ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN DECEMBER
Saints celebrated on the 24th of December
ST SULPITIUS, BISHOP
Saint Sulpitius (commemorated on December 24), was a bishop from Gaul who is mentioned in the annals as as an apostle in the Rhone Valley of the 4th century (around the year 323).
An old manuscript gives him the highest praise and calls him a worthy Gallic bishop. He died after a truly Christian life and was buried in a niche in the church of Martinach. He may be the same as the Bishop of Trois-Chateaux named in the Elenchus* on the above date (Burgener, II. 238).
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints)
*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 Sulpitius 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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