Saint Drouet of Auxerre November 8

Saint Drouet of Auxerre

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Bishop of Auxerre, France.

Died

532 of natural causes

Saint Maurus of Verdun November 8

 Saint Maurus of Verdun

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Bishop of Verdun, Gaul (in modern France) from 353 to 383.

Died

• 383 of natural causes

• relics enshrined in 9th century

• miracles reported at his tomb

Saint Moroc of Scotland November 8

 Saint Moroc of Scotland

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Abbot at Dunkeld, Scotland. Bishop of Dunblane, Scotland. Several churches are named for him, and he was venerated with a solemn office in the old Scottish rite.

Born

Scottish

Died

9th century of natural causes

Saint Wiomad of Trèves November 8

 Saint Wiomad of Trèves

Also known as

Weomadus, Wiomagus

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Benedictine monk at Saint Maximinus at Trèves (modern Trier, Germany) Abbot of the monastery of Mettlach, Germany. Bishop of Trèves c.770. Part of the court of Charlemagne.

Died

c.790

Saint Martinô Tho November 8

 Saint Martinô Tho

Additional Memorial

24 November as one of the Martyrs of Vietnam

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Layman martyr.

Born

c.1787 in Ke Báng, Nam Ðinh, Vietnam

Died

tortured and beheaded on 8 November 1840 Bay Mau, Hanoi, Vietnam

Canonized

19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II

Saint Clair November 8

 Saint Clair

Also known as

Clarus

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Wealthy citizen of Tours, France; he gave up his wealth and position to become a monk at Marmoutier Abbey in Tours. Spiritual student of Saint Martin of Tours. Friend of Saint Sulpicius Severus and Saint Paulinus of Nola. Priest. Lived his later years as a hermit near the abbey.

Born

Tours, France

Died

c.397 of natural causes

Saint Giuse Nguyen Ðình Nghi November 8

 Saint Giuse Nguyen Ðình Nghi

Also known as

Joseph Nghi

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Priest in the apostolic vicariate of West Tonkin. Member of the Society of Foreign Missions of Paris. Martyr.

Born

c.1771 in Ke Voi, Hanoi, Vietnam

Died

beheaded on 8 November 1840 at Bay Mau, Hanoi, Vietnam

Canonized

19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II

Saint Gregory of Einsiedeln November 8

 Saint Gregory of Einsiedeln

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While on pilgrimage to Rome, Italy he became a Benedictine monk, receiving the cowl on the Caelian Hill. In 949, on his way back to England he stopped at the abbey of Einsiedeln, Switzerland, and stayed to join the community. Abbot during the abbey's period of greatest growth and fame.

Born

Anglo-Saxon from England

Died

996

Saint John Baptist Con November 8

 Saint John Baptist Con

Also known as

• Gioan Baotixta Còn

• Giovanni Battista Con

Additional Memorial

24 November as one of the Martyrs of Vietnam

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Married layman. Martyr.

Born

c.1805 in Ke Báng, Nam Ðinh, Vietnam

Died

tortured and beheaded on 8 November 1840 Bay Mau, Hanoi, Vietnam

Canonized

19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II

Blessed Maximino Serrano Sáiz November 8

 Blessed Maximino Serrano Sáiz

Also known as

José Alfonso

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Professed religious in the Brothers of the Christian Schools (De La Salle Brothers). Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.

Born

29 May 1887 in San Adrián de Juarros, Burgos, Spain

Died

8 November 1936 in Paracuellos de Jarama, Madrid, Spain

Beatified

13 October 2013 by Pope Francis

Saint Martinô Ta Ðuc Thinh November 8

 Saint Martinô Ta Ðuc Thinh

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24 November as one of the Martyrs of Vietnam

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Priest in the apostolic vicariate of West Tonkin (in modern Vietnam). Martyred in the persecutions of Emperor Thieu Tri.

Born

c.1760 in Ke Sat, Hanoi, Vietnam

Died

tortured and beheaded on 8 November 1840 Bay Mau, Hanoi, Vietnam

Canonized

19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II

Saint Phaolô Nguyen Ngân November 8

 Saint Phaolô Nguyen Ngân

Additional Memorial

24 November as one of the Martyrs of Vietnam

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Priest in the apostolic vicariate of West Tonkin (in modern Vietnam). Martyred in the persecutions of Emperor Thieu Tri.

Born

c.1771 in Ke Biên, Thanh Hóa, Vietnam

Died

tortured and beheaded on 8 November 1840 Bay Mau, Hanoi, Vietnam

Canonized

19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II

Saint Tysilio of Wales November 8

 Saint Tysilio of Wales

Also known as

Suliac, Suliau, Tyssel, Tyssilo

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Born to the Welsh royalty, the son of prince Brochwel Ysgythrog. Monk, and then abbot in Meifod, Montgomeryshire, Wales. The nearby town of Llandysilio, Wales is named for him. He founded several churches throughout Wales. May have moved to Brittany, but records are unclear.

Born

c.600 in Wales

Died

c.640 of natural causes

Blessed Manuel Sanz Domínguez November 8

 Blessed Manuel Sanz Domínguez

Also known as

Manuel of the Holy Family

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Priest in the Diocese of Madrid, Spain. Member of the Order of Saint Jerome, restorer. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.

Born

31 December 1887 in Sotodosos, Guadalajara, Spain

Died

between 6 and 8 November 1936 in Paracuellos de Jarama, Madrid, Spain

Beatified

27 October 2013 by Pope Benedict XVI

Saint Gervadius November 8

 Saint Gervadius

Also known as

Garnat, Garnet, Gernad, Gerardin, Gerardine, Gernard, Gernardius, Gervat

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Hermit at Kenedor and Holyman Head in Scotland, where he lived in a cave. He would light torches at night to warn ships away from the dangerous rocks along the shore. His cave survived into the 19th century, being a place of pilgrimage before being quarried out. Legend says that once when he needed wood to complete construction of a church, a great storm struck upriver of him, washing enough timber down river to finish the work.

Born

Irish

Died

c.934