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Isidore

mHE Octave of St. Stephen, the first martyr. — At • Rome, the commemoration of many holy martyrs, who, despising the edict of the emperor Diocletian, which ordered that the sacred books should be deliv- ered up, preferred to surrender themselves to the executioners rather than to give holy things to dogs. — At Antioch, the passion of blessed Isidore, bishop. — At Tomis, in Pontus, in the time of the emperor Licinius, three holy brothers, Argeus, Nar- cissus, and the young man Marcellinus. This last, being enrolled among the new soldiers, and refusing to serve, was beaten almost to death, and for a long

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Martyrological notice

mHE Octave of St. Stephen, the first martyr. — At • Rome, the commemoration of many holy martyrs, who, despising the edict of the emperor Diocletian, which ordered that the sacred books should be deliv- ered up, preferred to surrender themselves to the executioners rather than to give holy things to dogs. — At Antioch, the passion of blessed Isidore, bishop. — At Tomis, in Pontus, in the time of the emperor Licinius, three holy brothers, Argeus, Nar- cissus, and the young man Marcellinus. This last, being enrolled among the new soldiers, and refusing to serve, was beaten almost to death, and for a long

Historical martyrology witness · The Roman Martyrology (English, 1916)

mHE Octave of St. Stephen, the first martyr. — At • Rome, the commemoration of many holy martyrs, who, despising the edict of the emperor Diocletian, which ordered that the sacred books should be deliv- ered up, preferred to surrender themselves to the executioners rather than to give holy things to dogs. — At Antioch, the passion of blessed Isidore, bishop. — At Tomis, in Pontus, in the time of the emperor Licinius, three holy brothers, Argeus, Nar- cissus, and the young man Marcellinus. This last, being enrolled among the new soldiers, and refusing to serve, was beaten almost to death, and for a long

Martyrologium Romanum · Latin witness

Antiochiae passio beati Isidori Episcopi.

Martyrologium Romanum (Latin historical edition) · Language: Latin