ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER
Saints celebrated on the 11th of September
SAINT EXUPERANTIUS, MARTYR OF ZÜRICH
Saint Exuperantius, a martyr, was killed for the Christian faith in at Zürich (Tigurum), Switzerland, towards the end of the third or beginning of the fourth century. - Church art depicts him holding his severed head. He is patron of Zürich and a companion of Saints Felix and Regula. (III. 763)
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 152)
Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations
PRAYER:
Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Exuperantius 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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