Saint Januarius
( 275-305)
Bishop of Naples, was martirized in the year 305 AD by the Diocletian persecution. Was captured during a visit incarcerated deacons at the sulphur mines of Puteoli, the modern Pozzuoli. After many tortures, including being thrown to lions in Pozzuoli's Flavian Amphitheater, he was beheaded at Solfatara along with his companions, who included Festus (deacon); Desiderius (lector); Sossius; Proculus of Pozzuoli; Acutius; and Euticius. ( Wikipedia)
Bishop of Naples, was martirized in the year 305 AD by the Diocletian persecution. Was captured during a visit incarcerated deacons at the sulphur mines of Puteoli, the modern Pozzuoli. After many tortures, including being thrown to lions in Pozzuoli's Flavian Amphitheater, he was beheaded at Solfatara along with his companions, who included Festus (deacon); Desiderius (lector); Sossius; Proculus of Pozzuoli; Acutius; and Euticius. ( Wikipedia)
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