Obligatory and Optional Memorials of Saints for September 19
- Januarius, bishop and martyr
- Peleus and Companions, martyrs;
- Sequanus or Seine, abbot;
- Goericus or Abbo, bishop;
- Theodore of Tarsus, bishop;
- Mary of Cerevellon, virgin;
- Theodore, David, and Constantine;
- Emily de Rodat, virgin;
- Alonso de Orozco
Januarius (died 305 A.D.): according to his legend, thrown to bears at Pozzuolo under Diocletian; bishop of Benevento; as early as 1389 A.D., his blood has liquefied on this and other days each year; patron of Naples. (September 19)
St. Peleus (d. ca. 310 A.D.) was an Egyptian bishop. Together with Nilus (another Egyptian bishop), Elias (a priest), and an Egyptian layman, they were all burned to death at Phunon near Petra, Palestine - persecuted and executed for their Christian faith during the time of Emperor Galerius.
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