On this day according to the ROMAN MARTYROLOGY:
At Rome, the saints Basilissa and Anastasia. Of
noble family, they were disciples of the Apostles, and as they
persevered courageously in the profession of their faith in the time
of the emperor Nero, they had their tongues and feet cut off, were
put to the sword, and thus obtained the crown of martyrdom.
The same day, the holy martyrs Maro, Eutyches, and
Victorinus who, with blessed Flavia Domitilla, were banished to the
island of Pontia for the confession of Christ. Being recalled in the
reign of Nerva, and having converted many to the faith, they were put
to death in different manners by the judge Valerian during the
persecution of Trajan.
In Persia, in the reign of the emperor Decius, the
holy martyrs Maxinius and Olympiades who were beaten with rods and
whips, and struck on their heads with clubs until they breathed their
last.
At Perentino in Campania, St. Eutychius, martyr.
At Myra in Lycia, St. Crescens who consummated his
martyrdom by fire.
Also the holy martyrs Theodorus and Pausilippus
who suffered under the emperor Hadrian.
And in other places, many other holy martyrs,
confessors and virgins.
Thanks be to God.
