August 21st

Saint Bassa and Companions, Martyrs

Saint · Common of Martyrs · Edessa, Greece

Commemoration of the holy martyrs Bassa and her three sons Theognius, Agapius, and Pistus, of whom Bassa is said to have suffered martyrdom on the island of Halone, and the others at Edessa in Greece.

Latin Original

Commemorátio sanctórum mártyrum Bassz ac trium eius filiórum Theógnii, Agápii et Pístii, quorum Bassa in ínsula Halóna, céteri autem Edéssa in Héllade mart$rium subiísse ferüntur.