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SAINT AEMILIUS AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS - 19 MAY

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 19th of May WELCOME! SAINT AEMILIUS AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS Saints Aemilius (Emilius), Basil (Basilius), Pretextata, Basilia (Basia), and Partinus were killed for their Christian faith in Getulia, a region of Africa. (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 58) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that we who know how courageously your holy martyrs Aemilius and companions confessed the faith, may experience their goodness as they intercede for us with you. 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