There are a number of people venerated as

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s within the

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who are named only as ''Companions'' of another named saint. The following is an incomplete list of examples: *Saints Perpetua and Felicity and Companions *Saints Donnan and Companions Title: History of the Lands and Their Owners in Galloway: Illustrated by Woodcuts of Notable Places and Objects ; with a Historical Sketch of the District, Volume 2, Author:Peter Handyside M'Kerlie, Date: Jan 1877, Publisher: W. Patterson The reason why the Companions are not named in convention vary. In some instances, such as with Donnan, it may be that the Companions' names are simply not known, although the acts for which they are venerated as saints have been documented. In the case of the Companions of Perpetua her and Felicity's three companions are known (Revocatus, Saturninus, and Saturus, their teacher). In this case the reason is that

Perpetua Perpetua and Felicity ( la, Perpetua et Felicitas) were Christian martyrs of the 3rd century. Vibia Perpetua was a recently married, well-educated noblewoman, said to have been 22 years old at the time of her death, and mother of an infant son s ...

and Felicity are the most prominent names in the story of their martyrdom (due to their associations with their young babies).

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