On this day according to the ROMAN MARTYROLOGY:
In Persia, the holy martyrs Jonas and Barachisius,
under Sapor, king of Persia. Jonas, being pressed in a vice till his
bones were broken, was cut in two. Barachisius was suffocated by
burning pitch poured into his throat.
At Heliopolis near Mount Lebanon, under Julian the
Apostate, St. Cyril, deacon and martyr, whose body was opened and his
liver plucked out by the Gentiles who devoured it like wild beasts.
At Nicomedia, the martyrdom of the holy martyrs
Pastor, Victorinus and their companions.
In Africa, under the Arian king Genseric, during
the persecution of the Vandals, the holy confessors Armogastes,
count, Mascula, Archimimus, and Saturus, master of the king’s
household. Having endured many severe torments, as well as
reproaches, for the confession of the truth, they reached the end of
their glorious combats.
At Asti, St. Secundus, martyr.
In the monastery of Luxeuil, the decease of the
abbot St. Eustasius, a disciple of St. Columban, who had under his
guidance nearly six hundred monks. Eminent in sanctity, he was also
renowned for miracles.
And in other places, many other holy martyrs,
confessors and virgins.
Thanks be to God.
