Saint Céronne November 16

 Saint Céronne

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Raised in a pagan family. Convert, baptized at Bordeaux, France where she became an evangelist.

Born

Corneilhan, France

Died

490 of natural causes

Saint Africus of Comminges November 16

 Saint Africus of Comminges

Also known as

Afrique of Comminges

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Seventh century bishop of Comminges, France.

Died

relics and shrine destroyed by Calvinists in the 16th century

Saint Elpidius the Martyr November 16

 Saint Elpidius the Martyr

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Official in the court of Emperor Constantius. He was demoted from the court by Julian the Apostate. Martyr.

Died

dragged by wild horses and then burned at the stake in 362

Saint Ludre November 16

 Saint Ludre

Additional Memorial

1 November (Jerome Martyrology)

Also known as

Lusor, Lusore

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Son of Saint Leocadio of Déols. A convert, he died almost immediately after baptism, still wearing the white robes.

Died

relics at Déols on the Indre (in modern Bourges, France)

Saint Fidentius of Padua November 16

 Saint Fidentius of Padua

Also known as

Fidenzio

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Third bishop of Padua, Italy, serving from 166 to 168.

Patronage

• Megliadino San Fidenzio, Italy

• Polverara, Italy

Saint Alfric of Canterbury November 16

 Saint Alfric of Canterbury

Also known as

Aelfric, Alfrick

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Benedictine monk of Abingdon Abbey, England. Abbot of Abingdon. Bishop of Wilton, England. Archbishop of Canterbury, England in 995. It was during his governance that Kent was invaded by Danes.

Died

1005 of natural causes

Saint Gobrain of Vannes November 16

 Saint Gobrain of Vannes

Also known as

Gobrien

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Breton monk. Priest. Bishop of Vannes, France. At age 87, he retired from his see to live his remaining days as a hermit. Known for healing by prayer.

Died

• 725 of natural causes

• interred in the Chapelle de Saint Gobrien, Saint-Servant, France

Saint Leocadio of Déols November 16

 Saint Leocadio of Déols

Also known as

Leocadius, Leucadio

Additional Memorial

23 November (Bourges, France)

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Father of Saint Ludre. Imperial Roman senator in Déols, Gaul (in modern France). A pagan, he converted to Christianity in the early 4th century, brought to the faith by Saint Ursinus of Bourges, brought in missionaries to his area, supported Ursinus, and converted his own house into a church for their use.

Saint Anianus of Asti November 16

 Saint Anianus of Asti

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Fifth century bishop of Asti, Italy. Little information and survived, and historians don't agree on any of it.

Died

• buried in the crypts under the cathedral of Saint John in Asti, Italy

• re-interred in the church of San Sisto in Asti in 1567

• when the church became structurally un-sound the relics were enshrined in an urn beneath the high altar of the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta in Asti on 12 August 1696

Saint Eucherius of Lyon November 16

 Saint Eucherius of Lyon

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Born to the nobility, well educated, and known for his learning and as a gifted speaker. Married to Galla, who became a nun in later life; father of at least two sons – Saint Veranus of Vence and Saint Salonius of Geneva. In 422 he became a monk at Lérins, France, and Galla became a nun. Wrote works on asceticism. Reluctant bishop of Lyons, France in 434. Presided over the Council of Orange in 441. Worked with Saint Hilary of Arles.

Died

449 of natural causes

Blessed Zef Marksen November 16

 Blessed Zef Marksen

Also known as

Josef Marxen

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Studied in Vienna, Austria, and ordained in Munich, Germany on 21 June 1936 as a priest for the diocese of Lezhë, Albania. Arrested in Shijak, Albania in February 1945 for remaining Catholic following the Communist take over. Sentenced to prison where he was eventually murdered. Martyr.

Born

5 August 1906 in Worringen, Cologne, Germany

Died

shot on 16 November 1946 in the high security prison in Tiranë, Albania

Beatified

• 5 November 2016 by Pope Francis

• beatification celebrated at the Square of the Cathedral of Shën Shtjefnit, Shkodër, Albania, presided by Cardinal Angelo Amato

Blessed Simeon of Cava November 16

 Blessed Simeon of Cava

Also known as

Symeon

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Fourth abbot of the abbey of Cava dei Tirreni in Campania, Italy. Elected in 1124, he served for 16 years of great political turmoil between state and Church; his rule was noted for his concern for the local laity under the abbey's protection, and for the works of the monks he sent out to reform other houses. Held in high esteem and sought out consellor by bishops, fuedal lords, King Roger II, Pope Anacletus II and Pope Innocent II.

Died

• 16 November 1140 at Cava dei Tirreni monastery, Campania, Italy

• buried in Arsicia cave with other abbot of Cava dei Tirreni

• relics enshrined at the altar of Saint Benedict in the monastery church in 1928

Beatified

18 May 1928 by Pope Pius XI (cultus confirmation)

Patronage

Castellabate, Italy (proclaimed on 6 April 1963)

Blessed Edward Osbaldeston November 16

 Blessed Edward Osbaldeston

Additional Memorials

• 22 November as one of the Martyrs of England, Scotland and Wales

• 29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai

Profile

Son of Thomas Osbaldeston. Studied at the English College in Douai, France, and then at the seminary in Rheims, France. Ordained on 21 September 1585. On 27 April 1589 he returned to England to minister to covert Catholics. Had a great devotion to Saint Jerome. Betrayed by Thomas Clark, an apostate priest, he was arrested at an inn in Tollerton, Yorkshire on 30 September 1594. Tried for high treason by reason of being a priest, he was quicklly condemned. Martyr.

Born

c.1560 in Osbaldeston, Lancashire, England

Died

hanged, drawn and quartered on 16 November 1594 at York, North Yorkshire, England

Beatified

22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II

Saint Afan of Wales November 16

 Saint Afan of Wales

Also known as

Avan, Avanus

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Bishop. Nothing else is known about him for certain; various writers have made him a descendant of the 3rd century Cynedda Wledig, King of Britain, a cousin of 6th century Saint David of Wales, and the 10th century bishop Jeuan who was killed by Viking invaders, but no one today knows for sure.

The church dedicated to him at Lanafan Fawr, Powys, Wales was apparently a site of pilgrimages in times past, and site of at least one miracle. The English Lord Philip de Braose came to the area to hunt, and decided that the church was the best lodging for him and his dogs. When he woke at sunrise, his dogs had gone mad and he was blind. His sight was only restored by making his willingness to fight in the Crusades.

Died

entombed in the churchyard of Saint Afan's Church, Lanafan Fawr, Powys, Wales

Readings

Llanafan remembers thee, O Hierarch Afan, thou teacher of piety, pastor, guide and inspirer of men's hearts. Wherefore, O holy one, entreat Christ our God that He will grant great mercy to our souls. - troparion of Saint Afan

https://catholicsaints.info/saint-afan-of-wales/

Saint Othmar of Saint Gall November 16

 Saint Othmar of Saint Gall

Also known as

Audemar, Audomar, Otmar

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Educated in the ancient provice Rhaetia, an area in modern Switzerland and Germany. Priest. Presided over a church of Saint Florinus in Rhaetia, probably the same church where Saint Florinus worked and was buried. Appointed abbot at Saint Gall, Switzerland in 720, and united the area monks into a monastery under the rule of Saint Columban. As abbot, he added a hospital and school, and changed the monastery's rule to Benedictine. Legend says that when Othmar fed the poor from a barrel of provisions, it never became empty, no matter how much he took from it.

In 759, Counts Warin and Ruodhart unjustly tried to gain possession of property belonging to the abbey. Othmar resisted, they imprisoned him at the castle of Bodmann, then on the island of Werd-on-the-Rhine where he died. His cultus spread soon after his death, and he is now one of the most popular saints in Switzerland.

Died

• 16 November 759 at Werd-on-the-Rhine, near Echnez, Switzerland

• body transferred to monastery of Saint Gall in 769

• body entombed in the church of Saint Othmar at Saint Gall in 867

Representation

Benedictine abbot holding a barrel in his hand