ST DIGNA, MARTYR OF TOMI - 1 OCTOBER

 

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Saints celebrated on the 1st of October

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SAINT DIGNA [PIGRA], MARTYR OF TOMI

Saint Digna (Pigra), commemorated on October 1, was martyred for her Christian faith in Niedermösten¹. She was a Companion of Saints Priscus and Denegothia and one of the two holy ladies of that company called Digna.

(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 753)

Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations

¹Niedermösten is an older, Germanized - or historical - name for the ancient city of Tomis [Tomi], (modern-day Constanta in Romania) in the Roman province of Moesia Inferior. (AI)

PRAYER:

Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Digna 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