THE ROMAN MARTYROLOGY

The Twenty-Second Day of September

  1. St. Thomas of Villanova, of the Order of Hermits of St. Augustine, Archbishop of Valencia and Confessor, whose birthday is re-membered on September 8.
  2. At Sion-en-Valais, Gaul, at a spot called Agaune, the birthday of the holy Theban martyrs Maurice, Exuperius, Candidus, Victor, Innocent and Vitalis, with their companions of the same legion, who were slain for Christ under Maximian, enlightening the world by their glorious martyrdom.
  3. At Rome, the passion of the holy virgins and martyrs Digna and Emerita, under Valerian and Gallienus. Their relics are preserved in the church of St. Marcellus.
  4. At Ratisbon in Bavaria, St. Emmeram, Bishop and Martyr, who patiently suffered a most cruel death for Christ's sake that he might set others free.
  5. In Arpajon, St. Yon, Priest and Martyr, who went to France with St. Denis, and there, by command of the prefect Julian, was scourged and consummated a glorious martyrdom.
  6. At Antinopolis in Egypt, St. Irais, Virgin, of Alexandria, and her companions, Martyrs. Going forth to draw water from a neighbouring spring and seeing a ship laden with Confessors of Christ, she left her vessel and forthwith joined them. She was taken with them into the city, and after many torments was the first of them to be beheaded. Then priests, deacons and virgins and all the rest were slain by the same kind of death.
  7. At Rome, Pope St. Felix IV who laboured much for the Catholic faith.
  8. Near the city of Meaux, blessed Saintin, Bishop, a disciple of St. Denis the Areopagite, by whom he was consecrated bishop of that city and was the first to preach the Gospel there.
  9. In the district of Coutances in France, St. Lô, Bishop.
  10. On Mount Glonna near the River Loire in France, St. Florentius, Priest.
  11. In the town of Levroux in the district of Bourges, St. Silvanus, Confessor.
  12. At Laon in France, St. Salaberga, Abbess.

And elsewhere many other holy martyrs, confessors and holy virgins. Thanks be to God.

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