Saints & Feasts of the Liturgical Year
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Faustinus & Jovita, Martyrs
St. Faustinus and St. Jovita, born into a noble family in Brescia, Italy in the early second century, exemplified unwavering devotion to God from a young age. They fearlessly professed their Christian faith during the… Read more
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Valentine, Priest, Martyr
St. Valentine resided in Rome under the reign of Emperor Claudius. A skilled physician and a devoted priest, he emerged as one of the most revered martyrs of the third century, meeting his martyrdom in… Read more
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Polyeuctus, Martyr
Already by 377, there is a church in Melitene in Armenia dedicated to the memory of Polyeuctus. He came from a Greek family and was an officer in the Roman army. He was converted to… Read more
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Saturninus, Dativus, & Companions, Martyrs
Saints Saturninus, Dativus, and Companions (sometimes referred to as the forty-nine martyrs of Abitina) died under the persecution of Diocletian in 304. The emperor’s edict included the order to destroy all copies of the Scriptures… Read more
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Apollonia of Alexandria, Virgin, Martyr
Apollonia (d. 249) was a consecrated virgin and deaconess living in Alexandria, Egypt. There were festivities taking place to commemorate the millennium of the founding of Rome, when an anti-Christian riot broke out. After killing… Read more
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Dorothy of Caesarea, Virgin, Martyr
(Feb. 6) Dorothy was a young Christian virgin from Caesarea, in modern-day Turkey, who lived during the time of the great persecution of Christians under the Roman emperor Diocletian. In the year 311, she was… Read more
All Saints, the evangelical catholic church in Jonesboro, Arkansas
All Saints parish, located at 1812 Rains Street, is a vibrant & welcoming community of faith, delivering Christ to the greater Jonesboro area, & holding fast to Scripture and the true catholic faith as confessed in the Book of Concord.
We are a Christ-centered, cross-focused, catholic, orthodox, and liturgical parish, and a member of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.
Learn more at allsaintsjonesboro.org
