SAINT THEOTECNUS, BISHOP OF CAESAREA - 5 MARCH

 

ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH

Saints celebrated on the 5th of March

SAINT THEOTECNUS, BISHOP OF CAESAREA

Saint Theotecnus was a 3rd century bishop of Caesarea in Palestine. In the life of Saint Marinus he is called Theoknetes. The Bollandists* list him among the Praetermissi.

(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 5, Augsburg, 1882, p. 496)

*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 Theotecnus 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.