SAINT CTESIPHON, BISHOP OF VERGIO - 1 APRIL

 

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SAINT CTESIPHON, BISHOP OF VERGIO

Saint Ctesiphon was a first century Bishop of Vergio (Vergium). Together with some others he had been ordained by the apostles at Rome and sent by them to proclaim the gospel in Spain. At length, Ctesiphon died at Vergio. 

It is not clear whether this Vergio is the town formerly known as Vergilia, whether it is the same location that is called Vergis by some sources, or indeed whether it is the place called Veria today.

Likewise, it is not certain whether the saint was of Arabian descent, as some have suggested. 

On May 15, on which day he also occurs in the Roman Martyrology*, he is venerated along with the other six Spanish apostles. April 1 is his individual feast day. On May 15, the Bollandists*, too, elaborate on the arrival of these bishop missionaries in Spain (see Torquatus).

(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 1, Augsburg, 1858)

*A hagiography source used by the authors 

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PRAYER:

Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Ctesiphon 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.