ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER
Saints celebrated on the 13th of November
SAINT PAULILLUS, MARTYR OF AFRICA
Saint Paulillus, a young boy, was of Spanish birth and a martyr of Africa. During the reign Genseric, he was first beaten with a stick, but then sold as slave for being a Catholic Christian and for not coming off his faith. He was a companion of Saint Arcadius.
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 4, Augsburg, 1875)
Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations
PRAYER:
Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Paulillus 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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