42 Holy Martyrs of Amorium
During the reign of Emperor Theophilus, forty-two Byzantine officers were captured during the fall of Amorium and taken …
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Saint Adrian, Saint Hermes and their companions
Saint Adrian, Saint Hermes and their companions were martyred in Marseille in the year 290. Their witness of faith is pa…
Saint Chrysanthus and Saint Daria
Chrysanthus, son of a Roman senator converted to Christianity, transforms the vestal Daria sent to seduce him into a fer…
Saint Crispin and Saint Crispinian
Roman brothers of noble lineage, Crispin and Crispinian settled in Soissons in the 3rd century to evangelize while worki…
Saint Eulampius and Saint Eulampia
Brother and sister living in Nicomedia at the beginning of the 4th century, Eulampius and Eulampia endured numerous tort…
Forty Martyrs of Sebaste
In 320, forty soldiers of the Thundering Legion refused to renounce their Christian faith under Emperor Licinius. Condem…
Saint Fuscian, Saint Victoricus and Saint Gentian
Fuscien and Victoric, 3rd-century Roman missionaries, evangelized northern Gaul before being welcomed in Sains by Gentie…
Saint Galene and Saint Valene
Galene and Valene were among the ten thousand Christians crucified on Mount Ararat in Greater Armenia during the reign o…
Saint Gorgon and Saint Dorotheus
High-ranking officers at the palace of Diocletian in Nicomedia, Gorgon and Dorotheus refused to renounce Christ. After m…
The Holy Innocents
The Holy Innocents are the young children of Bethlehem massacred by order of King Herod, who sought to kill the newborn …
The Holy Magi (Gaspar, Balthazar, Melchior)
Wise men from the East guided by a star, the Magi Melchior, Gaspar, and Balthazar came to adore the Child Jesus in Bethl…
The Holy Martyrs of Avignonet
In 1242, eleven inquisitors and their companions were massacred at Avignonet by Albigensian heretics led by Raymond d'Al…
Saint Julian and Saint Basilissa
Originally from Antioch, Julian and Basilissa lived a virginal marriage before leading vast monastic communities. Basili…
Saint Marcellinus and Saint Peter
Marcellinus, priest, and Peter, exorcist, were martyred in Rome under Diocletian around 304. After converting their jail…
Saint Marcellus and Saint Anastasius
Roman Christians of the 3rd century, Marcel and Anastasius fled to Gaul and stopped in Argenton, where Marcel miraculous…
The Martyrs of the Paris Commune
During the Paris Commune in May 1871, numerous priests, religious, and laypeople were arrested as hostages and executed …
Saint Maximus (Mauxe) and Saint Venerandus
Brothers from Italy, Maxime (bishop) and Vénérand (deacon) were sent by Pope Damasus to evangelize the Barbarians. After…
Nineteen Martyrs of Gorkum
In 1572, during the Dutch Revolt, nineteen ecclesiastics (eleven Franciscans, two Premonstratensians, one Dominican, one…
Saint Philip and Saint James the Less
This text recounts the historical discovery of the bodies of the apostles Philip and James the Less on January 15, 1873,…
Saints Anthony, John and Eustathius (Martyrs of Vilnius)
Chamberlains to Grand Duke Algirdas in Lithuania, Anthony, John, and Eustathius converted to Christianity. For refusing …
Saints Basilides, Cyrinus, Nabor and Nazarius
Roman martyrs of the early 4th century, Basilides, Cyrinus, Nabor and Nazarius were beheaded for their faith. Their bodi…
Saints Donatian and Rogatian (The Children of Nantes)
Donatien and Rogatien, known as the Children of Nantes, are two brother martyrs whose cult has been deeply rooted in Nan…
Saints Faustinus and Jovita
Brothers from a noble family of Brescia, Faustinus (priest) and Jovita (deacon) were martyred under Emperor Hadrian in t…
Saints James, Marian, Agapius and Emilian
James, a deacon, and Marian, a reader, were arrested in Numidia during the persecutions of the 3rd century. After enduri…
Saints Processus and Martinian
Roman soldiers tasked with guarding Saint Peter and Saint Paul in the Mamertine Prison, Processus and Martinian converte…
Saints Sergius and Bacchus
High-ranking officers under Emperor Maximian, Sergius and Bacchus were martyred around the year 300 for their refusal to…
Saints Sisinnius, Martyrius and Alexander
Originally from Cappadocia, Sisinnius, Martyrius and Alexander were sent by Saint Vigilius of Trent to evangelize the Ty…
Saint Saturninus, Saint Dativus and their companions
During the reign of the Roman emperors, the priest Saturninus, the senator Dativus, and forty-eight companions were arre…
Seven Blessed Sleeper Brothers
During the persecution of Decius, seven young Christians of Ephesus hid in a cave where they were walled in. They fell i…
The Ten Thousand Martyrs of Mount Ararat
During the reign of Emperor Hadrian, nine thousand Roman soldiers led by Acacius converted to Christianity after a mirac…
Saint Timothy and Saint Apollinaris
Coming from the East to evangelize Reims in the 3rd century, Timothy was martyred with his guard Apollinaris, who was co…