ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN APRIL
Saints celebrated on the 14th of April
SAINT OPTATUS, ARCHELAUS, AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS
Saints Optatus and Archelaus, martyrs, are listed in an ancient martyrology of Saint Jerome along with their companions Symphronius, Frontinus, Maximus, Decima, Marcia, Cornelia, Fortunata, Donatus, Tiburbius, and Valentus. (II. 212)
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 4, Augsburg, 1875, p. 625)
Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations
PRAYER:
Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saints Optatus, Archelaus, Symphronius, Frontinus, Maximus, Decima, Marcia, Cornelia, Fortunata, Donatus, Tiburbius, and Valentus 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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