Peter, Andrew, Paul, and Denise

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Saints Peter, Andrew, Paul, and Denise
Martyrs
Died~250 AD
Lampsacus
(modern-day
Abbey of Flône (St. Denise)
FeastRoman Catholic: 15 May[1]
Eastern Orthodox: 18 May[2]
PatronageDenise is invoked against bicycle and motorcycle accidents[3] and headaches[4]

Saints Peter, Andrew, Paul, and Denise (Dionisia, Dionysia) are

Hellespont.[6]

Martyrdom

According to

rack and then imprisoned.[8]

Denise was a sixteen-year-old

stoned to death in the local arena.[8]

Denise managed to escape from prison and locate the bodies of the two men. She publicly expressed her desire to share their

martyrdom, was carried away by force, and was promptly ordered to be beheaded by Optimus.[7]

Feast day

The

Gregorian Calendar
).

Relics

Abbey of Flône in Belgium in 1922, and placed within a statue of wax; the relics included a vase associated that contains her crystallized blood.[4][10] A second vase contains earth said to have been drenched with the blood of Christian martyrs.[4] On the sarcophagus is embedded a marble tablet said to come from Roman catacombs; it carries the inscription: DIONISE, V.M..I.IN.P VIX. AN. XXIX. ("Denise, celebrated virgin martyr rests in peace. She lived 29 years").[4]

The relics are visible through small openings; in the modern era this saint is

invoked for protection against bicycle and motorcycle accidents[3] and headaches.[4]

See also

References

  1. ISBN 88-209-7210-7
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  2. ^ Saint Herman Calendar 2009, St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood, Platina, CA, page 42
  3. ^ a b "L'Abbaye de Flône". Cyberliege. September 2001. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Le site officiel du Comité des Fêtes de Yernawe". Le Comité des Fêtes de Yernawe. 2003. Archived from the original on April 3, 2009. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
  5. ^ (in Greek) Οἱ Ἅγιοι Πέτρος, Διονύσιος, Ἀνδρέας, Παῦλος, Χριστίνα, Ἡράκλειος, Παυλίνος καὶ Βενέδιμος οἱ Μάρτυρες. 18 Μαΐου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
  6. ^ Ambrasi, Domenico (April 5, 2000). "Santi Pietro, Andrea, Paolo e Dionisia". Santi e beati. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
  7. ^ a b c d Félix Amat, Tratado de la Iglesia de Jesucristo (Madrid: S.N., 1806), Lib. IV, Cap. II.
  8. ^ a b c d Campbell, Thomas. "St. Andrew." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 1. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1907. 5 Apr. 2013
  9. ^ Some sources say 29-year-old (see below)
  10. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-03-02. Retrieved 2009-02-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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