ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH
Saints celebrated on the 20th of March
SAINT ALEXANDRA AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS
Saints Alexandra, Claudia, Euphrasia, Matrona, Juliana, Euphemia and Theodosia suffered with Saint Derphuta and her sister under Emperor Maximian at Amysi in Paphlagonia on the Black Sea. They died a most cruel death for the sake of their faith, being stripped of their clothes, struck with rods, and after their breasts were cut off, hang up and mauled until their entrails became visible, after which they were thrown into a red-hot furnace. These holy martyrs are inserted in the Roman Martyrology* on March 20.
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 135)
Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations
PRAYER:
Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Alexandra, Claudia, Euphrasia, Matrona, Juliana, Euphemia, Theodosia and Derphuta 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.
Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org
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