Sabine Baring-Gould (1834–1924) in his Lives Of The Saints wrote under April 3,
S. ULPIAN, M. (A.D. 304) [Roman Martyrology. Authority;—Eusebius in his History of the Martyrs of Oelsetine, c.5. contemporary and perfectly trustworthy]
ULPIAN or VULPIAN was a youth of Tyre, who was cast into the sea in a leathern sack together with a dog and an asp, which were sown up in it with him.[1]
Ulpian (St.) M. (April 3) (4th cent.) One of the victims at Caesarea in Palestine of the persecution under Diocletian and his colleague Galerius (A.D. 305). He was sewn up in a sack together with a live dog and a serpent, and so thrown into the sea.[2]
Butler's account
The hagiographer Alban Butler (1710–1773) wrote in his Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints under April 3,
St. Ulpian, M.
HE was a young zealous Christian of Tyre, who, being encouraged by the example of St. Apian and other martyrs at Cæsarea, boldly confessed Christ before the cruel judge Urbanus. The enraged governor ordered him to be first severely scourged, and then tortured on the rack; his joints being thereby dislocated, his bones broken, and his body so universally sore, that the slightest touch occasioned excessive pain. He was sewed up after this in a leather bag, with a dog and an aspic, laid on a cart drawn by black bulls, carried to the sea-side, and cast into the waves. See Eusebius on the Martyrs of Palestine, ch. 5[3]
Wulfsige III was a medieval Bishop of Sherborne and is considered a saint.
Saint Eupsychius of Caesaria in Cappadocia was a Christian martyr who was executed for having caused the destruction of a pagan temple.
Saint Sidronius was a Roman martyr. His life is confused with a French saint of the same name. His feast date is 8 September or 11 July.
Saint Nissen was an early Christian convert who was abbot of a monastery in County Wexford, Ireland.
Saint Mommolin of Noyon was a monk who became an abbot in Saint-Omer, then Bishop of Noyon-Tournai in Belgium. His feast day is 16 October.
Saint Joavan was an Irish priest and bishop in Brittany.
Saint Vouga was an Irish priest who moved to Brittany, now in France. He attempted to live as a hermit, but could not avoid people who came to him for cures, drawn by his reputation.
Saint Babolen was Abbot of Saint-Maur-des-Fossés Abbey near Paris. He may have been Irish in origin. His feast day is 26 June.
Saint Guthagon was a possibly Irish hermit who lived in Belgium, most likely in the 8th century, and became venerated as a saint.
Saint Thalelæus was a 5th-century Syrian hermit known for continuous weeping. His feast day is 27 February.
Saint Thillo was a Saxon slave who was converted by Saint Eligius and became a priest at Solignac Abbey. He accompanied Eloi in missionary work, returned to Solignac, and was made abbot. Unable to handle the responsibility, he left the abbey and became a hermit. His feast day is 7 January.
The Martyrs of Alexandria under Decius were a number of Christians who were martyred in Alexandria, Egypt, under the Roman Emperor Decius . Their feast day is 30 October.
Saints Meuris and Thea were two Christian women who were martyred at Gaza, Palestine. Their feast day is 19 December.
Saint Gerebern was an Irish priest who baptized Saint Dymphna when she was a child. He was her companion when she fled to Belgium, where he was murdered beside her. His relics were taken to Sonsbeck in Germany, where they were an object of pilgrimage until they were destroyed during World War II. His feast day is 15 May.
Saints Thalassius and Limneus were Syrian hermits. Their feast day is 22 February.
Saint Theodoric of Mont d'Hor was a disciple of Saint Remigius who became abbot of Saint-Thierry Abbey, near Reims, France. His feast day is 1 July.
Saint Salvius of Amiens was a 7th-century bishop of Amiens. His feast day is 11 January.
Saint Nemesion was an Egyptian martyr in Alexandria, Egypt during the persecutions of Christians by the Roman emperor Decius. A group of other Christians were martyred at the same time. His feast day is 19 December, or 10 September in some calendars.
Saint Augulus was a 3rd or 4th century bishop and martyr in a town called Augusta in Britain, or perhaps in Normandy. He was possibly Irish in origin. Little is known about him, but his feast day is given as 7 February.
Saint Gordius was a Christian soldier in Cappadocia who was dismissed from the army, lived as a hermit for a while, then returned and made an open declaration of his faith, for which he was martyred. His feast day is 3 January.
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