MARTYROLOGY-AUGUST 1
Martyrology-August 1st Roman Martyrology-August 1st- on this date in various years- At Rome, on the Esquiline, the Dedication of the Church of St. Peter in Chains. At Antioch, the martyrdom of the seven brothers, the holy Machabees, martyrs, and their mother, who suffered under King Antiochus Epiphanes. Their relics were transferred to Rome, and placed in the church or St. Peter in Chains. At Vercelli, St. Eusebius, bishop and martyr, who, for the confession of the Catholic faith was Read more [...]
