Aquila
Martyrological notice
0 T. ELIZABETH, widow, queen of Portugal. Be- ing renowned for virtues and miracles, she was numbered among the saints by Urban VIII. — In Asia Minor, the Saints Aquila and his wife Pris- cilla, of whom mention is made in the Acts of the Apostles. — At Porto, fifty holy soldiers, martyrs, who were led to the faith by the martyrdom of St. Bonosa, and baptized by the blessed pope Felix. They were put to death in the persecution of Aure- lian. — In Palestine, in the reign of Diocletian, St. Procopius, martyr, who was brought from Scythop- olis to Caesarea, and upon his first resolute answer was beheaded by the judge Fabian. — At Constanti- nople, the holy Abrahamite monks, who resisted the emperor Theophilus by defending the worship of holy images, and suffered matryrdom. — At Wurtz- burg, in Germany, St. Kilian, bishop, who was com- missioned by the Roman Pontiff to preach the Gos- pel. After having converted many to Christ, he
Historical martyrology witness · The Roman Martyrology (English, 1916)
0 T. ELIZABETH, widow, queen of Portugal. Be- ing renowned for virtues and miracles, she was numbered among the saints by Urban VIII. — In Asia Minor, the Saints Aquila and his wife Pris- cilla, of whom mention is made in the Acts of the Apostles. — At Porto, fifty holy soldiers, martyrs, who were led to the faith by the martyrdom of St. Bonosa, and baptized by the blessed pope Felix. They were put to death in the persecution of Aure- lian. — In Palestine, in the reign of Diocletian, St. Procopius, martyr, who was brought from Scythop- olis to Caesarea, and upon his first resolute answer was beheaded by the judge Fabian. — At Constanti- nople, the holy Abrahamite monks, who resisted the emperor Theophilus by defending the worship of holy images, and suffered matryrdom. — At Wurtz- burg, in Germany, St. Kilian, bishop, who was com- missioned by the Roman Pontiff to preach the Gos- pel. After having converted many to Christ, he