(A.D. 67.)
[Roman Martyrology. Authority:--The ancient Acts of SS. Processus and
Martinian.]
These forty-seven martyrs are believed to have been converted by
S. Peter, at the time when he was confined along with S. Paul, in
the Mamertine prison, in which they spent nine months. According to
tradition S. Peter brought water out of the rock wherewith to baptize
them. They suffered execution by the sword.