Saint of The Day, Oct. 4, St. Peter of Damascus, Saint Petronius, St. Adauctus

Saint of The Day, Oct. 4, 

St. Peter of Damascus, Roman Catholic Priest and Martyr. The bishop of Damascus, Syria, at the time of the Islamic conquest of the region. He was seized by the Muslims for preaching against Muhammad and condemned to death. His captors tortured, blinded, crucified, and finally beheaded him. Feastday October 4

Saint Petronius was bishop of Bologna during the fifth century. He is a patron saint of the city. Born of a noble Roman family, he became a convert to Christianity and subsequently a priest. As bishop of Bologna, he built the Church of Santo Stefano.

St. Adauctus, Roman Catholic Martyr. Adauctus, executed in Ephesus, was caught up in the persecutions of co-Emperor Maximinus Daia (r. 310-313). The Caesar or junior emperor of Syria and Egypt and a pagan who opposed the Church, Maximus Dala was halted in his persecutions by Constantine's Edict of Milan in 312.