Deacon on The African Fathers

Timothy

you@example.com (Your Name) — Tue, 19 Dec 2000 00:00:00 +0000

Year: c 250.
Feast Day: Dec 19

A deacon burnt alive in North Africa under Decius.

Caesarius and Julian

you@example.com (Your Name) — Wed, 01 Nov 2000 00:00:00 +0000

Year: unknown / date uncertain.
Feast Day: Nov 1

The former was a deacon from North Africa and the latter a priest. Both were martyred in Terracina in Italy. The church of St Caesarius in Rome is dedicated to St Caesarius.

Liberatus, Boniface, Servus, Rusticus, Rogatus, Septimus and Maximus

you@example.com (Your Name) — Thu, 17 Aug 2000 00:00:00 +0000

Year: 483.
Feast Day: Aug 17

Liberatus was abbot of a monastery in North Africa, the others were monks: Boniface, a deacon, Servus and Rusticus, sub-deacons, Rogatus and Septimus, monks, and Maximus, a child educated in the monastery. All were martyred under the Arian King Hunneric.

Gaius and Leo

you@example.com (Your Name) — Fri, 30 Jun 2000 00:00:00 +0000

Year: unknown / date uncertain.
Feast Day: June 30

Martyrs either in North Africa or in Rome, Gaius was a priest and Leo a subdeacon.

Gregory, Demetrius and Calogerus of Fragalata

you@example.com (Your Name) — Sun, 18 Jun 2000 00:00:00 +0000

Year: 5th cent.
Feast Day: June 18

Respectively a bishop, an archdeacon and an abbot in North Africa, from where they were driven out by Arian Vandals. They settled in Fragalata near Messina in Sicily and preached the Gospel there. They are honoured as the patron-saints of Fragalata.

Timothy, Polius and Eutychius

you@example.com (Your Name) — Sun, 21 May 2000 00:00:00 +0000

Year: unknown / date uncertain.
Feast Day: May 21

Three deacons in Mauretania Caesariensis in North Africa martyred under Diocletian.

Marianus, James and Companions

you@example.com (Your Name) — Sun, 30 Apr 2000 00:00:00 +0000

Year: 259.
Feast Day: Apr 30

Martyrs in Lambesa, an ancient town in Numidia in North Africa. Marianus was a reader and James a deacon.

Octavian and Companions

you@example.com (Your Name) — Wed, 22 Mar 2000 00:00:00 +0000

Year: 484.
Feast Day: March 22

Octavian, Archdeacon of the Church in Carthage in North Africa, was martyred with several thousand companions under the Arian Vandal King Hunneric.

Pontius

you@example.com (Your Name) — Wed, 08 Mar 2000 00:00:00 +0000

Year: c 260.
Feast Day: March 8

A deacon of the Church of Carthage in North Africa. He was with St Cyprian in his exile, at his trial and execution, and wrote his Life.

Primus and Donatus

you@example.com (Your Name) — Wed, 09 Feb 2000 00:00:00 +0000

Year: 362.
Feast Day: Feb 9

Two deacons in Lavallum in North Africa martyred by Donatists.

Celerinus

you@example.com (Your Name) — Thu, 03 Feb 2000 00:00:00 +0000

Year: c 250.
Feast Day: Feb 3

Born in North Africa, he earned the title of martyr on account of the sufferings he endured under Decius during a visit to Rome. Freed, he returned to Carthage, where he was ordained deacon and later a church was dedicated to him.

Laurentinus, Ignatius and Celerina

you@example.com (Your Name) — Thu, 03 Feb 2000 00:00:00 +0000

Year: 3rd cent..
Feast Day: Feb 3

rd cent. Martyrs in North Africa. Sts Laurentinus and Ignatius were uncles and St Celerina was an aunt of the deacon St Celerinus.