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Saint of the Day – 26 January – Saint Theogenes (Died c262) Martyr and the 1st Bishop of Hippo

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Saint of the Day – 26 January – Saint Theogenes (Died c262) Martyr and the 1st Bishop of Hippo in North Africa (present day Algeria) with 36 Companions. St Augustine wrote of him. Also known as – Theogenes of Hippo,… of Bona … of Ippona, Teógene…

The Roman Martyrology reads today: “At Hippo Regius, in Africa, the holy Bishop Theogenes and 36 others, who despising temporal death, obtained the crown of eternal life in the persecution of Valerian.”

Saint Augustine Basilica overlooking the ruins of Hippo Regius

Very little is known about St Theogenes, as the sources available to us are scarce and fragmentary.

According to the Roman Martyrology, Theogenes was Martyred in Hippo, Numidia, in present-day Algeria. He died during the persecution of Valerian, the Roman Emperor who, in 257, ordered the persecution of Christians.

The Basilica from the ruins of Hippo

Another source, St Augustine’s Sermon 301, provides a little more detail about the life of Theogenes. From this sermon we learn that Theogenes was the Bishop of Hippo, and that he was a man of great faith and devotion.
Augustine says that Theogenes was arrested by Roman soldiers and brought before the Prefect of the City. The Prefect tried to convince him to renounce the Christian Faith but Theogenes firmly refused.

Faced with his refusal, the Prefect ordered that Theogenes be tortured. Theogenes endured the torture with courage and patience and was eventually beheaded.

Theogenes’ death was a great sorrow for the Christians of Hippo. However, his testimony of faith and courage, inspired many others to follow in his footsteps. Although not confirmed by St Augustine, some say that 36 of his flock were also Martyred.

St Theogenes was succeeded by Saint Leontius (Died c303). Then came St Fidentius (Martyr c304), alerius who Ordained St Augustine (354– 8 August 430, co-adjutor in 395, Bishop in 396). After St Augustine came Heraclius (co-adjutor in 426, Bishop in 430).

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Nuestra Señora de Atocha / Our Lady of Long Fields, Madrid, Spain (1261), St Polycarp (69-155) Martyr, Bishop, Apostolic Father, Day 3 of the Candlemas Novena and Memorials of the Saints – 26 January

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Nuestra Señora de Atocha / Our Lady of Atocha/Our Lady of Long Fields, Madrid, Spain (1261) – 26 January:
HERE:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/01/26/our-lady-of-atocha-our-lady-of-long-fields-madrid-spain-1261-and-memorials-of-the-saints-26-january/

NOVENA In Preparation for the
Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary – LINK to DAY THREE, 26 January: DAY THREE, 26 January

St Polycarp (69-155) Martyr, Bishop of Smyrna (Asia Minor) Apostolic Church Father. Polycarp was a disciple of Saint John the Apostle Consecrated by St John, as the Bishop of Smyrna. Polycarp is regarded as one of three chief Apostolic Fathers, along with Saint Clement of Rome and Saint Ignatius of Antioch. Patron against dysentery and earache.
Dear St Polycarp:
https://anastpaul.com/2022/01/26/saint-of-the-day-26-january-saint-polycarp-69-155-martyr/
https://anastpaul.com/2018/02/23/saint-of-the-day-23-february-st-polycarp-c-69-c-155-martyr-and-father-of-the-church/
AND (His Feast was moved in 1969 to 23 February):
https://anastpaul.com/2018/02/23/saint-of-the-day-23-february-st-polycarp-c-69-c-155-martyr-and-father-of-the-church/

St Alberic of Citreaux O.Cist (Died 1109)
St Robert of Molesme O.Cist (1028-1111)
St Stephen Harding O.Cist (c 1060-1134)
The Story of the 3 Founders of the Cistercian Abbey:
https://anastpaul.com/2019/01/26/saints-of-the-day-26-january-the-3-founders-of-the-cistercian-order/

St Alphonsus of Astorga
St Athanasius of Sorrento

Blessed Eystein Erlandssön (Died 1188) Bishop. Born in the 12th century in Norway and died in 1188 in Nidaros, (modern Trondheim), Norway of natural causes.
Blessed Eystein’s Life:
https://anastpaul.com/2023/01/26/saint-of-the-day-26-january-blessed-eystein-erlandsson-died-1188-bishop/

St Paula of Rome (347-404) Widow, Foundress of the Order of St Jerome, life-long friend and associate of St Jerome. early Desert Mother.
Biography:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/01/26/saint-of-the-day-26-january-saint-paula-of-rome-347-404/

St Theofrid of Corbie
St Theogenes (Died c262) and Companions Bishop and Martyr
St Tortgith of Barking

Martyred Family of Constantinople: Saint Mary and Saint Xenophon were married and the parents of Saint John and Saint Arcadius.  Theirs was a wealthy family of Senatorial rank in 5th century imperial Constantinople but were known as a Christians who lived simple lives. To give their sons a good education, Xenophon and Mary sent them to study in Beirut, Phoenicia. However, their ship wrecked, there was no communication from them, and the couple assumed, naturally, that the young men had died at sea. In reality, John and Arcadius had survived and decided that instead of continuing to Beirut, they were going to follow a calling to religious life and became Monks, eventually living in a Monastery in Jerusalem. Years later, Mary and Xenophon made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem – where they encountered their sons. Grateful to have their family re-united and taking it as a sign, Xenophon and Mary gave up their positions in society in Constantinople and lived the rest of their lives as a Monk and Anchoress in Jerusalem. A few years later, the entire family was Martyred together. They were Martyred in 5th Century Jerusalem.