இன்றைய புனிதர்கள் ஆகஸ்ட் 24

 St. Massa Candida

Feastday: August 24

Death: 260

A group of martyrs who suffered in Utica, in northern Africa. The name, translated as "the White Mass," was believed to denote the fact that these martyrs were thrown into a lime pit, and their remains became one great white mass. Now it is believed that Massa Candida was an actual site near Utica in modem North Africa. Some 153 martyrs suffered there under Emperors Valerian and Gallienus.

The Massa Candida were 300 early Christian martyrs from Utica who chose death rather than offering incense to Roman Gods, in approximately 253-60 AD.[1] They were put to death by Galerius Maximus, the governor of the province of Africa. The title "Massa Candida" or "White Mass or Lump" refers to their manner of death. The Catholic Encyclopedia reports that they were hurled into a pit of burning lime and thus reduced to a mass of white powder. They are commemorated on August 24.

St. Aurea

Feastday: August 24

Patron: of Ostia, Italy

Death: 270

Martyr, probably at Ostia, in Italy. No reliable details survive of her death, but her shrine at Ostia attests to her martyrdom.

Saint Aurea of Ostia (or Aura; in Greek, Chryse; both names mean “golden girl”) is venerated as the patron saint of Ostia.[3] According to one scholar, “[a]lthough the acta of Saint Aurea are pious fiction, she was a genuine martyr with a very early cultus at Ostia

Saint Emily de Vialar

தூய எமிலி தே வியலர் ( ஆகஸ்ட் 24 , ஜூன் 17)

“ஒவ்வொரு நாளும் நான் ஆயிரமாயிரம் பிரச்சனைகளைச் சந்திக்கின்றேன். அப்படியிருந்தாலும் இறைவனுடைய அருட்கரம் என்னோடு இருப்பதால், நான் எதற்கும் அசையாமல் இருக்கின்றேன்” – எமிலி தே வியலர்.

வாழ்க்கை வரலாறு

இன்று நாம் நினைவுகூரும் எமிலி தே வியலர் 1779 ஆம் ஆண்டு, செப்டம்பர் திங்கள் 12 ஆம் நாள், தெற்கு பிரான்சில் உள்ள கெயிலாக் என்ற இடத்தில் பிறந்தார்.

எமிலியின் தாயார் பக்தியுள்ள பெண்மணி. எனவே இவர் தன்னுடைய ஒரே மகளான எமிலிக்கு பக்தி நெறியை ஊட்டி வளர்த்து வந்தார். தாயாரின் வளர்ப்பில் எமிலி நாளொரு மேனியும் பொழுதொரு வண்ணமுமாய் வளர்ந்து வந்தார். இப்படி வாழ்க்கையில் எல்லாமே நன்றாகப் போய்க்கொண்டிருந்த தருணத்தில், எமிலியின் தாயார் திடிரென இறந்துபோனார். அப்போது எமிலிக்கு வயது வெறும் 15 தான். தாயின் இழப்பை அவரால் தாங்கிக்கொள்ளவே முடியவில்லை.

இந்தச் சூழ்நிலையில் எமிலியின் தந்தை, அவருக்கு மணமுடித்துக் கொடுத்தால், தாயின் இழப்பை மறந்துவிட்டு அவர் சந்தோசமாக இருப்பார் என்று நினைத்துக்கொண்டு ஆடவன் ஒருவனை எமிலிக்கு மணமுடித்துக் கொடுக்க திட்டம் தீட்டினார். இதைக் கேள்விப்பட்ட எமிலி அதிர்ந்து போனார். ஏனென்றால் அவர் ஏற்கனவே தன்னை இறைவனுக்காக அர்ப்பணித்திருந்தார். தந்தை இவ்வாறு திட்டம் தீட்டுவதை அறிந்த எமிலி அவரிடத்தில் சென்று, “நான் ஏற்கனவே என்னை இறைவனுக்கு அர்ப்பணித்துவிட்டேன். அதனால் நான் யாரையும் மணமுடிக்கப் போவதில்லை” என்று மிக உறுதியாகச் சொன்னார். இதனால் எமிலியின் தந்தை மிகுந்த ஏமாற்றத்திற்கும் வருத்தத்திற்கும் உள்ளானார். தன் மகள் இப்படியோர் முடிவை எடுத்துவிட்டாளே என்று ஏமாற்றத்திற்கு உள்ளன எமிலியின் தந்தை அதனாலேயே நோய்வாய்ப்பட்டு படுத்தபடுக்கையானார்.

எமிலியின் கனவு, இலட்சியம் எல்லாம் பிரஞ்சுப் புரட்சியால் நிர்மூலமாகிப் போன கிறிஸ்தவக் கல்வி நிறுவனங்களுக்கு உயிர்கொடுப்பதும் ஏழை எளிய மக்களுக்கு சேவை செய்வதுதான். அதற்காகத்தான் அவர் எந்தவொரு ஆணையும் மணந்துகொள்ளாமல், நோய்வாய்ப்பட்டு கிடந்த தன் தந்தையைக் கவனித்துக்கொண்டு கன்னியாகவே இருந்தார். தந்தை நோய்முற்றி இறந்ததும் இறைப்பணிக்காக தன்னை முற்றிலும் அர்ப்பணிக்கத் தொடங்கினார்.

முதலில் தாய்வழி தாத்தாவின் சொத்துவழியாக ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட தொகை அவருக்குக் கிடைத்தது. அதைக்கொண்டு அவர் நகரில் ஒரு பெரிய கட்டடத்தைக் கட்டி, கல்விப்பணியையும், சமூகப் பணியையும் ஆன்மீகப் பணியையும் செய்யத் தொடங்கினார். இவர் ஆற்றிவந்த பணிகளைப் பார்த்துவிட்டு, முதலில் மூன்று பெண்களும், அவர்களைத் தொடர்ந்து எட்டுப் பெண்களும் அவரோடு சேர்ந்துகொண்டு பணி செய்யத் தொடங்கினார்கள்.

எமிலி செய்துவந்த சேவைகள் அனைத்தும் மக்களுடைய கவனத்தை ஈர்த்தன. அதனால் மக்கள் மத்தியில் அவருக்கும் அவர் ஏற்படுத்திய ‘The Sisters of St. Joseph of the Apparition’ நல்ல மதிப்பு உண்டானது. கார்டினல் மெர்சியர் என்பவர் எமிலிக்கு ஓர் ஆன்மீக குருவாக இருந்து, எல்லாவிதத்திலும் உறுதுணை புரிந்துவந்தார்.

இப்படி பல்வேறு பணிகளைச் செய்துவந்த எமிலி திடிரென நோய்வாய்ப்பட்டு 1856 ஆம் ஆண்டு, ஆகஸ்டு திங்கள் 24 ஆம் நாள் இறையடி சேர்ந்தார். இவருக்கு 1951 ஆம் ஆண்டு புனிதர் கொடுக்கப்பட்டது.

feast day is 24 August in the General Roman Calendar, 

and celebrated on 17 June by the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Apparition

Also known as

• Anne Marguerite Adelaide Emily de Vialar

• Emilie de Vialar

• Emilie de Vialard

Profile

Born to an aristocratic family, the eldest of three children, and only daughter of Baron James Augustine and Antoinette de Vialar. Because of the anti-Church sentiment of the years following the French Revolution, Emily was baptized in secret, and was taught religion at home by her mother. Sent at age 7 to Paris, France for her education. Her mother died when Emily was 15, and the girl returned home. She managed her father's house until she was 35 years old, privately devoting herself to a life of celibacy and prayer, and occasionally arguing with her father over her desire to enter religious life.

Upon receiving a large inheritance from her grandfather, Emily and three other women founded the Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Apparition on Christmas Day in 1832; the Apparition refers to the appearance of Gabriel to Joseph, telling him to flee to Egypt. In 1835, Emily and several of the Sisters arrived in Algeria to help the sick during a cholera epidemic, and begin her dream of missionary work. Beginning in 1840 she tried to obtain papal approval of the Sisters, but secular politics between France and Algeria, and Church politics involving Bishop Dupuch of Alger prevented the recognition until 31 March 1862, several years after Emilie's death.

During the next few years Emily established 14 new houses, travelled extensively, and sent missionaries anywhere that would accept them. This put a heavy strain on her inheritence, which had been mismanaged by her financial advisor. By 1851 she was bankrupt. Because of the money trouble, the reputation of Emily and of the Sisters suffered, and they were so poor that they sometimes ate in soup kitchens run by other Congregations. Emily finally moved them all, establishing the mother-house of the Sisters in Marseilles, France where, with the help of the bishop, Saint Eugene de Mazenod, she began to build up her congregation again. In the years until her death, she established 40 houses in Europe, Africa, and Asia, and the Sisters continue their good work all over the world today.

Born

12 September 1797 at Gaillace, Albi, southern France as Anne Marguerite Adelaide Emily de Vialar

Died

24 August 1856 at Marseilles, Bouches-du-Rhône, France of natural causes

Canonized

24 June 1951 by Pope Pius XII

Saint María Micaela of the Blessed Sacrament

Also known as

• Micaela Desmaisières López de Dicastillo

• Maria Micaela Desmaisieres

• Maria Michela Desmaisières of the Blessed Sacrament

• María de la Soledad, Micaela, Agustina, Antonia, Bibiana, Desmaissières y López de Dicastillo, Vizcondesa de Jorbalán

Profile

The daughter of Miguel Desmaisières y Flores, a high-ranking officer in the Spanish army, and Bernarda López de Dicastillo y Olmeda, a lady-in-waiting to Queen Maria Luisa de Parma of Spain; her mother was known for her charity to the sick and poor. Her mother died when Micaela was a young girl; her brother Diego was a Spanish ambassador, she often travelled with him, and thus she grew up in the circles of the Spanish and French nobility, the courts of the kings of Spain, France and Belgium. She was educated by Uruslines, and served as catechist to younger children. She received the title of Viscountess of Jorbalán. But even in the whirl of worldly life, she felt a pull to religious life, refused all the many offers of marriage, and spent much time in Eucharistic Adoration.

On 6 February 1844 she had experience that help her choose her final vocation. At the Saint John of God Hospital in Madrid, Spain, she met a girl, the daughter of a banker, who had been briefly drawn into prostitution; she had became an outcast and faced a life of poverty. Micaela used her social connections to get the funds to establish a home for women of any station in life who had fallen into prostitution as their only way to survive. More than just a shelter, the women received religious and secular educations. There were so many in need of help that Micaela was soon overwhelmed, and on 1 March 1856 officially founded the an order of sisters, the Handmaids of the Blessed Sacrament and of Charity, to work with the women. Saint Anthony Mary Claret became her confessor in 1857. The Handmaids were approved by Pope Pius IX in 1860. Micaela served as their leader until she contracted a fatal bout of cholera while caring for sick women, including many of her Handmaid sisters.

Born

1 January 1809 in Madrid, Spain

Died

24 August 1865 in Valencia, Spain of cholera

Canonized

4 March 1934 by Pope Pius XI

Saint Bartholomew the Apostle

 புனிதர் பர்த்தலமேயு 

திருத்தூதர், மறைசாட்சி:

பிறப்பு: கி.பி. முதலாம் நூற்றாண்டு

கானா, யூதேயா, ரோமப் பேரரசு

இறப்பு: கி.பி. முதலாம் நூற்றாண்டு

அல்பனோபோலிஸ், ஆர்மேனியா

ஆர்மேனியாவில் தோல் உரிக்கப்பட்டு சிலுவையில் அறையப்பட்டார்

ஏற்கும் சமயம்:

கிழக்கு அசிரிய திருச்சபை

ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை

மரோனைட் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை

கிழக்கு மரபுவழி திருச்சபை

ஓரியண்டல் மரபுவழி திருச்சபை

ஆங்கிலிகன் சமூகம்

லூதரன் திருச்சபை

இஸ்லாமியம்

முக்கிய திருத்தலங்கள்: 

புனித பர்த்தலமேயு மடம், ஆர்மேனியா

நினைவுத் திருவிழா: ஆகஸ்டு 24

சித்தரிக்கப்படும் வகை: 

கத்தி, அவரது உரிக்கப்பட்ட தோல்

பாதுகாவல்: 

இறைச்சி வெட்டுநர், புத்தகம் தைப்பவர்கள், மால்ட்டா, ஆர்மேனியா, நரம்பியல் நோய்கள், செருப்பு தைப்பவர்

புனிதர் பர்த்தலமேயு முதலாம் நூற்றாண்டில் வாழ்ந்தவர் ஆவார். யோவான் எழுதிய நற்செய்தியின் முதலாம் அதிகாரத்திலும், 21ம் அதிகாரத்திலும் நத்தனியேல் (Nathanael) என்று அடையாளம் காணப்படும் இவர், பிலிப்புவால் கிறிஸ்து இயேசுவுக்கு அறிமுகம் செய்விக்கப்படுகிறார். இவர், இயேசுவின் பன்னிரு திருத்தூதர்களுள் (அப்போஸ்தலர்களுள்) ஒருவர் ஆவார். இவரின் பெயர் "டாலமியின் (Ptolemy) மகன்" எனவும், "உழுசால் மகன்" எனவும் பொருள்படும். எனவே இது குடும்பப் பெயர் என்பர்.

இவரது நினைவுத் திருவிழா நாள் ஆகஸ்டு 24.

யோவான் நற்செய்தியின் முதல் அதிகாரத்தில் இவர் நத்தனியேல் என அழைக்கப்படுகிறார். அந்நற்செய்தியில் நத்தனியேல் தம்மிடம் வருவதை இயேசு கண்டு, 'இவர் உண்மையான இஸ்ரயேலர், கபடற்றவர்' என்று இவரைக் குறித்துக் கூறினார்.

மேலும் மத்தேயு, மாற்கு, லூக்கா நற்செய்திகளில் திருத்தூதர்கள் பட்டியலில் இவர் இடம் பெறுகிறார். திருத்தூதர் பணிகள் நூலில் இயேசுவின் விண்ணேற்பைக் கண்டவர்களுள் இவரும் ஒருவர்.

தூய ஆவியின் வருகைக்குப் பிறகு ஆர்மீனியா, இந்தியா மற்றும் பல இடங்களில் மறைப்பணி புரிந்தார் என்பது மரபுச் செய்தி. இந்தியாவில் இவர் மறைப்பணியாற்றினார் என்பதற்கான இரண்டு பண்டைய சாட்சியங்கள் உள்ளன. நான்காம் நூற்றாண்டின் தொடக்க காலத்திலிருந்த சரித்திர ஆசிரியரும், ஆயரும், இறையியலாளருமான “யூசேபியஸ்” (Eusebius of Caesarea) ஒருவர் ஆவார். அதன்பின்னர், நான்காம் நூற்றாண்டின் இறுதியில், துறவியும், திருச்சபையின் மறை வல்லுனருமான புனிதர் “ஜெரோம்” (Saint Jerome) ஆவார்.

பண்டைய நகரமான கல்யாண் (Kalyan) என்று அறியப்பட்ட கொங்கன் கடலோரப் (Konkan coast) பகுதியில் உள்ள பம்பாய் (Bombay) பகுதியே புனிதர் பர்த்தலோமின் மறைப்பணிக்கான துறை என்று அருட்தந்தை: (பெருமலில்” (Fr.C. Perumalil SJ) மற்றும் “மோராசெஸ்” (Moraes) கூறுகிறார்கள்.

பாரம்பரியபடி, இவர் ஆர்மேனியாவில் (Armenia) உள்ள “அல்பநோபிளிஸ்” (Albanopolis) எனுமிடத்தில் உயிரோடு தோலுரிக்கப்பட்டு, தலைகீழாக சிலுவையில் அறையப்பட்டு கொல்லப்பட்டதாக கூறப்படுகிறது. இவர், ஆர்மேனிய அரசனான “போலிமியஸ்” (Polymius) என்பவனை கிறிஸ்தவ மறைக்கு மனம் மாற்றியதாகவும், இதனால் ஆத்திரமடைந்த அரசனது சகோதரனான “அஸ்ட்யாஜெஸ்” (Astyages) பர்த்தலமேயுவின் மரண தண்டனைக்கு உத்தரவிட்டதாகவும் கூறப்படுகிறது.

பதின்மூன்றாம் நூற்றாண்டில், இவர் மறைசாட்சியாக மரித்த இடத்தில், பெரிய ஆர்மேனியாவின் “வஸ்புரகன்” (Vaspurakan Province) பிராந்தியத்தில் புனித பர்த்தலமேயு (Saint Bartholomew Monastery) துறவு மடம் கட்டப்பட்டது. இது தற்போது தென்கிழக்கு துருக்கியில் (Southeastern Turkey) உள்ளது.

Also known as

Bartolomé, Bartolomeo, Nathanael bar Tolomai

Additional Memorial

11 June (Orthodox calendar)

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One of the Twelves Apostles. Probably a close friend of Saint Philip; Bartholomew's name is always mentioned in the Gospels in connection with Philip, and it was Philip who brought Bartholomew to Jesus. May have written a gospel, now lost; it is mentioned in other writings of the time. May have preached in Asia Minor, Ethiopia, India and Armenia; some one did, leaving behind assorted writings, and local tradition says it was Bartholomew. Martyr.

Born

Galilee

Died

• flayed alive at Albanopolis, Armenia

• relics at Saint Bartholomew-on-the-Tiber Church, Rome, Italy, and in the cathedral in Canterbury, England

Saint Jane Antide Thouret

Also known as

• Joan Antide Thouret

• Jeanne Antide Thouret

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Daughter of a tanner. Her mother died when Jane was 16 years old, leaving the girl to manage the family and help her father raise her younger siblings. Joined the Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul in 1787 at Paris, France, and worked in various hospitals over the next five years. During the suppression of religious orders in the French Revolution, she was ordered to return home to a secular life. Jane refused, and tried to escape the authorities; she was beaten so badly that it took months to recover.

She finally returned on foot to Sancey-de-Long where she cared for the sick, and opened a small school for girls. In the late 1790's the government repression forced her to flee to Switzerland. There she teamed up with other exiled religious and clergy to minister to the sick. However, due to anti-Catholic prejudice in the area, the group was forced to move on to Germany.

Jane later returned to Landeron, Switzerland where she met with her order's Vicar-General of Besançon. He asked her to found a school and hospital for her Order, and in 1799 the school opened in Besançon, France. The congregation Jane founded to run these institutions was the Institute of the Daughters of Saint Vincent de Paul. The group soon began to expand, to operate other schools and hospitals in France, Switzerland, and Italy, and moved into prison ministry. The Institute received papal approval in 1819.

Born

27 November 1765 at Sancy-le-Long, diocese of Besançon, France

Died

24 August 1826 at Naples, Italy of natural causes

Canonized

14 January 1934 by Pope Pius XI

Blessed Veronica Antal

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The eldest of four children in her family, Veronica was taught Christianity by her pious grandmother. When she was old enough, the girl would walk five miles each day to Halaucesti, Romania for daily Mass at the closest church to her home. Veronica was drawn to religious life, but all religious orders had been outlawed by the Communist government, so she joined the lay Franciscan at age 17. She helped care for the local sick and poor, taught catechism to children, and prayed in a cell she constructed in her parent’s house. On the evening of 24 August 1958, Veronica stayed after Mass to clean up the church, then began praying the rosary as she walked home. On the road she was attacked by a neighbor who demanded sex, and when she refused, stabbed her to death. Considered a Martyr of Chastity.

Born

7 December 1935 in Nisiporesti, Botesti, Neamt, Romania

Died

stabbed 42 times and left to bleed out on the evening of 24 August 1958 in a cornfield near Halaucesti, Iasi, Romania

Beatified

• 22 September 2018 by Pope Francis

• beatification celebrated at the Church of Adormirea Maicii Domnului, Nisiporesti, Romania, presided by Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu

• Franciscan Father Anton Demeter had hidden materials about her life and death, and was only able to start the beatification process after the end of Communist rule in 1989

• first Romanian woman to be beatified

• first Romanian lay person formally honoured as a martyr from the period of Communist rule

Saint Ouen of Rouen

Also known as

Aldwin, Audaenus, Audeon, Audoeno, Audoen, Audoenus, Audoin, Dado, Dadon, Owen

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Son of Aiga Saint Authaire of La-Ferté. Acquainted with Saint Columbanus, Saint Faro of Meaux, and Saint Aile. Educated at Saint Medard abbey. Served in the courts of King Clotaire II, King Dagobert I, and King Clovis II. Chancellor to Dagobert and Clovis. Friend of Saint Wandrille, Saint Romanus of Rouen, Saint Didier, and Saint Sulpicius Pius; teacher of Saint Philibert of Jumièges. Though a layman, he founded a monastery at Rebaisin the forest of Brie in 636 on land donated by Dagobert; he wanted to retire to it, but Dagobert would not relieve him on his responsibilities. Priest. Archbishop of Rouen, France in 641. Convoked the Synod of Chalons in 644 to fight against simony, a battle he had started as a layman. Friend, confrere, and biographer of Saint Eligius. Advisor to Queen Saint Bathild. Brokered a peace between Neustria and Austrasia for King Thierry III. Known for his personal austerities and support of many charities, he founded several monasteries in his diocese, and sent missionaries to the pagans in his see.

Born

c.605 at Sancy, Soissons, France

Died

• 24 August 684 at Clichy, France of natural causes

• buried at Saint Ouen's cathedral, Rouen, France

• relics reported to heal deafness

Blessed Luis Almécija Lázaro

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Born to a pious farming family, Luis was baptized at the age of three days; his sister became a Poor Clare prioress, and two nephews were priests. Luis studied in seminaries in Almería and Granada, Spain, and was ordained a priest in the archdiocese of Granada on 18 May 1906. He served as a parish priest in several locations, and in 1911 was assigned to Alicún, Spain where there were only the ruins of a church and he had to start the parish from scratch. In 1913 he was sent to Huécija, Spain where he became a much-loved pastor for many years.

On 19 August 1936, he was seized by anti–Catholic forces in the Spanish Civil War, and imprisoned in Alhama de Almería. His family paid a bribe to get him released, but Father Luis was seized again and imprisoned in Huécija. The guards offered to release him if he would spit on the cross that he carried; in response, he kissed the cross. Martyr.

Born

23 April 1883 in Illar, Almería, Spain

Died

24 August 1936 in Puente de los Calvos, Ráglos, Almería, Spain

Beatified

• 25 March 2017 by Pope Francis

• beatification celebrated in the Palacio de Exposiciones y Congresos de Aguadulce, Almería, Spain, presided by Cardinal Angelo Amato

Blessed Miroslav Bulesic

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Studied at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, Italy, but recalled to Croatia at the start of World War II. Priest in the diocese of Porec i Pula, Croatia, ordained in April 1943. Assigned to Baderna, the scene of armed conflict between Communist and Fascist forces. Parish priest in Kanfanar in 1945. Secretary of the local priests's association. Outspoken opponent of the abuses of local people by Communist forces. Martyr.

Born

13 May 1920 in Cabrunici, Svetvincenat, Istarska, Croatia

Died

stabbed in the neck on 24 August 1947 in Lanisce, Istarska, Croatia by a group of Communist sympathizers

Beatified

• 28 September 2013 by Pope Francis

• beatification recognition celebrated by Cardinal Angelo Amato

Blessed Maksymilian Binkiewicz

Also known as

Maximilian

Additional Memorial

12 June as one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II

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Maksymilian studied at the seminary in Czestochowa, Krakow, Poland, and then at the Jagiellonian University. He was ordained a priest in the archdiocese of Czestochowa in 1931. Prefect of a diocesan school in Wielun. Known as extremely intelligent, pious and comfortable in social situations. Arrested on 6 October 1941 and deported from occupied Poland to the Dachau concentration camp where he was imprisoned and tortured to death for his faith.

Born

21 February 1908 in Zarnowiec, Slaskie, Poland

Died

died from torture on 24 June 1942 in the prison camp at Dachau, Oberbayern, Germany

Beatified

13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II

Saint Eutychius of Troas

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Spiritual student of Saint Paul the Apostle. May have been the young man raised from the dead by Paul at Troas in Acts 20. Worked with Saint John the Evangelist on Patmos. Imprisoned and tortured for his faith, but he avoided martyrdom.

Born

1st century Phrygia

Readings

On the first day of the week when we gathered to break bread, Paul spoke to them because he was going to leave on the next day, and he kept on speaking until midnight. There were many lamps in the upstairs room where we were gathered, and a young man named Eutychus who was sitting on the window sill was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. Once overcome by sleep, he fell down from the third story and when he was picked up, he was dead. Paul went down, threw himself upon him, and said as he embraced him, "Don't be alarmed; there is life in him." Then he returned upstairs, broke the bread, and ate; after a long conversation that lasted until daybreak, he departed. And they took the boy away alive and were immeasurably comforted. - Acts 20:7-12

Blessed Lorenzo Lizasoáin Lizaso

Also known as

• Jorge Luis

• Aniceto Lizasoáin Lizaso

• Aniceto María Miguel

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The son of Miguel Ángel Lizasoain and Francisca Lizaso; he was baptized at the age of one day, and grew up speaking the Basque language. He was known as a good student, a great team mate in sports, and for an early call to religious life. He had some trouble in seminary as Spanish was his second language, and difficult for him. He joined the Redemptorists on 15 October 1895, making his profession on 15 October 1896, and taking the name Aniceto María Miguel. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.

Born

8pm on 4 September 1886 at 17 Calle de San Juan, Irañeta, Navarra, Spain

Died

24 August 1936 in Toledo, Spain

Beatified

13 October 2013 by Pope Francis

Blessed Edward Kazmierski

Additional Memorial

12 June as one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II

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Son of a poor cobbler in the archdiocese of Poznan, Poland. He managed to finish elementary school, but had to leave to work to help the family. A pious boy, he joined the Salesian youth oratory and spent his free time there in Eucharistic adoration, singing in the choir and as a soloist, and writing music. Made the pilgrimage to Czestokowa, walking over 300 miles to the shrine. Martyred in the Nazi persecutions of World War II.

Born

1 October 1919 Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Poland

Died

guillotined on 24 August 1942 in Dresden, Germany

Beatified

13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II in Warsaw, Poland

Blessed Jarogniew Wojciechowski

Additional Memorial

12 June as one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II

Profile

Young layman in the archdiocese of Poznan, Poland, the son of an alcoholic manager of a cosmetics shop who eventually abandoned the family. Jarogniew found the Saleisan oratory and it became a second home. Played piano. He became a pious young man who thought deeply, worked for a thorough understanding of events, and became a natural leader. Martyred in the Nazi persecutions of World War II.

Born

5 November 1922 Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Poland

Died

guillotined on 24 August 1942 in Dresden, Germany

Beatified

13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II in Warsaw, Poland

Blessed Franciszek Kesy

Additional Memorial

12 June as one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II

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Young layman in the archdiocese of Poznan, Poland, the son of a carpenter who moved to Poznan for work. Franciszek planned to enter the Salesian novitiate, but the German invasion of Poland in 1939 intervened. He worked in a factory, spent his free time at the Salesian oratory, went to Mass every morning, prayed a rosary every night, helped anyone in any way that he could, and was martyred in the Nazi persecutions.

Born

13 November 1920 in Berlin, Germany

Died

guillotined on 24 August 1942 in Dresden, Germany

Beatified

13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II in Warsaw, Poland

Blessed Edward Klinik

Additional Memorial

12 June as one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II

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Young layman in the archdiocese of Poznan, Poland; his sister became an Ursuline nun. Educated by Salesians in Oswiecim, Poland. Construction worker. A serious and mature young man, he had a great devotion to Eucharistic adoration and the teachings of Saint John Bosco. Martyred in the Nazi persecutions of World War II.

Born

21 July 1919 in Bochum, Wielkopolskie, Poland

Died

guillotined on 24 August 1942 in Dresden, Germany

Beatified

13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II in Warsaw, Poland

Blessed Czeslaw Jozwiak

Additional Memorial

12 June as one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II

Profile

Son of a police officer in the archdiocese of Poznan, Poland, Czeslaw was educated by the Salesians. Member of the Salesian youth oratory. When the Nazis invaded Poland in 1939, he was forced to leave school and found work in a cosmetics shop. Martyred in the Nazi persecutions.

Born

7 September 1919 in Lazyn, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland

Died

guillotined on 24 August 1942 in Dresden, Germany

Beatified

13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II in Warsaw, Poland

Blessed Félix González Tejedor

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Joined the Salesians at Carabanchel Alto, Madrid, Spain, making his vows on 13 September 1907. Priest, ordained in Campello, Spain on 18 July 1915. Arrested with his entire community on 20 July 1936. Released, he immediately resumed his ministry, which led to his re-arrest. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.

Born

17 April 1888 in Ledesma, Salamanca, Spain

Died

shot on 24 August 1936 in Madrid, Spain

Beatified

28 October 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI

Blessed André Fardeau

Additional Memorial

2 January as one of the Martyrs of Anjou

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Priest of the diocese of Angers, France. Martyred in the persecutions of the French Revolution for refusing to take the oath of allegience to the Civil Constitution of the Clergy, which would have put his vocation under government control.

Born

19 November 1761 in Soucelles, Maine-et-Loire, France

Died

beheaded on 24 August 1794 at Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France

Beatified

19 February 1984 by Pope John Paul II at Rome, Italy

Saint George Limniotes

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Hermit at Mount Olympus, Bithynia, Asia Minor. Martyred at age 95 under Leo the Isaurian for opposing the iconoclasts.

Born

c.635

Died

mutilated and burned to death c.730

Saint Irchard

Also known as

• Apostle of the Picts

• Erthad, Merchard, Yarcard, Yrchard

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Seventh century spiritual student of Saint Ternan of Culross. Bishop, consecrated in Rome, Italy by Pope Gregory the Great.

Born

at Kincardineshire, Scotland

Saint Ptolemy of Nepi

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Tradition says he was a spiritual student of Saint Peter the Apostle. Bishop of Nepi, Italy. Spiritual teacher of Saint Romanus of Nepi. Martyr.

Died

martyred in the 1st century in Nepi, Italy

Blessed Antonio de Blanes

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Mercedarian who freed 208 Christians who had been enslaved in northern Africa by Muslims.

Died

1415

Saint Sandratus

Also known as

Sandradus

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Monk in Trier, Germany. Sent by Emperor Otto I to restore the monastery of Saint Gall in 972. Abbot of Gladbach Abbey. Abbot of Weissenburg Abbey in 981.

Died

986

Saint Romanus of Nepi

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Spiritual student of Saint Ptolemy of Nepi. Bishop of Nepi, Italy. Martyr.

Saint Romanus is the patron saint of Nepi, Italy. His feast day is celebrated on August 24.

According to the legend, Romanus was born in Nepi in the 1st century. He was a student of Saint Ptolemy, who was the bishop of Nepi at the time. Romanus was ordained a priest and eventually succeeded Ptolemy as bishop.

During the persecution of Christians by the Roman emperor Domitian, Romanus was arrested and brought before the emperor. He was accused of being a Christian and was sentenced to death. He was beheaded in Nepi in 98 AD.

Saint Romanus is venerated as a martyr and a saint by the Catholic Church. His feast day is celebrated on August 24

Died

martyred in the 1st century in Nepi, Italy

Saint Taziano of Claudiopolis

Also known as

Tatian, Tatio, Tazione

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Martyr.

Died

Claudiopolis, Asia Minor (in modern Turkey)

Saint Agofridus of Lacroix

Also known as

Agofroi

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Brother of Saint Leofridus. Benedictine monk. Abbot of Lacroix Abbey in Normandy, France in 738.

Saint Abban

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• He was an Irish monk who lived in the 6th century.
• He was born in Leinster, Ireland, and was the son of King Cormac of Leinster.
• He was a nephew of Saint Ibar, another Irish saint.
• He founded a monastery at Magheranoidhe, in present-day Adamstown, County Wexford, Ireland.
• He was also associated with Kill-Abban Abbey in Leinster, where he served as abbot until his death.
• He is said to have performed many miracles, including healing the sick and raising the dead.
• He died on March 16, 620, and is buried at Kill-Abban Abbey.
• He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and the Church of Ireland.

Born

Irish

Maria Encarnaciòn Rosal 

María Encarnación Rosal, also known as Mother Encarnación, was a Guatemalan nun and the founder of the Bethlehemite Order for Women. She was born in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, in 1820 and died in Tulcán, Ecuador, in 1886.

Rosal was born into a wealthy family, but she left her privileged background to become a nun in 1838. She was a deeply religious woman and was dedicated to helping the poor and needy. She founded the Bethlehemite Order for Women in 1840, and the order quickly became one of the most important Catholic orders in Guatemala.

Rosal was a strong advocate for women's rights and education. She fought for the right of women to become nuns and for the right of women to receive a good education. She was also a skilled teacher and writer, and she wrote several books on religion and spirituality.

Rosal was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1997. She is an important figure in the Catholic Church in Guatemala, and she is an inspiration to many people around the world.

Martyred in the Spanish Civil War

• Félix González Tejedor

• Fortunato Velasco Tobar

• Isidre Torres Balsells

• Rigoberto Aquilino de Anta Barrio

இன்றைய புனிதர்கள் ஆகஸ்ட் 23

 St. Philip Benizi

Feastday: August 23

Patron: of The Minor Basilica in Monte Senario (Fiesole) in the Diocese of Florence, Tuscany, Italy; Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines

Birth: 1233

Death: 1285

Servite cardinal and preacher. Born in Florence, Italy, to a noble family, he was educated in Paris and Padua where he earned a doctorate in medicine and philosophy. He practiced medicine for some time, but in 1253 he joined the Servite Order in Florence. He served as a lay brother until 1259, when his superiors directed him to be ordained. Philip soon became known as one of the foremost preachers of his era, becoming master of novices at Siena in 1262 and then superior of several friaries and prior general of the Servites against his own wishes. in 1267. Reforming the order with zeal and patience, he was named as a possible candidate to become pope by the influential Cardinal Ottobuoni just before the election to choose a successor to Pope Clement IV. This possibility was so distressing to Philip that he fled and hid in a cave until the election was finally over. He attended the Council of Lyons which brought about a brief reunion with the Orthodox, worked to bring peace between the Guelphs and the Ghibellines in 1279, assisted St. Juliana in founding the third order of the Servites, and in 1284, dispatched the first Servite missionaries to the Far East. He retired to a small Servite house in Todi, where he died on August 22. He was canonized in 1671.

Philip Benizi (sometimes St Philip Benitius, and in Italian Filippo Benizzi) (August 15, 1233 – August 22, 1285) was a general superior of the Order of the Servites, and credited with reviving the order. Pope Leo X recognised his cult 24 January 1516 essentially beatifying him (although this was not a formal category at the time); and Pope Clement X canonized him as a saint in 1671.

St. Ascelina

Feastday: August 23

Birth: 1121

Death: 1195

Cistercian mystic and relative of St. Bernard. She was born in 1121 and entered the Cistercian convent at Boulancourt, Haute-Marne, France. There she was known for her mystical gifts.

Ascelina (1121–1195), was a French Cistercian nun and mystic.

Ascelina spent the majority of her life at the Cistercian convent at Boulancourt, Haute-Marne, France. It is believed that she was a relative of St. Bernard

St. Lupicinus

Feastday: August 23

Death: 5th century

Bishop of Verona, Italy No details of his life survive, but he was described by contemporaries as "the most holy, the best of bishops."

St. Restitutus

Feastday: August 23

Death: 305

One of sixteen martyrs who were put to death in Antioch, during the persecution of Emperor Diocletian. They are known because of the list made of them in the early ninth century by Florus of Lyons, a compilation which included several martyrs who were perhaps not Syrians but came from Africa.

St. Theonas

Feastday: August 23

Death: 300

Bishop of Alexandria, Egypt, from 281. He was a dedicated patron of the famed Catechetical School of Alexandria that served the academic needs of that era. Theonas also fought against the heresies of that period.

Saint Rose of Lima

 லிமாவின் புனிதர் ரோஸ் 

கன்னியர்/ அமெரிக்க நாடுகளின் முதல் புனிதர்:

பிறப்பு: ஏப்ரல் 20, 1586

லிமா, பெரு காலனியாதிக்கம், ஸ்பேனிஷ் பேரரசு

இறப்பு: ஆகஸ்ட் 24, 1617 (வயது 31)

லிமா, பெரு காலனியாதிக்கம், ஸ்பேனிஷ் பேரரசு

ஏற்கும் சமயம்: 

ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை

ஆங்கிலிக்கன் சமூகம்

அருளாளர் பட்டம்: ஏப்ரல் 15, 1667 அல்லது 1668

திருத்தந்தை ஒன்பதாம் கிளமென்ட்

புனிதர் பட்டம்: ஏப்ரல் 12, 1671

திருத்தந்தை பத்தாம் கிளமென்ட்

முக்கிய திருத்தலங்கள்: 

புனித டோமினிக் பேராலயம், லிமா, பெரு

நினைவுத் திருவிழா: ஆகஸ்ட் 23

சித்தரிக்கப்படும் வகை: 

நங்கூரம், ரோசா மலர், குழந்தை இயேசு

பாதுகாவல்: 

தையல்காரர்கள்; தையல் சரிகை; தோட்டக்காரர்கள்; பூ வியாபாரிகள்; இந்தியா; லத்தீன் அமெரிக்கா; தமது பக்திக்காக தவறாக புரிந்து கொள்ளப்பட்ட, அல்லது கேவலப்படுத்தப்பட்ட மக்கள்; குடும்ப சண்டைகள் தீர்மானம்; அமெரிக்க பழங்குடி மக்கள்; பெரு; ஃபிலிப்பைன்ஸ்; கலிஃபோர்னியா; சாண்டா ரோசா, லாகுனா; ஆல்கோய்; செபு; மாயைக்கு எதிராக; லிமா; பெருவியன் காவல் படை.

அமெரிக்க நாடுகளின் முதல் புனிதரான லிமாவின் புனிதர் ரோஸ், பெரு நாட்டில் உள்ள லிமா நகரிலுள்ள மூன்றாம் நிலை டோமினிக்கன் சபையின் (Third Order of Saint Dominic) உறுப்பினர் ஆவார். தமது தனிப்பட்ட முயற்சிகள் மூலம் நகரின் தேவைப்பட்டவர்களுக்கு உதவும் குணத்திற்காகவும், பொதுவாக மத காரணங்களுக்காக அனைத்து விதமான பழக்கவழக்கங்களையும் தவிர்த்து, கடுமையான சுய ஒழுக்கமுள்ள வாழ்க்கை வாழ்ந்ததற்காகவும் இவர் பிரபலமானவர் ஆவார். டோமினிக்கன் சபையின் பிரமாணங்கள் எடுத்துக்கொள்ளாத உறுப்பினரான (A lay member of the Dominican Order) இவர், கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபையால் புனிதராக கௌரவிக்கப்படுகிறார்.

“இசபெல் ஃப்ளோர்ஸ் டி ஒலிவா” (Isabel Flores de Oliva) எனும் இயற்பெயர் கொண்ட இவர், ஸ்பெய்ன் நாட்டின் “பெரு காலனியாதிக்க” (Viceroyalty of Peru) “லிமா” (Lima) நகரில் பிறந்தவர் ஆவார். இவரது தந்தை “கேஸ்பர் ஃப்ளோர்ஸ்” (Gaspar Flores) ஸ்பேனிஷ் பேரரசின் இராணுவத்தின் குதிரைப்படை வீரராவார். இவரது தாயார் “மரியா டி ஒலிவா” (María de Oliva y Herrer) ஆவார். இவருக்கு ரோஸ் என்ற பெயர் வந்ததன் காரணம், இவர் சிறு குழந்தையாய் இருந்தபோது, இவரின் முகம் ரோஜா மலர் போல மாறியதை இவர் வீட்டுப் பணியாளர் பார்த்தார் என்பர். ஆகவே இவர் பெயர் ரோஸ் (Rose) என வழங்கலாயிற்று.

தமது இளம் வயதில், டோமினிக்கன் துறவியான புனிதர் “கேதரினுக்கு” (St. Catherine of Siena) சமமாக கடும் தவ முயற்சிகளை இரகசியமாக மேற்கொண்டார். வாரத்தில் மூன்று முறை உண்ணா நோன்பிருக்க தொடங்கினார்.

தம்மை ஆண்கள் கவனிப்பதை உணர்ந்த ரோஸ், மன உளைச்சலுக்கு ஆளானார். தமது அழகை உணர்ந்த இவர், தமது அழகால் பிறருக்கு பாவ சோதனை வராமல் இருக்க முயற்சிகள் மேற்கொண்டார். தமது அழகிய நீண்ட கூந்தலை வெட்டினார். தமது முகத்தில் மிளகு அரைத்து தடவி, முகத்தின் மேன்மையை போக்க முயற்ச்சித்தார்.

தமது பெற்றோரின் கண்டிப்பையும் மீறி, தினமும் அதிக நேரம் நற்கருணை ஆராதனையில் செலவிட்டார். தினமும் நற்கருணை பெற்றார். இது, அக்காலத்தில் மிகவும் அரிதான செயலாகும். ரோஸ், கற்புநிலை உறுதிப்பாடு ஏற்க தீர்மானித்தார். தமது மகள் திருமணம் செய்துகொள்ள வேண்டுமென விரும்பிய பெற்றோர், இதற்கு ஆட்சேபனை தெரிவித்தனர். தமது பெற்றோர், உறவினர்கள், நண்பர்கள் என, தமக்கு திருமண அறிவுரைகள் கூறிய அனைவரையும் நிராகரித்தார்.

ரோஸ், மூன்றாம் நிலை டோமினிக்கன் சபையில் இணைந்து துறவியாக விரும்பினார். ஆனால், அவருடைய தந்தையின் கடுமையான எதிர்ப்பின் காரணாமாக அவரால் அது இயலாமல் போனது. தமது இருபது வயதில், பெற்றோரின் விருப்பத்திற்கு எதிராக டொமினிகன் (Third Order of St. Dominic) சபையில் இணைந்து துறவியாவதற்குப் பதிலாக, துறவியரின் சீருடைகளை அணிந்துகொண்டு, நிரந்தர கன்னிமைக்காக சத்திய உறுதிப்பாடு ஏற்றுக்கொண்டார். இரவில் இரண்டு மணி நேரத்துக்கு மேல் உறங்க மறுத்த ரோஸ், செப காரியங்களில் அதிக நேரம் செலவிட்டார். புலால் உணவுகளை முற்றிலும் தவிர்த்தார். 11 வருட காலம் இதுபோன்ற கடும் தவமுயற்சிகள் மேற்கொண்ட ரோஸ், பரவச அனுபவங்களும் (Ecstasy) பெற்றார்.

தாம் மரிக்கப்போகும் நாளை முன்னறிவித்த ரோஸ், அதன்படியே கி.பி. 1617ம் ஆண்டு, ஆகஸ்ட் மாதம், 24ம் நாளன்று, மரித்தார். இவரது இறுதி ஊர்வலத்தில் அம்மறைமாவட்ட பேராயர் இரங்கல் உரை நிகழ்த்தினார்.

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Born to Spanish immigrants to the New World. A beautiful girl and devoted daughter, she was so devoted to her vow of chastity that she used pepper and lye to ruin her complexion so she would not be attractive. Lived and meditated in a garden, raising vegetables and making embroidered items to sell to support her family and help the other poor. Dominican tertiary in 1606. Mystic. Visonary. Received invisible stigmata. Suffered from assorted physical and mental ailments. First saint born in the Americas. Founder of social work in Peru. Great devotion to Saint Catherine of Siena.

Born

20 April 1586 at Lima, Peru as Isabel

Died

24 August 1617 at Lima, Peru of natural causes

Canonized

2 April 1671 by Pope Clement X

Blessed Juan Soler García

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The son of Miguel and Catalina, a pious couple, Juan was baptized at the age of two days. He felt early called to the priesthood, studied at the seminary of San Indalecio, and later taught there for nine years. He became private secretary to Bishop Bernardo Martínez y Noval, diocese of Almería, Spain in 1926. Ordained a priest on 2 June 1928, he served as parish priest while continuing to teach and work for his bishop. Counselor of the Union of Catholic Women and secretary of the Diocesan Board of Religious Education in 1936. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War by Communist militiamen for the offense of being a priest.

Born

1 December 1904 in Chirivel, Almería, Spain

Died

23 August 1936 in Chirivel, Almería, Spain

Beatified

• 25 March 2017 by Pope Francis

• beatification celebrated in the Palacio de Exposiciones y Congresos de Aguadulce, Almería, Spain, presided by Cardinal Angelo Amato

Saint Éoghan of Ardstraw

Also known as

Eugene, Eugenius, Euny, Owen, Tir Eoghain, Tyrone

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As a boy he was captured and enslaved by pirates, first to Britain, then to Brittany. Friend of Saint Tighernach. As an adult he escaped from the pirates, returned to Ireland, and became a monk. Abbot of Kilnamanagh Abbey, County Wicklow for 15 years. Retired to live as a hermit in the the Mourne valley, County Tyrone c.576; his piety attrached many would-be students. Spiritual teacher of Saint Kevin of Glendalough. First bishop of Ardstraw, Ireland c.581. He was considered its patron from the beginning; the see was moved to Derry in 1254, and Eoghan continued as a patron.

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6th century in Leinster, Ireland

Died

c.618 of natural causes

Blessed Franciszek Dachtera

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Priest in the archdiocese of Gniezno, Poland. Prefect of the secondary school in Bydgoszcz, Poland. Arrested on 17 September 1939 during the Nazi occupation, he was imprisoned in several place before ending in the Dachau concentration camp where he was tortured and used in “medical” experimentation. Martyr.

Born

22 September 1910 in Salno, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland

Died

23 August 1944 in Dachau, Oberbayern, Germany from reaction to pseudo-scientific medical experiments

Beatified

13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II

Blessed Jean Bourdon

Also known as

Protais of Séez

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Franciscan Capuchin priest. 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

3 April 1747 in Séez, Orne, France

Died

23 August 1794 aboard the prison ship Deux-Associés, in Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, France

Beatified

1 October 1995 by Pope John Paul II

Saint Anthony of Gerace

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Basilian monk at the Greek monastery of San Felipe Argiró near Locri in lower Calabria, Italy. Friend of Saint Nicodemus of Mammola and Saint Jeiunio of Gerace. Known for his ascetic physical and deep prayer life, and as a miracle worker.

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• 10th century at the monastery of San Felipe Argiró near Locri in lower Calabria, Italy of natural causes

• buried at the monastery

Saint Tydfil

புனித டைட்ஃபில் (-480)

(ஆகஸ்ட் 23)

இவர் அயர்லாந்து நாட்டை ஆண்டு வந்த பிரைசன் என்பவரின் இளைய மகள். இவர் அரச குடும்பத்தில் பிறந்தாலும் ஏழைகளிடம் மிகுந்த இரக்கமும், நோயாளர்களிடம் கரிசனையும் கொண்டு வாழ்ந்து வந்தார்.

இவர் வளர்ந்து பெரியவரான பின்பு ஒரு மருத்துவமனையையும்,  ஒரு துறவுமடமும் கட்டியெழுப்பி அவற்றின் மூலம் மக்களுக்குச் சமூகப் பணியையும் இறை பணியையும் செய்து வந்தார்.

480 ஆம் ஆண்டு சாஜோன் என்ற இனக்குழுவினர் வேல்ஸ் நாட்டின் மீது படையெடுத்து வந்து, கிறிஸ்துவின் மீது நம்பிக்கை கொண்டவர்களை வெட்டி வீழ்த்தினர். அவ்வேளையில் டைட்ஃபில் கிறிஸ்துவின்மீது கொண்ட நம்பிக்கையில் மிகவும் உறுதியாக இருந்ததால், சாஜோன் இனக்குழுவினர் இவரை, இவருடைய சகோதரரோடு சேர்த்து வெட்டிக் கொன்றனர்.

இவ்வாறு டைட்ஃபில் ஆண்டவர் இயேசுவுக்காக இரத்தம் சிந்தி தன் இன்னுயிரைத் துறந்தார்.

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Tudful

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Born a princess, the daughter of Saint Brychan of Brecknock in Wales. Killed by pagan Saxons.

Born

5th century Wales

Died

• murdered c.480

• buried at Merthyr Tydfil, Wales

Saint Victor of Vita

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Sixth century bishop in North Africa near modern Tunis, Tunisia. Exiled to Sardinia by Arian heretics. His writings on the persecutions by the Arian Vandals has survived.

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Carthage, North Africa

Died

c.535 on Sardinia, Italy of natural causes

Saint Apollinaris of Rheims

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Jailer in Rheims, France. A spectator at the martyrdom of Saint Timothy, Apollinaris was so moved by the Timothy's courage and faith that he converted. Martyr.

Died

beheaded c.290 at Rheims, France

Saint Lupo of Novi

Also known as

Luppo

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Martyr.

Died

stabbed with a sword in Novi (Cezava), Moesia Inferior (in modern Bulgaria)

Saint Flavian of Autun

Also known as

Flavinian, Flavius

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Seventh-century bishop of Autun, France.

Saint Theonilla of Aegea

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Pious Christian woman martyred in the persecutions of Pro-consul Lysias.

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drowned in 285 at Aegea, Cilicia (in Asia Minor)

Saint Domnina of Aegea

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Pious Christian woman martyred in the persecutions of Pro-consul Lysias.

Died

drowned in 285 at Aegea, Cilicia (in Asia Minor)

Saint Zacchaeus of Jerusalem

Also known as

Zacharius, Zaccheus

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Fourth bishop of Jerusalem.

Died

116

Saint Archelaus of Ostia

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Deacon. One of a group martyred in the persecutions of Alexander Severus.

Died

c.235

Saint Quiriacus of Ostia

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Bishop. One of a group martyred in the persecutions of Alexander Severus.

Died

c.235

Saint Maximus of Ostia

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Priest. One of a group martyred in the persecutions of Alexander Severus.

Died

c.235

Saint Abbondius of Rome

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Martyr.

 Saint Abbondius, the martyr who died in Rome in the 3rd century:

He was a priest who lived in Rome during the persecution of Christians by the Roman emperor Diocletian.

He was arrested and tortured, but he refused to renounce his faith.

He was eventually beheaded, and his body was thrown into the Tiber River.

His feast day is celebrated on August 23.

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cemetery of Saint Lawrence, Via Tiburtina, Rome, Italy

Saint Altigianus

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Benedictine monk martyred by Saracens.

Saint Altigianus of Autun was a monk who was martyred with Saint Hilarinus during the Moorish invasion of France in the early 8th century. They were both monks at the monastery of Saint-Seine in Burgundy. When the Moors invaded, they were killed with the sword.

Their feast day is celebrated on August 23. They are the patrons of the city of Autun and of those who are persecuted for their faith.

Here are some other things to know about Saint Altigianus of Autun:

• He was born in Autun around 700 AD.
• He was a monk at the monastery of Saint-Seine.
• He was killed by the Moors in 732 AD.
• His relics are said to be kept in the church of Saint-Pierre in Autun.

Died

731 at Saint-Seine, diocese of Langres, France

Saint Ireneus of Rome

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Martyr.

Died

cemetery of Saint Lawrence, Via Tiburtina, Rome, Italy

Feast day June 28 (Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Communion, Orthodox Church); August 23 (Eastern Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Churches);

Monday after fourth Sunday of the Exaltation of the Cross (Armenian Apostolic Church)

There is a Saint Irenaeus of Lyon, who was a 2nd-century bishop and theologian. He is considered one of the most important figures in the early development of Christian doctrine.

Irenaeus was born in Smyrna (now Izmir, Turkey) around 120 AD. He was a student of Polycarp, who was a disciple of the apostle John. In 177 AD, Irenaeus was appointed bishop of Lyon, France.

Irenaeus wrote several important works, including Against Heresies, which is a refutation of Gnosticism, a popular heresy at the time. He also wrote a treatise on the Apostolic Preaching, which is a summary of Christian doctrine.

Irenaeus died around 202 AD, during the persecution of Christians by the Roman emperor Septimius Severus. His remains are said to be buried in the Basilica of Saint Polycarp in Lyon.

There is no evidence that Saint Irenaeus was ever buried in Rome, let alone in the Cemetery of Saint Lawrence.

Saint Hilarinus

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Benedictine monk martyred by Saracens.

Hilarinus of Langres was a bishop who died in 731. He is said to have been a miracle worker and to have cured many people of their illnesses.

Saint Hilarinus is not as well-known. He is not officially recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church, but he is venerated by some people in the Langres region of France

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731 at Saint-Seine, diocese of Langres, France

Saint Minervius of Lyons

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Martyr.

Saint Minervius of Lyons was a 3rd-century Christian martyr. He was a priest who lived in Lyons, France. When the city was being persecuted by the Roman authorities, Minervius refused to renounce his faith. He was tortured and killed, along with many other Christians.

The details of Minervius's martyrdom are not well-known, but it is said that he was first beaten with rods. When he refused to give up his faith, he was then thrown into a fire. Minervius is said to have died singing hymns to God.

Minervius's feast day is celebrated on August 23. He is the patron saint of Lyons and of those who are persecuted for their faith.

Died

3rd century in Lyons, France

Saint Eleazar of Lyons

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Martyr.

Died

3rd century in Lyons, France

Saint Eleazar of Lyons was a 3rd-century Christian martyr. He was a wealthy man who lived in Lyons, France. When the city was being persecuted by the Roman authorities, Eleazar refused to renounce his faith. He was tortured and killed, along with many other Christians.

The details of Eleazar's martyrdom are not well-known, but it is said that he was first beaten with rods. When he refused to give up his faith, he was then tied to a stake and burned. Eleazar is said to have died singing hymns to God.

Eleazar's feast day is celebrated on August 23. He is the patron saint of Lyons and of those who are persecuted for their faith.

Saint Luppus

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Christian slave. Martyr, date and location unknown.

Saint Lupus was a Christian slave who was martyred in the 3rd century. He is said to have been born in Gaul (modern-day France) and to have been enslaved to a pagan master. Lupus refused to renounce his faith, and he was eventually tortured and killed.

The details of Lupus's martyrdom are not well-known, but it is said that he was first beaten with rods. When he refused to give up his faith, he was then tied to a stake and burned. Lupus is said to have died singing hymns to God.

Martyrs of Agea

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A group of Christian brothers, Asterius, Claudius and Neon, denounced by their step-mother who were then tortured and martyred in the persecutions of Pro-consul Lysias.

Died

• crucified in 285 outside the walls of Aegea, Cilicia (in Asia Minor)

• bodies left scavengers

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 Constantino Carbonell Sempere

• Blessed Estanislau Sans Hortoneda

• Blessed Florentín Pérez Romero

• Blessed José Polo Benito

• Blessed Lorenzo Ilarregui Goñi

• Blessed Manuela Justa Fernández Ibero

• Blessed Mariano García Méndez

• Blessed Nicolás Alberich Lluch

• Blessed Pere Gelabert Amer

• Blessed Petra María Victoria Quintana Argos

• Blessed Ramón Grimaltos Monllor

• Blessed Urbano Gil Sáez

• Blessed Vicente Alberich Lluch

 Anthony the Ethiopian

 Anthony the Ethiopian, the legendary founder of the Order of Saint Anthony in Ethiopia, is celebrated on August 22. However, there is no historical evidence to support the existence of this order, so it is likely that this feast day is actually in honor of the real Anthony the Ethiopian, the 4th-century monk who is considered one of the Desert Fathers.

The feast day of Anthony the Ethiopian is observed by the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and the Coptic Orthodox Church. It is a day of fasting and prayer, and many people visit the monastery of Saint Anthony in the Eastern Desert of Egypt.

இன்றைய புனிதர்கள் ஆகஸ்ட் 22

 Queenship of Mary

 விண்ணக மண்ணக அரசியான மரியா 

(ஆகஸ்ட் 22) 

மரியாவை விண்ணக மண்ணைக அரசியாக ஏற்று, விழாக் கொண்டாடும் வழக்கம் 1954 ஆம் ஆண்டுதான் உருவாக்கப்பட்டது என்றாலும், மரியாவை அரசியாக அழைக்கின்ற வழக்கம் பதினாறாம் நூற்றாண்டிலிருந்தே இருந்து வந்திருக்கின்றது. தூய எப்ராகிம் மரியாவை அரசியாகப் பாவித்து அழைத்ததற்கான குறிப்புகள் இருக்கின்றன. அது போன்று மக்களும் மரியாவை அரசியாக ஏற்றுக்கொண்டதற்கான சான்றுகள் இருக்கின்றான் ‘Hail holy Queen, Queen of Heaven’ என்ற சொல்லாடல்கள் எல்லாம் அதற்குச் சான்றாக அமைகின்றன. 

கி. பி. 425 ஆம் ஆண்டு எபேசு நகரில் நடைபெற்ற சங்கம் மரியாவை ஆண்டவரின் தாய் எனப் பிரகடனம் செய்தது. இயேசு ஆண்டவர் என்றால் மரியா ஆண்டவள், அரசி என்பதுதான் அர்த்தமாக இருக்கின்றது. யூதர்கள் வழக்கமாக அரசரின் அன்னையை அரசியாக அழைப்பார்கள். இயேசு அரசருக்கெல்லாம் அரசர். அப்படியானால் ‘மரியாவை படைப்பிற்கெல்லாம் அரசி’ என்று அழைப்பது தகுதியும் நீதியும் ஆகும். 

மரியா விண்ணக மண்ணக அரசி என்றால், விண்ணகத்தில் அவர் இயேசுவின் அருகே இருந்து நமக்காகப் பரிந்து பேசுகின்றார் என்பத்தான் அர்த்தமாக இருக்கின்றது. ஆகவே, நாம் மிகுந்த நம்பிக்கையோடு அன்னை மரியிடம் நம்முடைய வேண்டுதல்களை, ஜெபங்களை எடுத்துரைக்கும் போது அவர் நமக்காக தன் மகன் இயேசுவிடம் பரிந்துரைந்து, நமக்கு வேண்டியதைப் பெற்றுத் தருவார் என்பதுதான் உண்மையாக இருக்கின்றது.

Also known as

Also known as

• Nossa Senhora Rainha do Mundo

• Our Lady, Queen of the Angels

• Our Lady, Queen of Heaven

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A Marian feast day decreed by Pope Pius XII in his encyclical Ad caeli reginam to recognize and celebrate the Blessed Virgin Mary as Queen of the world, of the angels, of heaven, etc. The movement to officially recognise the Queenship of Mary was initially promoted by several Catholic Mariological congresses in Lyon, France, Freiburg, Germany, and Einsiedeln, Switzerland. Pro Regalitate Mariae, an international society to promote the Queenship of Mary, was founded in Rome, Italy by noted Marioligist and writer Father Gabriel Roschini.

 St. Hippolytus of Porto

Feastday: August 22

Death: 236

Bishop and martyr of Porto, Italy. He was drowned in Porto or in Ostia. His cult was suppressed in 1969.

Saint Philip Benizi

 புனித பிலிப்பு பெனிடியுஸ் 

சபை நிறுவுனர் 

பிறப்பு : 15 ஆகஸ்டு 1233,

புளோரன்ஸ் Florenz, இத்தாலி 

இறப்பு : 22 ஆகஸ்டு 1285,

டோடி Todi, இத்தாலி 

புனிதர்பட்டம்: 1671, திருத்தந்தை 10 ஆம் கிளமெண்ட் 

பாதுகாவல்: சர்வைட் சபைக்கு 

இவர் பெண்களுக்கான "சர்வைட்" Servites என்ற சபையை நிறுவினார். இவர் பாரிஸ் மற்றும் பதுவையில் Padua தனது மருத்துவ படிப்பையும், தத்துவயியல் படிப்பையும் படித்தார். தனது 19 ஆம் வயதில் சர்வைட் சபையில் சேர்ந்து ஏழு ஆண்டுகள் கழித்து 1259 ல் குருப்பட்டம் பெற்றார். 1267 ல் சர்வைட் சபையை வழிநடத்தும் பொறுப்பை ஏற்றார். தனது சபையை வலிமை பெற்ற சபையாக மாற்றினார். பின்னர் இத்தாலி ஜெர்மனி போன்ற ஐரோப்பிய நாடுகளுக்கு சென்று மிஷினரியாக பணியாற்றினார். அந்நாடுகளில் தன் சபையை பரப்பி, சில சர்வைட் துறவற இல்லங்களையும் கட்டினார்.

இவர் சிறப்பாக ஏழைகளுக்கும், நோயாளிகளுக்கும் பணிபுரிந்தார். வாழ்வில் எதுவுமே இல்லையென்றுணர்ந்த மக்களை, தன் இதயத்தில் சுமந்து, வாழ்விற்கு வழிகாட்டினார். எண்ணிலடங்கா ஏழைகளின் வாழ்வில் ஒளியேற்றினார். 

செபம்: 

என்றும் வாழும் எல்லாம் வல்ல தந்தையே! புனித பிலிப்பு பெனிடியுஸ் வழியாக பெண்களுக்கான சர்வைட் சபையை உருவாக்கினார். அறுவடையோ மிகுதி, வேலையாட்களோ குறைவு. இவ்வுலகில் உமது பணியை தொடர்ந்து ஆற்ற இச்சபைக்கு தேவையான தேவ அழைத்தலைத் தாரும். இச்சபை கன்னியர்களோடு, உடனிருந்து வழிநடத்தியருளும். இச்சபையை வழிநடத்தும் சபை பொறுப்பாளர்களுக்கு தேவையான ஆவியின் அருள்கொடைகல் அனைத்தையும் தந்து, ஆசீர்வதித்திட வேண்டுமென்று இப்புனிதரின் வழியாக இறைவா உம்மை மன்றாடுகின்றோம்.

Also known as

• Felipe Benicio

• Filip Benizi

• Philip Benitius

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Born to the Italian nobility. Brilliant student. Studied medicine at Paris, France, and Padua, Italy, receiving his doctorates in medicine and philosophy by age 19. Practiced medicine for about a year, but following a vision of the Virgin Mary, he quit to join the Servites as a lay brother at Monte Senario in 1254. Ordained at Siena, Italy in 1258. Tried to hide his education so he could remain a simple member of the Order, but he was persuaded to use his gifts and background to further the Servite mission. Novice master at Siena in 1262.

Sent to Forli, Italy to resolve a conflict between the papacy and the emperor, he was heckled and then physically attacked while preaching. Philip turned the other cheek. Father Philip's non-violent ways caused a converion in Peregrine Laziosi who later became a Servite saint.

Superior of several Servite friaries. Elected prior-general of the order on 5 June 1267, much against his protests. Attended the Council of Lyons. Codified the Servite rules, and defended against attempts to disband it in the wake of the Second Council of Lyons which put restrictions on mendicant orders. Worked to bring peace to the Guelphs and Ghibellines in 1279. He was considered a candidate for the papacy at one point; when he heard the rumor, he went into hiding on Mount Tuniato until Pope Saint Gregory X was chosen. Worked with Blessed Andrew Dotti. Helped Saint Juliana of Cornillon found the Servite third order. Dispatched the first Servite missionaries to the East in 1284. Lived his last few months in retirement in a Servite house in Todi, Italy.

Miracle worker and healer. He once met a leper on the road, and gave the man his cloak; the leprosy was instantly cured.

Born

15 August (Feast of the Assumption) 1233 at district of Oltrarno, Florence, Italy

Died

• 22 August (Octave of the Assumption) 1285 at Todi, Italy

• buried in Todi

Canonized

• 12 April 1671 by Pope Clement X

• first Servite to be canonized

Saint John Kemble

Additional Memorials

• 25 October as one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales

• 29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai

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Son of John and Anne Kemble. Studied at Douai, France. Ordained on 23 February 1625 at Douai College. Returned to England on 4 June 1625 as a missioner in Monmouthshire and Herefordshire. He tended to his covert flock for 53 years.

Arrested at Pembridge Castle, the home of a family member, in 1678, and lodged in Hereford Gaol. Falsely accused of being part of the Titus Oates Plot. Condemned in March 1679 for the treason of Catholic priesthood. Martryed at age 80.

Before leaving for his execution, John sat for a while with the under-sheriff, having a final drink and smoking a final pipe. This led to the Herefordshire expression "Kemble cup" and "Kemble pipe", meaning one taken before a parting.

Born

1599 at Rhydica Farm, Saint Weonard's Parish, Herefordshire, England

Died

• hanged, drawn, and quartered on 22 August 1679 at Widemarsh Common, Hereford, England

• so well respected in the area that he was permitted to die on the gallows and avoid the agony of the drawing and quartering elements

• buried in the Welsh Newton Churchyard

• his hand is preserved as a relic at Saint Francis Xavier's church, Hereford, England

Canonized

25 October 1970 by Pope Paul VI

Blessed Giacomo Bianconi of Mevania

Also known as

• Giacomo Bianconi da Bevagna

• James Bianconi

• James of Bevagna

• Jacobus de Blanconibus de Mevania

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Joined the Dominicans at Spoleto, Italy at age 16 in 1236, choosing a life of extreme poverty even by Dominican standards. Founder and first prior of a Dominican friary in Mevania, Italy. Aided survivors and refugees in Mevania after it was sacked by emporer Frederick II in 1248. Helped quash the return of the Nicholaites anti-montanist heresy in Umbria, Italy. Reputed miracle worker.

Born

7 March 1220 at Mevania (modern Bevagna), diocese of Spoleto, Umbria, Italy as Giacomo Bianconi

Died

22 August 1301 at Mevania, Italy of natural causes

Beatified

• 1400 by Pope Boniface IX (cultus confirmed)

• 18 May 1672 by Pope Clement X (cultus confirmed)

Saint John Wall

Also known as

• Francis Dormore

• Francis Johnson

• Francis Webb

• Joachim of Saint Anne

• John Marsh

Additional Memorials

• 25 October as one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales

• 29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai

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Born to a wealthy Catholic family. Studied in Douai, France and entered the Roman College on 5 November 1641, using the name John Marsh. Ordained 3 December 1645. Joined the Friars Minor in Rome on 1 January 1651, taking the name Joachim of Saint Anne. Vicar and novice-master at Douai. Joined the Worcester mission in 1656 where he served for over 20 years, using several aliases, and living as a fugitive. Arrested in connection with the Titus Oates Plot in December 1678; acquitted of participation in the plot, but was martyred for the crime of priesthood.

Born

1620 Chingle Hall near Preston, Lancashire, England

Died

• hanged, drawn, and quartered on 22 August 1679 near Redhill, Corcester, England

• buried at Saint Oswald's church

Canonized

25 October 1970 by Pope Paul VI

Saint Symphorian of Autun

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Born to the imperial Roman nobility, the son of Senator Faustus and Blessed Augusta. Covert Christian. As a young man he studied at Autun, Gaul (in modern France). There he was arrested by provincial governor Heraclius for not worshipping the pagan goddess Cybele, he asked for tools to destroy the statue. Arrested and flogged for heresy. Because he was from a noble family, he was given a chance to recant, and was even offered bribes to do so; he declined. Martyred in the presence of his mother.

Died

• beheaded by sword on 22 August 178

• a basilica was built over his tomb in the late 5th century by Saint Euphronius of Autun

Saint Andrew of Fiesole

புனிதர் ஆண்ட்ரூ ஸ்காட் 

தலைமைக் குருவின் பெரிய உதவி அதிகாரி:

பிறப்பு: கி.பி. 800 

இறப்பு: கி.பி. 877 அல்லது 880

ஃபியசோல், இத்தாலி

ஏற்கும் சமயம்:

ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை

கிழக்கு மரபுவழி திருச்சபை

முக்கிய திருத்தலம்:

புனித மார்ட்டின் தேவாலயம், ஃபியசோல், இத்தாலி

புனிதர் ஆண்ட்ரூ ஸ்காட் (St. Andrew the Scot), இத்தாலிய பிராந்தியமான “டுஸ்கனியின்” (Tuscany) பெருநகரான “ஃபுளோரன்ஸின்” (Metropolitan City of Florence) பகுதியான “ஃபியசோலின்” (Fiesole) ஆயரான “புனிதர் டோனடஸின்” (St. Donatus) “பெரிய உதவி அதிகாரி” (Archdeacon) ஆவார். இவர் “டஸ்கனியின் ஆண்ட்ரூ” (Andrew of Tuscany) என்றும், “ஃபியசோல் நகர ஆண்ட்ரூ” (Andrew of Fiesole) என்றும், “அயர்லாந்தின் ஆண்ட்ரூ” (Andrew of Ireland) என்றும் அறியப்படுகிறார். இவர், புனிதர் பிரிட்ஜெட்’டின் (Bridget of Fiesole) சகோதரரும் ஆவார்.

“அயர்லாந்து” அல்லது “ஸ்காட்லாந்து” (Ireland or Scotland) நாட்டில் பிறந்ததாக கூறப்படும் இவர், இத்தாலியிலுள்ள “டுஸ்கனியின்” (Tuscany) “ஃபுளோரன்ஸிலுள்ள” (Florence) “ஃபியசோல்” (Fiesole) நகரில் மரித்தார்.

ஆண்ட்ரூவும் அவரது சகோதரியும் புனிதர் டோனடஸிடம்” (St. Donatus) கல்வி கற்றனர். டோனடஸ் இத்தாலிக்கு புனித யாத்திரை சென்றபோது, ஆண்ட்ரூவும் உடன் சென்றார். டோனடஸ், ஆண்ட்ரூ இருவரும் ஃபியசோல் சென்று சேர்ந்தபோது, அங்குள்ள மக்கள், தமக்கு ஒரு ஆயரை தேர்ந்தெடுப்பதற்காக ஒன்றுகூடியிருந்தனர். அப்போது, வானிலிருந்து இறங்கி வந்த அசரீரி குரல் ஒன்று, டோனடசை சுட்டிக்காட்டி, “இவரே மரியாதைக்கு மிகவும் தகுதியுள்ளவர்” என்றது. ஆயராக நியமிக்கப்பட்டு, பொறுப்பேற்றுக்கொண்டதும், டோனடஸ் தமது “பெரிய உதவி அதிகாரியாக” (Archdeacon) ஆண்ட்ரூவை நியமித்துக்கொண்டார்.

ஃபியசோல் நகரிலிருந்தபோது, பிரபு ஒருவரின் மகள் ஒருவர் இவரால் குணமடைந்ததாக கூறப்படுகிறது. முடக்குவாத நோயால் பாதிக்கப்பட்டிருந்த சிறுமியை காப்பாற்ற மருத்துவர்களால் இயலவில்ல என்றானதும், சிறுமியின் தந்தை, ஆண்ட்ரூவை வந்து தமது மகளுக்காக செபிக்குமாறு வேண்டினார். சிறுமியின் படுக்கையருகே முழங்கால்படியிட்டு செபித்த ஆண்ட்ரூம், “உன்னை இயேசு குனமாக்கிவிட்டார்; எழுந்திரு” என்றார். அந்த சிறுமியும் எழுந்து சென்றாள். ஃபியசோல் நகரில் “பெரிய உதவி அதிகாரியாக” (Archdeacon) இருந்த காலத்தில், இதுபோல் பல அற்புதங்களை இயேசுவின் பெயரால் நிகழ்த்தியதாக கூறப்படுகின்றது. பிசாசுக்களை துரத்தினார். பார்வையற்றவர்களுக்கு பார்வை வரவழைத்தார். நோயுற்றோரை குணமாக்கினார்.

நாற்பத்தேழு வருட ஆயராக சேவையில், ஆண்ட்ரூ டோனடஸுக்கு தீவிர விசுவாசமாக பணியாற்றினார். “மென்சுலா” நகரிலுள்ள “புனித மார்ட்டின் ஆலயத்தை” (Church of San Martino di Mensula) மீட்கவும் அங்கே ஒரு துறவியர் மடத்தை உருவாக்கவும் உந்துசக்தியாக விளங்கினார். தமது கடினமான, மற்றும் எளிய வாழ்க்கைக்காகவும், ஏழைகளுக்கு இவர் ஆற்றிய எல்லையற்ற தொண்டுகளுக்காகவும் ஆண்ட்ரூ பாராட்டப்படுகிறார். இவர், தமது ஆசான் டோனடஸ் மரித்த சில காலத்திலேயே இவரும் மரித்தார். இவர் மரண படுக்கையிலிருந்தபோது, இவருக்கு உதவுவதற்காக இவரது சகோதரி புனிதர் பிரிட்ஜெட்’டை (Bridget of Fiesole) அயர்லாந்திலிருந்து ஒரு தேவதூதர் அழைத்து வந்ததாக கூறப்படுகிறது. இவர் மீட்டெடுத்த புனித மார்ட்டின் தேவாலயத்தில் (St. Martin's Church) இவரது உடல் அடக்கம் செய்யப்பட்டது.

Also known as

• Andrew of Ireland

• Andrew of Tuscany

• Andrew the Scot

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Born to the Irish nobility. Brother of Saint Bridget the Younger. Educated by Saint Donatus of Fiesoli, and made a pilgimage to Rome, Italy with him in 816. When Donatus was miraculously chosen bishop of Fiesole, Italy, Andrew was ordained as archdeacon. He served for 47 years, restored the church of Saint Martin and founded a monastery in Mensola, Italy where he may have lived for a while as a monk. He was known as "the Scot", common in that day when speaking of some one from Ireland. Legend says that as he lay dying, his sister was brought to him his bedside by an angel for a final farewell. Little is known of his life, which caused many later writers to fill in the details with pious fiction.

Born

Ireland

Died

• c.877 in Italy of natural causes

• relics in the church of Saint Martin, Fiesole, Italy

Blessed William Lacey

Additional Memorial

29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai

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Married to a widow name Creswell; both his step-sons from that marriage became Jesuits. He held a civil service position, possibly as coroner, until c.1565 when he began to be persecuted for his Catholicism. Imprisoned for a while at Hull. Widower. He travelled to the European continent in 1580, staying in Rheims and then Pont-a-Mousson in France, and then in Rome, Italy where he obtained dispensation to study for the priesthood. After ordination, he returned to England to minister to covert Catholics. Arrested in York Castle on 22 July 1582 for the crime of priesthood. Abused, loaded with chains, imprisoned underground, and repeatedly interrogated before being executed for being a priest. Martyr.

Born

in Horton, Yorkshire, England

Died

22 August 1582 in York, North Yorkshire, England

Beatified

29 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmed)

Blessed Symeon Lukach

Also known as

Simeon Lukac

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Greek Catholic. Born to a farm family. Entered the seminary in 1913; his studies were interrupted by World War I, but he graduated in and was ordained in 1919. Taught moral theology at the seminary in Ivano-Franksivsk. Believed to have been secretly ordained a bishop in April 1945; the secrecy was necessitated by Soviet persecution of the Church. Arrested for his faith by Soviet secret police on 26 October 1949; held until 11 February 1955. Worked as a covert priest after his release. Imprisoned again in July 1962. Contracted tuberculosis and died in prison. Martyr.

Born

7 July 1893 at Starunya, Ivano-Frankivs'ka oblast', Ukraine

Died

22 August 1964 in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ivano-Frankivs'ka oblast', Ukraine of tuberculosis

Beatified

27 June 2001 by Pope John Paul II at Ukraine

Blessed Timoteo da Monticchio

Also known as

Timoteo de Mound

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Born to a peasant family and grew up poor but pious. Joined the Franciscan Friars Minor. Priest. Franciscan novice master in Campli, Teramo, Italy, and lived in the San Angelo d'Ocre convent. Noted for his austere devotion to the Franciscan life, his deep prayer life, and devotion to Franciscan saints. Received visions of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Francis of Assisi.

Born

1444 in Monticchio, L'Aquila

Died

22 August 1504 in the San Angelo convent in Ocra, L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy of natural causes

Beatified

10 March 1870 by Pope Pius IX (cultus confirmation)

Blessed Élie Leymarie de Laroche

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Priest in the diocese of Verdun, 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

8 January 1758 in Annesse, Dordogne, France

Died

22 August 1794 aboard the prison ship Deux-Associés, in Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, France

Beatified

1 October 1995 by Pope John Paul II

Blessed Bernard Perani

Also known as

Bernard Offida

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Born to a pious peasant family. Capuchin lay brother, joining the Order in 1626. Worked seven years as a cook. Noted for his charity to the poor, his extensive study of scripture and devotional writings, and his spiritual insights. Given to ecstasies during Eucharistic adoration, he was seen to levitate and to shine with an inner light.

Born

c.1604 in Italy

Died

1694 of natural causes

Beatified

25 May 1795 by Pope Pius VI

Blessed Richard Kirkman

Additional Memorial

29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai

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Studied at Douai, France; ordained in Rheims, France in 1579. Returned to England to minister to covert Catholics. Tutor for Richard Dymake's family in Scrivelsby. Arrested near Wakefield in 1582 for the treason of not accepting the Queen as head of the Church. Martyr.

Born

Addingham, Yorkshire, England

Died

hanged, drawn and quartered on 22 August 1582 at York, England

Beatified

29 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmation)

Blessed José Joaquín Erviti Insausti

Also known as

Pascual

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Redemptorist brother, making his profession on 24 February 1935. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.

Born

11 November 1902 in Echalecu, Navarra, Spain

Died

22 August 1936 in Pradera de San Isidro, Madrid, Spain

Venerated

24 April 2021 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)

Saint Sigfrid of Wearmouth

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Benedictine monk. Spiritual student of Saint Benedict Biscop, and brother monk to Saint Esterwine of Wearmouth and Saint Ceolfrid. Biblical scholar. Co-adjutor abbot of Jarrow Abbey. Abbot in Wearmouth, England in 686.

Died

• 22 August 688 of natural causes related to respiratory illness

• buried in the church of Saint Peter at Jarrow Abbey

Saint Timothy of Rome

Also known as

Timotheus

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Priest in Antioch, Syria. He re-located to Rome, Italy where he became a noted preacher. Martyred in the persecutions of Diocletian.

Born

Syrian

Died

• beheaded c.309 in Rome, Italy

• relics enshrined in a chapel near the church of Saint Paul-outside-the-Walls at Rome, Italy

Saint Gunifort

Also known as

Guniforme, Guniforto, Gunifortus

Additional Memorial

26 August (Pavia, Italy) 

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Martyred while on pilgrimage.

Born

in the British Isles

Died

Pavia, Italy, date undetermined

Saint Anthusa of Seleucia

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Wealthy third-century lay woman in Seleucia, Asia Minor. Convert to Christianity, baptized by Saint Athanasius of Tarsus. Driven out of Seleucia due to her faith, she lived as a desert hermitess for 23 years.

Saint Antoninus of Rome

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Imperial government executioner in the reign of Commodus. Convert who had to immediately turn his back on all his previous life.

Died

186

Saint Arnulf of Eynesbury

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Ninth-century hermit whose records have been lost but who has been long venerated in Arnulphsbury, Cambridgeshire, England.

Saint Athanasius of Tarsus

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Bishop of Tarsus in Asia Minor. Martyred in the persecutions of Emperor Valerian.

Died

257

Saint Maurus of Rheims

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Priest. The only one of a group of 50 martyrs whose name has survived.

Died

• c.260 in Rheims, France

Saint Ethelgitha of Northumbria

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Nun. Abbess of a convent in Northumbria, England.

Saint Ethelgitha of Northumbria was a Benedictine abbess of Northumbria, England. She was born in the early 7th century and died in 720.

Ethelgitha was the daughter of King Edwin of Northumbria and his wife, Æthelburg. She was married to Prince Peada of Mercia, but he died young. After his death, Ethelgitha entered the religious life and became a nun.

She founded a Benedictine monastery at Coldingham, which became a center of learning and piety. Ethelgitha was known for her wisdom and holiness. She was also a skilled poet and musician.

Ethelgitha died in 720 and was buried at Coldingham. She is remembered as a saint and her feast day is celebrated on August 22.

Died

c.720

Saint Fabrician of Toledo

Also known as

Fabricianus

Saint Fabrician of Toledo is a Christian martyr who is venerated by the Catholic Church. He is said to have been martyred in Toledo, Spain, during the persecution of Christians by the Roman emperor Diocletian (284-305 AD).

Not much is known about the life of Saint Fabrician. He is said to have been a priest in Toledo and was martyred along with another Christian, Saint Filiberto. The two men were beheaded for their faith.

Saint Fabrician is the patron saint of Toledo. His feast day is celebrated on August 22.

.Died

Toledo, Spain

Saint Saturninus of Ostia

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Martyr honoured in Ostia, Italy.

ere is a Saint Saturninus of Ostia. He is a martyr honored in Ostia, Italy who died in 300 AD. His feast day is August 22.

Not much is known about his life. He is said to have been a priest in Ostia and was martyred during the persecution of Christians by the Roman emperor Diocletian. He was beheaded along with two other Christians, Crescentius and Eutichia.

Died

c.300

Saint Epictetus of Ostia

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Martyr honoured in Ostia, Italy.

Saint Epictetus of Ostia is a saint who is said to have been martyred in Ostia, Italy, during the persecution of Diocletian. He is mentioned in the unreliable acta of Saint Aurea of Ostia, but there is no other historical evidence to support his existence.

According to the acta, Epictetus was a young man who was arrested for being a Christian. He was tortured and executed, along with several other Christians, including Saint Felix of Ostia and Saint Maprilis of Ostia.

The feast day of Saint Epictetus of Ostia is celebrated on August 22.

Died

c.300

Saint Maprilis of Ostia

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Martyr honoured in Ostia, Italy.

Saint Maprilis of Ostia is a saint who is said to have been martyred in Ostia, Italy, during the persecution of Diocletian. He is mentioned in the unreliable acta of Saint Aurea of Ostia, but there is no other historical evidence to support his existence.

According to the acta, Maprilis was a young man who was arrested for being a Christian. He was tortured and executed, along with several other Christians, including Saint Felix of Ostia.

The feast day of Saint Maprilis of Ostia is celebrated on August 22.

Died

c.300

Saint Martial of Ostia

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Martyr honoured in Ostia, Italy.

aint Martial of Ostia is a saint who is said to have been born in Ostia, Italy, and to have died as a martyr in Limoges, France. His feast day is celebrated on August 22.

However, there is no historical evidence to support the existence of Saint Martial of Ostia. The earliest known mention of him is in a 12th-century manuscript. It is possible that he was a real person, but it is also possible that he is a legendary figure.

Died

• c.300

Saint Felix of Ostia

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Martyr honoured in Ostia, Italy.

Saint Felix of Ostia was a 4th-century Roman priest and martyr. He was born in Ostia, a port city near Rome, and was ordained a priest. He was known for his piety and charity, and he often ministered to the poor and sick.

During the persecution of Diocletian, Felix was arrested and tortured for his faith. He was eventually beheaded, and his body was buried in Ostia. His feast day is celebrated on August 22.

Died

c.300

Martyred in the Spanish Civil War

• Blessed Dalmau Llebaría Torné

• Blessed Joan Farriol Sabaté

• Blessed Josep Roselló Sans

• Blessed Julio Melgar Salgado

• Blessed Narciso de Esténaga y Echevarría

Ildebrando di Bagnoregio

Sure, here is the English translation of my previous response about Ildebrando di Bagnoregio:

Ildebrando di Bagnoregio was an Italian bishop, the 7th of the diocese of Bagnoregio from 855 to 873. He was born in Bagnoregio, Umbria, around 823. He studied in Rome and was ordained a priest in 847. In 855 he was elected bishop of Bagnoregio. During his episcopate, he dedicated himself to the reform of ecclesiastical life and the defense of the rights of the Church against Emperor Lothair I. He died in Bagnoregio on August 22, 873. He was canonized in 1190 by Pope Celestine III.

Ildebrando was a man of great culture and great spirituality. He was also a man of great strength of character and great courage. He fought for the defense of the rights of the Church and for the reform of ecclesiastical life. He was a great shepherd and a great example of Christian life.

Ildebrando is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. His feast day is celebrated on August 22.

 Stefano de Fontsanta

Stefano de Fontsanta was a Mercedarian of great culture, piety, wisdom, and integrity of life. He was proclaimed Patriarch of Jerusalem by Pope Honorius IV in 1286. He died with great sanctity and doctrine, and the Order celebrates him on August 22.

He was born in Fontsanta, Spain, around 1220. He joined the Mercedarians and was sent to preach in the Kingdom of Naples. He was a very effective preacher and converted many people to Christianity.

In 1286, he was appointed Patriarch of Jerusalem by Pope Honorius IV. He was a very wise and capable administrator, and he did a great deal to improve the organization of the Patriarchate.

He died in Jerusalem in 1299. He was canonized by Pope Leo XIII in 1888.

 Thomas Percy

The feast day of Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland, is celebrated on August 22. He was a Catholic nobleman who was executed for treason in 1572 for his role in the Rising of the North. He was beatified by Pope Leo XIII in 1895.

Timoteo da Monticchio

Timoteo da Monticchio (1444-1504) was an Italian Franciscan friar, beatified by Pope Pius IX in 1870.

He was born in Monticchio, Abruzzo, Italy, in 1444 to a peasant family. He entered the Order of Friars Minor in 1458 and was ordained a priest in 1473. He was the master of novices in the convent of Campli and then the provincial minister of Abruzzo.

Timoteo da Monticchio was a man of great piety and devotion. He was known for his austerity of life and his intense life of prayer. He also had the gift of ecstasies and visions.

He died in Ocre, Abruzzo, Italy, on August 22, 1504. His body is preserved incorrupt in the church of the convent of Sant'Angelo d'Ocre.

Timoteo da Monticchio is venerated as a saint by the faithful all over Italy. His feast day is celebrated on August 22.