DARERCA of IRELAND, (Fifth Century), St. Darerca was St. Patrick’s (17th March) sister. She is reputed to have had fifteen sons, ten of whom became bishops. The exact year of her repose is unknown to us.

DEOGRATIUS of CARTHAGE, consecrated Bishop of Carthage in North Africa in 456, the See had remained vacant for fourteen years during the calamitous persecutions by the Arian Vandals which had driven his predecessor, St. Quodvultdeus (19th February) into exile. St. Deogratius best remembered for ransoming Christian prisoners of the Arians with funds he raised by selling all his and the Church’s possessions. St. Deogratius was already advanced in years when he was placed in charge of the See, and the strains of his pastoral work led to his repose in 457, after only one year as bishop.

EPAPHRODITUS of TERRACINA, (First Century), believed to have been the first Bishop of Terracina (about 56 km / 35 mi south of Rome on the Via Appia). He may have been one of the Seventy Apostles and mentioned by the Apostle Paul (29th June) in Philippians 2:25.

FAILBHE of IONA, the brother of St. Finan of Rath (7th April), St. Failbhe was the immediate predecessor of St. Adamnán (23rd September) as Abbot of Iona. Nothing further is known of this saint.

LEA of ROME, a wealthy Roman noblewoman who, upon being widowed, joined the community run by St. Marcella (31st January). There St. Lea spent the rest of her life serving the other members of the community. St. Lea reposed in 384.

OCTAVIAN of CARTHAGE and COMPANIONS, several thousand martyrs at Carthage in North Africa, led by Octavian, an Archdeacon, under Arian Huneric, King of the Vandals (r. 477–484) in 484.

PAUL of NARBONNE, though reliable details of St. Pauls life are not extant, there are two primary theories; the first, that St. Paul is the Sergius Paulus of Acts 13:7, converted by the Apostle Paul (29th June) who sent him to southern Gaul to preach the Gospel. The second is St. Paul was ordained in Rome and sent to Gaul where he had immense success as a missionary and served as the first Bishop of Narbonne. In both theories St. Paul is believed to have reposed circa 250.

SATURNINUS the MARTYR and COMPANIONS, (Date Unknown), a group of ten martyrs in North Africa, although they are listed in all the ancient martyrologies, including St. Jerome's (30th September) Martyrologium Hieronymianum, there are no details of their lives extant.

TRIEN (TRIENAN) of KILLEGA, (Fifth Century), a disciple of St. Patrick (17th March) he served as Abbot of Killega, and was a close friend of St. Mochta (19th August). There is no further information on this saint extant.

GUIER, (Date Unknown), A church, not far from Padstow in Cornwall was named for this hermit priest, of whose life we have no further details. Some sources posit that Guier is merely a spelling variation of Gwerir and the St. Guier is the same saint as St. Gwerir (vide infra).

GWERIR of LISKEARD, (Date Uncertain), An anchorite near Liskeard in Cornwall, England at whose grave site King Alfred the Great (r. 871–899) was cured of a serious illness. Following St. Gwerir’s repose, St. Neot (31st July) occupied his cell.

HILDEBERT of GHENT, Abbot of St. Peter’s Abbey (Sint-Pietersabdij) in Ghent in Flanders. St. Hildebert was martyred in 752, by Iconoclasts for his defence of icons.

ISIDORE of SEVILLE, the brother of SS. Leander (27th February), Fulgentius (16th January), and Florentina (20th June). After succeeding St. Leander as Bishop of Seville in 600, he presided over several Councils, reorganised the Spanish Church, encouraged monastic life, and completed the Mozarabic Rite. St. Isidore was a prolific writer with many of his books still extent. In 619, St. Isadore convoked the Second Council of Seville, and in 633 the Fourth Council of Toledo. St. Isidore reposed in 636.

TIGERNACH (TIGERNAKE, TIERNEY, TIERRY) of CLOGHER, Successor of St. Macartin (24th March) as Bishop of Clogher and Abbot of Clones, he is the patron saint of Clones, Co. Monaghan, Ulster. While the details of his life are vague at best, it seems he had been a disciple of St. Ninian (26th August) prior to being elevated to Bishop. It is said he lost his vision in his later years and thenceforth devoted his life in prayer and contemplation. St. Tigernach reposed in 549.