SAINT HELYMAS, PRIEST AND MARTYR - 22 APRIL

 

ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN APRIL

Saints celebrated on the 22nd of April

SAINT HELYMAS, PRIEST AND MARTYR

Saint Helymas (Elimar, Helimas, Helimenas), a priest and martyr, died under the emperor Decius about the year 251 at Cordula "in Persia" (not far from Babylon, as the Bollandists* suppose). He is associated with St Parmenius and other martyrs.

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

*A hagiography source used by the authors 

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PRAYER:

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