Julian
Martyrological notice
A T Antioch, in the reign of Diocletian and Max- ^* imian, the birthday of the Saints Julian, martyr, and Basilissa, his virgin wife. Having lived in a state of virginity with her husband, she reached the end of her days in peace. But after the death by fire of a multitude of priests and ministers of the Church of Christ, who had taken refuge in his house from the severity of the persecution, Julian was or- dered by the president Marcian to be tormented in many ways and executed. With him suffered An- thony, a priest, and Anastasius, whom Julian raised from the dead, and made partaker of the grace of Christ; also, Celsus, a boy, with his mother Mar- cionilla, seven brothers, and many others. — In Mau- ritania Csesariensis (now Algeria), St. Marciana, virgin, who consummated her martyrdom by bein^ condemned to the beasts. — At Smyrna, the holy mar- tyrs Vitalis, Revocatus, and Fortunatus. — In Africa, the holy martyrs Epictetus, Jucundus, Secundus, Vitalis, Felix, and seven others. — At Sebaste, in Armenia, St. Peter, bishop, brother of St. Basil the Great. — At Ancona, St. Marcellinus, bishop, who, according to St. Gregory, miraculously deliverer! that city from destruction by fire.
Historical martyrology witness · The Roman Martyrology (English, 1916)
A T Antioch, in the reign of Diocletian and Max- ^* imian, the birthday of the Saints Julian, martyr, and Basilissa, his virgin wife. Having lived in a state of virginity with her husband, she reached the end of her days in peace. But after the death by fire of a multitude of priests and ministers of the Church of Christ, who had taken refuge in his house from the severity of the persecution, Julian was or- dered by the president Marcian to be tormented in many ways and executed. With him suffered An- thony, a priest, and Anastasius, whom Julian raised from the dead, and made partaker of the grace of Christ; also, Celsus, a boy, with his mother Mar- cionilla, seven brothers, and many others. — In Mau- ritania Csesariensis (now Algeria), St. Marciana, virgin, who consummated her martyrdom by bein^ condemned to the beasts. — At Smyrna, the holy mar- tyrs Vitalis, Revocatus, and Fortunatus. — In Africa, the holy martyrs Epictetus, Jucundus, Secundus, Vitalis, Felix, and seven others. — At Sebaste, in Armenia, St. Peter, bishop, brother of St. Basil the Great. — At Ancona, St. Marcellinus, bishop, who, according to St. Gregory, miraculously deliverer! that city from destruction by fire.