Saints of 14 September

The Exaltation of the Holy Cross

The Exaltation of the Holy Cross, when the emperor Heraclius, after defeating king Chosroes, brought it back to Jerusalem from Persia.

Pope St Cornelius

At Rome, in the Appian road, during the persecution of Decius, blessed Cornelius, pope and martyr, who, after being banished, was scourged with leaded whips, and then beheaded with twenty-one others of both sexes.

Ss. Cerealis and Sallustia, martyrs

On the same day, were condemned to capital punishment Cerealis, a soldier, and his wife Sallustia, who had been instructed in the faith by the same Cornelius.

St Cyprian, bishop (Africa)

In Africa, in the time of the emperors Valerian and Gallienus, St. Cyprian, bishop of Carthage, most renowned for holiness and learning. It was near the seashore, six miles from the city, that he consummated his martyrdom by decapitation, after enduring a most painful exile. The festival of the Saints Cornelius and Cyprian is kept on the 16th of this month.

Ss. Crescentian, Victor, Rosula, and Generalis

There suffered also in the same place the holy martyrs Crescentian, Victor, Rosula, and Generalis.

St Euthymius

On the Salarian road, at Rome, during the persecution of Diocletian, Sf. Crescentius, the young son of St. Euthymius, who ended his life by the sword, under the judge Turpilius.

St Maternus of Trier

At Treves, the holy bishop Maternus, a disciple of the blessed apostle Peter, who brought co the faith of Christ the inhabitants of Tongres, Cologne, Treves, and of the neighboring country.

St John

The game day, the birthday of St. John Chrysostom, bishop of Constantinople, who was sent into exile through the conspiracy of his enemies, but was recalled by a decree of the Sovereign Pontiff, Innocent I. He died on the way from the ill-treatment he received at the hands of the soldiers who guarded him. His feast is celebrated on the 27th of January, the day on which his sacred body was taken to Constantinople by Theodosius the Younger.