ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY
Saints celebrated on the 15th of February
SAINT DECOROSUS, BISHOP OF CAPUA
Saint Decorosus, bishop of Capua in Campagnia at the time of Duke Grimoald, attended the synod held at Rome in the year 680. He still lived under Emperor Justinian II and Pope Sergius, and died in A.D. 690. The Roman Martyrology* lists this holy bishop on February 15.
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 753)
*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 Decorosus 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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