SAINT ONION AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS - 9 AUGUST

 

ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST

Saints celebrated on the 9th of August

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SAINT ONION AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS

Saints Onion [Orion], Tiburtinus, Valerian, Dionysius, Felix, Eutician, Gagius, Melciades, Stephanus, Urbanus, Lucius, Mamorius, Saftirus, Nimidus, Ladicus, Julian, Polycarp, Magnus and Sylvanus are listed in the ancient martyrologies as martyrs at Alexandria. There is no further information about them. (II. 412)

(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 4, Augsburg, 1875, p. 622)

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PRAYER:

Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saints Onion, Tiburtinus, Valerian, Dionysius, Felix, Eutician, Gagius, Melciades, Stephanus, Urbanus, Lucius, Mamorius, Saftirus, Nimidus, Ladicus, Julian, Polycarp, Magnus and Sylvanus 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