St Telesphorus
St Telesphorus, who is commemorated today in the Extraordinary Form calendar, was pope between around 127 to 136 AD. He was an anchorite prior to becoming pope. Martyred under Emperor Antonius Pius, the custom of midnight masses at Christmas, inter alia, is attributed to him.
St Apollinaris of Egypt
St Apollinaris is one of the "desert mothers". Apparently the daughter of an emperor of Rome, she put on male clothes and lived as hermit as a disciple of St. Macrius. Her true story was revealed at her death.
St Emiliana
St Emiliana was an aunt of St Gregory the Great. St Gregory came from a saintly family: his mother and two of his paternal aunts are revered as saints, and today we celebrate one of them. SS Trasilla and Emiliana devoted themselves to a life of virginity, fasting and prayer in their home in Rome.
According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, after many years in the service of God, St. Felix III, an ancestor, appeared to Trasilla and bade her enter her abode of glory. On the eve of Christmas she died, seeing Jesus beckoning. A few days later she appeared to Emiliana, who had followed well in her footsteps, and invited her to the celebration of Epiphany in heaven.
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