SAINT GOBOLDEUS, MARTYR - 12 NOVEMBER

 

ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER

Saints celebrated on the 12th November

SAINT GOBOLDEUS, MARTYR

Saint Goboldeus (Gobuldeus) was a monk at Visa who lived in the 5th century. The Bollandists* list him in connection with Saint Mamilianus; at the same time they also mention Saint Nympha. Saint Goboldeus' life history somewhat resembles that of Saint Nympha. 

On November 12, in the Elenchus* of the Bollandists, Saint Nympha is featured alongside Saints Eustatius, Proculus and Goboldeus.

The relics of Saint Goboldeus are kept in Rome together with the mortal remains of Saints Mamilianus, Asotius, Proculus and Nympha. They are venerated as martyrs; Palermo is referred to as their place of martyrdom. (Jul. IV. 349.)

(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 2, Augsburg, 1861)

*A hagiography source used by the authors 

Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations

PRAYER:

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