on August 29:
- Beheading of John the Baptist, martyr;
- Sabina, martyr;
- Medericus or Merry, abbot
St. Sabina (d. ca. 119 A.D.) was converted by her Christian Syrian servant, Serapia. Serapia suffered martyrdom for her faith during the reign of Emperor Hadrian. Sabina suffered martyrdom also a month later.
St. Medericus, or Merry (d. ca. 700 A.D.) was born at Autun, France. He entered a monastery at the very young age of 13 and eventually became abbot. His holiness attracted many to the monastery and so he decided to be a hermit. When he became ill, he was obliged to return. In his old age, he went on pilgrimage to the shrine of St. Germanus in Paris. He resumed his life of a hermit near the city where he eventually passed away.
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