Saints of 26 August

St Zephirinus, pope and martyr (Rome)

At Rome, St. Zephirinus, pope and martyr.

Ss. Irenaeus and Abundius

In the same city, during the persecution of Valerian, the holy martyrs Irenseus and Abundius, who were thrown into a sewer from which they had taken the body of blessed Concordia. Their bodies were drawn out by the priest Justin, and buried in a crypt near St. Lawrence.

St Secundus of Ventimiglia

At Vintimigilia, a city of Liguria, St. Secundus, martyr, a distinguished man and officer in the Theban Legion.

St Alexander of Bergamo

At Bergamo, in Lombardy, St. Alexander, martyr, who was one of the same legion, and endured martyrdom by being beheaded for the constant confession of the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Ss. Simplicius, Constantius and Victorian

Among the Marcians, the Saints Simplicius, and his sons Constantius and Victorian, who were first tortured in different manners, and then being struck with the axe, obtained the crown of martyrdom, in the time of the emperor Antoninus.

St Adrian, martyr, son of Emperor Probus (Nicomedia)

At Nicomedia, the martyrdom of St. Adrian, son of the emperor Probus. For reproaching Licinius on account of the persecution raised against Christians, he was put to death by his order. His body was buried at Argyopolis by his uncle Domitius, bishop of Byzantium.

St Victor of Spain

In Spain, St. Victor, martyr, who merited the crown of martyrs by being slain by the Moors for the faith of Christ.

St Rufinus of Capua

At Capua, St. Rufinus, bishop and confessor.

St Felix of Pistoia

At Pistoja, St. Felix, priest and confessor.

St Rose of St Mary (of Lima), virgin

At Lima, in Peru, St. Rose of St. Mary, virgin, of the third Order of St. Dominic. Her feast is celebrated on the 30th of this month.