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The Twenty-seventh Day of August

St. Joseph Calasanctius, priest and confessor. He founded the Order of Poor Clerks Regular of the Mother of God of the Christian Schools. He died in the Lord on August 25. A duplex feast.

At Potenza in Lucania, the suffering of SS. Arontius, Honoratus, Fortunatus, and Sabinian. They were the sons of SS. Boniface and Thecla, and were condemned to capital punishment by the judge Valerian in the reign of the Emperor Maximian. Their festival, together with that of the others of the twelve holy brethren, is observed on September 1.

At Bergamo, St. Narnus, who was baptized by Blessed Barnabas, and by him was ordained first bishop of that city.

At Capua, the birthday of St. Rufus, bishop and martyr. He was of patrician rank and was baptized, together with all his household, by Blessed Apollinaris, the disciple of St. Peter. A memory.

In the same city, the holy martyrs Rufus and Carpophorus, who suffered under Diocletian and Maximian.

At Tomis in Pontus, the holy martyrs Marcellinus the tribune, his wife Mannea, and their sons John, Serapion, and Peter.

At Lentini in Sicily, St. Euthaha, virgin. She was slain by the sword with her brother Scrmilian for being a Christian, and passed to her heavenly Spouse.

On the same day, the suffering of St. Anthusa the Younger, who, drowned in a well for the Christian faith, obtained martyrdom.

At Arles in Gaul, St. Caesarius, bishop, a man of wondrous holiness and piety.

At Autun, St. Syagrius, bishop and confessor.

At Pavia (in Italy), St. John, bishop.

At Lerida in Spain, St. Licerius, bishop

In the Thebaid, St. Poemon, hermit.

Among the people of Sanseverino in Piceno, St. Margaret, widow.

The death of the venerable brother Vincent Bandelli of Lombardy, 36th master general of the Order.

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

R. Thanks be to God.

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