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SAINT NAPOLEON, MARTYR OF ALEXANDRIA - 15 AUGUST

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST Saints celebrated on the 15th of August SAINT NAPOLEON, MARTYR OF ALEXANDRIA Saint Napoleon   (Neapolis)  was killed for his Christian faith in Alexandria. He suffered during the persecution of Diocletian. (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  4, Augsburg, 1875, p. 518) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Napoleon 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.