Saint Vitalis And Saint Agricola. Martyrs. Feast Day 4 November.

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Saint Vitalis And Saint Agricola.
   Martyrs.
   Feast Day 4 November.

Simple.

Red Vestments.

Painting of the Christian Martyrs, Vitalis and Agricola, in Bologna, Italy.

Date: 7 April 2014.

Source: Own work.

Attribution:

Čeština: Petr Vodička, Wikipedie

English: Petr Vodička, Wikipedia

Author: Petr Vodička

(Wikimedia Commons)

English: The sarcophagus of Saint Agricola,

in the "Basilica dei santi Vitale e Agricola"

(also known as "The Seven Churches", Bologna, Italy.

Italiano: Complesso monumentale della Basilica di Santo Stefano

a Bologna (detto anche "Le sette chiese"): Basilica dei santi

Vitale e Agricola; sarcofago di San Agricola.

Date: 27 April 2007.

Source: Own work.

Author: M.Violante

(Wikimedia Commons)

"At Bologna," says The Roman Martyrology, "The Holy Martyrs Vitalis and Agricola; the first a servant of the latter, who became his companion and colleague by Martyrdom in 304 A.D.

"His persecutor exhausted on him [Editor: Saint Vitalis] every kind of torment, and not a part of his body was left unwounded. He suffered these tortures with fortitude and he died Praying.

"Saint Agricola was Crucified. The Translation of the Relics of both Saints took place in the presence of Saint Ambrose, who says that he collected the nails, his glorious blood, and the Cross on which Saint Agricola was nailed, and placed them under The High Altar."

Mass: Sapiéntiam.