இன்றைய புனிதர்கள் செப்டம்பர் 23

 Saint Padre Pio

பியட்ரல்சினா நகரின் புனித பியோ 

கப்புச்சின் துறவற சபையின் குரு, துறவி, ஒப்புரவாளர், 

ஐந்துகாய வரம் பெற்ற முதல் குரு :

பிறப்பு : மே 25, 1887

பியட்ரல்சினா, இத்தாலி

இறப்பு : செப்டம்பர் 23, 1968 (அகவை 81)

சான் ஜியோவானி ரொட்டொன்டோ

ஏற்கும் சபை/ சமயம் : கத்தோலிக்கம்

அருளாளர் பட்டம் : மே 2, 1999

திருத்தந்தை இரண்டாம் ஜான் பால் - ரோம், இத்தாலி

புனிதர் பட்டம் : ஜூன் 16, 2002

திருத்தந்தை இரண்டாம் ஜான் பால் - ரோம், இத்தாலி

முக்கிய திருத்தலங்கள் : 

சான் ஜியோவானி ரொட்டொன்டோ

நினைவுத் திருவிழா : செப்டம்பர் 23

பாதுகாவல் : 

மக்கள் பாதுகாப்பு ஆர்வலர்கள், 

கத்தோலிக்க பதின்வயதினர்

பியட்ரல்சினா நகரின் புனித பியோ, கப்புச்சின் துறவற சபையின் குருவும், கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபையின் புனிதரும் ஆவார். இவரது திருமுழுக்கு பெயர் பிரான்செஸ்கோ ஃபோர்ஜியொன், கப்புச்சின் சபையில் இணைந்தபோது பியோ என்ற பெயரை ஏற்றுக்கொண்டார்; குருவானது முதல் பாத்ரே பியோ என்னும் பெயரில் பொதுவாக அறியப்படுகிறார். இவர் தனது உடலில் பெற்ற இயேசுவின் ஐந்து திருக்காயங்கள் இவரை உலகறியச் செய்தன. 2002 ஜூன் 16 அன்று, திருத்தந்தை இரண்டாம் ஜான் பால் இவருக்கு புனிதர் பட்டம் வழங்கினார்.

தொடக்க காலம் :

இத்தாலியின் விவசாய நகரான பியட்ரல்சினாவில், க்ராசியோ மரியோ ஃபோர்ஜியொன் (1860–1946) - மரிய க்யுசெப்பா டி நுன்சியோ (1859–1929) தம்பதியரின் மகனாக பிரான்செஸ்கோ ஃபோர்ஜியொன் 1887 மே 25ந்தேதி பிறந்தார். இவரது பெற்றோர் விவசாயம் செய்து வாழ்ந்து வந்தனர். அங்கிருந்த சிற்றாலயத்தில், தனது சிறுவயதில் இவர் பலிபீடப் பணியாளராக இருந்து திருப்பலியில் குருவுக்கு உதவி செய்தார். இவருக்கு மைக்கேல் என்ற அண்ணனும், பெலிசிட்டா, பெலக்ரீனா மற்றும் க்ராசியா ஆகிய மூன்று தங்கைகளும் இருந்தனர். பக்தியுள்ள இவரது குடும்பத்தினர் தினந்தோறும் திருப்பலியில் பங்கேற்றதுடன், இரவில் செபமாலை செபிப்பதையும், வாரத்தில் மூன்று நாட்கள் புலால் உணவைத் தவிர்ப்பதையும் வழக்கமாக கொண்டிருந்தனர்.

சிறு வயது முதலே பக்தியில் சிறந்து விளங்கிய இவர், கடவுளுக்கு மிகவும் நெருக்கமானவராக வாழ்ந்து வந்தார். இளம் வயதிலேயே இவர் விண்ணக காட்சிகளைக் கண்டார். 1903 ஜனவரி 6 அன்று, தனது 15ஆம், வயதில் மொர்கோனில் இருந்த கப்புச்சின் சபையில் நவசந்நியாசியாக நுழைந்த இவர், ஜனவரி 22ந்தேதி தனது துறவற ஆடையைப் பெற்றுக் கொண்டு, பியட்ரல்சினோவின் பாதுகாவலரான புனித ஐந்தாம் பயசின் (பியோ) பெயரைத் தனது துறவற பெயராக ஏற்றுக்கொண்டார். இவர் ஏழ்மை, கற்பு, கீழ்படிதல் ஆகிய துறவற வாக்குறுதிகளையும் எடுத்துக்கொண்டார்.

குருத்துவ வாழ்வு :

ஆறு ஆண்டுகள் குருத்துவப் படிப்புக்குப் பின்னர் 1910ம் ஆண்டு பியோ குருவானார். இவர் இயேசு கிறிஸ்துவின் பாடுபட்ட சொரூபத்தின் முன்பாக அடிக்கடி செபிக்கும் வழக்கம் கொண்டிருந்தார். சிறிது காலம் குருவாகப் பணியாற்றியப்பின், உடல் நலம் குன்றியதால் இவர் வீட்டுக்கு அனுப்பப்பட்டார். 1916 செப்டம்பர் 4ஆம் நாள் மீண்டும் குருத்துவப் பணிக்கு அழைக்கப்பட்டார்.

1917ஆம் ஆண்டு, இவர் முதலாம் உலகப் போரில் காயம் அடைந்த வீரர்களுக்கு சேவை செய்ய அனுப்பப்பட்டார். அப்போதும் உடல்நலம் குன்றிப் பல மாதங்கள் மருத்துவமனையில் இருந்தார். உடல்நலம் தேறியதும் மக்கள் பலருக்கும் ஆன்மீக இயக்குநராக செயல்பட்டார். ஒவ்வொரு நாளும் 10 முதல் 12 மணி நேரங்கள் பாவ மன்னிப்புக்கான ஒப்புரவு அருட்சாதனம் வழங்கி வந்தார்.

இவர் உடல் நலமின்றி துன்புற்ற வேளைகளில் இயேசுவின் திருப்பாடுகளை அதிகமாக தியானம் செய்தார். இயேசு கிறிஸ்துவின் வேதனைகளுக்கு ஆறுதல் அளிக்கும் விதத்திலும் உலக மக்களின் பாவங்களுக்குப் பரிகாரமாகவும்ää பியோ தனது வேதனைகளை இயேசு நாதருக்கு ஒப்புக்கொடுத்தார். பியோ மக்களை கடவுளுக்கு நெருக்கமானவர்களாக மாற்ற பெரிதும் முயற்சி செய்தார். மக்களின் உள்ளங்களை அறியும் திறன் பெற்றிருந்த இவரிடம் பலரும் ஆன்மீக ஆலோசனை கேட்கத் திரண்டு வந்தனர்.

திருக்காய வரம் :

1918ஆம் ஆண்டு செப்டம்பர் 20ந்தேதி, ஒப்புரவு அருட்சாதனம் வழங்கிக் கொண்டிருந்த வேளையில் பியோவின் உடலில் இயேசுவின் ஐந்து திருக்காயங்களையும் இவரது உடலில் பெறும் பேறுபெற்றார். இரண்டு கைகள், இரண்டு கால்கள் மற்றும் வலது விலாப்பகுதி ஆகிய ஐந்து இடங்களிலும் இவருக்கு இயேசுவின் காயங்கள் கிடைத்தன. அவற்றிலிருந்து சிந்திய இரத்தம் இனிமையான நறுமணம் வீசியது.

அன்று முதல் இவர் இறக்கும் நாள் வரை இயேசு கிறிஸ்து சிலுவை மரத்தில் அனுபவித்த வேதனைகளை பியோ இந்த காயங்களால் தனது வாழ்வில் அனுபவித்தார். இந்த திருக்காயங்கள் சில மருத்துவர்களால் ஆராயப்பட்டு, இவரது புனிதத்தன்மைக்கு கிடைத்த பரிசு என்ற சான்று வழங்கப்பட்டது. இப்புனித காயங்களால் உடல் வேதனை மட்டுமன்றி மனரீதியாக பல இன்னல்களை சந்தித்தார், இவரது ஐந்து காயங்களை குறித்து சிலர் அவதூறு பரப்பினர், அது நாளும் தலைப்பு செய்திகளாய் இத்தாலியன் நாளிதழ்களில் வெளியாகி தந்தை பியோவின் ஆன்மீக பணிவாழ்வுக்கு தடையாய் நின்றது. ஆனால் புனித வாழ்வால் அனைத்தையும் தகர்த்தெறிந்து தனது உண்மையான வாழ்வை உலகிற்கு ஓங்கி உரைத்தார்.

இவரது காயங்களில் எப்போதும் நோய்த்தொற்று ஏற்படாதது மருத்துவ துறையால் விளக்கப்பட முடியாத அற்புதமாக இருந்தது. இவரது காயங்கள் ஒருமுறை குணமடைந்தாலும், அவை மீண்டும் தோன்றின. லுய்ஜி ரொம்னெல்லி என்ற மருத்துவர், இவரது காயங்களைத் தொடர்ந்து ஒரு ஆண்டு காலமாக ஆய்வு செய்தார். ஜியார்ஜியோ ஃபெஸ்டா, க்யுசெப்பே பாஸ்டியனெல்லி, அமிக்கோ பிக்னமி ஆகிய மருத்துவர்களும் பலமுறை அவற்றை ஆராய்ந்தனர். ஆனால் அவர்களால் எதுவும் கூறமுடியவில்லை.ஆல்பர்ட்டோ கசெர்ட்டா என்ற மருத்துவர் 1954ல் பியோவின் கைகளை எக்ஸ்ரே எடுத்து பார்த்துவிட்டு, இந்த காயங்களின் தாக்கம் எலும்புகளில் இல்லை என்று உறுதி செய்தார்.

இது இவருக்கு புகழைத் தேடித் தந்தாலும், அக்காயங்கள் இவரது வேதனையை அதிகரிப்பதாகவே இருந்தன. இவரது நிழற்படங்கள் பலவும் இவரது காயங்களிலிருந்து வடிந்த இரத்தத்தின் பதிவுகளைக் காண்பிகின்றன. 1968ல் பியோ இறந்தபோது, இவரது காயங்கள் அனைத்தும் சுவடின்றி மறைந்துவிட்டன.

புனிதர் பட்டம் :

கிறிஸ்தவ தியானத்தில் ஆழ்ந்த நம்பிக்கை கொண்ட பியோ, "புத்தகங்கள் வழியாக கடவுளைத் தேடும் ஒருவர், தியானத்தின் வழியாக அவரைக் கண்டுகொள்ள முடியும்" என்று குறிப்பிடுவார். 1960களில் பியோவின் உடல்நலம் குன்றத் தொடங்கியபோதும்,இவர் தொடர்ந்து ஆன்மீகப் பணிகளில் ஈடுபட்டார். 1968 செப்டம்பர் 22ந்தேதி, தனது இறுதி திருப்பலியை பியோ நிறைவேற்றினார்.

1968 செப்டம்பர் 23ஆம் நாள், செபமாலையைக் கையில் பிடித்தவாறும், "இயேசு, மரியா" என்ற திருப்பெயர்களை உச்சரித்தவாறும் தனது 81வது வயதில் பியோ மரணம் அடைந்தார். இவரது அடக்கத் திருப்பலியில் சுமார் மூன்று இலட்சம் மக்கள் கலந்துகொண்டனர்.

திருத்தந்தை இரண்டாம் ஜான் பால் இவருக்கு 1999ஆம் ஆண்டு அருளாளர் பட்டமும், 2002 ஜூன் 16ஆம் நாள் புனிதர் பட்டமும் வழங்கினார். இவர் இறந்து 40 ஆண்டுகளுக்குப் பிறகு, 2008 மார்ச் 3ந்தேதி இவரது கல்லறைத் தோண்டப்பட்டபோதுகண்டெடுக்கப்பட்ட பியோவின் அழியாத உடல், சான் ஜியோவானி ரொட்டொன்டோ அருகிலுள்ள புனித பியோ ஆலயத்தில் வைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது

Also known as

• Francesco Forgione

• Padre Pio of Pietrelcina

• Pio of Pietrelcina

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Born to a southern Italian farm family, the son of Grazio, a shepherd. At age 15 he entered the novitiate of the Capuchin friars in Morcone, Italy and joined the order at age 19. Suffered several health problems, and at one point his family thought he had tuberculosis. Ordained at age 22 on 10 August 1910.

While praying before a cross, he received the stigmata on 20 September 1918, the first priest ever to be so blessed. As word spread, especially after American soldiers brought home stories of Padre Pio following WWII, the priest himself became a point of pilgrimage for both the pious and the curious. He would hear confessions by the hour, reportedly able to read the consciences of those who held back. Reportedly able to bilocate, levitate, and heal by touch. Founded the House for the Relief of Suffering in 1956, a hospital that serves 60,000 a year. In the 1920's he started a series of prayer groups that continue today with over 400,000 members worldwide.

His canonization miracle involved the cure of Matteo Pio Colella, age 7, the son of a doctor who works in the House for Relief of Suffering, the hospital in San Giovanni Rotondo founded by Padre Pio. On the night of 20 June 2000, Matteo was admitted to the intensive care unit of the hospital with meningitis. By morning, doctors had lost hope for him as nine of the boy's internal organs had ceased to give signs of life. That night, during a prayer vigil attended by Matteo's mother and some Capuchin friars of Padre Pio's monastery, the child's condition improved suddenly. When he awoke from the coma, Matteo said that he had seen an elderly man with a white beard and a long, brown habit, who said to him: "Don't worry, you will soon be cured." The miracle was approved by the Congregation and Pope John Paul II on 20 December 2001.

Born

25 May 1887 at Pietrelcina, Benevento, Italy as Francesco Forgione

Died

23 September 1968 in San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia, Italy of natural causes

Canonized

16 June 2002 by Pope John Paul II at Rome, Italy

Saint Zechariah

 புனிதர் செக்கரியா 

குரு, இறைவாக்கினர், மரியாளின் பாதுகாவலர், பக்தர்:

பிறப்பு: கி.மு. முதலாம் நூற்றாண்டு

எபிரோன், (ஜோஷுவா 21:11)

இறப்பு: கி.மு. முதலாம் நூற்றாண்டு

எருசலேம் (மாத்யூ 23:35)

ஏற்கும் சபை/ சமயம்:

கிறிஸ்தவம்

இஸ்லாம்

நினைவுத் திருவிழா: செப்டம்பர் 23

புனிதர் செக்கரியா “விவிலியம்” (Bible) மற்றும் “திருக்குரானில்” (Quran) குறிப்பிடப்படும் நபர் ஆவார். விவிலியம் இவரை “திருமுழுக்கு யோவானின்” (John the Baptist) தந்தை எனவும் “ஆரோன்” (Aaron) குலத்தவர் எனவும் இறைவாக்கினர் எனவும் குறிக்கின்றது. இவர் இயேசுவின் தாய் “கன்னி மரியாளின்” (Virgin Mary) உறவினராகிய “எலிசபெத்தின்” (Elizabeth) கணவராவார்.

விவிலியத்தில்:

லூக்கா நற்செய்தியின்படி “அரசர் முதலாம் ஏரோதின்” (king Herod) ஆட்சியின் போது இவர் வாழ்ந்தவர். இவர் “அபியா” (Abia) வகுப்பைச் சேர்ந்த குரு ஆவார். இவர் மனைவி எலிசபெத்து. இவர்கள் இருவரும் கடவுள் பார்வையில் நன்னெறியாளர்களாய் விளங்கினார்கள் எனவும் ஆண்டவருடைய அனைத்துக் கட்டளைகளுக்கும் ஒழுங்குகளுக்கும் ஏற்பக் குற்றமற்றவர்களாய் நடந்து வந்தார்கள் எனவும் விவிலியம் குறிக்கின்றது. இவர்கள் பிள்ளைப்பேறு இல்லாதிருந்தனர். ஏனெனில், எலிசபெத்து கருவுற இயலாதவராய் இருந்தார். மேலும் அவர்கள் வயது முதிர்ந்தவர்களாயும் இருந்தார்கள்.

தம்முடைய பிரிவின் முறை வந்தபோது, செக்கரியா கடவுளின் திருமுன் குருத்துவப் பணி ஆற்றி வந்தார். குருத்துவப் பணி மரபுக்கு ஏற்ப, கோவிலுக்குள் சென்று தூபம் காட்டுவது யாரென்று அறியச் சீட்டுக் குலுக்கிப் போட்டபோது, அது செக்கரியா பெயருக்கு விழுந்தது. அவர் தூபம் காட்டுகிற வேளையில் மக்கள் கூட்டத்தினர் அனைவரும் வெளியே இறைவனிடம் வேண்டிக் கொண்டிருந்தனர். அப்பொழுது கபிரியேல் தேவதூதர் தோன்றி, அவருக்கு ஒரு மகன் பிறப்பார் என அறிவித்தார். இதனை நம்பாமல் செக்கரியா சந்தேகித்ததால், தாம் அறிவித்தவை நிறைவேறும்வரை செக்கரியாவை பேசும் சக்தியற்ற ஊமையாய் மாற்றினார். தாம் கூறியவை நிறைவேறும்வரை அவருக்கு பேசும் திறன் வராது என்றறிவித்துச் சென்றார். செக்கரியா, தம்முடைய திருப்பணிக் காலம் முடிந்ததும் வீடு திரும்பினார். அதற்குப் பின்பு அவர் மனைவி எலிசபெத்து கருவுற்றார்.

இயேசு பிறப்பின் முன்னறிவிப்பின் போது, எலிசபெத்து கருவுற்றிருப்பதை கபிரியேலின் மூலம் அறிந்த மரியாள், அவரைக் காண வந்தார். மரியாள் அவரோடு ஆறு மாதம் தங்கி உதவிபுரிந்தார் என விவிலியம் குறிப்பிடுகின்றது.

எலிசபெத்து ஒரு மகனைப் பெற்றெடுத்தார். எட்டாம் நாளில் அவர்கள் குழந்தைக்கு விருத்தசேதனம் செய்ய வந்தார்கள். செக்கரியா என்ற அதன் தந்தையின் பெயரையே அதற்குச் சூட்ட இருந்தார்கள். ஆனால் அதன் தாய் அவர்களைப் பார்த்து, "வேண்டாம், அதற்கு யோவான் எனப் பெயரிட வேண்டும்" என்றார். "குழந்தைக்கு என்ன பெயரிடலாம்? உம் விருப்பம் என்ன?" என்று செக்கரியாவை நோக்கிச் சைகை காட்டிக் கேட்டார்கள். அதற்கு அவர் எழுதுபலகை ஒன்றைக் கேட்டு வாங்கி, "இக்குழந்தையின் பெயர் யோவான்" என்று எழுதினார். எல்லாரும் வியப்படைந்தனர். அப்பொழுதே அவரது வாய் திறது, பேச்சுத் திறன் வந்தது. அவர் கடவுளைப் போற்றிப் புகழ்ந்தார்.

இஸ்லாம் சமயத்தினரின் திருமறையான "திருக்குர்ஆனிலும்" செக்கரியா பற்றிய ஆதாரங்கள் உள்ளன. இஸ்லாம் சமயத்தினர் அவரை "இறைவாக்கினர்" என்றும் "மரியாளின் பாதுகாவலர்" என்றும் விசுவசிக்கின்றனர்.

Also known as

Zaccaria, Zacharias, Zachary, Zakariya

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Jewish priest in Jerusalem. Married to Saint Elizabeth; father of Saint John the Baptist. In his later years he was visited in the temple by the angel Gabriel who explained that Zechariah and Elizabeth would have a son. When he replied that they were too old for such a thing he was struck mute for his doubts; his speech was restored after John's birth, and a canticle he spoke is recorded in the Gospel of Luke.

Died

one tradition says he was murdered in the Temple when he refused to tell Herod where his son John could be found

Blessed Émilie Tavernier Gamelin

Also known as

émilie Tavernier

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Daughter of Antoine Tavernier and Marie-Josephte Maurice, the youngest of 15 children. Orphaned young, and raised by her aunts. Educated by the Sisters of the Congregation of Notre Dame at the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Street school. Felt drawn from an early age to work with the poor and disadvantaged; when her brother was widowed, the 18 year old Emilie went to help him on one condition - their table would always be open to the hungry who came to the door.

Married Jean-Baptiste Gamelin, a wealthy and pious apple farmer, on 4 June 1823. Mother of three sons, all of whom died as children. Widowed on 1 October 1827. Took Mary, Mother of Sorrows, as her guide for dealing with these losses, and during her time in prayer, she came to see all the poor and needy as her new family. She turned her home and inheritance into a shelter for the poor, for orphaned, abandoned or runaway children, the mentally ill, homeless, handicapped, immigrants, and destitute of any form. People began to refer to her home as the House of Providence, and she was soon after to find other residences to help and become such Houses. She worked with prisoners, and cared for the sick, brought in her family and friends to help, and led by her example. For fifteen years she worked on her own, always submitting her ideas to her priest and bishop, and completely obedient to them.

In 1841, Bishop Bourget asked the Daughters of Saint Vincent de Paul to send sisters to help Emilie; the congregation agreed, but last minute problems prevented the sisters from leaving Paris. Seeing no outside help available, the bishop then called upon the faithful in his diocese, and Canadian lay women soon presented themselves to help. From this group, under Emilie leadership and by her example, the Sisters of Providence were formed in Montreal. The congregation's first vows were made on 29 March 1844 with Emilie as novice, nun, foundress and Mother Superior.

The new community faced many early trials. There were always problems of funds and resoures, disease thinned their ranks, and internal dissent threatened to lose Emilie the support of her bishop. But the group survived. There were 50 sisters at the time of Emilie's death, less than eight years after the group's formation. Over 6,000 Sisters have joined the order over the years, today working in Canada, the United States, Chile, Argentina, Haiti, Cameroo, Egypt, the Philippines and El Salvador. At her beatification recognition, Pope John Paul II presented her as a model for all by her life dedicated to the most needy.

Born

19 February 1800 at Montreal, Canada

Died

23 September 1851 of cholera at Montreal, Canada

Beatified

• 7 October 2001 by Pope John Paul II

• the beatification miracle involved the cure of a fatally ill 13-year-old on 18 December 2000

Saint Adamnan of Iona

Also known as

Adam, Adamnano, Adomnan, Eunan

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Distant relative of Saint Columba. Monk at Drunhome, Donegal, Ireland. Abbot of Iona in 679. President-general of all the Columban houses in Ireland. Evangelized throughout Ireland.

Adamnan gave sanctuary to Prince Aldfrid when the throne of Northumbria was in dispute following the death of King Oswy. When Aldfrid became king in 686, Aldamnan secured the release of all Irish prisoners taken in the conflict, and visited the monasteries of Wearmouth and Jarrow.

Persuaded by Saint Ceolfrid, Adamnan adopted the Roman calendar for determining Easter, and then worked for the adoption of many Roman liturgical practices in the Celtic region. This so displeased some brother monks at Iona that from 692 on, Adamnan rarely went there.

Attended the Council of Birr and Synod of Tara in 697 at which he helped enact the Canons of Adamnan, laws that helped protect civilian and clerical populations in areas at war, prohibiting the murder or enslavement of non-combatant women and children. A noted scholar, he wrote the biography Life of Saint Columba in the late 680's, a work that survives today (see links below). He also wrote De locis sanctis (On the Holy Places), a popular description of Palestine based on the notes of and interviews with the Frankish pilgrim bishop Arculf. Renovated and revitalized the monastery of Raphoe, Ireland.

Born

c.628 in Drumhome, County Donegal, Ireland

Died

• 23 September 704 at Iona Abbey

• relics taken to various Irish sites during the next century during peacemaking conferences

• most relics were destroyed during Danish incursions in 830 and 1030

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

• 11 July 1898 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmed)

Blessed Jozef Stanek

Additional Memorial

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

Profile

Baptized at the age of one day, Jozef was orphaned at age six. He was educated at a Pallottine school in Wadowice, Poland, and in 1935 at age 18, he became a Pallottine novice. Ordained a priest on 7 April 1941, he started his three year ministry in a Poland that was under Nazi occupation and in the middle of World War II. At the beginning of the Warsaw Uprising on 1 August 1944, Father Jozef served as chaplain to the insurgents, staying in the combat areas to care for and bring the sacraments to those fighting and those who were trapped in the city; given a chance to escape the city, he gave up his seat to an injured man. On 22 September 1944, he went to the Nazi authorities to try to negotiate a settlement and save as many lives as possible. Instead of working with him, the Nazis captured, beat and murdered him for being a priest. Martyr.

Born

4 December 1916 in Lapsze Nizne, Poland

Died

• hanged on 23 September 1944 in a ruined factory in the Solec district of Czerniaków, Poland

• body left to hang as an example to others

• the chapel in the Warsaw Uprising Museum is named in his honour

Beatified

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

Blessed Francisco de Paula Victor

Profile

Born a slave and trained as a tailor. He early felt a call to the priesthood, but, being a slave, had to have special dispensation to enter seminary, and was shunned by fellow seminarians and the parishioners of his first assignment in the diocese of Campanha, Brazil; his parishioners even refused to accept Communion from his hands. He persevered in his vocation, always patient, always forgiving, always dedicated to the faith and the priesthood, and eventually won the people over to the point that there were protests when the diocese considered transferring him to another parish.

Born

12 April 1827 in Campanha, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Died

23 September 1905 in Três Pontas, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Beatified

• 14 November 2015 Pope Francis

• beatification celebrated at the parish of Nossa Senhora D'Ajuda, Três Pontas, Minas Gerais, Brazil, presided by Cardinal Angelo Amato

Blessed Antonio of Tlaxcala

Also known as

Anthony

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Grandson of the Tlaxcala noble Xicohténcati, and heir to his title and estates. Convert to Christianity. One of the Three Child Martyrs of Tlaxcala.

Born

c.1516-1517 in Tizatlán, Tlaxcala, Mexico

Died

beaten to death with clubs in 1529 at Cuauhtinchán, Puebla, Mexico

Beatified

6 May 1990 by Pope John Paul II

Saint Elizabeth of the Visitation

புனிதர் எலிசபெத் 

நன்னெறியாளர்:

பிறப்பு: கி.மு. முதலாம் நூற்றாண்டு

எபிரோன் (ஜோஷுவா 21:11)

இறப்பு: கி.மு. முதலாம் நூற்றாண்டு

அநேகமாக எபிரோன்

ஏற்கும் சமயம்:

ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை

கீழ் ஆர்த்தோடாக்ஸ் திருச்சபை

ஓரியண்ட்டல் ஆர்த்தோடாக்ஸ் திருச்சபை

ஆங்கிலிக்கன் திருச்சபை

லூதரன் திருச்சபை

அனைத்து இஸ்லாம்

நினைவுத் திருநாள்: செப்டம்பர் 23

பாதுகாவல்: கர்ப்பிணிப் பெண்கள்

புனிதர் எலிசபெத், லூக்கா நற்செய்திகளின்படி “செக்கரியாவின்” (Zechariah) மனைவியும், “திருமுழுக்கு யோவானின்” (John the Baptist) தாயாரும் ஆவார்.

திருவிவிலிய சரிதம்:

லூக்கா நற்செய்திகளின்படி, எலிசபெத் "ஆரோனின்" (Aaron) மகளாவார். இவரும் இவரது கணவரான செக்கரியாவும் இறைவனின் பார்வையில் நன்னெறியாளர்களாய் வாழ்ந்தனர். ஆனால், குழந்தைகளில்லாதவர்களாய் வாழ்ந்தனர். செக்கரியா ஆலய பணிகளில் இருந்தபோது “இறைதூதர் காபிரியல்” (Angel Gabriel) அவர்முன்னே தோன்றி கூறியதாவது:

"செக்கரியாவே பயப்படாதே; உமது இறைவேண்டல்கள் கேட்கப்பட்டன; உமது மனைவி கருத்தாங்கி, ஒரு ஆண் மகவை ஈன்றெடுப்பாள்; நீர் அதற்கு யோவான் என்று பெயரிடுவீர்; அவன் உங்களுக்கு ஒரு சந்தோஷமும், மகிழ்ச்சியுமாய் இருப்பான்; அவர் இறைவனின் பார்வையில் பெரியவனாய் இருப்பதால் அநேகர் அவரது பிறப்பால் மகிழ்ச்சியில் திளைப்பார்கள்; அவர் திராட்சை இரசமும் வேறு பானங்களையும் அருந்தார். அவர் பிறப்பின் முன்பே பரிசுத்த ஆவியினால் நிரப்பப்படுவார்.

~ லூக்கா 1:13–15

தாமும், தமது மனைவி எலிசபெத்தும் முதிர் வயதினர் என்ற காரணத்தால் செக்கரியா, இறைதூதர் காபிரியேலின் வார்த்தைகளில் நம்பிக்கை வைக்கவில்லை. இதையறிந்த காபிரியேல் தூதர், செக்கரியாவை நோக்கி, "உமது விசுவாசமின்மையால் நீர் வாய் பேச இயலாத ஊமையாவீர்; எமது வாக்கு நிறைவேறும்வரை நீர் ஊமையாக இருப்பீர்" என்று இயம்பி மறைந்தார்.

~ லூக்கா 1:16-23

மற்றும், லூக்கா நற்செய்திகள் (1:24–25), (1:26-40), (1:41–45), (1:46-55), (1:56–64), (1:65-80) ஆகியவற்றில் எலிசபெத் பற்றிய செய்திகள் காணப்படுகின்றன.

அதிகாரபூர்வமற்ற திருமறை ஏடுகள் (Apocrypha) :

எலிசபெத் மேலும் பல அதிகாரப்பூர்வமற்ற திருமறை ஏடுகளிலும் குறிப்பிடப்படுகிறார்.

இஸ்லாம் மத திருமறை நூலாகிய "திருக்குர்ஆனிலும்" இவர் கௌரவிக்கப்படுகிறார்.

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Descendant of the Old Testament patriarch, Aaron. Wife of Zachary, temple priest. Relative of Mary. Mother of Saint John the Baptist, becoming pregnant very late in life. She was the Elizabeth that Mary visited soon after the Annunciation. Described in the Gospel of Luke as "righteous in the eyes of God, observing all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blamelessly."

Born

1st century BC

Died

1st century AD of natural causes

Saint Sosius of Misenum

Also known as

• Sosius of Miseno

• Sosius of Puzzuoli

• Sosier, Sosio, Sosius, Sossio, Sossius, Sosso

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Deacon of the church of Miseno, Italy. Imprisoned and martyred in the persecutions of Diocletian.

Born

275 in Miseno, Italy

Died

• beheaded on 19 September 305 at Pozzuoli, Campagna, Italy

• interred in Miseno, Italy

• Miseno was destroyed by invading Saracens; the survivors were transferred to Frattamaggiore, Italy, and chose Sosius as their patron

• relics later recovered from Miseno and taken to the Santi Severino e Sossio abbey in Naples, Italy

• abbey suppressed in the Napoleonic area, and the relics were transferred to the basilica of San Sosius in Frattamaggiore

Saint Thecla of Iconium

Also known as

Tecla, Tegla, Tekla

• Protomartyr among women and equal to the Apostles

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First century convert in Iconium, brought to the faith by the preaching of Saint Paul the Apostle; her family threw her out. She dedicated herself to God, became a spiritual student of Saint Paul, and assisted him in his travels and works. She was thrown to wild animals as a Christian, but survived; she was sentenced to burn at the stake, but managed to escape. In her later years she retired to live as a hermitess. Because of her sufferings for the the faith, she is considered a martyr though she survived the attempts to kill her. She is mentioned the Prayers for the Dying. She was the subject several fantastic apochryphal writings in the early Church.

Died

• late 1st century of natural causes

• buried in Seleucia, Pamphylia, Anatolia (in modern Turkey)

Blessed Norberto Cembranos de la Verdura

Profile

Norberto joined the Franciscan Capuchin lay oblates in El Pardo, Madrid, Spain. He was serving there in 1936 at the start of the Spanish Civil War when the convent came under siege by hundreds of militiamen. Norberto managed to escape, and hid for a while in a local inn, but was located, arrested and executed for being in religious life. Martyr.

Born

• 6 June 1891 in Villalquite, León, Spain

• as he was born on the feast day of Saint Norbert of Magdeburg, his parents named him Noberto

Died

23 September 1936 in Madrid, Spain

Beatified

• 13 October 2013 by Pope Francis

• beatification celebrated at the Complex Educatiu, Tarragona, Spain, presided by Cardinal Angelo Amato

Blessed Bernardina Maria Jablonska

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Raised in a pious family. Spiritual student of Saint Albert Chmielowski. Co-foundress of the Sisters of the Third Order of Saint Francis Servants of the Poor (Albertine Sisters). Known as a mystic with a great concern for those who are suffering. As superior of the Sisters she founded hospices for the sick and poor.

Born

5 August 1878 in Pyzuny Lukawica, Poland

Died

23 September 1940 in Krakow, Poland

Beatified

6 June 1997 at Zakopane, Poland by Pope John Paul II

Blessed Helen Duglioli

Also known as

• Helen of Bologna

• Elena Duglioli Dall'Olio

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Lay woman who, against her will, married Benedict dall'Oglio in order to please her family; she spent 30 happy years with him, both of them being known for their Christian lives. Widowed, she devoted herself to charity in her few remaining years. Those who knew her considered her a saint in life, a public cultus spontaneously developed, and even the future Pope Benedict XIV spoke for her beatification Cause.

Born

1472 at Bologna, Italy

Died

1520 of natural causes

Beatified

1828 by Pope Leo XII (cultus confirmed)

Pope Saint Linus

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Second Pope, and the first to be chosen in Rome, Italy. According to Irenaeus, he is the Linus mentioned by Saint Paul in 2nd Timothy 4. His name is mentioned in the prayer "Communicantes" in the Canon of the Mass. Traditionally honoured as a martyr, though there is no certain documentation of this. Nothing else is known of his life, and ancient documents about his papacy have proven to be inaccurate or apocryphal.

Born

in Tuscany, Italy

Papal Ascension

67

Died

76 in Rome, Italy

Blessed William Way

Also known as

• William Flower

• William May

Additional Memorial

29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai

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Seminarian in Reims, France. Ordained in 1586. He returned to England to minister to covert Catholics, hiding under the name William Flowers. Imprisoned and executed for the crime of priesthood. Martyr.

Born

Exeter, England

Died

hanged, drawn and quartered on 23 September 1588 at Kingston-on-Thames, London, England

Beatified

15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI

Blessed Cristobal of Tlaxcala

Also known as

Christopher, Cristobalito

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Son of a pagan tribal chief. Convert to Christianity. Educated at the first Franciscan school in Tlaxcala. Beaten and then martyred by order of his father for refusing to deny his faith. One of the Three Child Martyrs of Tlaxcala.

Born

c.1514-1515 in Atlihuetzía, Tlaxcala, Mexico

Died

burned to death in 1527 at Tizatlán, Tlaxcala, Mexico

Beatified

6 May 1990 by Pope John Paul II

Blessed Juan of Tlaxcala

Also known as

Servant of Blessed Antonio. Convert to Christianity. One of the Three Child Martyrs of Tlaxcala.

Born

c.1516-1517 in Tizatlán, Tlaxcala, Mexico

Died

beaten to death with clubs in 1529 at Cuauhtinchán, Puebla, Mexico

Beatified

6 May 1990 by Pope John Paul II

Blessed Guy of Durnes

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Cistercian Benedictine monk at Clairvaux, and one of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux's most beloved disciples. Founder and abbot of the abbey of Our Lady of Cherlieu in the diocese of Besancon, France. At Saint Bernard's request, Guy revised the Cistercian liturgical chant.

Died

c.1157 of natural causes

Saint Xantippa

Also known as

Xanthippe

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Spiritual student of the Apostles.

Died

late 1st century in Spain

Saint Polyxena

Also known as

Polyxene

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Spiritual student of the Apostles.

Died

late 1st century in Spain

Saint Cissa of Northumbria

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Eighth-century spiritual student of Saint Guthlac and Benedictine hermit at Crowland Abbey in England.

Saint Constantius of Ancona

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Sixth century sacristan of the church of Saint Stephen, Ancona, Italy.

Martyrs of Syracuse

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Group of Christians deported from Syracuse, Sicily by invading Saracens and sent to North Africa where they were tortured and executed for their faith. Martyrs. The names that have survived are Andrew, Antony, John and Peter.

Died

c.900

Martyred in the Spanish Civil War

• Blessed Crispulo Moyano Linares

• Blessed José Santos Ortega

• Blessed María Josefa del Río Messa

• Blessed Norberto Cembranos de la Verdura

• Blessed Purificación Ximénez y Ximénez

• Blessed Sofía Ximénez y Ximénez del Río

• Blessed Vicente Ballester Far

Ascension of San Joseph Calasanz Llored Marco

The Ascension of San Joseph Calasanz Llored Marco (also known as Saint Joseph Calasanctius) is a feast day celebrated on September 23rd in the Roman Catholic Church. The feast commemorates the death of Saint Joseph Calasanz on August 25, 1648, and his subsequent ascension to heaven.

Saint Joseph Calasanz was a Spanish priest and educator who founded the Piarist order, a religious order dedicated to the education of the poor. He was born in Peralta de la Sal, Spain, in 1557. He studied law at the University of Lérida, but he eventually decided to pursue a religious vocation. He was ordained a priest in 1583.

After his ordination, Saint Joseph Calasanz worked as a tutor to the children of wealthy families. He was appalled by the lack of educational opportunities for poor children, so he decided to start a school for them. In 1597, he opened the first Piarist school in Rome.

The Piarist schools were a great success. They offered a free education to poor children, and they taught them a variety of subjects, including religion, reading, writing, and arithmetic. Saint Joseph Calasanz also founded a number of other educational institutions, including a teacher training college and a university.

Saint Joseph Calasanz was a pioneer in the field of education. He was one of the first people to advocate for free and universal education. He also developed new teaching methods that were more effective than the traditional methods of the time.

Saint Joseph Calasanz was canonized by Pope Clement XIII in 1767. He is the patron saint of teachers and educators.

 Rebecca the Matriarch

Rebecca the Matriarch is one of the four matriarchs of the Hebrew Bible, along with Sarah, Rachel, and Leah. She is the wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau.Rebecca is first mentioned in the Bible in Genesis 24. Abraham's servant Eliezer is sent to find a wife for Isaac, and he prays to God for guidance. He meets Rebecca at a well, and she offers him and his camels a drink. Eliezer is impressed by her kindness and beauty, and he asks her to come with him to marry Isaac. Rebecca agrees, and she leaves her family and home to become Isaac's wife.Rebecca and Isaac have a long and happy marriage, but they are unable to have children for many years. Rebecca finally becomes pregnant after praying to God for help. She gives birth to twins, Esau and Jacob. Esau is the firstborn, but Jacob is Rebecca's favorite son.Rebecca helps Jacob to deceive Isaac and receive the blessing that was meant for Esau. She dresses Jacob in Esau's clothes and puts goat meat on his hands so that Isaac will think he is Esau. Isaac blesses Jacob, and Jacob is given the birthright, which is the right to be the head of the family and to receive the promises that God made to Abraham.Rebecca's actions are controversial, but she is also a complex and fascinating character. She is a strong and resourceful woman who is willing to do whatever it takes to protect her children and to ensure that they receive the promises that God made to Abraham. She is also a woman of faith who trusts in God's plan for her life and for the life of her family.

இன்றைய புனிதர்கள் செப்டம்பர் 22

 St. Phocas of Sinope

(St. Phocas the Gardener)

Feastday: September 22

Death: 102

Martyred bishop of Sinope, a diocese on the Black Sea. He was martyred during the reign of Emperor Trajan.

Hieromartyr Phocas was born in the city of Sinope. During his adult years he became Bishop of Sinope. At the time of a persecution against Christians under the emperor Trajan (98–117), the governor demanded that the saint renounce Christ. After fierce torture they enclosed St Phocas in a hot bath, where he died a martyr's death in the year 117.[2]

A homily in his honour was composed by Saint John Chrysostom on the occasion of the translation of his relics to Constantinople. The translation of his holy relics from Pontus to Constantinople about the year 404 A.D. is celebrated on July 23. His primary feast is on September 22, and he is called a wonderworker.[1][2][3]

The Hieromartyr Phocas is especially venerated as a defender against fires, and also as a helper of the drowning.

Patron: of gardeners; sailors; hospitality; agricultural workers; boatmen; farm workers; farmers; fieldhands; gardeners; husbandmen; mariners; market-gardeners; sailors; watermen

Death: ~303

Image of St. Phocas the GardenerPhocas earned his living by cultivating a garden near the city gate of Sinope (now in Turkey). The quiet and beauty of the plot he cultivated proved quite conducive to his exercise of prayer in the course of his labors. He shared with the poor what he earned from his gardening, and opened his home to travelers lacking a place to stay. Phocas' Christian identity became known to the pagan Roman authorities. Soldiers were dispatched to find and arrest him. Upon nearing Sinope, they stopped at Phocas' door and received lodging from him, unaware that their host was the man they were charged to capture. At his table, they spoke openly of their mission before retiring for the night. As the soldiers slept, Phocas kept watch in prayer to prepare himself for martyrdom. The next morning, he revealed to them his identity. In a turn of events similar to the martyrdom of Saint Eudoxius (see September 5), the stunned soldiers were at first reluctant to carry out their orders against their kind host, but in the end they beheaded him. Phocas is venerated as a patron saint of both gardeners and mariners.

Saint Phocas, sometimes called Phocas the Gardener (Greek:Φωκᾶς), is venerated as a martyr by the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches. His life and legend may have been a fusion of three men with the same name: a Phocas of Antioch, a Phocas the Gardener and Phocas, Bishop of Sinope.[2]

History

Christian tradition states that he was a gardener who lived at Sinope, on the Black Sea, who used his crops to feed the poor and aided persecuted Christians.[3] During the persecutions of Diocletian, he provided hospitality to the soldiers who were sent to execute him. The soldiers, not knowing that their host was their intended victim, agreed to his hospitality. Phocas also offered to help them find the person they were seeking.

As the soldiers slept, Phocas dug his own grave and prayed. He made arrangements for all his possessions to be distributed to the poor after his death.[3] In the morning, when the soldiers awoke, Phocas revealed his identity.

The soldiers hesitated and offered to report to their commander that their search had been fruitless. Phocas refused this offer and bared his neck. He was then decapitated and buried in the grave that he had dug for himself.[3]

Veneration

He is mentioned by Saint Asterius of Amasia (ca. 400). The name Phocas seems to derive from the Greek word for "seal" (phoke/φώκη), which may explain his patronage of sailors and mariners. A sailors' custom was to serve Phocas a portion of every meal; this was called "the portion of St. Phocas." This portion was bought by one of the voyagers and the price was deposited in the hands of the captain. When the ship came into port, the money was distributed among the poor, in thanksgiving to their benefactor for their successful voyage. He is mentioned in the work by Laurentius Surius. This tradition may be connected to a similar practice among sailors in the Baltic Sea of giving food offerings to an invisible sprite known as the Klabautermann.[5]

Other Gardener Saints

Saint Conon the Gardener (or of Pamphylia, Palestine, or Magydos)

Saint Serenus

Saint Fiacre

St. Lioba

Feastday: September 22

Death: 781

Benedictine abbess, a relative of St. Boniface. Born in Wessex, England, she was trained by St. Tetta, and became a nun at Wimboume Monastery in Dorsetshire. Lioba, short for Liobgetha, was sent with twenty-nine companions to become abbess of Bischofheim Monastery in Mainz, Germany She founded other houses as well and served as abbess for twenty-eight years. She was a friend of St. Hildegard, Charlemagne's wife.

St. Digna & Emerita

Feastday: September 22

Death: 259

Roman maidens martyred in the Eternal City. They both died while praying before their judges. Their relics are in St. Marcellus Church in Rome.

For the 9th century St. Digna, see Martyrs of Córdoba.

Saints Digna and Emerita (died 259 AD) are venerated as saints by the Catholic Church. They were martyred at Rome.

Their feast day is celebrated on September 22.

Their relics are said to lie at the church of San Marcello al Corso, in Rome, although it is recorded that on April 5, 838, a monk named Felix appeared at Fulda with the remains of Saints Cornelius, Callistus, Agapitus, Georgius, Vincentius, Maximus, Cecilia, Eugenia, Digna, Emerita, and Columbana

Saint Ignatius of Santhia

Also known as

• Ignazio da Santhia

• Lawrence Belvisotti

• Lorenzo Maurizio Belvisotti

• Maurice Belvisotti

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Ordained in 1710 in the diocese of Vercelli, Italy. Parish priest for six years. He was offered a position of authority in the diocese, but declined, and on 24 May 1716 he became a novice in the Capuchins of Turin, Italy, taking the name Ignatius, and beginning 54 years of service in the Order.

He was under the direction of a novice half his age, which Father Ignatius accepted with humility. In 1717 he was assigned to the convent at Saluzzo, Italy, and served as sacristan. Novice master at Chieri, Italy. Sacristan at Capuchin Hill, Turin in 1723, a convent with 87 priests. Novice master at Mondovi from 1731 to 1744. An eye illness forced him to give up the position for nearly two years.

When he recovered he became head chaplain of the armies of the King of Piedmont who were fighting invading Franco-Hispanic forces. He was noted for his work in the field as minister, and with the injured. After the war he returned to life at Capuchin Hill where he served as confessor and religious instructor to lay brothers. In his later years he spent his days visiting the sick and the poor of Turin, and ministering to the thousands that came daily to Capuchin Hill for his blessing.

Born

5 June 1686 in Santhià, Vercelli, Italy as Maurice Belvisotti

Died

22 September 1770 of natural causes in Turin, Italy

Canonized

19 May 2002 by Pope John Paul II at Rome, Italy

Saint Maurice

மறைசாட்சிகள் மவுரிசியஸ் மற்றும் தோழர்கள்

St. Mauritius and companions

பிறப்பு : 3 ஆம் நூற்றாண்டு,எகிப்து

இறப்பு : 302,அகாவ்னும் Agaunum(செயிண்ட் மௌரிஸ் St.Maurice), சுவிட்சர்லாந்து

பாதுகாவல்: போர் வீரர்கள், வியாபாரிகள்,சாயத் தொழிலாளிகள், ஆடை நிறுவனங்கள்,காது, மூட்டு நோய்களிலிருந்து

இவர் எகிப்து நாட்டில் முதன்முதலில் இராணுவப் படையை உருவாக்கினார். இவர், தன் படைவீரர்களுடன் சேர்ந்து சிலுவைப்போரை புரிந்தனர். இவரின் படைவீரர்களை, தன் படைக்கு கொடையாக தருமாறு, எதிர்படையினர்,

மவுரிசியஸிடம் கேட்டனர். அப்படி தந்தால் வெற்றியடைய செய்வோம் என்றும் கூறினர். ஆனால் மவுரிசியஸ் இதனை ஏற்க மறுத்தார். இதனால் மீண்டும் போர் மூண்டது. மவுரிசியசின் படையிலிருந்த படைவீரர்கள் சிலரின் அந்த

செயல்களால், மவுரிசியஸ், அப்படையை விட்டு விலக வேண்டியதாயிற்று. இவர் அப்படையிலிருந்து விலகியப்பின் படைவீரர்கள் மிகக் கடினமான ஒழுங்குகளை கடைபிடிக்க வற்புறுத்தப்பட்டார்கள். இதனை கடைபிடிக்க மறுத்ததால், பலம் வாய்ந்த வீரர்கள் பலர் கொல்லப்பட்டனர். அதன்பிறகு இராணுவவீரர்கள் 6000 பேர், மாக்சிமில்லியனுடன் (Maxmilian)

சேர்ந்து, ஜெனிவா என்ற ஏரியின் அருகே எதிரிகளுடன் போரிட்டனர். இப்போரில் மீண்டும் பலர் இறந்தனர். இதனால் இராணுவத்தில் மிகக்குறைவான பலம் வாய்ந்த வீரர்களே இருந்தனர். இவற்றை கண்ட மவுரிசியஸ், மீண்டும்  ராணுவத்தில் நுழைந்தார். இராணுவ வீரர்களுக்கு சிறப்பான பயிற்சியை கொடுத்தார். வீரர்களை மீண்டும்

திடப்படுத்தி பலமூட்டினார். அத்துடன் அவர்களுக்கு கிறிஸ்துவ நெறியை கற்பித்து நல்ல கிறிஸ்துவர்களாகவும் வாழ வைத்தார். இந்நிலையில் எதிரிகள் மீண்டும் படையெடுத்து வந்து மவுரிசியசையும் அவரின் படைவீரர்களையும் கொன்றார்கள்

Also known as

Mauritius, Moritz, Morris

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Layman. Soldier. Officer in a legion of Christian soldiers from Upper Egypt during the reign of Emperor Maximian Herculeus. His legion, as many as 6600 men, was massacred en masse by their own side when they refused to participate in pagan sacrifices prior to battle. One of the Martyrs of the Theban Legion.

Died

c.287 at Agaunum, an area of modern Switzerland

Saint Settimio of Jesi

Also known as

Septimus

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Raised in a pagan family, Settimio received a good education and was a professional soldier. While in Italy, he converted to Christianity, and began to preach the faith. He was forced to flee from Milan, Italy in 303 during the persecutions of Diocletian. In Rome he became known for his preaching and bringing converts to the faith, even during a time of persecution. Consecrated as the first bishop of Jesi, Italy by Pope Saint Marcellus I. In Jesi, he built the first cathedral of the diocese, but a judge named Florentius ordered Settimio to sacrifice to pagan gods. Bishop Settimio ignored the order, continued to preach, performed miracles, and converted many in the city. For his refusal, he was executed. Martyr.

Born

Germany

Died

• beheaded in Jesi, Italy

• though his place of burial was lost, by 1208 the cathedral was named for him

• relics re-discovered in 1469 and enshrined in the Jesi cathedral

• relics re-enshrined in a new altar in 1623

Saint Gunthildis of Suffersheim

Also known as

Gunthild

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A pious milk maid and servant, known for her charity to the poor. On two occasions, in response to her prayers, springs of fresh water erupted out of the ground, once from solid rock; the water from the latter was said to cure a leper who washed in it. Once when she was about to give away a bucket of fresh milk to the poor, her employer caught her and asked what she was carrying; she told him it was a bucket of lye, and when he looked, the milk had, indeed, turned to lye.

Died

• c.1057 in Suffersheim, Bavaria, Germany of natural causes

• her burial site was chosen by the oxen that were pulling the wagon as they stopped at a particular spot and would go no further

• after miracles were reported at her grave, a chapel was built over it

Saint Lauto of Coutances

Also known as

Laud, Laudo, Laudus, Launus, Lô

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Bishop of Coutances, France in 528; he served for 40 years. Participated in the conclave of bishops in Angers, France c.529. Noted for his healing miracles, especially of eye problems. The town of Briovere and Lauto's estate became the modern city of Saint-Lô in northern France, and a healing spring at Courcy, France dedicated to him is a pilgrimage site.

Born

Courcy, France

Died

c.568 of natural causes

Saint Sadalberga

Also known as

Salaberga

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Born to the nobility, the daughter of Duke Gundoin of Alsace; sister of Saint Bodo. She went blind as a child, but was healed by Saint Eustace of Luxeuil. Married, but widowed after two months. Married to Saint Blandinus of Laon. Mother of five, including Saint Baldwin and Saint Anstrudis of Laon. Their children grown, Sadalberga and Blandinus separated, each to enter religious life. Nun at Poulangey. Worked with Saint Waldebert of Luxeuil to found the convent of Saint John the Baptist in Laon, France, and served as its abbess.

Born

Toul, France

Died

c.665 in Laon, France

Blessed Giovanni Battista Bonetti

Also known as

Giovanni Battista Bonetto

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A physically small and very humble man, Giovanni joined the Franciscan friars in Turin, Italy in 1635, and was assigned to the house in Piobesi Torinese. Priest. Sent to north Africa as a missionary to the Muslim Moors, his public preaching of Christianity led to him being arrested, tortured, dragged through the street by horses and excuted. Martyr.

Born

early 17th century in Pont Canavese, Turin, Italy

Died

• burned to death on 22 September 1654 in Tripoli, Libya

• a knight of Malta who witnessed the execution later had a vision of Giovanni in heaven

Saint Emmeramus of Regensburg

Also known as

Emmeran, Haimhramm

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Priest and noted preacher in Bavaria, Germany. Abbot of a monastery in Regensburg, Germany. Bishop of Regensburg. Murdered on the road on his way to Rome, Italy. He is honoured as a martyr in some areas, but his killers may have just been highway robbers.

Born

Poitiers, France

Died

• killed c.690

• relics in the monastery in Regensburg, Germany

Saint Augustinus Yu Chin-Kil

Also known as

• Augustinus Yu Jin-Gil

• Augustinus Yu Chin-gil

• Auguseutino, Augustine

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Married layman catechist in the apstolic vicariate of Korea. Wrote to Pope Gregory XVI, asking for missionaries and priests to Korea. Imprisoned, tortured and martyred for his faith.

Born

1791 in Jo Dong, Seoul, South Korea

Died

beheaded on 22 September 1839 in Seoul, Korea

Canonized

6 May 1984 by Pope John Paul II

Blessed Joseph Marchandon

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Priest in the diocese of Limoges, 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

21 August 1745 in Bénévent, Creuse, France

Died

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

Beatified

1 October 1995 by Pope John Paul II

Saint Florentius the Venerable

புனித ப்ளாரன்டியுஸ் (ஐந்தாம் நூற்றாண்டு)

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இவர் பிரான்ஸ் நாட்டைச் சார்ந்த, தூர்ஸ் நகர்ப் புனித மார்ட்டினின் மாணவர். அவரிடம் பாடம் கற்று வந்த இவர், அவராலேயே அருள் பணியாளராக அருள்பொழிவு செய்யப்பட்டார்.

இதன் பிறகு இவர் பிரான்ஸ் நாட்டில் உள்ள போய்டோவு (Poitou) என்ற இடத்திற்கு நற்செய்தி அறிவிக்க அனுப்பி வைக்கப்பட்டார். 

அங்குச் சென்றதும், க்ளோன்னி மலையில் ஒரு துறவு மடம் அமைத்துத் துறவியாக வாழத் தொடங்கினார். இதைச் சுற்றிலும் இருந்த இளைஞர்கள் பார்த்துவிட்டு, இவருடைய சீடராக வந்து சேர்ந்தார்கள்.

இவரோ, தான் இறக்கும்வரை தனக்குக் கீழ் இருந்த துறவிகளுக்கு முன் மாதிரியான வாழ்க்கையை வாழ்ந்து காட்டினார்.

Also known as

Fiorenzo, Florence, Florent-le-Vieux

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Spiritual student of Saint Martin of Tours who ordained him and sent him to evangelize in Poitou, France. Hermit at Mount Glonne in Anjou, France. His reputation for holiness spread and he attracted so many spiritual students that he built a monastery for them; it was later known as Saint-Florent-le-Vieux.

Born

Bavaria, Germany

Died

5th century

Saints Digna and Emerita of Rome

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Consecrated virgins, an early version of a nun. When dragged to court for the crime of Christianity during the persecutions of Valerian, they simply stood in front of the judge and prayed. Martyrs.

Died

• c.259 in Rome, Italy

• relics enshrined in the church of Saint Marcellus in Rome

Blessed Otto of Freising

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Cistercian monk. Priest. Bishop of Freising, Germany. Adopted the Gregorian reforms for his diocese. Throughout his episcopacy, he wore the Cistercian habit and attended to all his duties as a monk as well as bishop.

Died

1158 at the Cistercian monastery of Morimond, France of natural causes

Blessed Alfonso da Cusco

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Mercedarian lay brother at the convent of San Giovanni Laterano in Arequipa, Peru. Known for his piety and as a miracle worker.

Saint Basilia

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Martyred in the persecutions of Diocletian.

Died

• beheaded c.300 on the Via Salaria, Rome, Italy

• legend says that seven healing springs appeared at the place of execution - one from every point the severed head touched

Saint Jonas

Also known as

Yon

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Disciple of Saint Dionysius of Paris. Priest. Evangelized near Paris, France. Marytred by order of the Roman prefect Julian.

Died

flogged and stabbed with a sword c.3rd century at Paris, France

Saint Sanctinus of Meaux

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Spiritual student of Saint Denis of Paris. First bishop of Meaux, France.

Saint Sanctinus of Meaux (French: Saintin de Meaux, also Saint Santin, Saintin or Sanctin; Latin: Sanctinus; c. 270 – 356) was a Gallo-Roman bishop and missionary, traditionally named as the first bishop of Meaux and also of Verdun.

According to tradition, Sanctinus was born about 270. A disciple of Dionysius of Paris, Sanctinus is considered the first bishop in both Meaux and Verdun. He preached the gospel throughout the area, and he is said to have preached also in Picardy and in Champagne. His chief helper was the holy priest Antoninus (Antonius, Antoninestus), whom he is said to have raised from the dead.

Sanctinus was a tireless evangelizer, and he is credited with converting many people to Christianity. He was also a strong defender of the faith, and he is said to have debated with pagan philosophers and priests.

Sanctinus died in the year 356. He was buried in Meaux, and his tomb soon became a pilgrimage site. He was canonized by Pope Gregory the Great in the 6th century.

Saint Sanctinus is venerated as the patron saint of Meaux and Verdun. He is also invoked as a protector against storms and hail. His feast day is celebrated on September 22nd.

There is a church dedicated to Saint Sanctinus in Meaux, France. The church was built in the 11th century, and it is one of the oldest churches in the city. It contains a number of relics of Saint Sanctinus, including his skull.

Saint Sanctinus is a popular saint in France, and he is often depicted in art. He is usually shown as a bishop, wearing a miter and carrying a crosier. He is sometimes shown with a lightning bolt in his hand, to symbolize his protection against storms.

Died

c.300

Saint Irais  

Also known as

Herais, Rhais

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Martyred in the persecutions of Diocletian.

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Saint Irais, also known as Iris, Iraida, Irais, Herais or Rhais, is a martyr venerated by the Roman Catholic and the Eastern Orthodox churches. According to one account, she was the daughter of a Christian priest named Peter living in Alexandria, Roman Province of Egypt. At the age of twelve, she was sent to live in a women's monastery at Tamman.

One day in 303 AD, during a time of widespread persecution of Christians during the reign of the Roman Emperor Diocletian, she went to a well to draw water with other nuns. On the way, they met a group of Christian prisoners being led to their execution. Irais was inspired by their courage, and she decided to join them.

Irais was arrested and brought before the prefect of Alexandria. She was tortured and urged to renounce her faith, but she refused. She was eventually beheaded, and her body was thrown into the sea.

The relics of Saint Irais were eventually recovered and taken to the city of Antinoe, Egypt. Her tomb became a popular pilgrimage site, and she is still venerated today as a martyr and a symbol of Christian courage.

The feast day of Saint Irais is celebrated on September 22nd in the Roman Catholic Church and on March 5th in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

Born

Egyptian

Died

beheaded c.300

Saint Silvanus of Levroux

Also known as

Silouan, Silvano

Saint Silvanus of Levroux was a 4th-century French hermit and saint. He is venerated for his healing powers, especially for his ability to cure leprosy.

Silvanus was born in the Berry region of France. He became a hermit at a young age, living in a cave near the town of Levroux. He was known for his piety and his devotion to the poor and sick.

According to legend, Silvanus was once approached by a leper who begged for healing. Silvanus took the leper to his cave and prayed over him. The leper was miraculously healed, and word of Silvanus' healing powers soon spread throughout the region.

Many people came to Silvanus for healing, including those suffering from leprosy and other diseases. Silvanus never refused to help anyone, and he healed many people through his prayers and faith.

Silvanus died in the late 4th century. He was buried in his cave near Levroux, and his tomb soon became a pilgrimage site. Many people continued to be healed after praying at Silvanus' tomb.

In the 11th century, a collegiate church was built over Silvanus' tomb. The church was dedicated to Saint Silvanus, and it became one of the most important pilgrimage sites in France.

Saint Silvanus is still venerated today as a healer and protector of the sick. He is especially popular in the Berry region of France

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Early saint long venerated in Levroux, France.

Saint Lindru of Partois

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Nun in Partois, France.

Saint Lindru of Partois was a French nun who lived in the 7th century. She is venerated for her piety and her devotion to the poor and sick.

Very little is known about Saint Lindru's life. She was born in France, and she entered a convent at a young age. She became known for her strict observance of the monastic rule and her dedication to prayer.

Saint Lindru was also known for her compassion and generosity. She was always willing to help the poor and the sick, and she never asked for anything in return. She was especially fond of children, and she often spent her free time playing with them and teaching them about the faith.

Saint Lindru died in the late 7th century. She was buried in the convent where she had lived, and her tomb soon became a pilgrimage site. Many people continued to be healed after praying at Saint Lindru's tomb.

Saint Lindru is still venerated today as a model of Christian charity and love for one's neighbor. Her feast day is celebrated on September 22nd.

Martyrs of the Theban Legion

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A Roman imperial legion of 6,600 soldiers, all of whom were Christians; they had been recruited from the area around Thebes in Upper Egypt, were led by Saint Maurice, and served under Emperor Maximian Herculeus. Around the year 287, Maximian led the army across the Alps to Agaunum, an area in modern Switzerland, in order to suppress a revolt by the Bagandre in Gaul. In connection with battle, the army offered public sacrifices to the Roman gods; the Theban Legion refused to participate. For refusing orders, the Legion was decimated - one tenth of them were executed. When the remainder refused to sacrifice to the gods, they were decimated again. When the survivors still refused to sacrifice, Maximinian ordered them all killed. Martyrs.

Known members of the Legion include

• Alexander of Bergamo

• Alverius of Agaunum

• Candidus the Theban

• Chiaffredo of Saluzzo

• Exuperius

• Fortunato

• Innocent of Agaunum

• Martiniano of Pecco

• Maurice

• Sebastian of Agaunum

• Secundus the Theban

• Ursus the Theban

• Victor of Agaunum

• Victor of Cologne

• Victor of Xanten

• Victor the Theban

• Vitalis of Agaunum

Other profiled saints associated with the Legion include

• Antoninus of Piacenza (martyred soldier; associated by later story tellers)

• Adventor of Turin (not a member; associated by later story tellers)

• Attilio of Trino (martyred soldier; associated by some, but not all, later lists)

• Bessus

• Cassius (may have been a member)

• Florentius the Martyr (may have been a member)

• George of San Giorio (not a member; associated by later story tellers)

• Gereon (not a member, but another soldier who was martyred for refusing to make a sacrifice to Roman gods)

• Gusmeo of Gravedona sul Lario (may have been a member)

• Matthew of Gravedona sul Lario (may have been a member)

• Octavius of Turin (not a member; associated by later story tellers)

• Pons of Pradleves (escaped the massacre to become an evangelists in northern Italy)

• Secundus of Asti (not a member, but linked due to art work)

• Solutor of Turin (not a member; associated by later story tellers)

• Tiberio of Pinerolo (may have been a member)

• Verena (wife of a member of the Legion)

Died

• martyred c.287 in Agaunum (modern Saint-Maurice-en-Valais, Switzerland

• a basilica was built in Agaunum to enshrine the relics of the Legion

Martyred in the Spanish Civil War

• Blessed Alfonso Lopez

• Blessed Antonio Gil-Monforte

• Blessed Antonio Sáez de Ibarra López

• Blessed Carlos Navarro Miquel

• Blessed Diego Morata Cano

• Blessed Enrique Pedro Gonzálvez Andreu

• Blessed Esteban Cobo-Sanz

• Blessed Federico Cobo-Sanz

• Blessed Félix Echevarría Gorostiaga

• Blessed Francisco Carlés González

• Blessed Francisco Vicente Edo

• Blessed Germán Gozalvo Andreu

• Blessed José Ardil Lázaro

• Blessed Josefina Moscardó Montalvá

• Blessed Juan García Cervantes

• Blessed Luis Echevarría Gorostiaga

• Blessed María Purificación Vidal Pastor

• Blessed Miguel Zarragua Iturrízaga

• Blessed Modesto Allepuz Vera

• Blessed Ramon Rius Camps<

• Blessed Simón Miguel Rodríguez

• Blessed Vicente Sicluna Hernández

 Martyrs of Valencia, Spain

The Martyrs of Valencia, Spain, are a group of 233 martyrs who were executed during the Spanish Civil War. They were beatified by Pope John Paul II in March 2001.

The martyrs were clergy, religious, and lay people from all parts of Spain, but most of them served and died in the diocese of Valencia. They were executed by Republican forces during the Red Terror of the Spanish Civil War.

The martyrs were killed for their faith in Jesus Christ and for their loyalty to the Catholic Church. They were tortured and interrogated, but they refused to renounce their faith. They were eventually executed by firing squad or by beheading.

The Martyrs of Valencia are a powerful witness to the Christian faith. They are a reminder that we are all called to be witnesses to Christ, even in the face of persecution.