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242 242 ST. DONATA One in the Via Nomentana, April 20. One pnt to death with St. Cyriacus and others, at Borne, Aug. 8. (See Memmia.) In some old Martyrologies, Donata, Feh. 4 and July 30, is mentioned as one of several who were put to death either at Eome or Fossomhrone, in Urhino. One was martyred at Capna, April 1 2. One with other martyrs in Italy, Feh. 12, mentioned in the Martyrology of St, Jerome. One with St. Auceoa, either at Rome or at Thessalonica, Jnne 1. Of the DoNATAS in Africa, one, July 17, is in the Boman Martyrology as one of the Scillitan martyrs at Carthage. (See Januaria (1).) Fonr are in a Ic Africa, May 7. ong list of MM. in One with Gaiola and many others, March 3. Two in Africa, Jane 7 and 8 severally. Another Donata, M. in Africa, Sept. 28, is also called Donatula, or Donatella. One in Mauritania, prohahly 304, Oct. 17. St. Donata, or Domna, March 12, V. M., was a companion of the tortures and death of St. Peter, chamherlain of the Emperor Diocletiaii, who suffered with several other Christians at Nico- media in 304. St. Donata, or Donatus, was a martyr in Syria, Oct. 12. St. Donata, M. in Thrace, Sept. 29. St. Donata, M. at Dorostomm, in Bulgaria, June 18. St. Donata, M. at Byzantium, May 8, with St. Aoacius and others. (See AOATHA (2).) Another Donata is commemorated, Sept. 16, with Secunda and others; hut these are supposed to he the same as some of those elsewhere descrihed or conmiemorated on other days. AA.SS. St Donatella (l), April 15, M. in Grallatia, or Galsdcia. AAJ3S. St. Donatella (2), Donatula, or Donata, Sept. 28. AA.SS. SS. Donatella (3) and Secunda, June 12, MM. at Bome. They are com- memorated with St. Basilides, hut not mentioned in his Acts. He was a Boman soldier, martyred with four of his comrades ahout the year 309 : Baillet says we know nothing authentic about them, as a sermon by St. Ambrose, sometimes erroneously quoted concerning St. Nazarius, one of the five, refers not to him, but to St. Nazarius of Milan (July 28). SS. Donatilla, July 30, V.M., Maxi- ma and Secunda, VV. MM. under Gal- lienus, at Turburhum Lucemarium, in Africa. The two first were compelled to drink vinegar and gall, racked on the equuleuB, broiled on a gridiron, and rubbed with hot lime; then, with St. Secunda, who was twelve years old, thrown to wild beasts, which would not hurt them. Finally they were beheaded. Their friend and companion, St. Ckis- piNA, was beheaded at Thebeste, under Diocletian, 304. B,M. AAJ3S. Callot Husenbeth. There were three other martyrs of the same name in the early persecutions, Feb. 4 and March 1. St. Donatula. There were four martyrs of the name on di£ferent days. One of them is also called Donatella, or Donata, M. in Africa. AAJSS, St Dontula, June 2. One of 227 Boman Martyrs commemorated together this day in the Martyrology of St. Jerome. AA.SS. St. Donvina. Domnina (2) and Domnina (3) are sometimes called Don- vina. St. Doria. Daughter of St. Eulall^, and sister of St. Odilia, companions of St. Ubsula. Stadler. St. Dorlaie. French for Dabluch DACHA. St Dorothy (1), Sept. 3. Sister of St. Euphemia (1). B.M. Mart, of Salishury. AA.SS, St. Dorothy (2), or Dobothea, Feb. 6, March 28, V. M. 303. Patron of apples, of brewers, gardeners, lovers, young couples. Perhaps it is this great St. Dorothy who is patron of Poland and Silesia; but it may be Dobothy Q}), 14th cen- tury, native and patron of Prussia. Bepresentod with a sword and a palm, wearing a wreath of roses on her head, and having an angel or a little boy beside her, carrying a basket of apples and roses. Husenbeth tells of many