Sisinnius, Martyrius and Alexander

Saints Sisinnius, Martyrius and Alexander were three servants of the Church, come from Cappadocia, killed by pagans in the district of Anaunia, near Trent, on 29 May 397. They are venerated as holy martyrs and commemorated on 29 May.

Sisinnius was a deacon, Martyrius a reader, and Alexander a doorkeeper. Saint Ambrose, bishop of Milan, sent them to preach the Gospel in Anaunia, at the request of Bishop Vigilius of Trent. They were cruelly killed on 29 May 397, during a pagan festival called the Ambarvalia, in the place called Mechel, now Sanzeno. Later a basilica was built there in their memory, which is now cared for by a Franciscan community together with the nearby sanctuary of San Romedio.

Their bodies were taken to Trent and buried in an early Christian basilica built specially for them. Vigilius of Trent was the one who urged their veneration. Their relics were sent to the new bishop of Milan, Simplicianus, who placed them in the basilica of the Virgins, now the basilica of San Simpliciano. Another part of the relics was sent to John Chrysostom, patriarch of Constantinople.