Saint Namphasius November 12

 Saint Namphasius

Also known as

Nauphary, Namphisius, Namphrase

Profile

After a career as a soldier, he retired from the world to become a hermit near Marcillac, France.

Died

c.800

Saint Paternus of Sens November 12

 Saint Paternus of Sens

Profile

Monk at Cessier, France. Monk at Saint-Pierre-le-Vif near Sens, France. Martyr.

Born

Brittany (in modern France)

Died

murdered c.726

Saint Renatus of Angers November 12

 Saint Renatus of Angers

Also known as

Renato, Rene

Profile

Bishop of Angers, France.

Died

c.422

Saint Cummian Fada November 12

 Saint Cummian Fada

Also known as

Cumméne Fota

Profile

Columban monk in Clonfert, Ireland. Founded a monastery at the area which became known as Kilcummin in his honour, and served as its abbot. Supported the Roman system of determining the date of Easter, a matter of great dispute at the time.

Died

• 662 of natural causes

• relics enshrined in 1162

Saint Machar of Aberdeen November 12

 Saint Machar of Aberdeen

Also known as

• Apostle to the Picts

• Macarius, Macharius, Mochumna

Profile

Baptized by Saint Colman. Spiritual student of Saint Columba at Iona Abbey. Bishop of Aberdeen, Scotland. Missionary to the Picts with twelve companions.

Born

Irish

Died

c.540 on the island of Maleo, Scotland of natural causes

Blessed José Medes Ferrís November 12

 Blessed José Medes Ferrís

Profile

Married layman in the archdiocese of Valencia, Spain. Member of Catholic Action. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.

Born

13 January 1885 in Algemesí, Valencia, Spain

Died

12 November 1936 in Alcudia de Carlet, Valencia, Spain

Beatified

11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II

Saint Margarito Flores-García November 12

 Saint Margarito Flores-García

Additional Memorial

21 May as one of the Martyrs of the Mexican Revolution

Profile

Priest of the diocese of Chilpancingo, Mexico. Martyr.

Born

22 February 1899 in Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico

Died

12 November 1927 in Tulimán, Guerrero, Mexico

Canonized

21 May 2000 by Pope John Paul II

Blessed John Cini della Pace November 12

 Blessed John Cini della Pace

Also known as

• John the Soldier

• John Stipendario

• John della Pace

• John de Porta pacis

• John Cini

Profile

Soldier. Franciscan tertiary in 1396. Founded several charitable organizations and a confraternity of flagellants.

Born

at Pisa, Italy

Died

1433 of natural causes

Beatified

1856 by Pope Pius IX (cultus confirmed)

Saint Arsatius November 12

 Saint Arsatius

Also known as

Arsacius

Profile

May have been a spiritual student of Saint Ambrose of Milan; may have been a bishop of Milan, Italy; may have served in the 4th or 6th century; may have been a martyr. Nothing sure about his life has survived.

Died

• relics known to have been in Rome, Italy in the early 8th century

• relics transferred to the Ilmmünster Abbey in 766

• relics transferred to Munich, Germany in 1495

• relics transferred to the Ilmmünster Abbey in 1846

Blessed Ursula Medes Ferris November 12

Blessed Ursula Medes Ferris

Also known as

Sister María Natividad

Profile

Cistercian nun in the Congregation of Saint Bernard of Spain. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.

Born

18 December 1880 in Algemesí, Valencia, Spain

Died

12 November 1936 in Alcudia de Carlet, Valencia, Spain

Beatified

• 3 October 2015 by Pope Francis

• beatification recognition celebrated at the cathedral of Santander, Spain, Cardinal Angelo Amato principal celebrant

Saint Emilian Cucullatus November 12

 Saint Emilian Cucullatus

Also known as

• Millan de la Cogolla

• Emilian the Cowled

• Aemilian

Profile

Born to a poor farm family. Worked as a shepherd in La Rioja, Spain. Hermit. Priest. Parish priest in Berceo, Spain for some time, but eventually returned to his life as a hermit. His reputation for holiness spread, a large number of would-be spritual students gathered around him, and he agreed to lead them. With them he founded the monastery of La Cogolla, and served as its first abbot.

Died

574

Representation

• shepherd

• abbot on horse back

• abbot with a sword

• abbot combating Moors

Saint Cunibert of Cologne November 12

 Saint Cunibert of Cologne

Also known as

• Cunibert of Keulen

• Cunibert of Köln

• Cunibert of Trèves

• Cunibert of Trier

• Cunipert, Honoberht, Kunibert

Profile

Born to the Frankish nobility. Archdeacon of Trier, Germany. Archbishop of Cologne, Germany in 627. Spiritual teacher and advisor to Saint Sigebert III, and co-regent of Austrasia. Known as a great builder of churches and monasteries in his diocese. Legend says that a dove led him to the lost grave of Saint Ursula.

Died

• c.663 in Cologne, Germany of natural causes

• interred in the Saint Cunibert Church in Cologne

Representation

bishop with a bird (usually a dove or pigeon), often speaking in his ear or leading him somewhere

Five Polish Brothers November 12

 Five Polish Brothers

Also known as

Saint Benedict and Companions

Profile

They weren't Polish, and they weren't related, but were instead five Italian Benedictine monks who worked with Saint Adalbert of Prague as missionaries to the Slavs, and were martyred together. They were - Benedict, Christinus, Isaac, John and Matthew.

Born

Italy

Died

1005 at the Benedictine monastery near Gnesen, Poland

Canonized

by Pope Julius II

Saint Nilus the Elder November 12

 Saint Nilus the Elder

Also known as

• Nilus of Sinai

• Nilus of Ancyra

• Neilos...

Profile

Byzantine imperial official; may even have been a Praetorian Prefect. Married and father of two. When the children were grown, Nilus and the wife agreed to lead separate lives devoted to God. Monk on Mount Sinai with his son Theodulus.

After a few years on the Mount, Arab raiders kidnapped Theodulus. Nilus went in search of him and found him in Eleusa in Palestine where the bishop had ransomed him out of slavery and made him the door-keeper of his church. The bishop ordained them both, and the returned to Sinai.

Noted author on theological matters, his works influenced the Eastern Church. Bishop of Ancyra. Friend, supporter and spiritual student of Saint John Chrystostom.

Born

4th century Byzantium

Died

c.430 of natural causes

Saint Didacus November 12

 Saint Didacus

Also known as

Diego, Diaz

Profile

Didacus loved and felt drawn to the solitary life from his youth, and when still young he became a hermit who supported himself by weaving mats. Franciscan lay-brother at the convent of Arizafa. Though he lacked a formal education, he was sought out for his insights into the Christian life.

Sent as a missionary to the Canary Islands in 1442, he went with the belief that he would be martyred. Superior of the community at Fuerteventura, Spain. Converted many by his preaching and example, and returned unharmed to Spain in 1449.

Sent to Rome, Italy in 1450 for the canonization of Saint Bernardine of Siena. An epidemic broke out among the gathered Franciscans, and Didacus worked himself to exhaustion to help his brothers; reported to have miraculously cured many of the sick. He then returned to Spain and spent the rest of his life as a prayerful at Alcala.

Born

1400 at Seville, Spain

Died

12 November 1463 at Alcala, Castile, Spain of natural causes

Canonized

1588 by Pope Sixtus V

Patronage

• Franciscan laity

• Franciscan lay brothers

• San Diego, California, diocese of

Representation

cross, lily