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  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JULY Saints celebrated on the 31st of July WELCOME! SAINT CYRINUS, MARTYR OF POZZUOLI Today, we also commemorate Saint Cyrinus, a companion of  Saint Onesimus . They were killed for the Christian faith in Pozzuoli. (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  4, Augsburg, 1875, pp. 621-22) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Cyrinus 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

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JULY Saints celebrated on the 31st of July WELCOME! SAINT ONESIMUS AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS Saint Onesimus suffered in the persecution of Decius, along with Alphius, Philadelphus, Cyrinus, Erasmus, and 13 others. After the first torture  for the sake of their faith, which took place at Puteoli (now Pozzuoli), they were sent to Rome. There they endured an excruciating interrogation by the city prefect Tertullus, and afterwards found themselves locked up in the local dungeon. The apostles Peter and Paul themselves, so the legend goes, visited the saints in prison to encourage them.  All the government officials' attempts to induce them to renounce the faith were fruitless. Onesimus and his companions were led out of the dungeon and, for eighteen days, subjected to yet another ordeal, after which they were expelled from the city under the pretence of clemency.  Upon their return to Puteoli, the governor Diomedes had them interrogated and afterw...