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  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 25th of October WELCOME! SAINTS SPANUS AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS Saints Spanus (French: Espain ), Syrus, Lupus,  Benignus (French: Benin ), Messapius, Principinus, Genitor, Theodorus (Tritorius), and Marcellianus are martyrs commemorated on October 25 ; they are venerated in the vicinity of Tours (Touraine) and Bourges (in agris Turonensi et Bituricensi ). The name Syrus is missing from the French martyrologies; however,  Beatus ( Bié ) appears in its place. They are said to have been biological brothers and to have died for Christ in the 4th century.  (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume  5, Augsburg, 1882) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Spanus and Companions may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 25th of October WELCOME! SAINT GENITOR, MARTYR OF TOURAINE   Saint Genitor, commemorated on October 25, was a martyr in the French region of Touraine. The Goths were the ones who killed him in the 4th century along with his holy mother  Saint Maura and eight brothers, of whom Saint Spanus (French: Saint Epain ) is the most famous because he named the place of their martyrdom - St. Epain (near Chinon).  (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 374) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Genitor 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): b...