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At Tebessa in Numidia, in present-day Algeria, Saint Maximilian, martyr, who, as son of the veteran Victor and also enlisted in the militia, replied to the proconsul Dion that it was not lawful for a faithful Christian to serve in the army and, refusing to lend military oath, was executed by sword.

At Nicomedia in Bithynia, in present-day Türkiye, commemoration of the holy martyrs Migdonus, priest, Eugene, Maximus, Domna, Mardonius, Esmaragdus and Hilary, one of whom was suffocated each day, to instil terror in the other companions.

At the same place, passion of Saint Peter, martyr, who, assigned to the rooms of Emperor Diocletian, fearlessly complaining of the tortures inflicted on the martyrs, was by order of the emperor himself taken to a public place and was first hung and tortured for a very long time, whipped, then burned on a fiery grill. Then Dorotheus and Gorgonius, also in charge of the king’s rooms, having protested, were punished with similar tortures and finally hanged.

At Rome in the Pontian cemetery, deposition of Saint Innocent I, pope, who defended Saint John Chrysostom, consoled Jerome and approved Augustine.

At Saint-Pol-de-Léon in Brittany, Saint Pol Aurélien, first bishop of this city.

At Rome at Saint Peter’s, deposition of Saint Gregory I, pope, known as the Great, whose memorial is celebrated on September 3, the day of his ordination.

At Sigriana in Bithynia in the monastery of Campogrande, in present-day Türkiye, deposition of Saint Theophanes the Chronicler, known as the Chronograph, who, from being very rich to poor monk, as a lover of sacred images was kept in prison for two years by the emperor Leo the Armenian and then deported to Samothrace, where he died of starvation.

At Winchester in England, Saint Ælfheah, bishop, who, already as a monk, worked hard for the renewal of cenobitic life.

At the city of San Gimignano in Tuscany, Blessed Fina, virgin, who from an early age endured a long and serious illness with unconquered patience, trusting only in God.

At Arezzo, Blessed Giustina Francucci Bezzoli, virgin of the Order of Saint Benedict and recluse.

At Recanati in the Marches, Blessed Girolamo da Recanati Gherarducci, priest of the Order of the Hermits of Saint Augustine, who worked for peace and harmony between peoples.

At the city of Guiyang in the province of Guangxi in China, Saint Iosephus Zhang Dapeng, martyr, who, having received the light of faith, opened his home to missionaries and catechists as soon as he was baptised and helped the poor, the sick and children in every way; led to the torment of the cross, he shed tears of joy at having been made worthy of dying for Christ.

At Krakow in Poland, Blessed Aniela Salawa, virgin of the Third Order of Saint Francis, who chose to spend her whole life working as a servant: she lived humbly among the servants and migrated to the Lord in absolute poverty.

At Sanremo in Liguria, Saint Luigi Orione, priest, founder of the Little Work of Divine Providence for the good of young people and all the marginalised.