Thursday, August 22, 2024

Memorial of Saints (August 22)

Queenship of Mary

Learn more about devotion to Mary according to St. Louis Marie de Montfort

also on August 22:

  • Timothy and Symphorianus, martyrs;
  • Sigfrid, abbot;
  • Andrew of Fiesole;
  • John Kemble and John Wall, priests and martyrs

Sts. Timothy (d. 311 A.D.) and Symphorianus (d. ca. 180) were martyrs during the era of Christian persecutions. Timothy was a priest from Antioch, Syria. When he refused to sacrifice to pagan gods, he was imprisoned, tortured, and then beheaded. Symphorianus, or Symphorian, was a Christian of noble birth in Autun, Gaul. Because he denounced the pagan goddess Cybele, he was beaten and imprisoned. When he persisted in his refusal to accept pagan gods, he was beheaded.

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