SAINT ELADIUS AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS - 8 JULY

 

ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JULY

Saints celebrated on the 8th of July

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SAINT ELADIUS AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS

At Nicaea in Bithynia, Saints Eladius, Eminus, Senator, Alethius, Severus, Honoratus, Encollus, Eleutius, Fratonus, Artemius, Eudemines, Helias, Novasius, Alopius, and 18 Companions were martyred for their Christian faith. (II.578)

(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 22)

*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 Saints Eladius, Eminus, Senator, Alethius, Severus, Honoratus, Encollus, Eleutius, Fratonus, Artemius, Eudemines, Helias, Novasius, Alopius 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