SAINTS DECEMBER 24

SAINTS DECEMBER 24

St. Lucian, Roman Catholic African martyr with Drusus Metrobius, Paul, Theotirnus, and Zenobius. They were martyred at Tripoli, Libya. Feastday Dec.24

ST. TARSILLA, ROMAN VIRGIN, AUNT OF ST. GREGORY THE GREAT

A Roman nun and paternal aunt of Pope St. Gregory I the Great, who reigned from 590 to 604, St. Tarsilla was praised by her nephew for her faith and charity. She dedicated her life to prayer and to assisting others in difficulty. Dec. 24

St. Caranus, 7th century. A Scottish bishop venerated in Aberdeen. He served in Eastern Scotland.

ST. IRMA, ABBESS 

Saint Irma lived between the seventh and eighth centuries, and was abbess of the Benedictine Monastery at Trier. Tradition says she was the daughter of St. Dagobert, King of Austrasia. She helped San Willibrord, the English monk who evangelised Frisia.   Dec. 24