Skip to content

Hoy es la fiesta de Santos Cleto y Donaciano, martires del siglo V

Santos Cleto y Donaciano fueron obispos que vivieron en el siglo V. Cleto fue quemado vivo, mientras que Donaciano murio en el desierto deportado por el rey de los vandalos, Hunerico.

Highlights

By (CNA/EWTN)
Catholic Online (https://www.catholic.org)
9/6/2018 (5 years ago)

Published in Christian Saints & Heroes

Keywords: feast of Santos Cleto, Donaciano, 5th century

REDACCIoN CENTRAL (ACI Prensa) - Los vandalos fueron un pueblo germano de Europa central. Su lengua pertenece a la rama germanica oriental que habitaban en las actuales Alemania y Polonia.

En el ano 484, el rey Humerico ordeno que todas las iglesias cristianas del africa fueran clausuradas y confiscados los bienes del clero para entregarlos al pueblo. Por mandato real, congregaron a los obispos en el palacio, despues los condujeron lejos de la ciudad y les ordenaron a que marcharan solos hacia el destierro.

Ante tal injusticia, Donaciano y otros cuatro obispos de la provincia de Bisaseno, reunieron a numerosos cristianos para protestar frente a las puertas de la ciudad; el rey Humerico furioso por la revuelta, ordeno a sus soldados a matar y "aplastar" a quienes protestaban.

Donaciano y los cuatro obispos fueron brutalmente golpeados y se les condujo al desierto, donde quedaron abandonados para morir de hambre y sed.

San Cleto, Obispo de la Leptis Menor, considerado "un hombre celoso y muy sabio," y que se habĂ­a ganado la enemistad de Humerico por su energica oposicion al arrianismo, tambien fue encerrado en un calabozo estrecho, oscuro y pestilente, del cual lo sacaron al cabo de dos meses para quemarlo vivo.
 

---


'Help Give every Student and Teacher FREE resources for a world-class Moral Catholic Education'


Copyright 2021 - Distributed by Catholic Online

We ask you, humbly: don't scroll away.

Hi readers, it seems you use Catholic Online a lot; that's great! It's a little awkward to ask, but we need your help. If you have already donated, we sincerely thank you. We're not salespeople, but we depend on donations averaging $14.76 and fewer than 1% of readers give. If you donate just $5.00, the price of your coffee, Catholic Online School could keep thriving. Thank you.

Help Now >

Join the Movement
When you sign up below, you don't just join an email list - you're joining an entire movement for Free world class Catholic education.

Saint of the Day logo
Prayer of the Day logo

We ask you, humbly: don't scroll away.

Hi readers, it seems you use Catholic Online a lot; that's great! It's a little awkward to ask, but we need your help. If you have already donated, we sincerely thank you. We're not salespeople, but we depend on donations averaging $14.76 and fewer than 1% of readers give. If you donate just $5.00, the price of your coffee, Catholic Online School could keep thriving. Thank you.

Help Now >

Catholic Online Logo

Copyright 2024 Catholic Online. All materials contained on this site, whether written, audible or visual are the exclusive property of Catholic Online and are protected under U.S. and International copyright laws, © Copyright 2024 Catholic Online. Any unauthorized use, without prior written consent of Catholic Online is strictly forbidden and prohibited.

Catholic Online is a Project of Your Catholic Voice Foundation, a Not-for-Profit Corporation. Your Catholic Voice Foundation has been granted a recognition of tax exemption under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Federal Tax Identification Number: 81-0596847. Your gift is tax-deductible as allowed by law.