Saints of 20 November

St Felix of Valois, confessor

ST. FELIX DE VALOIS, confessor.

Ss. Ampelus and Caius

At Messina, in Sicily, the holy martyrs Ampelus and Caius.

Ss. Octavius, Solutor and Adventor

At Turin, the holy martyrs Octavius, Solutor and Adventor, soldiers of the Theban Legion, who fought valiantly for the faith under the emperor Maximian, and were crowned with martyrdom.

St Agapius of Caesarea

At Caesarea, in Palestine, in the time of the emperor Galerius Maximian, the holy martyr Agapius, who was condemned to be devoured by the beasts; but being unhurt by them, he was cast into the sea with stones tied to his feet.

St Nersas of Persia

In Persia, the martyrdom of the holy bishop Nersas and his companions.

St Dasius of Dorostorum

At Dorostorum, in Mysia, St. Dasius, bishop, who, for refusing to consent to the impurities practised on the feast of Saturn, was put to death, under the governor Bassus.

Ss. Eustachius, Thespesius and Anatolius, martyrs (Nicaea)

At Nicaea, in Bithynia, the holy martyrs Eustachius, Thespesius and Anatolius, in the persecution of Maximinus.

Ss. Bassus, Denis, Agapitus

At Heraclea, in Thrace, the holy martyrs Bassus, Denis, Agapitus and forty others.

St Edmund, king (England)

In England, St. Edmund, king and martyr.

St Gregory of Decapolis

At Constantinople, St. Gregory of Decapolis, who suffered many tribulations for the worship of holy images.

St Benignus of Milan

At Milan, St. Benignus, a bishop, who, amidst the serious troubles caused by the barbarians, governed the church entrusted to him with the greatest constancy and piety.

St Silvester of Châlons

At Chalons, St. Silvester, a bishop, who went to God in the forty-second year of his priesthood, full of days and virtues.

St Simplicius of Verona

At Verona, St. Simplicius, bishop and confessor.