Paul and Ninety Companions explained

Saints Paul and Ninety Companions
Birth Date:various
Death Date:1240
Feast Day:10 February
Venerated In:Roman Catholic Church
Birth Place:Hungary
Death Place:Wallachia, Hungary
Titles:Martyrs

Paul and his companions (died 1240) were Dominican martyrs. Hungarian by birth, Paul went on to study law at the University of Bologna, and was persuaded by St. Dominic, to his order of Friars Preachers. Paul would later return to his native Hungary, to establish the Dominican Order there. The group were met with much animosity, especially by the Cumans, at Wallachia, where they were slaughtered by the locals.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=5260 St. Paul and Ninety Companions