Saint Faustinus (other)
Saint Faustinus may refer to: *2nd-century martyr (see Faustinus and Jovita) *Faustinus of Brescia, 4th century *Simplicius, Faustinus and Beatrix Saints Simplicius, Faustinus and Beatrix (or ''Beatrice, Viatrix'') were siblings martyred in Rome during the Diocletian persecution (302 or 303). Legend The legend about them is that the brothers Simplicius and Faustinus were cruelly tortured on ...

Faustinus And Jovita
Saints Jovita and Faustinus were said to be Christian martyrs under Hadrian. Their traditional date of death is 120. They are patron saints of Brescia. Traditional vita Tradition states that they were members of a noble family of Brescia in Lombardy (northern Italy). Jovinus, the older brother, was a preacher; Faustinus, a deacon. For their fearless preaching of the Gospel, they were arraigned before the Roman Emperor Hadrian, who at Brescia, Rome and Naples, subjected them to frightful torments, after which they were beheaded at Brescia in the year 120, according to the Bollandists, although historian Paul Allard (''Histoire des Persécutions pendant les Deux Premiers Siècles'', Paris, 1885) places the date as early as 118.Murphy, John F.X. "Sts. Faustinus and Jovita." The Catholic Encycloped ...
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Faustinus Of Brescia
Saint Faustinus (died about 15 February 381 A.D.) was bishop of Brescia from ''c.'' 360, succeeding Saint Ursicinus. His feast day in the Roman Catholic Church is 15 February: 16 February in the Orthodox Church. Tradition claims that he was a descendant of Saints Faustinus and Jovita Saints Jovita and Faustinus were said to be Christian martyrs under Hadrian. Their traditional date of death is 120. They are patron saints of Brescia. Traditional vita Tradition states that they were members of a noble family of Brescia in Lomba ..., and that he compiled the ''Acts'' of these two martyrs. His relics were discovered in 1101. Faustinus appeared in the old Roman Martyrology for February 15: "At Brescia, n the year 350 the holy Confessor Faustinus, Bishop of that see." He is no longer listed in the 2004 revision.
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