Saints of 10 May

St Antoninus, archbishop of Florence, confessor

ST. ANTONINUS, confessor and archbishop of Florence, whose birthday is the 2d of May.

Ss. Gordian and Epimachus

At Rome, on the Latin road, the birthday of the holy martyrs Gordian and Epimachus. In the time of Julian the Apostate, the former was a long time scourged and finally decapitated for confessing the name of Christ. He was buried at nigth by the Christians, in a crypt to which, shortly before, the remains of the blessed martyr Epimachus had been translated from Alexandria, where he had been martyred for the faith of Christ.

St Job

In the land of Hus, the holy prophet Job, a man of wonderful patience.

St Calepodius of Rome

At Rome, the blessed priest and martyr Calepodius, who was killed with the sword, by order of the emperor Alexander. His body was dragged through the city and thrown into the Tiber. It was afterwards found and buried by Pope Callistus. The consul Palmatius was also beheaded with his wife, his sons, and forty-two of both sexes belonging to his household; likewise, the senator Simplicius with his wife, and sixty-eight of his house; Felix also with his wife Blanda. The heads of all these martyrs were exposed over different gates of the city, to terrify the Christians.

Ss. Quartus and Quinctus

Also, at Rome, on the Latin way, the birthday of the holy martyrs Quartus and Quinctus, whose bodies were translated to Capua.

Ss. Alphius, Philadelphus, and Cyrinus

At Lentini, in Sicily, the holy martyrs Alphius, Philadelpus, and Cyrinus.

St Dioscorides of Smyrna

At Smyrna, St. Dioscorides, martyr.

Bl. Nicholas Albergati

At Bologna, blessed Nicholas Albergati, a Carthusian monk, bishop of that city, and Cardinal of the holy Eoman Church, celebrated for his holiness and Legations Apostolic. His body was buried at Florence, in the monastery of the Carthusians.

St Cataldus of Taranto

At Taranto, St. Cataldus, a bishop renowned for miracles.

Ss. Nazarius and Celsus

At Milan, the finding of the bodies of the holy martyrs Nazarius and Celsus. The blessed bishop Ambrose found the body of St. Nazarius covered with blood still fresh, which he translated to the basilica of the Apostles, together with the body of the blessed boy Celsus, whom Nazarius had brought up, and whom Anolinus, in the persecution of Nero, had ordered to be struck with the sword on the 28th of July, the day when their martyrdom is commemorated.

St Isidore of Madrid

At Madrid, St. Isidore, a laborer. Being renowned for miracles, pope Gregory XV. placed him in the number of the Saints at the same time with St. Ignatius, St. Francis, St. Theresa, and St. Philip.

St Damien of Molokai

On the island of Molokai, St Damien de Veuster, priest of the Sacred Hearts congregation, who gave himself to the lepers until he died one of them. Canonised 2009.

St John of Ávila

In Spain, St John of Ávila, priest, preacher and master of saints, Doctor of the Church. Canonised 1970.