ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY
Saints celebrated on the 5th of February
ASPIDA, VIRGIN - FEBRUARY 5
Aspida (February 5) was a close relative of the holy bishop Saint Avitus of Vienne in France. She lived a devout life in a monastery. No further details are presently known about her.
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, 1858)
FROM THE VIENNE SAINTS GALLERY:
ST AVITUS, BISHOP
(Saint Avitus, Archbishop of Vienne, Confessor.)
St Alcimus Ecditius Avitus was of a senatorian Roman family, but born in Auvergne. His father Isychius was chosen archbishop of Vienne upon the death of St Mammertus, and... ➡️ continue reading
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