On this day according to the ROMAN MARTYROLOGY:
At Rome, the passion of St. Theodora, sister of the illustrious martyr Hermes, who underwent martyrdom in the time of the emperor Hadrian under the judge Aurelian, and was buried by the side of her brother, on the Via Salaria, a short distance from the city.
The same day, St. Venantius, bishop and martyr.
In Egypt, the holy martyrs Victor and Stephen.
In Armenia, the holy martyrs Quinctian and Irenaeus.
At Constantinople, under the emperor Leo, St. Macarius, confessor, who ended his life in exile for the defence of the honour paid to sacred images.
At Grenoble, the bishop St. Hugh, who spent many years of his life in solitude and departed for heaven with a reputation for miracles.
At Amiens, the abbot St. Valery, whose tomb is made illustrious by frequent miracles.
And in other places, many other holy martyrs, confessors and virgins.
Thanks be to God.
At Rome, the passion of St. Theodora, sister of the illustrious martyr Hermes, who underwent martyrdom in the time of the emperor Hadrian under the judge Aurelian, and was buried by the side of her brother, on the Via Salaria, a short distance from the city.
The same day, St. Venantius, bishop and martyr.
In Egypt, the holy martyrs Victor and Stephen.
In Armenia, the holy martyrs Quinctian and Irenaeus.
At Constantinople, under the emperor Leo, St. Macarius, confessor, who ended his life in exile for the defence of the honour paid to sacred images.
At Grenoble, the bishop St. Hugh, who spent many years of his life in solitude and departed for heaven with a reputation for miracles.
At Amiens, the abbot St. Valery, whose tomb is made illustrious by frequent miracles.
And in other places, many other holy martyrs, confessors and virgins.
Thanks be to God.
