ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JULY Saints celebrated on the 1st of July WELCOME! SAINT ORION, MARTYR OF MESOPOTAMIA Saint Orion, commemorated on July 1, was a martyr in Mesopotamia and a companion of Saint Zelus . (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 4, Augsburg, 1875, p. 628) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Orion 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