Birillus
Life and witness
At Catana, of St. Birillus, who, created bishop by St. Peter, having converted many Gentiles to the faith, in a good old age rested in peace.
Biographical overview
Birillus (died 90 AD) of Antioch was an early Christian saint. He was ordained to the priesthood by Saint Peter and became the first evangelizer and the first bishop of Catania in Sicily.
Martyrologium Romanum · Latin witness
Catanae, in Sicilia, sancti Birilli, qui, a beato Petro ordinatus Episcopus, ibidem, cum multos Gentilium convertisset ad fidem, in ultima senectute quievit in pace.