ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY
Saints celebrated on the 5th of February
SAINT AGRICOLAUS, BISHOP OF MAASTRICHT
Saint Agricolaus was bishop of Maastricht
[Tongeren - Maastricht]. A contemporary of Saint Remigius of Reims, he succeeded Saint Servatius on the episcopal chair in A.D. 384. He died around the year 420.
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 88)
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PRAYER:
Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Agricolaus 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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