Saints of 6 September

The prophet Zachary

The prophet Zachary, who returned in his old age from Chaldea to his own country, and lies buried near the prophet Aggeus.

St Onesiphorus of Hellespont

In Hellespont, St. Onesiphorus, disciple of the Apostles, of whom St. Paul speaks in his letter to Timothy. He was severely scourged with St. Porphyry, by order of the proconsul Adrian, and being dragged by wild horses, gave up his soul to God.

Ss. Faustus, Macarius and companions (Alexandria)

At Alexandria, the holy martyrs Faustus, priest, Macarius, and ten companions, who received the martyr's crown by being beheaded for the name of Christ, in the time of the emperor Decius and the governor Valerius.

Ss. Cottidus, Eugenius and companions (Cappadocia)

In Cappadocia, the holy martyrs Cottidus, deacon, Eugenius, and their companions.

St Dona of Africa

In Africa, in the persecution of the Vandals, the holy bishops Dona tian, Praesidius, Mansuetus, Germanus, and Fusculus, who were most cruelly scourged and sent into exile, by order of the Arian king Hunneric, because they proclaimed the Catholic truth. Among them 18 was one named Laetus, also a bishop, a courageous and most learned man, who was burned alive after a long imprisonment in a loathsome dungeon.

St Petronius of Verona

At Verona, St. Petronius, bishop and confessor.

St Eleutherius of Rome

At Rome, the holy abbot Eleutherius, a servant of God, who, according to the testimony of Pope St. Gregory, raised a dead man to life by his prayers and tears.