MAR. 12 St. Seraphina, Roman Catholic laywoman, St. Peter of Nicomedia, Roman Catholic Martyr., Bl. Joseph Tshang-ta-Pong, Roman Catholic catechist and Martyr of China

MAR. 12 St. Seraphina, Roman Catholic laywoman known for her self denial and acts of penance as a young girl. Feastday March 12 St. Peter of Nicomedia, Roman Catholic Martyr. According to tradition, he was a chamberlain at the court of Emperor Diocletian at Nicomedia. Arrested for being a Christian when the last great persecution of the Church was launched at Diocletian's command, Peter was cruelly tortured by having the flesh stripped from his body and salt and vinegar poured and rubbed into the wounds. Finally, he was roasted to death over a fire. He is ranked as one of the first victims of the last persecution by the Roman Empire. Feastday Mar.12 Bl. Joseph Tshang-ta-Pong, Roman Catholic catechist and Martyr of China, put to death for the faith.Feastday Mar.12