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SAINT SOSIPATER, MARTYR OF ROME - 10 NOVEMBER

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER Saints celebrated on the 10th of November WELCOME! SAINT SOSIPATER, MARTYR OF ROME Today, we also commemorate Saint Sosipater, a companion of  Saint Olympas . They were killed in Rome for the Christian faith. (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  4, Augsburg, 1875, p. 619) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Sosipater 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

SAINT SOSIPATER OF PATRAS, BISHOP - 10 NOVEMBER

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER   Saints celebrated on the 10th of November SAINT SOSIPATER, BISHOP OF THESSALONICA Saint Sosipater (commemorated on November 10; also on June 25), was a disciple and kinsman of Saint Paul, who died in peace as Bishop of Thessalonica or Iconium. As the Acts of the Apostles recount, he was from Patras, and perhaps must be distinguished from  Saint Sopater of Beroea. Please see Saint Jason . (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 5, Augsburg, 1882) *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 Saint Sosipater 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, d...