ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 23rd of January WELCOME! SAINT PAPIAS, MARTYR OF ANCYRA Saint Papias, an otherwise unknown martyr, suffered in Ancyra alongside Saint Donatus (II. 484) . (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 4, Augsburg, 1875) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Papias 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