Martyr · July 7
St. Peter To Rot
Peter To Rot was a Papua New Guinean catechist and married layman who was killed during the Japanese occupation in the Second World War.
Papua New Guinea · Present-day geography
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Martyr · January 5
St. Telesphorus
Telesphorus was the bishop of Rome from c. 126 to his death c. 137, during the reigns of Roman Emperors Hadrian and Antoninus Pius.
Italy · Present-day geography
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Martyr · November 16
St. Proculus of Pozzuoli
Proculus of Pozzuoli was martyred around 305 AD, according to Christian tradition, at the same time as Saint Januarius.
Origin uncertain · Birthplace uncertain
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Martyr · May 19
St. Pudentiana
Pudentiana was a Christian virgin and martyr of the second century who refused to worship the Roman Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Antoninus Pius as deities.
Origin uncertain · Birthplace uncertain
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Martyr · August 29
St. Sabina
Sabina was a Roman Christian who was martyred for her faith.
Italy · Present-day geography
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Martyr · November 14
St. Serapion of Algiers
Serapion of Algiers was an English Catholic Mercedarian priest and martyr.
United Kingdom · Present-day geography
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Martyr · December 10
St. Swithun Wells
Swithun Wells was an English Roman Catholic martyr who was executed during the reign of Elizabeth I.
United Kingdom · Present-day geography
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Martyr · May 18
St. Theodotus of Ancyra
Theodotus of Ancyra was a fourth-century Christian martyr.
Origin uncertain · Birthplace uncertain
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Martyr · January 21
St. Alban Roe
Alban Roe was an English Benedictine who was killed for ministering as a Catholic priest in 17th-century England.
United Kingdom · Present-day geography
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Martyr · November 16
St. Alfonso Rodríguez Olmedo
Alfonso Rodríguez Olmedo was a Spanish Jesuit priest who was sent as a missionary among the Guarani people in Paraguay.
Spain · Present-day geography
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Martyr · July 9
St. Andrew Wouters
Andrew Wouters was a Dutch Catholic priest who served as pastor in Heinenoord, Hoeksche Waard.
Origin uncertain · Birthplace uncertain
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Martyr · July 16
St. André de Soveral
André de Soveral was a Portuguese Catholic priest from Colonial Brazil.
Brazil · Present-day geography
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