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  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JULY Saints celebrated on the 12th of July WELCOME! SAINT MNASON, BISHOP OF CYPRUS Saint Mnason (July 12, or alternatively June 25). Saint Mnason - also known as Mnoson and Mason - is said to have been one of the 72 disciples of Christ and a bishop of Cyprus. The Bollandists * surmise that he is identical to the  Jason mentioned in Acts 21:16. In the Menaia *, he is referred to as a "holy martyr," and Saint Modestus , who is otherwise counted among the bishops of Jerusalem - is associated with him.  The latter died in the year 634 and is venerated in the West on December 16. The name Mnason does not appear in the Hieronymian martyrologies*.   Bede* , too, makes no mention of him, whereas Ado* identifies him as the Bishop of Cyprus. The Bollandists * also list him under October 19, associating him with "companions" ( socii ) hough without naming them. (Oct. VIII. 380.) It is difficult to ascertain anything with certainty. (III. 248 a...

ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JUNE Saints celebrated on the 25th of June WELCOME! SAINT MNASON, DISCIPLE OF CHRIST 📷 FiniaM Saint Mnason (June 25) is reputed to be one of the Lord's seventy disciples and, as such, undoubtedly the same person as  Jason (July 12) - who is venerated on the island of Cyprus and mentioned in Acts 21:16 . See the following entry .  (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 4, Augsburg, 1875) *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 Mnason 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