SAINT FEAST DAY FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JULY Saints celebrated on the 27th of July WELCOME! SAINT MAXIMIANUS AND SIX COMPANIONS S.S. Maximianus (Maximilianus) and 6 Soc. M.M. (The Seven Sleeping Martyrs,  The Seven Sleepers ).  These saints are commemorated on July 27 or June 27 ; also on August 4, October 22 and October 23).  The legend of seven sleeping martyrs is well known.  Above all, the wide spread of this famous legend should be noted; it is known from Norway to Arabia, and even the Koran has not bypassed it. The Latins, Greeks, Arabs, Ethiopians and Syrians also agree on the number seven of the martyrs.  Their names are called in the Latin Church: Maximian (Maximianus), Malchus, Martinian (Martinianus), Dennis (Dionysius), John (Johannes) , Serapion and Constantine (Constantinus). Among the Greeks, their names are known as: Maximilianus, Exacustodianus, Jamblicus, Martinianis, Dionysius, Johannes and Constantinus; among the Muscovites: Maximilianus, Diony...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JUNE Saints celebrated on the 27th of June WELCOME! THE SEVEN SLEEPERS From the 13th century " Golden Legend " by  Bl. Jacopo de Voragine , Archbishop of Genoa, 1275. Originally in Latin, it was the most widely read book (after the Bible) during the late Middle Ages: The seven sleepers  were born in the city of Ephesus. And when Decius the emperor came into Ephesus for the persecution of Christians, he commanded to seek all the Christian people, and bind them for to make them to do sacrifice, or else to put them to death. In this city were found seven Christian men, that is to wit, Maximian, Malchus, Marcianus, Denis, John, Serapion, and Constantine, practising fastings and prayers. And then they were accused before Decius, and came thither, and were found very Christian men. Then was given to them space for to repent them, unto the coming again of Decius. And in the meanwhile they dispended their patrimony in alms to the poor people; and assemb...