Sts. Faustinus and Jovita

Sts. Faustinus and Jovita
Sts. Faustinus and Jovita
    Sts. Faustinus and Jovita
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    Martyrs, members of a noble family of Brescia; the elder brother, Faustinus, being a priest, the younger, a deacon ( see Deacons ). For their fearless preaching of the Gospel, they were arraigned before the Emperor Hadrian, who, first at Brescia, later at Rome and Naples, subjected them to frightful torments, after which they were beheaded at Bescia in the year 120, according to the Bollandists, though Allard (Histoire des Persécutions pendant les Deux Premiers Siècles, Paris, 1885) places the date as early as 118. The many "Acts" of these saints are chiefly of a legendary character. Fedele Savio, S.J. the most recent writer on the subject, calls in question nearly every fact related of them except their existince and martyrdom, which are too well attested by their inclusion in so many of the early martyrologies and their extraordinary cult in their native city, of which from time immemorial they have been the chief patrons. Rome, Bologna and Verona share with Brescia the possession of their Relics. Their feast is celebrated on 15 February, the traditional date of their martyrdom.
    JOHN F.X. MURPHY
    Transcribed by Joseph P. Thomas

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume VIII. — New York: Robert Appleton Company. . 1910.


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