Rev. Alban Butler (1711–73). Volume IX: September. The Lives of the Saints. 1866.
September 17SS. Socrates and Stephen, Martyrs
THEIR names are illustrious in the British Martyrologies. They suffered during the persecution of Dioclesian. Many churches in Wales were formerly dedicated to their memory; and they are thought to have glorified God by their death in that part of Britain. See Wilson’s English Martyrology, the Roman Martyrology, and Britannia Sancta. | 1 |