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Hieromartyr · 4th century

Hieromartyr Januarius Bishop of Benevento, and his Companions

Also known as Januarius of Benevento · Gennarius · Proculus the Deacon · Sossius the Deacon · Faustus the Deacon · Desiderius the Reader · Eutychius · Acution · Acutius · Martyrs at Pozzuoli · Martyrs at Puteoli

Januarius, Bishop of Benevento, was martyred with his companions near Pozzuoli around the year 305 during the persecution of Diocletian. His fellow sufferers included the deacons Proculus, Sossius, and Faustus, Desiderius the reader, and the laymen Eutychius and Acution.

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Notes

Cluster of seven martyrs commemorated as one. Januarius is widely venerated in the West (San Gennaro of Naples).

Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints