SAINT CELERINUS AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS - 7 MAY

 

ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY

Saints celebrated on the 7th of May

SAINT CELERINUS AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS

A page of one of Fortunatus Hueber's
Saints' books,
"Stammenbuch..." (1693)

This company of holy men and women was martyred for the Christian faith in Africa: Celerinus, Maximus, Victurus, Potentella, Alla, Faustina and many others; also Augustine (a bishop), another Victurus, Gaius, Antus, Maximus, another Celerinus, Frontonus, Quintus, Flavia, Martialis, Privatian, Septimia, Dextrus, Quinta, Arnesus, Donatus, a second Donatus, Octavian, a third Donatus, Marinus, Navigus, Pulverus, Rogata, Victor, Muderus, Fortunus, a third Victurus, Secundus, Celedonia (or Cecilius), Donata, Saturnin, another Donata, Navida, Fortunata, Felix, Julius, Crescens, Gallicus, Justinian, Vitalicus, Rogatianus, Lucella, Honoratus, Felicia, Savina, Saltus (Sullitus), Simplicius, Flavia, Alexius, Catula, Euticia, Peculiaris, Germanus, another Rogata, Marcella, Odemarus, Ercola, Saturnina, Primolus, Castula, a fourth Donatus, Felix, Victorius, Processus, Antonina, Sapida, a third Donata, Secundiana, a fourth Donata, Martialis, Januarius, Tunidus, Victurus, Fortunatus, Germanus, Avida, another Fortunatus, a third Rogata, Epaphroditus, Marcellinus, Florian, Palatinus, Faustinus (a bishop), Euticus, and either 56 or 45 unnamed Companions.

(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 592-93)

Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations

PRAYER:

Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saints Celerinus, Maximus, Victurus, Potentella, Alla, Faustina, Augustine, Gaius, Antus, Maximus, Frontonus, Quintus, Flavia, Martialis, Privatian, Septimia, Dextrus, Quinta, Arnesus, Donatus, Octavian, Marinus, Navigus, Pulverus, Rogata, Victor, Muderus, Fortunus, Secundus, Celedonia, Donata, Saturnin, Navida, Fortunata, Felix, Julius, Crescens, Gallicus, Justinian, Vitalicus, Rogatianus, Lucella, Honoratus, Felicia, Savina, Saltus, Simplicius, Flavia, Alexius, Catula, Euticia, Peculiaris, Germanus, Marcella, Odemarus, Ercola, Saturnina, Primolus, Castula, Felix, Victorius, Processus, Antonina, Sapida, Secundiana, Martialis, Januarius, Tunidus, Victurus, Fortunatus, Germanus, Avida, Epaphroditus, Marcellinus, Florian, Palatinus, Faustinus, Euticus, and Companions 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