CARON, aside from the fact that he is the patron saint of Tregaron in Dyfed Wales, there is nothing known about this saint.

CARTHAGE the ELDER, St. Carthage the Elder succeeded of St. Kieran (vide infra) as Bishop of Ossory in Ireland. He is mainly known as the tutor and foster-father of his namesake, St. Carthage the Younger (14th May). Beyond that, there is no reliable Life of this saint, but he is said by many to have been a son or grandson of Óengus mac Nad Froích, the first Christian King of Munster (r. 453—489). He is generally believed to have reposed circa 540.

CLEMENT, an Abbot of Santa Lucia Abbey in Syracuse, Sicily, who reposed circa 800.

COLMAN of ARMAGH, (Fifth Century), a disciple of St. Patrick (17th March) St. Colman of Armagh was renowned for his extreme asceticism. He predeceased his holy master, who buried him at Armagh.

EUSEBIUS and COMPANIONS, (Date Unknown), a group of ten martyrs believed to have suffered for the faith in North Africa. However, no further details are extant.

EUSEBIUS, a native of Cremona, who, having heard St. Jerome (30th September) speak, joined his pilgrimage to the Holy Land along with SS. Paula (26th January) and Eustochium (28th September), settling in Bethlehem. St. Eusebius built a hostel for poor pilgrims with the proceeds of the sale of his property in Cremona, and donations he received in Dalmatia and Italy. Later he served as an abbot in Bethlehem. St. Eusebius reposed circa 423.

KIERAN (KIEMAN, KYRAN, CIARAN), “The First-Born of the Saints of Ireland”, St. Kieran was born in Ossory to a noble family. He was most likely consecrated first Bishop of Ossory by St. Patrick (17th March), though there are those who say he was consecrated by the Pope of the time. Regarded as one of the 'Twelve Apostles of Ireland', he was associated with St. Patrick’s work in that land, and was also the founder of a monastery at Saighir. Some claim that he crossed over to Cornwall, and was the same saint as St. Piran (vide infra) who is venerated there as a local saint, though this is highly unlikely. St. Kieran reposed circa 530 at what would have been a very advanced age.

OLIVA, said to have been martyred in 138 in persecutions during the reign of the Emperor Hadrian (r. 117—138). St. Oliva’s relics are enshrined at the church of Sant'Afra in Brescia, Italy.

PIRAN (PYRAN), St. Piran was a hermit near Padstow in Cornwall. Like many of his contemporaries, there are many legends but little reliable facts about his life. Often stories of his life have been entangled with that of St. Kieran of Ossory (vide supra), and there are some who have argued that he is the same saint as St. Kieran of Clonmacnoise (9th September). St. Piran reposed circa 480, and is venerated as the patron saint of miners, also the town of Perranporth on the north coast of Cornwall, England is named after him.

VIRGILIUS of ARLES, St. Virgilius received monastic tonsure at Abbey of Our Lady of Lérins (abbaye Notre-Dame de Lérins), later serving as its Abbot. St. Gregory of Tours (17th November), wrote that St. Virgilius was the first Abbot of the Monastery of St. Symphorien at Autun. Then with the support of his Bishop was consecrated the twentieth Archbishop of Arles. Pope St. Gregory the Dialogist (3rd September) appointed him Papal Vicar in Gaul, and he is widely believed to have consecrated St. Augustine (27th May), Archbishop of Canterbury. St. Virgilius reposed circa 610.

EDWARD the MARTYR, the holy and right-believing King Edward the Martyr succeeded his father, St. Edgar the Peaceful (8th July), [r. 957–975], as King of England, but was murdered after a reign of only a few years. As the murder was attributed to “irreligious” opponents, and Edward himself was considered a good Christian, he was glorified as St. Edward the Martyr by an English Church Council (1001), an act which has been confirmed by the Council of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (Decree Nº 255, dated 6/19 September, 1979). He may also be considered a passion-bearer.

St. Edward ascended to the throne at the age of thirteen. Though the eldest son of King St. Edgar the Peaceful, Edward’s accession to the throne was contested by a group headed by his stepmother, Queen Elfrida, who wished her son, Ethelred the Unready, to become king instead. However, Edward’s claim had more support—including that of St. Dunstan (19th May) — and was confirmed by the Witan.

Described by Theodoric Paulus as "a young man of great devotion and excellent conduct; he was wholly Catholic, good and of holy life; moreover, above all things he loved God and the Church; he was generous to the poor, a haven to the good, a champion of the Faith of Christ, a vessel full of every virtuous grace". St. Edward continued his father’s policies and support for St. Dunstan’s (19th May) reforms. This displeased those nobles who had designs on monastic lands, and they joined with Queen Elfrida in a conspiracy to do away with the young king. On 18th March 978 the king was murdered whilst sitting on his horse outside the home of his younger brother.

Almost immediately following his martyrdom, miracles began. Following the murder, the body of the king slipped from the saddle of his horse and was dragged with one foot in the stirrup until the body fell into a stream (which was subsequently found to have healing properties — particularly for the blind) at the base of the hill upon which Corfe Castle stands. Queen Elfrida then ordered the body be hidden in a nearby hut. This hut was occupied by a woman who had been blind from birth, receiving the tenancy from the Queen as an act of charity. During the night the entire hut was filled with a most wondrous light, and, struck with awe, the woman cried out “Lord, have mercy!” and her sight was restored. The church of St. Edward at Corfe Castle, Dorset today marks the location where the hut is believed to have stood. When the Queen learned of this miracle, she ordered that the body be buried in a marsh near Wareham. However, a year later a pillar of fire was seen over the spot where the body was hidden. The locals raised the body, and, accompanied by a large group of mourners, translated the relics to a church in Wareham where they buried them in the east end of the church. The relics, which when exhumed were found to be still whole and incorrupt, were next translated to Shaftesbury Abbey where they were received by the nuns and buried with full royal honours on the north side of the altar.

During the Dissolution of the Monasteries in England and Wales (1536–1540) by Henry VIII, King of England and Ireland, (r. 1509–1547), St. Edward’s relics were hidden so as to avoid desecration. In 1931, the relics were recovered by Mr. J.E. Wilson-Claridge during an archaeological excavation; their identity was confirmed by Dr. T.E.A. Stowell, an osteologist. Mr. Wilson-Claridge donated the relics to the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia, which placed them in the care of the monastery of the St. Edward Brotherhood at Brookwood Cemetery, in Woking, Surrey.

EGBERT, a monk at Ripon, St. Egbert reposed circa 720. No further information on this saint is extant.

FRIGIDIAN of LUCCA (FREDIANO, FREDIANUS), the son of King Ultach of Ulster, St. Frigidian was educated in monasteries in Ireland and then ordained to the priesthood. Returning from a pilgrimage to Rome, St. Frigidian settled as a hermit on Monte Pisano. In 566 he was consecrated Bishop of Lucca, though even as bishop he would frequently leave the city to spend days in solitude and prayer. Lucca was frequently flooded by the River Serchio and there is a legend that once the townspeople called upon St. Frigidian to protect them. He then asked for a hoe, blessed it, and ordered to river to follow him. Dragging the hoe, he created a new, and safe course for the river to follow. St. Frigidian reposed in 588.

NARCISSUS and FELIX, St. Narcissus, a bishop, and St. Felix, his deacon were martyred in Gerona in Catalonia, circa 307, during the Diocletianic Persecution.