ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER
Saints celebrated on the 24th of September
EPIGENIA, VIRGIN
Epigenia, who is remembered on September 24, was a holy virgin; Grevenus* mentions her along with her mother Eufemia. Other sources call this pious lady Iphigenia or Eufenissa. (VI. 660)
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 72)
*A hagiography source used by the authors
Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations
Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org
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