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SAINT FLAVIAN OF CARTHAGE, DEACON AND MARTYR - 24 FEBRUARY

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY   Saints celebrated on the 24th of February SAINT FLAVIAN OF CARTHAGE, DEACON AND MARTYR Saint Flavian (Flavianus), a disciple of Saint Cyprian and deacon at the church of Carthage, died for Jesus under Valerian in the year 259. He was a Companion of Saint Montanus . Saint Flavian is listed in the Roman Martyrology * on February 24. (Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 2, Augsburg, 1861, pp. 220-01) *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 Flavian 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.