Saints of 1 September

St Giles, abbot

N THE province of Narbonne, St. Giles, abbot and confessor.

The Twelve Holy Brothers, martyrs (Benevento)

At Benevento, twelve saintly brothers, martyrs.

Ss. Josue and Gedeon

In Palestine, the Saints Josue and Gedeon.

St Anna of Jerusalem

At Jerusalem, blessed Anna, prophetess, whose sanctity is revealed in the Gospel.

St Priscus of Capua, martyr

At Capua, on the Aquarian road, St. Priscus, martyr, who was one of the ancient disciples of Christ.

St Xystus of Reims

At Rheims, in France, St. Xystus, disciple of the blessed apostle Peter, who was consecrated by him the first bishop of that city, and received the crown of martyrdom under Nero.

St Terentian of Todi

At Todi, in Umbria, St. Terentian, bishop and martyr. Under the emperor Adrian, he was racked, and scourged with whips set with metal by order of the proconsul Laetian, and finally, having his tongue cut out, he ended his martyrdom by undergoing capital punishment.

St Ammon of Heraclea

At Heraclea, St. Ammon, deacon, and forty holy virgins whom he instructed in the faith, and led with him to the glory of matryrdom, under the tyrant Licinius.

Ss. Vincent and Laetus

In Spain, the holy martyrs Vincent and Lsetus.

St Regulus of Piombino

At Piombino, in Tuscany, St. Regulus, martyr, who went thither from Africa, and consummated his martyrdom under Totila.

St Lupus of Sens

At Sens, St. Lupus, bishop and confessor, of whom it is related, that on a certain day, whilst he stood at the holy altar in presence of the clergy, a gem fell from heaven into the consecrated chalice which he was using.

St Priscus of Capua, bishop

At Capua, St. Priscus, bishop. He was one of those priests who were subjected to various trials for the Catholic faith during the persecution of the Vandals. Being put in an old ship on the coast of Africa, they reached the shores of Campania, and separating, they were placed at the head of various churches, and thus greatly extended the Christian religion. The companions of Priscus were Castrensis, Tammarus, Rosius, Heraclius, Secundinus, Adjutor, Mark, Augustus, Elpidius, Canion, and Vindonius.

St Constantius of Aquino

At Aquino, St. Constantius, a bishop renowned for the gift of prophecy and many virtues.

St Victorius of Le Mans

At Le Mans, St. Victorius, bishop.

St Verena of Baden

In Baden, in the diocese of Constance, St. Verena, virgin.