Saints of 12 June

St John of St Facundus, confessor (Salamanca)

At Salamanca, in Spain, St. John of St. Facundus, confessor, of the Order of Augustinians, renowned for his zeal for the faith, for holiness of life, and miracles.

Ss. Basilides, Cyrinus, Nabor, and Nazarius

At Rome, on the Aurelian road, during the persecution of Deems and under the prefect Aurelius, the birthday of the holy martyrs Basilides, Cyrinus, Nabor, and Nazarius, soldiers, who were cast into prison for the confession of the Christian name, scourged with scorpions, and finally decapitated.

St Antonina of Nicaea

At Mcaea, in Bithynia, St. Antonina, martyr, who was scourged by order of the governor Priscillian during the same persecution, then racked, lacerated, exposed to the fire, and finally put to the sword.

St Olympius of Thrace

In Thrace, St. Olympius, a bishop, who was expelled from his see by the Arians, and died a confessor.

St Leo III

At Rome, in the Vatican basilica, the pope St. Leo III., to whom God miraculously restored his eyes and his tongue after they had been torn out by impious men.

St Amphion of Cilicia

In Cilicia, the bishop St. Amphion, a celebrated confessor of the time of Galerius Maximian.

St Onuphrius of Egypt

In Egypt, St. Onuphrius, an anchoret, who for sixty years led a religious life in the desert, and renowned for great virtues and merits, departed for heaven. His admirable deeds were recorded by the abbot Paphnutius.