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ST DONOALDUS, MARTYR - 11 AUGUST

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST Saints celebrated on the 11th August WELCOME! SAINT DONOALDUS, MARTYR The abbey Saint-Lucien de Beauvais Donoaldus (French: Dinevaut ), a martyr in the 5th century, was killed by wicked people in Milly ( Milliacum ) near Beauvais ( Bellovacum ), and his relics are in the church of St Lucian at Beauvais.  HIS RELICS ARE VENERATED AT ST LUCIAN'S CHURCH [The hagiographer] Migne * counts him among the saints, but the Bollandists * place Donoaldus under their " Praetermissi ".  (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume  1, Augsburg, 1858) *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 Donoaldus 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 an...