Little is known of either of these saints beyond the fact that they gave their lives for their faith and they were remembered by the early Church for doing so. Their example inspired other Christians to live with courage.

Hyacinth was martyred for his faith with St. Felician and St. Lucian in southern Italy; relics of all three of these saints rest in the reliquary chapel in the Basilica.

We know even less about St. Donatus—we only know that Pope St. Gregory the Great enshrined the relics of this saint in Corfu, Greece. His relics can also be found in the Basilica reliquary chapel.

Sts. Hyacinth and Donatus, who gave their lives for the faith and inspired courage in early Christians, pray for us!