Santos Innocents, mga Martir

The Feast of the Holy Innocents commemorates the massacre of young mga bata in Bethlehem by King Herod Magno in kanyang attempt to kill the infant Jesus. These mga bata ay sinasamba as the unang Kristiyano martyrs, though sila ay never baptized. The feast ay observed on Disyembre 28th each year. The Holy Innocents ay the mga patron ng babies, children, at orphans. Sila ay din associated kasama ang protecting laban sa abortion at miscarriage.