ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY
Saints celebrated on the 24th of January
SAINT URBAN, MARTYR
Around A.D. 200, during the reign of the Emperor Decius, Saint Urban (Urbanus), a disciple of the holy Bishop Babylas of Antioch, was killed for the Christian faith. His saintly teacher and two boys, Prilidianus and Epolon, suffered with him. (II. 569)
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 5, Augsburg, 1882, p. 607)
Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations
PRAYER:
Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Urban 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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