Saint Felician of Vienne November 19

 Saint Felician of Vienne

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Martyred in the persecutions of Marcus Aurelius.

Died

170 in Vienne, France

Saint Exuperius of Vienne November 19

 Saint Exuperius of Vienne

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Martyred in the persecutions of Marcus Aurelius.

Died

170 in Vienne, France

Saint Maximus of Caesarea November 19

 Saint Maximus of Caesarea

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Rural itinerant bishop. Martyr.

Died

255 at Caesarea, Cappadocia (in modern Turkey)

Saint Severinus of Vienne November 19

 Saint Severinus of Vienne

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Martyred in the persecutions of Marcus Aurelius.

Died

martyred in 170 in Vienne, France

Saint Azas of Isauria November 19

 Saint Azas of Isauria

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One of about 150 Christian soldiers martyred together in the persecutions of Diocletian.

Died

304 in Isauria, Asia Minor

Saint Maximus of Rome November 19

 Saint Maximus of Rome

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Priest. Martyred in the persecutions of Valerian.

Died

• c.255 on the Appian Way in Rome, Italy

• interred in the catacombs of Saint Xystus, Rome

Saint Eudon of Le Puy November 19

 Saint Eudon of Le Puy

Also known as

Eudone, Odo

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Monk and then abbot in the area of Le Puy, Aquitaine (in modern France).

Died

c.720 in the area of Le Puy, Aquitaine (in modern France)

Saint Atto of Tordino November 19

 Saint Atto of Tordino

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Benedictine monk. First Abbot of Tordino Abbey near Teramo, Italy in 1004.

Died

• c.1010

• pilgrims used to drink the water that dripped from the ceiling above his tomb on Pentecost

• tomb and relics have long since been destroyed

Saint James of Sasseau November 19

 Saint James of Sasseau

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Army officer, he travelled extensively. He was eventually assigned to Gaul where he retired. Priest at Clermont, France. Benedictine monk at Bourges, France. Hermit at Sasseau, France.

Born

at Constantinople (modern Istanbul, Turkey)

Died

c.865 of natural causes

Saint Nerses the Great November 19

 Saint Nerses the Great

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Educated at Cappadocia. Married a princess of the Mamikonian family. Father of Saint Isaac the Great. Catholicos in 353. When some of his proposed reforms displeased King Arshak III, Nerses was exiled until recalled in 369 by King Pap - who murdered him by poisoning 4 years later.

Died

poisoned in 373

Obadiah the Prophet November 19

Obadiah the Prophet

Also known as

Abdias, Abdis

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Old Testament prophet whose writings are dated between the 9th and 5th centuries before Christ. Outside of the text, which announces the punishment of the enemies of Israel, nothing is known about him.

Name Meaning

servant of the Lord

Blessed Eliseo García y García November 19

 Blessed Eliseo García y García

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Member of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joining in 1932. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.

Born

25 August 1907 in El Manzano, Salamanca, Spain

Died

shot on 19 November 1936 in Garraf, Barcelona, Spain

Beatified

11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II

Blessed Alexandre Planas Saurí November 19

 Blessed Alexandre Planas Saurí

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Deaf layman in the archdiocese of Barcelona, Spain. Member of the Salesian Cooperators whom he considered his family. Skiled sculptor. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.

Born

31 October 1878 in Mataró, Barcelona, Spain

Died

shot on 19 November 1936 in Garraf, Barcelona, Spain

Beatified

11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II

Saint Simon of Mount Mercury November 19

 Saint Simon of Mount Mercury

Also known as

Simone

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Tenth century monk in Calabria, Italy. Abbot. He travelled to North Africa to obtain the relesae of some monks held captive by Muslims, he was captured himself. When the Saracens demanded that the Christian prisoners renounce their faith; when they refused, the captors prepared to beat them – and became paralyzed. Simon healed them with a prayer, and he and his brother monks were released. Late in life, Simon left his monastery to live as a hermit on Mount Mercury in Calabria.

Saint Barlaam of Antioch November 19

 Saint Barlaam of Antioch

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Uneducated Christian peasant. Jailed for his faith during the persecution of Diocletian. Brought to trial in 304, he was scourged, racked, tortured, and ordered to deny his faith; he refused. In an effort to make it look as though Barlaam were making an incense offering to an idol, the judge had the prisoner's hand covered in incense, then held over the coals of a brazier. He thought that when Barlaam flinched from the pain, the incense would fall in the fire, he could declare that Barlaam had made sacrifice, and he could be turned loose as an example. Instead, Barlaam never flinched. When his entire hand had burned off, the judge gave up and had him murdered. Martyr.

Born

Antioch

Died

304 at Caesarea, Cappadocia