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SAINT FANDILA, PRIEST AND MARTYR - 13 JUNE

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JUNE Saints celebrated on the 13th of June SAINT FANDILA, PRIEST AND MARTYR Born in the South of Spain, this 9th century saint became a monk at  Cordoba (Cordova) , where he was ordained priest. Arrested during the persecution of the Caliph Mahomed he was cast into prison and beheaded at Cordoba, A.D. 853. (From The Book of Saints, 1921, by the Monks of Ramsgate) PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Fandila 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 FANDILA'S ENTRY IN THE ROMAN MARTYROLOGY At Cordova [Cordoba], in the persecution of the Arabs, Saint Fandila, a priest and monk, who underwent martyrdom by decapitation for the faith of Christ.