ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER Saints celebrated on the 4th of September SAINT BABYLAS AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS According to the Greek Meneae *, a certain Saint Babylas (commemorated on September 4), who was a bishop of Antioch in Syria, was martyred with 84 boys, who were his pupils. They suffered in the area of Nicomedia during the reign of Emperor Maximinian. However, according to Baronius *, with whom the Bollandists * agree, this holy martyr is identical with this Saint Babylas (January 24). (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 372) *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 Babylas 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, fo...