ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER
Saints celebrated on the 26th of October
SAINT APTONIUS, BISHOP OF ANGOULEME
Saint Aptonius was a bishop of Angouleme (Engulisma, Iculisma, Aequolesima, Ratiastum) in Aquitaine. He attended the 5th Council of Orleans, and died in A.D. 573. (El., Mg.)
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 1, Augsburg, 1858)
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PRAYER:
Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Aptonius may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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