Saints of 14 November

St Josaphat, bishop and martyr

The festival of St. Josaphat, bishop and martyr,—

Ss. Clementinus, Theodotus and Philomenus, martyrs (Heraclea)

At Heraclea, in Thrace, the birthday of the holy martyrs Clementinus, Theodotus and Philomenus.

St Serapion of Alexandria, martyr

At Alexandria, St. Serapion, martyr, whom the persecutors, under the emperor Decius, subjected to torments so cruel that all his limbs were disjointed. He became a martyr of Christ by being hurled down from the upper part of his house.

St Venerandus of Troyes

At Troyes, in France, St. Venerandus, martyr, under the emperor Aurelian.

St Veneranda

Also, in France, the holy virgin Veneranda, who received the crown of martyrdom under the emperor Antoninus and the governor Asclepiades.

St Hypatius of Gangra

At Gangres, in Paphlagonia, St. Hypatius, bishop? who on his way home from the great council of Nice, was attacked with stones by the Novatian heretics, and died a martyr.

St Serapion of Algiers

At Algiers, in Africa, blessed Serapion, of the Order of Our Blessed Lady of Ransom. For the redemption of the faithful in captivity and the preaching of the Christian faith, he was the first of his Order to deserve the palm of martyrdom by being crucified and cut to pieces.

Many holy women, martyrs (Emesa)

At Emesa, the passion of many holy women, who were barbarously tortured and massacred under Mady, a savage Arabian chief.

St Jucundus of Bologna

At Bologna, St. Jucundus, bishop and confessor.

St Lawrence, bishop (Ireland)

In Ireland, St. Lawrence, bishop of Dublin.