ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER
Saints celebrated on the 16th of September
SAINT PAPIAS AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS
The martyrology of Saint Jerome* features this entry:
Saints Papias, Felix, Victor, Sperata (Speratus), Navatus (Novatus, Novinus), Chorintus (Chorentus), Secundus (Secunda), Donatus (Donata), Genevieve, another Secunda and Lupatus, martyrs.
Other martyrologies add: Victor, Alexander, Emerentia, Euphemia and Besia. The Bollandists* list these holy men and women among the Praetermissi (V. 250).
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 4, Augsburg, 1875)
*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 Saint Papias 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
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