African Saints
2nd: Blessed Ghebre Mikha'el was an Ethiopian priest and martyr, died in 1855 |
6th: St. Donatian and Companions were martyrs, six Bishops of the Ecclesiastical province of Byzaccne (present day Tunisia and Algeria); died in 484 |
10th: St. Nemesia and Companions were 9 Bishops, several deacons and lay persons who died in a marble quarry in North Africa, died in 257 |
21st: St. Matthew was Apostle and Evangelist. According to one ancient tradition, he was the first evangelizer of Nubia (modern Sudan), died in the 1st Century |
22nd: St. Raissa was a virgin and martyr from Alexandria, died in 300 |