Edessa, in Syria, the
holy martyrs Sarbelius and his sister Barbea,
who were baptized by the blessed bishop
Barsimseus, and crowned with martyrdom in the
persecution of Trajan, under the governor Lysias.
In the territory of Troyes,
St. Sabinian, martyr,
who was beheaded for the faith of Christ by the
command of the emperor Aurelian.
At Milan, St. Aquilinus,
priest, who was crowned with martyrdom by
having his throat pierced with a sword by the
Arians.
At Treves, the demise of the
blessed bishop Valerius,
disciple of the Apostle St. Peter.
At Bourges, St. Sulpicius
Severus, bishop, distinguished by his
virtues and erudition.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other
holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres,
oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy Martyrs, pray
for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the
Litany of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
JANUARY 30th
This Day, the Thirtieth Day of January
At Rome, St. Martina,
virgin and martyr, who is commemorated on
the first day of this month.
At Antioch, the passion of the
blessed priest Hippolytus,
who, for a short time deceived by the Novatian
schismatics, was converted by the grace of
Christ and returned to the unity of the Church,
for which and in which he afterwards underwent a
glorious martyrdom. Being asked by the
schismatics which was the better side, he
repudiated the doctrine of Novatus, and
affirming that the faith ought to be professed
which the Chair of Peter taught, he presented
his neck to the executioners.
In Africa, the passion of
the holy martyrs Felician, Philappian, and one
hundred and twenty-four others.
At Edessa, in Syria, in the reign of Trajan,
St. Barsimaeus, bishop,
who converted many Gentiles to the faith, sent
them before him to be crowned, and followed them
with the palm of martyrdom.
In thesame place, St.
Barsen, bishop, renowned for the gift of
curing diseases. For the Catholic faith, he was
banished by the Arian emperor Valens into the
remotest parts of that country, and there ended
his days.
Also, blessed Alexander,
a man of venerable aspect and advanced age, who
was apprehended in the persecution of Decius and
after gloriously and repeatedly confessing the
faith, gave up his soul to God in the midst of
torments.
At Jerusalem, the birthday of
St. Matthias, bishop,
of whom are related wonders and actions inspired
by faith. After having endured many trials for
Christ under Adrian, he passed away in peace.
At Rome, Pope St.
Felix, who labored much for the Catholic
faith.
At Pavia, St.
Armentarius, bishop and confessor.
In the monastery of Maubeuge, in Hainaut,
St. Aldegundes, a
virgin, who lived in the time of king Dagobert.
At Milan, St. Savina,
a most religious woman, who went to rest in the
Lord whilst praying at the tomb of the holy
martyrs Nabor and Felix.
At Viterbo, the holy
virgin Hyacintha de Mariscotti, a nun of
the Third Order of St. Francis, distinguished
for the virtues of penance and charity. She was
inscribed among the Blessed by Benedict XIII.,
and among the Saints by Pius VII.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other
holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres,
oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy Martyrs, pray
for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the
Litany of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
JANUARY 30th
This Day, the Thirtieth Day of January
At Alexandria, in the time of the emperor
Decius, the birthday of
St. Metran, martyr, who, because he
refused to utter blasphemous words at the
bidding of the Pagans, was scourged until he was
covered with bruises, and pierced through the
face and eyes with sharp-pointed reeds. He was
then driven out of the city, overwhelmed with
stones and killed.
In the same place, the
holy martyrs Saturninus, Thyrsus and Victor.
In the same city, the
holy martyrs Tharsicius, Zoticus, Cyriacus, and
their companions.
At Cyzicum, in Hellespont,
St. Triphenes, martyr, who overcame
various torments, but was finally killed by a
bull, and thus merited the palm of martyrdom.
At Modena, St. Geminian,
bishop, made illustrious by his miracles.
In the province of Milan,
St. Julius, priest and confessor, in the
reign of the emperor Theodosius.
At Borne, St. Marcella, a
widow, whose meritorious deeds are
related by St. Jerome.
In the same place, blessed
Louisa Albertonia, a Roman widow, of the
Third Order of St. Francis, distinguished for
her virtues.
The same day, the
translation of the evangelist St. Mark,
when his sacred body was brought from the city
of Alexandria, in Egypt, then occupied by
barbarians, to Venice, and with the greatest
honors placed in the large church dedicated to
his name.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other
holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres,
oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy Martyrs, pray
for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the
Litany of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
JANUARY 31st
This Day, the Thirty-First Day of January
At Barcelona, in Spain,
St. Peter Nolasco,
confessor, who slept in the Lord on the
25th of December.
At Rome, on the road to Ostia,
the holy martyrs Cyrus and
John, who were beheaded after suffering
many torments for the name of Christ.
At Alexandria, in the time of the emperor
Decius, the birthday of
St. Metran, martyr, who, because he
refused to utter blasphemous words at the
bidding of the Pagans, was scourged until he was
covered with bruises, and pierced through the
face and eyes with sharp-pointed reeds. He was
then driven out of the city, overwhelmed with
stones and killed.
In the same place, the holy martyrs Saturninus,
Thyrsus and Victor. In the same city,
the holy martyrs
Tharsicius, Zoticus, Cyriacus, and their
companions.
At Cyzicum, in Hellespont,
St. Triphenes, martyr, who overcame
various torments, but was finally killed by a
bull, and thus merited the palm of martyrdom.
At Modena, St. Geminian,
bishop, made illustrious by his miracles.
In the province of Milan,
St. Julius, priest and confessor, in the
reign of the emperor Theodosius.
At Borne, St. Marcella, a
widow, whose meritorious deeds are
related by St. Jerome.
In the same place, blessed
Louisa Albertonia, a Roman widow, of the Third
Order of St. Francis, distinguished for
her virtues.
The same day, the
translation of the evangelist St. Mark,
when his sacred body was brought from the city
of Alexandria, in Egypt, then occupied by
barbarians, to Venice, and with the greatest
honors placed in the large church
dedicated to his name.
And elsewhere in divers places, many other
holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins.
Omnes sancti Mártyres,
oráte pro nobis. ("All ye Holy Martyrs, pray
for us", from the Litaniae Sanctorum, the
Litany of the Saints)
Response: Thanks be to God.
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Roman Martyrology by Month
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