40 Martyrs in North Africa

Memorial

• 3 March

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A group of Christians martyred together in North Africa, date unknown. No details have survived, but we know these names

• Antonius
• Artilaus
• Asclipius
• Astexius
• Basil
• Bosimus
• Carissimus
• Castus
• Celedonius
• Claudianus
• Cyricus
• Donata
• Emeritus
• Emeterius
• Euticus
• Felix
• Frunumius
• Gajola
• Georgius
• Gorgonius
• Hemeterus
• Isicus
• Janula
• Julius
• Luciola
• Marinus
• Meterus
• Nicephorus
• Papias
• Photius
• Risinnius
• Sabianus
• Savinianus
• Solus

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Heiligen 3s
• Kirken i Norge
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “40 Martyrs in North Africa“. Saints.SQPN.com. 4 March 2013. Web. 23 May 2013. <>