Blessed Leonianus of Autun
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Lay man who was captured and taken to Gaul as a slave. When he regained his freedom he became a hermit near Autun (in modern France). Monk at the Saint Symphorianus Abbey at Autun.
Born
Pannonia (part of modern Hungary)
Died
c.570 in Autun (in modern France) of natural causes
Beatified
1907 by Pope Pius X (cultus confirmed)
Saint Barlaam of Novgorod
Also known as
Alexis
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Born to a wealthy family. When his parents died, Alexis became a hermit on the Volga River. His reputation for holiness spread and attracted so many students that he founded a monastery for them, became a monk, and took the name Barlaam.
Born
Novgorod, Russia as Alexis
Died
6 November 1193 of natural causes
Saint Israel of Limoges
Also known as
Israel Limousin
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Born to the nobility, his was a pious family. Priest. Vicar general of Limoges, France. Canon regular at Dorat, France. Taught theology in the diocese seminary. Wrote a lyric biography of Christ. Nursed plague sufferers during an epidemic in 994. Spiritual teacher of Saint Theobald of Dorat.
Born
950 at Dorat, France
Died
• 22 December 1014 of natural causes
• relics transferred to the Dorat collegiate church on 27 January 1130
Blessed Beatrice of Olive
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Cistercian nun at the convent of the Olive in Morlanwelz, Belgium. Her life in the convent led her to question her vocation, and she became a pilgrim for 15 years after which she received a vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary telling her it was time to return to Cistercian life. Beatrice returned to the convent and spent the rest of her life there, known for her piety and Marian devotion.
Died
• c.1400 of natural causes
• relics venerated in the parish church of Morlanwelz, Belgium
Saint Demetrian of Cyprus
Also known as
Demetrio, Demetrius
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Married. Widower. Monk at Saint Anthony's Monastery on Cyprus. Priest. Hegoumenos (abbot) of Saint Anthony's for 40 years. Reluctant bishop of Khytri, Cyprus for 25 years. When Saracens raided Cyprus and kidnapped local Christians to enslave them, Demetrian obtained their release.
Born
Sika, Cyprus
Died
912
Saint Theobald of Dorat
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Born to a poor but pious farm family. Spiritual student of Saint Israel of Limoges at Dorat, France. Augustinian canon. Ordained a deacon, he considered himself unworthy of the priesthood. Treasurer and sacristan of the churches in Dorat. Had a ministry to the sick and the poor. Teacher and spiritual director of Saint Gauthier.
Born
990 in Bazeuge, France
Died
• 6 November 1070 of natural causes
• relics enshrined in the collegiate church of Dorat, France next to Saint Israel of Limoges
Saint Illtyd
Also known as
Elchut, Eltut, Hildutus, Illtud, Iltuto, Illtut, Iltutus, Iltud Farchog
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Studied under Saint Germanus of Auxerre. Monk under the direction of Saint Cadoc. Founded the influential abbey of Llan-Illtut (Llantwit Major), which housed hundreds of monks, and became home to many Welsh saints. Defended his people against incursions from the north. To relieve famine, he assembled, stocked and led several corn ships to Brittany; in gratitude, some villages and churches there are named for him.
Born
5th century Wales
Died
c.505 in Brittany (in modern France)
Saint Emilian of Faenza
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Bishop. Died while returning from a pilgrimage to Rome, Italy where venerated the tombs of the Apostles.
Born
Ireland
Died
• c.780 in Faenza, Italy of natural causes
• burial site lost during the Lombard invasions
• his grave was re-discovered following a series of miracles, which vary by source
• relics enshrined in the cathedral of Faenza
Canonized
• Pre-Congregation
• cultus known to have been well-established in Faenza, Italy by the 12th century
• a synod in 1321 officially established his memorial in all cities of the diocese of Faenza
Patronage
Faenza, Italy
Saint Protasius of Lausanne
Also known as
Protase, Protasio
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Seventh-century priest noted for his severe self-denial, and his ministry to widows, orphans and the homeless poor. Bishop of Lausanne, Kingdom of Burgundy (in modern Switzerland). He re-built and expanded what became the Saint-Maure chapel, supported the construction of the church and monastery in Baulmes, Switzerland, and re-built the cathedral of Lausanne after it had been damaged by invading pagans; he was visiting the workmen cutting timber for the cathedral when he had the accident that killed him.
Born
c.640
Died
• struck by a falling tree in the forest of Mont Tendre, Switzerland c.699
• buried in Lausanne, Switzerland
• relics transferred to the cathdral of Lausanne in the 14th century
Saint Paul of Constantinople
Also known as
• Paul the Confessor
• Paulus
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Chosen Archbishop of Constantinople in 336. For supporting orthodox Christianity against Arianism, he was exiled to Pontus in 337. He returned in 338, but the Arians again exiled him, this time to Trier, Germany. He returned c.340, but Emperor Constantius clapped him in chains and exiled him to Mesopotamia. He returned in 344 but was exiled to Cukusus, Armenia. To prevent another return he was eventually imprisoned, starved and murdered. He never stopped trying to get to his diocese and tend to his parishioners, but spent most of his time as archbishop in exile. Martyr.
Died
strangled to death in 350 in Cukusus, Armenia
Saint Melaine of Rennes
Also known as
• Apostle of France
• Melan, Melanie, Melanio, Melanius, Melen, Mellion, Mullion
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Monk. Bishop of Rennes, France during the 5th and 6th centuries when the Franks were conquering all of Gaul. Nearly eliminated idolatry in his diocese. Close friend and advisor to King Clovis. Required his priests to stop "wandering from cabin to cabin, celebrating Mass on portable altars, accompanied by women who administered the chalice to the faithful." Had a brief conflict with British evangelists who tried to introduce Celtic liturgical forms, confusing the new converts. Played a leading role at the Council of Orleans in 511.
Born
in Placet, Brittany (in modern France)
Died
• c.535 of natural causes
• the abbey of Saint Melaine, Rennes, France was built around his tomb
Patronage
• Mullion, Cornwall, England
• Saint Mellyan, Cornwall, England
Representation
• bishop standing on a devil
• bishop driving a devil before him
• dead bishop on a sailing ship carrying his body upstream
Blessed Thomas Ochia Jihyoe
Also known as
• Thomas Jihyoe di Sant'Agostino
• Thomas of Saint Augustine
• Kintsuba
Additional Memorial
28 September as one of the Augustinian Martyrs of Japan
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Born to a Christian family, his parents were both catechists, and both died as martyrs. Thomas attended a Jesuit school in Arima, Japan, and when he felt a call to religious life, he continued his studies in Macao. In 1622 he went to Manila, Philippines to study, and there he joined the Augustinians, making his profession in 1624. He studied theology at Cebú, Philippines, and was ordained a priest. Father Thomas returned to Japan in 1631 to minister to Christians during an imperial persecution. Authorities who did not realize his vocation let him visit Christian prisoners, many of whom were missionaries. When the government realized he was conducting a ministry to them, he was forced flee and lived for a while in a cave, the subject of an intense man-hunt. From there, he used disguises, tricks and the name Kintsuba to minister to Christians in the region for years until finally caught, tortured for months, ordered repeatedly to denounce Christianity, and when he would not, he was executed. Martyr.
Born
c.1602 in Omura, Nagasaki, Japan
Died
hanged upside down on 6 November 1637 in Hill of Martyrs, Nishizaka, Nagasaki, Japan
Beatified
24 November 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI
Blessed Christina of Stommeln
Also known as
• Christina Bruzo
• Christina Bruso
• Kristina...
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Born to wealthy farmers Heinrich and Hilla Bruso. Though she learned to read, Christina could not write. At the age of five she received a vision of Jesus, and at age ten believed that she became a bride of Christ. When she was 12, the girl's parents arranged a marriage for her, but she ran off to become a Beguine nun in Cologne, Germany; her extravagant piety caused the nuns to question her sanity, and Christina went home where she taken in by the parish priest, Johannes. Throughout her life she and people near her would be tormented by what were considered demonic attacks - she was thrown around the room, her feet stabbed by invisible forces, and similar physical attacks. She received the stigmata in 1268, and it would return each Easter thereafter. In 1288 the mystical experiences ended and Christina spent the rest of her life living as a cloistered Beguine nun. The Swedish Dominican monk, Peter of Dacia, was a long-time correspondent and recorded many of the incidents involving her.
Born
24 July 1242 at Stommeln, duchy of Juilliers (part of modern Germany)
Died
• 6 November 1312 in an alms house in Cologne, Germany of natural causes
• buried in Stommeln, Germany
• relics moved to Nideggen, Germany in 1342
• relics moved to Jülich, Germany on 22 July 1569
• on 16 November 1944 the church was bombed, but the relics survived
• her skull shows marks and indentations corresponding to a crown of thorns
Beatified
12 August 1908 by Pope Saint Pius X (cultus confirmed)
Saint Winnoc of Wormhoult
Also known as
• Winnoc of Flanders
• Winnoc of Wormhoudt
• Vinocus, Vinnoco, Winnow, Winoc, Winocus, Winok, Wunnoc, Winnok
Additional Memorials
• 18 September (translation of relics)
• 20 February (exaltation of Saint Winnoc)
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Born to the nobility, possibly a prince, and some sources say his father was Saint Judicael. Raised and educated in Brittany, his family running there to escape the Saxons. Monk. Founded Saint Winnow's church in Cornwall, England. Monk at Sithiu (Saint Omer) under abbot Saint Bertin. Founded the monastery, church and hospital of Wormhoult, Belgium, served as abbot, and used it as a base to evangelize the area.
Humble, and ever mindful of the apostolic precept "if any would not work, neither should he eat", Winnoc threw himself into the manual labour of the monasteries, doing as much of the tough and disagreeable as any monk in the house. When enfeebled by old age, Winnoc prayed for help to continue his work; he received divine help to work a hand corn mill, making flour for his brothers and the poor. Another monk, out of curiosity, peeped through a crack in the mill-house door to see how the old man did so much work; he was stuck blind for his impertinence, but was healed by Winnoc's intercession.
Born
7th century Wales
Died
• 6 November 716 or 717 at Wormhoult, Belgium of natural causes
• originally buried at Wormhoult
• relics translated to Bergues-Saint-Winnoc in 899
• people who stood along the route taken by the monks were reported to have been healed of many illnesses, especially coughs and fevers, and they have been brought out to stop drought
• the monastery was burned by Protestants in 1558 destroying some relics
Patronage
• against fever
• against whooping cough
• millers
Bl. Jos Mara of Manila
Feastday: November 6
Patron:
Birth: 1880
Death: 1936
Beatified: October 13th, 2013
Canonized:
José María Orozco was born in Manila, Philippines on September 5, 1880. His mother was Dońa Felisa Mortera y Camacho and his father, Don Eugenio del Saz-Orozco, was the last Spanish Mayor of Manila.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal family name is del Saz-Orozco and the second or maternal family name is Mortera.
José María de Manila (born Eugenio del Saz-Orozco Mortera, 5 September 1880 – 17 August 1936) is a Spanish-Filipino Roman Catholic blessed, and was priest of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin. He was martyred in the early phase of the Spanish Civil War, and is the third Filipino to have been declared blessed by the Roman Catholic Church.
Biography
José María was born in Manila, Philippines on 5 September 1880 to Spanish parents Don Eugenio del Saz-Orozco de la Oz, the last Spanish Mayor of Manila, and Doña Felisa Mortera y Camacho. He spent his initial years of education at Ateneo de Manila University, Colegio de San Juan de Letran, and University of Santo Tomas.
He stayed in the Philippines until he was 16 years old, pursuing further studies in Spain. Despite objections from his parents, according to López, José María fulfilled his desire to become a Capuchin priest. Records also showed that he had his simple profession in Lecaroz in Navarra on 4 October 1905, while his solemn profession was held 18 October 1908. He was ordained a priest on 30 November 1910.
José María "remained a Filipino at heart" throughout his years in Spain, desiring to return to the Philippines to serve the local Philippine Church despite the fall of the Spanish East Indies government in 1898 due to the Philippine Revolution and the Spanish–American War. Circumstances prevented him from returning, and so he resolved to zealously proclaim the Gospel in Spain, which was still suffering from poverty brought about by the First World War.
There was a growing tide of anti-Catholicism and anticlericalism in Spain, as critics accused the Church of conspiring with the government to keep the people poor. The effects of the Wall Street Crash of 1929 pushed the working class to their limits, and military generals took advantage of the situation by staging an uprising in July 1936 that began the Spanish Civil War. Church property was seized or destroyed, and priests and religious were imprisoned. On 17 August 1936, Fr. José María was executed at the gardens of the Cuartel de la Montaña, a military building in Madrid.
Beatification
On 27 March 2013, Pope Francis approved the findings of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints that José María and 521 other companions were indeed killed because of their Roman Catholic faith, clearing the way for their beatification. These twentieth-century martyrs of the religious persecution during the Spanish Civil War were beatified on 13 October 2013 in Tarragona, Spain. The Beatification Rite and Mass was presided by the cardinal Angelo Amato, prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, who read the Apostolic Letter declaring the martyrs "Blessed" and setting their common feast day for every 6 November, together with other previously beatified martyrs of the Spanish Civil War.[citation needed]
Martyr Companions
The Martyr Companions of Blessed José María de Manila who were also Franciscan Capuchins and were martyred during the Spanish Civil War include:
Miguel Francisco Gonzalez-Diez Gonzalez-Diez (Andres of Palazuelo) (1883 - 1936)
Fernando Olmeda Reguera (Fernando of Santiago) (1873 - 1936)
Geronimo Limon Marquez (Luis of Valencia) (1885 - 1936)
Jose Gonzalez Ramos Campos (Angel of Canete La Real) (1879 - 1936)
Andres Soto Carrera (Gil of Puerto de Santa Maria) (1883 - 1936)
Jose Maria Recalde Maguregui (Ignacio of Galdacano) (1912 - 1936)
Alejandro Casare Menendez (Jose of Chauchina) (1897 - 1936)
Juan Silverio Perez Ruano (Crispin of Cuevas de San Marcos) (1875 - 1936)
Rafael Severiano Rodriguez Navarro (Pacifico of Ronda) (1882 - 1936)
Joaquin Frade Eiras (Berardo of Visantona) (1878 - 1936)
Segundo Perez Arias (Ildefonso of Armellada) (1874 - 1936)
Angel de la Red Perez (Arcangel of Valdavida) (1882 - 1936)
Basilio Gonzalez Herrero (Alejo of Terradillos) (1874 - 1936)
Ezequiel Prieto Otero (Eusebio of Saludes) (1885 - 1936)
Juan Francisco Barahona Martin (Alejandro of Sobradillo) (1902 - 1936)
Facundo Escanciano Tejerina (Aurelio of Ocejo) (1881 - 1936)
Lorenzo Ilarregui Goni (Gabriel of Arostegui) (1880 - 1936)
Quirino Diez del Blanco (Gregorio of La Mata) (1889 - 1936)
Emilio Serrano Lizarralde (Saturnino of Bilbao) (1910 - 1936)
Bernardo Cembranos Nistal (Eustaquio of Villaquite) (1903 - 1936)
Felipe Llamas Barrero (Domitilo of Ayoo) (1907 - 1936)
Norberto Cembranos de la Verdura (1891 - 1936)
Andres Francisco Simon Gomez (Eloy of Orihuela) (1876 - 1936)
Jose Perez Gonzalez (Ramiro of Sobradillo) (1907 - 1936)
Ramon Juan Costa (Honorio of Orihuela) (1888 - 1936)
Ignacio Caselles Garcia (Juan Crisostomo of Gata de Gorgos) (1874 - 1936)
Alejo Pan Lopez (Ambrosio of Santibanez) (1888 - 1936)
Aproniano de Felipe Gonzalez (Miguel of Grajal) (1898 - 1936)
Jacinto Gutierrez Terciado (Diego of Guadilla) (1909 - 1936)
Pablo Merillas Fernandez (Carlos of Alcubilla de Nogales) (1902 - 1937)
Lucinio Fontanil Medina (Primitivo of Villamizar) (1884 - 1937)
