ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST
Saints celebrated on the 14th of August
SAINT OROSIUS, PRIEST AND MARTYR OF ROME
During the reign of Constantius, Saint Orosius, a holy priest and martyr, a native of Spain, came to Rome to visit the sanctuaries there and pray at the burial places of the holy martyrs when he was seized and locked up in a room, in connection with him tending to another Christian called Eusebius, who was also a priest, but a Roman by birth. He did not get supplied with any food and water at all and died of starvation (III. 145).
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 4, Augsburg, 1875, p. 628)
Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations
PRAYER:
Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Orosius 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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