Saints of 30 October

Two hundred and twenty holy martyrs (Africa)

In Africa, the birthday of two hundred and twenty holy martyrs.

St Marcellus of Tangier

At Tangier, in Morocco, St. Marcellus, a centurion, who endured martyrdom by being beheaded under the vice-prefect Agricolaus.

Ss. Julian, Eunus and Macarius

At Alexandria, in the reign of Decius, thirteen holy martyrs, who suffered with Saints Julian, Eunus and Macarius.

St Eutropia, martyr

In the same place, St. Eutropia, martyr, who visited the martyrs, and was so cruelly tortured with them that she breathed her last.

St Saturninus of Cagliari

At Cagliari, in Sardinia, St. Saturninus, martyr, who was beheaded under the governor Barbarus, during the persecution of Diocletian.

St Maximus of Apamea

At Apamea, in Phrygia, St. Maximus, martyr, under the same Diocletian.

Ss. Claudius, Lupercus, and Victorius

At Leon, in Spain, the holy martyrs Claudius, Lupercus, and Victorius, sons of the centurion St. Marcellus, who were condemned to decapitation, in the persecution of Diocletian and Maximian, under the governor Diogenian.

Ss. Zenobius and Zenobia

At 2Egea, in Cilicia, the martyrdom of the Saints Zenobius, bishop, and Zenobia, his sister, under the emperor Diocletian and the governor Lysias.

St Theonestus of Altino

At Altino, St. Theonestus, bishop and martyr, who was killed by the Arians.

St Lucanus of Paris

At Paris, St. Lucanus, martyr.

St Serapion of Antioch

At Antioch, St. Serapion, a bishop very celebrated for his learning.

St Germanus of Capua

At Capua, St. Germanus, bishop and confessor, a man of great sanctity, whose soul, at the hour of death, was seen by St. Benedict taken to heaven by angels.

St Gerard of Potenza

At Potenza, in Basilicata, St. Gerard, bishop.

St Alphonsus (Palma)

At Palma, in the island of Majorca, St. Alphonsus Rodriguez, a lay brother of the Society of Jesus, whom Leo XII. beatified and Leo XIII. canonized on account of his remarkable humility and constant love of mortification.