Which saint, a former Roman soldier, was martyred in Jersey?
Saint Thomas Church, Jersey Saint Thomas Church, Jersey Saint Thomas's Church (Jèrriais: "Églyise dé Saint Thonmas") is a historic Roman Catholic church in St. Helier, Jersey. It is the largest church in the Channel Islands, and first opened its doors in 1887. Catholicism was restored to Jersey with the influx of refugees fleeing to the island to escape the French Revolution. With the arrival of bishops, priests and laity from revolutionary France, Catholic chapels were set up in St. Helier to meet their spiritual needs. The first sizeable permanent post-Reformation Catholic church was a converted Protestant chapel in New Street, which was established in
Saint Menas Saint Menas Saint Minas (also Meena, Mina, Menas, Mena, Menes, Mennas; ) (285 – c. 309), the Martyr and Wonder-worker, is one of the most well-known Egyptian saints in the East and the West, due to the many miracles that are attributed to his intercession and prayers. Minas was an Egyptian soldier in the Roman army martyred because he refused to recant his Christian faith. The common date of his commemoration is November 11, which occurs 13 days later (November 24) on the Julian calendar. His feast day is celebrated every year on 15 Hathor in the Coptic Orthodox Church