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Holy Venerable Martyrs

Pelagius

A martyr honored at Burgos in Hispania.

Feast
August 30old style September 12
Reposed
95010th century
Place
Burgos
Order
Martyrs

Life

Pelagius is a martyr honoured at Burgos in Old Castile in Spain. He is commemorated together with Arsenius and Sylvanus, three hermits from the neighbourhood of Burgos who were put to death by the Saracens around the year 950. They are saints of the undivided Church, venerated in the West.

Their commemoration falls on 30 August (new calendar); the Churches on the Old Calendar keep the same day of the Menaion on 12 September of the civil calendar.

Commemorated the same day August 30