Saint Sylvanus of Syria November 5

 Saint Sylvanus of Syria

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Bishop condemned to work the mines during the persecutions of Maximian. Martyr.

Born

Syrian

Saint Augustine of Terracina November 5

 Saint Augustine of Terracina

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Sixth century Benedictine monk. Dispatched by Saint Benedict of Nursia to found a monastery in Terracina, Italy.

Saint Hermenegild November 5

 Saint Hermenegild

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Benedictine monk at Salcedo, diocese of Tui, Spanish Galatia. Helped Saint Rudesind spread the Benedictine Rule throughout northwest Spain.

Born

Spanish

Died

953

Saint Spinulus November 5

 Saint Spinulus

Also known as

Spin, Spinula

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Monk at Moyenmoutier, France. Friend of Saint Hidulf. Founded the monastery of Bégon-Celle (now known as Saint-Blasien) in France.

Died

c.714

Saint Idda November 5

 Saint Idda

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Born to the southern German nobility, Idda spent as much of her time in prayer as possible. Married. Widowed, she spent her final days at the Benedictine abbey of Fischingen, Germany.

Died

12th century of natural causes

Saint Domninus the Physician November 5

 Saint Domninus the Physician

Also known as

Donnino

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Physician condemned to work the mines during the persecutions of Maximian. Martyr.

Died

burned to death in 310 in Palestine

Saint Kea November 5

 Saint Kea

Also known as

Kay, Ke, Kenan, Quay

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Born to the nobility. Ministered in Devon and Cornwall, where Landkey is named for him, and in Brittany where he was known as Quay.

Born

at Glastonbury, England

Died

6th century

Patronage

against toothaches

Representation

with a stag

Saint Mamete November 5

 Saint Mamete

Also known as

Mamet

Additional Memorial

17 August in the diocese of Saint-Flour, France

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Priest. Evangelist in the region of Saint-Flour, France, assigned by Saint Astremonius of Clermont, France. The town of Saint-Mamet-la-Salvetat, France is named for him.

Died

4th century Auvergne, France of natural causes

Saint Laetus of Orléans November 5

 Saint Laetus of Orléans

Also known as

Lie, Lié, Lyé, Laetus

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Monk from age 12. Priest. Spiritual advisor to Saint Leonard of Noblac.

Born

region of Berry, France

Died

• 533 in the forest of Orléans, France of natural causes

• relics enshrined in Saint-Lié-la-Forêt, France

Saint Comasia November 5

 Saint Comasia

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Martyr.

Died

• 3rd century Rome, Italy

• buried in the catacombs of Saint Agnes, Nomentana, Rome

• relics enshrined in Martina Franca, Italy in 1646 by Cardinal Sacrati with the approval of Pope Innocent X

• rain is reported to have followed the procession that delivered her relics, which led to her patronage against drought

Patronage

• against drought

• Martina Franca, Italy

Saint Ðaminh Mau November 5

 Saint Ðaminh Mau

Also known as

Dominic

Additional Memorial

24 November as one of the Martyrs of Vietnam

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Dominican. Priest. Promoted the use of the Rosary to strengthen the faith of Christians. Imprisoned in the persecutions of emperor Tu-Duc, he ministered to other prisoners until he was executed. Martyr.

Born

c.1794 in Phú Nhai, Nam Ðinh, Vietnam

Died

beheaded 5 November 1858 by the river in Hung Yên, Vietnam

Canonized

19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II

Saints Epistemis and Galation November 5

 Saints Epistemis and Galation

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Saint Galation was a Christian married to Epistemis, and brought her to the faith. They both then retired to monasteries and were later martyred in the persecutions of Decius. It's possible they were fictional, the story of their lives being written as fiction but misunderstood as fact; however, married couples agreeing to enter religious life was not unusual at the time.

Died

251 at Emessa, Pheonicia

Blessed Gomidas Keumurjian November 5

 Blessed Gomidas Keumurjian

Also known as

• Gomida Keumurgian

• Cosma de Carboniano

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Married at age 20. Priest in the Armenian church. In 1696 he and his family made complete submission to the authority of Rome. This angered Armenian officials who took this as an insult. Some of them falsely accused Gomidas of being a spy for Rome, which led to his arrest and execution by Turkish authorities. Considered a martyr as his death was the result of his faith.

Born

c.1656 at Constantinople

Died

beheaded 1707 at Parmark-Kapu, Constantinople

Beatified

23 June 1929 by Pope Pius XI

Blessed Narcyz Putz November 5

 Blessed Narcyz Putz

Also known as

Narcissus Putz

Additional Memorial

12 June as one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II

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Priest at Saint Wojciech parish, Poznan, Poland. Arrested in the Nazi anti-Catholic sweeps of 1939 and sent to the Catholic clergy section of the Dachau concentration camp. There he continued his ministry by caring for other prisoners and suffering his own privations in quiet dignity. Martyr.

Born

28 October 1877 in Sieraków, Wielkopolskie, Poland

Died

5 December 1942 in Dachau, Oberbayern, Germany from disease and general abuse

Beatified

13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II

Saint Bertille November 5

 Saint Bertille

Also known as

Bertilla

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French noble in the reign of King Dagobert I. Friend and spiritual student of Saint Ouen of Rouen. Bertille wanted to enter religious life, but delayed and worried, thinking her parents would oppose her choice; they did not. Benedictine nun at the convent at Jouarre, Brie, France, an abbey founded by Saint Owen's brother Ado under the strict rule of Saint Columbanus. Infirmarian. Convent school headmistress. Prioress. Abbess of the abbey at Chelles from 646, when it was restored by Saint Bathildis, until her death. During this time the convent attracted nuns that included a queen, several Merovingian princesses, and many Anglo-Saxon noble women.

Born

at Soissons, France

Died

c.703