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SAINT DICIANUS, MARTYR OF NICOMEDIA - 24 FEBRUARY

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY Saints celebrated on the 24th of February   WELCOME! SAINT DICIANUS, MARTYR OF NICOMEDIA  Today, we also commemorate Saint Dicianus, a companion of  Saint Lucian , who was martyred at Nicomedia in Bithynia. (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  3, Augsburg, 1869, p. 892-93 - 📷 An old map featuring Antioch) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Dicianus 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