THE ROMAN MARTYROLOGY
The Sixteenth Day of October
- St. Hedwig, widow, Duchess of Poland, who fell asleep in the Lord on October 15.
- In the monastery of Montier-en-Der in France, St. Bercharius, Abbot and Martyr.
- In Africa, 270 holy martyrs crowned together.
- In the same place, SS. Martinian and Saturian with their two brothers, who in the time of the
Vandal persecution, under the Arian King Genseric, were servants of a certain Vandal, and
were converted to Christ's faith by their fellow-servant St. Maxima, a Virgin. For their
constancy in the Catholic faith they were first of all beaten with knotted scourges by their
master, and flayed even to the bones; but after suffering such things for a long time and
returning on the next day always altogether unhurt, they were at last sent into exile, where they
converted many barbarians to the faith of Christ, and obtained from the Roman pontiff a priest
and other ministers who baptized them. Finally, with feet tied together, at the backs of moving
chariots, they were ordered to be dragged through thorny parts of a wood to their death.
Maxima, however, after overcoming in many contests, was by the power of God set free and
made a holy end in a monastery as the mother of many virgins.
- Also SS. Saturninus, Nereus and 365 other martyrs.
- At Cologne, St. Eliphius, Martyr, under Julian the Apostate.
- In the district of Bourges, St. Ambrose, Bishop of Cahors.
- At Mainz, St. Lullus, Bishop and Confessor.
- At Trier, St. Florentine, Bishop.
- At Arbon in Germany, St. Gall, Abbot, a disciple of blessed Columban.
- At Muri in Lucania, St. Gerard Majella, Confessor, a professed lay-brother of the
Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, whom - renowned for miracles - Pope Pius X
added to the list of the saints.
And elsewhere many other holy martyrs, confessors and holy virgins. Thanks be to God.
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