Martyrs of Almeria November 16

 Martyrs of Almeria

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Soon after the start of the Spanish Civil War in 1936, the Communist-oriented Popular Front had all clergy and religious arrested and abused as they considered staunch Christians to be enemies of the revolution. Many of these prisoners were executed for having promoted the faith, and this memorial remembers several of them killed in the province of Almeria.

• Adrián Saiz y Saiz

• Bienvenido Villalón Acebrón

• Bonifacio Rodríguez González

• Diego Ventaja Milán

• Eusebio Alonso Uyarra

• Isidoro Primo Rodríguez

• Justo Zariquiegui Mendoza

• Manuel Medina Olmos

• Marciano Herrero Martínez

Beatification

10 October 1993 by Pope John Paul II

Martyrs of Africa November 16

 Martyrs of Africa

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A group of North African Christians murdered together for their faith, date unknown. We know little more than their names - Baricus, Donatus, Honoratus, Januarius, Justus, Markus, Paulus, Rufinus, Valerius, Victor and Vitalis.

Saint Eustochius the Martyr November 16

 Saint Eustochius the Martyr

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Martyr.

Died

dragged by wild horses and then burned at the stake in 362

Saint Felicita of Capua November 16

 Saint Felicita of Capua

Also known as

Felicity

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Martyred in the persecutions of Decius.

Died

c.250 in Capua, Campania, Italy

Saint Agostino of Capua November 16

 Saint Agostino of Capua

Also known as

Augustine

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Martyred in the persecutions of Decius.

Died

c.250 in Capua, Campania, Italy

Saint Marcellus the Martyr November 16

 Saint Marcellus the Martyr

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Martyr.

Died

dragged by wild horses and then burned at the stake in 362

Saint Céronne November 16

 Saint Céronne

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Raised in a pagan family. Convert, baptized at Bordeaux, France where she became an evangelist.

Born

Corneilhan, France

Died

490 of natural causes

Saint Africus of Comminges November 16

 Saint Africus of Comminges

Also known as

Afrique of Comminges

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Seventh century bishop of Comminges, France.

Died

relics and shrine destroyed by Calvinists in the 16th century

Saint Elpidius the Martyr November 16

 Saint Elpidius the Martyr

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Official in the court of Emperor Constantius. He was demoted from the court by Julian the Apostate. Martyr.

Died

dragged by wild horses and then burned at the stake in 362

Saint Ludre November 16

 Saint Ludre

Additional Memorial

1 November (Jerome Martyrology)

Also known as

Lusor, Lusore

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Son of Saint Leocadio of Déols. A convert, he died almost immediately after baptism, still wearing the white robes.

Died

relics at Déols on the Indre (in modern Bourges, France)

Saint Fidentius of Padua November 16

 Saint Fidentius of Padua

Also known as

Fidenzio

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Third bishop of Padua, Italy, serving from 166 to 168.

Patronage

• Megliadino San Fidenzio, Italy

• Polverara, Italy

Saint Alfric of Canterbury November 16

 Saint Alfric of Canterbury

Also known as

Aelfric, Alfrick

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Benedictine monk of Abingdon Abbey, England. Abbot of Abingdon. Bishop of Wilton, England. Archbishop of Canterbury, England in 995. It was during his governance that Kent was invaded by Danes.

Died

1005 of natural causes

Saint Gobrain of Vannes November 16

 Saint Gobrain of Vannes

Also known as

Gobrien

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Breton monk. Priest. Bishop of Vannes, France. At age 87, he retired from his see to live his remaining days as a hermit. Known for healing by prayer.

Died

• 725 of natural causes

• interred in the Chapelle de Saint Gobrien, Saint-Servant, France

Saint Leocadio of Déols November 16

 Saint Leocadio of Déols

Also known as

Leocadius, Leucadio

Additional Memorial

23 November (Bourges, France)

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Father of Saint Ludre. Imperial Roman senator in Déols, Gaul (in modern France). A pagan, he converted to Christianity in the early 4th century, brought to the faith by Saint Ursinus of Bourges, brought in missionaries to his area, supported Ursinus, and converted his own house into a church for their use.

Saint Anianus of Asti November 16

 Saint Anianus of Asti

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Fifth century bishop of Asti, Italy. Little information and survived, and historians don't agree on any of it.

Died

• buried in the crypts under the cathedral of Saint John in Asti, Italy

• re-interred in the church of San Sisto in Asti in 1567

• when the church became structurally un-sound the relics were enshrined in an urn beneath the high altar of the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta in Asti on 12 August 1696