SAINT OF THE DAY NOVEMBER 09

SAINT OF THE DAY NOVEMBER 09 STS. MARY AND NEONE, MARTYRS IN THE CEMETERY OF CALLISTUS ON THE VIA APPIA Together with their parents, Adria and Pauline; an uncle, Hippolytus; and several others; Martia (or Martana) and Neon were martyred in the persecution launched by Valerian in the year 257. In the 8th century, their relics were translated to the Roman church of Sant’Agata dei Goti. ST.THEODORE, SOLDIER, MARTYR