Saint Nereus and Saint Achilleus

<p>Nereus and Achilleus were soldiers in the imperial (Roman) army. While they may have lived in the 1st century, all that is known of them originates from a 4th century inscription by Pope Damasus which attests to the fact that these soldiers had experienced conversion and been martyred as a consequence.</p>
<p><strong>Saint Pancras</strong></p>
<p>It is believed that Pancras was a Syrian orphan brought to Rome by his uncle where both were converted to Christianity. At the age of 14, Pancras was beheaded during the Diocletian persecution of Christians, about the year 304.<br /><strong><br />©2011 <em>Living with Christ, </em>Novalis - Bayard Press Canada Inc., <strong>http://www.livingwithchrist.ca/</strong&gt;. Reprinted with permission.</strong></p>