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SAINT GERONTIUS AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS - 9 DECEMBER

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN DECEMBER Saints celebrated on the 9th of December WELCOME ! SAINT GERONTIUS AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS Saint Gerontius is at the head of a group of several saints. martyrs at Antioch; the same are called: Pollentia, Silvana, Valentine, Felix and Eutychianus. With them suffered four unnamed Companions . (El., Mg.) (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 421) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saints Gerontius, Pollentia, Silvana, Valentine, Felix, Eutychianus, and Companions 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.uk,  de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org