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Thursday, November 12
Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
Sinaxarion

Martyr

Secundus of Ventimiglia

A martyr honored at Ventimiglia in Liguria.

Feast
August 26old style September 8
Era
3rd century
Place
Ventimiglia
Order
Martyrs

Life

Secundus of Ventimiglia was in the third century a soldier of the Theban Legion and was put to death for Christ near Ventimiglia in Italy. He is a saint of the undivided Church, venerated in the West.

His commemoration falls on 26 August (new calendar); the Churches on the Old Calendar keep the same day of the Menaion on 8 September of the civil calendar. We have no further details of his life.

Commemorated the same day August 26