Solemnities, Feasts, Obligatory and Optional Memorials, and Traditional Dates of Commemoration
- Marinus and Astyrius, martyrs
- Chelidonius and Emeterius, martyrs
- Arthelais, virgin
- Non
- Winwaloe, abbot
- Anselm of Nonantola, abbot
- Cunegund, widow
- Gervinus, abbot
- Aelred of Rievaulx, abbot
- Teresa Eustochio Verzeri
- Katharine Drexel, foundress
St. Cunegund (978-1033 A.D.) was the empress of Germany who entered the Benedictine nuns after her husband's death [1] in 1024 A.D. Traditional stories tell that early in her married life to Henry II, the slander of some of those at the court of the Emperor caused him to question Cunegund's constancy. St. Cunegund was able to dispel with virtue all the innuendos hurled against her and emerged unscathed from the ordeal [2].
St. Cunegund devoted her last years to prayer and care of the sick. She is a patron saint of Lithuania, Poland, and Luxembourg [1].
Saints in the Byzantine Calendar [March 3]
Sts. Eutropias (or Eutropius), Cleonicus and Basilicus were holy martyrs from the city of Amasea, Asia Minor, in ca. 308 A.D. Eutropius and Cleonicus were brothers while Basilicus was the nephew of the great Martyr Theodore the Recruit. After the martyrdom of Theodore, the three comrades ended up in prison. They converted many of the pagans in prison to the Christian faith.
The holy martyrs persevered in their faith despite the pressure to offer public worship and sacrifice to pagan gods. On March 3, Eutropius and Cleonicus were crucified. Basilicus, who was left in prison, was then led to his execution in Komana. The executioners beheaded him and threw his body into a river. His fellow Christians found his body and buried it in a ploughed field [3].
References: Books, Websites & AI Search Results
- [1] Lives of the Saints, Richard P. McBrien
- [2] Dictionary of Saints, John J. Delaney
- [3] Martyrs Eutropius, Cleonicus, and Basiliscus of Amasea, Oca.org
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