Daniel, provincial of Calabria, and six companions from Tuscany (Samuel, Agnellus, Domnus, Leo, Nicholas and Hugoline) went as missionaries to Morocco, arriving there on 20th September 1227. They entered the town of Ceuta early on Sunday, 3rd October, and preached the Gospel publicly. They were quickly arrested, and having refused to renounce the faith, they were beheaded on 10th October. They were canonised in 1516 by Leo X.
First Reading: 1 Cor. 4: 9-13; Gospel: Mt. 10: 16-22
