ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER Saints celebrated on the 5th of September WELCOME! SAINT ERCULANUS, MARTYR OF OSTIA About the year 252, Saint Erculanus ( Herculanus ) died for his faith in Ostia. He was a companion of Saint Censurinus . Saint Erculanus was patron of a church at Parma, whither his relics were taken. In A.D. 1104, however, Pope Paschal II dedicated this church in honour of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin (II. 518). (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 80) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Erculanus 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....