At Arles in Provence, Saint Genesius, martyr, who, while still a catechumen and performing the office of a court recorder, when he had refused to act against the Christians, sought safety in flight; but, seized by soldiers, he was baptized in his own blood.
August 25th
Saint Genesius of Arles
Latin Original
Areláte in Provincia, sancti Genésii, mártyris, qui, adhuc catechümenus, exceptóris offício fungens, cum contra christiános ágere recusavísset, fuga salütem petívit, sed a militibus comprehénsus próprio cruóre baptizátus est.