# Verified against Divinum Officium (Latin Martyrologium, English translation).
monthDay: "08-16"
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    Sancti Jóachim, patris immaculátæ Vírginis Genitrícis Dei Maríæ, Confessóris, cujus dies natális refértur tertiodécimo Kaléndas Aprílis.

    Romæ sancti Titi Diáconi, qui, Urbe a Gothis occupáta, pecúnias paupéribus distríbuens, a Tribúno bárbaro jussus est occídi.

    Nicǽæ, in Bithýnia, sancti Diomédis médici, qui in persecutióne Diocletiáni Imperatóris, pro Christi fide cæsus gládio, martýrium complévit.

    In Palæstína sanctórum trigínta trium Mártyrum.

    Ferentíni, in Hérnicis, sancti Ambrósii Centuriónis, qui, in persecutióne Diocletiáni, váriis modis cruciátus, et novíssime, cum per ignem illǽsus transísset, demérsus in aquam, edúctus est in refrigérium.

    Medioláni deposítio sancti Simpliciáni Epíscopi, sanctórum Ambrósii et Augustíni testimónio célebris.

    Antisiodóri sancti Eleuthérii Epíscopi.

    Nicomedíæ sancti Arsácii Confessóris, qui, sub Licínio persecutóre, milítia relícta, solitáriam vitam ducens, tantis virtútibus cláruit, ut et dǽmones expulísse et orándo interemísse ingéntem dracónem legátur; dénique, futúram civitátis cladem prænúntians, in oratióne spíritum Deo réddidit.

    Apud Montem Pessulánum, in Gállia Narbonénsi, deposítio beáti Rochi Confessóris, qui multas Itáliæ urbes signo Crucis a morbo epidémiæ liberávit. Ipsíus corpus Venétias póstea translátum, et in Ecclésia, ejus nómine consecráta, honorificentíssime cónditum fuit.

    Romæ sanctæ Serénæ, uxóris quondam Diocletiáni Augústi.
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    At Rome, [in the year 410,] the holy Deacon Titus. While the city was occupied by the Goths he was distributing money to the poor, when a tribune of the barbarians ordered him to be killed.

    At Nice, in Bithynia, the holy physician Diomede, who in the persecution under Diocletian was for Christ's faith's sake slain with the sword, and so finished his testimony.

    Likewise thirty-three holy martyrs.

    At Ferentino, in Latium, the holy centurion Ambrose, who in the persecution under the Emperor Diocletian was tortured in diverse ways, and when he had passed unhurt through the fire was sunk in water, and so entered into rest.

    At Milan, [about the year 400,] holy Simplician, Bishop [of that see,] famed through the testimony of holy Ambrose and Augustine.

    At Auxerre, [in the year 561,] holy Eleutherius, Bishop [of that see.]

    At Nicomedia, [in the year 358,] the holy Confessor Arsacius. Under the persecutor Licinius he deserted from the army, and took to the life of a hermit, wherein he shone with such graces that it is written that he cast out devils and by his prayers killed a huge dragon. At length he foretold the sack which was coming upon the city, and gave up his soul to God in prayer.

    At Montpellier, in Languedoc, [in the year 1327,] the blessed Confessor Roch, who by the sign of the Cross delivered many cities of Italy from the plague. His body hath been taken to Venice, and buried with great honour in the church consecrated in his name.

    At Rome, holy Serena, once the wife of the Emperor Diocletian.
status:
  la: verified
  en: verified
