Holy Martyrs
Forty-six Martyrs of Rome
Forty-six martyrs of Rome, killed around the year 269; few details survive.
- Feast
- October 25old style November 7
- Reposed
- 2693rd century
- Place
- Rome
- Order
- Martyrs
Life
The Forty-six Martyrs of Rome were forty-six soldiers, together with one hundred and twenty-one civilians, put to death in Rome under Claudius II in the year 269. They are commemorated on 25 October (the date in the calendars of Western saints, new style). The source consulted does not give their names; little else is known.
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