Roman Martyrology

The daily memory of martyrs, confessors, virgins, bishops, doctors, and holy witnesses.

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1916 Baltimore edition

The Roman Martyrology, Baltimore, 1916, published by John Murphy Company.

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December 18

At Philippi, in Macedonia, the birthday of the holy martyrs Ruf us and Zosimus,who were of the number of the disciples, by whom the primitive church was founded among the Jews and the Greeks. Their happy martyrdom is mentioned by St. Polycarp, in his epistle to the Philippians. — At Laodicea, in Syria, the martyrdom of the Saints Theotimus and Basilian. — In Africa, the holy martyrs Quinctus, Simplicius, and others, who suffered in the persecution of Decius and Valerian. — In the same country, St. Moysetes, martyr. — Also, in Africa, the holy martyrs Victurus, Victor, Victorinus, Adjutor, Quartus, and thirty others. — At Mopsuestia, in Cilicia, St. Auxentius, bishop, who, while he was a soldier under Licinius, preferred to surrender his military insignia rather than to offer grapes to Bacchus. Having been made bishop, he was renowned for merit, and rested in peace. — At Tours, St. Gratian, consecrated first bishop of that city by pope St. Fabrian. Celebrated for many miracles, he calmly went to his repose in the Lord.

Source: The Roman Martyrology, Baltimore, 1916, John Murphy Company; local raw text lines 13181-13209.