Saints of 15 May

St John (Rouen)

At Rouen, St. John Baptist de la Salle, confessor, who deserved well both of religion and society by his labors for the education of youth, especially of the poor, and by the founding of the Society of the Brothers of the Christian Schools.

Ss. Torquatus, Ctesiphon, Secundus, Indaletius, Caecilius, Hesychius, and Euphrasius

In Spain, the Saints Torquatus, Ctesiphon, Secundus, Indaletius, Caecilius, Hesychius, and Euphrasius, who were consecrated bishops at Rome by the holy apostles, and sent to Spain to preach the word of God. When they had evangelized various cities, and brought innumerable multitudes under the yoke of Christ, they rested in peace in various parts of that country: Torquatus at Cadiz, Ctesiphon at Vierco, Secundus at Avila, Indaletius at Portilla, Caecilius at Elvira, Hesychius at Gibraltar, and Euphrasius at Anduxar.

St Mancius of Evora

At Evora, in Portugal, St. Mancius, martyr.

St Isidore, martyr

In the island of Chio, the birthday of blessed Isidore, martyr, in whose church is a well into which he is said to have been thrown. By drinking of the water from this well, the sick are frequently cured.

Ss. Peter, Andrew, Paul

At Lampsacum, in Hellespont, the martyrdom of the Saints Peter, Andrew, Paul, 'and Dionysja.

St Simplicius of Fausina

At Fausina, in Sardinia, in the time of Diocletian and the governor Barbarus, St. Simplicius, a bishop, who consummated his martyrdom by being t anspierced with a lance.

Ss. Cassius, Victorinus, Maximus

At Clermont, in Auvergne, the holy martyrs Cassius, Victorinus, Maximus, and their companions.

St Dympna of Brabant

In Brabant, St. Dympna, virgin and martyr, daughter of an Irish king. By order of her father, she was beheaded for the faith of Christ and the preservation of her virginity.