இன்றைய புனிதர்கள் செப்டம்பர் 28

  St. John of Dukla

Feastday: September 28

Patron: of Poland and Lithuania

Birth: 1414

Death: 1484

Beatified: January 23, 1733 by Pope Clement XII

Canonized: Pope John Paul II

John of Dukla is a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. He is one of the patron saints of Poland and Lithuania.

John of Dukla (also called "Jan of Dukla") is a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. He is one of the patron saints of Poland and Lithuania.[1]

Biography

John was born in Dukla, Poland, in 1414. He joined the Friars Minor Conventual,[2] and studied at Krakow. After being ordained, he preached in Lwów (then part of Poland), Moldavia, and Belerus; and was superior of Lwów. He may have joined the Observants at a time when efforts were being made to unite the two branches of the Franciscans.[3]

Though he went blind at age seventy,[3] he was able to prepare sermons with the help of an aide. His preaching was credited with bringing people back to the Church in his province.[2] Soon after his death, there was an immediate veneration at his tomb and several miracles were attributed to him.

He died in 1484 in Lwów, Poland. On June 10, 1997, he was canonized by Pope John Paul II in a mass at Krosno, Poland, before approximately one million people

Saint Wenceslaus of Bohemia

 புனிதர் முதலாம் வென்செஸ்லாஸ் 

மறைசாட்சி:

பிறப்பு: கி.பி. 907

ப்ராக், போஹேமியா

இறப்பு: செப்டம்பர் 28, 935

ஸ்டாரா போலேஸ்லாவ், போஹேமியா

ஏற்கும் சமயம்: 

ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை

கிழக்கு மரபுவழி திருச்சபை

முக்கிய திருத்தலங்கள்: 

தூய விதுஸ் பேராலயம், ப்ராக்

நினைவுத் திருவிழா: செப்டம்பர் 28

சித்தரிக்கப்படும் வகை: 

மகுடம், குத்துவாள், பதாகையில் கழுகு

பாதுகாவல்: ப்ராக் (Prague), பொஹேமியா (Bohemia), செக் குடியரசு (Czech Republic)

புனிதர் முதலாம் வென்செஸ்லாஸ் "போஹேமியா"வின் (Bohemia) கோமகனாக கி.பி 921ம் ஆண்டு முதல் கி.பி. 935ம் ஆண்டில் தனது தம்பி “கொடூரன் போலஸ்லாஸ்” (Boleslaus the Cruel) என்பவரால் கொல்லப்படும்வரை ஆட்சியில் இருந்தவர் ஆவார். இவருடைய உயிர்த் துறப்பாலும் இவருடைய வாழ்க்கை வரலாற்று நூல்களாலும் நற்பண்புமிக்க நாயகன் என்று போற்றப்பட்டு புனிதராக அறிவிக்கப்பட்டார். இவர் செக் குடியரசு, பொஹேமியா மற்றும் ப்ராக் ஆகிய இடங்களின் பாதுகாவலராவார்.

வாழ்க்கை:

இவரது பெற்றோர், “முதலாம் விராடிஸ்லாஸ்” மற்றும் “டிராஹோமிரா” (Vratislaus I & Drahomíra) ஆவர். இவரது தந்தை, போஹேமியாவின் “பிரெமிஸ்லிட்” (Přemyslid dynasty) எனும் அரச வம்சத்தைச் சேர்ந்தவர் ஆவார். வென்செஸ்லாஸ், சிறுவயது முதல் இறையுணர்வும், அடக்கமும் கொண்டவராகவும், நன்கு கற்றறிந்தவராகவும், புத்திசாலியாகவும், அறியப்பட்டார். இவர் சிறுவயது முதல், நற்கருணை வழிபாட்டில் அதிக ஈடுபாடு கொண்டவர். அவரது தந்தையின் மறைவுக்குப் பிறகு போஹேமியாவின் கோமகனாக, வென்செஸ்லாஸ் பதவியேற்றார்.

மரணம்:

இவருக்கு ஒரு மகன் பிறந்ததால், தன் அரசு உரிமையை இழந்ததாக நினைத்த இவரது தம்பி போலெஸ்லாவ், இவரைக் கொல்லத் திட்டமிட்டான். தன் வீட்டில் ஏற்பாடு செய்யப்பட்டிருந்த புனிதர்கள் “கோஸ்மாஸ் மற்றும் தமியான்” (Saints Cosmas and Damian) விழாவில் பங்கேற்று விருந்துண்ண அழைத்தான். விருந்துக்குச் செல்லும் வழியில் தேவாலயத்திற்குச் சென்ற வென்செஸ்லாஸை, தேவாலயத்தின் வாசலிலேயே இவரது தம்பியுடனிருந்தோர்கள் குத்திக் கொன்றனர். "இறைவன் உன்னை மன்னிப்பாராக." என்ற வார்த்தைகளுடன் வென்செஸ்லாஸ் உயிர் துறந்தார்.

Also known as

Vaceslav, Vaclav, Wenzel, Wenceslas, Václav

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Son of Vratislav I, Duke of Bohemia, whose family had been converted by Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius, and Drahomira, daughter of a pagan chief; she was baptized on her wedding day, but who apparently never seriously took to the faith. Grandson and student of Saint Ludmilla. Duke of Bohemia, ascending to power when his father was killed during a pagan backlash against Christianity, which he fought against with prayer and patience. Murdered by his brother Boleslaus at the door of a church; killed for political reasons, but normally listed as a martyr since the politics arose from his faith. Miracles reported at his tomb. Subject of the Christmas carol Good King Wenceslas. His memorial is also Statehood Day in the Czech Republic.

Born

907 at Prague, Bohemia (in Czech Republic)

Died

28 September 929 at Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav, Bohemia (in Czech Republic)

Saint Lorenzo Ruiz of Manila

புனித லொரென்சோ 

இவர் முதல் பிலிப்பினோ மறைசாட்சி மற்றும் புனிதர் ஆவார் . ஒரு மகளும் ,இரு மகன்களும் கொண்ட பொதுநிலை கத்தோலிக்கராக இருந்தார் .மணிலாவில் 1600 களின் துவக்கத்தில் பிறந்த இவர் ,அங்கிருந்த ஒரு தொமினிக்கன் பள்ளியில் பயின்றார் . பிநோண்டோ தேவாலயத்தில் பீடச் சிறுவனாகவும் , பின்னர் உபதேசியாராகவும் பணி புரிந்தார் . செபமாலை மாதா சபையின் உறுப்பினராகவும் இருந்தார் . அலுவலக மற்றும் சொந்த பயன்பாட்டுக்கென உருவாக்கப்படும் ஆவணங்களில் அழகிய கையெழுத்து எழுதும் எழுத்தராக பணிபுரிந்தார் . அவர் வாழ்ந்த காலகட்டங்களில் மெத்தப் படித்த ,அதிகத் திறமையுள்ளவர்களே இப்பணியைச் செய்தனர்.1636 ம் ஆண்டில் இவர் ஒரு குற்றப்பழியைச் சுமக்க நேரிட்டது . இவர் குற்றமுள்ளவரா , இல்லையா என்பது தெளிவாக்க முடியாததால் ஜப்பானுக்கு புலம் பெயர்ந்தார் .அங்கு கத்தோலிக்கர்கள் பெருமளவில் வதைபட்டனர். இவரும் இவரது நண்பர்களும் பலவேறு இன்னல்களுக்கு ஆளாயினர் . கத்தோலிக்க மதத்தை விட்டு வரும்படி கட்டாயப்படுத்தப்பட்டனர். இவர்களோ மறுத்து விட்டனர் .தனக்கு ஆயிரம் உயிர்கள் இருந்தாலும் அத்தனையையும் கடவுளுக்கு அர்பணிக்க தான் தயாராக இருப்பதாக இவர் கூறினார் . இறுதியாக  தூக்கிலே தொங்க விடப்பட்டு இரு நாட்கள் மூச்சுத் திணறல் மற்றும் காயங்களால் வதைபட்டு மரித்தார் . இவரது உடல் எரிக்கப்பட்டு அஸ்தி கடலிலே கரைக்கப்பட்டது . இவருக்கும் இவரோடு மரித்த 15 பேருக்கும் திருத்தந்தை இரண்டாம் அருள் சின்னப்பர் 1981 இல் முத்திப்பேறு பட்டம் அளித்தார் . மீண்டும் 1987ல் புனிதர் பட்டம் அளித்தார்.

Also known as

Laurence, Lawrence

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Born to a Chinese father and Filipino mother, both Christians, Lorenzo learned Chinese and Tagalog at home, Spanish from the Dominicans whom he served as altar boy and sacristan. Professional calligrapher and document transcriptionist. Member of the Confraternity of the Holy Rosary. Married layman, and the father of two sons and a daughter.

For unclear reasons, Lorenzo was accused of murder. He sought asylum on board ship with three Dominican priests, Saint Antonio Gonzalez, Saint Guillermo Courtet, and Saint Miguel de Aozaraza, a Japanese priest, Saint Vicente Shiwozuka de la Cruz, and a layman named Saint Lazaro of Kyoto, a leper. Only when they were at sea did he learn that they were going to Japan during a time of intense Christian persecution.

Lorenzo could have gone to Formosa (modern Taiwan), but feared the Spaniards there would hang him, and so stayed with the missionaries as they landed at Okinawa. The group was soon exposed as Christian, arrested, and taken to Nagasaki, Japan. They were tortured in several ways for days. Lawrence and the Japanese priest broke at one point, and were ready to renounce their faith in exchange for release, but after heir moment of crisis, they reclaimed their faith and defied their tormentors. First canonized Filipino martyr.

Born

c.1600 at Binondo, Manila, Philippines

Died

• 29-30 September 1637 at Nagasaki, Japan by being crushed over a period of three days while hanging upside down

• body burned, ashes thrown into the Pacific Ocean

Canonized

• 18 October 1987 by Pope John Paul II

• the canonization miracle involved the healing Cecily Alegriae Policarpio from cerebral paralysis

Saint Simón de Rojas

Also known as

• Simón Ruiz de Rojas

• Simon of Rojas

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A pious child, his first words, at age 14 months, were reported to be Ave Maria. From his youth and throughout his life he loved to visit Marian shrines. Joined the Trinitarians in Valladolid, Spain at age 12, and made his religious profession on 28 October 1572. He studied at the University of Salamanca from 1573 to 1579, and was ordained a priest in 1577. Taught philosophy and theology in Toleda, Spain from 1581 to 1587. From 1588 to 1624, he served as superior of several Trinitarian convents in Castile and Andalusia, and served three periods as Apostolic Visitor to the regions.

His theological studies and contemplation of the mission and cooperating of the Blessed Virgin Mary led his to declare that he was a “slave” of Mary, and he founded the Congregation of the Slaves of the Most Sweet Name of Mary on 14 April 1612 for lay people who wanted to help lead people to God through devotion to Mary; the Congregation spread widely, included kings and princes, and helped to care for the poor. He caused the printing of thousands of images of the Blessed Virgin Mary with the caption “Ave Maria” and had them distributed inside and outside Spain. He made and distributed rosary crowns of 72 blue beads on white cord with symbols of the Assumption and of the Immaculate Conception; there was a tradition at the time Mary had lived to age 72.

Chosen the tutor of the royal infants of Spain in 1619. Elected Trinitarian Provincial of Castile on 12 May 1621. Confessor of Queen Isabella of Bourbon on 1 January 1622. Though a member of the royal court, he lived in poverty, travelled on foot everywhere he went, and spent whatever he had for the care of the poor.

Born

28 October 1552 in Valladolid, Spain

Died

28 September 1624 in Madrid, Spain of natural causes

Canonized

3 July 1988 by Pope John Paul II

Saint Lioba of Bischofsheim

Also known as

• Lioba of Wimborne

• Leoben, Liobgytha, Liobgetha, Truthgeba

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Born to the Wessex nobility to parents who had long prayed for a child. Relative of Saint Boniface with whom she corresponded for several years. Educated at the convent of Minster-in-Thanet and in Wimborne in Dorset, England. Nun at Wimborne at a time when Saint Tetta of Wimborne served as abbess.

In 748 Lioba led a group of 30 nuns, one of whom was Saint Agatha of Wimborne to Germany to help the missionary work of Saint Boniface and found convents. They based their work at Bischofsheim in Würzburg, Franconia, followed the Benedictine Rule, and Lioba served as abbess. Noted for her intelligence, her endless optimism and positive attitude for the work, and her constant study of the scriptures. Her work and the houses she founded were instrumental in the conversion of Germany to Christianity.

Lioba retired from her position in 776 only to start another house Schornsheim, Mainz. Visited the court of Charlemagne in Aachen, Germany and became a close friend of Empress Hildegard. The Benedictines of Saint Lioba are based in Frederiksberg, Denmark.

Born

c.710 in Wessex, England as Truthgeba (= God's gift)

Died

• 28 September 782 in Schornsheim, Germany of natural causes

• buried next to Saint Boniface in Fulda, Germany

• relics moved in 819

• relics moved in 839

• relics later moved to Saint Peter Berg Abbey in Fulda, Germany

Blessed Bernardine of Feltre

Also known as

• Bernardino of Feltre

• Martin Tomitani

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Born to the nobility, the eldest of nine children, he grew up with a speech impediment. After hearing Saint James of the Marches preach at Padua, Italy during Lent in 1456, he felt a call to the religious life. Joined the Order of Friars Minor in May 1456. Teacher. Studied at Mantua, Italy. Ordained in 1463. His speech impediment miraculously cured, and he became a travelling preacher throughout Italy, noted for his fiery sermons against usury. He organized more than thirty monti di pietá throughout Italy to give people an alternative to high-interest lenders.

Born

1439 at Feltre, Italy as Martin Tomitani

Died

28 September 1494 of natural causes

Beatified

• 13 April 1654 by Pope Innocent X (cultus confirmed)

• 1728 by Pope Benedict XIII (beatified)

Saint Conval of Strathclyde

Also known as

• Conval the Confessor

• Conwall...

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Son of an Irish prince. Spiritual student of Saint Kentigern. Archdeacon and priest. One day as he stood on the edge of the Irish sea he asked for God's guidance for his life. The stone on which he was standing broke loose and carried him to Inchinnan where a chapel stands to commemorate it. Evangelized throughout East Renfrewshire, Scotland where there still exist "Conval wells" in Barrhead and Thornliebank.

Born

Irish

Died

c.630 in Scotland of natural causes

Blessed Francis Piani

Also known as

Francis of Caldarola

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Francis grew up in a poor farming community where he saw many people become enslaved to high-interest money lenders and pawn dealers. Franciscan friar. Known as a powerful preacher and a peacemaker between feuding people, families and clans; he said his secret to peace-making was to talk to the people by day and then spend his nights in prayer. Worked with Blessed Bernardino da Feltre to set up the alternatives to pawn shops.

Born

1424 in Caldarola, Macerata, Italy

Died

12 September 1507 in the Franciscan convent in Colfano, Italy of natural causes

Beatified

• miracles reported at his graves, and devotion to him was recorded as early as 1511

• 1634 by Pope Urban VII (cultus confirmation)

• 1 September 1843 by Pope Gregory XVI (cultus confirmation)

Blessed Thiemo of Salzburg

Also known as

Dietmar, Theodinarus, Theodmarus, Thimo

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Born to the Bavarian nobility. Benedictine monk at Niederaltaich Abbey. Renowned painter, engraver, sculptor, and artist in metal. Abbot of Saint Peter's Abbey in Salzburg, Austria in 1077. Archbishop of Salzburg in 1090. Attended the Council of Piacenza in 1095 which took place during a period of turmoil over lay investiture and the appointment of illegitimate bishops. Imprisoned in 1097 and exiled for loyalty to Pope Gregory VII. Crusader in 1101. Captured at Ascalon. Tortured and martyred in Corozain for refusing to convert to Islam.

Born

c.1040 in Bavaria, Germany

Died

1102 at Corozain, Palestine

Blessed Nikita Budka

Also known as

Niceta, Nykyta, Mykyta

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Greek-Catholic. Studied theology in Vienna and Innsbruck, Austria, graduating in 1905. Ordained on 25 October 1905. First bishop for Ukrainian Catholics in Canada on 15 July 1912. Auxiliary bishop of Lviv, Ukraine on 14 October 1912. Vicar General of the Metropolitan Curia in Lviv in 1928. Arrested for his faith and sentenced to eight years in the Soviet concentration camps on 11 April 1945. Martyr.

Born

7 June 1877 in Dobomirka, Zbarazh District, Poland (modern Ukraine)

Died

1 October 1949 in a Soviet concentration camp in Karaganda, Kazakhstan

Beatified

27 June 2001 by Pope John Paul II in Ukraine

Saint Chariton of Palestine

Also known as

Chariton the Confessor

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Hermit in the Kidron Valley near Jericho. His reputation for holiness atrracted so many would-be spiritual students that he retreated to the desert of Jericho. Founded the Souka abbey at wadi Chareitun near Bethlehem, Palestine, and served as its first abbot; he founded several houses in the desert of Judea. Known for spending his days in manual labour and prayer, fasting till after sunset, and even then eating little and plainly.

Born

Iconium, Lycaonia, Asia Minor

Died

c.350 of natural causes at an advanced age

Saint Eustochium

புனித யூஸ்டோசியஸ் (369-419)

செப்டம்பர் 28

இவர் உரோமையில் பிறந்தவர். இவரது தந்தை டோக்சோசியுஸ், தாய் புனித பவுலா என்பவர் ஆவர். இவருக்கு மூன்று சகோதரிகள் இருந்தனர்.

சிறுவயதிலேயே ஆண்டவருக்குத் தன்னை அர்ப்பணித்து வாழத் தொடங்கிய இவர், ஒருமுறை புனித ஜெரோம் இத்தாலிக்கு வந்திருந்தபொழுது, அவரோடு பெத்லகேம் சென்று, திருவிவிலியத்தை மொழிபெயர்ப்பதில் அவருக்கு இவர் உறுதுணையாக இருந்து வந்தார்.

இவர்  கிரேக்கம், இலத்தின், ஹூப்ரு ஆகிய மொழிகளை நன்றாகக் கற்றறிந்திருந்ததால், புனித ஜெரோமோடு திருவிவிலியத்தை மொழிபெயர்ப்பதற்கு அது பேருதவியாக இருந்தது.

பின்னாளில் புதிய ஜெரோம் பெண்களுக்கென நான்கு துறவுமடங்களை நிறுவியபொழுது, அவற்றில் ஒரு துறவு மடத்திற்கு இவர் தலைவியாக நியமிக்கப்பட்டார். 

இவ்வாறு திருவிவிலியத்தை மொழிபெயர்ப்பதற்கு உதவியாய் இருந்து,  ஒரு துறவியாய் பலருக்கும் எடுத்துக்காட்டாக விளங்கிய இவர், 419 ஆண்டு இறையடி சேர்ந்தார்.

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Daughter of Saint Paula of Rome and Roman senator Toxotius. Sister of Saint Blaesilla. Spiritual student of Saint Jerome in 382. Made a personal vow of perpetual virginity. Spoke Latin and Greek, and could read Hebrew. Travelled with Paula and Jerome to the Holy Land where she helped with the Vulgate Bible translation, working as Jerome's housekeeper, reading and writing for him when his eyesight began to fail. When Paula died in 404, Eustochium took over the spiritual direction of three women's communities formerly guided by her mother.

Born

c.369 at Rome, Italy 

Died

c.419 at Bethlehem of natural causes

Saint Salonius of Geneva

Also known as

Salonio

Profile

Son of Galla, who became a nun late in life, and of Saint Eucherius of Lyon; brother of Saint Veranus of Vence. Educated at Lérins Abbey where he became a monk. Bishop of Geneva, Switzerland in 439. Attended the Council of Orange in 441. Attended the Councils of Vaison in 442 and in 451. Supported the work of Pope Saint Leo the Great. Wrote Bible commentaries on the books of Proverbs and Ecclesiastes, and was so well known in theological and intellectual circles that other works of the time were dedicated to him.

Born

c.400

Died

mid-5th century in Geneva, Switzerland of natural causes

Saint Annemond of Lyons

Also known as

Annemund, Anemundo, Annemundus, Chamond, Delphinus, Ennemond

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Born to the nobility, the son of Sigon, a prefect in Lyons, France; his brother was Count Dalfin of Lyons. Annemond grew up in the court of King Dagobert I, and councilor to King Clovis II. Friend of Saint Wilfrid of York. Archbishop of Lyons, France. Murdered by Ebroin in the turmoil following the death of Clovis. Saint-Chamond, Loire, France is named in his honour.

Died

• 657 in Châlon-sur-Saône, France

• relics enshrined by Saint Wilfrid of York

Saint Alodius of Auxerre

Saint Alodius of Auxerre (also known as Allodius, Eladius, Elodius, or Hellodius) was a bishop of Auxerre, France, from 451 to 472. He is a saint of the Catholic Church and his feast day is celebrated on September 28.

Alodius was probably a disciple of Saint Germanus of Auxerre, a previous bishop of Auxerre who was known for his holiness and his opposition to Pelagianism. Alodius continued in Germanus' footsteps, and he was known for his piety, his charity, and his zeal for the faith.

During Alodius' time as bishop, Auxerre was invaded by the Huns. Alodius refused to flee the city, and he stayed with his people to provide them with spiritual and material support. He is credited with saving many lives during the invasion.

Alodius was also a strong defender of the Catholic faith. He attended the Council of Chalcedon in 451, where he condemned the heresy of Monophysitism. He also wrote several treatises against Pelagianism and other heresies.

Alodius died in 472 and was buried in the Oratory of Saint Maurice in Auxerre. His tomb became a place of pilgrimage, and he was venerated as a saint by the people of Auxerre.

Died

• 28 September 482 in Auxerre, France of natural causes

• re-interred in the crypt of the church in Auxerre in 865

• the relics were re-surveyed and recorded in 1636

• the relics were re-surveyed and recorded in 1857

Saint Zama of Bologna

Saint Zama of Bologna (also known as Saint Zama the Bishop) was the first bishop of Bologna, Italy. He is said to have lived in the 3rd century AD.

According to tradition, Zama was a Greek missionary who came to Bologna to preach the gospel. He converted many people to Christianity, and he was eventually elected bishop of Bologna.

Zama was a wise and compassionate leader. He was known for his humility and his dedication to serving the people of Bologna. He established many churches and monasteries in the city, and he did much to promote the faith.

Zama died in Bologna in the early 4th century AD. He was buried in the crypt of the Church of Saints Nabor and Felix, which is one of the oldest churches in Bologna.

Saint Zama is the patron saint of Bologna and of the diocese of Bologna. He is also invoked as a patron saint of bishops and of those who are suffering from eye problems.

Died

• c.268 of natural causes

• relics translated from the Church of the Crucifix in Saint Stephen to the cathedral of Saint Peter in Bologna, Italy c.1500

• buried next to Saint Faustinianus

Saint Exuperius of Toulouse

Also known as

Essuperio, Exsuperius, Soupire

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Bishop of Toulouse, France. Known for his charity, including aid to the poor in Egypt and Palestine. Saint Jerome thought highly of him, and dedicated one of his Bible commentaries to him.

Died

411

Saint Chuniald

Also known as

Conald, Cunialdo

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Seventh-century missionary priest in the region of Bavaria in modern Germany and Austria. Worked with Saint Rupert of Salzburg.

Born

Ireland, Scotland, France or Germany (records vary quite a bit)

Died

• c.718 at Salzburg, Austria of natural causes

• relics transferred to the church of Saint Rupert in 773–774

Saint Gislar

Also known as

Gisilario

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Seventh-century missionary priest in the region of Bavaria in modern Germany and Austria. Worked with Saint Rupert of Salzburg.

Born

Ireland, Scotland, France or Germany (records vary quite a bit)

Died

• c.718 at Salzburg, Austria of natural causes

• relics transferred to the church of Saint Rupert in 773–774

Blessed Christian Franco

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Brother of Blessed Desiderio Franco. Joined the Augustinians in 1362. Monk at the Carbonara convent in Naples, Italy in 1421. Augustinian superior general.

Born

Villafranca Piemonte, Italy

Died

• 1432 of natural causes

• buried at the Carbonara convent in Naples, Italy

Saint Tetta of Wimborne

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Abbess of Wimborne Abbey during a period when it had over 500 sisters including Saint Lioba of Bischofsheim, Saint Thecla of Kitzingen and Saint Agatha of Wimborne. Sent a contingent of the nuns and gave other help to the missionary work of Saint Boniface in Germany.

Died

c.772

Saint Faustus of Riez

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Monk at Lérins Abbey. Abbot there in 433. Bishop of Riez, France in 459. Fought Arianism and Pelagianism in his diocese.

Born

c.408 in Brittany, France

Died

c.490

Blessed Aaron of Auxerre

Blessed Aaron of Auxerre was a bishop of Auxerre, France, in the late 8th and early 9th centuries. He is venerated in the Roman Catholic Church, and his feast day is celebrated on September 28.

Aaron was born into a noble family in Auxerre. He was a devout Christian and well-educated. He was elected bishop of Auxerre in 794 and served in that capacity until his death in 807.

Aaron was a wise and compassionate leader. He was known for his piety, his charity, and his zeal for the faith. He did much to promote the Church in Auxerre and to help the poor and marginalized.

Aaron was also a strong defender of the Catholic faith. He attended the Council of Frankfurt in 794, where he condemned the heresy of Adoptionism. He also wrote several treatises against Adoptionism and other heresies.

Aaron died in 807 and was buried in the Church of Saint-Germain in Auxerre. His tomb became a place of pilgrimage, and he was venerated as a saint by the people of Auxerre.

Died

• c.807 in Auxerre, France of natural causes

• relics enshrined in the church of Saint-Germain in Auxerre

Saint Willigod of Moyenmoutier

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Monk in the monastery in Moyenmoutier, France. Helped found the monastery in the area of Romont in modern Switzerland.

Died

c.690

Saint Martin of Moyenmoutier

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Monk in the monastery in Moyenmoutier, France. Helped found the monastery in the area of Romont in modern Switzerland.

Died

c.690

Saint Machan

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Educated in Ireland where he became a monk. Missionary to pagans in Scotland. Bishop, ordained in Rome, Italy.

Born

Scottish

Saint Privatus of Rome

Saint Privatus of Rome was a Christian martyr who was beaten to death during the persecution of the Church under Emperor Alexander Severus in the early 3rd century AD.

Very little is known about Saint Privatus' life. According to tradition, he was a Roman citizen who was converted to Christianity by Saint Callistus I, the pope at the time. Privatus was a devout Christian and was known for his piety and his charity.

During the persecution under Alexander Severus, Privatus was arrested and imprisoned. He was tortured and beaten, but he refused to renounce his faith. Eventually, he was beaten to death.

Saint Privatus is buried in the Catacombs of Rome. His feast day is celebrated on September 28.

Died

scourged to death in 223 in Rome, Italy

Saint Solomon of Genoa

Saint Solomon of Genoa (also known as Salomon or Salonius) was the first bishop of Genoa, Italy. He is said to have lived in the 3rd century AD.

According to tradition, Solomon was a Greek missionary who came to Genoa to preach the gospel. He converted many people to Christianity, and he was eventually elected bishop of Genoa.

Solomon was a wise and compassionate leader. He was known for his piety, his charity, and his zeal for the faith. He established many churches and monasteries in the city, and he did much to promote the faith.

Solomon died in Genoa in the late 3rd century AD. He was buried in the crypt of the Cathedral of San Lorenzo, which is the oldest church in Genoa.

Saint Solomon of Genoa is the patron saint of Genoa and of the archdiocese of Genoa. He is also invoked as a patron saint of bishops and of those who are suffering from eye problems.

Died

c.269

Saint Paternus of Auch

PSaint Paternus of Auch (also known as Saint Paternus of Spain) was a bishop of Auch, France, in the 2nd century AD. He is venerated in the Roman Catholic Church, and his feast day is celebrated on September 28.

Paternus was born in Bilbao, Spain, into a noble family. He was a devout Christian and well-educated. He was elected bishop of Auch in 150 AD and served in that capacity until his death in 180 AD.

Paternus was a wise and compassionate leader. He was known for his piety, his charity, and his zeal for the faith. He did much to promote the Church in Auch and to help the poor and marginalized.

Paternus was also a strong defender of the Catholic faith. He attended the Council of Arles in 165 AD, where he condemned the heresy of Montanism. He also wrote several treatises against Montanism and other heresies.

Paternus died in 180 AD and was buried in the Church of Saint-Pierre in Auch. His tomb became a place of pilgrimage, and he was venerated as a saint by the people of Auch.

Saint Bardomianus

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One of a group of 28 Christians martyred in the early days of the Church in Asia Minor.

Saint Bardomianus was a Christian martyr who was killed in the early days of the Church. He is said to have been one of a group of 28 Christians who were martyred in Asia Minor.

Very little is known about Saint Bardomianus' life. His feast day is celebrated on September 28.

Saint Bardomianus is invoked as a patron saint of those who are suffering from persecution, and of those who are facing difficult challenges in their lives.

Here is a prayer to Saint Bardomianus:

Saint Bardomianus,

Martyr of Christ,

We pray to you for our Church,

And for all of God's people.

You were faithful to Christ to the end,

Even in the face of death.

Help us to be faithful to Christ in all things,

And to witness to His love in our world.

We pray for you to intercede for us,

That we may be granted the graces we need,

To live holy and virtuous lives.

Amen.

Saint Laurence of North Africa

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One of a group of 22 martyrs.

Saint Martial of North Africa

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One of a group of 22 martyrs.

Saint Eucarpus

Saint Eucarpus is a Christian martyr who is venerated in both the Catholic and Orthodox Churches. He is one of a group of 28 Christians who were martyred in Asia Minor during the early days of the Church.

The exact date of Saint Eucarpus' martyrdom is unknown, but it is believed to have taken place during the reign of the Roman emperor Diocletian (284-305 AD). Diocletian launched a series of persecutions against Christians, which resulted in the deaths of many thousands of people.

Saint Eucarpus and his companions were arrested and tortured for their faith in Christ. They refused to renounce their faith, and they were eventually executed.

Saint Eucarpus is buried in the city of Nicomedia, which is now in Turkey. His feast day is celebrated on September 28.

Saint Stacteus

Saint Stacteus is a Christian martyr who is venerated in both the Catholic and Orthodox Churches. He is one of a group of 28 Christians who were martyred in Asia Minor during the early days of the Church.

The exact date of Saint Stacteus' martyrdom is unknown, but it is believed to have taken place during the reign of the Roman emperor Diocletian (284-305 AD). Diocletian launched a series of persecutions against Christians, which resulted in the deaths of many thousands of people.

Saint Stacteus and his companions were arrested and tortured for their faith in Christ. They refused to renounce their faith, and they were eventually executed.

Saint Stacteus is buried in the city of Nicomedia, which is now in Turkey. His feast day is celebrated on September 28.

Augustinian Martyrs of Japan

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The first Augustinian missionaries arrived in Japan in 1602 and met with immediate success; many were brought to the faith; many of them became Augustinians; and many of them were martyred in the periodic persecutions of Christians. This memorial commemorates all of them, whether they have a sanctioned Cause for Canonization or not. They include

• Blessed Bartolomé Gutiérrez Rodríguez

• Blessed Ferdinand Ayala

• Blessed Francisco Terrero de Ortega Pérez

• Blessed Ioannes Mukuno Chozaburo

• Blessed Laurentius Kaida Hachizo

• Blessed Mancius Yukimoto Ichizaemon

• Blessed Martín Lumbreras Peralta

• Blessed Melchor Sánchez Pérez

• Blessed Michaël Ichinose Sukezaemon

• Blessed Pedro de Zúñiga

• Blessed Petrus Sawaguchi Kuhyoe

• Blessed Thomas Terai Kahyoe

• Blessed Vicente Simões de Carvalho

• Saint Magdalena of Nagasaki

• Blessed Thomas Jihyoe of Saint Augustine

Martyrs of Antioch

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A group of 30 soldiers and 7 civilians who were murdered together for their faith. The names that have come down to us are - Alexander, Alphinus, Heliodorus, Mark, Neon, Nicon and Zosumus.

Died

c.303 at Antioch, Pisidia (in modern Turkey)

Martyred in the Spanish Civil War

• Blessed Amalia Abad Casasempere de Maestre

• Blessed Francesc Xavier Ponsa Casallach

• Blessed Josep Casas Juliá

• Blessed Josep Casas Ros

• Blessed Josep Tarrats Comaposada

• Blessed María Fenollosa Alcaina

இன்றைய புனிதர்கள் செப்டம்பர் 27

 Bl. Brother Scubilionis

Feastday: September 27

Birth: 1797

Death: 1867

Beatified: 2 May 1989 by Pope John Paul II

Brother Scubilionis (born: Jean Bernard Rousseau) was a pious young man who served as a catechist. He entered the Christian Brothers' noviate in Paris, France in 1822, taking the name Scubilion and was an Elementary school teacher for ten years in various locations in France. In 1833, he was assigned to teach and work with slaves on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean and Brother Scubilionis spent 34 years there teaching. He modified the lessons to suit the natives, started classes for them at night, worked with local priests, and brought many to the faith by his example of Christian life.

St. John Mark

Feastday: September 27

Death: unknown

According to the pre­1970 Roman Martyrology, he was described as the bishop of Byblos in Phoenicia, modem Lebanon. He was per­haps mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles. Modem scholars are of the view that he should be identified with St. Mark the Evangelist.

Saint Vincent de Paul

 புனிதர் வின்சென்ட் தே பவுல் 

குரு, சபை நிறுவனர்:

பிறப்பு: ஏப்ரல் 24, 1581

குயேன், காஸ்கனி, ஃபிரான்ஸ் அரசு

இறப்பு: செப்டம்பர் 27, 1660 (வயது 79)

பாரிஸ், ஃபிரான்ஸ் அரசு

ஏற்கும் சமயம்: 

கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை

ஆங்கிலிக்கன் ஒன்றியம்

முக்திபேறு பட்டம்: ஆகஸ்ட் 13, 1729

திருத்தந்தை 13ம் பெனடிக்ட்

புனிதர் பட்டம்: ஜூன் 16, 1737

திருத்தந்தை 12ம் கிளமென்ட்

முக்கிய திருத்தலங்கள்: 

புனித வின்சென்ட் தெ பவுல் சிற்றாலயம், 

95, ரியூ டி செவ்ரெஸ், பாரிஸ், ஃபிரான்ஸ்

நினைவுத் திருவிழா: செப்டம்பர் 27

பாதுகாவல்: 

தொண்டு நிறுவனங்கள்; மருத்துவமனைகள்; குதிரைகள்; மருத்துவமனைகள்; தொழுநோய்; தொலைந்து போன பொருட்கள்; மடகாஸ்கர் (Madagascar); கைதிகள்; ரிச்மோன்ட் (Richmond); வர்ஜீனியா (Virginia); ஆன்மீக உதவி; புனித வின்சென்ட் தெ பவுல் சபைகள்; தன்னார்வலர்கள்; தூய இருதய பேராலய தயாரிப்பு (Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory); Vincentian Service Corps.

புனிதர் வின்சென்ட் தே பவுல், ஏழைகளுக்கு தொண்டு செய்வதற்காக தம்மையே அர்ப்பணித்துக்கொண்ட ஒரு ஃபிரெஞ்ச் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபையின் குரு ஆவார். இவர் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபையிலும், ஆங்கிலிக்கன் ஒன்றியத்திலும் புனிதராக போற்றப்படுகிறார். இவருக்கு 1737ம் ஆண்டு, புனிதர் பட்டம் வழங்கப்பட்டது. இவர் தமது இரக்கம், மனத்தாழ்ச்சி, தாராள குணம் ஆகியவற்றிற்கு புகழ்பெற்றவர் ஆவார். மேலும், இவர் “டிரம்பெட்” எனும் இசைக் கருவிகளின் பெரிய தூதர் (Great Apostle of Trumpets) என்றும் அழைக்கப்படுகிறார். ஐக்கிய அரசு நாடுகளில் (UK) ஆண்டுதோறும் ஆகஸ்ட் மாதம் பத்தாம் நாள், தூய வின்சென்ட் தினத்தை தேசிய விடுமுறை நாளாக அனுசரிக்கின்றனர்.

வாழ்க்கை குறிப்பு :

புனித வின்சென்ட் ஃபிரான்ஸ் நாட்டில் காஸ்கனியின் பாவ்ய் பகுதியில், விவசாயக் குடும்பத்தில் 1581ம் ஆண்டு பிறந்தார். இவரது தந்தை பெயர் “ஜீன்” (Jean) ஆகும். தாயாரின் பெயர், “பெட்ரான்ட்” (Bertrande de Moras de Paul) ஆகும். இவருக்கு “ஜீன்” (Jean), “பெர்னார்ட்” (Bernard), “கேயான்” (Gayon) என்று மூன்று சகோதரர்களும், “மேரி மற்றும் மேரி-கிளாடின்” (Marie and Marie-Claudine) என்று இரண்டு சகோதரிகளும் இருந்தனர்.

ஃபிரான்சின், “டாக்சில்” (Dax) கலை, இலக்கியம் கற்ற இவர், 1597ம் ஆண்டு, “டௌலோஸ் பல்கலையில்” (University of Toulouse) இறையியல் படிப்பை தொடங்கினார். 1600ம் ஆண்டு, செப்டம்பர் மாதம், 23ம் தேதி, தமது பத்தொன்பது வயதில் குருத்துவ அருட்பொழிவு பெற்றார். அக்காலத்தில் குருத்துவ அருட்பொழிவு பெற குறைந்தபட்ச வயது இருபத்துநான்கு ஆகும். ஆனால், வின்சென்டின் பங்குத்தந்தை நியமனத்தை எதிர்த்து ரோம நீதிமன்றத்தில் (Court of Rome) வழக்கு தொடரப்பட்டது. வழக்கை எதிர்க்க விரும்பாத வின்சென்ட், பங்குத்தந்தை நியமன பதவி விலகினார். டௌலோஸிலேயே தங்கி தமது கல்வியை தொடர்ந்தார். இறையியலில் இளநிலை பட்டம் பெற்றார். 1605ம் ஆண்டு, மார்செய்ல் பகுதிக்கு திரும்பும் வழியில் “பார்பரி” (Barbary pirates) கடற்கொள்ளையரால் பிடித்துச்செல்லப்பட்டு, துனீசியா (Tunis) பகுதியில் அடிமையாக விற்கப்பட்டார்.

முதலில் ஒரு மீனவ எஜமானிடம் விற்கப்பட்ட வின்சென்ட், மீனவ பணிகள் இவருக்கு பொருந்தாமையால் மருத்துவர் ஒருவருக்கு விற்கப்பட்டார். ஒரு பயணத்தின்போது இவரது எஜமான் மரணமடைந்தார். பின்னர், மீண்டுமொருமுறை வின்சென்ட் விற்கப்பட்டார். இம்முறை இவரை வாங்கிய எஜமான் ஒரு முன்னாள் ஃபிரான்சிஸ்கன் சபையைச் சார்ந்த கத்தோலிக்க குரு ஆவார். ஃபிரான்ஸ் நாட்டின் “நைஸ்”( Nice) எனும் பிராந்தியத்தைச் சேர்ந்த இவரது பெயர், “கில்லாம் கௌடியர்” (Guillaume Gautier) ஆகும். முன்னர் ஒருமுறை இஸ்லாமியர்களிடம் அடிமையாக பிடிபட்டிருந்த இவர், அடிமைத் தளையிளிருந்து விடுபடுவதற்காக இஸ்லாம் மதத்தை தழுவினார். இவர் அங்கிருந்த மலைப் பகுதிகளில் தமது மூன்று மனைவியருடன் வசித்துவந்தார். கத்தோலிக்க விசுவாசம் பற்றின தகவல்களை வின்சென்ட் மூலம் அறிந்துகொண்ட அவரது இரண்டாம் மனைவி, அவரை மீண்டும் கிறிஸ்தவ மறையை தழுவ வற்புறுத்தினார். இதனால் மனம் மாறிய அவர்கள் அனைவரும் பத்து மாதங்கள் பொருத்திருந்தனர். பின்னர் சிறு படகு ஒன்றின் மூலம் அங்கிருந்து தப்பித்து, ஃபிரான்ஸ் நாட்டின் “ஐகேஸ் மோர்டேஸ்” (Aigues-Mortes) பகுதியில் 1607ம் ஆண்டு, ஜூன் மாதம், 28ம் தேதி இறங்கினார்கள்.

ஃபிரான்சுக்கு திரும்பியதும், ரோம் சென்ற வின்சென்ட், தனது படிப்பைத் தொடர்ந்தார். 1609ம் ஆண்டு, ஒரு பணி நிமித்தம் அரசர் 4ம் ஹென்றியிடம் ஃபிரான்ஸ் அனுப்பப்பட்டார். அங்கு அவர் மார்கரெட் டி வலோயிசின் குருவாக பணியாற்றினார். சிறிது காலம் க்ளிச்சியின் பங்கு குருவாக இருந்துவிட்டு, 1612ம் ஆண்டு முதல் புகழ்பெற்ற கான்டி குடும்பத்துக்கு குருவாக பணியாற்றினார். இவர் டி கான்டி சீமாட்டியின் ஒப்புரவாளராகவும், ஆன்ம இயக்குனராகவும் இருந்தார்; மேலும் அந்த சீமாட்டியின் உதவியோடு, பண்ணையில் பணிபுரிந்த விவசாயிகளுக்கு இயேசுவைப் பற்றி போதித்தார்.

1622ம் ஆண்டு, வின்சென்ட் தே பவுல் போர் கப்பலில் குருவாக நியமிக்கப்பட்டார்; அங்கு இவர் போர் கைதிகளுக்கும் நற்செய்தி பணியாற்றினார்.

1625ம் ஆண்டு, வின்சென்ட் மறைப்பணி சபை என்ற துறவற சபையை நிறுவினர். மறைபரப்பு பணியை மேற்கொள்ளும் இச்சபையின் குருக்கள் பொதுவாக வின்சென்டியர்கள் அல்லது லாசரிஸ்டுகள் என்று அழைக்கப்படுகின்றனர். 1633ல் லூயிஸ் தே மரிலாக்கின் வழிகாட்டுதலோடு, பிறரன்பு புதல்விகள் என்ற பெண்களுக்கான துறவற சபையை இவர் நிறுவினார். இவர் ஜான்செனிச பேதகத்திற்கு எதிராகவும் போராடினார். (பேதகம் என்பதற்கு தவறான கிறிஸ்தவ போதனை என்பது பொருள்).

பிறரன்பு பணிகளில் அதிக ஆர்வம் காட்டிய வின்சென்ட் தே பவுல், 1660ம் ஆண்டு, செப்டம்பர் மாதம், 27ம் தேதி மரணம் அடைந்தார். வின்சென்ட் தே பவுலின் கருணை, பணிவு, தாராள குணம் ஆகியவை அவருக்கு புகழைத் தேடித் தந்திருக்கின்றன.

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Born to a peasant family. A highly intelligent youth, Vincent spent four years with the Franciscan friars at Acq, France getting an education. Tutor to children of a gentlemen in Acq. He began divinity studies in 1596 at the University of Toulouse. Ordained at age 20.

Taken captive by Turkish pirates to Tunis, and sold into slavery. Freed in 1607 when he converted one of his owners to Christianity.

Returning to France, he served as parish priest near Paris where he started organizations to help the poor, nursed the sick, found jobs for the unemployed, etc. Chaplain at the court of Henry IV of France. With Louise de Marillac, founded the Congregation of the Daughters of Charity. Instituted the Congregation of Priests of the Mission (Lazarists). Worked always for the poor, the enslaved, the abandoned, the ignored, the pariahs.

Born

• 24 April 1581 near Ranquine, Gascony near Dax, southwest France

• the town is now known as Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Landes, France

Died

• 27 September 1660 at Paris, France of natural causes

• body found incorrupt when exhumed in 1712

• body defleshed by a flood; skeleton encased in a wax effigy in the house of the Vincentian fathers in Paris

• heart incorrupt; displayed in a reliquary in the chapel of the motherhouse of the Sisters of Charity in Paris

Beatified

13 August 1729 by Pope Benedict XIII

Canonized

16 June 1737 by Pope Clement XII

Blessed Lorenzo of Ripafratta

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Born to the Italian nobility, Lorenzo’s family had a military history and a duty to protect the outer defenses of the city of Pisa, Italy. Lorenzo, however, was drawn to the religious life, began studying for the priesthood, and while a deacon, he joined the Dominicans at the convent of Saint Catherine in Pisa in 1396. Priest. He worked for reform of the Dominicans and encouraged his brother friars in their studies, prayer life, and devotion to the Rule. Lorenzo served as novice master, spiritual director and preacher, and taught theology; his novices and students include Saint Antonius of Florence, Blessed Peter Cappuci, Blessed Fra Angelico and the artist Fra Benedetto. Vicar-general of the congregation. He worked with the sick during plague outbreaks in the Italian cities of Pistoia and Fabriano. Father Lorenzo served for 60 years, lived a simple, ascetic life, and was particularly devoted to the sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation.

Born

c.1373 in Ripafratta, Italy

Died

• 1456 in Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy of natural causes

• buried at the Dominican church in Pistoia

• miracles reported at his tomb

Beatified

1851 by Pope Pius IX (cultus confirmation)

Blessed Delphine

Also known as

Delphina

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Born to the nobility, daughter of the Lord of Puimichel, France. Orphaned in infancy; raised by her aunt, the abbess of the convent of Saint Catherine in Sorbo. Franciscan tertiary. Married at age 16 to Saint Elzear, Count of Sarban, Franciscan tertiary, and godfather to Pope Urban V; the couple lived chastely. Became a lady in waiting to Queen Sanchia in Naples. Widow, Elzear dying of natural causes while on a trip to Paris, France. When Queen Sanchia died, she sold her vast estates, gave the proceeds to the poor, and retired to Provence where she lived her remaining years in seclusion.

Born

1283 at the Chateau-Puimichel in Languedoc (modern Puy-en-Velay, France)

Died

• 26 November 1360 of natural causes

• buried next to Elzear at Apt, France

Beatified

1694 by Pope Innocent XII (cultus confirmation)

Saint Elzear

 புனிதர் எல்ஸீர் 

ஃபிரான்சிஸ்கன் சபை துறவி:

பிறப்பு: கி.பி. 1285

செயின்ட்-ஜீன்-டி-ராபியன்ஸ் கோட்டை, ப்ரோவென்ஸ், தெற்கு பிரான்சில் உள்ள கப்ரீரெஸ்-டி'ஐகிஸ்

இறப்பு: செப்டம்பர் 27, 1323

பாரிஸ், ஃபிரான்ஸ்

ஏற்கும் சமயம்:

ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை

நினைவுத் திருநாள்: செப்டம்பர் 27

புனிதர் எல்ஸீர், ஒரு ஃபிரான்சிஸ்கன் சபை துறவியும், ஆட்சியாளரும், தூதரும், இராணுவ தலைவருமாவார்.

கி.பி. 1285ம் ஆண்டு, தென்ஃபிரான்ஸின் (Southern France) “ப்ரோவென்ஸ்” (Provence) மாகாணத்தின் “செயின்ட்-ஜீன்-டி-ராபியன்ஸ் கோட்டையில்” (The Castle of Saint-Jean-de-Robians) பிறந்த எல்ஸீர், தமது இளமை காலத்தில், “மார்சேயில்” (Marseille) நகரிலுள்ள “புனிதர் விக்டர் மடாலயத்திலே” (Abbey of St. Victor), அதன் மடாதிபதியான (Abbot) தமது மாமன் வில்லியம் (William of Sabran) என்பவரது மேற்பார்வையின் கீழே, கிறிஸ்தவ விசுவாசத்திலும், அறிவியலிலும் முழுமையான பயிற்சி பெற்றார்.

அவர் பொருத்தமான வயதை எட்டியபோது, “நேபிள்ஸ் அரசன் இரண்டாம் சார்லசின்” (King Charles II of Naples) விருப்பத்தை ஏற்று, “டெல்ஃபின்” (Delphine of Glandèves) எனும் இளம்பெண்ணை திருமணம் செய்துகொண்டார். (டெல்ஃபின், பின்னாளில் முக்திபேறு பட்டம் பெற்றவர் ஆவார்). சிறுமியாக, கன்னிமைக்காக சத்தியப் பிரமாணம் ஏற்றிருந்த டெல்ஃபின், தங்களது திருமண நாளின் இரவு, தன்னுடைய புதிய கணவரிடம், தாம் கன்னிமைக்காக தனிப்பட்ட உறுதிமொழியை ஏற்றிருந்ததாக அறிவுறுத்தினார். அப்போதிருந்த ஆன்மீக சட்டங்களின்படி, டெல்ஃபின் ஏற்றிருந்த உறுதிமொழி பிரமாணங்களை கைவிடச் செய்யும் உரிமைகள் தமக்கிருந்தும், எல்ஸீர், தமது மனைவி ஏற்றிருந்த உறுதிமொழி பிரமாணங்களுக்கு மதிப்பளித்து, அவர் கன்னியாகவே வாழ அனுமதிக்க முடிவு செய்தார். அத்துடன், தமது மனைவி ஏற்றிருந்த உறுதிமொழி பிரமாணங்களை உதாரணமாகக்கொண்டு, தாமும் கன்னிமைக்கான உறுதிமொழி ஏற்றார். இருவரும் இணைந்து, புனிதர் ஃபிரான்சிஸின் மூன்றாம் நிலை சபையில் (Third Order of Saint Francis) சேர்ந்தனர்.

எல்ஸீர் மற்றும் டெல்ஃபின் இருவரும், சிற்றின்பங்களை ஒழித்த திருமண வாழ்க்கை வாழ்ந்தனர். அவர்களது வாழ்க்கையில், செப நடைமுறைகளும், இல்லாதோர்க்கு உதவும் நல்லெண்ணங்களுமே மேலோங்கியிருந்தன. இருபது வயதான எல்ஸீர், “அன்சுயிஸ்” (Ansouis) நகரிலிருந்து, தென்கிழக்கு ஃபிரான்சிலுள்ள “புய்மேச்செல்” (Puimichel) நகருக்கு தமது மனைவியுடன் மிகுந்த தனிமையான வாழ்க்கை வாழச் சென்றார். அவருடைய ஊழியர்களை ஒழுக்க நெறிகளுக்கு உட்படுத்தினார். அது அவருடைய குடும்பத்தை கிறிஸ்தவ நன்னெறியின் முன்மாதிரியாக மாற்றியது.

கி.பி. 1309ம் ஆண்டு, தமது தந்தையின் மரணத்தின் பின்னர், அவர் இத்தாலியில்

தனது புதிய பாதையில் சென்றார். அங்கே அவர் தமது நாட்டினரின் நம்பிக்கை மற்றும் ஆதரவைப் பெற்றார். அவர்கள் நார்மன் (Norman) வெற்றியாளர்களை இழிவாகக் கருதினார்கள். 1312ம் ஆண்டு, நேபிள்ஸ் நாட்டின் அரசன் ராபர்ட்டின் (King Robert of Naples) படைத் தலைவராக ரோம் நகருக்கு அணிவகுத்துச் சென்றார். அந்த நகரிலிருந்து பேரரசர் “ஏழாம் ஹென்றியை” (Emperor Henry VII) வெளியேற்றுவதற்கு உதவி செய்ய அணிதிரண்டனர். போருக்குப் பிறகு புரோவென்ஸுக்கு (Provence) திரும்பிய அவர், மறுபடியும் தமது பக்தியான குடும்பத்தை அமைத்தார். அதில் கத்தோலிக்க விசுவாசத்தின் பக்தி மற்றும் விசுவாசமான நடைமுறைகள் அவரது வீட்டின் அனைத்து உறுப்பினர்களிடமும் எதிர்பார்க்கப்பட்டது.

கி.பி. 1317ம் ஆண்டு, அரசன் ராபர்ட்டின் (King Robert) மகனான கோமகன் சார்லசின் (Duke Charles) ஆசிரியராகப் பொறுப்பேற்க எல்ஸீர் நேபிள்ஸுக்குச் சென்றார். பின்னர், சார்லஸ் சிசிலி இராச்சியத்தின் (Kingdom of Sicily) விகார் ஜெனரல் (Vicar General) ஆனபோது, எல்ஸீர் சார்லசின் கோட்டை ஆளுநராகப் (Castellan) பொறுப்பேற்றார். கி.பி. 1323ம் ஆண்டு, சார்லசின் திருமணத்திற்கு “வலோயிஸ் இல்லத்தின்” (House of Valois) உறுப்பினரான “மேரீயின்” (Marie of Valois) ஆதரவைப் பெறுவதற்காகவும், தார்மீக அல்லது அறிவார்ந்த அறிவுரைகளை வழங்குவதற்கான வீரமிக்க நல்லொழுக்கங்களாலான ஒரு உலக நீதிமன்றத்தை உருவாக்குவதற்காகவும் “ஃபிரான்ஸ் அரசனிடம்” (King of France) தூதராக அனுப்பப்பட்டார். அந்தப் பதவியில் பணிபுரிந்துகொண்டிருந்தபோது, தாம் கொண்ட பணிகளை முடித்துவிட்ட நிலையில், அவர் மரித்துவிட்டார்.

அவரது ஆதிக்க எல்லைக்கு திருப்பி அனுப்பப்பட்ட அவரது உடல், “ஆப்ட்”, வௌக்லுஸ்” (Apt, Vaucluse) நகரிலுள்ள “இளம் துறவியர் தேவாலயத்தில்” (Church of the Friars Minor), ஃபிரான்சிஸ்கன் சீருடையில் அடக்கம் செய்யப்பட்டது.

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Eleazarus

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Born to the nobility. Nephew of William of Sabron, abbot of Saint Victor's abbey, Marseilles, France, where Elzear was educated. Franciscan tertiary. Married to Saint Delphina at age 16, with whom he lived chastely the rest of his life. Count of Ariano in Naples, Italy upon his father's death. Uncle and godfather of Pope Urban V. Tutor to the son of King Robert of Naples in 1317. Diplomat for King Robert. Died while on a trip to arrange a marriage for Prince Charles. Known especially for his happy, loving, Christian marriage and his deep personal prayer life.

Born

1285 at Ansouis, Provence, France

Died

• 27 September 1323 in Paris, France of natural causes

• buried next to Blessed Delphine at Apt, France

Canonized

1369 by Pope Urban V

Blessed Jean-Baptiste Laborie du Vivier

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Priest in the diocese of Maçon, France. Imprisoned on a ship in the harbor of Rochefort, France and left to die during the anti-Catholic persecutions of the French Revolution. One of the Martyrs of the Hulks of Rochefort.

Born

19 September 1734 in Maçon, Saône-et-Loire, France

Died

27 September 1794 aboard the prison ship Deux-Associés, in Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, France

Beatified

1 October 1995 by Pope John Paul II

Saint Bonfilius of Foligno

புனித போன்ஃபிலியூஸ் (1040-1125)

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இவர் இத்தாலியில் உள்ள ஓசிமோ என்ற இடத்தில் பிறந்தவர்.

சிறுவயதிலேயே இறைவன்மீது மிகுந்த பற்றுக்கொண்டு வாழ்ந்த இவர், வளர்ந்ததும், புனித பெனடிக்ட் துறவற சபையில் சேர்ந்து, துறவியானார்; பின்னாளில் ஸ்டோரேஜ் என்ற இடத்தில் இருந்த துறவு மடத்தின் தலைவரனார்.

கடவுள் இவரைத் துறவு மடத்தின் தலைவராக மட்டும் வைத்திருக்கவில்லை, அதை விட மிக உயர்ந்த பொறுப்பில் அமர்த்தினார். 1076 ஆம் ஆண்டு இவர் ஃபோலிக்னோ என்ற இடத்தின் ஆயராகத் திருநிலைப்படுத்தினார்.

ஏறக்குறைய இருபது ஆண்டுகள் ஆயர்பணியை மிகச் சிறப்பாகச் செய்த இவர், 1096 ஆம் ஆண்டு புனித நாடுகளுக்குத் திருப்பயணம் மேற்கொண்டார். புனித நாடுகளில் இயேசு பிறந்த, வளர்ந்த, பணிகள் செய்து, பாடுகள் பட்ட இடங்களையெல்லாம் தரிசித்த இவர் அங்கிருந்து திரும்பி வந்து, தன் இறுதி நாள்களை முன்பு தான் துறவியாக இருந்த துறவிமடத்திலேயே  இறைவேண்டலில் கழித்து, 1125 ஆம் ஆண்டு தம் ஆவியை ஆண்டவரிடம் ஒப்படைத்தார்.

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Born to the nobility. Benedictine monk and then abbot of Santa Maria di Storaco Abbey where he was known for his knowledge of the scriptures. Priest. Noted and popular preacher. Bishop of Foligno, Italy in 1078. Pilgrim and Crusader to the Holy Lands from 1096 to 1104, after which he retired from his see to return to life as a monk. His biography was written by Saint Sylvester Guzzolini.

Born

1040 in Osimo, Italy

Died

1125 of natural causes

Saint Adolphus and Saint John of Cordoba

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Brothers, born to a Moorish father and a Christian mother. Martyred in the persecutions of Abderrahman II.

Born

Seville, Spain

Died

martyred c.850 in Corboba, Spain

Saint Gaius of Milan

Also known as

Caius of Milan

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Spiritual student of Saint Barnabas the Apostle. First century bishop of Milan, Italy for 24 years. Baptized Saint Vitalis, Saint Gervase and Saint Protase.

Died

• c.85

• relics enshrined by Saint Charles Borromeo at the church of Saint Francis, Milan, Italy in 1571

Blessed Lorenzo della Pietà

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Mercedarian. Assigned to north Africa, he was repeatedly beaten and abused by Muslims, but managed for free 121 Christians who had been enslaved by them.

Saint Hiltrude of Liessies

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Recluse near Liessies, France under the spiritual direction of her brother Gundrad, abbot of the nearby monastery.

Died

c.790 of natural causes

Blessed Antonio de Torres

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Mercedarian friar known as a man wholly devoted to God. In Algiers in North Africa, he ransomed and freed 80 Christians who had been enslaved by Muslims.

Saint Barrog the Hermit

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Barrwg, Barnoch, Barruc, Barry, Barroq, Barnoc

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Seventh century spiritual student of Saint Cadoc of Wales. Hermit on an island off the coast of Glamorgan, a piece of land now known as Barry Island in his honour.

Saint Adheritus

Also known as

Adhentus, Abderitus, Adery

Saint Adheritus was the second bishop of Ravenna, Italy, after Saint Apollinaris. He was born in Greece and died in Ravenna in the 2nd century AD. His feast day is celebrated on September 27.

Adheritus is best known for his role in the spread of Christianity in Ravenna. He is also credited with building the first Christian churches in the city. Adheritus was a wise and compassionate man, and he was loved by his people.

After his death, Adheritus was buried in the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe near Ravenna. His tomb quickly became a place of pilgrimage for Christians. Adheritus is a role model for all Christians. He was a man of deep faith and courage. He was willing to dedicate his life to spreading the Gospel. He is also a reminder of the importance of humility and compassion.

Born

Greek

Died

• 2nd century in Ravenna, Italy of natural causes

• relics in the Benedictine Basilica of Classe, Ravenna, Italy

Saint Ceraunus of Paris

Also known as

Ceran of Paris

Saint Ceraunus of Paris (also known as Saint Ceran) was the 12th bishop of Paris, from 576 to 614 AD. He is a Catholic and Orthodox saint, and his feast day is celebrated on September 27.

Ceraunus was a native of Paris. He was a learned and pious man, and he was known for his wisdom and charity. He was also a strong advocate for the unity of the Church.

As bishop of Paris, Ceraunus oversaw the construction of several new churches, including the Church of Saint-Vincent, which later became the monastery of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. He also established a school at the monastery, where he taught many future bishops and saints.

Ceraunus was also a defender of the rights of the poor and oppressed. He spoke out against injustice and corruption, and he helped to establish several charitable institutions in Paris.

Ceraunus died in 614 AD and was buried in the Church of the Apostles in Paris. His relics were later transferred to the Church of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, where they are still venerated today.

Died

• c.614 of natural causes

• relics enshrined in the church of Saint Genevieve, Paris, France

Saint Fidentius of Todi

Also known as

Fidenzio of Todi

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Martyr.

Died

relics discovered in Todi, Italy in the 12th century

Patronage

Bassano in Teverina, Italy

Saint Florentinus the Hermit

Also known as

Florentino

Saint Florentinus the Hermit was a 5th-century Christian monk who lived in the region of Umbria, Italy. He is known for his holiness of life and his many miracles.

Florentinus was born into a wealthy family, but he gave up his worldly possessions to become a monk. He lived in a cave in the mountains, where he devoted himself to prayer and meditation. Florentinus was known for his great humility and his compassion for the poor and sick.

According to his legend, Florentinus performed many miracles during his lifetime. He cured the sick, raised the dead, and even cast out demons. He is also said to have protected the people of Umbria from a plague.

Florentinus died in peace in his cave around the year 480 AD. He was buried nearby, and his tomb quickly became a place of pilgrimage. Florentinus is still venerated today as a saint by the Catholic Church. His feast day is celebrated on September 27.

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beheaded by Vandals in 5th century Sedunum, Gaul (modern Brémur, France)

Saint Terence of Todi

Also known as

Terenzio, Terentius

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Martyr.

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relics discovered in Todi, Italy in the 12th century

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Bassano in Teverina, Italy

Saint Deodatus of Sora

Saint Deodatus of Sora was a bishop of Sora, Italy, from 652 to 672 AD. He is known for his holiness of life and his many miracles.

Deodatus was born into a wealthy family in Rome. He was a brilliant student and excelled in his studies. However, he was also attracted to the religious life. He eventually decided to become a priest, and he was ordained in 648 AD.

Deodatus was a gifted preacher and teacher. He was also known for his compassion for the poor and sick. He often visited the hospitals and prisons, where he ministered to the suffering.

In 652 AD, Deodatus was consecrated bishop of Sora. He served as bishop for 20 years, during which time he reformed the diocese and built many new churches. He is also credited with founding a monastery near Sora.

Deodatus was a wise and compassionate bishop. He was loved by his people for his holiness of life and his many miracles. He died in peace in 672 AD and was buried in the cathedral of Sora.

Deodatus is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. His feast day is celebrated on September 27.

Saint Deodatus of Sora is a role model for all Christians. He was a man of deep faith and humility. He was willing to give up everything to follow Christ. He is also a reminder of the importance of prayer, meditation, and compassio

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• in Sora, Italy, date unknown

• relics enshrined in the cathedral in Sora in 1621

Saint Marcellus of Saint Gall

Saint Marcellus of Saint Gall (also known as Moengal) was an Irish monk who lived in the 7th and 8th centuries. He is the founder of the Abbey of Saint Gall in Switzerland.

Marcellus was born in Ireland in the mid-7th century. He was educated at a monastery, where he learned about the Christian faith and the monastic way of life. In the early 8th century, Marcellus decided to go on a pilgrimage to Rome.

On his way to Rome, Marcellus stopped in Switzerland, where he met with the local bishop. The bishop was impressed with Marcellus's holiness and learning, and he asked him to stay in Switzerland and help to spread the Christian faith.

Marcellus agreed, and he founded a monastery in the village of Saint Gall. The monastery quickly became a center of learning and culture in Switzerland. Marcellus died in 720 AD, and he was buried in the monastery church.

Marcellus is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. His feast day is celebrated on September 27.

Born

Ireland

Died

c.869

Saint Epicharis

Saint Epicharis was a Christian martyr who lived in Rome during the reign of Emperor Diocletian (284-305 AD). She is known for her courage and determination in the face of persecution.

Epicharis was born into a wealthy family in Rome. She was a devout Christian, and she refused to renounce her faith even when she was threatened with death.

In the year 300 AD, Epicharis was arrested and tortured for her faith. She was suspended and beaten, and she was even threatened with being burned alive. However, Epicharis refused to give up her faith.

In the end, Epicharis was beheaded. She died on September 27, 300 AD.

Epicharis is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. Her feast day is celebrated on September 27.

Saint Hilary the Hermit

Saint Hilary the Hermit was a 4th-century Christian monk who lived in the desert of Gaza, Palestine. He is one of the most famous and influential hermits in Christian history.

Hilary was born into a wealthy pagan family in Gaza. He received a classical education and was well-versed in Greek philosophy. However, he was drawn to the Christian faith from a young age.

At the age of fifteen, Hilary converted to Christianity and decided to become a monk. He left his home and possessions and went to live in the desert. He lived in a cave and ate only wild plants and berries. He spent his days in prayer and meditation.

Hilary quickly became known for his holiness of life and his wisdom. He attracted many disciples, and he founded a number of monasteries in the desert of Gaza. He was also a gifted teacher and preacher, and his sermons were widely sought after.

Hilary is best known for his opposition to Arianism, a heresy that denied the divinity of Jesus Christ. Hilary was a staunch defender of the orthodox faith, and he wrote several treatises against Arianism. He also played a key role in the Council of Nicaea (325 AD), which condemned Arianism and defined the orthodox doctrine of the Trinity.

Hilary died in peace in 372 AD at the age of eighty. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church.

Martyrs of Aegea

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Three Christians martyred with Saints Cosmas and Damian in the persecutions of Diocletian - Anthimus, Euprepius and Leontius.

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tortured and beheaded c.303 in Aegea, Cilicia (modern Ayas, Turkey)

Martyred in the Spanish Civil War

• Blessed Crescencia Valls Espí

• Blessed Herminia Martínez Amigó de Martínez

• Blessed José Fenollosa Alcaina

• Blessed Maria Carme Fradera Ferragutcasas

• Blessed Maria Magdalena Fradera Ferragutcasas

• Blessed Maria Rosa Fradera Ferragutcasas • Blessed Mariano Climent Sanchis

 Chiara of the Resurrection

Chiara of the Resurrection (also known as Chiara Luce Badano) was an Italian teenager who died of cancer in 1990. She was beatified by Pope Benedict XVI in 2010 and canonized by Pope Francis in 2022. She is the first member of the Focolare Movement to be canonized. 

Chiara was born in Sassello, Italy, in 1971. She was a devout Catholic from a young age, and she was very involved in the Focolare Movement, a lay Catholic movement that emphasizes unity and love.

In 1985, Chiara was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer. She underwent surgery and chemotherapy, but the cancer continued to spread. Despite her illness, Chiara remained cheerful and optimistic. She offered her suffering to God and to others, and she became a symbol of hope and courage.

Chiara died on October 7, 1990, at the age of 18. Her funeral was attended by over 10,000 people, including many young people who were inspired by her example.

 Mary of the Purification

Mary of the Purification is a title given to the Virgin Mary in commemoration of the feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, also known as Candlemas. This feast is celebrated on February 2nd and commemorates the presentation of Jesus at the Temple in Jerusalem and the purification of Mary after childbirth.

The title of Mary of the Purification is a reminder of Mary's obedience to the Law of Moses and her humble acceptance of her role as the mother of God. It is also a reminder of Mary's purity and holiness.

The feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a popular feast in the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. It is a time to reflect on Mary's role in the salvation of the world and to pray for her intercession.

the feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary is also celebrated on September 27 in the Byzantine Rite of the Catholic Church and in some Eastern Orthodox Churches.

The Byzantine Rite is the second-largest rite of the Catholic Church, after the Latin Rite. It is used by Greek Catholics, Ukrainian Catholics, and other Catholic Churches in Eastern Europe and the Middle East.

The Eastern Orthodox Churches are a group of autocephalous (self-governing) Churches that are in communion with each other. They share a common faith and tradition, but they have different liturgical practices and calendars.

 Sigebert II of East Anglia

Sigebert II of East Anglia (also known as Saint Sigebert) was a king of East Anglia, the Anglo-Saxon kingdom which today includes the English counties of Norfolk and Suffolk. He was the first English king to receive a Christian baptism and education before his succession and the first to abdicate in order to enter the monastic life.

Sigebert was born in the early 7th century and spent his early years in exile in Gaul, where he converted to Christianity. He returned to East Anglia in the early 630s and became king. He was a devout Christian and did much to promote the Church in his kingdom. He founded a school in East Anglia so that boys could be taught reading and writing in Latin, and he invited missionaries to preach the gospel to his people.

In 637, Sigebert abdicated the throne in order to enter the monastic life. However, he was soon recalled to lead his people in battle against the pagan king Penda of Mercia. Sigebert was killed in battle in 637, but his death was not in vain. His efforts to promote Christianity in East Anglia had laid the foundation for a strong and vibrant Christian community.

Sigebert was venerated as a saint by the Anglo-Saxons. His feast day is celebrated on February 7th. He is also the patron saint of the English county of Norfolk. Sigebert II of East Anglia's feast day is also celebrated on September 27, in addition to February 7.