Saturninus is honored as a Christian martyr of Cagliari in Sardinia. His memory is associated with the persecution under Diocletian, and the National Museums of Cagliari place the traditional martyrdom in 303 or 304.
The later martyrdom tradition presents him as a young man raised by Christian parents. During sacrifices to Jupiter at the city’s Capitolium, someone recognized him as a...
Abraham of Rostov (?–1077), Archimandrite of Rostov, in the world Abercius, was born in the tenth century in Chuhloma, which is in Kostroma region near Galich, Russia. Born Abercius, he was very ill as a child. He converted to Christianity in his youth after, according to tradition, being cured of illness through prayer. He decided to become a monk at Valaam and with the new name...
The Lord of Miracles (Spanish: Señor de los Milagros), also known as Christ of Miracles, is a Catholic devotion and title of Jesus Christ that is associated with a painting of Christ crucified venerated in Lima, Peru. The image was painted during the 17th century by Benito or Pedro Dalcon, an African taken from what is now Angola to Peru as a slave. An annual procession commemorating the image...
Saint Emilina of Boulancourt, also known as Emeline or Hemelina, was born in 1115 in France. Emilina was a devout soul who deeply desired to do God’s will. She was led to the male Cistercian Abbey of Boulancourt in Longeville, France, but did not gain entrance into the community. Here, with the monks approval, Emilina settled in a barn of Perte-Seche, which belonged to the Abbey. There,...
Pope Evaristus (died c. 107 AD) was Bishop of Rome of the Catholic Church, succeeding Clement I and holding office from c. 99 to his death c. 107. He was also known as Aristus. He is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Catholic Church, and Oriental Orthodoxy. He is usually accorded the title of martyr; however, there is no confirmation of this. It is likely that He was the...