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SAINT EPHEBUS, MARTYR OF TERNI - 14 APRIL

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN APRIL Saints celebrated on the 14th of April WELCOME! SAINT EPHEBUS, MARTYR OF TERNI Saint Ephebus, commemorated on April 14, was a martyr at  Interamna , now Terni, in Umbria, and a companion of  Saint Apollonius .  (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Ephebus 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. ⬅️ Saint Valentine, Bishop and Martyr Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk,  de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org

SAINT EPHEBUS, MARTYR - 14 FEBRUARY

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY Saints celebrated on the 14th of February SAINT EPHEBUS, MARTYR Saint Ephebus, who had come from Athens to Rome accompanied by Apollonius and Proculus, became a pupil of Croton, whose disabled son had been cured by Saint Valentine . This miracle  was instrumental in Ephebus' and his fellow students' conversion to Christianity. Because of their subsequent zeal in spreading the Christian religion, they suffered martyrdom. This occurred around the year A.D. 272 at Terni. On the above-mentioned day the name of the saint is also inserted in the Roman Martyrology*. (II 853) (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 70) *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 Ephebus may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through o...