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Thursday, November 12
Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
Sinaxarion

Hieromartyr

Regulus of Africa

African bishop

African bishop exiled under King Thrasamund together with other bishops, who died a martyr around the year 545.

Feast
September 1old style September 14
Reposed
5456th century
Order
Martyrs

Life

Saint Regulus, hieromartyr, was an African bishop, driven from his country in the time of the Vandal king Thrasamund, together with 220 other bishops, in the persecution of Christians carried out by the Arian Vandals. He died a martyr around the year 545. He is commemorated on 1 September.

He came to Italy with Saints Felix and Cerbonius and settled in Tuscany, at Populonia (now Piombino). There he was put to death by the Ostrogoths, in the time of the Arian king Totila.

Commemorated the same day September 1