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  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 1st of October SAINT PIATON, PRIEST AND MARTYR Today, we also commemorate Saint Piaton . The Roman Martyrology states:  "At Tournay, Saint Piaton, priest and martyr, who, with blessed Quinctinus and his companions, went from Rome to Gaul to preach the faith, and afterwards, in the persecution of Maximian, having consummated his martyrdom, passed from earth to heaven." PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Piaton 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.

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 1st of October WELCOME! SAINT PIAT, APOSTLE OF TOURNAY, MARTYR    Relic of Saint Piaton during the Great Procession of Tournay  - CC BY-SA 2.5 Saint Piat or Piaton , a zealous priest, came from Italy, being a native of Benevento, to preach the gospel in Gaul, probably about the same time with  Saint Dionysius of Paris, and his companions.  Penetrating as far as Belgic Gaul, he converted to the faith the country about Tournay, and was crowned with martyrdom, as it seems, under the cruel governor Rictius Varus, about the year 286, about the beginning of the reign of Maximian Herculeus, who then marched into Gaul.  His body was pierced by the persecutors with many huge nails, such as were used in joining beams or rafters, and are described by Galloni and Mamachi among the instruments of torture used by the Romans.  Saint Piat seems to have suffered torments at Tournay, the capital, but to h...