#stdroctoveus

Laetare Sunday / The Fourth Sunday in Lent Forty Martyrs of Sebaste, Armenia (Died 320) – Forty Christian soldiers of the Thunderstruck Legion of the Imperial Roman army who were tortured and murdered for their faith during the persecutions of Emperor Licinius. They were exposed naked on a frozen pond to freeze to death at Sebaste, Armenia in 320 and their bodies afterward were burned.THE FULL…

Saint of the Day – 10 March – St Droctoveus (c530-c580) Abbot , disciple of St Germanus He was the first Abbot of the Benedictine Monastery which became the Church of Saint Germain-des-Pres in Paris. Born in c530 in Auxerre, France and died in c580 of natural causes. Also known as – Droctoveus of Paris, Droctoveus of Autun, Droctonius, Droctovée, Droctovius, Drote, Drottoveo, Drotté. The Roman…

Friday of the Second Week in Lent – FAST and ABSTINENCE Forty Martyrs of Sebaste, Armenia (Died 320) – Forty Christian soldiers of the Thunderstruck Legion of the Imperial Roman army who were tortured and murdered for their faith during the persecutions of Emperor Licinius. They were exposed naked on a frozen pond to freeze to death at Sebaste, Armenia in 320 and their bodies afterward were…