இன்றைய புனிதர்கள் ஜீன் 07

 Saint Robert of Newminster

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Studied at the University of Paris. Wrote a commentary on the Psalms, but it has been lost. Parish priest at Gargrave, England, and later a Benedictine monk at Whitby, England. With his abbot's permission, he joined the founders of the Cistercian monastery of Fountains Abbey in 1132. He headed the first Cistercian colony sent from Fountains in 1138. He established the abbey of Newminster near the castle of Ralph de Merlay, one in Morpeth, England, one in Pipewell, England in 1143, one in Roche, Cornwall in 1147, and another in Sawley, Lancashire, England in 1148. Friend of Saint Godric of Finchale. Reputed to have had supernatural gifts, received visions, and suffered encounters with demons.

At least one biography says that Robert was accused by his own monks of sexual misconduct with a local woman, and that he went abroad c.1147-1148, to defend himself before Saint Bernard of Clairvaux. However, there seems little support for this story except the desire by its originator to claim he was acquitted by the great Bernard.

Legend says that he fasted so rigorously during Lent that a brother monk pleaded with him to eat. Robert agreed, and was given some buttered oatcake. But he suddenly feared to commit the sin of gluttony, and asked it be given to the poor. A beautiful stranger at the gate took the cake - and the dish. As a brother was explaining the incident, the dish suddenly appeared on the table before the abbot; the brothers decided the stranger was an angel.

Born

c.1100 at Gargrave, Craven district, Yorkshire county, England

Died

• 7 June 1159 at Newminster England of natural causes

• buried in Newminster, but later entombed in the local church

• Saint Godric of Finchale said that he saw Robert's soul ascend to heaven as a ball of fire

• miracles reported at the tomb

Saint Anthony Mary Gianelli

புனிதர் அன்டோனியோ மரிய கியனேல்லி 

பிறப்பு : ஏப்ரல் 12, 1789

செரெட்டா, மான்ட்டுவா, மிலன்

இறப்பு : ஜூன் 7, 1846 (வயது 57) 

புனிதர் பட்டம் : அக்டோபர் 21, 1951

திருத்தந்தை பன்னிரெண்டாம் பயஸ்

நினைவுத் திருநாள்: ஜுன் 07 

பாதுகாவல் :

போப்பியோ மறைமாவட்டம் (Diocese of Bobbio), வல் டி வர (Val di Vara) 

புனிதர் அன்டோனியோ மரிய கியனேல்லி, இத்தாலியின் ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபையின் ஆயரும், "தோட்ட அன்னையின் மகள்கள்" (Daughters of Our Lady of the Garden) மற்றும் "புனித அல்போன்சஸ் மறைப்பணியாளர்கள்" (The Missionaries of Saint Alphonsus) ஆகிய சபைகளை நிறுவியவரும் ஆவார். 

கி.பி. 1789ம் ஆண்டு, விவசாயிகளின் கிராமமொன்றில் பிறந்த அன்டோனியோ மரிய கியனேல்லியின் தந்தை பெயர் "கியாகொமோ" (Giacomo) ஆகும். இவரது தாயார் பெயர் "மரிய கியனேல்லி" (Maria Gianelli) ஆகும். ஐந்து சகோதரர்களுடன் பிறந்த இவர் ஒரு விதிவிலக்கான மாணவர் ஆவார். இவரது குடும்பத்தினர் தங்கியிருந்து பணியாற்றிய பண்ணையின் உரிமையாளரே இவரது குருத்துவ படிப்புக்காக செலவு செய்தார். 

1807ம் ஆண்டு, நவம்பர் மாதம், தமது 18 வயதில் "இறையியல் சித்தாந்தம்" மற்றும் "புனித வழிபாட்டு முறை" ஆகியவற்றை கற்க ஆரம்பித்து முனைவர் பட்டம் வென்றார். 1812ம் ஆண்டு, மார்ச் மாதம், "ஜெனோவாவின் கர்தினால் பேராயர்" (Cardinal Archbishop of Genoa) "கியுசெப் மரிய ஸ்பினா" (Giuseppe Maria Spina) அவர்களால் திருத்தொண்டராக அருட்பொழிவு செய்விக்கப்பட்ட இவர், அதே 1812ம் வருடத்திலேயே அதே கர்தினால் பேராயராலேயே குருத்துவ அருட்பொழிவு செய்விக்கப்பட்டார். முறையான வயதாகாத காரணத்தால் இவருக்கு சிறப்பு ஒதுக்கீடு அளிக்கப்பட்டது. குருத்துவம் பெற்ற இவர், "மான்ட்டுவா" (Mantua) என்ற பங்கில் பங்குத்தந்தையாக நியமனம் பெற்று பணியாற்றினார். 

1826ம் ஆண்டு, "சியாவாரியின்" (Chiavari) தலைமை குருவாக நியமிக்கப்பட்டார். 1837ம் ஆண்டு வரை பதினோரு வருடங்கள் அதே பதவியிலிருந்தார். ஆண்களுக்கான "புனித அல்போன்சஸ் மறைப்பணியாளர்கள்" (The Missionaries of Saint Alphonsus) என்ற சபையை 1827ம் ஆண்டு நிறுவினார். அந்த சபை 1848ம் ஆண்டு வரை நீடித்தது. 1829ம் ஆண்டு, ஜனவரி மாதம், 12ம் நாளன்று, "தோட்ட அன்னையின் மகள்கள்" (Daughters of Our Lady of the Garden) என்ற பெண்களுக்கான சபையை நிறுவினார். ஏழைப் பெண்களுக்கு கல்வி கற்பிக்கவும் நோயாளிகளுக்கு சேவை செய்வதற்காகவும் இந்த சபை பணியாற்றுகிறது. இதன் சேவைகள், இன்றும் ஐரோப்பா, ஆசியா மற்றும் ஐக்கிய அமெரிக்க நாடுகள் (Europe, Asia and the United States of America) ஆகிய உலக நாடுகளில் தொடர்ந்து நடைபெறுகிறது. இவர் மரித்து பல வருடங்களின் பின்னர் 1882ம் ஆண்டு, ஜூன் மாதம், 7ம் நாளன்று, திருத்தந்தை பதின்மூன்றாம் லியோ (Pope Leo XIII) இச்சபைக்கு முறையாக அங்கீகாரமளித்தார். 

திருத்தந்தை பதினாறாம் கிரகோரி (Pope Gregory XVI) அவர்கள் இவரை "போப்பியோ" மறைமாவட்ட ஆயராக (Bishop of Bobbio) 1837ம் ஆண்டு, நியமித்தார். 

சுமார் ஒரு வருட காலம் நோய்வாய்ப்பட்டிருந்த இவர், ஜூன் 1846ம் ஆண்டு, ஜூன் மாதம், 7ம் நான்று, மரித்தார்.

Also known as

Antony Gianelli

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Son of Mary and James Gianelli, Anthony grew up in a poor but pious family in a small farming village. His mother taught catechism, and his father was known as a generous peace-maker in the town. Anthony was such a promising student that the owner of his family farm paid for his seminary education. Ordained on 24 May 1812; he was so young that he needed special dispensation for the ordination, but was such a promising candidate that he received it. Served as a parish priest.

Archpriest of Chiavari, Italy in 1826. Founder of the Missionaries of Saint Alphonsus in 1827, a men's missionary congregation that lasted until 1856. Founder of the Oblates of Saint Alphonsus in 1828, which lasted until 1848. Founder of the Sisters of Our Lady of the Garden 1829, a women's teaching order that also worked with the sick, and which continues its work today in Europe, the United States, and Asia. Bishop of Bobbio, Italy in 1837. Organized the Society of Saint Raphael and Society of Saint Dorothea to instruct the faithful in his diocese. Restored devotion to Saint Columbanus in his diocese. Conducted two synods, and was constantly on the road from parish to parish, visiting his flock.

Born

12 April 1789 at Cerreto, Italy

Died

7 June 1846 of a serious fever

Canonized

21 October 1951 by Pope Pius XII

Saint Deochar

Also known as

Deocarus, Deotker, Dietger, Gottlief, Theotgar, Theutger

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Hermit in the Franconia forests near Fulda, an area in modern Germany. Spiritual student of Blessed Alcuin at Aachen, Germany. Benedictine monk and first abbot of Herriedon abbey; he was chosen for the position by Blessed Charlemagne. Appointed missus regius (king's messenger), a royal office, in 802. Helped translate the relics to Saint Boniface to Fulda in 819. Attended the synod of Mainz, Germany in 829. A famous miracle ascribed to him was healing a young boy's blindness by prayer.

Born

late 8th century, probably in Bavaria, Germany

Died

• 847 at the abbey of Herriedon, Germany of natural causes

• interred in the church of Saint Vitus

• some relics were moved to Saint Lawrence church, Nuernberg, Germany in 1316

• these relics were moved to Eichstätt, Germany in 1845

Blessed Anne of Saint Bartholomew

Also known as

• Ana García Manzanas

• Ana of Saint Bartholomew

• Anne Garcia

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Worked as a shepherdess in her youth. Lay Carmelite at age 20 under the direction of Saint Teresa of Avila. Anne became secretary to and close friend of Saint Teresa; Teresa died in Anne's arms. Worked on the Carmelite reform in France. Prioress of houses at Tours and Pontoise. Founded the Carmelite house in Antwerp, Belgium in 1612. Wrote poetry, some of which has survived to today.

Born

1 October 1549 at Almendral, Spain as Anne Garcia

Died

7 June 1626 at Antwerp, Belgium of natural causes

Beatified

6 May 1917 by Pope Benedict XV

Saint Gotteschalk

Also known as

Godescalco, Godescalcus, Godeschalc, Gotteschalc, Gottschalk

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Son of Udo, Prince of the Abrodites. Prince of the Wends. Raised a Christian, he turned apostate following the murder of his father, led armies into lands held by the Slavs, and then into England. There, for reasons never clearly explained, he returned to the faith. On his return from England, he subdued more of the Slavic countries, and went on period a great missionary work and church construction. Gottschalk often interpreted to the people in the Sclavonian tongue the sermons and instructions of the priests in the church, which led to his patronage of linguists and translators. Martyr.

Died

murdered at the altar with 29 fellow missionaries on 7 June 1066 in Lenzen, Pomerania, by assassins hired by his brother-in-law

Saint Colman of Dromore

Also known as

• Colman of Llangolman

• Colmoc, Mocholmoc, Mocholmog

Additional Memorials

• 20 November (Llangolman, Wales)

• 6 June (Aberdeen Breviary)

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Knew Saint Patrick. Studied at Noendrum under Saint Mochae of Noendrum, and then under Saint Ailbe of Emly. First abbot of Muckmore Abbey, County Antrim, Ireland. Founding abbot-bishop of the diocese of Dromore, County Down, Ireland c.514. Taught Saint Finnian of Clonard. Friend and advisor to Saint Macanisius. Miracle worker.

Born

Argyllshire, Dalriada (in modern Scotland)

Died

c.585 of natural causes

Canonized

1903 (cultus confirmed)

Saint Meriadoc of Vannes

Also known as

Meredith, Meriadec, Meriasek, Meryasek

Profile

Wealthy 6th-7th century lord of a large manor, he sold it off and gave the procedes to the poor. Hermit at Rohan, Brittany, France. Ordained by Saint Hingueten. Bishop of Vannes, France in 666. Subject of a wholly fictional medieval play in vernacular Cornish. Legend says that a bell from his church in Stival in Brittany would cure deafness and migraines if placed against the head of the sufferer.

Born

Welsh

Saint Wallabonsus of Cordoba

Also known as

Wallabonso

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His mother was a Christan convert from Islam; his sister Maria became a nun. Educated at the monastery of Saint Felix. Deacon in Moorish-occupied Cordoba, Spain, working with Saint Peter. Martyred in the persecutions of Abderrahman for denouncing Mohammed.

Born

Elepha (modern Niebla), Huelva, Spain

Died

• beheaded on 7 June 851 at Cordoba, Spain

• body put on display for public abuse, then burned and ashes dumped in the Guadalquivir river

Saint Jeremiah of Cordoba

Also known as

Geremia, Jeremias

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As a very old man, Jeremiah founded the double-monastery of Tábanos in Moorish-occupied Cordoba, Spain, and became a monk there; his wife, Elizabeth, became a nun in the female wing. Martyred in the persecutions of Abderrahman for denouncing Mohammed.

Born

Cordoba, Spain

Died

• scourged to death on 7 June 851 at Cordoba, Spain

• body put on display for public abuse, then burned and ashes dumped in the Guadalquivir river

Saint Landulf of Yariglia

Also known as

Landulf of Asti

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Studied at the Benedictine monastery of San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro in Pavia, Italy. Priest. Canon of Milan, Italy. Bishop of Asti, Italy in 1105, a position that included the civil government of the city.

Born

the latter 11th century at Vergiate, Milan, Italy

Died

• c.1133

• interred in a marble sarcophagus

• relics moved to the altar of the chapel of Saint Agnes at the cathedral of Asti, Italy some point soon after 1450

Blessed Basilissa Fernandez

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Premonstratensian nun at the monastery of Santa Sofia Toro in Zamora, Spain, making her vows on 13 October 1867. Secretary to her abbess, she maintained the correspondence with all other Premonstratensian houses. wrote several articles and pamphlets to support the work of Messe Réparatrice and the Sodality of Saint Peter Claver. Known for her dedication to Eucharistic Adoration.

Born

15 April 1845 in Tiedra, Valladolid, Castilla y Leon, Spain

Died

7 June 1907

Saint Wistremundus of Cordoba

Also known as

Wistremundo

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Monk at the monastery of Saint Zoilus in Moorish-occupied Cordoba, Spain. Martyred in the persecutions of Abderrahman for denouncing Mohammed.

Born

Froniano, Spain

Died

• beheaded on 7 June 851 at Cordoba, Spain

• body put on display for public abuse, then burned and ashes dumped in the Guadalquivir river

Saint Sabinian of Cordoba

Also known as

Sabiniano, Sabinianus

Profile

Monk at the monastery of Saint Zoilus in Moorish-occupied Cordoba, Spain. Martyred in the persecutions of Abderrahman for denouncing Mohammed.

Born

Froniano, Spain

Died

• beheaded on 7 June 851 at Cordoba, Spain

• body put on display for public abuse, then burned and ashes dumped in the Guadalquivir river

Blessed Demosthenes Ranzi

Profile

Graduated with a law degree from the University of Turin, Italy. Joined the Franciscans in 1477 at the convent of Santa Maria degli Angeli in Turin. A noted preacher, in 1497 he was given a commission by Pope Alexander VI to preach against Waldensianism.

Born

Vercelli, Italy

Died

1512 in the convent of Santa Maria degli Angeli Turin, Italy of natural causes

Saint Habentius of Cordoba

Also known as

Abenzio, Abenzo

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Monk at the monastery of Saint Christopher in Moorish-occupied Cordoba, Spain. Martyred in the persecutions of Abderrahman for denouncing Mohammed.

Died

• beheaded on 7 June 851 at Cordoba, Spain

• body put on display for public abuse, then burned and ashes dumped in the Guadalquivir river

Saint Meriadoc II of Vannes

Profile

Priest. Hermit. Meriadoc's reputation for holiness spread, and he was chosen reluctant bishop of in Brittany (in modern France). He hated to give up his life of solitude, but was a good shepherd to his people, especially noted for his charity to the poor.

Born

Brittany (part of modern France)

Died

1302

Saint Peter of Cordoba

Profile

Priest in Moorish-occupied Cordoba, Spain. Martyred in the persecutions of Abderrahman for denouncing Mohammed.

Born

Astigi (modern Ecija), Seville, Spain

Died

• beheaded on 7 June 851 at Cordoba, Spain

• body put on display for public abuse, then burned and ashes dumped in the Guadalquivir river

Saint Aventinus of Larboust

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Hermit in the Larboust valley in the Pyrenees, part of the border region between modern France and Spain. Martyred by Saracens.

Born

in Bagnères in the Pyrenees mountains in France

Died

732 in the valley of Larboust

Saint Vulflagius of Abbeville

Also known as

Vulfiafius, Vulphy, Wulflagius

Profile

Priest who lived as a hermit near Abbeville, France. Greatly venerated in Montreuil-sur-Mer, France.

Died

c.643 of natural causes near Abbeville, France

Saint Lycarion of Egypt

Also known as

Licarion

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Tortured extensively and executed for his faith. Martyr.

Born

Egypt

Died

beheaded with a sword in Egypt, exact date and location lost

Saint Potamiaena of Alexandria the Younger

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Young Christian girl martyred in the persecutions of Diocletian.

Died

c.304 in Alexandria, Egypt

Saint Justus of Condat

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6th-century Benedictine monk in France.

Died

Condat, France

Canonized

9 December 1903 by Pope Pius X (cultus confirmation)

Saint Odo of Massay

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Benedictine monk. Abbot at Massay the last 32 years of his life.

Died

967 of natural causes

Saint Quirinus of Cluny

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Martyr.

Saint Sergius of Cluny

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Martyr.

Martyrs of Africa

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A group of seven Christians who were martyred together. No details about them have survived except the names – Donata, Evasius, Guirillus, Januaria, Privata, Spisinna, Victurus

Died

unknown location in Africa, date unknown

St. Maria Theresia de Soubiran

புனித மரிய தெரேசியா டி சோபிரான் 

சபை நிறுவுனர்

பிறப்பு 

1834

காஷ்டல்நாடரி(Castelnaudary)

இறப்பு 

7 ஜூன் 1889

முக்திபேறுபட்டம்: 1946, திருத்தந்தை 12 ஆம் பயஸ்

இவர் தனது 21 ஆம் வயதிலிருந்து அன்னைமரியிடம் கற்பு என்னும் வார்த்தைப்பாட்டை அர்ப்பணித்து துறவற வாழ்வை வாழ்ந்தார். தன்னுடன் 14 இளம் பெண்களையும் சேர்த்து அனைவரும் ஒரே குழுமமாக வாழ்ந்து வந்தனர். பின்னர் இக்குழுவை நாளடைவில் பல இளம் பெண்கள் இனங்கண்டு கொண்டு, தங்களையும் அக்குழுவோடு இணைத்தார். இளம் பெண்களின் எண்ணிக்கை அதிகரிக்கவே, மரிய தெரேசியா டி சோபிரான், தன் பிறந்த ஊரிலேயே ஒரு துறவற இல்லம் தொடங்கினார். இவ்வில்லத்தை இயேசு சபையை சார்ந்த அருட்தந்தை மரியா அக்சீலியாடிஸ் (Maria Auxiliatrice) என்பவர் உதவிசெய்து, ஆன்ம குருவாக பணியாற்றி வழிநடத்திவந்தார். இவர்கள் அனைவரும் ஒன்றாக இணைந்து ஜெபித்து, அன்னையின் அருளால் "மரியன்னையின் உதவியாளர்கள்"(Mariens von der immer währenden Hilfe) என்று தங்களின் சபைக்கு பெயர் சூட்டினர்.

இச்சபையினர் தேவையில் இருக்கும் மனிதர்களை இனங்கண்டு, ஏழைகளைத் தேடி சென்று உதவி செய்து வந்தனர். இவர்களின் பணி சிறக்கவே 1868 ஆம் ஆண்டு திருத்தந்தை 9 ஆம் பயஸ் அவர்களால், முறையான துறவற சபையாக அங்கீகரிக்கப்பட்டது. இதன்பின் தன் 34 ஆம் வயதில் அச்சபையின் முதல் சபைத்தலைவியாக மரிய தெரேசியா டி சோபிரான் அவர்கள் பொறுப்பேற்று வழிநடத்தினார். அதன்பின் பல அவதூறுகளுக்கும், துன்பங்களுக்கும் ஆளாக்கப்பட்டு, பல்வேறு துன்பங்களை அனுபவித்தார். இதனால் 1873 ஆம் ஆண்டு சபைத்தலைவி பதவியிலிருந்து தானே முன்வந்து விலகினார். அதன்பின் அச்சபையை விட்டே வெளியேற வேண்டிய கட்டாயம் ஏற்பட்டது. இதனால் அச்சபையிலிருந்து வெளியேறி "இயேசுவின் இறை இரக்கத்தின் கன்னியர்கள்"(Barmherzigen Sisters) என்ற சபையில் சேர்ந்து, தான் இறக்கும்வரை அங்கேயே தன் வாழ்நாட்களை கழித்தார்.

Born 16 May 1834

Castelnaudary, Aude, France

Died 7 June 1889 (aged 55)

Paris, France

Venerated in Roman Catholic Church

Beatified 20 October 1946, Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City by Pope Pius XII

Feast 7 June

Attributes Religious habit

Patronage Sisters of Marie-Auxiliatrice

Sophie-Thérèse de Soubiran La Louvière French pronunciation: ​[maʁi teʁɛz d subiʁã la luvjɛʁ] (16 May 1834 - 7 June 1893) was a French Roman Catholic nun who established the Sisters of Marie-Auxiliatrice. She adopted the name of Marie of the Sacred Heart in 1877 after she had become a nun.

Pope Pius XII beatified her on 20 October 1946 after the recognition of two miracles found to have been attributed to her intercession.[1]

Life

Sophie-Thérèse de Soubiran La Louvière was born in 1834 in France to Joseph Paul Comte de Soubiran and Noemi de Gélis. She received her First Communion on 29 June 1845.

At the age of 20 she renounced her plans to become a Carmelite nun in order to achieve the aims that her priest uncle Louis de Soubiran had set out for his parish. She attended a retreat under the Jesuit Paul Ginhac and decided to establish her own religious institution in 1864 with a focus on girls. Pope Pius IX - on 19 December 1868 - issued a Decree of Praise for the new order.

Trouble began in 1869, the year after the community was authorized, with the profession of a new sister, who claimed to be a widow. Louvière trained her to keep the books of the order. In 1870 she fled to London due to the Franco-Prussian War and returned home after the Treaty of Frankfurt in May 1871. When she returned, she found herself accused of financial mismanagement by the new sister, with evidence out of the books. As a result, Louvière was forced to leave the community. It took a few years for her to find a community that would accept her; to support herself in the meantime, she took in embroidery. Finally, she was accepted by the Paris monastery of Our Lady of Charity in 1874, where she took vows three years later under the name Marie of the Sacred Heart.

Her health began to take a steep decline after 1881 and she taught at various places in France. Despite the pain she endured she continued to teach catechism to people. She died on 7 June 1889 with her last words being: "Come, Lord Jesus, come!"[1]

Two years later, a new Mary Help of Christians superior reviewed the allegations, as Louvière's book-keeping nemesis had fled the convent, and her husband had come looking for her. As a result of the subsequent examination, it was discovered that the fled book-keeper had embezzled monies of the order, and falsified the books so as to throw the blame on Louvière. The founder was vindicated, and her reputation was restored.

Sainthood

The beatification process started in Paris on 9 May 1934 under Pope Pius XI which granted her the title of Servant of God. The two processes that ensured were ratified in a decree on 22 March 1938. Pope Pius XII conferred upon her the title of Venerable on 7 August 1940 after the recognition of her life of heroic virtue.

Two miracles attributed to her were approved in 1945 and Pius XII beatified her on 20 October 1946.

 Candidus of Tongeren

Candidus of Tongeren, also known as Candidus of Maastricht, is a figure shrouded in some mystery. Here's what we know:

Possible Bishop: Legends claim he was the tenth bishop of Tongeren, possibly succeeding a Saint Valentine around 337-400 AD. However, there's no definitive proof. He might not have held the official title but served as a leader for the bishopric of Tongeren-Maastricht.

Vision and Journey: According to some accounts, Candidus had a vision while serving as a priest and guardian of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. He was instructed to travel to Tongeren to succeed a bishop named Valentinus who had died seven years prior.

Limited Information: Details about his life and accomplishments are scarce. He isn't even mentioned in a 10th-century list of bishops by Heriger of Lobbes.

Celebration:

Despite the ambiguity surrounding his life, Candidus is recognized as a saint.

His feast day is celebrated on:

May 15th, along with all the holy bishops of Maastricht.

June 7th, alongside Saint Valentinus of Tongeren.

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 St. Branwallader

Born Armorica

Died unknown

Venerated in Anglican Church; Roman Catholic Church; Eastern Orthodox Church

Major shrine Milton Abbas, Dorset

Feast 6 June (in Jersey)

19 January (translation of relics)

Death: 6th century

Bishop of Jersey, England. A part of his remains were translated by King Athelstan in 935.

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Branwalator or Breward, also referred to as Branwalader, was a British saint whose relics lay at Milton Abbas in Dorset and Branscombe in Devon. Believed to come from Brittany, he also gives his name to the parish of Saint Brélade, Jersey. "Brelade" is a corruption of "Branwalader". He is also known as Breward or Branuvelladurus or Brélade and Broladre in French.

Life

Branwalator was a British monk, who is said to have been a bishop in Jersey, although at the time, Jersey would have been part of the ancient diocese of Dol. As with many of the early saints of this part of the world, it is difficult to separate fact from fiction.

However, it is believed that Branwalator worked with Saint Samson in Cornwall and the Channel Islands, where he is remembered in Jersey in the parish name St Brelade and at Cornwall in the parish name of St Breward. He may also have travelled with Samson to Brittany in northern France.

In the Exeter martyrology, Branwalator is described as the son of the Cornish king, Kenen. This is the main source of hagiographical information regarding this saint, which otherwise is sparse.

Veneration

Branwalator's feast day (in Jersey) is 6 June. In Cornwall he has feast days on 9 February and 6 June; 19 January maybe the day of the translation of his relics. In the Middle Ages, his feast was kept at Winchester, Exeter, and in Cornwall.

King Athelstan, who founded Milton Abbey in Dorset, obtained some of the saint's relics (an arm or head) from Breton clerics fleeing Northmen and moved them to Milton Abbey in 935. William Worcestre claimed that the body itself was at Branston (or Branscombe) in Devon, and Leland referred to a chapel of Saint Breward near Seaton. The proper name of Milton Abbey is the Abbey Church of St. Mary, St. Samson and St. Branwalader.

The cultus of Saint Branwalator has been strong at least from the 10th-century when his name could be found in litanies. His feast was kept at Winchester, Exeter, and in Cornwall. In Brittany, he has sometimes been confused with Saint Brendan and Saint Brannock (Benedictines, Farmer).

Churches and locations

Jersey

The Parish Church of St Brelade in Jersey is thought to date from the 10th or 11th century.

Cornwall

In Cornwall, the saint is known as St Breward. St Breward's church is the highest in Cornwall, located on Bodmin moor, in the village of the same name. The village had a Granite quarrying industry from ancient times; the Norman church was built from local stone. There are nearby stone circles. However, the village dates back to pre-Norman times when it was a series of small hamlets suspended along the western edge of Bodmin Moor.

There is also a St Breward's Well in Cornwall which is situated close to Camelford. It was visited by sufferers from inflamed eyes and other complaints, who would throw in a pin, or small coin, as an offering to the saint.

St. Nilammon

Feastday: June 6

Egyptian hermit. According to tradition, he was named a bishop but refused the honor, going so far as to blockade his cell. He died while in prayer and with a group of pleading bishops standing outside his fortified hermitage.

Bl. Maria Karlowska

Feastday: June 6

Birth: 1865

Death: 1935

Beatified: Pope John Paul II

Maria Karlowska (1865-1935)was a Polish nun, founder of the Sisters of the Divine Shepherd.

She had ten older siblings. An inhabitant of Pozna? in 1882 made ??a vow of chastity. After the course has been cutting and sewing instructor in embroidery and sewing workshop, also took the charity. Her social work among the poor, the sick and broken families Poznan resulted in the foundation of educational establishments - hospitals and rehabilitation for patients with venereal diseases, for girls and women, "the street" called Houses of the Good Shepherd.

In 1894, she founded the Congregation of the Sisters of the Divine Shepherd, and has developed its Constitution, and the ascetic books, educational and practical, containing an exhaustive indication of the sisters use to this day. In 1902, religious vows, adding a fourth - the vow of consecration to the work of people lost morally.

Winiary worked in the village (now a district of Poznan), in Victorines near Lublin, Toru?, ?ód?, in Pniewitem and Topolnie, Jablonow Pomeranian creating biscuits factory, model farm and agricultural school. She founded nine centers in the care and assistance were women from the margins of society. The Polish authorities have distinguished themselves in 1928, her Golden Cross of Merit for community service and good przymna?anie Church and Motherland.

She died in holiness, and in the "Courier from Warsaw" was written about her, that "(...) a star on the horizon was a Polish charity. One of these, which tend to be lit by hand of the Almighty so that people do not believe in the survival of the dark and had the courage to live until morning "

Saint Rafael Guízar y Valencia

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One of eleven children born to Prudenzio Guizar and Natividad Valencia, wealthy and pious land owners. Ordained in 1901. Conducted missions throughout Mexico. Founded the Congregation of Missionaries of Our Lady of Hope in 1903. Apostolic missionary in 1905. Spiritual director in the major seminary of Zamora, Mexico. Used his family's money to found a school for poor girls. Founded two colleges for boys.

In 1911 a state persecution of the Church began. His Congregation was dissolved and his missionary work was prohibited, so Father Raphael continued his work illegally. He founded a Catholic magazine in Mexico City, which the government quickly shut down. Raphael went on the road, disguised as a travelling merchant or musician, ministering to the poor and preaching when he could. He was shot at several times by soldiers, and condemned to death in absentia. In 1916 the authorities were so close on his trail that Raphael fled Mexico, first to the United States and then to Guatemala where he spent a year preaching missions. Preached in Cuba from 1917 to 1919. Named bishop of Veracruz-Jalapa, Mexico on 1 August 1919; he received word of the appointment while preaching in Havana. He continued his missionary work in Colombia, but finally returned to Veracruz, Mexico on 4 January 1920.

The government persecution of the Church escalated. The diocesan seminary was shut down; Bishop Raphael transferred his students to Mexico City and continued their training covertly. In 1931 Governor Tejada of Veracruz decreed that there could only be one priest per 100,000 Catholics; Raphael shut all his churches in protest. Tejeda ordered that Raphael be shot on sight; Raphael went straight to the governor's palace and walked into his office. Tejeda feared the uprising that killing such a man would cause, and revoked the death sentence; Raphael spent the rest of his days fighting to continue the work of the Church in the face of government opposition.

Born

26 April 1877 at Cotija, Michoacan, Mexico

Died

6 June 1938 in Mexico City, Mexico of natural causes

Canonized

15 October 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI

Saint Marcellin-Joseph-Benoît Champagnat

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Entered the seminary at age 16. Student with Saint John Marie Vianney. Ordained in 1816. Founded the Little Brothers of Mary (Marists) in 1817 mainly involving boys in their late teens with a great devotion of Our Lady who wanted to teach and help bring the Word to other young men. Today there are about 5,000 Marist Brothers in 72 countries; their slogan A Heart Without Borders.

Born

20 May 1789 at Hameau du Rosey, Lyon, France

Died

6 June 1840 in in Saint-Chamond, Loire, France of natural causes

Beatified

• 29 May 1955 by Pope Pius XII

• the investigation included the October 1939 cure of Mrs Georgina Grondin from a malignant tumour in Waterville, Maine, USA, and the 12 November 1941 cure of John Ranaivo from cerebrospinal meningitis, in Antsirabe, Madagascar

Canonized

• 18 April 1999 by Pope John Paul II

• the investigation include the July 1976 cure of Brother Heriberto Weber Nellessen, in Montevideo, Uruguay

Saint Norbert of Xanten

 தூய நார்பர்ட்

பேராயர், 

பிறந்து : 680,

இறந்தது : 755 ஜூன் 06 

ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை 

நினைவுத் திருநாள்: : ஜூன் 06 

நார்பர்ட் 1080 ஆம் ஆண்டு ரின்லாந்துக்கு (Rhine Land) அருகில் உள்ள சேன்டேன் (Xanten) என்னும் ஊரில் பிறந்தார். நார்பர்டின் குடும்பம் மிக வசதியான குடும்பம். அதனால் அவர் தன்னுடைய வாழ்க்கையை மிக உல்லாசமாக வாழத் தொடங்கினார். வளர்ந்து பெரியவரான பிறகு மன்னர் ஐந்தாம் ஹென்றியின் அரசபையில் ஆலோசராக பணியாற்றிவந்தார். 

எதைப் பற்றியும் கவலைப்படாமல் ஆடம்பரமாக வாழ்ந்துவந்த நார்பர்ட் ஒருநாள் தன்னுடைய குதிரையில் பக்கத்து ஊருக்குப் போய்க்கொண்டிருந்தார். அப்போது வானத்திலிருந்து விழுந்த மின்னல் ஒன்று அவரைத் தாக்க அவர் அப்படியே தரையில் விழுந்தார். ஆனால் அதிர்ஷ்டவசமாக அவர் உயிர்பிழைத்தார். அப்போது அவர் மேலே அண்ணார்ந்து பார்ந்து, “ஆண்டவரே! நான் என்ன செய்யவேண்டும்?” என்று கேட்க, “நீ உன் பாவ வழிகளை விட்டு, புதிய வாழ்க்கை வாழ்” என்று குரல் ஒலித்தது. உடனே அவர் எழுந்து சென்று தன்னுடைய சொத்துகளை எல்லாம் விற்று ஏழைகளுக்குக் கொடுத்துவிட்டு குருத்துவ வாழ்விற்குத் தன்னையே தயாரிக்கத் தொடங்கினார். 

குருவாக அருட்பொழிவு செய்யப்பட்ட பிறகு திருத்தந்தை இரண்டாம் ஜெலஸ்டசை சந்தித்த நார்பர்ட் அவரிடம், “நான் எங்கே சென்று பணியாற்றுவது?” என்று கேட்டார். திருத்தந்தையோ அவரை வடக்கு பிரான்சுக்குச் சென்று பணிசெய்யுமாறு கேட்டுக்கொண்டார். திருத்தந்தையின் வேண்டுகோளுக்கு இணங்க அவர் வடக்கு பிரான்சுக்குச் சென்று அங்கு நற்செய்தியை அறிவிக்கும் பணியை மிகச் சிறப்பாக செய்து வந்தார். இயல்பிலே போதிக்கும் திறமையைக் கைவரப் பெற்றிருந்த நாபார்ட் இறைவனின் வார்த்தையை வல்லமையோடு போதித்து நிறைய மக்களை ஆண்டவருக்கும் கொண்டு வந்து சேர்த்தார். மட்டுமல்லாமல அவரால் ஈர்க்கப்பட்ட நிறைய இளைஞர்கள் அவரோடு சேர்ந்தார். அதனால் ‘நார்பட்டையன்’ என்னும் புதிய சபை உதயமானது. சில ஆண்டுகளிலே அது பல்வேறு இடங்களுக்குப் பரவியது. 

இறைவனின் வாக்கை துணிச்சலோடு எடுத்துரைத்த நார்பர்ட் நற்கருணை பக்தியில் மிகவும் சிறந்து விளங்கினார். இவர் நற்கருண மீது கொண்ட பக்திதான் இவருக்கு எல்லாப் பணிகளையும் மிகச் சிறப்பாகச் செய்ய உதவி புரிந்தது. இதற்கிடையில் இவரை மாக்டபர்க் நகரின் ஆயராகத் திருநிலைப்படுத்தினார்கள். ஆயராக உயர்ந்த இவர் மக்களை ஆண்டவருக்கு உகந்த பாதையில் வழிநடத்திச் சென்றார். இப்படி பலவேறு ஆன்மீகப் பணிகளைச் செய்து வந்த ஆயர் நார்பர்ட் 1134 ஆம் ஆண்டு ஜூன் 6 ஆம் நாள் தன்னுடைய இன்னுயிரைத் துறந்தார்.

Also known as

• Norbert of Kingdown

• Norbert of Magdeburg

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Born to the nobility, Norbert was raised around the royal court and served as almoner for Emperor Henry V. In the court he developed a very worldly view, and took holy orders as a career move, joining the Benedictines at Siegburg. A narrow escape from death led to a conversion experience, and he began taking his vows seriously. He tried to reform his order's local house, then became a wandering preacher. He founded a community of Augustinian canons at Premontre, France; they became known as the Norbertines or Premonstratensians, and started a reform movement that swept through European monastic houses.

Friend of Blessed Godfrey of Cappenberg. Archbishop of Magdeburg, Germany. Reformed the clergy in his see, using force when necessary. Worked with Saint Bernard of Clairvaux and Saint Hugh of Grenoble to heal the schism caused by the death of Pope Honorius II. Fought heresy in Cambrai, France with the help of Saint Waltmann.

Born

c.1080 at Xanten, Germany

Died

• 6 June 1134 at Magdeburg, Germany

• relics in Prague

Canonized

1582 by Pope Gregory XIII

Blessed Józef Wojciech Guz

Also known as

Innocent, Innocenty

Additional Memorial

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

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After high school Jozef tried to join the Jesuits, but was turned down. On 25 August 1908 be joined the Franciscans, taking the name Innocenty. Studied philosophy and theology in Krakow, Poland. Ordained on 2 June 1914. Parish priest in a number of cities, and worked with Saint Maximilian Kolbe. Confessor to a Franciscan monastery at Niepokalanów, Poland from 1933 to 1936. Vice-master of clerics and singing teacher in the minor seminary. Parish priest in Grodno, Poland. Imprisoned by invading Russia troops on 21 March 1940 for the crime of being a Polish priest, but he managed to escape. Captured by invading German troops, he was sent to several prisons for the crime of being a priest before finally ending at the concentration camp at Sachsenhausen where he was severely beaten and put to forced labour; when he could not work, owing to a broken leg, he was nearly drowned and finally murdered. Martyr.

Born

8 March 1890 in Lwów, Poland (modern L'viv, L'vivs'ka oblast', Ukraine)

Died

from trauma resulting from having a charged fire hose stuffed down his throat on 6 June 1940 in the prison camp at Sachsenhausen-Oranienburg, Oberhavel, Germany

Beatified

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

Saint Bertrand of Aquileia

Also known as

Bertrando, Bertrichramnus

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Studied civil and canon law at the University of Toulouse. Priest. Dean of the cathedral chapter of Angouleme, France in 1316. Canon of Saint Felice in Toulouse, France in 1318. Archdeacon of Noyon, France. Papal chaplain. Taught law at the University of Toulouse. Worked for the canonization of Saint Thomas Aquinas. Papal diplomat.

Patriarch of Aquileia, Italy on 4 July 1334. Noted for his austere lifestyle, he founded monasteries to promote learning, encouraged the work of the Benedictines, Franciscans and Dominicans, spent largely on charity for the poor, and worked for the moral reform in his diocese. Supported the olive and wool trade in his region as a way to improve the lives of his people. Convened a council of bishops in Udine, Italy in 1335, and in Aquileia in 1339. Murdered for defending the rights of the Church against local nobles, and is thus considered a martyr.

Born

c.1260 at Saint Geniès, Quercy, Aquitaine, France

Died

• 6 June 1350 at San Giogio Richionvelda

• buried in Udine, Italy

• relics enshrined in the Udine cathedral choir

Beatified

1760 by Pope Clement XIII (cultus confirmation)

Blessed Gilbert of Neufontaines

Also known as

Gilbert of Auvergne

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Born to the nobility of Aquitaine. Married to Petronilla, father of Pontia. Fought in the Crusades with King Louis VII from 1146 to 1149. When he returned home he convinced his wife and family to let him follow a call to religious life. Hermit. Premonstratensian monk. Founder and abbot of the Premonstratensian monastery at Neufontaines, which was noted for its hospital where Gilbert cared for the sick.

Born

late 11th century in Auvergne, Aquitaine (in modern France)

Died

• 6 June 1152 at Neuffonts, Auvergne, Aquitaine (in France) of natural causes

• some relics taken to the Premonstratensian college in Paris, France in 1615

Saint Jarlath of Tuam

Also known as

Iarlaith, Iarlath

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Born to the Irish nobility. Studied under Saint Benignus. Priest. Founded a monastery and college at Cluain Fois outside Tuam, Galway, Ireland, and is considered the founder of the diocese. The school attracted scholars from all over Ireland, including Saint Brendan of Ardfert and Saint Colman of Cloyne. Abbot-bishop of the monastery-school. Spiritual student of Saint Enda of Arran. Prophet.

Born

c.445 at Connaught, Galway, Ireland

Died

• c.540 of natural causes

• relics at Kilmainemore, Ireland

Saint Phêrô Thuan

Also known as

Peter

Additional Memorial

24 November as one of the Martyrs of Vietnam

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Married layman in the apostolic vicariate of Central Tonkin (in modern Vietnam). Fisherman by trade. During the persecutions of emperor Tu Duc, he was ordered to stomp on a cross to show his contempt for Christianity; he refused. Martyr.

Born

c.1802 in Ðông Hào, Thái Bình, Vietnam

Died

burned at the stake on 6 June 1862 in Nam Ðinh, Vietnam

Canonized

19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II

Saint Phêrô Dung

Also known as

Peter

Additional Memorial

24 November as one of the Martyrs of Vietnam

Profile

Married layman in the apostolic vicariate of Central Tonkin (in modern Vietnam). Fisherman by trade. During the persecutions of emperor Tu Duc, he was ordered to stomp on a cross to show his contempt for Christianity; he refused. Martyr.

Born

c.1800 in Ðông Hào, Thái Bình, Vietnam

Died

burned at the stake on 6 June 1862 in Nam Ðinh, Vietnam

Canonized

19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II

Blessed Falco of Cava

Also known as

Falcone

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Educated at the Benedictine monastery of Holy Trinity in Cava dei Tirreni, Italy. Spiritual student of Saint Peter of Pappacarbone. Monk at Cava, and prior of the house. Abbot of Saint Mary's at Cirzosimo. Abbot of Cava in 1141. Noted expert in canon law. Advisor to Norman king Roger II. Regional bishops deferred to him on matters of law, canon and civil.

Died

• 6 June 1146 of natural causes

• relics enshrined at the altar of Saint Catherine

• relics moved to a marble reliquary in the chapel of the Holy Fathers in 1675

Beatified

16 May 1928 by Pope Pius XI (cultus confirmed)

Saint Vinh-Son Duong

Also known as

Peter

Additional Memorial

24 November as one of the Martyrs of Vietnam

Profile

Married layman in the apostolic vicariate of Central Tonkin (in modern Vietnam). Fisherman by trade. During the persecutions of emperor Tu Duc, he was ordered to stomp on a cross to show his contempt for Christianity; he refused. Martyr.

Born

c.1821 in Doãn Trung, Thái Bình, Vietnam

Died

burned at the stake on 6 June 1862 in Nam Ðinh, Vietnam

Canonized

19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II

Saint Claudius of Besançon

Also known as

• Claudius the Thaumaturge

• Claudius the Miracle Worker

• Claude...

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Priest. Monk. Abbot of Condat, Jura; his house later became known as Saint-Claude. Bishop of Besançon, France in 685. He resigned his see in 692 to return to life as a cloistered monk at Saint Oyand-de-Joux Abbey. Known for his love as literature.

Born

in Franche-Comté, France

Died

c.699

Saint Eustorgius II of Milan

Additional Memorial

25 September as one of the Holy Bishops of Milan

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Priest in Rome, Italy. Bishop of Milan, Italy in 512. Spent hugely to ransom Christians who had been abducted by invading barbarians.

Died

• 6 June 518 of natural causes

• interred in the chapel of Saint Sixtus, basilica of Saint Lorenzo Maggiore, Milan, Italy

Saint Ceratius of Grenoble

Also known as

Cerato, Cerazio

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Bishop of Grenoble, France c.440. Attended the Council of Orange in 441. Several stories and conjectures, many conflicting, have become attached to Saint Ceratius, but we have no evidence to support them.

Born

c.400

Died

5th century of natural causes

Canonized

• 1903 (cultus confirmed)

• the celebration of his memorial on 6 June dates from the 6th century

Saint Alexander of Fiesole

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Bishop of Fiesole, Italy. Defended the rights and authority of the Church against the kings of Lombardy. When he refused give in to the lay authorities and put their choices in positions of power for political reasons, his opponents ambushed and murdered him.

Died

drowned in 590 in the River Reno near Bologna, Italy

Blessed William Greenwood

Additional Memorial

4 May as one of the Carthusian Martyrs

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A lay brother in the Carthusian London Charterhouse. Arrested for opposing the policies of King Henry VIII, and remaining loyal to Rome. Martyred with six companions.

Born

English

Died

starved to death on 6 June 1537 at Newgate Prison, London, England

Beatified

20 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII

Blessed Gerard Tintorio

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Well off layman in Monza, Lombardy, Italy. He spent his wealth founding a hospital in Monza where he worked with the sick, especially lepers.

Died

1207 of natural causes

Beatified

1582 by Pope Gregory XIII (cultus confirmed)

Saint Gudwall

Also known as

Curval, Gudwal, Gurval, Gurwall, Gudual, Guidgal, Goual

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Monk. Abbot of a monastery on the isle of Plecit. Bishop. Founder of monasteries in Devon and Cornwall in England, and in Brittany, France.

Born

6th century Wales

Died

• 6th century of natural causes

• relics at Ghent, Belgium

Saint Paulina of Rome

Also known as

Paolina

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Daughter of Saint Artemius of Rome and Saint Candida of Rome. Convert, brought to the faith by Saint Peter the Exorcist and baptised by Saint Marcellinus. Martyr.

Died

buried alive under a pile of stones in 302

Saint Artemius of Rome

Also known as

Artemio

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Married to Saint Candida of Rome; father of Saint Paulina of Rome. Jailer. Convert, brought to the faith by Saint Peter the Exorcist and baptised by Saint Marcellinus. Martyr.

Died

beheaded in 302

Saint Agobard of Lyon

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Refugee to France in his youth, escaping the Moorish invasions of Spain. Priest at Lyon, France. Archbishop of Lyons in 813. Deeply involved in the politics of his day. Wrote works on theology and the liturgy.

Born

c.769 in Spain

Died

840 of natural causes

Saint Candida of Rome

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Married to Saint Artemius of Rome; mother of Saint Paulina of Rome. Convert, brought to the faith by Saint Peter the Exorcist and baptised by Saint Marcellinus. Martyr.

Died

buried alive under a pile of stones in 302

Saint Grazia of Germagno

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Martyr.

Died

relics transferred from the catacombs of Ciriaca in Rome, Italy to Germagno, Italy in 1842 and enshrined in the church of San Bartolomeo

Saint Alexander of Noyon

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He and three of his brothers were converts, then priests. Bishop of Noyon, France. Martyred for his faith with five other priests, three of them his brothers.

Born

Cannes, France

Died

Cannes, France

Saint Amantius of Noyon

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He and three of his brothers were converts, then priests. Bishop of Noyon, France. Martyred for his faith with five other priests, three of them his brothers.

Born

Cannes, France

Died

Cannes, France

Saint Hilarion the Younger

Also known as

Ilarione

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Priest. Monk. Archimandrite of the monastery of Dalmazio. For defending the use of icons and other images, he was imprisoned, whipped and exiled.

Died

845

Blessed Daniel of Bergamo

Also known as

Daniele

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Venerated in Bergamo, Italy, but no details about him have survived.

Died

• 1460

• image in the chapel of an Bernardino in Bergamo, Italy

Saint Cocca

Also known as

Cox, Cucca, Cuach

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The name of Kilcock, a town under his patronage, is derived from the phrase Cocca's cell, so he was presumably a monk or hermit.

Blessed Archangel of Agnone

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Franciscan friar at the convent of Sant'Onofrio in Vasto, Italy.

Born

Agnone, Italy

Died

6 June 1651 of natural causes

Saint Colmán of Orkney

Also known as

Colmoco

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Bishop of the Orkney Islands off the coast of Scotland, consecrated in Rome, Italy c.994.

Died

c.1010

Blessed Gundisalvus of Azebeyro

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Cistercian Benedictine monk. Abbot at Azebeyro, Spanish Galicia.

Died

1466 of natural causes

Saint Bessarion of Egypt

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Fourth-century beggar pilgrim to holy places who finally settled to lives as a hermit in the desert of Skete in Egypt.

Saint Anoub of Skete

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Hermit in the desert of Skete in Egypt.

Died

latter 5th century in the desert of Skete in Egypt of natural causes

Saint Vincent of Bevagna

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First Bishop of Bevagna, Italy. Martyred in the persecutions of Diocletian.

Died

martyred in 303

Blessed Lorenzo de Masculis

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Franciscan Friar Minor priest. Famous preacher.

Died

1535 at Ortona, Abruzzo, Italy

Saint John of Verona

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Seventh century bishop of Verona, Italy. Noted for his ministry to the poor.

Saint Bazalota of Abyssinia

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4th century nun in Abyssinia (modern Ethiopia).

Saint Euphemia of Abyssinia

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4th century nun in Abyssinia (modern Ethiopia).

Martyrs of Tarsus

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A group of 20 martyrs who were killed together during the persecutions of Diocletian.

Died

martyred in Tarsus (in modern Turkey)

Mercedarian Fathers of Avignon

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Several Mercedarians from the Santa Maria convent of Avignon, France who worked with plague victims in that city, and died of the disease themselves.

Died

Avignon, France of plague

Felicia de Montmorency

Felicia de Montmorency was actually Marie-Félicie des Ursins, also known as Maria Felicia Orsini or Maria Felice.

Here's a summary of her life:

Born: November 11, 1600, in Florence, Italy

Died: June 5, 1666, in Moulins, France

Family:

Daughter of Virginio Orsini and Flavia Damasceni Peretti

Niece of Cosimo de' Medici

Married to Henri de Montmorency, 4th Duke of Montmorency

Life:

Married at a young age to the powerful Duke of Montmorency.

Became a widow in 1632 when her husband was executed for treason.

Deeply affected by her husband's death, she turned to a life of piety and devotion.

Entered the Visitation Order convent in Moulins, France, and eventually became its superior.

Known for her piety, charity, and strong character.

Venerated as a "Blessed" in the Catholic Church.