Sts. Saint Faustinus and Saint Jovita 15-2-20

Saint of the Day : (15-02-2020)

Sts. Saint Faustinus and Saint Jovita

Saint Faustinus

Born to the nobility in 2nd century Italy, the older brother of Saint Jovinus. Priest. Zealous preacher in Brescia, Milan, Rome, and Naples. Tortured and martyred in the persecution of Emperor Hadrian.

While their cultus is ancient and widespread, recent scholarship indicates that the story of Jovinus and Faustinus was a pious fiction mistaken for a biography.

Born : 

at Brescia, Lombardy, Italy

Died : 

with his brother, he was thrown to the lions, but the animals refused to touch the men

• beheaded in 120 at Brescia, Italy

• relics reported in Brescia, Rome, Verona, and Bologna. 

Patronage : 

Brescia, Italy

• Credera Rubbiano, Italy

Saint Jovita

Born to the nobility in 2nd century Italy, the younger brother of Saint Faustinus. Deacon. Zealous preacher in Brescia, Milan, Rome, and Naples. Tortured and martyred in the persecution of Emperor Hadrian.

While their cultus is ancient and widespread, recent scholarship indicates that the story of Jovinus and Faustinus was a pious fiction mistaken for a biography.

Born : 

at Brescia, Lombardy, Italy

• Credera Rubbiano, Italy

Died : 

with his brother, he was thrown to the lions, but the animals refused to touch the men

• beheaded in 120 at Brescia, Italy

• relics reported in Brescia, Rome, Verona, and Bologna

Patronage : 

Brescia, Italy