இன்றைய புனிதர்கள் நவம்பர் 28

St. Valerian

Feastday: November 28 Death: 5th century African bishop with Urban, Crescens, Eustace, Cresconius, Crescentian, Felix, Hortulanus, and Florentian.They were exiled from their sees because of their adherence to orthodox Christianity in the face of the domination of the region by the Arian Vandals. As each of the bishops subsequently died in exile, they were considered martyrs for the faith. St. Papinianus Feastday: November 28 Death: 5th century With Mansuetus, bishops from Roman Africa. They were caught in the persecutions of the Orthodox Church by the Arian Vandal king Geiseric and put to death. 

✠ மார்ச்சிஸ் நகர புனிதர் ஜேம்ஸ் ✠

(St. James of the Marches)

ஃபிரான்சிஸ்கன் துறவி/ பிரசங்கிப்பாளர்/ எழுத்தாளர்:

(Friar Minor, Preacher and Writer)

பிறப்பு: கி.பி. 1391

மோண்டேப்ராண்டோன், அன்கொனாவின் மார்ச், திருத்தந்தையர் மாநிலம்

(Monteprandone, March of Ancona, Papal States)

இறப்பு: நவம்பர் 28, 1476

நேப்பிள்ஸ், நேப்பிள்ஸ் அரசு

(Naples, Kingdom of Naples)

ஏற்கும் சமயம்:

ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை

(Roman Catholicism)

(ஃபிரான்சிஸ்கன் சபை - Franciscan Order)

அருளாளர் பட்டம்: கி.பி. 1624

திருத்தந்தை எட்டாம் அர்பன்

(Pope Urban VIII)

புனிதர் பட்டம்: டிசம்பர் 10, 1726 

திருத்தந்தை பதின்மூன்றாம் பெனடிக்ட்

(Pope Benedict XIII)

முக்கிய திருத்தலம்: 

மார்ச்சிஸ் நகர் புனிதர் ஜேம்ஸின் தேவ இல்லம், மோண்டேப்ராண்டோன், அஸ்காலி பிக்கெனோ, இத்தாலி

(Sanctuary of St. James of the Marches, Monteprandone, Ascoli Piceno, Italy)

நினைவுத் திருநாள்: நவம்பர் 28

பாதுகாவல்: 

மோண்டேப்ராண்டோன் (Monteprandone);

நேப்பிள்ஸ், இத்தாலியின் இணை பாதுகாவலர் (Co-Patron of Naples, Italy)

புனிதர் ஜேம்ஸ், ஒரு இத்தாலிய இளம் துறவியும், மறை போதகரும், எழுத்தாளரும், ஆவார். “டொமினிக் கங்காலா” (Dominic Gangala) எனும் இயற்பெயர் கொண்ட இவர், மத்திய இத்தாலியின் அந்நாளைய “அன்கொனாவின் மார்ச்” (March of Ancona) எனும் இடத்திலுள்ள “மோண்டேப்ராண்டோனில்” (Monteprandone) ஒரு ஏழைக் குடும்பத்தில் பிறந்தார்.

இளம் வயதில் தமது மாமன் உறவிலுள்ள ஒரு மத குருவின் மேற்பார்வையில் கல்வி கற்ற இவர், பெருஜியா பல்கலைகழகத்தில் (University of Perugia) கேனான் மற்றும் சிவில் சட்டம் ஆகிய கல்வியில் முனைவர் பட்டம் பெற்றார். 

கி.பி. 1416ம் ஆண்டு, ஜூலை மாதம், 26ம் நாள், அசிஸியிலுள்ள (Assisi) “போர்ட்டின்குளா” சிற்றாலயத்தின் (Chapel of the Portiuncula) இளம் துறவிகள் மடத்தில் இணைந்தார். அப்போது அவர் தமது பெயரை ஜேம்ஸ் என்று மாற்றிக்கொண்டார். 

புனிதர் சியென்னா நகர் பெர்னார்டின் (St. Bernardine of Siena) அவர்களின் மேற்பார்வையில் இறையியல் பயின்றார். 

13 ஜூன் 1420 அன்று குருத்துவ அருட்பொழிவு பெற்ற இவர், விரைவிலேயே “டுஸ்கனி” (Tuscany), “மார்ச்செஸ்” (Marches), “உம்பிரியா” (Umbria) ஆகிய இடங்களில் மறை போதனை செய்ய தொடங்கினார்.

கி.பி. 1427ம் ஆண்டு முதல் சுமார் அரை நூற்றாண்டுகள் இவர் சீரிய முறையில் மறை போதனை செய்தார். தவ வாழ்வு பற்றி போதித்தார். கிறிஸ்துவுக்கு எதிரானவர்களுக்கெதிராக போரிட்டார். ஜெர்மனி (Germany), ஆஸ்திரியா (Austria), ஸ்வீடன் (Sweden), டென்மார்க் (Denmark), போஹெமியா (Bohemia), போலந்து (Poland), ஹங்கேரி (Hungary) மற்றும் போஸ்னியா (Bosnia) ஆகிய நாடுகளில் சிறப்பாக மறை பணியாற்றினார்.

“ஃபிரான்சிஸ்கன் சபையின் விழிப்போடு கவனிக்கின்ற” (Observant Branch of the Friars Minor) கிளையைச் சேர்ந்த இவர், சிறப்புமிக்க மறை போதகர் ஆவார்.

தனது வாழ்க்கையின் கடைசி மூன்று ஆண்டுகளை “நேபிள்ஸில்” (Naples) கழித்த ஜேம்ஸ், கி.பி. 1476ம் ஆண்டு, நவம்பர் மாதம், 28ம் நாளன்று மரித்தார்.

 Saint James of the Marches

Also known as • Dominic Gangala • Giacomo della Marca • Jacopo Gangala • James della Marca • James Gangala • James of La Marca of Ancona • James of Picenum Profile Born poor. Doctor of Civil Law. Franciscan monk at age 22. Studied with Saint John of Capistrano. Disciple of Saint Bernadine of Siena. Tutor. Judge of sorcerers. Ordained in 1423. Preacher and evangelist throughout Central and Northern Europe, preaching every day for 40 years. Brought Blessed Bernardino of Feltre and Blessed Bernardino of Fosso into the Franciscans. Travelled and worked with Saint John Capistrano. Inquisitor in 1426, assigned to crush the heretical Fraticelli. Worked against the Bogomil heresy in Bosnia in 1432. Founded several monasteries in Bohemia, Hungary, and Austria. Chief almoner for the 1437 Crusade against the Turks. Worked at the Council of Florence in 1438 to re-unite the Eastern and Latin Churches. Papal legate in 1456. Preached against the Hussites in Austria and Hungary. The Dominican Inquisitors made him the subject of an inquiry in 1462 when they thought that one of his statements on the Precious Blood was heretical; Rome ordered the case to be put permanently on hold, and it was never settled. A skinny man who dressed in a tattered habit, he fasted every day until his health began to fail - and the pope ordered him to eat as a public service. Born 1 September 1391 at Monteprandone, March of Ancona, Italy as Dominic Gangala Died • 28 November 1476 at Naples, Italy • buried at the church of Santa Maria Nuova, Naples Canonized 10 December 1726 by Pope Benedict XIII Patronage • Monteprandone, Italy • Naples, Italy Representation • priest holding in his right hand a chalice from which a snake is escaping • chalice and serpent • Franciscan holding a chalice and a veil • Franciscan with a staff, castanets at his girdle, pointing to IHS 

✠ புனிதர் கேதரின் லபோர் ✠

(St. Catherine Labouré)

கருணையின் அருட்சகோதரி/ மரியன்னை திருக்காட்சியாளர்:

(Sister of Charity, Marian visionary)

பிறப்பு: மே 2, 1806 

ஃபெய்ன்-லெஸ்-மௌடியர்ஸ், கோடே-டி’ஓர், ஃபிரான்ஸ்

(Fain-lès-Moutiers, Côte-d'Or, France)

இறப்பு: டிசம்பர் 31, 1876 (வயது 70) 

இங்கியன்-லெஸ்-பெய்ன்ஸ், செய்ன்-எட்-ஒயிஸ், ஃபிரான்ஸ்

(Enghien-les-Bains, Seine-et-Oise, France)

ஏற்கும் சமயம்:

ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை

(Roman Catholici Church)

அருளாளர் பட்டம்: மே 28, 1933

திருத்தந்தை 11ம் பயஸ்

(Pope Pius XI)

புனிதர் பட்டம்: ஜூலை 27, 1947

திருத்தந்தை 12ம் பயஸ்

(Pope Pius XII)

சித்தரிக்கப்படும் வகை: அற்புத பதக்கம் (Miraculous Medal)

நினைவுத் திருவிழா: நவம்பர் 28

பாதுகாவல்: 

அற்புத பதக்கம் (Miraculous Medal), பலவீனமான மக்கள் (Infirmed people), முதியோர் (The elderly People)

"ஸோ லபோர்" எனும் (Zoé Labouré) எனும் இயற்பெயர் கொண்ட புனிதர் கேதரின் லபோர், "தூய வின்சென்ட் தெ பவுலின் பிறரன்பின் புதல்வியர்" (Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul) துறவற சபையின் அருட்சகோதரியும், அன்னை மரியாளை தரிசித்த திருகாட்சியாளரும் ஆவார். மரியாளின் அறிவுறுத்தலின்படி, இவர் அற்புத பதக்கம் அணியும் வழக்கத்தை கிறிஸ்தவர்களிடையே உருவாக்கினார்.

தொடக்க காலம்:

கேதரின் லபோர், ஃபிரான்ஸ் நாட்டின் பர்கண்டி பகுதியில், "பியர் லபோர்" (Pierre Labouré) என்னும் விவசாயி தந்தைக்கும் "லூயிஸ் மடலின் கோண்டார்ட்" (Louise Madeleine Gontard) என்னும் தாய்க்கும் பிறந்த பதினோரு குழந்தைகளில் ஒன்பதாவது மகளாக 1806ம் ஆண்டு, மே மாதம், 2ம் தேதி பிறந்தார். கி.பி. 1815ம் ஆண்டு, அக்டோபர் மாதம், 9ம் தேதி, தமது 9 வயதில் தாயை இழந்தார். அப்போது இவர் மரியன்னையின் ஒரு சொரூபத்தை முத்தம் செய்து, "இப்போது முதல் நீரே என் தாய்" என்று கூறினார்.

அதன் பிறகு, இவர் உறவினர் ஒருவர் வீட்டில் வளர்க்கப்பட்டார். சிறு வயது முதலே, இவர் மரியன்னை மீது அன்பும் பக்தியும் கொண்டிருந்தார். இளம்பெண்ணாக இருந்தபோது, பிறரன்பின் புதல்வியர் துறவற சபையில் உறுப்பினராக இணைந்தார். அதன் மற்ற உறுப்பினர்களோடு இணைந்து பிறரன்பு பணிகளை செய்து வந்தார்.

திருக்காட்சியாளர்:

கி.பி. 1830ம் ஆண்டு, ஜூலை மாதம், 8ம் தேதி, இரவில் கேதரின் உறங்கிக்கொண்டிருந்த வேளையில் ஒரு குழந்தை இவரைச் சிற்றாலயத்திற்கு அழைத்த குரல் கேட்டு விழித்து எழுந்தார். உடனே இவர் சிற்றாலயத்திற்கு விரைந்து சென்றார். அங்கு மரியன்னை நிற்கும் காட்சியை தரிசித்தார். அன்னை மரியாள் இவரிடம், "கடவுள் உன்னை முக்கியமான ஒரு பணிக்குத் தேர்வு செய்துள்ளார்" என்று கூறி மறைந்தார்.

கி.பி. 1830ம் ஆண்டு, நவம்பர் மாதம், 27ம் தேதி, அன்னை மரியாள் மீண்டும் இவருக்கு காட்சி அளித்தார். அப்போது மரியன்னை உலக உருண்டை மேல் நின்று கொண்டிருந்தார். அவரது கரங்களில் இருந்து ஒளிக் கதிர்கள் வெளிவந்தன. மரியன்னையைச் சுற்றி முட்டை வடிவில் தோன்றிய ஒளி வட்டத்தில், "ஓ பாவமின்றி உற்பவித்த மரியாளே, உம்மை அண்டி வரும் எங்களுக்காக வேண்டிக்கொள்ளும்" என்ற வார்த்தைகள் காணப்பட்டன. காட்சி பின்பக்கம் திரும்பியது. அதில் சிலுவை அடையாளமும், அதன் கீழ் மாதாவை குறிக்கும் 'எம்' (M) என்ற எழுத்தும் காணப்பட்டன. அதன் அடியில் இயேசுவின் திவ்விய இருதயமும், மரியன்னையின் மாசற்ற இருதயமும் காணப்பட்டன. அவற்றைச் சுற்றி 12 விண்மீன்களும் காணப்பட்டன.

புதுமைப் பதக்கம்:

அந்த காட்சி முடிந்ததும் மரியன்னை கேதரினிடம், காட்சியில் கண்டது போன்ற ஒரு பதக்கத்தை கழுத்தில் அணியும் வகையில் தயார் செய்யச் சொன்னார். மேலும் இந்த அற்புத பதக்கத்தை அணிந்து கொள்பவர்கள் இயேசுவுக்கு ஏற்றவர்களாக வாழ்வார்கள் என்றும், பாவ வாழ்வில் இருந்து விலகுவார்கள் என்றும், மரியன்னை அறிவித்தார்.

இந்த காட்சிகளின் உண்மைத் தண்மை பின்பு திருச்சபையால் உறுதி செய்யப்பட்டது. கேதரினும் அன்னை மரியாள் சொன்னபடி செய்து, மக்கள் பலரும் அற்புத பதக்கத்தை அணிய வழிகாட்டினார். அதைக் கழுத்தில் அணிந்துகொண்ட பலரும் பல்வேறு நன்மைகளை அடைந்தனர். கிறிஸ்தவர்கள் அல்லாத சிலர் இந்த அற்புத பதக்கத்தை அணிந்து கொண்டதால் கிறிஸ்தவ விசுவாசத்தை ஏற்றுக்கொண்டதாக கூறப்படுகிறது.

முன்னறிவிப்புகள்:

கேதரின் லபோர், எதிர் காலத்தில் நடக்கவிருந்த சம்பவங்களை முன்னறிவிக்கும் வரமும் பெற்றிருந்தார். இவர் முன்னறிவித்தபடியே பல்வேறு முக்கிய நிகழ்வுகள் நடந்தேறின. ஆனால் சில முன்னறிவிப்புகள் பலிக்கவில்லை என்றும் கூறப்படுகிறது.

இறப்பு:

தனது வாழ்நாள் முழுவதையும் கடவுள் பக்தியின் மேன்மைக்காகவும், மரியன்னையின் பக்தியைப் பரப்பவும், அர்ப்பணித்த கேதரின், 1876ம் ஆண்டு, டிசம்பர் மாதம், 31ம் நாள் மரணம் அடைந்தார்.

புனிதர் பட்டம்:

கி.பி. 1933ம் ஆண்டு, மே மாதம், 28ம் தேதி, திருத்தந்தை 11ம் பயஸ் இவருக்கு அருளாளர் பட்டம் வழங்கினார்.

கேதரின் இறந்த 57 ஆண்டுகளுக்கு பிறகு, இவரது கல்லறைத் தோண்டப்பட்ட வேளையில் கேதரினின் உடல் அழியாத நிலையில் கண்டெடுக்கப்பட்டது. 

கி.பி. 1947ம் ஆண்டு, ஜூலை மாதம், 27ம் தேதி, திருத்தந்தை 12ம் பயஸ் இவருக்கு புனிதர் பட்டம் வழங்கினார். புனிதர் கேதரின் லபோரின் அழியாத உடல், ஃபிரான்ஸ் நாட்டின் பாரிஸ் நகரில் “ரியூ டு பக்” (Rue du Bac) எனுமிடத்திலுள்ள “அற்புத பதக்க அன்னை சிற்றாலயத்தில்” (Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal) இன்றளவும் பாதுகாக்கப்பட்டு வருகிறது.

 Saint Catherine Laboure

Also known as • Zoe Laboure • Catherine Labore Profile Ninth of eleven children born to a farm family, and from an early age Catherine felt a call to the religious life. Never learned to read or write. Forced to take over running the house at age eight after her mother died and her older sister joined the Sisters of Charity. Worked as a waitress in her uncle's cafe in Paris, France. Upon entering a hospital run by the Sisters of Charity she received a vision in which Saint Vincent de Paul told her that God wanted her to work with the sick, and she later joined the Order, taking the name Catherine. On 18 July 1830 she had a vision of Our Lady who described to her a medal which she wished struck. On one side it has the image of Our Lady, and the words, "O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee"; on the other are the hearts of Jesus and Mary. Our Lady told Catherine that wearers of the medal would receive great graces, it has become known as the Miraculous Medal, and its wearing and devotion has spread worldwide. Miracles reported at her tomb. Born 2 May 1806 at Fain-les-Moûtiers, Côte d'Or, Burgundy, France as Zoe Laboure Died • 31 December 1876 at Enghien-Reuilly, France • body incorrupt • entombed in her convent chapel Canonized 27 July 1947 by Pope Pius XII Patronage • pigeon fanciers • pigeons 

 

Saint Stephen the Younger

Also known as Stephen the New Profile Monk at the monastery of Saint Auxentius at age fifteen. Abbot of Saint Auxentius in 744. Retired in 756 to live as a hermit. Soon after, the iconoclast movement became very active in the area, led by Emperor Constantine Copronynus V. The emperor tried to enlist Stephen in the movement, but the holy hermit refused, and was exiled. Years later he returned, and to prove how important it was to respect icons and other religious art, Stephen went to the emperor, pulled out a coin that bore the emperor's likeness, threw it onto the floor, and stomped on it; as the emperor understood the importance of his own image, he imprisoned Stephen for 11 months. On his release, Stephen returned to the court and resumed the argument as though nothing has happened. He was ordered executed with more than 300 others who opposed iconoclasm. Born 714 at Constantinople Died scourged, stoned and dragged to death through the streets of Constantinople in 764 Patronage • coin collectors, numismatists • smelters 

Blessed Luis Campos Górriz

Profile Educated from age 7 by Jesuits. From 1921 to 1926 he studied law and philosophy at the University of Valencia. While in university, he worked with Marian congregations. Began work as a lawyer in 1930. Married to Carmen Arteche Echeturia in the archdiocese of Valencia, Spain on 25 May 1933. General secretary of Catholic Action in Madrid, Spain in 1933. Father of one daughter. Widower in 1935. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War; he died with a rosary in his hand. Born 30 June 1905 in Valencia, Spain Died 28 November 1936 in Picadero de Paterna, Valencia, Spain Beatified 11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II 

 Saint Anrê Tran Van Trông Also known as Andrew Trong Van Tram Additional Memorial 24 November as one of the Martyrs of Vietnam Profile Raised Catholic, but he kept quiet about it in public. Lifelong layman. Career soldier and officer. Worked to help the missionaries of the Paris Foreign Mission Society. In 1834 authorities discovered Andrew's Catholicism; he was stripped of rank and imprisoned for the faith. He was given the opportunity to gain his freedom by renouncing Christianity; he declined. Martyr. Born c.1808 in Kim Long, Thùa Thiên, Vietnam Died • beheaded on 28 November 1835 in An Hòa, Quang Nam, Vietnam • his mother knelt beside the executioner's block to catch his severed head as it fell Canonized 19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II

 Saint Sosthenes of Colophon Also known as Sosthenes of Corinth Additional Memorials • 9 December (Byzantine calendar) • 30 March (Eastern calendar) Profile First century leader of the synagogue at Corinth. Convert, led to the faith by Saint Paul the Apostle, and mentioned in the opening of the 1st Epistle to the Corinthians. First bishop of Colophon, Asia Minor. Martyr. Readings Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, to the church of God that is in Corinth, to you who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be holy, with all those everywhere who call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours. – 1st Corinthians 1:1-2

 Blessed James Thompson Also known as James Hudson Additional Memorial 29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai Profile Educated at Cardinal Allen's college at Rheims, France. Ordained at Soissons, France. Returned to York, England to minister to covert Catholics during a period of persecution, using the name James Hudson. Imprisoned and executed for the crime of being a priest in England. Born 16th century York, North Yorkshire, England Died hanged on 28 November 1582 at York, North Yorkshire, England Beatified 29 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmation) 

Saint Simeon the Logothete Also known as Simeon Metaphrastes Profile Logothete (secretary of state) to Emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus. Wrote history, prayers, letters, and collections of wisdom of Basil and Macarius of Egypt, but is most famous for his collection of legends and stories of the Byzantine saints similar to Blessed Jacopo de Voragine's The Golden Legend. Died c.1000 of natural causes 

புனித_ஜரேனார்குஸ் (நான்காம் நூற்றாண்டு)

நவம்பர் 28

இவர் (#St_Irenarcus) உரோமை மன்னன் தியோகிளசியனின் படையில் படைவீரராகப் பணியாற்றி வந்தார்.

கிறிஸ்தவர்களைப் பலவாறாகக் கொடுமைப்படுத்திக் கொலை செய்யும் வேலையைச் செய்து வந்த இவர், கிறிஸ்தவர்கள், அதிலும் குறிப்பாக பெண்கள்,  துன்பங்களுக்கு நடுவிலும் இயேசுவின்மீது கொண்ட நம்பிக்கையில் மிக உறுதியாக இருந்ததைக் கண்டு வியந்து, கிறிஸ்துவை ஏற்றுக் கொண்டார்.

இதன் பிறகு இவர் கிறிஸ்தவர்களைத் துன்புறுத்து விட்டுவிட்டு, அவர்மீது ஆழமான நம்பிக்கை கொண்டு வாழத் தொடங்கினார்.

இதையறிந்த மன்னன் தியோகிளசியன் இவரைக் கொன்று போட்டான்.

இவ்வாறு இவர் ஆண்டவர் இயேசுவின்மீது கொண்ட நம்பிக்கைக்காகத் தன் இன்னுயிரைத் துறந்தார்.

Saint Irenarcus

Also known as Irenarco, Irénarque Profile An official torturer and executioner who murdered Christians in the persecutions of Diocletian. He was so impressed by the courage and faith of his victims, the women in particular, that he converted. Martyr. Died beheaded in early 4th century Sebaste, Armenia 

Blessed Calimerius of Montechiaro Profile Dominican. Spent a long life preaching throughout Italy. When he was 90 years old and unable to climb into the pulpit, parishioners would left him into it so he could preach. Born c.1430 in Italy Died 1521 of natural causes

 Blessed Theodora of Rossano Also known as Teodora Profile Nun. Spiritual student of Saint Nilus the Younger. Abbess. Died 980 near Rossano, Calabria, Italy of natural causes 

 Saint Honestus of Nimes Profile Convert. Priest. Evangelized in Spain with Saint Saturninus, who had brought him into the faith. Martyr. Born Nimes, France Died 270 at Pamplona, Spain 

 Saint Hippolytus of Saint-Claude Profile Benedictine monk. Abbot and bishop of Saint-Claude, France. Died c.775 of natural causes 

 Saint Hilary of Dijon Profile Fifth century senator. Husband of Saint Quieta with whom he was martyred. Died 5th century Dijon, France

  Saint Quieta of Dijon Profile Wife of Saint Hilary, with whom she was martyred. Died 5th century Dijon, France 

 Saint Rufus Profile Martyred with his entire household in the persecutions of Diocletian. Born imperial Roman citizen Died 304

 Saint Fionnchu of Bangor Profile Sixth century abbot at Bangor, Ireland. 

 Saint Papius Profile Martyr. Died c.303, probably in Sicily

 Martyrs of Constantinople Profile A group of over 300 Christians martyred during the persecutions of the Iconoclast emperors. We have a lot of information on Saint Stephen the Younger, but for the others we have nothing but seven of their names - Andrew, Auxentius, Basil, Gregor, John, Peter and Stefan. Died scourged, stoned and/or dragged to death through the streets of Constantinople in 764

 Martyrs of North Africa Profile A group of thirteen clerics killed or exiled in the persecutions of Arian Vandals in North Africa - Crescens, Crescentian, Cresconius, Eustace, Felix, Florentian, Habetdeum, Hortulanus, Mansuetus, Papinianus, Quodvultdeus, Urban and Valerian. 

 Martyrs of Tiberiopolis Profile A group of fourteen Christian laymen, deacons, priests and bishops who were martyred together in the persecutions of Julian the Apostate - Basil, Chariton, Comasios, Daniel, Etymasius, Hierotheos, John, Nicephorus, Peter, Sergius, Socrates, Theodore, Thomas and Timothy. Died 361 at Tiberiopolis, Phyrgia (in modern Turkey)

 Martyred in the Spanish Civil War 

Thousands of people were murdered in the anti-Catholic persecutions of the Spanish Civil War from 1934 to 1939. • Blessed Ángel Francisco Bocos Hernández • Blessed Ángel Sastre Corporales • Blessed Antonio Hilario Delgado Vílchez • Blessed Antonio Meléndez Sánchez • Blessed Avelino Rodríguez Alonso • Blessed Balbino Villaroel y Villaroel • Blessed Benito Alcalde González • Blessed Bernardino Álvarez Melcón • Blessed Cándido Castán San José • Blessed Cecilio Vega Domínguez • Blessed Clemente Díez Sahagún • Blessed Clemente Rodríguez Tejerina • Blessed Daniel Gómez Lucas • Blessed Eduardo Bautista Jiménez • Blessed Eleuterio Prado Villaroel • Blessed Francisco Esteban Lacal • Blessed Francisco Polvorinos Gómez • Blessed Gregorio Escobar García • Blessed Isidoro Martínez Izquierdo • Blessed José Guerra Andrés • Blessed José Mora Velasco • Blessed José Peque Iglesias • Blessed José Prieto Fuentes • Blessed José Ruiz Cuesta • Blessed José Vega Riaño • Blessed Juan Alcalde y Alcalde • Blessed Juan Antonio Pérez Mayo • Blessed Juan Baldajos Pérez • Blessed Juan Herrero Arroyo • Blessed Juan Jesús Adradas Gonzalo • Blessed Juan José Caballero Rodríguez • Blessed Juan María Múgica Goiburu • Blessed Juan Pedro del Cotillo Fernández • Blessed Julián Plazaola Artola • Blessed Justo Fernández González • Blessed Justo Gil Pardo • Blessed Justo González Lorente • Blessed Lucinio Ruiz Valtierra • Blessed Luis Campos Górriz • Blessed Manuel álvarez Rego • Blessed Manuel Gutiérrez Martín • Blessed Marcelino Sánchez Fernández • Blessed Marcos Pérez Andrés • Blessed Pascual Aláez Medina • Blessed Pedro de Alcántara Bernalte Calzado • Blessed Pedro María Alcalde Negredo • Blessed Vicente Andrés Llop Gaya • Blessed Publio Rodríguez Moslares • Blessed Ramiro Frías García • Blessed Sabino Rodrigo Fierro • Blessed Samuel Pajares García • Blessed Senén García González • Blessed Serviliano Riaño Herrero • Blessed Vicente Blanco Guadilla

இன்றைய புனிதர்கள் நவம்பர் 27

† இன்றைய புனிதர் †

(நவம்பர் 27)

✠ புனிதர்கள் ஃபகுண்டஸ் மற்றும் பிரிமிடிவஸ் ✠

(Saints Facundus and Primitivus)

மறைசாட்சியர்:

(Martyrs)

பிறப்பு: ----

லியோன், ஸ்பெயின்

(León, Spain)

இறப்பு: கி. பி. 300

தற்போதைய 'சஹாகுன்' என்ற இடத்திற்கு அருகில், ஸ்பெயின்

(Near present-day Sahagún, Spain)

ஏற்கும் சமயம்:

ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை

(Roman Catholic Church)

கீழ் மரபுவழி திருச்சபை

(Eastern Orthodox Church)

நினைவுத் திருநாள்: நவம்பர் 27

புனிதர்கள் ஃபகுண்டஸ் மற்றும் பிரிமிடிவஸ் ஆகிய இருவரும் கிறிஸ்தவ மறைசாட்சிகளாகவும் புனிதர்களாகவும் அருட்பொழிவு செய்யப்பட்டவர்களாவர். 

பாரம்பரியப்படி, ஸ்பெயின் நாட்டின் லியோன் (León) பகுதியின் கிறிஸ்தவ பூர்வீக குடிகளாகிய இவர்கள், "சியா" (River Cea) நதிக்கரையில் சித்திரவதை செய்யப்பட்டு தலை துண்டிக்கப்பட்டு கொல்லப்பட்டனர்.

அவர்களது தியாகத்தின் தகவல்களின் அடிப்படையில், அவர்களது தலை துண்டிக்கப்பட்ட வேளையில், அவர்கள் இருவரதும் கழுத்துப் பகுதியில் இருந்து பாலும் இரத்தமும் பீரிட்டதாக கூறப்படுகிறது.

"சஹாகுன்" (Sahagún) நகரைச் சுற்றியுள்ள “பெனடிக்டைன் துறவு மடம்” (Benedictine monastery) இவ்விரு புனிதர்களின் பெயரில் அர்ப்பணிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.

† Saint of the Day †

(November 27)

✠ Saints Facundus and Primitivus ✠

Martyrs:

Born: ----

León, Spain

Died: 300 AD

Near present-day Sahagún, Spain

Venerated in:

Roman Catholic Church

Eastern Orthodox Church

Feast: November 27

Saints Facundus and Primitivus are venerated as Christian martyrs. According to tradition, they were Christian natives of León who were tortured and then beheaded on the banks of the River Cea. According to an account of their martyrdom, after the two saints were beheaded, milk and blood gushed from their necks.

Veneration :

The town of Sahagún arose around the Benedictine monastery dedicated to the two saints. The name Sahagún putatively derives from an abbreviation and variation on the name San Fagun ("Saint Facundus").

The 12th-century work known as The Guide for the Pilgrim to Santiago de Compostela states:

“Furthermore, the bodies of Facundus and Primitivus must be visited, whose basilica was constructed by Charlemagne.”

† இன்றைய புனிதர் †

(நவம்பர் 27)

✠ புனிதர் ஃபிரான்சிஸ் அந்தோணி ஃபசானி ✠

(St. Francis Anthony Fasani)

இத்தாலிய துறவி:

(Italian Friar)

பிறப்பு : ஆகஸ்ட் 6, 1681

லுசேரா, ஃபோக்கியா, நேபிள்ஸ் அரசு

(Lucera, Foggia, Kingdom of Naples)

இறப்பு: நவம்பர் 29, 1742

லுசேரா, ஃபோக்கியா, நேபிள்ஸ் அரசு

(Lucera, Foggia, Kingdom of Naples)

ஏற்கும் சமயம்:

ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை

(Roman Catholic Church)

முக்திபேறு பட்டம்: ஏப்ரல் 15, 1951

திருத்தந்தை பன்னிரெண்டாம் பயஸ்

(Pope Pius XII)

புனிதர் பட்டம்: ஏப்ரல் 13, 1986

திருத்தந்தை இரண்டாம் ஜான் பவுல்

(Pope John Paul II)

நினைவுத் திருவிழா: நவம்பர் 27

பாதுகாவல்: லுசேரா (Lucera)

“ஜியோவன்னியெல்லோ ஃபசானி” (Giovanniello Fasani) எனும் இயற்பெயர் கொண்ட புனிதர் ஃபிரான்சிஸ் அந்தோணி ஃபசானி, (Order of Conventual Friars Minor) என்றழைக்கப்படும், “பள்ளிகளைச் சார்ந்த இளநிலை ஃபிரான்சிஸ்கன் சபையைச்” சேர்ந்த ஒரு இத்தாலிய துறவியாவார்.

கி.பி. 1681ம் ஆண்டு, ஆகஸ்ட் மாதம், 6ம் தேதி, அன்றைய “நேப்பில்ஸ்” அரசின் (Kingdom of Naples) “ஃபோக்கியா” (Foggia) பிராந்தியத்தின் “லுசேரா” (Lucera) எனுமிடத்தில் பிறந்த இவரது தந்தையின் பெயர், “கியுசெப் ஃபசானி” (Giuseppe Fasani) ஆகும். தாயாரின் பெயர், “இசபெல்லா டெல்லா மொனாக்கா” (Isabella della Monaca) ஆகும். தமது ஊரிலேயே உள்ள (Conventual friary) துறவற மடத்தில் ஆரம்ப கல்வி கற்க தொடங்கிய இவர், அங்கேயே சபையில் இணைந்து, புனிதர்கள் “ஃபிரான்சிஸ்” மற்றும் “அந்தோனியார்” (Saints Francis and Anthony) ஆகியோரின் பெயர்களை தமது ஆன்மீக பெயராக ஏற்றுக்கொண்டார். தமது சத்தியப்பிரமான உறுதிப்பாடுகளை கி.பி. 1696ம் ஆண்டு ஏற்றுக்கொண்டார்.

தென் இத்தாலியின் “மொலிஸ்” (Molise region) பிராந்தியத்திலுள்ள “அக்னோன்” (Agnone) எனுமிடத்தில் தமது இறையியல் கல்வியை தொடங்கிய ஃபசானி, இத்தாலியின் அடிப்படை நிர்வாக நகரான “அசிசியில்” (Assisi), புனிதர் ஃபிரான்சிசின் கல்லறைக்கு அருகிலுள்ள “பொது ஆய்வு மையத்தில்” (General Study Centre) தொடர்ந்தார். 1705ம் ஆண்டு, அசிசி நகரிலேயே குருத்துவ அருட்பொழிவு பெற்ற இவர், இன்னும் இரண்டு ஆண்டுகள் அங்கேயே தங்கியிருந்து கி.பி. 1707ம் ஆண்டு தமது இறையியல் கல்வியை பூர்த்தி செய்தார்.

கி.பி. 1707ம் ஆண்டுமுதல், கி.பி. 1742ம் ஆண்டு அவர் மரிக்கும்வரை தமது சொந்த ஊரான லுசேராவிலேயே (Lucera) கழித்த ஃபசானி, அந்த நகரத்தின் உண்மையுள்ளவர்களிடம் தன்னைப் பிரியப்படுத்தினார். கி.பி. 1709ம் ஆண்டு, “இறையியலில் முனைவர் பட்டம்” (Doctor of Theology) வென்றார். “அறிவார்ந்த தத்துவ” (Scholastic Philosophy) கல்வியின் மதிப்புமிக்க ஆசிரியராக, ஃபிரான்சிஸ்கன் சபையின் பல்வேறு கடமைகளை நிறைவேற்றினார். புதுமுக பயிற்சி துறவியரின் தலைவர் (Master of Novices) பதவி மற்றும் பயிற்சி நிறைவு செய்த இளம் துறவியரின் தலைமைப் (Master of Novices) பொறுப்பையும் (Junior Professed Friars) ஏற்றிருந்தார்.

ஃபசானி, ஆழ்ந்த செபம் மற்றும் ஆன்ம பலம் கொண்டவராயிருந்தார். வேண்டுவோருக்கு நல்ல ஒப்புரவாளராகவும் போதகராகவும் விளங்கினார். பங்குகளில் அவரது தொடர்ந்த மறை பிரசங்கங்கள் பிரபலமாக இருந்தன. தமது பங்கிலும், பிற பங்குகளிலும் தியானங்களையும் தவ முயற்சிகளையும் நவநாள் செபங்களையும் முன்னின்று நடத்தினார். அவர் செபிக்கும் வேளைகளில், உயரத்தில், அல்லது உயர வானில், அல்லது மாயாஜால சக்தியால், குறிப்பாக காற்று மூலம் மிதப்பது போல உணர்வதாக பரவலாக மக்கள் கூறுவதுண்டு. அதேவேளை, அவர் ஏழைகளின் இணைபிரியாத நண்பனாய் இருந்தார். தேவைப்படுவோருக்கு நிதி உதவிகளும் செய்துவந்தார்.

லுசேரா (Lucera) நகரில் மரித்த ஃபசானி, அங்குள்ள பங்கு தேவாலயத்தில் அடக்கம் செய்யப்பட்டார். அவர் மரித்த செய்தியறிந்த அந்நகரத்து சிறுவர்கள், “புனிதர் இறந்துவிட்டார்; புனிதர் இறந்துவிட்டார்” எனக் கூவியபடி நகர தெருக்களில் ஓடினார்கள்.

† Saint of the Day †

(November 27)

✠ St. Francis Fasani ✠

Italian Friar:

Born: Giovanniello Fasani

August 6, 1681

Lucera, Foggia, Kingdom of Naples

Died: November 29, 1742

Lucera, Foggia, Kingdom of Naples

Venerated in:

Roman Catholic Church

(Franciscan Order)

Beatified: April 15, 1951

Pope Pius XII

Canonized: April 13, 1986

Pope John Paul II

Feast: November 27

Patronage: Lucera

Saint Francis Anthony Fasani, was an Italian friar of the Order of Conventual Friars Minor who has been declared a saint by the Catholic Church.

He was a friend of another Conventual friar, the Blessed Antonio Lucci.

St. Francesco (Francis) Antonio Fasani was born as Giovanneillo in Lucera, Italy in 1681, the son of Giuseppe Fasani and Isabella Della Monaca. He entered the Conventual Franciscans in 1695 and took the names of St. Francis and St. Anthony.

St. Francesco (Francis) Antonio Fasani was born as Giovanneillo in Lucera, Italy in 1681, the son of Giuseppe Fasani and Isabella Della Monaca. He entered the Conventual Franciscans in 1695 and took the names of St. Francis and St. Anthony. He spent much of his time studying and was ordained a priest 10 years after entering the order. He then taught philosophy to younger friars, served as the guardian of his friary, and later became provincial of his order. When his term of office as provincial ended, Francesco became a novice-master, and eventually pastor in his hometown.

In all his various ministries, he was loving, devout, and penitential. He was a sought-after confessor and preacher. One witness at the canonical hearings regarding Francesco’s holiness testified, "In his preaching he spoke in a familiar way, filled as he was with the love of God and neighbour; fired by the Spirit, he made use of the words and deed of Holy Scripture, stirring his listeners and moving them to do penance."

Francesco showed himself a loyal friend of the poor, never hesitating to seek from benefactors what was needed. He was also a mystic, known for his deep prayer life and supernatural gifts, and was known to levitate while praying. The people of Lucera were known to compare him with St. Francis of Assisi, from whom he derived his name. He died in 1742 and was canonized in 1986.

St. Basileus and Companions Feastday: November 27 Death: unknown Bishop and martyr with Auxilius and Saturninus. They died in Antioch, Turkey. Basileus was the bishop of an unknown diocese.

 Bl. John Ivanango & John Montajana Feastday: November 27 Death: 1619 Martyrs of Japan, beheaded at Nagasaki with nine companions. They were beatified in 1867 by Pope Pius IX. 

 Bl. Bartholomew Sheki Feastday: November 27 Death: 1619 A martyr of Japan. A member of the royal family of Firando, Japan, Bartholomew was arrested as a Christian. He was beheaded at Nagasaki. His beatification took place in 1867.

 Bl. Anthony Kimura Feastday: November 27 Death: 1619 Japanese martyr. A member of a noble Japanese family, he was also related to Blessed Leonard Kimura. At age twenty-three, Anthony was beheaded at Nagasaki with ten companions. 

 Bl. Alexius Nakamura Feastday: November 27 Death: 1619 Noble martyr of Japan. Alexius was a Japanese born in Figen, a member of the Ferando family. He was beheaded at Nagasaki for the faith. 

Bl. Thomas Kotenda and Companions Feastday: November 27 Death: 1619 Japanese martyrs. A member of a high-rank mg noble family of Japan, Thomas was a devoted Christian, having been educated by the Jesuits. Exiled for his beliefs from his native province, he lived at Nagasaki until his condemnation and beheading, He was martyred along with ten companions. 

 St. Seachnall Feastday: November 27 Death: 457 Bishop and disciple of St. Patrick. In 433, he was named to be the first bishop of Dunsaugli, Meath. He was later the assistant bishop to the metropolitan in Armagh. In honor of St. Patrick, Seachnall composed the first Latin poem of the Irish Church, the hymn Audites, Omnes Amantes Deum. For the 15th-century Greek–Venetian diplomat and humanist, see Niccolò Sagundino. Saint Secundinus (fl. 5th century), or Sechnall (Modern Irish: Seachnall) as he was known in Irish, was founder and patron saint of Domhnach Sechnaill, Co. Meath, who went down in medieval tradition as a disciple of St Patrick and one of the first bishops of Armagh.[1] Historians have suggested, however, that the connection with St Patrick was a later tradition invented by Armagh historians in favour of their patron saint and that Secundinus is more likely to have been a separate missionary, possibly a companion of Palladius.[1] Background and sources Little is known about the saint and his cult. His foundation is Domnach Sechnaill ('Church of Sechnall'),[2][3] now Dunshaughlin (Co. Meath), not far from Tara, and to judge by the use of the toponymic element domnach (from Latin dominicum), the church is likely to be early.[4] T.M. Charles-Edwards suggests that the site may have belonged originally to the province of Leinster rather than Mide, but that the political geography had changed by the 8th century, when much of southern Brega was divided between different septs of the Síl nÁedo Sláine. By that time, Domnach Sechnaill lay in the kingdom of the Uí Chernaig, close to the royal crannóg seat in Loch nGabor, as did the churches of Trevet and Kilbrew.[4] Linguistic arguments in favour of the early date of the saint's arrival and his foundation have also been advanced with respect to the saint's name in Latin and Irish. The Late Latin name Secundinus was a common one across Latin-speaking parts of Europe. His name was borrowed into the vernacular as Sechnall, according to a pattern for which David N. Dumville proposes the following stages of development: Secundinus > *Sechundinus > *Sechundīnəs > *Sechundīn > *Sechndən > *Sechnən and finally by the 8/9th century, > *Sechnəl.[5] If correct, this pattern lends further credence to a 5th-century floruit of the saint.[6] Traditions about the saint are witnessed by variety of sources, including Irish annals, the Félire Óengusso and other martyrologies, the Tripartite Life of St Patrick and a list of the coarbs of St Patrick. Secundinus is also the ascribed author of an early Latin hymn in praise of St Patrick, known as Audite Omnes Amantes ('Hear ye, All lovers') or the Hymn of Secundinus written in trochaic septenarius, the earliest copy of which is found in the late 7th-century Antiphonary of Bangor. The ascription to Secundinus, whether true or false, is commonplace in medieval sources, occurring as early as in the Félire Óengusso,[7] and notably appears in the Irish preface preserved in some manuscript copies of the Hymn. This preface adds some biographical detail, including a legend about Sechnall's quarrel and reconciliation with Patrick leading up to the composition of the hymn. A hagiographical Life was written for the saint, but it comes down to us only in a 17th-century manuscript compilation donated by Irish Jesuit Henry FitzSimon to the Bollandists.[1][8] The manuscript is found in the Bollandist collection of the Royal Library of Brussels under the shelfmark MS 8957-8.[8] Life Srúaim n-ecnai co n-áni, Sechnall mind ar flathae, ro gab ceol, sóer solad, molad Pátric Machae. A stream of wisdom with splendour, Sechnall diadem of our lords, has chanted a melody — noble profit! — a praise of Patrick of Armagh — — Félire Óengusso (27 November) The Irish annals report that in 439, bishops Secundinus, Auxilius and Iserninus arrived in Ireland to the aid of St Patrick.[9][10] Muirchú also tells of the involvement of Auxilius and Iserninus, both possibly from Auxerre, but does not name Secundinus.[9] Later tradition, which is of uncertain provenance, appears to suggest that Secundinus and Auxilius were of Italian origin. Details to this effect are first given in the Irish preface to the Hymn of Secundinus as found in some manuscript versions of the Liber Hymnorum. It states that Secundinus was a son of Restitutus and St Patrick's sister Dar Ercae; in the Chronicon Scotorum the latter is named Culmana.[3][11] The preface cites a stanza by Armagh scholar Eochaid ua Flannacain (d. 1005) to assert that Restitutus belonged to the Lombards of Letha, a place-name which referred to Gaul but was sometimes confused with Latium.[12] In the stanza, Sechnall receives the paternal family name moccu Baird.[13] Although the presence of Lombards in Italy would be an anachronism, Thomas F. O'Rahilly considers it possible that Secundinus – and perhaps Auxilius, too – came from northern Italy.[12] Like the saint's own name, Restitutus was a popular Late Latin name in Christian Europe, but in this case there is no way of telling whether Patrician historians were using genuine information or filling in gaps in the saint's genealogical dossier.[14] Some scholars have suggested that Secundinus preceded Saint Patrick in Ireland. In his lecture The Two Patricks, O'Rahilly argues that Secundinus, possibly a native of northern Italy (see above), was one of three bishops who arrived in Ireland in 439 to assist Palladius, whose mission had begun in 431 and who was known in Ireland as Patricius (leading to confusion with the later Saint Patrick).[12] In 441 Palladius was recalled to Rome to be examined by the newly elected Pope Leo I, leaving Secundinus in charge of the Church in Ireland. He became known as the first Christian bishop to die on Irish soil.[12] Dumville allows for the possibility that Secundinus participated in the Palladian mission, but is more hesitant.[6] The development of Patrician legend also saw Secundinus becoming gradually more involved in the process whereby the see of Armagh received the relics of Saints Peter and Paul. St Patrick, according to his Tripartite Life, entrusted his see to Secundinus when he went to Rome to obtain the relics, while the preface to the Hymn tells that Patrick had sent him off to obtain them in person.[15][16] Secundinus is said to have died in 447 or 448, aged 75.[12][17] Commemoration The saint's name was familiar enough in Mide to give rise to a number of derivative personal names, notably Máel Sechnaill (attested since the 9th century) and later also Gilla Sechnaill.[6] Despite the evidence for a medieval Life, there is little in the sources to suggest that Sechnall was the subject of a flourishing cult during much of the Middle Ages. His feast-day is 27 November.[1][18] Bl. Romanus Feastday: November 27 Death: 1619 Japanese martyr. Born at Omura, he was a Japanese layman of the royal clan of Firando, who was beheaded at Nagasaki with ten other martyrs.

 Bl. Michael Takeshita Feastday: November 27 Death: 1619 Jesuit martyr of Japan. Michael was a member of a high noble Japanese family and was seized during the persecution against the Church. He was beheaded with ten companions at Nagasaki at the age of twenty-five. Pope Pius IX beatified him in 1867.

 Bl. Matthias Kosaka & Matthias Nakano Feastday: November 27 Death: 1619 Two martyrs of Japan. They were both members of a noble house of the country. Arrested in Omura, they were taken to Nagasaki where they were beheaded. Both were beatified in 1867. 

 Saint Laverius Also known as Laberio, Laverio, Lavierio, Laviero

Additional Memorial • 17 November on some calendars in southern Italy • 7 September (Tito, Italy) Profile Son of Achille, Laverius was raised in a pagan family. Served as a soldier in the imperial Roman army. A convert to Christianity, he began preaching in the streets of Teggiano, Italy. By order of the prefect Agrippa, Laverius was arrested, tortured, put on display for public abuse and ridicule, and ordered to make sacrifice to pagan gods; he refused. He was then thrown to wild animals in the amphitheatre, but instead of attacking him, they knelt in front of him. Laverius was thrown back into this cell, but an angel freed him during the night and ordered him to travel to Grumentum (modern Grumento Nova, Italy). He arrived on 15 August 312 and began immediately to preach and to baptize converts. Agrippa sent soldiers after him. Laverius was captured, flogged, and when he would not stop preaching Christ even while being beaten, he was executed. Martyr. Born 3rd century Acerenza, Ripacandida or Teggiano (records vary), Italy Died • beheaded on 17 November 312 at the confluence of the Agri and Sciaura Rivers outside Grumentum (modern Grumento Nova, Italy) • his soul was seen flying from the body into heaven • his body was abandoned by the soldiers where it fell, but a Roman matron came later and gave him a Christian burial • a chapel devoted to him was built at the execution site • relics later dis-interred and dispersed to prevent their loss to invading barbarians • relics later further dispersed to prevent their loss to invading Saracens • some relics destroyed c.1427 in the sack of Satriano, Italy • an arm bone made it to Tito, Italy by 1465 • last relic stolen in Tito in December 1968 Patronage • Acerenza, Italy • Grumento Nova, Italy • Laurignano, Italy • Ripacandida, Italy • Teggiano, Italy • Tito, Italy (since 1465) 

 Blessed Bernardine of Fossa Also known as • Bernardine d'Amici • Bernardine of Aquila • Bernardine of Aquilanus • Fra Bernardino of Fossa • Giovanni Amici

Additional Memorial 7 November (Franciscans) Profile Born to the nobility, member of the Amici family. An excellent student, he was educated at Aquila, Italy. Obtained doctorates in civil law and canon law at Perugia, Italy. Joined the Franciscan Friars Minor on 12 March 1445 in Perugia, taking the name Giovanni Bernardino, and receiving the habit from Saint James of the Marches. Held assorted administrative posts at several Franciscan monasteries in the regions of Umbria and Abruzzi in Italy. Evangelist throughout Italy, Dalmatia and Serigonia. Provincial of his Order in Italy from 1454 to 1460; provincial in Dalmatia and Bosnia from 1464 to 1467; attorney general to the Roman Curia from 1467 to 1469; provincial in Italy from 1472 to 1475. Twice chosen bishop of Aquila, and twice refused the see, citing his inadequacy to the position. Noted historian and ascetical writer, and many of his sermons have survived to today; wrote the first biography of Saint Bernardine of Siena. Born 1420 in Fossa, Aquila, Italy as Giovanni Amici Died 27 November 1503 in the Franciscan convent in L'Aquila, Italy of natural causes Beatified 26 March 1828 by Pope Leo XII (cultus confirmation) 

 Saint Virgilius of Salzburg Also known as • Apostle of Carinthia • Fergal, Fearghal, Ferghil, Vergil, Virgiel, Virgil

Profile Benedictine monk. Pilgrim to the Holy Land in 743, and on the way home he stopped in Bavaria - and stayed. Worked with Saint Rupert of Salzburg. Abbot of Saint Peter's monastery in Salzburg, Austria; one of his monks was Saint Modestus. Bishop of Salzburg in 765, ordained by Duke Odilo. Saint Boniface twice accused him of heresy because of his scientific ideas (including a round earth), but this reflected some friction between the style and people of Roman and Celtic origins, and Virgilius was always cleared of the charges. He rebuilt the cathedral of Salzburg. Sent missionary priests to Carinthia, Austria. Born 8th century Ireland Died • 784 at Salzburg, Austria of natural causes • relics in the altar of the cathdral of Salzburg, Austria Canonized 10 June 1233 by Pope Gregory IX Patronage • against birth complications • Salzburg, Austria • Slovenes Representation • bishop holding a church • bishop with a purse • bishop with a globe 

Saint Josaphat Also known as Ioasaph, Iasaph, Joasaph, Yudasaf

Profile With Saint Barlaam, one of the protagonists in a Christianized retelling of the story of Siddhartha Buddha that was popular in the Middle Ages. Many people in India were converted by Thomas the Apostle. Astrologers foretold that the son of King Abenner would one day become a Christian. To prevent this, Abenner began persecuting the Church, and had his son placed under house arrest. In spite of these precautions, Barlaam, a hermit of Senaar, met him, and converted him to the Faith. Abenner tried to pervert Josaphat, but failed, and shared the government with him. Abenner himself later became a Christian, abdicated the throne, and became a hermit. Josaphat governed for a time, then abdicated, too. He travelled to the desert, found Barlaam, and spent his remaining years as a holy hermit. Years after their deaths, the bodies Josaphat and Barlaam were brought to India; their joint grave became renowned by miracles. Representation • with Saint Barlaam • praying in a cave 

 Saint Secundinus of Ireland Also known as • Secundinus of Dunsaghlin • Secundinus of Dunseachlin • Secundinus of Dunshaughlin • Seachnal, Seachnall, Sechnall, Secundin Additional Memorial 6 December (joint celebration of the missionary work of Secundinus and Saint Auxilius) Profile Migrated to Ireland in 439 with Saint Auxilius and Saint Iserninus to help Saint Patrick evangelize the country; Secundinus preached in the north and east. There are many conflicting documents about him - whether he was a priest or bishop when he arrived, if he had been there before, etc. He apparently served as acting bishop of Armagh, Ireland when Patrick went to Rome. Founded a church and served as first bishop of Dunshaughlin, Meath, Ireland. Wrote the earliest poem of the Irish Church, an alphabetical hymn in honour of Saint Patrick. Born c.375 in Gaul (modern France, possibly the area of Auxerre Died 27 November 447 of natural causes

     Saint Maximus of Riez Profile Raised in a Christian home, in his youth he began to live as a hermit there. Monk at the monastery founded by Saint Honoratius in Lerins, France. Abbot in 426; Saint Sidonius wrote about the revitalization of the monastic life under Maximus' leadership. He became known as a miracle worker and his reputation for wisdom and holiness spread to the point that he fled to live as a forest hermit. Reluctant bishop of Riez, Provence in 434, consecrated by Saint Hilary who had tracked him down at his hermitage. Lived as much as a monk as his vocation as bishop would allow. Attended synods at Riez in 439, Orange in 441, and Arles in 454. One of the most influential bishops in the Gaul of his day.

 

Born in Decom, Provence (modern Châteauredon, France) Died • 460 of natural causes • interred in Riez, France  

Saint Fergus the Pict Also known as • Fergus Cruithneach • Fergustian, Fergustus Profile May have studied in both Scotland and Ireland. Priest. Travelling bishop in Ireland. Evangelist in the counties of Perth and Caithness in Scotland. Founded churches dedicated to Saint Patrick at Strageath, Blackford, and Dolpatrick in Perthshire; Wick and Halkirk, in Caithnessshire; and Lungley (now Saint Fergus), in Aberdeenshire. Settled in Glamis in c.710. Attended a synod in Rome, Italy in 721 which condemned sorcery and irregular marriages. Born Pictish Scotland Died • c.730 at Glamis, Forfarshire, Scotland of natural causes • head transferred to the Scone Abbey Patronage Wick, Caithness, Scotland 

Blessed Bronislao Kostkowski Also known as Bronislas, Bronislaw Additional Memorial 12 June as one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II Profile Seminarian in the diocese of Wlaoclawek, Poland. Arrested by Nazi officials in 1939 along with his seminary teachers, and lodged in the concentration camp at Dachau, Bavaria, Germany, which had a special section for Catholic clergy. He was offered his freedom if he would renounce his calling to the priesthood; he declined. Martyr. Born 11 March 1915 in Slupsk, Zachodniopomorskie, Poland Died starved to death on 27 November 1942 the concentration camp at Dachau, Oberbayern, Germany Beatified 13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II 

 Saint Gulstan Also known as Constans, Goustan, Gulstanus, Gunstan, Gustan

Profile Sailor. Hermit. Benedictine monk and then abbot at the abbey of Saint Gildas of Rhuys, Brittany under Saint Felix. Hermit on Hoëdic Island off the southern coast of Brittany. Born Ouessant, Brittany, France Died • c.1010 of natural causes • buried at the church of St-Gildas-de-Rhuys in Brittany, France Patronage 

Saint-Goustan, Auray, France • Hoëdic Island, France • sailors Representation monk with a fish

புனித_ஜேம்ஸ்_இன்டர்சிசுஸ் (ஐந்தாம் நூற்றாண்டு)

நவம்பர் 27

இவர் (#StJamesIntercisus) பெர்சியாவை ஆண்ட  முதலாம் யஸ்டிகெர்ட் (Yezdigerd I 399-420) என்பவருடைய படையில் படை வீரராகப் பணியாற்றி வந்தார்.

அடிப்படையில் இவர் கிறிஸ்தவராக இருந்தாலும், உயிருக்குப் பயந்து கிறிஸ்தவ அடையாளத்தை மறைத்தே வந்தார். இச்செய்தி எப்படியோ இவருடைய தாயாருக்குத் தெரியவர, அவர் இவரை ஒரு கடிதம் மூலம் கடிந்துகொண்டார்.

இதன்பிறகு இவர் தன் தவற்றை உணர்ந்து, கிறிஸ்தவ நம்பிக்கை மிகத் துணிச்சலாக அறிவித்தார். இச்செய்தி அப்பொழுது பெர்சியாவை  ஆண்ட பஹ்ராம் என்ற மன்னனுக்குத் தெரியவர, அவன் இவரை 28 துண்டுகளாக வெட்டிக் கொன்று போட்டான்.

     Saint James Intercisus Also known as Jakob Intercisus Profile Military officer and courtier to King Jezdigerd I. During Jezdigerd's persecution of Christians, James apostacized. Following Jezdigerd's death, he was contacted by family members who had never renounced their faith. James experienced a crisis of faith and conscience, and openly expressed his faith to the new king Bahram. He was condemned, tortured and martyred. Born Beth Laphat, Persia Died slowly cut into 28 pieces, finally dying from beheading in 421 Patronage • lost vocations • torture victims Saint Eusician Also known as Eusice, Eusicio, Eusizio Profile Sixth-century hermit at the foot of Mount Caro in the area of Blois, France living in a small cell protected from the outside world by thorny brush. Coming to believe that such a complete withdrawal from his fellow man to spend a life in prayer was somewhat selfish, Eusician embarked on a mission of doing good works; known as a healer, especially of children and of throat ailments in particular. Saint Gregory of Tours wrote about his reputation for spiritual wisdom. Died 542 in the area of Blois, France of natural causes Saint Barlaam Also known as Varlaam Profile Convert to Christianity in northern India. Hermit. Brought Saint Josaphat to the faith, and then returned to his life as a cave hermit. Representation • man in a tree, which is being gnawed by a mouse, grabbing a beehive while hanging over a dragon in a pit • with Saint Josaphat • praying in a cave

      Blessed Juan Antonio de Bengoa Larriñaga Also known as Daciano Profile Professed religious in the Brothers of the Christian Schools (De La Salle Brothers). Martyred in the Spanish Civil War. Born 17 January 1882 in Dima, Vizcaya, Spain Died 27 November 1936 in Paracuellos de Jarama, Madrid, Spain Beatified 13 October 2013 by Pope Francis Saint Acharius of Tournai Also known as • Acharius of Noyon • Acharius of Luxeuil • Achaire of... Profile Monk at Luxeuil Abbey in Burgundy (in modern France) under the direction of Saint Eustace. Bishop of Noyon-Tournai in 621. Helped the missionary work of Saint Amandus of Maastricht. Worked to have Saint Omen named bishop of Thérouanne. Died 640 of natural causes Blessed José Pérez González Also known as Ramiro of Sobradillo Profile Franciscan Capuchin priest. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War. Born 5 January 1907 in Sobradillo, Salamanca, Spain Died 27 November 1936 in Paracuellos de Jarama, Madrid, Spain Beatified 13 October 2013 by Pope Francis Saint Severinus the Hermit Also known as Severin Profile Hermit at and then near Paris, France. Lived in a walled up cell. Spiritual teacher of Saint Cloud. Died • c.540 in the Latin Quarter of Paris, France of natural causes • relics enshrined in the cathedral of Notre Dame 

இன்றைய புனிதர் :

(27-11-2020)

ஆல்ட்முயூன்ஸ்டர் நகர் துறவி பில்ஹில்டிஸ் Bilhildis von Altmünster

பிறப்பு 

7 ஆம் நூற்றாண்டு, 

பவேரியா

இறப்பு 

734, 

மைன்ஸ் Mainz, Germany

இவரைப்பற்றிய வரலாறு அதிகம் அறியப்படவில்லை. இவர் இளம் வயதிலேயே திருமணம் செய்யப்பட்டவர் என்று கூறப்படுகின்றது. தூரின் நாட்டு அரசர் முதல் ஹெட்டான் (Hetan I) என்பவர் இவரின் கணவர். பில்ஹில்டிஸ் தன் கணவரையும் அவரின் குடும்ப உறுப்பினர்கள் அனைவரையும் மனந்திருப்பி, கிறிஸ்துவ மறையை பின்பற்றச் செய்தார். என்று சொல்லப்படுகின்றது. பில்ஹில்டிஸின் கணவர் இறந்தபிறகு விதவையான இவர் தன் மாமா பேராயராக இருந்ததால் பல விதங்களிலும் அவருக்கு உதவி செய்துள்ளார். 

பின்னர் ஆல்ட்முயூன்ஸ்டர் சென்று அங்கு ஒரு துறவற மடத்தில் சேர்ந்து பல நாட்கள் கழித்து துறவியானார் என்று கூறப்படுகின்றது. இவர் இறக்கும் வரை மிகப் பக்தியுள்ள சிறந்த துறவியாக வாழ்ந்துள்ளார். இவர் இறந்தபிறகு எங்கு புதைக்கப்பட்டார் என்று கண்டறிய இயலவில்லை. 

செபம்:

உயிரளிக்கும் இறைவா! துறவியான பில்ஹில்டிஸின் வழியாக நீர் எம் திருச்சபைக்கு ஆற்றிய நன்மைக்களுக்காக உமக்கு நன்றி நவில்கின்றோம். இன்றைய உலகில் வாழும் அரசர் குடும்பங்களை ஆசீர்வதித்து நீர் தொடர்ந்து வழிநடத்தியருள வேண்டுமென்று தந்தையே உம்மை இறைஞ்சுகின்றோம்.

---JDH---தெய்வீக குணமளிக்கும் இயேசு /திண்டுக்கல்.o

 Saint Bilhild Also known as Bilhildis

Profile Born to the nobility. Married to the Duke of Thuringia. Widow. Founded the convent of Altenmünster in Mainz, Germany. Born c.630 near Würzburg, Germany Died c.710 Saint Hirenarchus of Sebaste Also known as Hirenarkus, Hiernarkus, Hiernarchus Profile Pagan who converted while witnessing the faith of the Martyrs of Sebaste during their persecution; he was martyred with them. Died c.305 at Sebaste, Armenia Saint Acacius of Sebaste Profile Priest at Sebaste, Armenia. Martyred during the persecutions of Diocletian with Saint Hirenachus and seven female companions whose names have not come down to us. Died c.305 at Sebaste, Armenia 

 Saint Valerian of Aquileia

Profile Bishop of Aquileia, Italy. Fought for years to eradicate Arianism. Died 389 Saint Facundus Also known as Facundo Profile Martyr. The monastery of Sahagun, Spain, and the town that grew up around it, were named for him. Born in Léon, Spain Died beheaded c.300 at Sahagun, Spain Saint Siffred of Carpentras Also known as Siffrein, Suffredus, Syffroy Profile Monk at Lérins Abbey. Bishop of Carpentras, France. Born Albano, Italy Died c.540 Saint John Angeloptes Profile Bishop of Ravenna, Italy in 430. Metropolitan of Aemilia and Flaminia. Once received a vision of an angel who helped him celebrate the Eucharist. Died 433 of natural causes Saint John of Pavia Profile Ninth-century bishop of Pavia, Italy for 12 years. Noted for his care for the poor, his insistence on clerical discipline, and his work against vice in the general population of his diocese. Saint Primitivus of Sahagun Also known as Primitivo of Sahagun Profile Martyr. Born in Léon, Spain Died beheaded c.300 at Sahagun, Spain Saint Apollinaris of Monte Cassino Profile Abbot of Monte Cassino Abbey for eleven years. Died 828 Saint Gallgo Profile Sixth century founder of the Llanallgo monastery in Anglesey, Wales. Born Welsh Martyrs of Antioch Profile A group of Christians martyred together for their faith. Little information has survived except for their names - Auxilius, Basileus and Saturninus. Martyrs of Nagasaki Profile A group of eleven Christians martyred together for their faith during a period of official persecution in Japan. They are • Alexius Nakamura • Antonius Kimura • Bartholomaeus Seki • Ioannes Iwanaga • Ioannes Motoyama • Leo Nakanishi • Matthias Kozasa • Matthias Nakano • Michaël Takeshita • Romanus Motoyama Myotaro • Thomas Koteda Kyumi Died 27 November 1619 in Nagasaki, Japan Beatified 7 May 1867 by Pope Pius IX Martyred in the Spanish Civil War Thousands of people were murdered in the anti-Catholic persecutions of the Spanish Civil War from 1934 to 1939. I have pages on each of them, but in most cases I have only found very minimal information. They are available on the CatholicSaints.Info site through these links: • Bartolomé Gelabert Pericás • Eduardo Camps Vasallo • José Pérez González • Juan Antonio de Bengoa Larriñaga • Miguel Aguado Camarillo • Pedro Armendáriz Zabaleta

இன்றைய புனிதர்கள் November 26

St. Phileas Feastday: November 26 Death: 307 Deacon Keith FournierHi readers, it seems you use Catholic Online a lot; that's great! It's a little awkward to ask, but we need your help. If you have already donated, we sincerely thank you. We're not salespeople, but we depend on donations averaging $14.76 and fewer than 1% of readers give. If you donate just $5.00, the price of your coffee, Catholic Online School could keep thriving. Thank you. Help Now > Martyr. Born in Thumis, Egypt, he became bishop of his native city in the Nile Delta and was renowned for his learning and wisdom. Arrested during the persecution of Emperor Maximinus, he refused to offer sacrifices to the gods and was beheaded by the local governor. With him died Philoromus, a tribune and treasurer at Alexandria, who objected to the cruelties inflicted upon Phileas and a group of Christians. A reliable contemporary account is extant, and Phileas was mentioned by the historian Eusebius of Caesarea. 

  St. Faustus Feastday: November 26 Death: 311 Deacon Keith FournierHi readers, it seems you use Catholic Online a lot; that's great! It's a little awkward to ask, but we need your help. If you have already donated, we sincerely thank you. We're not salespeople, but we depend on donations averaging $14.76 and fewer than 1% of readers give. If you donate just $5.00, the price of your coffee, Catholic Online School could keep thriving. Thank you. Help Now > Egyptian martyr with Ammonius, Didius, Hesychius, Pachomius, Phileas, Theodore, and more than six hundred fifty others. Faustus was a priest of Alexandria, Egypt. Phileas, Pachomius, Hesychius, and Theodore were bishops.

  St. John Berchmans Feastday: November 26 Patron: of Altar Servers Birth: 1599 Death: 1621

Eldest son of a shoemaker, John was born at Diest, Brabant. He early wanted to be a priest, and when thirteen became a servant in the household of one of the Cathedral canons at Malines, John Froymont. In 1615, he entered the newly founded Jesuit College at Malines, and the following year became a Jesuit novice. He was sent to Rome in 1618 to continue his studies, and was known for his diligence and piety, impressing all with his holiness and stress on perfection in little things. He died there on August 13. Many miracles were attributed to him after his death, and he was canonized in 1888. He is the patron of altar boys. His feast day is November 26. Saint John Berchmans, SJ (Dutch: Jan Berchmans) (13 March 1599 – 13 August 1621) was a Jesuit scholastic and is a saint in the Catholic Church. In 1615, the Jesuits opened a college at Malines (Mechelen) and Berchmans was one of the first to enroll. His spiritual model was his fellow Jesuit St. Aloysius Gonzaga, and he was influenced by the example of the English Jesuit martyrs. Berchmans is the patron saint of altar servers. Contents 1 Early life 2 Call to the Society of Jesus 3 Spirituality of St. John Berchmans 4 Veneration 5 Recognition 6 See also 7 References 8 Sources 9 External links Early life John Berchmans was born 13 March 1599, in the city of Diest situated in what is now the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant, the son of a shoemaker. His parents were John Charles and Elizabeth Berchmans. He was the oldest of five children and at baptism was named John in honor of St. John the Baptist. He grew up in an atmosphere of political turmoil caused by a religious war between the Catholic and Protestant parts of the Low Countries.[1] When he was age nine, his mother was stricken with a very long and a very serious illness. John would pass several hours each day by her bedside.[2] He studied at the Gymnasium (grammar school) at Diest and worked as a servant in the household of Canon John Froymont at Malines in order to continue his studies.[1] John also made pilgrimages to the Marian shrine of Scherpenheuvel, some 30 miles east of Brussels, but only a few miles from Diest. Call to the Society of Jesus In 1615, the Jesuits opened a college at Malines (Mechelen) and Berchmans was one of the first to enroll. Immediately upon entering, he enrolled in the Sodality of the Blessed Virgin. When Berchmans wrote his parents that he wished to join the Society of Jesus, his father hurried to Malines to dissuade him and sent him to the Franciscan convent in Malines. At the convent, a friar who was related to Berchmans also attempted to change his mind. Finally as a last resort, Berchmans's father told him that he would end all financial support if he continued with his plan.[3] Nevertheless, on 24 September 1616, Berchmans entered the Jesuit novitiate. He was affable, kind, and endowed with an outgoing personality that endeared him to others. He requested that after ordination as a priest he could become a chaplain in the army, hoping to be martyred on the battlefield.[1] On 24 January 1618, he made his first vows and went to Antwerp to begin studying philosophy. After only a few weeks he was sent to Rome, where he was to continue the same study. He set out on foot, with his belongings on his back, and on arrival was admitted to the Roman College to begin two years of study. He entered his third-year class in philosophy in the year 1621.[2] His grave at the Sant'Ignazio Later, in August 1621, the prefect of studies selected Berchmans to participate in a discussion of philosophy at the Greek College, which at the time was administered by the Dominicans. Berchmans opened the discussion with great clarity and profoundness, but after returning to his own quarters, was seized with the Roman fever.[2] His lungs became inflamed and his strength diminished rapidly.[3] He succumbed to dysentery and fever on 13 August 1621, at the age of twenty-two years and five months.[4] When he died, a large crowd gathered for several days to view his remains and to invoke his intercession. That same year, Phillip-Charles, Duke of Aarschot, sent a petition to Pope Gregory XV with a view to beginning the process leading to the beatification of Berchmans, whose remains were eventually buried in Sant'Ignazio Church. He also died five months after his birthday. Spirituality of St. John Berchmans St. John Berchmans took as his spiritual model his fellow Jesuit St. Aloysius Gonzaga and he was also influenced by the example of the English Jesuit martyrs. It was his realistic appreciation for the value of ordinary things, a characteristic of the Flemish mystical tradition, that constituted his holiness. He had a special devotion to God's Mother; and to him is owed the Little Rosary of the Immaculate Conception.[3] Veneration Jan Berchmans, by Boetius Adams Bolswert.jpg At the time of Berchmans's death, his heart was returned to his homeland in Belgium where it is kept in a silver reliquary on a side altar in the church at Leuven (Louvain).[5] Berchmans was declared Blessed in 1865, and canonized in 1888.[2] Statues frequently depict him with hands clasped, holding his crucifix, his book of rules, and his rosary. The miracle that led to his canonization occurred at the Academy of the Sacred Heart in Grand Coteau, Louisiana. In 1866, one year after the Civil War, he appeared to novice Mary Wilson. Mary's health was poor, and her parents thought that the gentler climate of south Louisiana could be a remedy. However, her health continued to decline, to the point where for about 40 days she had only been able to take liquids. "Being unable to speak, I said in my heart: 'Lord, Thou Who seest how I suffer, if it be for your honor and glory and the salvation of my soul, I ask through the intercession of Blessed Berchmans a little relief and health. Otherwise give me patience to the end.'" She went on to describe how John Berchmans then appeared to her, and she was immediately healed.[6] When the Academy opened a boys school in 2006, the trustees named it St. John Berchmans School. It is the only shrine at the exact location of a confirmed miracle in the United States.[7] The feast day of St. John Berchmans has never been inscribed in the General Roman Calendar, but prior to the liturgical reforms of St. John XXIII there was a Mass set for him among the section of Masses for Various Places (Missae pro aliquibus locis) of the Roman Missal which foresaw that it would be celebrated in different places on either 13 August or 26 November. The Saint is currently inscribed in the 2004 official edition of the Catholic Church's Martyrologium Romanum (p. 451) on 13 August, the date of his dies natalis (heavenly birthday). He is celebrated by the Society of Jesus on 26 Nov.. Recognition Further information: St. John Berchmans Church (disambiguation) The Belgium Post Authority issued a philatelic stamp in 1965 featuring John Berchmans pictured alongside his parental home in Diest.[4] The St. John Berchmans Sanctuary Society is an organization for altar servers that continues to have chapters at many parishes.[3][8] San Antonio, Texas, became home to several Belgian farmers who arrived in the late 1800s and established truck farms on the southwest edge of the city and brought their crops to the city markets for sale. Other Belgians followed in the 1890s and also established farms in the area. The community founded a school in a one-room structure that also served as a chapel when the priest from Sacred Heart Parish visited. The chapel became known as St. John Berchmans and was the Belgian national parish until 1947, and was Flemish-speaking. The parish moved in 1948, and the former structure became home to the Belgian-American Club of Texas.[9] In 1902, Bishop Anthony Durier requested that the Jesuits establish a second parish in Shreveport. They named the parish in honor of the saint because of the miracle experienced by Mary Wilson in nearby Grand Coteau, Louisiana. On 16 June 1986, Pope John Paul II established the Diocese of Shreveport and St. John Berchmans Church became the Cathedral.[10] The following is partial list of schools and churches named in honor of the saint: Berchmans House (Wah Yan College) (Hong Kong, Hong Kong) St. John Berchmans College (Brussels, Belgium) St. Berchmans College (Changanacherry, Kottayam) St. John Berchmans College (Antwerp, Belgium)[11] (page on the Dutch Wikipedia) St. John Berchmans College (Diest, Belgium) St. John Berchmans College (Westmalle, Belgium) (page on the Dutch Wikipedia) St. John Berchmans College (Genk, Belgium) (page on the Dutch Wikipedia) St. John Berchmans College (Avelgem, Belgium) (page on the Dutch Wikipedia) St. John Berchmans College (Mol, Belgium) St. John Berchmans Institute (Zonhoven, Belgium) (page on the Dutch Wikipedia) St John's Beaumont (Old Windsor, Berkshire, England) St. John's High School (Purulia Road, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India) St. John Berchmans High School (Tinpahar, Jharkhand, India) St. John Berchmans High School (Cordon, Isabela, Philippines) Cathedral of St. John Berchmans (Shreveport, Louisiana, USA) St. John Berchmans Catholic Church (Cankton, Louisiana, USA) St. John's Jesuit High School and Academy (Toledo, Ohio) St. John Berchmans School (Colegio San Juan Berchmans) (Cali, Colombia) St. John's College (Belize City, Belize) St. Berchmans College (Changanacherry, Kottayam) St. Berchmans Higher Secondary School (Changanacherry, Kottayam) St. John Berchmans Church, attached to the Collège St Michel (Brussels, Belgium) St. John Berchmans Parish and School (Logan Square, Chicago, Illinois) St. John Berchmans Church (Holland, Manitoba, Canada) Église Saint-Jean-Berchmans (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) Berchmans Illam, Jesuit Scholasticate (Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India) Sint Joan Berchmans mavo (Roosendaal, The Netherlands) Saint John Berchmans Academy of the Sacred Heart (Grand Coteau, Louisiana, USA) St. John Berchman Church, (Kurseong, West Bengal, India) 

  Blessed Gaetana Sterni Also known as Cajetana Sterni

Profile Daughter of Giovanni Battista Sterni and Giovanna Chiuppani; one of six children. Her father was an administrator for the country property of the Mora, who were members of the Venetian nobility. The family lived relatively comfortably until Gaetana was about 15 years old when, in short order, her elder sister Margherita died, her father died, and her brother Francesco left home to become an actor, leaving the rest of the family in sad shape financially. Gaetana, a pious girl, did what she could to help her mother, but soon attracted the attention and a marriage offer from Liberale Conte, a widower with three children. Gaetana accepted, and was soon very happily married and pregnant. However, during prayer one day she received a prophecy of her husband's early death; it proved true, and she widowed before their child was born. The baby died a few days after birth, and her late husband's family demanded that her three step-children be returned to them. At age 19 Gaetana found herself a widow, alone, broke, alienated from her in-laws, and having buried a child; she returned to her mother's house. She spent much of her time there in prayer, looking for a direction for her future, and finally came to understand that she had a call to the religious life. Joined the Canosian convent at Bassano, Italy for five months, but received another prophetic message in prayer that foretold her mother's death. Her mother died a few days later, and Gaetana left the convent to care for her younger siblings. She was head of the household for the next six years. Free at last at age 26, she began to fulfill anther message she had received in prayer while with the Canosians. There she had been told "to employ there all of herself in the service of the poor and thus fulfill His will." A Jesuit priest confirmed this message for her, and in 1853, she began work at the hospice for beggars in Bassano. She would remain there for her remaining 36 years, tending to the aged, the sick, the dying. In 1860, at age 33 she made a private vow of total devotion to God. In 1865 Gaetana and two like-minded friends formed what would become the Daughters of the Divine Will, a name chosen to indicate that the members would surrender themselves completely to God's plans. They dedicated themselves to service to the sick and poor, and worked especially with those who were sick, but still able to live in their own homes. The bishop of Vicenza, Italy approved the congregation in 1875, and today the Daughters are working across Europe, America, and Africa. Born 26 June 1827 at Cassola, Vicenza, Italy Died • 26 November 1889 of natural causes • buried at the Daughters mother house at Bassano del Grapo, Vicenza, Italy Beatified 4 November 2001 by Pope John Paul II

† இன்றைய புனிதர் †

(நவம்பர் 26)

✠ மவுரிஸ் கோட்டை புனிதர் லியோனார்ட் ✠

(St. Leonard of Port Maurice)

இத்தாலிய ஃபிரான்சிஸ்கன் போதகர்/ துறவற எழுத்தாளர்:

(Italian Franciscan Preacher/ Ascetic writer)

பிறப்பு: டிசம்பர் 20, 1676 

போர்டோ மவுரிஸியோ

(Porto Maurizio)

இறப்பு: நவம்பர் 26, 1751 

ரோம் (Rome)

ஏற்கும் சமயம்:

ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை

(Roman Catholic Church)

முக்திபேறு பட்டம்: ஜூன் 19, 1796

திருத்தந்தை ஆறாம் பயஸ்

(Pope Pius VI)

புனிதர் பட்டம்: ஜூன் 29, 1867 

திருத்தந்தை ஒன்பதாம் பயஸ்

(Pope Pius IX)

பாதுகாவல்: மறைப்பணியாளர்கள்

நினைவுத் திருநாள்: நவம்பர் 26

“பால் ஜெரோம் கஸனோவா” (Paul Jerome Casanova) எனும் இயற்பெயர் கொண்ட புனிதர் லியோனார்ட், இத்தாலிய ஃபிரான்சிஸ்கன் சபை துறவியும் போதகரும் ஆவார். "டொமினிகோ கஸனோவா" மற்றும் "அன்னா மரியா பென்ஸா" (Domenico Casanova and Anna Maria Benza) இவரது பெற்றோர் ஆவர். இவரது தந்தையார் ஒரு கப்பல் தலைவர் ஆவார். இவர்களது குடும்பம் இத்தாலியின் வடமேற்கு கடற்கரை பகுதியான “போர்ட் மௌரிஸ்” (Port Maurice) எனும் இடத்தில் வசித்து வந்தனர்.

இவர் தமது பதின்மூன்று வயதில் தமது மாமன் “அகோஸ்டினோ” (Agostino) என்பவருடன் தங்கி “இயேசுசபையின் ரோமன் கல்லூரியில்” (Jesuit Roman College) கல்வி பயில்வதற்காக இத்தாலி சென்றார். நல்ல மாணவரான லியோனார்ட், மருத்துவ தொழிலை தேர்வு செய்திருந்தார். ஆனால், கி.பி. 1697ம் ஆண்டில் “இளம் துறவியர்” (Friars Minor ) சபையில் இணைந்தார். அவர் தாம் தேர்வு செய்திருந்த மருத்துவ தொழிலை கைவிட்டபோது, அவரது மாமனும் அவரை கைவிட்டார்.

கி.பி. 1697ம் ஆண்டு, அக்டோபர் மாதம், இரண்டாம் தேதி, தமது துறவற சீருடைகளைப் பெற்றுக்கொண்ட “பால் ஜெரோம் கஸனோவா” “அருட்சகோதரர் லியோனார்ட்” என்ற ஆன்மீக பெயரையும் ஏற்றுக்கொண்டார். 

மத்திய இத்தாலியின் "சபின் மலை” (Sabine mountains) பகுதியிலுள்ள “போண்டிசெல்லி" (Ponticelli) என்னும் இடத்தில் “துறவறப் புகுநிலை பயிற்சியை” (Novitiate) பூர்த்தி செய்தபின்னர், ரோம் நகரின் “பாலடின் (Palatine) எனுமிடத்திலுள்ள “தூய போனவெஞ்சுரா” கல்லூரியில் (St. Bonaventura) தமது கல்வியை முடித்தார். குருத்துவ அருட்பொழிவின் பிறகு அங்கேயே தங்கி பேராசிரியராக பணியாற்றிய லியோனார்ட், சீன பயணங்களை எதிர்பார்த்து காத்திருந்தார். ஆனால், அந்நேரத்தில் (கி.பி. 1704ல்) அல்ஸர் நோயும் அதில் இரத்தப்போக்குமாக பாதிக்கப்பட்ட லியோனார்ட் அவரது சொந்த ஊரிலுள்ள ஃபிரான்ஸிஸ்கன் துறவு இல்லத்திற்கு அனுப்பப்பட்டார். நான்கு வருடங்களின் பின்னர் நோயிலிருந்து குணமடைந்த அவர் “போர்ட்டோ மௌரிஸோ” (Porto Maurizio) பகுதிகளில் தமது போதனையை தொடங்கினார்.

பதினெட்டாம் நூற்றாண்டின் தலைசிறந்த போதகர் என்று அழைக்கப்பட்ட லியோனார்ட், சமய போதனைகளிலும் தியானங்களிலும் நோன்பு விரதம் போன்றவைகளைப் பற்றியும் பங்கு பயணங்கள் பற்றியும் பிரசங்கிப்பதில் பிரபலமானவராயும் வல்லவராயும் திகழ்ந்தார். சிறந்த மறைப்பரப்பு பணியாளராக செயல்பட்டார். பயணங்கள் பல மேற்கொண்டு, ஊர் ஊராக சென்று மறையுரையாற்றினார். இவரின் மறையுரையால் பலர் கவர்ந்து, இவரை பின்தொடர்ந்தனர். அனைத்து வித மக்களும் எளிமையாக புரிந்துகொள்ளும் விதத்தில் மறையுரை ஆற்றும் திறமையை பெற்றிருந்தார். இயேசுவின் நற்செய்தியை மிக எளிய முறையில் அறிவித்தார். அவரது ஒவ்வொரு போதனை பயணங்களும் பதினைந்து முதல் பதினெட்டு நாட்கள் வரை நீடித்தன. மேலும் அதன் பிறகும் ஒரு வாரம் வரை பாவ மன்னிப்பு கேட்கும் பணிக்காக தங்கி இருப்பார்.

கி.பி. 1720ம் ஆண்டு, “டுஸ்கனி” (Tuscany) எல்லைகளைக் கடந்து மத்திய மற்றும் தென் இத்தாலி பகுதிகளில் மறையுரையாற்றினார். திருத்தந்தை பன்னிரெண்டாம் கிளெமென்ட்டும் (Pope Clement XII). திருத்தந்தை பதினான்காம் பெனடிக்ட்டும் (Pope Benedict XIV) அவரை ரோம் வரவழைத்து கௌரவித்தனர். திருத்தந்தை பதினான்காம் பெனடிக்ட் (Pope Benedict XIV), அவரை பல்வேறு சிக்கலான இராஜதந்திர பணிகளில் ஈடுபடுத்தினார். “ஜெனோவா” (Genoa), “கோர்ஸிகா” (Corsica), “லுக்கா” (Lucca) மற்றும் “ஸ்போலெடோ” (Spoleto) ஆகிய நாடுகளின் பிரஜைகள் திருத்தந்தையின் நோக்கங்களை பிரதிநிதித்துவம் செய்ய ஒரு அலங்கார கர்தினாலை எதிர்பார்த்திருந்தனர். ஆனால், அவர்கள் கண்டதோ மிகவும் பணிவான, காலணிகள் கூட இல்லாத, சேரும் சகதியுமான ஒரு துறவியை. அவர்களின் எதிர்பார்ப்புக்கு மாறானவராக அவர் இருந்தார்.

லியோனார்ட், சிறிது காலம் இங்கிலாந்து (England), ஸ்காட்லாந்து (Scotland) மற்றும் அயர்லாந்து (Ireland) நாடுகளின் அரசனான, “ஜேம்ஸ் பிரான்சிஸ் எட்வர்ட்” (James Francis Edward) என்பவரது மனைவியான “மரியா கிளமென்டினா’வின்” (Maria Clementina Sobieska) ஆன்மீக வழிகாட்டியாக பணியமர்த்தப்பட்டிருந்தார்.

லியோனார்ட் பல பக்தி மார்க்க சபைகளை நிறுவினார். இயேசுவின் திருஇருதய (Sacred Heart of Jesus) பக்தியையும் தூய நற்கருணை (Most Blessed Sacrament) ஆராதனையையும் பரப்ப தம்மை அர்ப்பணித்துக்கொண்டார். 

நாற்பத்துமூன்று வருடங்களுக்கும் மேலாக அன்னை மரியாளுக்கு வணக்கத்தையும், சிலுவைப்பாதை வழிபாடுகளையும் போதித்த லியோனார்ட், எளிமையான முறையில் மக்களை வழிநடத்தி இறையுணர்வை கொண்டு வாழ செய்தார். இவர் மருத்துவப்படிப்பையும் தத்துவயியலையும் கற்றிருந்தபோதும் கூட எளிமையாக வாழ்ந்து நற்செய்திக்கு சான்று பகிர்ந்தார்.

மறை பரப்புதல் பணியின் கடின உழைப்பு அவரது ஆரோக்கியத்தை கடுமையாக பாதித்தது. எழுபத்தைந்து வயதான புனித லியோனார்ட் தமது "தூய பொனவெஞ்சுரா” (St. Bonaventura) துறவு இல்லத்தில் மரித்தார்.

  Saint Leonard of Port Maurice Also known as • Jerome Casanova • Paul Jerome Casanova

Profile Son of Domenico Casanova, a sea captain, and Anna Maria Benza. Placed at age thirteen with his uncle Agostino to study for a career as a physician, but the youth decided against medicine, and his uncle disowned him. Studied at the Jesuit College in Rome, Italy. Joined the Riformella, a branch of the Franciscans of the Strict Observance on 2 October 1697, taking the name Brother Leonard. Ordained in Rome in 1703. Taught for a while, and expected to become a missionary to China, but a bleeding ulcer kept him in his native lands for the several years it took to recover and regain his strength. Sent to Florence, Italy in 1709 where he became a noted preached in the city and nearby region. He was often invited to other areas, and worked for devotion to the Blessed Sacrament, Sacred Heart, Immaculate Conception, and the Stations of the Cross. Established the Way of the Cross in over 500 places, including the Colosseum in Rome. Sent as a missionary by Pope Benedict XIV to the island of Corsica in 1744. There he restored discipline to the holy orders there, but local politics greatly limited his success in preaching. He returned exhausted to Rome where he spent the rest of his days. Born 20 December 1676 at Porto Maurizio, Italy on the Riviera di Ponente as Paul Jerome Casanova Died 11:00pm 26 November 1751 at the monastery of Saint Bonaventura, Rome, Italy Canonized 29 June 1867 by Pope Pius XI Patronage • Imperia, Italy • parish missions Representation with the Blessed Virgin Mary

  Saint Sylvester Gozzolini

Profile Born to the Italian nobility. Began the study of civil law in Bologna and Padua in Italy in 1197. Renouncing civil law, he studied theology and was ordained in 1217 in the diocese of Osimo, Italy; his father was so upset with the change that he refused to speak to his son for ten years. Canon in Osimo, Italy; his ministry was so successful that his local bishop became jealous. Hermit at age 50, living on herbs and water, sleeping on the ground, and spending his time in study and prayer; his reputation for learning and holiness attracted many students. He received a vision of Saint Benedict of Nursia in 1231 and understood that he should form his spiritual students into a formal community. Founded a Benedictine community at Monte Fano, Fabriano, Italy, a house devoted to strict adherence to the Benedictine Rule, and built on the site of an old pagan temple that Sylvester destroyed. The Order, known as a the Sylvestrines or Blue Benedictines, was approved by Pope Innocent IV in 1247, Sylvester led them until his death decades later, Sylvester founded eleven houses of them in his time, and they continue their work today. Born 1177 in Osimo, Marche, Italy Died • 26 November 1267 at Monte Fano, Fabriano, Italy • re-interred in a shrine in the monastery church of Monte Fano c.1280 Canonized • 1598 by Pope Clement VIII (added to the Martyrology) • 1890 by Pope Leo XIII (office and Mass added to the General Roman Calendar)

  Saint Bellinus of Padua

Also known as Bellino Profile Priest. During a period of turmoil in his diocese, Bellinus stayed loyal to the bishop appointed by the legitimate Pope. Bishop of Padua, Italy. Led a reform of the spiritual lives of the canons in his diocese, and the effort to rebuild the cathedral after its destruction in 1117 by earthquake. Worked to re-build the status and dignity of the Church, defended Church rights and helped build schools. Killed by assassins paid by the Capodivacca family of Padua; Bellinus was becoming very effective in building up the Church at the expense of the noble families. Martyr. Born late 11th century in Padua, Italy Died • stabbed by assissins 1151 on a forest road while on a trip to Rome, Italy • buried in the church of San Giacomo in Lugarano, Italy • the church was destroyed by flood and the relics relocated to the church of San Bellinus in San Martino di Variano, Italy • relics relocated to a newly built chapel in San Martino di Variano in 1647 Canonized by Pope Eugene IV Patronage • Adria, Italy, city of • Adria, Italy, diocese of • against dog bites • against rabies Representation • bishop with a dog at his feet • bishop carrying one or two large keys • bishop being given a cathedral and a palm of martyrdom by the Blessed Virgin 

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இவர் (#St_ConradOfConstance) ஜெர்மனியை ஆண்டுவந்த ஹென்றி என்ற  பிரபுவின் இரண்டாவது மகன்.

தனது கல்வியைத் தற்போது சுவிட்சர்லாந்தில் உள்ள கான்ஸ்டான்ஸ் என்ற இடத்தில் இருக்கக்கூடிய பள்ளியில் படித்த இவர், அருள்பணியாளராகவும் பின்னர், 934 ஆம் ஆண்டு கொன்ஸ்டான்ஸ் நகரின் ஆயராகவும் உயர்த்தப்பட்டார்.

இவர் ஆயராக உயர்த்தப்பட்ட பிறகு, தனக்குச் சேரவேண்டிய குடும்பச் சொத்து அனைத்தையும் திருஅவைக்கும் ஏழைகளுக்கும் பகிர்ந்து கொடுத்தார். இவ்வாறு இவர் ஏழைகளின்மீது கொண்டிருந்த அன்பை வெளிப்படுத்தினார்.

இவர் மூன்றுமுறை புனித நாடுகளுக்கும், ஒருமுறை உரோமைக்கும் திருப்பயணம் சென்று, ஆண்டவர்மீது கொண்டிருந்த பற்றில் இன்னும் உறுதியடைந்தார்.

ஏறக்குறைய 42 ஆண்டுகள் கான்ஸ்டான்ஸில் ஆயராகப் பணிபுரிந்த இவர், அம்மறைமாவட்டத்தைப் பல நிலைகளிலும் வளர்த்தெடுத்தார்; நிறைய கோயில்களை கட்டியெழுப்பினார். 

ஒருமுறை இவர் திருப்பலி நிறைவேற்றிக் கொண்டிருந்தபோது, பெரிய சிலந்தி ஒன்று இரசக் கிண்ணத்தில் விழுந்துவிட்டது. இது இவருக்குத் தெரியாது. இரசக் கிண்ணத்திலிருந்த இயேசுவின் திருஇரத்தத்தைப் பருகிய பின்னரே இவருக்குத் தெரிந்தது. ஆனாலும் இவர் கடவுளிடத்தில் தனக்கு ஒன்றும் ஆகக்கூடாது என்று வேண்டிக் கொண்டார். இவர் வேண்டிக்கொண்டது போன்றே இவருக்கு எந்தவோர் ஆபத்தும் ஏற்படவில்லை. இதனாலேயே இவருடைய கையில் இரசக் கிண்ணம் உள்ளது.

இவர் எந்தவொரு பதவிக்கும் ஆசைப்படாதவராகவே வாழ்ந்து வந்தார்.

இப்படித் தன் வாழ்வாலும் வார்த்தையாலும் ஆண்டவருக்குச் சான்று பகர்ந்து வாழ்ந்த இவர் 975 ஆம் ஆண்டு இறையடி சேர்ந்தார்.

Saint Conrad of Constance Also known as Konrad of Konstanz

Profile Second son of Count Heinrich von Altdorf, part of the Guelf family. Educated at the cathedral school at Constance, Germany (in modern Switzerland). Priest. Provost of the cathedral. Bishop of Constance from 934 to 975. Made three pilgrimages to the Holy Lands. Accompanied Emperor Otto I to Rome, Italy. Renovated churches in his diocese, and built three new ones on lands he inherited. Known for his charity to the poor, and his lack of concern over the power politics that occupied so many other bishops of the day. During Mass one day a spider dropped into the chalice of Precious Blood; though Conrad believed all spiders were poisonous, his love of communion overcame his fear, and he drank the Blood, spider and all. He did, of course, survive. On 14 September 948 Conrad was witness to the miraculous consecration of the Chapel of Mary, Einsiedeln, Switzerland by Christ and some angels. Died 975 of natural causes Canonized 1123 by Pope Callistus II Patronage • Constance, Germany, diocese of • Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, archdiocese of Representation • asperges • bishop holding a chalice with a spider above or in it • performing an exorcism

  Blessed Giacomo Alberione Also known as Santiago Alberione

Profile Seminarian in Bra and Alba in Italy. During the night of 31 December 1900 to 1 January 1901, while doing nightly Eucharistic adoration in Alba, he suddently felt he was called on to do something for the people of the new 20th century. Ordained on 29 June 1907. Parish priest in Narzole. Spiritual director for youth and altar servers in the Alba seminary on 1 October 1908. Director of the weekly publication Gazzetta d'Alba beginning in September 1913. Founded the Society of Saint Paul on 20 August 1914. Founded the Daughters of Saint Paul on 15 June 1915. Founded the Sisters Disciples of the Divine Master on 10 February 1924. Founded the Sisters of Jesus Good Shepherd in Rome, Italy in August 1936. These congregations, under his leadership and on to today, publish materials to spread the word of God, and help in personal devotions. Born 4 April 1884 in San Lorenzo di Fossano, Cuneo, Italy Died 6:26pm on 26 November 1971 in the Generalate House, Rome, Italy of natural causes Beatified 27 April 2003 by Pope John Paul II

  Blessed Pontius of Faucigny Also known as Ponzio

Profile Born to the nobility of the Savoy region (in modern France). Monk at the Canonici Regolari di Abondance abbey as a young man. Over the years he helped revise the constitutions of the abbot to put them in closer accord to the Augustinian rule. Founded a religious house in Sixt, Savoy in 1144, and served as its first abbot. Abbot of the Abondance abbey in 1172. Late in life he retired from the abbacy to spend his final days as a prayerful simple monk. Born c.1100 in Faucigny, Savoy (in modern France) Died • 26 November 1179 in Sixt, Savoy (in modern France) of natural causes • buried in the abbey church • relics enshrined in the church at an unknown date • Saint Francis de Sales, having a devotion, took some relics on 14 November 1620 Beatified 15 December 1896 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmation)

  Pope Saint Siricius Profile Son of Tiburtius. Lector. Deacon. Friend of Saint Ambrose of Milan. Unanimously elected 38th pope in 384. He was opposed by the anti-pope Ursinus, but the pretender could not get any support, and nothing came of it. Expanded papal power and authority, decreeing that any papal documents should receive widespread distribution. Held a synod at Rome, Italy on 6 January 386 which re-affirmed a variety of canon laws and disciplines for both clergy and laity. A separate synod in 390 to 392 re-affirmed the merits of fasting, good works, and the need for celibate life among the religious and clergy. Opposed the Manicheans. Settled the Meletian schism at Antioch.

Born c.334 at Rome, Italy Papal Ascension December 384 Died • 26 November 399 of natural causes • buried in the cemetery of Priscilla on the Via Salaria, Rome, Italy Canonized by Pope Benedict XIV

  Blessed Marmaduke Bowes Additional Memorial 22 November as one of the Martyrs of England, Scotland, and Wales Profile Married layman and father. Fearful of the persecutions of the day, he was a covert Catholic who put in appearances in the Established church to keep the authorities away. He sheltered priests on the run, and had his children raised Catholic. In 1585 his children's tutor was arrested and bribed to apostatize, turn informer, and denounce Bowes for helping priests. Bowes and his wife were arrested and imprisoned in York; she was released, but Marmaduke was convicted on the statements the tutor. First layman executed under the law that made helping priests a felony. Martyr. Born Ingram Grange, Yorkshire, England Died hanged on 26 November 1585 in York, Yorkshire, England Beatified 22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II 

  Saint Alypius Stylites Also known as • Alypius of Adrianople • Alypius of Adrianoplis • Alypius of Hadrianople • Alypius of Hadrianopolis • Alipio, Stiljanus, Stylianos, Stylianus, Styllianus

Profile Deacon. Gave away all his possessions to live first as a monk, and then as a cave hermit and finally as one of the early ascetics who would live atop a pillar for long periods. Born early 4th-century in Adrianople, Paphlagonia, Asia Minor (modern Edirne, Turkey) Died c.390 at Adrianopolis, Paphlagonia, Asia Minor (modern Edirne, Turkey) of natural causes Representation an old man on a pillar holding a baby

  Blessed Hugh Taylor Memorial • 22 November as one of the Martyrs of England, Scotland, and Wales • 29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai Profile Studied at Rheims, France. Ordained in 1584. Ministered to covert and oppressed Catholics in England starting in March 1585. He worked for only a few months, being the first person martyred in the persecutions of Queen Elizabeth. One of the Martyrs of England, Scotland and Wales. Born c.1559 at Durham, England Died hanged, drawn, and quartered on 26 November 1585 at York, Yorkshire, England Beatified 22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II 

  Blessed Albert of Haigerloch Also known as • Albert of Oberaltaich • Adalbert of... Profile Related to the Counts of Haigerloch, Hohenzollern (Germany). Benedictine monk at Oberaltaich, Bavaria in 1261. Head of the monastery school. Prior of his house, and priest of the surrounding parish. Insured support for the monastery scriptorium, and started care for lepers in the area of the Danube. Born 1239 in Haigerloch, Hohenzollern (Germany) Died 26 November 1311 at Oberaltaich, Bavaria, Germany of natural causes .

  Saint Humilis of Bisignano Also known as • Luca Antonio Pirozzo • Umile of Bisignano

Profile Franciscan lay-brother. So renowned for his sanctity, he was summoned to Rome to be counselor to Pope Gregory XV and Pope Urban VIII. Born 26 August 1582 at Bisignano, Cosanza, Italy Died 26 November 1637 at Bisignano, Cosanza, Italy of natural causes Canonized 19 May 2002 by Pope John Paul II

  Saint Ðaminh Nguyen Van Xuyên Also known as Dominic Nguyen Van Xuyen Additional Memorial 24 November as one of the Martyrs of Vietnam Profile Dominican priest. Worked in the Dominican missions in Vietnam. Martyr. Born c.1786 in Hung Lap, Nam Ðinh, Vietnam Died beheaded on 26 November 1839 in Bay Mau, Hanoi, Vietnam Canonized 19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II 

  Saint Tôma Ðinh Viet Du Additional Memorial 24 November as one of the Martyrs of Vietnam Profile Dominican priest. Tortured and martyred in the persecutions of Minh Mang. Born c.1783 in Phú Nhai, Nam Ðinh, Vietnam Died beheaded on 26 November 1839 in Bay Mau, Hanoi, Vietnam Canonized 19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II 

  Saint Basolus of Verzy Also known as • Basolus of Limoges • Basle of... Profile Benedictine monk at Verzy, France. Lived for 40 years as a hermit on a hill near Rheims, France. Miracle worker. Born c.555 in Limoges, France Died • 620 of natural causes • relics enshrined in 879 in the monastery built over his original tomb

  Saint Martin of Arades Also known as Martin of Corbie Profile Monk at Corbie Abbey in France. Priest. Court chaplain and confessor of Charles Martel. Died • 726 of natural causes • buried in St-Priest-sous-Aixe, Haute-Vienne, France Patronage • against gout • against paralysis 

  Saint James the Hermit Also known as • James the Lonely • James Hypeterius Profile Monk. Hermit. Miracle worker. His reputation for wisdom and holiness led the emperor to ask James to attend the Council of Chalcedon in 451. Born near Cyrus, Syria Died 457 of natural causes

  Blessed Delphine of Glandèves

Also known as Delfina Profile Married to Saint Elzear of Sabran. Widowed, she spent the rest of her days in prayerful poverty. Died c.1359 

  Saint Ida of Cologne Profile Daughter of Matilda and Erenfrid, Count Palatine of Lorraine; her brother was Archbishop Hermann II of Cologne, her sisters were Queen Richeza of Poland and Abbess Theofano in Essen. Nun. Abbess of Saint-Mary-in-Kapitol Abbey in Cologne, Germany. Died 1060 

  Saint Egelwine of Athelney Also known as Aylwine, Egelwin, Ethelwin, Ethelwine Profile Seventh century prince of Wessex, England. Lived as a prayerful hermit at Athelney, Somersetshire, England. Born Athelney, Somersetshire, England 

  Saint Nicon of Sparta Also known as Nicon Metanoiete ( = repent) Profile Monk. Wandering preacher and evangelist, especially in Greece, calling everyone to repent (metanoete). Born Armenia Died 998 of natural causes 

  Saint Magnance of Ste-Magnance Also known as • Magnance of Auxerre • Magnentia, Magnantia, Magnence Profile Spiritual student of Saint Germanus of Auxerre. Died c.450 of natural causes

  Saint Marcellus of Nicomedia Profile Priest in Asia Minor. Martyred in the persecutions of the Arian Emperor Constantius. Died thrown from a cliff in 349 in Nicomedia, Asia Minor (modern Izmit, Turkey)

  Saint Bertger of Herzfeld Profile Priest in Herzfeld, Germany. Spiritual director and confessor of Saint Ida of Herzfeld. Died c.830 in Herzfeld, Germany of natural causes while celebrating Mass 

  Saint Amator of Autun Profile Bishop of Autun, France c.270. Brought the Gallic Aedui tribe to the faith. Died buried in the cemetery of t-Pierre-l'Etrier just outside Autun, France

  Saint Sabaudus of Trier Also known as Sebaldus, Sebaud Profile Bishop of Trier, Germany. Died c.614

  Saint Vacz Profile Eleventh century hermit in Visegrád, Hungary.

  Martyrs of Alexandria Profile A group of approximately 650 Christian priests, bishops and laity martyred together in the persecution of Maximian Galerius. We have the names and a few details only seven of them - Ammonius, Didius, Faustus, Hesychius, Pachomius, Phileas and Theodore. Born Egyptian Died c.311 in Alexandria, Egypt 

  Martyrs of Capua Profile A group of seven Christians martyred together. The only details about them to survive are the names - Ammonius, Cassianus, Felicissimus, Nicander, Romana, Saturnin and Serenus. Died in Capua, Campania, Italy, date unknown 

  Martyrs of Nicomedia Profile A group of six orthodox Christians martyred by Arians. Few details have survived except their names - Marcellus, Melisus, Numerius, Peter, Serenusa and Victorinus. Died 349 in Nicomedia, Bithynia, Asia Minor (modern Izmit, Turkey)