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basilides-and-gerontius | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-01/basilides-and-gerontius.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-01 | Basilides and Gerontius | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 1 | null |
ON STS. BASILIDES AND GERONTIUS,
Martyrs mentioned among the Greeks.
[Commentary]
Basilides, Martyr, reported by the Greeks (Saint)
Gerontius, Martyr, reported by the Greeks (Saint)
D. P.
From the Greek Menaea printed at Venice, and the Synaxarion, in the manuscript of our Pierre-François Chifflet at Dijon, it b... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
ctesiphon | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-01/ctesiphon.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-01 | Ctesiphon | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 1 | null |
ON ST. CTESIPHON, BISHOP, OF VERGIUM IN SPAIN.
FIRST CENTURY.
[Commentary]
Ctesiphon, Bishop, of Vergium in Spain (Saint)
D. P.
[1] Usuard inserted into his Martyrology the common commemoration of the first seven Apostles and Bishops of Spain, and from him Baronius placed it in the Roman Martyrology on May 15. [C... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
dodolinus | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-01/dodolinus.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-01 | Dodolinus | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 1 | null |
ON SAINT DODOLINUS,
Bishop of Vienne in Gaul.
SEVENTH CENTURY.
[Commentary]
Dodolinus, Bishop of Vienne, in Gaul (Saint)
G. H.
[1] The Synod of Chalon was held in Gaul under King Clovis II: but in what year of his reign, is not clear. It is referred by Sirmond to the year 650: who in the Notes teaches that it wa... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
gilbert | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-01/gilbert.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-01 | Gilbert | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 1 | null |
ON SAINT GILBERT
Bishop of Caithness in Scotland.
ABOUT THE YEAR 1240.
[Preface]
Gilbert, Bishop of Caithness, in Scotland (St.)
G. H.
[1] Caithness is the last Northern province in the kingdom of Scotland, very near to the Orkney Islands, under which formerly were also contained the neighboring provinces of Sut... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
hugh | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-01/hugh.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-01 | Hugh | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 1 | null |
ON SAINT HUGH,
Bishop of Grenoble in Gaul.
THE YEAR 1132.
[Preface]
Hugh, Bishop of Grenoble, in Gaul (Saint)
G. H.
[1] Among the illustrious men who flourished in the 11th and 12th centuries of Christ with the extraordinary splendor of sanctity, Saint Hugh can be reckoned, Bishop of Grenoble in upper Dauphiné; ... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
ingeniana | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-01/ingeniana.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-01 | Ingeniana | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 1 | null |
ON STS. INGENIANA, SATURNINUS, PARTHENIUS, DIONYSIUS, PANTERUS, AND ALEXANDER,
Martyrs at Thessalonica.
[Commentary]
Ingeniana, Martyr at Thessalonica (Saint)
Saturninus, Martyr at Thessalonica (Saint)
Parthenius, Martyr at Thessalonica (Saint)
Dionysius, Martyr at Thessalonica (Saint)
Panterus, Martyr at Thess... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
john | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-01/john.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-01 | John | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 1 | null |
ON SAINT JOHN,
Bishop of Naples.
THE YEAR 853.
[Preface]
John, Bishop of Naples (Saint)
BY G. H.
[1] Bartolomeo Chioccarello, in *The Prelates of Naples*, asserts on page 86, that in early times, by the Church of Naples and of certain neighboring cities, [The ancient cult April 1,] the feast of Saint John, Bisho... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
leuconius | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-01/leuconius.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-01 | Leuconius | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 1 | null |
ON SAINT LEUCONIUS,
Bishop of Troyes in Gaul.
ABOUT 665.
[Commentary]
Leuconius, Bishop of Troyes, in Gaul (Saint)
BY G. H.
Troyes, or of the Tricassi, is numbered among the more illustrious cities of Gaul; whose various holy Bishops, Priests, Abbots, and Virgins are often mentioned in this work: and on the Kale... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
macarius-the-confessor | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-01/macarius-the-confessor.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-01 | Macarius the Confessor | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 1 | null |
ON SAINT MACARIUS THE CONFESSOR,
Hegumen of the monastery of Pelecetes among the Greeks.
ABOUT 830.
[Commentary]
Macarius the Confessor, Abbot of the monastery of Pelecetes, among the Greeks (Saint)
BY D. P.
[1] The excellent discipline of this monastery became known to posterity only from that time at which Con... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
meliton | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-01/meliton.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-01 | Meliton | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 1 | null |
ON ST. MELITON, BISHOP,
FIRST OR SECOND CENTURY.
[Commentary]
Meliton, Bishop, whether in Sardinia or at Sardis in Asia (Saint)
BY G. H.
Ferrarius, in his General Catalogue of Saints who are not in the Roman Martyrology, produces on the first day of April two Holy Bishops named Meliton: one of Sardis in Asia; the... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
nicholas-of-arco | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-01/nicholas-of-arco.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-01 | Nicholas of Arco | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 1 | null |
ON BLESSED NICHOLAS OF ARCO,
Monk of the Cistercian Order at Noto in Sicily.
ABOUT 1220.
[Commentary]
Nicholas of Arco, monk of the Cistercian Order at Noto in Sicily (Bl.)
By the liberal courtesy of Ferdinand Ughelli we had received some notice of Blessed Nicholas, monk of Noto, the day of whose deposition being... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
prudentius | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-01/prudentius.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-01 | Prudentius | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 1 | null |
ON ST. PRUDENTIUS, BISHOP AND MARTYR
At Atina in Italy.
ABOUT A.D. 300.
[Commentary]
Prudentius, Bishop and Martyr, at Atina in Italy (Saint)
D. P.
[1] Among the Colonies by which the Roman Republic held the peoples of the Volsci in obedience was Atina, near the Pontine marshes, surnamed "excellent" by Virgil: p... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
theodora | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-01/theodora.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-01 | Theodora | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 1 | null |
ON SAINT THEODORA, MARTYR AT ROME.
A.D. 117.
[Commentary]
Theodora, Martyr at Rome (Saint)
G. H.
This Roman matron was the sister of Saint Hermes, Prefect of the city of Rome; together with him she was brought to the faith of Christ by Saint Alexander I, Roman Pontiff, and was crowned with martyrdom only a month ... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
thomas-of-tolentino | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-01/thomas-of-tolentino.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-01 | Thomas of Tolentino | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 1 | null |
ON BLESSED THOMAS OF TOLENTINO, JAMES OF PADUA, PETER OF SIENA, AND DEMETRIUS THE LAY BROTHER,
Martyrs of the Order of St. Francis in India.
IN THE YEAR 1322.
[Preface]
Thomas of Tolentino, Martyr, of the Order of Francis in India (Bl.)
James of Padua, Martyr, of the Order of Francis in India (Bl.)
Peter of Sien... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
venantius | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-01/venantius.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-01 | Venantius | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 1 | null |
ON ST. VENANTIUS, BISHOP AND MARTYR,
Translated from Dalmatia or Istria to Rome.
[Commentary]
Venantius, Bishop and Martyr, in Dalmatia or Istria (Saint)
G. H.
[1] Usuard and Ado are the first who, after relating in their Martyrologies the martyrdom of Saint Theodora of Rome, immediately subjoin this: "On the sam... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
victor-and-stephen | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-01/victor-and-stephen.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-01 | Victor and Stephen | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 1 | null |
ON STS. VICTOR AND STEPHEN,
Martyrs in Egypt.
[Commentary]
Victor, Martyr in Egypt (Saint)
Stephen, Martyr in Egypt (Saint)
G. H.
These two Athletes close the ranks of Martyrs in all the copies of the Hieronymian Martyrology, and with them agree many Martyrologies both printed and manuscript, together with Usuar... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
walaric | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-01/walaric.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-01 | Walaric | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 1 | null |
ON SAINT WALARIC, FIRST ABBOT OF LEUCONAUS,
in the Wimacensian district of Picardy.
ABOUT A.D. 619.
[Preface]
Walaric, Abbot, in the Wimacensian district of Picardy (Saint)
BY G. H.
[1] The Somme, or Sumina or Somena, river of Picardy, takes its origin in the Vermandois, not far from the town of Saint Quentin: a... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
abundius | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-02/abundius.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-02 | Abundius | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 2 | null |
ON ST. ABUNDIUS,
Bishop of Como in Italy.
IN THE YEAR 468.
[Preface]
Abundius, Bishop of Como, in Italy (St.)
G. H.
[1] Como, an ancient city of Italy on the borders of Insubria, increased with inhabitants by Strabo Pompey, father of the great Pompey, Lucius Scipio, & C. Julius Caesar, began to be called Novocom... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
african-martyrs | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-02/african-martyrs.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-02 | African Martyrs | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 2 | null |
ON THE HOLY AFRICAN MARTYRS AMPHIANUS, VICTOR AND FOURTEEN OTHERS.
[Commentary]
Amphianus, Martyr in Africa (St.) Victor, Martyr in Africa (St.) Fourteen Others, Martyrs in Africa (SS.)
G. H.
Four ancient copies of the Hieronymian Martyrology begin this day with these Martyrs, and the Lucense together with the Blu... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
apphianus | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-02/apphianus.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-02 | Apphianus | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 2 | null |
CONCERNING ST. APPHIANUS, BROTHER OF ST. AEDESIUS THE MARTYR,
Martyr at Caesarea in Palestine,
UNDER MAXIMINUS.
[Preface]
Apphianus, Martyr, at Caesarea in Palestine (St.)
G. H.
[1] Three places are celebrated as being illustrated by the birth, studies and martyrdom of St. Apphianus: of these the city of Palesti... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
francis-of-paola | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-02/francis-of-paola.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-02 | Francis of Paola | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 2 | null |
ON ST. FRANCIS OF PAOLA,
Founder of the Order of the Minims.
IN THE YEAR 1507.
PRELIMINARY COMMENTARY.
Francis of Paola, Founder of the Order of Minims (St.)
BY AUTHOR D. P.
§ I. Most ancient Acts, whence & how here brought forth.
[1] A paradox to the most holy Order of the Fathers Preachers, equally new & plea... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
mary-of-egypt | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-02/mary-of-egypt.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-02 | Mary of Egypt | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 2 | null |
ON ST. MARY OF EGYPT, AND ST. ZOSIMAS PRIEST AND MONK, IN THE YEAR 321 PRELIMINARY COMMENTARY
Mary the Egyptian penitent, in Palestine (St.) Zosimas the Monk, in Palestine (St.)
AUTHOR D. P.
§ I The age of these Saints, far more ancient than is commonly believed. Mary, niece of Abraham, we set forth as an example f... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
musa-virgin-of-rome | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-02/musa-virgin-of-rome.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-02 | Musa Virgin of Rome | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 2 | null |
ON ST. MUSA VIRGIN OF ROME.
IN THE 6TH CENTURY
[Commentary]
Musa, Virgin of Rome (St.)
About the passing of the girl Musa St. Gregory writes these things in book 4 of his Dialogue chapter 17. Nor will I be silent about this, which the aforesaid Probus, servant of God, about his sister, by name Musa, a little girl,... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
nicetius | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-02/nicetius.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-02 | Nicetius | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 2 | null |
ON ST. NICETIUS,
Bishop of Lyon in Gaul.
IN THE YEAR 573.
[Preface]
Nicetius, Bishop of Lyon, in Gaul (St.)
G. H.
Among the more illustrious Saints, who in the sixth century of Christ illumined the Gauls with their virtues & miracles, deservedly must be counted St. Nicetius Bishop of Lyon. Born in the year 513 o... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
polycarp-and-his-companions | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-02/polycarp-and-his-companions.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-02 | Polycarp and His Companions | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 2 | null |
ON ST. POLYCARP AND HIS COMPANIONS,
Martyrs at Alexandria.
UNDER MAXIMIAN.
[Commentary]
Polycarp, Martyr, at Alexandria (St.) Companion Martyrs, at Alexandria (SS.)
G. H.
The sacred memory of St. Polycarp the Martyr is celebrated by the Greeks in their Menaea and in Maximus Bishop of Cythera ἐν βίοις Ἁγίων; and ... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
theodosia-the-virgin | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-02/theodosia-the-virgin.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-02 | Theodosia the Virgin | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 2 | null |
CONCERNING ST. THEODOSIA THE VIRGIN
Martyr at Caesarea in Palestine.
UNDER MAXIMINUS
[Preface]
Theodosia, Virgin Martyr, at Caesarea in Palestine (St.)
BY G. H.
[1] Eusebius Pamphili, in the book on the Martyrs of Palestine, treats accurately of those who before his own eyes suffered in the city of Caesarea: amo... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
theodulus | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-02/theodulus.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-02 | Theodulus | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 2 | null |
ON STS. THEODULUS, AGATHOPUS, MASTESUS, PUBLIUS, VALERIUS, AND THREE OTHERS. LIKEWISE URBANUS, JULIANUS, PROCULUS, GAGUS, AGAPITUS, DIONYSIUS, CYRIACUS, ZONISUS,
Martyrs of Thessalonica in Macedonia.
[Commentary]
Theodulus, Martyr of Thessalonica (St.) Agathopus, Martyr of Thessalonica (St.) Mastesus, Martyr of The... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
titus-the-thaumaturge | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-02/titus-the-thaumaturge.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-02 | Titus the Thaumaturge | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 2 | null |
ON ST. TITUS THE THAUMATURGE,
Presbyter Hegumen among the Greeks.
UNDER THE ICONOMACHS
[Commentary]
Titus the Thaumaturge, Presbyter Hegumen, among the Greeks (St.)
BY AUTHOR G. H.
[1] Above the rest of the Saints, whom among the Greeks in honor & veneration on this second day we have shown to be, most of all st... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
agathemerus | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-03/agathemerus.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-03 | Agathemerus | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 3 | null |
ON SAINT AGATHEMERUS, MARTYR IN MYSIA.
[Commentary]
Agathemerus, Martyr, in Mysia (Saint)
BY G. H.
After the narrative of the birth into heaven of Saint Pancratius, who suffered at Tauromenium in Sicily, the sacred memory of this Martyr is subjoined in the Hieronymian transcripts, and in the Epternach manuscript i... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
attalus | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-03/attalus.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-03 | Attalus | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 3 | null |
ON SAINT ATTALUS, ABBOT,
OF THE ORDER OF SAINT BENEDICT, AT TAUROMENIUM IN SICILY.
ABOUT 800.
[Commentary]
Attalus, Benedictine Abbot, at Tauromenium in Sicily (Saint)
G. H.
A Chronicle of a certain Benedictine monk, composed about the year of Christ 1483, is frequently recommended in the monastic history of Pie... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
donatus | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-03/donatus.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-03 | Donatus | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 3 | null |
ON SAINT DONATUS,
MARTYR AT NICOMEDIA IN BITHYNIA
[Commentary]
Donatus, Martyr of Nicomedia (Saint)
G. H.
After the reported martyrdom of Saint Theodosia the Virgin, which on the preceding day we reported along with the Roman Martyrology, in various Martyrologies Saint Donatus, who suffered at Nicomedia, is subst... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
galicus | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-03/galicus.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-03 | Galicus | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 3 | null |
ON SAINTS GALICUS, BYTHONIUS, AND DIUS, MARTYRS AMONG THE GREEKS.
[Commentary]
Galicus, Martyr among the Greeks (Saint)
Bythonius, Martyr among the Greeks (Saint)
Dius, Martyr among the Greeks (Saint)
G. H.
The Parisian manuscript Synaxary of the Clermont College, on this third day of April, has this: Ἄθλησις τῶν ... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
illyrius-the-wonderworker | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-03/illyrius-the-wonderworker.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-03 | Illyrius the Wonderworker | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 3 | null |
ON SAINT ILLYRIUS THE WONDERWORKER,
ON MOUNT MYRSINON IN THE PELOPONNESE.
[Commentary]
Illyrius the Wonderworker, on Mount Myrsinon in the Peloponnese (Saint)
G. H.
The Parisian manuscript Synaxary of the Clermont college concludes this day with these words: Καὶ τοῦ ὁσίου Πατρὸς ἡμῶν Ἠληρίου τοῦ θαυματουργοῦ. [Sa... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
joseph-the-hymnographer | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-03/joseph-the-hymnographer.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-03 | Joseph the Hymnographer | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 3 | null |
ON SAINT JOSEPH THE HYMNOGRAPHER,
AT CONSTANTINOPLE.
IN THE YEAR 883.
PRELIMINARY COMMENTARY.
Joseph the Hymnographer, at Constantinople (Saint)
BY D. P.
§ I. Sacred cult from MS Synaxaries. The times of the Roman legation and of the exile.
[1] Saint Joseph, from the writing of sacred hymns or Canons, the print... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
martyrs-euagrius | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-03/martyrs-euagrius.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-03 | Martyrs Euagrius | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 3 | null |
ON THE HOLY MARTYRS EUAGRIUS, BENIGNUS, CHIRISTUS, ARESTUS, SINNIDIA, RUFUS, PATRICIUS, ZOSIMUS, AT TOMI IN SCYTHIA.
[Commentary]
Euagrius, Martyr, at Tomi in Scythia (Saint)
Benignus, Martyr, at Tomi in Scythia (Saint)
Chiristus, Martyr, at Tomi in Scythia (Saint)
Arestus, Martyr, at Tomi in Scythia (Saint)
Sinnidi... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
nicetas-the-confessor | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-03/nicetas-the-confessor.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-03 | Nicetas the Confessor | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 3 | null |
ON SAINT NICETAS THE CONFESSOR,
HEGUMEN OF MEDICIUM IN BITHYNIA.
IN THE YEAR 824
[Preface]
Nicetas the Confessor, Hegumen of Medicium in Bithynia (Saint)
BY D. P.
[1] The monastery of Medicium was built in the eighth century of Christ, in the maritime part of Bithynia on the Propontis, not far from Prusa, a very... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
pancratius | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-03/pancratius.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-03 | Pancratius | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 3 | null |
ON SAINT PANCRATIUS, BISHOP,
MARTYR OF TAUROMENIUM IN SICILY,
In the First Century.
[Preface]
Pancratius, Bishop and Martyr of Tauromenium, in Sicily (Saint)
BY G. H.
The sacred memory of Saint Pancratius at Tauromenium in Sicily is inscribed without further elogium in the ancient Martyrologies of Saint Jerome, ... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
ulpianus | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-03/ulpianus.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-03 | Ulpianus | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 3 | null |
ON SAINT ULPIANUS,
MARTYR AT TYRE IN PHOENICIA.
IN THE YEAR 304
[Commentary]
Ulpianus, Martyr, at Tyre in Phoenicia (Saint)
G. H.
Eusebius Pamphilus, in his book *On the Martyrs of Palestine*, inserts the martyrdom of Saint Ulpianus, although it took place not in Palestine, but in the contiguous Phoenicia; and i... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
urbicus | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-03/urbicus.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-03 | Urbicus | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 3 | null |
ON SAINT URBICUS, BISHOP OF CLERMONT IN GAUL.
ABOUT THE YEAR 312.
[Commentary]
Urbicus, Bishop of Clermont, in Gaul (Saint)
BY G. H.
Of the various Apostolic men who brought the faith of Christ to the different territories of Gaul in the third century of Christ, we treated on March 22 at the Life of Saint Paul, B... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
bishops-and-martyrs | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-04/bishops-and-martyrs.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-04 | Bishops and Martyrs | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 4 | null |
ON THE HOLY BISHOPS AND MARTYRS, VICTOR AND AETIUS, AT BARCELONA IN SPAIN.
IN THE FIRST CENTURY.
[Commentary]
Victor, Bishop and Martyr at Barcelona in Spain (St.)
Aetius, Bishop and Martyr at Barcelona in Spain (St.)
Barcelona, an ancient colony of the Phoenicians and later of the Romans in Hispania Tarraconensi... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
george | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-04/george.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-04 | George | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 4 | null |
ON ST. GEORGE, SOLITARY ON MOUNT MALEOS IN LACONIA.
IN THE FIFTH OR SIXTH CENTURY.
[Commentary]
George, Solitary on Mount Maleos in Laconia (St.)
BY G. H.
There are many Saints to whom the name of George has fallen; seven have been celebrated by us in the first three months, and various others come up to be celeb... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
guierus-in-cornwall-among-the-english | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-04/guierus-in-cornwall-among-the-english.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-04 | Guierus in Cornwall Among the English | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 4 | null |
ON SAINT GUIERUS IN CORNWALL AMONG THE ENGLISH.
[Commentary]
Guierus, in Cornwall among the English (S.)
G. H.
Cornwall, called by more recent writers Cornubia, once the seat of the Danmonii, and an illustrious County of the kingdom of the West Saxons, extends farthest of all Britain toward the setting sun. [In Co... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
isidore | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-04/isidore.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-04 | Isidore | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 4 | null |
ON SAINT ISIDORE
BISHOP OF SEVILLE.
IN THE YEAR 636.
INTRODUCTORY COMMENTARY.
Isidore, Bishop of Seville in Spain (St.)
BY G. H.
§ I. Sacred cult. The Life to be given here. Whether Lucas of Tuy is the author.
Three illustrious cities of Spain rejoice in the magnificent and glorious display of the most holy Doct... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
martyrs | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-04/martyrs.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-04 | Martyrs | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 4 | null |
ON THE HOLY MARTYRS
PAUL, MATUTINUS, ORBANUS, SATURNINUS, QUINTILIAN, PUBLIUS, INGENUUS, VICTOR, SUCCESSUS, JULIAN, PALATINUS, JULIUS, AND TWO OTHERS.
[Commentary]
Paul, Martyr (St.)
Matutinus, Martyr (St.)
Orbanus, Martyr (St.)
Saturninus, Martyr (St.)
Quintilian, Martyr (St.)
Publius, Martyr (St.)
Ingenuus, ... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
plato | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-04/plato.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-04 | Plato | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 4 | null |
ON SAINT PLATO, HEGUMEN OF SYMBOLA AND SACCUDION, AFTERWARDS RECLUSE OF THE MONASTERY OF STUDIUM AT CONSTANTINOPLE.
ABOUT A.D. 813.
[Preface]
Plato, Hegumen of Symbola and Saccudion, afterwards recluse of the monastery of Studium, at Constantinople (S.)
BY D. P.
That Saint Plato is joined with Saint Publius in th... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
publius | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-04/publius.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-04 | Publius | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 4 | null |
ON SAINT PUBLIUS.
AMONG THE GREEKS.
[Commentary]
Publius, among the Greeks (S.)
G. H.
In the Menologium of Cardinal Sirlet, on the fourth day of April, these things are read joined together: "The commemoration of Publius and of Plato Abbot of the Studite monastery," so that Publius seems as it were to belong to t... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
theonas | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-04/theonas.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-04 | Theonas | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 4 | null |
ON SAINTS THEONAS, SIMEON, PHORBINUS, AMONG THE GREEKS.
[Commentary]
Theonas, among the Greeks (S.)
Simeon, among the Greeks (S.)
Phorbinus, among the Greeks (S.)
BY G. H.
In the Greek Menologium of Cardinal Sirlet, after the reported commemoration of Plato, Abbot of the monastery of the Studites, of whom we hav... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
thessalonian-martyrs | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-04/thessalonian-martyrs.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-04 | Thessalonian Martyrs | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 4 | null |
ON THE HOLY THESSALONIAN MARTYRS, AGATHOPUS THE DEACON AND THEODULUS THE LECTOR.
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FOURTH CENTURY.
[Preface]
Agathodorus, Deacon and Martyr at Thessalonica (St.)
Theodulus, Lector and Martyr at Thessalonica (St.)
D. P.
FROM A GREEK MANUSCRIPT.
These holy Martyrs of Thessalonica are referre... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
william-cuffitella | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-04/william-cuffitella.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-04 | William Cuffitella | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 4 | null |
ON BLESSED WILLIAM CUFFITELLA, HERMIT OF SCICLI IN SICILY.
ABOUT A.D. 1415.
PREVIOUS COMMENTARY.
William Hermit of Scicli, in Sicily (S.)
BY D. P.
§ I. Cult of this Blessed one: Lives written by various authors.
[1] Siclis, in the last century, Xichilis and Xiclis, of new appellation but a notable town, took its... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
african-martyrs | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-05/african-martyrs.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-05 | African Martyrs | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 5 | null |
ON THE HOLY AFRICAN MARTYRS,
WHO SUFFERED UNDER GEISERIC AT EASTER.
AROUND THE YEAR 459
[Commentary]
African Martyrs, under Geiseric, King of the Vandals (SS.)
G. H.
Victor, Bishop of Utica or Vitena in Africa, often deserves to be remembered with praise, because he has transmitted to posterity in writing, as a ... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
albertus | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-05/albertus.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-05 | Albertus | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 5 | null |
ON ST. ALBERTUS, BISHOP OF MONTE-CORVINO IN APULIA.
YEAR 1127
[Preface]
Albertus, Bishop of Monte-Corvino in Apulia (St.)
BY AUTHOR D. P.
After John XIII the Roman Pontiff ordered the church of Benevento to be Metropolitan, not only were several from among the old Bishoprics subjected to it, [Life written by Rich... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
claudianus-the-persian | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-05/claudianus-the-persian.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-05 | Claudianus the Persian | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 5 | null |
ON ST. CLAUDIANUS THE PERSIAN,
MARTYR IN MESOPOTAMIA.
IN THE FOURTH OR SEVENTH CENTURY
[Commentary]
Claudianus the Persian, Martyr in Mesopotamia (St.)
G. H.
Mesopotamia and Assyria are illustrious provinces of the East, separated by the river Tigris, which is the boundary of the Roman and Persian Empires. Hence... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
claudianus | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-05/claudianus.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-05 | Claudianus | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 5 | null |
ON STS. CLAUDIANUS, PLAUTUS, AND HIRENAEUS,
MARTYRS AT NICOMEDIA, IN BITHYNIA.
[Commentary]
Claudianus, Martyr at Nicomedia in Bithynia (St.)
Plautus, Martyr at Nicomedia in Bithynia (St.)
Hirenaeus, Martyr at Nicomedia in Bithynia (St.)
G. H.
The Martyrology of St. Jerome, printed at Paris and Lucca, and the B... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
didymus-the-presbyter | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-05/didymus-the-presbyter.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-05 | Didymus the Presbyter | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 5 | null |
ON STS. DIDYMUS THE PRESBYTER, QUINTUS, PANCRATUS, AND SUCCESSUS,
MARTYRS AT ALEXANDRIA.
[Commentary]
Didymus, Presbyter, Martyr at Alexandria (St.)
Quintus, Martyr at Alexandria (St.)
Pancratus, Martyr at Alexandria (St.)
Successus, Martyr at Alexandria (St.)
G. H.
This is another band of Martyrs, concerning ... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
domina-and-ancilla | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-05/domina-and-ancilla.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-05 | Domina and Ancilla | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 5 | null |
ON STS. DOMINA AND ANCILLA, MARTYRS AMONG THE GREEKS.
[Commentary]
Domina and Ancilla, Martyrs among the Greeks (SS.)
G. H.
The Greeks in the printed Menaea and in Maximus Bishop of Cythera, after the reference to Saint Thermus the Martyr burned with fire, under a peculiar title have these things: "On the same day... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
gerald-the-abbot | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-05/gerald-the-abbot.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-05 | Gerald the Abbot | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 5 | null |
ON ST. GERALD THE ABBOT, FOUNDER OF SILVA-MAJOR IN AQUITAINE.
YEAR 1095. PREVIOUS COMMENTARY.
Gerald the Abbot, Founder of Silva-Major, in Aquitaine (St.)
BY D. P.
§ I. Canonization of St. Gerald. Office composed by Stephen, Bishop of Tournai. That Gerald, by others called Giraldus, Giraudus, and Gerardus, [St. Ge... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
honorius | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-05/honorius.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-05 | Honorius | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 5 | null |
ON SAINT HONORIUS,
MARTYR IN SICILY.
[Commentary]
Honorius, Martyr in Sicily (St.)
G. H.
Octavio Cajetano, who has deserved most excellently of the Sicilian Saints, in the Preface which he prefixed to the Idea of his work, deplores that through the long dominion of the Saracens, who held Sicily for nearly three h... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
juliana-the-virgin | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-05/juliana-the-virgin.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-05 | Juliana the Virgin | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 5 | null |
ON B. JULIANA THE VIRGIN, PRIORESS OF MONTE-CORNELIUS AT LIÈGE, PROMOTER OF THE FEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
YEAR 1258.
PRELIMINARY COMMENTARY
Juliana the Virgin, Prioress of Monte-Cornelius at Liège, promoter of the feast of Corpus Christi (B.)
BY AUTHOR G. H.
§. I. Various writers of her Life. Place of birth of B. ... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
pompeius | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-05/pompeius.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-05 | Pompeius | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 5 | null |
ON SAINT POMPEIUS,
MARTYR AMONG THE GREEKS.
[Commentary]
Pompeius, Martyr among the Greeks (St.)
G. H.
The Greeks in the MS. Synaxary of the Parisian College of Clermont of the Society of Jesus, and in the Turin MS. of the Duke of Savoy, and in others, celebrate on this day four Martyrs in these words: Likewise t... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
theodora-the-widow | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-05/theodora-the-widow.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-05 | Theodora the Widow | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 5 | null |
ON ST. THEODORA THE WIDOW, A NUN AT THESSALONICA.
AROUND THE YEAR 880
[Preface]
Theodora, Widow, a nun at Thessalonica (St.)
D. P.
[1] The Arabic-Egyptian Martyrology, which exists at Rome in the college of the Maronites, and which our Athanasius Kircher took care to have translated from Arabic into Latin by Grat... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
thermus | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-05/thermus.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-05 | Thermus | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 5 | null |
ON SAINT THERMUS, MARTYR AMONG THE GREEKS.
[Commentary]
Thermus, Martyr among the Greeks (St.)
G. H.
The Greeks celebrate the Holy Martyr Thermus indicated in the Menaea, whom also Maximus Bishop of Cythera in his "Lives of the Saints" exhibits. In the Dijon MSS. Menaea of Petrus Franciscus Chifletius he is said t... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
tigernacus | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-05/tigernacus.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-05 | Tigernacus | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 5 | null |
ON SAINT TIGERNACUS, BISHOP IN IRELAND.
AROUND THE YEAR 550.
[Preface]
Tigernacus, Bishop in Ireland (St.)
BY THE AUTHOR G. H.
[1] In that part where Ulster, the most northerly region of Ireland, borders on the regions of Connacht and Leinster, it has the County of Cavan, and in this Kilmore the Episcopal See, to... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
vincent-ferrer-of-the-order-of-preachers | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-05/vincent-ferrer-of-the-order-of-preachers.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-05 | Vincent Ferrer of the Order of Preachers | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 5 | null |
ON ST. VINCENT FERRER OF THE ORDER OF PREACHERS, AT VANNES IN BRITTANY,
IN THE YEAR 1419
PRELIMINARY COMMENTARY.
Vincent Ferrer, of the Order of Preachers, at Vannes in Brittany (S.)
BHL Number: 8662
BY G. H.
§ I. Various writers of his Life. His Cultus.
In Armorican Britain, a region of the Gauls on the Ocean,... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
zeno-the-martyr | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-05/zeno-the-martyr.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-05 | Zeno the Martyr | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 5 | null |
ON ST. ZENO THE MARTYR
AMONG THE GREEKS.
[Commentary]
Zeno, Martyr among the Greeks (St.)
D. P.
How unhappily the interpretation of Greek Lives turned out for Guillelmus Sirletus, we saw on the 3rd and 4th of this month, in the Acts of Saints Nicetas and Plato. The same man collected, from the Greek Menaea, [Sirl... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
alexandrian-martyrs | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-06/alexandrian-martyrs.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-06 | Alexandrian Martyrs | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 6 | null |
ON THE HOLY ALEXANDRIAN MARTYRS
CLUSUS THE PRIEST, TIMOTHY, MACARIA, TURIA, MARCIA, OR MARGA, AND MAXIMA,
[Commentary]
Clusus, Priest and Martyr, at Alexandria in Egypt (Saint)
Timothy, Martyr, at Alexandria in Egypt (Saint)
Macaria, Martyr, at Alexandria in Egypt (Saint)
Tyria, Martyr, at Alexandria in Egypt (S... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
amandus-the-count | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-06/amandus-the-count.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-06 | Amandus the Count | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 6 | null |
ON ST. AMANDUS THE COUNT, AND STS. LUCIUS, LEONTIUS, LUCIAN,
AT GISALBA IN ITALY.
[Commentary]
Amandus the Count, at Gisalba in Italy (Saint)
Lucius, at Gisalba in Italy (Saint)
Leontius, at Gisalba in Italy (Saint)
Lucian, at Gisalba in Italy (Saint)
AUTHOR G. H.
Bergamo is an ancient city of the Orobii in Alp... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
berthan | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-06/berthan.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-06 | Berthan | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 6 | null |
ON ST. BERTHAN.
BISHOP IN SCOTLAND
ABOUT THE YEAR 839
[Commentary]
Berthan, Bishop, in Scotland (St.)
G. H.
In the Breviary of the Church of Aberdeen in Scotland, the memory of one called in the title Bishop is celebrated with these words: "Of St. Berthan, Bishop and Confessor in Scotland, under King Kenneth, in... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
caelestina-the-virgin | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-06/caelestina-the-virgin.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-06 | Caelestina the Virgin | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 6 | null |
ON ST. CAELESTINA THE VIRGIN, AND 800 OTHER MARTYRS.
[Commentary]
Caelestina, Virgin and Martyr (Saint)
Eight hundred others, Martyrs (Saints)
G. H.
We add this distinguished troop from ancient Martyrologies, one of which was formerly in use in the collegiate church of Saint Mary at Utrecht: in this the following... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
catherine-of-palanza | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-06/catherine-of-palanza.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-06 | Catherine of Palanza | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 6 | null |
ON BLESSED CATHERINE OF PALANZA, FOUNDRESS OF THE MONASTERY OF ST. MARY OF THE MOUNT
ABOVE VARESE IN THE DUCHY OF MILAN.
IN THE YEAR 1478.
[Preface]
Venerable Catherine of Palanza, Foundress of the monastery of Mary of the Mount, of the Ambrosian Congregation under the rule of Augustine, above Varese in the Duchy ... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
celestine-i | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-06/celestine-i.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-06 | Celestine I | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 6 | null |
ON ST. CELESTINE I,
ROMAN PONTIFF.
A.D. 432, APRIL 6.
[Commentary]
Celestine I, Roman Pontiff (Saint)
AUTHOR G. H.
CHAPTER I.
The beginning of his Pontificate. Saint Augustine aided and praised. The Pelagians ejected. Saints Palladius and Patrick sent to Ireland. Other decrees.
[1] When Boniface I, Supreme Ponti... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
celsus | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-06/celsus.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-06 | Celsus | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 6 | null |
ON ST. CELSUS
ARCHBISHOP OF ARMAGH IN IRELAND.
IN THE YEAR 1128
[Commentary]
Celsus, Archbishop of Armagh, in Ireland (St.)
BY D. P.
The tables of the Roman Martyrology, by order of Gregory XIII, again recognized by Caesar Baronius to the Saints of this day, listed in the prior edition, [St. Celsus Bishop,] add ... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
eutychius | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-06/eutychius.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-06 | Eutychius | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 6 | null |
ON SAINT EUTYCHIUS,
PATRIARCH OF CONSTANTINOPLE.
IN THE YEAR 582.
[Preface]
Eutychius, Patriarch of Constantinople (Saint)
BHL Number: 2790
AUTHOR G. H.
[1] There flourished in the sixth century of Christ the most holy Patriarch of the Church of Constantinople, Eutychius, born in the year 512, [Saint Eutychius bo... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
marcellinus | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-06/marcellinus.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-06 | Marcellinus | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 6 | null |
ON SAINT MARCELLINUS, TRIBUNE AND NOTARY
MARTYR AT CARTHAGE IN AFRICA.
In the year 413.
[Commentary]
Marcellinus, Tribune and Notary, Martyr at Carthage (Saint)
BY G. H.
CHAPTER I.
The dignity of Tribune and Notary. The presidency of Saint Marcellinus at the Collation of Carthage with the Donatists.
[1] With t... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
nicomedian-martyrs-firmus | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-06/nicomedian-martyrs-firmus.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-06 | Nicomedian Martyrs: Firmus | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 6 | null |
ON THE HOLY NICOMEDIAN MARTYRS: FIRMUS,
HERENAEUS THE BISHOP, HIMNARUS, SOLUTOR, QUIRIACUS, MOSES, ROMANUS, SUCCESSUS,
QUARTILLA, ROMANA, DONATUS, SIXTUS, VICTOR, QUIRIACA, GAGUS, SATYRUS.
[Commentary]
Firmus, Martyr, at Nicomedia in Bithynia (Saint)
Herenaeus, Bishop and Martyr, at Nicomedia in Bithynia (Saint)
... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
notker-balbulus | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-06/notker-balbulus.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-06 | Notker Balbulus | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 6 | null |
ON BLESSED NOTKER BALBULUS,
MONK OF SAINT GALL IN HELVETIA.
A.D. 912.
[Preface]
Notker Balbulus, monk of Saint Gall, in Helvetia (Blessed)
AUTHOR D. P.
The most holy author and founder of the monastery of Luxeuil and of the discipline propagated from it, Columban, [Disciple of Saint Columban, Saint Gall,] whose fe... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
philaret | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-06/philaret.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-06 | Philaret | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 6 | null |
ON SAINT PHILARET
MONK IN FURTHER CALABRIA.
IN THE YEAR 1070.
[Preface]
Philaret, monk, in Calabria (St.)
G. H.
The Life of St. Philaret, formerly written in Greek, was preserved in the illustrious library of the monastery of St. Saviour of the order of St. Basil, near the city of Messina in Sicily. Augustine Fl... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
platonis | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-06/platonis.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-06 | Platonis | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 6 | null |
ON SAINT PLATONIS,
AMONG THE GREEKS.
[Commentary]
Platonis, among the Greeks (Saint)
G. H.
After the Persian Martyrs have been reported, there are subjoined in the Greek Menaia and in Maximus, Bishop of Cythera, three other Saints, of whom in the first place, [Saint Platonis a woman] separated from the others, is... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
sirmian-martyrs | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-06/sirmian-martyrs.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-06 | Sirmian Martyrs | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 6 | null |
ON THE HOLY SIRMIAN MARTYRS
RUFINA, MODERATA, ROMANA, SECUNDUS, AND SEVEN OTHERS, LIKEWISE FLORENTINUS, GEMINIANUS, SATURUS,
[Commentary]
Rufina, Martyr, at Sirmium in Pannonia (Saint)
Moderata, Martyr, at Sirmium in Pannonia (Saint)
Romana, Martyr, at Sirmium in Pannonia (Saint)
Secundus, Martyr, at Sirmium in ... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
sixtus | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-06/sixtus.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-06 | Sixtus | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 6 | null |
ON ST. SIXTUS, OR XYSTUS I,
ROMAN PONTIFF, MARTYR,
IN THE YEAR 127.
[Commentary]
Sixtus, or Xystus I, Roman Pontiff, Martyr (Saint)
G. H.
BY D. P.
CHAPTER I.
His cultus, age, and Acts.
The most ancient notice of Saint Sixtus, or Xystus, Roman Pontiff, is found in Saint Irenaeus, who as Bishop of Lyon was crow... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
timothy-and-diogenes | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-06/timothy-and-diogenes.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-06 | Timothy and Diogenes | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 6 | null |
ON STS. TIMOTHY AND DIOGENES
MARTYRS IN MACEDONIA
[Commentary]
Timothy, Martyr, in Macedonia (Saint)
Diogenes, Martyr, in Macedonia (Saint)
G. H.
Two classes of Martyrs reported in the transcripts of the Hieronymian Martyrology, namely the Nicomedians and the Sirmians, concerning whom we have already treated; [W... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
william | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-06/william.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-06 | William | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 6 | null |
ON SAINT WILLIAM, ABBOT OF ROSKILDE IN DENMARK,
OF THE ORDER OF REGULAR CANONS OF ST. VICTOR.
IN THE YEAR 1203.
PRELIMINARY COMMENTARY.
William, Abbot of Roskilde, in Denmark, of the Order of Regular Canons (St.)
BY D. P.
§ I. Cult, Canonization, Profession of St. William.
The propagation of the Augustinian Rul... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
winebaud-abbot | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-06/winebaud-abbot.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-06 | Winebaud Abbot | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 6 | null |
ON ST. WINEBAUD ABBOT,
AT TROYES IN GAUL.
AROUND A.D. 620.
[Preface]
Winebaud, Abbot, at Troyes in Gaul (Saint)
G. H.
Nicolas Camusat in his Promptuary of sacred antiquities of the diocese of Troyes, among other illustrious monuments and Acts of the Saints, [Life formerly written.] published from p. 288, from anci... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
african-martyrs | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-07/african-martyrs.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-07 | African Martyrs | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 7 | null |
ON THE HOLY AFRICAN MARTYRS,
EPIPHANIUS BISHOP, DONATUS, RUFINUS, MODESTUS, AND ELEVEN OTHERS.
APRIL 6 AND 7
[Commentary]
Epiphanius, Bishop, Martyr in Africa (Saint)
Donatus, Martyr in Africa (Saint)
Sixtus, Martyr in Africa (Saint)
Rufinus, Martyr in Africa (Saint)
Modestus, Martyr in Africa (Saint)
Eleven ... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
aphraates | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-07/aphraates.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-07 | Aphraates | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 7 | null |
ON SAINT APHRAATES
ANCHORITE IN SYRIA
TOWARD THE END OF THE 4TH CENTURY.
[Preface]
Aphraates, anchorite in Syria (Saint)
G. H.
The Acts of Saint Aphraates were described for us by Theodoret, Bishop of Cyrus in Syria, who as a young man visited him with his mother, and was strengthened with his blessing. He publi... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
aybert-the-priest | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-07/aybert-the-priest.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-07 | Aybert the Priest | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 7 | null |
ON SAINT AYBERT THE PRIEST,
RECLUSE OF THE BENEDICTINE ORDER IN HAINAUT.
IN THE YEAR 1140.
[Preface]
Aybert the Priest, recluse of the Benedictine Order, in Hainaut (Saint)
BY G. H.
The monastery of Crispin, situated between the Hainaut cities of Valenciennes and Gislenopolis almost equidistantly on the roads, o... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
calliopius | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-07/calliopius.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-07 | Calliopius | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 7 | null |
ON SAINT CALLIOPIUS, MARTYR,
AT POMPEIOPOLIS IN CILICIA,
IN THE YEAR 304.
[Preface]
Calliopius, Martyr, at Pompeiopolis in Cilicia (Saint)
G. H.
Most well known are Pamphylia and Cilicia, regions of Asia adjacent to the Mediterranean Sea, and watered with the blood of many Martyrs. In the former is the metropoli... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
chlotharius | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-07/chlotharius.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-07 | Chlotharius | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 7 | null |
ON SAINT CHLOTHARIUS,
OF VITRY IN GALLIC CHAMPAGNE.
[Commentary]
Chlotharius, of Vitry in Gallic Champagne (Saint)
G. H.
Various Kings of the first Merovingian family, named Chlotharius, made the name illustrious among the ancient Franks; among whom Chlotharius I, son of the great Clovis, at first King of Soisson... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
christian | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-07/christian.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-07 | Christian | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 7 | null |
ON BLESSED CHRISTIAN,
AT DOUAI IN FRENCH FLANDERS.
Monday of Easter.
[Commentary]
Christian, at Douai in French Flanders (B.)
G. H.
Arnold Raiss of Douai, Canon there at the church of the Archapostle St Peter, most well-deserving in the cult and veneration of Saints, among other little works edited a Supplement t... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
coprica | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-07/coprica.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-07 | Coprica | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 7 | null |
ON SAINTS COPRICA, VICTOR, DONATUS,
MARTYRS IN UPPER LIBYA.
[Commentary]
Coprica, Martyr in Upper Libya (Saint)
Victor, Martyr in Upper Libya (Saint)
Donatus, Martyr in Upper Libya (Saint)
G. H.
These Martyrs, said to have suffered in Upper Libya on this day, are handed down in four transcripts of the Martyrolo... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
eberhard | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-07/eberhard.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-07 | Eberhard | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 7 | null |
ON BLESSED EBERHARD,
FROM COUNT OF NELLENBURG A MONK OF THE ORDER OF ST. BENEDICT,
OF SCHAFFHAUSEN IN SWABIA.
CENTURY XI.
[Preface]
Eberhard, from Count of Nellenburg a monk, founder of the monastery of All Saints in Switzerland (Saint)
D. P.
The dominion of the Counts of Nellenburg in Swabia, [On the German ba... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
george-bishop | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-07/george-bishop.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-07 | George Bishop | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 7 | null |
ON SAINT GEORGE BISHOP,
OF MYTILENE ON THE ISLAND OF LESBOS,
ABOUT THE YEAR 816
[Commentary]
George, Bishop of Mytilene, on the island of Lesbos (Saint)
BY D. P.
Lesbos, the most celebrated island of the Aegean Sea, was formerly, as Pliny testifies, cultivated with eight cities: of which the chief and most celeb... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
hegesippus | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-07/hegesippus.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-07 | Hegesippus | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 7 | null |
ON SAINT HEGESIPPUS,
ECCLESIASTICAL WRITER.
ABOUT THE YEAR 180.
[Commentary]
Hegesippus, Ecclesiastical Writer (Saint)
BY G. H.
A distinguished eulogy of Saint Hegesippus was published by Saint Jerome in his book *On Ecclesiastical Writers*, chapter 22, in these words: "Hegesippus, a near contemporary of the Apo... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
herman-joseph | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-07/herman-joseph.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-07 | Herman Joseph | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 7 | null |
ON BLESSED HERMAN JOSEPH,
OF THE PREMONSTRATENSIAN ORDER, AT STEINFELD IN GERMANY.
AFTER THE YEAR 1230
PRELIMINARY COMMENTARY.
Herman Joseph, of the Premonstratensian Order, at Steinfeld in Germany (Blessed)
BY G. H.
§ I. Life of Blessed Herman written by an eyewitness: testimonies of others: his own little work... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
martyrs-of-antioch | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-07/martyrs-of-antioch.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-07 | Martyrs of Antioch | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 7 | null |
ON THE HOLY MARTYRS OF ANTIOCH.
TIMOTHY, DIOGENES, MACARIA OR MADIARIA AND MAXIMA. LIKEWISE SAINT ELEUSUS, PRIEST.
[Commentary]
Timothy, Martyr at Antioch (Saint)
Diogenes, Martyr at Antioch (Saint)
Macaria or Madiaria, Martyr at Antioch (Saint)
Maxima, Martyr at Antioch (Saint)
Eleusus, Priest, Martyr at Antio... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
martyrs | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-07/martyrs.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-07 | Martyrs | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 7 | null |
ON THE HOLY MARTYRS
DONATUS, CYRIL, EUGENIUS, EUSEBIUS AND MARINUS
[Commentary]
Donatus, Martyr (Saint)
Cyril, Martyr (Saint)
Eugenius, Martyr (Saint)
Eusebius, Martyr (Saint)
Marinus, Martyr (Saint)
G. H.
We have long hesitated in doubt concerning these Martyrs, because various Martyrs of these names are fou... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
peleusus | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-07/peleusus.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-07 | Peleusus | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 7 | null |
ON SAINT PELEUSUS, OR PELUSIUS,
PRIEST, MARTYR AT ALEXANDRIA.
[Commentary]
Peleusus, or Pelusius, Priest, Martyr at Alexandria (Saint)
G. H.
The memory of this Saint is most celebrated in many Martyrologies, but with some variety of spelling. In a double transcript of Saint Jerome he is written Peleusius, in whic... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
saturninus | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-07/saturninus.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-07 | Saturninus | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 7 | null |
ON SAINT SATURNINUS
BISHOP OF VERONA IN ITALY.
[Commentary]
Saturninus, Bishop of Verona in Italy (Saint)
G. H.
From the ancient Martyrology of the Cathedral Church of Verona and other manuscript codices it is established that thirty-six bishops of this city were inscribed in the catalogue of the Saints, and cust... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
ursulina-virgin | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-07/ursulina-virgin.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-07 | Ursulina Virgin | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 7 | null |
ON BLESSED URSULINA VIRGIN,
AT PARMA IN ITALY.
IN THE YEAR 1410
[Preface]
Ursulina Virgin, at Parma in Italy (B.)
BY THE AUTHOR D. P.
[1] If the 14th century of the Christian era saw the Spouse of Christ the Church discolored by grave scandals and schisms, whence all good men grieved; it had also cause to rejoice... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
aedesius | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-08/aedesius.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-08 | Aedesius | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 8 | null |
ON SAINT AEDESIUS,
MARTYR AT ALEXANDRIA.
THE YEAR 304
[Commentary]
Aedesius, Martyr at Alexandria (St.)
BY G. H.
The sacred tables of the Roman Martyrology begin this day April 8 with the glorious martyrdom of Saint Aedesius in these words: "At Alexandria, of Saint Aedesius the Martyr, [Sacred veneration.] broth... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
albert | https://actasanctorum.org/april/day-08/albert.html | acta-sanctorum | april/day-08 | Albert | [
"en"
] | Acta Sanctorum, April 8 | null |
ON BLESSED ALBERT,
FORMERLY A CANON REGULAR, FIRST BISHOP OF VERCELLI,
THEN PATRIARCH OF JERUSALEM, APOSTOLIC LEGATE,
AND LAWGIVER OF THE CARMELITE ORDER.
THE YEAR 1214
[Commentary]
Albert, formerly a Canon Regular, Bishop of Vercelli, Patriarch of Jerusalem, Apostolic Legate and Lawgiver of the Carmelite Order.... | Public Domain Mark 1.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026-09-08T00:00:00 |
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