Saint Rufus

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There are several saints named Rufus, of which the Roman Martyrology records ten; historical mention is made of the following ones, which have liturgical feasts:

1. On 19 April, a group of martyrs in
   L. Duchesne
   , 46).
2. On 1 August, Rufus, with several companions who, according to the most reliable manuscripts of the "Martyrologium Hieronymianum" died at
   Tomi
   , the place being afterwards by mistake changed to Philadelphia (cf. Quentin, "Les martyrologes historiques", 337).
3. On 27 August, two martyrs named Rufus at Capua (see Rufus and Carpophorus) -- one, whose name also appears as Rufinus in the "Martyrologium Hieronymianum" (ed. cit., 111). The other is said to have suffered with a companion, Carponius, in Diocletian's persecution circa 304 AD (cf. "Bibliotheca hagiographica latina", II, 1070; Acta SS., VI August, 18–19).
4. On 25 September, several martyrs at Damascus, among them one named Rufus.
5. On 7 November, a
   Diocese of Mainz
   .
6. On 12 November, Rufus, legend, without any historical proof, the supposed first
   Bishop of Avignon, who is perhaps identical with Rufus, the disciple of Paul (21 November). [cf. Louis Duchesne, "Fastes épiscopaux de l'ancienne Gaule", I, 258; Duprat
   in "Mémoires de l'Académie de Vaucluse" (1889), 373 sqq.; (1890), 1 sqq., 105 sqq.].
7. On 21 November, Rufus the disciple of the
   Cornely
   , "Commentar. in Epist. ad Romanos" (Paris, 1896), 778 sq.].
8. On 28 November, a Roman martyr Rufus, probably identical with the
   St. Chrysogonus (cf. Paul Allard
   , "Histoire des persécutions", IV, 371 sq.).
9. On 18 December, the holy martyrs
   letter to the Philippians
   (c. ix).

• Máel Ruba, an Irishman in Scotland

Sources

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Sts. Rufus". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. [1]