SAINT POLIAS, DEACON AND MARTYR - 21 MAY

 

ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY

Saints celebrated on the 21st of May

SAINT POLIAS, DEACON AND MARTYR

Saint Polias, deacon and martyr in Mauritania, probably died in the second century. He was martyred for the faith together with Timothy and Eutychius.

(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 4, Augsburg, 1875)

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PRAYER:

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