martyred in Rome in the year 165, under Marcus Aurelius. Saint Justin Martyr (as he is commonly referred to) is the best known 2nd century Father of the Church. He was born a pagan, in a pagan ...
Then, some of its inhabitants who remembered the young martyr asked for her intercession ... surrounding towns chose Agatha as their patron saint. Today, devotees of St. Agatha ask her to ...
Following the commemoration of Saint Agatha and her cruel martyrdom yesterday, we turn today to another profound display of faith under extreme human-inflicted suffering: the martyrdom of Saint Paul ...