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SAINT ZOTICUS AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS - 11 FEBRUARY

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY   Saints celebrated on the 11th of February WELCOME! SAINT ZOTICUS AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS The place of suffering and the time of death of the holy martyrs Zoticus, Cyriacus,  Occominius and Peleonicus are unknown; but they probably suffered in Africa, since the ancient Martyrology of   Saint Jerome *   lists them among the African martyrs . (II. 510) (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  5, Augsburg, 1882, p. 869) *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 Saints Zoticus, Cyriacus, Occominius and Peleonicus 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 origin...