SAINT MARCELLUS AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS - 3 JUNE

 

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SAINT MARCELLUS AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS

Saint Marcellus suffered with many other.martyrs; only  some of whom are known by name. Piazza* (I. 478) is not quite sure whether they were killed in Rome, as the Bollandists* state in their entry.

  Piazza* relates that 188 Christian men and women were martyred on this occasion. As far as they are known, they were called: Marcellus, Avidus, Gagus, Donatus, Mesomus (?), Possemus (?), Saturnus, Januarius, Victor, Virianus, Urban, Felix, Veneria, Rogatian, Fortunatus, Extricatus, Victurina, Gorgonia, Toga (?), Felicity, Valeria, Prisca, Paula, Fortunata, Donata, Victuria, Sinereus (?), Cassian, Quintus, Zetula, Victorinus, Silvanus, Gagia, Rogatian, Aurelius, Apronus (?), Nabor, Quintus, Metuana, Libosus, Emeritus, Sextus, Fructus (?), Severus, Secundus, Januarius, Florus, Titonia, Donata, Januaria, Severa, Januarius (Januarissa), Honorata, Saturninus, Victoria, Matura, Lucia, Neptunalis (?), Criscens (?), Pompanus, Cyprus, Tertula, Lucia (Lucius), Silvana, Publius, Obercus (?), Justa, Domitius, Procula, Rufina, Valeria, Januaria, Silvanus, Felix, Weneria (?), Victor, Fortunata, Exuperia, Flavia, Justus, Matrona, Faustina, Gallicia, Januaria, Fortunatus, Publius, Romanus, Peter, Veranus, Apinus and 102 others whose names have not been handed down to us. But even of those cited, several are doubtful, as it seems very unlikely that all of their names are spelled correctly in the records that are still available. (I. 187)

(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 4, Augsburg, 1875, p. 92)

*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 Marcellus, Avidus, Gagus, Donatus, Mesomus, Possemus, Saturnus, Januarius, Victor, Virianus, Urban, Felix, Veneria, Rogatian, Fortunatus, Extricatus, Victurina, Gorgonia, Toga, Felicity, Valeria, Prisca, Paula, Fortunata, Donata, Victuria, Sinereus, Cassian, Quintus, Zetula, Victorinus, Silvanus, Gagia, Rogatian, Aurelius, Apronus, Nabor, Quintus, Metuana, Libosus, Emeritus, Sextus, Fructus, Severus, Secundus, Januarius, Florus, Titonia, Donata, Januaria, Severa, Januarius, Honorata, Saturninus, Victoria, Matura, Lucia, Neptunalis, Criscens, Pompanus, Cyprus, Tertula, Lucia, Silvana, Publius, Obercus, Justa, Domitius, Procula, Rufina, Valeria, Januaria, Silvanus, Felix, Weneria, Victor, Fortunata, Exuperia, Flavia, Justus, Matrona, Faustina, Gallicia, Januaria, Fortunatus, Publius, Romanus, Peter, Veranus, Apinus, 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