St. Philip Benizi
Feastday: August 23
Patron: of The Minor Basilica in Monte Senario (Fiesole) in the Diocese of Florence, Tuscany, Italy; Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines
Birth: 1233
Death: 1285
Servite cardinal and preacher. Born in Florence, Italy, to a noble family, he was educated in Paris and Padua where he earned a doctorate in medicine and philosophy. He practiced medicine for some time, but in 1253 he joined the Servite Order in Florence. He served as a lay brother until 1259, when his superiors directed him to be ordained. Philip soon became known as one of the foremost preachers of his era, becoming master of novices at Siena in 1262 and then superior of several friaries and prior general of the Servites against his own wishes. in 1267. Reforming the order with zeal and patience, he was named as a possible candidate to become pope by the influential Cardinal Ottobuoni just before the election to choose a successor to Pope Clement IV. This possibility was so distressing to Philip that he fled and hid in a cave until the election was finally over. He attended the Council of Lyons which brought about a brief reunion with the Orthodox, worked to bring peace between the Guelphs and the Ghibellines in 1279, assisted St. Juliana in founding the third order of the Servites, and in 1284, dispatched the first Servite missionaries to the Far East. He retired to a small Servite house in Todi, where he died on August 22. He was canonized in 1671.
Philip Benizi (sometimes St Philip Benitius, and in Italian Filippo Benizzi) (August 15, 1233 – August 22, 1285) was a general superior of the Order of the Servites, and credited with reviving the order. Pope Leo X recognised his cult 24 January 1516 essentially beatifying him (although this was not a formal category at the time); and Pope Clement X canonized him as a saint in 1671.
St. Ascelina
Feastday: August 23
Birth: 1121
Death: 1195
Cistercian mystic and relative of St. Bernard. She was born in 1121 and entered the Cistercian convent at Boulancourt, Haute-Marne, France. There she was known for her mystical gifts.
Ascelina (1121–1195), was a French Cistercian nun and mystic.
Ascelina spent the majority of her life at the Cistercian convent at Boulancourt, Haute-Marne, France. It is believed that she was a relative of St. Bernard
St. Lupicinus
Feastday: August 23
Death: 5th century
Bishop of Verona, Italy No details of his life survive, but he was described by contemporaries as "the most holy, the best of bishops."
St. Restitutus
Feastday: August 23
Death: 305
One of sixteen martyrs who were put to death in Antioch, during the persecution of Emperor Diocletian. They are known because of the list made of them in the early ninth century by Florus of Lyons, a compilation which included several martyrs who were perhaps not Syrians but came from Africa.
St. Theonas
Feastday: August 23
Death: 300
Bishop of Alexandria, Egypt, from 281. He was a dedicated patron of the famed Catechetical School of Alexandria that served the academic needs of that era. Theonas also fought against the heresies of that period.
Saint Rose of Lima
லிமாவின் புனிதர் ரோஸ்
கன்னியர்/ அமெரிக்க நாடுகளின் முதல் புனிதர்:
பிறப்பு: ஏப்ரல் 20, 1586
லிமா, பெரு காலனியாதிக்கம், ஸ்பேனிஷ் பேரரசு
இறப்பு: ஆகஸ்ட் 24, 1617 (வயது 31)
லிமா, பெரு காலனியாதிக்கம், ஸ்பேனிஷ் பேரரசு
ஏற்கும் சமயம்:
ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை
ஆங்கிலிக்கன் சமூகம்
அருளாளர் பட்டம்: ஏப்ரல் 15, 1667 அல்லது 1668
திருத்தந்தை ஒன்பதாம் கிளமென்ட்
புனிதர் பட்டம்: ஏப்ரல் 12, 1671
திருத்தந்தை பத்தாம் கிளமென்ட்
முக்கிய திருத்தலங்கள்:
புனித டோமினிக் பேராலயம், லிமா, பெரு
நினைவுத் திருவிழா: ஆகஸ்ட் 23
சித்தரிக்கப்படும் வகை:
நங்கூரம், ரோசா மலர், குழந்தை இயேசு
பாதுகாவல்:
தையல்காரர்கள்; தையல் சரிகை; தோட்டக்காரர்கள்; பூ வியாபாரிகள்; இந்தியா; லத்தீன் அமெரிக்கா; தமது பக்திக்காக தவறாக புரிந்து கொள்ளப்பட்ட, அல்லது கேவலப்படுத்தப்பட்ட மக்கள்; குடும்ப சண்டைகள் தீர்மானம்; அமெரிக்க பழங்குடி மக்கள்; பெரு; ஃபிலிப்பைன்ஸ்; கலிஃபோர்னியா; சாண்டா ரோசா, லாகுனா; ஆல்கோய்; செபு; மாயைக்கு எதிராக; லிமா; பெருவியன் காவல் படை.
அமெரிக்க நாடுகளின் முதல் புனிதரான லிமாவின் புனிதர் ரோஸ், பெரு நாட்டில் உள்ள லிமா நகரிலுள்ள மூன்றாம் நிலை டோமினிக்கன் சபையின் (Third Order of Saint Dominic) உறுப்பினர் ஆவார். தமது தனிப்பட்ட முயற்சிகள் மூலம் நகரின் தேவைப்பட்டவர்களுக்கு உதவும் குணத்திற்காகவும், பொதுவாக மத காரணங்களுக்காக அனைத்து விதமான பழக்கவழக்கங்களையும் தவிர்த்து, கடுமையான சுய ஒழுக்கமுள்ள வாழ்க்கை வாழ்ந்ததற்காகவும் இவர் பிரபலமானவர் ஆவார். டோமினிக்கன் சபையின் பிரமாணங்கள் எடுத்துக்கொள்ளாத உறுப்பினரான (A lay member of the Dominican Order) இவர், கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபையால் புனிதராக கௌரவிக்கப்படுகிறார்.
“இசபெல் ஃப்ளோர்ஸ் டி ஒலிவா” (Isabel Flores de Oliva) எனும் இயற்பெயர் கொண்ட இவர், ஸ்பெய்ன் நாட்டின் “பெரு காலனியாதிக்க” (Viceroyalty of Peru) “லிமா” (Lima) நகரில் பிறந்தவர் ஆவார். இவரது தந்தை “கேஸ்பர் ஃப்ளோர்ஸ்” (Gaspar Flores) ஸ்பேனிஷ் பேரரசின் இராணுவத்தின் குதிரைப்படை வீரராவார். இவரது தாயார் “மரியா டி ஒலிவா” (María de Oliva y Herrer) ஆவார். இவருக்கு ரோஸ் என்ற பெயர் வந்ததன் காரணம், இவர் சிறு குழந்தையாய் இருந்தபோது, இவரின் முகம் ரோஜா மலர் போல மாறியதை இவர் வீட்டுப் பணியாளர் பார்த்தார் என்பர். ஆகவே இவர் பெயர் ரோஸ் (Rose) என வழங்கலாயிற்று.
தமது இளம் வயதில், டோமினிக்கன் துறவியான புனிதர் “கேதரினுக்கு” (St. Catherine of Siena) சமமாக கடும் தவ முயற்சிகளை இரகசியமாக மேற்கொண்டார். வாரத்தில் மூன்று முறை உண்ணா நோன்பிருக்க தொடங்கினார்.
தம்மை ஆண்கள் கவனிப்பதை உணர்ந்த ரோஸ், மன உளைச்சலுக்கு ஆளானார். தமது அழகை உணர்ந்த இவர், தமது அழகால் பிறருக்கு பாவ சோதனை வராமல் இருக்க முயற்சிகள் மேற்கொண்டார். தமது அழகிய நீண்ட கூந்தலை வெட்டினார். தமது முகத்தில் மிளகு அரைத்து தடவி, முகத்தின் மேன்மையை போக்க முயற்ச்சித்தார்.
தமது பெற்றோரின் கண்டிப்பையும் மீறி, தினமும் அதிக நேரம் நற்கருணை ஆராதனையில் செலவிட்டார். தினமும் நற்கருணை பெற்றார். இது, அக்காலத்தில் மிகவும் அரிதான செயலாகும். ரோஸ், கற்புநிலை உறுதிப்பாடு ஏற்க தீர்மானித்தார். தமது மகள் திருமணம் செய்துகொள்ள வேண்டுமென விரும்பிய பெற்றோர், இதற்கு ஆட்சேபனை தெரிவித்தனர். தமது பெற்றோர், உறவினர்கள், நண்பர்கள் என, தமக்கு திருமண அறிவுரைகள் கூறிய அனைவரையும் நிராகரித்தார்.
ரோஸ், மூன்றாம் நிலை டோமினிக்கன் சபையில் இணைந்து துறவியாக விரும்பினார். ஆனால், அவருடைய தந்தையின் கடுமையான எதிர்ப்பின் காரணாமாக அவரால் அது இயலாமல் போனது. தமது இருபது வயதில், பெற்றோரின் விருப்பத்திற்கு எதிராக டொமினிகன் (Third Order of St. Dominic) சபையில் இணைந்து துறவியாவதற்குப் பதிலாக, துறவியரின் சீருடைகளை அணிந்துகொண்டு, நிரந்தர கன்னிமைக்காக சத்திய உறுதிப்பாடு ஏற்றுக்கொண்டார். இரவில் இரண்டு மணி நேரத்துக்கு மேல் உறங்க மறுத்த ரோஸ், செப காரியங்களில் அதிக நேரம் செலவிட்டார். புலால் உணவுகளை முற்றிலும் தவிர்த்தார். 11 வருட காலம் இதுபோன்ற கடும் தவமுயற்சிகள் மேற்கொண்ட ரோஸ், பரவச அனுபவங்களும் (Ecstasy) பெற்றார்.
தாம் மரிக்கப்போகும் நாளை முன்னறிவித்த ரோஸ், அதன்படியே கி.பி. 1617ம் ஆண்டு, ஆகஸ்ட் மாதம், 24ம் நாளன்று, மரித்தார். இவரது இறுதி ஊர்வலத்தில் அம்மறைமாவட்ட பேராயர் இரங்கல் உரை நிகழ்த்தினார்.
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Born to Spanish immigrants to the New World. A beautiful girl and devoted daughter, she was so devoted to her vow of chastity that she used pepper and lye to ruin her complexion so she would not be attractive. Lived and meditated in a garden, raising vegetables and making embroidered items to sell to support her family and help the other poor. Dominican tertiary in 1606. Mystic. Visonary. Received invisible stigmata. Suffered from assorted physical and mental ailments. First saint born in the Americas. Founder of social work in Peru. Great devotion to Saint Catherine of Siena.
Born
20 April 1586 at Lima, Peru as Isabel
Died
24 August 1617 at Lima, Peru of natural causes
Canonized
2 April 1671 by Pope Clement X
Blessed Juan Soler García
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The son of Miguel and Catalina, a pious couple, Juan was baptized at the age of two days. He felt early called to the priesthood, studied at the seminary of San Indalecio, and later taught there for nine years. He became private secretary to Bishop Bernardo Martínez y Noval, diocese of Almería, Spain in 1926. Ordained a priest on 2 June 1928, he served as parish priest while continuing to teach and work for his bishop. Counselor of the Union of Catholic Women and secretary of the Diocesan Board of Religious Education in 1936. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War by Communist militiamen for the offense of being a priest.
Born
1 December 1904 in Chirivel, Almería, Spain
Died
23 August 1936 in Chirivel, Almería, Spain
Beatified
• 25 March 2017 by Pope Francis
• beatification celebrated in the Palacio de Exposiciones y Congresos de Aguadulce, Almería, Spain, presided by Cardinal Angelo Amato
Saint Éoghan of Ardstraw
Also known as
Eugene, Eugenius, Euny, Owen, Tir Eoghain, Tyrone
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As a boy he was captured and enslaved by pirates, first to Britain, then to Brittany. Friend of Saint Tighernach. As an adult he escaped from the pirates, returned to Ireland, and became a monk. Abbot of Kilnamanagh Abbey, County Wicklow for 15 years. Retired to live as a hermit in the the Mourne valley, County Tyrone c.576; his piety attrached many would-be students. Spiritual teacher of Saint Kevin of Glendalough. First bishop of Ardstraw, Ireland c.581. He was considered its patron from the beginning; the see was moved to Derry in 1254, and Eoghan continued as a patron.
Born
6th century in Leinster, Ireland
Died
c.618 of natural causes
Patronage
diocese of Derry, Ireland
Blessed Franciszek Dachtera
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Priest in the archdiocese of Gniezno, Poland. Prefect of the secondary school in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Arrested on 17 September 1939 during the Nazi occupation, he was imprisoned in several place before ending in the Dachau concentration camp where he was tortured and used in “medical” experimentation. Martyr.
Born
22 September 1910 in Salno, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland
Died
23 August 1944 in Dachau, Oberbayern, Germany from reaction to pseudo-scientific medical experiments
Beatified
13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II
Blessed Jean Bourdon
Also known as
Protais of Séez
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Franciscan Capuchin priest. Imprisoned on a ship in the harbor of Rochefort, France and left to die during the anti-Catholic persecutions of the French Revolution. One of the Martyrs of the Hulks of Rochefort.
Born
3 April 1747 in Séez, Orne, France
Died
23 August 1794 aboard the prison ship Deux-Associés, in Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, France
Beatified
1 October 1995 by Pope John Paul II
Saint Anthony of Gerace
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Basilian monk at the Greek monastery of San Felipe Argiró near Locri in lower Calabria, Italy. Friend of Saint Nicodemus of Mammola and Saint Jeiunio of Gerace. Known for his ascetic physical and deep prayer life, and as a miracle worker.
Died
• 10th century at the monastery of San Felipe Argiró near Locri in lower Calabria, Italy of natural causes
• buried at the monastery
Saint Tydfil
புனித டைட்ஃபில் (-480)
(ஆகஸ்ட் 23)
இவர் அயர்லாந்து நாட்டை ஆண்டு வந்த பிரைசன் என்பவரின் இளைய மகள். இவர் அரச குடும்பத்தில் பிறந்தாலும் ஏழைகளிடம் மிகுந்த இரக்கமும், நோயாளர்களிடம் கரிசனையும் கொண்டு வாழ்ந்து வந்தார்.
இவர் வளர்ந்து பெரியவரான பின்பு ஒரு மருத்துவமனையையும், ஒரு துறவுமடமும் கட்டியெழுப்பி அவற்றின் மூலம் மக்களுக்குச் சமூகப் பணியையும் இறை பணியையும் செய்து வந்தார்.
480 ஆம் ஆண்டு சாஜோன் என்ற இனக்குழுவினர் வேல்ஸ் நாட்டின் மீது படையெடுத்து வந்து, கிறிஸ்துவின் மீது நம்பிக்கை கொண்டவர்களை வெட்டி வீழ்த்தினர். அவ்வேளையில் டைட்ஃபில் கிறிஸ்துவின்மீது கொண்ட நம்பிக்கையில் மிகவும் உறுதியாக இருந்ததால், சாஜோன் இனக்குழுவினர் இவரை, இவருடைய சகோதரரோடு சேர்த்து வெட்டிக் கொன்றனர்.
இவ்வாறு டைட்ஃபில் ஆண்டவர் இயேசுவுக்காக இரத்தம் சிந்தி தன் இன்னுயிரைத் துறந்தார்.
Also known as
Tudful
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Born a princess, the daughter of Saint Brychan of Brecknock in Wales. Killed by pagan Saxons.
Born
5th century Wales
Died
• murdered c.480
• buried at Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
Patronage
Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
Saint Victor of Vita
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Sixth century bishop in North Africa near modern Tunis, Tunisia. Exiled to Sardinia by Arian heretics. His writings on the persecutions by the Arian Vandals has survived.
Born
Carthage, North Africa
Died
c.535 on Sardinia, Italy of natural causes
Saint Apollinaris of Rheims
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Jailer in Rheims, France. A spectator at the martyrdom of Saint Timothy, Apollinaris was so moved by the Timothy's courage and faith that he converted. Martyr.
Died
beheaded c.290 at Rheims, France
Saint Lupo of Novi
Also known as
Luppo
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Martyr.
Died
stabbed with a sword in Novi (Cezava), Moesia Inferior (in modern Bulgaria)
Saint Flavian of Autun
Also known as
Flavinian, Flavius
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Seventh-century bishop of Autun, France.
Saint Theonilla of Aegea
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Pious Christian woman martyred in the persecutions of Pro-consul Lysias.
Died
drowned in 285 at Aegea, Cilicia (in Asia Minor)
Saint Domnina of Aegea
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Pious Christian woman martyred in the persecutions of Pro-consul Lysias.
Died
drowned in 285 at Aegea, Cilicia (in Asia Minor)
Saint Zacchaeus of Jerusalem
Also known as
Zacharius, Zaccheus
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Fourth bishop of Jerusalem.
Died
116
Saint Archelaus of Ostia
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Deacon. One of a group martyred in the persecutions of Alexander Severus.
Died
c.235
Saint Quiriacus of Ostia
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Bishop. One of a group martyred in the persecutions of Alexander Severus.
Died
c.235
Saint Maximus of Ostia
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Priest. One of a group martyred in the persecutions of Alexander Severus.
Died
c.235
Saint Abbondius of Rome
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Martyr.
Saint Abbondius, the martyr who died in Rome in the 3rd century:
He was a priest who lived in Rome during the persecution of Christians by the Roman emperor Diocletian.
He was arrested and tortured, but he refused to renounce his faith.
He was eventually beheaded, and his body was thrown into the Tiber River.
His feast day is celebrated on August 23.
Died
cemetery of Saint Lawrence, Via Tiburtina, Rome, Italy
Saint Altigianus
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Benedictine monk martyred by Saracens.
Saint Altigianus of Autun was a monk who was martyred with Saint Hilarinus during the Moorish invasion of France in the early 8th century. They were both monks at the monastery of Saint-Seine in Burgundy. When the Moors invaded, they were killed with the sword.
Their feast day is celebrated on August 23. They are the patrons of the city of Autun and of those who are persecuted for their faith.
Here are some other things to know about Saint Altigianus of Autun:
- He was born in Autun around 700 AD.
- He was a monk at the monastery of Saint-Seine.
- He was killed by the Moors in 732 AD.
- His relics are said to be kept in the church of Saint-Pierre in Autun.
Died
731 at Saint-Seine, diocese of Langres, France
Saint Ireneus of Rome
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Martyr.
Died
cemetery of Saint Lawrence, Via Tiburtina, Rome, Italy
Feast day June 28 (Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Communion, Orthodox Church); August 23 (Eastern Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Churches);
Monday after fourth Sunday of the Exaltation of the Cross (Armenian Apostolic Church)
Saint Hilarinus
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Benedictine monk martyred by Saracens.
Hilarinus of Langres was a bishop who died in 731. He is said to have been a miracle worker and to have cured many people of their illnesses.
Saint Hilarinus is not as well-known. He is not officially recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church, but he is venerated by some people in the Langres region of France
Died
731 at Saint-Seine, diocese of Langres, France
Saint Minervius of Lyons
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Martyr.
Saint Minervius of Lyons was a 3rd-century Christian martyr. He was a priest who lived in Lyons, France. When the city was being persecuted by the Roman authorities, Minervius refused to renounce his faith. He was tortured and killed, along with many other Christians.
The details of Minervius's martyrdom are not well-known, but it is said that he was first beaten with rods. When he refused to give up his faith, he was then thrown into a fire. Minervius is said to have died singing hymns to God.
Minervius's feast day is celebrated on August 23. He is the patron saint of Lyons and of those who are persecuted for their faith.
Died
3rd century in Lyons, France
Saint Eleazar of Lyons
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Martyr.
Died
3rd century in Lyons, France
Saint Eleazar of Lyons was a 3rd-century Christian martyr. He was a wealthy man who lived in Lyons, France. When the city was being persecuted by the Roman authorities, Eleazar refused to renounce his faith. He was tortured and killed, along with many other Christians.
The details of Eleazar's martyrdom are not well-known, but it is said that he was first beaten with rods. When he refused to give up his faith, he was then tied to a stake and burned. Eleazar is said to have died singing hymns to God.
Eleazar's feast day is celebrated on August 23. He is the patron saint of Lyons and of those who are persecuted for their faith.
Saint Luppus
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Christian slave. Martyr, date and location unknown.
Saint Lupus was a Christian slave who was martyred in the 3rd century. He is said to have been born in Gaul (modern-day France) and to have been enslaved to a pagan master. Lupus refused to renounce his faith, and he was eventually tortured and killed.
The details of Lupus's martyrdom are not well-known, but it is said that he was first beaten with rods. When he refused to give up his faith, he was then tied to a stake and burned. Lupus is said to have died singing hymns to God.
Martyrs of Agea
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A group of Christian brothers, Asterius, Claudius and Neon, denounced by their step-mother who were then tortured and martyred in the persecutions of Pro-consul Lysias.
Died
• crucified in 285 outside the walls of Aegea, Cilicia (in Asia Minor)
• bodies left scavengers
Martyred in the Spanish Civil War
Thousands of people were murdered in the anti-Catholic persecutions of the Spanish Civil War from 1934 to 1939.
• Blessed Constantino Carbonell Sempere
• Blessed Estanislau Sans Hortoneda
• Blessed Florentín Pérez Romero
• Blessed José Polo Benito
• Blessed Lorenzo Ilarregui Goñi
• Blessed Manuela Justa Fernández Ibero
• Blessed Mariano García Méndez
• Blessed Nicolás Alberich Lluch
• Blessed Pere Gelabert Amer
• Blessed Petra María Victoria Quintana Argos
• Blessed Ramón Grimaltos Monllor
• Blessed Urbano Gil Sáez
• Blessed Vicente Alberich Lluch
Anthony the Ethiopian
Anthony the Ethiopian, the legendary founder of the Order of Saint Anthony in Ethiopia, is celebrated on August 22. However, there is no historical evidence to support the existence of this order, so it is likely that this feast day is actually in honor of the real Anthony the Ethiopian, the 4th-century monk who is considered one of the Desert Fathers.
The feast day of Anthony the Ethiopian is observed by the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and the Coptic Orthodox Church. It is a day of fasting and prayer, and many people visit the monastery of Saint Anthony in the Eastern Desert of Egypt.
