Martyrs of Heraclea November 19

 Martyrs of Heraclea

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Forty women, a mix of nuns, widows and other lay women, who were martyred together. No other details have come down to us.

Died

Heraclea, Thrace

Saint Tuto November 19

 Saint Tuto

Also known as

Toto, Totto

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Founded Ottobeuren Abbey in Ottobeuren, Germany in 764.

Died

815

Saint Medana November 19

 Saint Medana

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Eighth century consecrated virgin who lived most of her life in the area of Galloway, Scotland.

Born

Ireland

Saint Felician of Vienne November 19

 Saint Felician of Vienne

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Martyred in the persecutions of Marcus Aurelius.

Died

170 in Vienne, France

Saint Exuperius of Vienne November 19

 Saint Exuperius of Vienne

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Martyred in the persecutions of Marcus Aurelius.

Died

170 in Vienne, France

Saint Maximus of Caesarea November 19

 Saint Maximus of Caesarea

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Rural itinerant bishop. Martyr.

Died

255 at Caesarea, Cappadocia (in modern Turkey)

Saint Severinus of Vienne November 19

 Saint Severinus of Vienne

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Martyred in the persecutions of Marcus Aurelius.

Died

martyred in 170 in Vienne, France

Saint Azas of Isauria November 19

 Saint Azas of Isauria

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One of about 150 Christian soldiers martyred together in the persecutions of Diocletian.

Died

304 in Isauria, Asia Minor

Saint Maximus of Rome November 19

 Saint Maximus of Rome

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Priest. Martyred in the persecutions of Valerian.

Died

• c.255 on the Appian Way in Rome, Italy

• interred in the catacombs of Saint Xystus, Rome

Saint Eudon of Le Puy November 19

 Saint Eudon of Le Puy

Also known as

Eudone, Odo

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Monk and then abbot in the area of Le Puy, Aquitaine (in modern France).

Died

c.720 in the area of Le Puy, Aquitaine (in modern France)

Saint Atto of Tordino November 19

 Saint Atto of Tordino

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Benedictine monk. First Abbot of Tordino Abbey near Teramo, Italy in 1004.

Died

• c.1010

• pilgrims used to drink the water that dripped from the ceiling above his tomb on Pentecost

• tomb and relics have long since been destroyed

Saint James of Sasseau November 19

 Saint James of Sasseau

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Army officer, he travelled extensively. He was eventually assigned to Gaul where he retired. Priest at Clermont, France. Benedictine monk at Bourges, France. Hermit at Sasseau, France.

Born

at Constantinople (modern Istanbul, Turkey)

Died

c.865 of natural causes

Saint Nerses the Great November 19

 Saint Nerses the Great

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Educated at Cappadocia. Married a princess of the Mamikonian family. Father of Saint Isaac the Great. Catholicos in 353. When some of his proposed reforms displeased King Arshak III, Nerses was exiled until recalled in 369 by King Pap - who murdered him by poisoning 4 years later.

Died

poisoned in 373

Obadiah the Prophet November 19

Obadiah the Prophet

Also known as

Abdias, Abdis

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Old Testament prophet whose writings are dated between the 9th and 5th centuries before Christ. Outside of the text, which announces the punishment of the enemies of Israel, nothing is known about him.

Name Meaning

servant of the Lord

Blessed Eliseo García y García November 19

 Blessed Eliseo García y García

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Member of the Salesians of Don Bosco, joining in 1932. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.

Born

25 August 1907 in El Manzano, Salamanca, Spain

Died

shot on 19 November 1936 in Garraf, Barcelona, Spain

Beatified

11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II