Friday of the Twenty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time; Opt Mem of St. Januarius, Bishop & Martyr; Ember Friday

Today is the Optional Memorial of St. Januarius (d. 304). Very little is known about this martyr saint. He was Bishop of Benevento in Campania. He died near Naples, about the year 304, martyred under the persecution of Emperor Diocletian. Around the year 400 the relics of St. Januarius were moved to Naples,…

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