on August 12: Euplus, martyr; Murtagh or Muredach, bishop; Porcarius and Companions, martyrs
Euplus or Euplius (d. 304 A.D.) was a deacon of Sicily. During Diocletian's persecution of the Christians, he was found guilty of possessing a copy of the gospels by the governor, Calvisian. When he refused to sacrifice to the pagan gods, he was beheaded.
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