June 2
Saints of the Day
 

Saint Erasmus Martyr, d. 303
Martyr under Diocletian disemboweled

    Bishop of Formiae, Campagna, Italy. Fled to Mount Lebanon in the persecutions of emperor Diocletian; was fed by a raven so he could stay in hiding. Discovered, he was imprisoned; an angel rescued him. Recaptured, he was martyred. One of the Fourteen Holy Helpers. Namesake for the static electric discharge called Saint Elmo's Fire.

Died disemboweled c.303 at Formiae, Italy
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Sts. Marcellinus and Peter (d. 304)
Martyrs under Diocletian included in the Canon of the Mass

    Marcellinus and Peter were prominent enough in the memory of Church to be included among the saints of the Roman Canon. Mention of their names is optional in our present Eucharistic Prayer I.
    Marcellinus was a priest and Peter was an exorcist, that is, someone authorized by the Church to deal with cases of demonic possession. They were beheaded during the persecution of Diocletian. Constantine erected a basilica over the crypt in which they were buried in Rome. Numerous legends sprang from an early account of their death.

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