ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN DECEMBER
Saints celebrated on the 31st of December
SAINT DONATA AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS
S.S. Donata et Soc. M.M.
Saints Donata, Paulina, Rustica, Nominanda, Serotina, and Hilaria suffered martyrdom in Rome, with several male companions (socii) or female companions (sociae). Saint Donata is one of the Martyrs of the Cemetery of Priscilla.
The Roman Martyrology* lists these holy martyrs on December 31 (El.).
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 794)
*A hagiography source used by the authors
Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations
PRAYER:
Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that we who celebrate the anniversary of the death of your holy martyrs Donata and companions, may by their intercession be delivered from all evils that threaten us. 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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