Patron Saints

St. Barnabas was an important early Christian missionary in the New Testament and one of the Apostolic Fathers. General Info Barnabas was a hellenized Jew who joined the Jerusalem church soon after Christ’s crucifixion. He sold his property, and gave the proceeds to the community (Acts 4:36–37). He was one of the Cypriots who founded (Acts 11:19–20) the church in Antioch, where he preached. After he called St. Paul from Tarsus as his assistant (Acts 11:25), they undertook joint missionary activity (Acts 13–14) and then went to Jerusalem in 48. Shortly afterward, a serious conflict separated them, and Barnabas sailed…

Born in 290 in Phrygia, Asia, Pancras, son of wealthy Roman Cleonius, lost his mother at nine. Cleonius, grieving, soon passed away, leaving the ten-year-old under the care of his uncle Dionysius. To fulfill a promise to his late brother, Dionysius took him to Rome in 300, amidst the rule of Emperor Diocletian and the harsh persecution of Christians. Marcellinus, a devoted Christian in Rome, spread the Gospel despite the risks. Galerius, a chief minister, informed Diocletian, leading to the Great Persecution in 304. Christians faced brutal deaths, yet Marcellinus continued his mission. One night, he reached Pancras and Dionysius,…