Old Stuff

The Ninth Day of January

At Antioch, under Diocletian and Maximian, the birthday of St. Julian, martyr, and of the virgin Basilissa, his spouse. She remained a virgin during marriage, and (although persecuted for the faith) ended her days in peace. A number of priests and ministers of the Church, who had sought refuge with Julian owing to the barbarity of the persecution, were (notwithstanding) burned to death, and Julian himself, at the command of the governor Marcian, was tortured in many ways and then beheaded. With him there were martyred many others: a priest named Anthony, one Anastasius, who had been raised from the dead by Julian and converted to Christianity, Celsus, a boy, and his mother, Marcionilla, seven brothers, and many other Christians.

At Smyrna, the holy martyrs Vitalis, Revocatus, and Fortunatus.

In Africa, the holy martyrs Epictetus, Jucundus, Secundus, Vitalis, Felix, and seven others.

In Eastern Morocco, St. Marciana, virgin, who was thrown to the beasts, and so completed her martyrdom.

At Sebaste in Armenia, the Bishop St. Peter, the son of SS. Basil and Emmelia. He was also the brother of SS. Basil the Great, Gregory of Nyssa, bishops, and of the virgin Macrina.

At Ancona, St. Marcellinus, bishop, who, as St. Gregory mentions, delivered that city from fire by a miracle.

V. And elsewhere many other holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins.

R. Thanks be to God.