Feasts, Obligatory and Optional Memorials of Saints
- Nemesius, martyr
- Anastasius I, pope
- Urban V, pope
St. Nemesius (died ca. 250 A.D.) was an Egyptian. He was arrested in Alexandria during the persecution of Christians under Emperor Decius. Nemesius was cleared of charges of thievery but was found guilty of being a Christian. St. Nemesius was scourged and burned to death.
More on Saints - December 19
December 19 Saints in the Byzantine Calendar
- St. Boniface, Martyr
In the Byzantine calendar, December 19th commemorates St. Boniface of Tarsus (died ca. 306 A.D.). He was a Christian martyr who lived in the 3rd century in Cilicia (modern-day southern Turkey).
Boniface was a slave of Aglaia (or Aglaida) with whom he led a dissolute life. His way of life changed when Aglaia sent him to the East for martyrs' relics. Arriving at Tarsus in Cilicia, he was caught in the persecution of Christians. He displayed his unwavering faith before Simplicius, the governor. For this, Boniface suffered martyrdom for refusing to renounce his faith. His own body constituted part of the relics that were sent back to Aglaia, who eventually converted to the Christian faith. Aglaia built a church, Santi Bonifacio e Alessio, to enshrine the relics, and then spent the remaining fifteen years of her life doing penance.
St. Boniface is revered in the Eastern Orthodox Church for his courage and steadfastness in the face of adversity. He is commemorated in the Roman Calendar every May 14.
More on St. Boniface of Tarsus from Wikipedia.org
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