SAINT OF THE DAY DECEMBER 31, Pope St. Sylvester I, STS. DONATA, PAULINA AND HILARY, MARTYRS ON THE VIA SALARIA NUOVA ST. MELANY, ROMAN MATRON

SAINT OF THE DAY DECEMBER 31 Pope St. Sylvester I bore the government of the Universal Church for for twenty-two years, during the period in which the Roman Emperor, Constantine, built the first Roman basilicas, and the Council of Nicea clarified central Christological teachings. Pope St. Sylvester died on 31 December 335. STS. DONATA, PAULINA AND HILARY, MARTYRS ON THE VIA SALARIA NUOVA ST. MELANY, ROMAN MATRON