• The Roman Martyrology (Latin: Martyrologium Romanum) is the official martyrology of the Catholic Church. Its use is obligatory in matters regarding the...
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  • saints listed here are found in the General Roman Calendar, while others may also be found in the Roman Martyrology; still others are particular to local places...
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  • Historical martyrologies, also sometimes called passionaries, also include stories or biographical details. The martyrology, or ferial, of the Roman Church...
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  • Christian saint formerly included in the Roman Martyrology under 12 February. The saint was removed when the Martyrology was revised in 2004. It appears that...
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    Pope Soter (category 2nd-century Romans)
    feast day is celebrated on 22 April, as is that of Saint Caius. The Roman Martyrology, the official list of recognized saints, references Soter: "At Rome...
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  • Catholic Church, mentioned in the Martyrology of Bede and earlier editions of the Roman Martyrology for 12 June as four Roman martyrs who suffered death under...
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  • saint's name to the Roman Martyrology, it does not necessarily involve the insertion of the saint's name into the General Roman Calendar, which mentions...
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  • The Roman Martyrology, which is a non-exhaustive list of saints venerated by the Catholic Church, includes the following feast days for saints who died...
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    his memorial is not included in the General Roman Calendar, but he is listed in the Roman Martyrology. He is the patron saint of altar servers and first...
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    Saint Winifred (category Welsh Roman Catholic saints)
    which led Caesar Baronius to list her as an "English saint" in his Roman Martyrology of 1584. In 1138, relics of Winifred were carried to Shrewsbury to...
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  • Antipope Felix II (category 4th-century Romans)
    local Roman history the status of a saint and a confessor. As such he appears in the Roman Martyrology on 29 July." At that time (1909) the Roman Martyrology...
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    from the Roman Calendar by Pope John XXIII in 1960.) Οἱ Ἅγιοι Τιμόθεος καὶ Μαύρα οἱ Μάρτυρες. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ. May 3. The Roman Martyrology. Οἱ Ἅγιοι...
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    Tiburtius, Valerian, and Maximus (category Groups of Christian martyrs of the Roman era)
    in local calendars. The 2001 decree of promulgation of the revised Roman Martyrology declared: "In accordance with the Constitution Sacrosanctum Concilium...
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    (Finistère), and Saint-Thélo (Côtes-du-Nord). In the 2004 edition of the Roman Martyrology, Teilo is listed under 9 February with the Latin name Teliávus. He...
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    his monastery at Milton Abbas in Dorset. In the 2004 edition of the Roman Martyrology of the Catholic church, Samson is listed under 28 July. He is mentioned...
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    Saint Ursula (category 4th-century Roman women)
    Agrippina. They remain in the Roman Martyrology, although their commemoration does not appear in the simplified General Roman Calendar of the 1970 Missale...
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  • Cyriacus (category Saints from Roman Italy)
    whom only seven are honoured by a specific mention of their names in Roman Martyrology. Of the Saint Cyriacus who, together with Saints Largus and Smaragdus...
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    Saints Faith, Hope and Charity (category Groups of Christian martyrs of the Roman era)
    their mother, Sophia ("Wisdom"). Although earlier editions of the Roman Martyrology commemorated Saints Faith, Hope and Charity on 1 August and their...
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    that on the morrow that Saint’s work for God on earth would end. The Roman Martyrology says, under The Twenty-Second Day of May, At Comana, in Pontus, under...
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    Saint Valentine (category Saints from Roman Italy)
    him as a saint, listing him as such in the February 14 entry in the Roman Martyrology. The official Liturgical Calendar for the Dioceses of the United States...
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    of the saints for each of its days. A fuller list is found in the Roman Martyrology, and some of the saints there may be celebrated locally. The earliest...
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  • In the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church, the Roman Martyrology is a directory of liturgical commemorations for each day of the year. There are two editions...
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    August 18, perhaps in 274, a date that the latest editions of the Roman Martyrology say is uncertain. According to his legend, 16-year-old Agapitus, who...
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  • Arianism. His feast day is 14 January or 18 October in the Roman Church. The Roman Martyrology includes: 14th January ... In Syria, St. Julian Sabas, the...
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    contains eleven hundred saints' lives. The martyrology is a compilation upon which the later Roman Martyrology depended closely until the twentieth century;...
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  • In the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church, the Roman Martyrology is a directory of liturgical commemorations for each day of the year. There are two editions...
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    included in the list of recognized saints, called the "canon". In the Roman Martyrology, the following entry is given for the Penitent Thief: "At Jerusalem...
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    the Roman Martyrology, Nicodemus' feast day is 31 August, celebrated jointly with Saint Joseph of Arimathea, and generally followed in the Roman Rite...
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  • In the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church, the Roman Martyrology is a directory of liturgical commemorations for each day of the year. There are two editions...
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    Julian calendar (which is used by churches on the "New Calendar"). The Roman Martyrology lists "Saints Peter, Andrew, Paul, and Dionysia" for May 15 but Greek...
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