Martyrs of Africa
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A group of North African Christians murdered together for their faith, date unknown. We know little more than their names - Baricus, Donatus, Honoratus, Januarius, Justus, Markus, Paulus, Rufinus, Valerius, Victor and Vitalis.
Saint Eustochius the Martyr
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Martyr.
Died
dragged by wild horses and then burned at the stake in 362
Saint Felicita of Capua
Also known as
Felicity
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Martyred in the persecutions of Decius.
Died
c.250 in Capua, Campania, Italy
Saint Agostino of Capua
Also known as
Augustine
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Martyred in the persecutions of Decius.
Died
c.250 in Capua, Campania, Italy
Saint Marcellus the Martyr
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Martyr.
Died
dragged by wild horses and then burned at the stake in 362
Saint Céronne
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Raised in a pagan family. Convert, baptized at Bordeaux, France where she became an evangelist.
Born
Corneilhan, France
Died
490 of natural causes
Saint Africus of Comminges
Also known as
Afrique of Comminges
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Seventh century bishop of Comminges, France.
Died
relics and shrine destroyed by Calvinists in the 16th century
Saint Elpidius the Martyr
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Official in the court of Emperor Constantius. He was demoted from the court by Julian the Apostate. Martyr.
Died
dragged by wild horses and then burned at the stake in 362
Saint Ludre
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1 November (Jerome Martyrology)
Also known as
Lusor, Lusore
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Son of Saint Leocadio of Déols. A convert, he died almost immediately after baptism, still wearing the white robes.
Died
relics at Déols on the Indre (in modern Bourges, France)
Saint Fidentius of Padua
Also known as
Fidenzio
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Third bishop of Padua, Italy, serving from 166 to 168.
Patronage
• Megliadino San Fidenzio, Italy
• Polverara, Italy
Saint Alfric of Canterbury
Also known as
Aelfric, Alfrick
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Benedictine monk of Abingdon Abbey, England. Abbot of Abingdon. Bishop of Wilton, England. Archbishop of Canterbury, England in 995. It was during his governance that Kent was invaded by Danes.
Died
1005 of natural causes
Saint Gobrain of Vannes
Also known as
Gobrien
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Breton monk. Priest. Bishop of Vannes, France. At age 87, he retired from his see to live his remaining days as a hermit. Known for healing by prayer.
Died
• 725 of natural causes
• interred in the Chapelle de Saint Gobrien, Saint-Servant, France
Saint Leocadio of Déols
Also known as
Leocadius, Leucadio
Additional Memorial
23 November (Bourges, France)
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Father of Saint Ludre. Imperial Roman senator in Déols, Gaul (in modern France). A pagan, he converted to Christianity in the early 4th century, brought to the faith by Saint Ursinus of Bourges, brought in missionaries to his area, supported Ursinus, and converted his own house into a church for their use.
Saint Anianus of Asti
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Fifth century bishop of Asti, Italy. Little information and survived, and historians don't agree on any of it.
Died
• buried in the crypts under the cathedral of Saint John in Asti, Italy
• re-interred in the church of San Sisto in Asti in 1567
• when the church became structurally un-sound the relics were enshrined in an urn beneath the high altar of the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta in Asti on 12 August 1696
Saint Eucherius of Lyon
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Born to the nobility, well educated, and known for his learning and as a gifted speaker. Married to Galla, who became a nun in later life; father of at least two sons – Saint Veranus of Vence and Saint Salonius of Geneva. In 422 he became a monk at Lérins, France, and Galla became a nun. Wrote works on asceticism. Reluctant bishop of Lyons, France in 434. Presided over the Council of Orange in 441. Worked with Saint Hilary of Arles.
Died
449 of natural causes
