SAINT JANUARIUS AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS - 17 FEBRUARY

 

ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY

 Saints celebrated on the 17th of February

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SAINT JANUARIUS AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS

(SS. Januarius et 38 Soc. MM.)

Saints Januarius, Felician, Donatus, Castus, another Donatus, Victor, Agapa, Donata, Codenes, Dativus, Fortunio, Marcella, Quintianus, Julia, a second Januarius, Cascentus, Celestine, Saturninus, Cypto, Felicity, Donatian, Victuaria, Emily, Bassilla, Saturus, Ebasus, Secundus, Felix, Octavian, Faustinia, Albina, Venustina, Rogatian, Victor, Mareus, Cetula, Rutilus, Silvanus and Covilius won the palm of martyrdom in the early Christian centuries. Our source does not specify the exact year nor the location of their suffering. (III. 10)

(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 3, Augsburg, 1869, p. 138)

Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations

PRAYER:

Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saints Januarius, Felician, Donatus, Castus, Victor, Agapa, Donata, Codenes, Dativus, Fortunio, Marcella, Quintianus, Julia, Cascentus, Celestine, Saturninus, Cypto, Felicity, Donatian, Victuaria, Emily, Bassilla, Saturus, Ebasus, Secundus, Felix, Octavian, Faustinia, Albina, Venustina, Rogatian, Victor, Mareus, Cetula, Rutilus, Silvanus and Covilius 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