இன்றைய புனிதர்கள் ஜீலை 19

 St. Jerome of Pavia

Feastday: July 19

Death: 787

Jerome of Pavia also known as Gerolamo was Bishop of Pavia, from 778 until his death.[1] He was canonized on 20 December 1888 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmation). The feast is celebrated on 19 July.

St. Justa and Rufina

Born Justa, 268 AD; Rufina 270 AD

Died 287 AD

Venerated in Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church [1]

Major shrine Seville

Feast 19 July (17 July in the medieval Hispanic liturgy)

Attributes A model of the Giralda; earthenware pots, bowls and platters; books on which are two lumps of potter's clay; palms of martyrdom; lion[2]

Patronage Seville; potters; guilds of alfareros (potters) and cacharreros (sellers of pottery)

St. Justa and St. Rufina, Virgins and Martyrs (Feast - July 19) These martyrs were two Christian women at Seville in Spain who maintained themselves by selling earthenware. Not to concur in idolatrous superstitions, they refused to sell vessels for the use of heathen ceremonies and when the worshipers broke up their stock-in-trade, Justa and Rufina retorted by overthrowing the image of a false goddess. Whereupon the people impeached them for their faith before the governor. The prefect, after they had boldly confessed Christ, commanded them to be stretched on the rack and their sides to be torn with hooks. An idol was placed near the rack with incense, that if they would offer sacrifice they should be released; but their fidelity was not to be shaken. Justa died on the rack; the judge ordered Rufina to be strangled, and their bodies to be burned. They are greatly venerated in Spain, and no doubt their names represent historical martyrs in that place. But their Acts are unreliable and one of the martyrs appears to have undergone a change of sex in the course of the ages, for Justa was originally called Justus.

Blessed Karol Stepien

Also known as

• Brother Herman

• Father Herman

Additional Memorial

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

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Born to Józef and Marianna Puch, poor working class farmers, Karol as a child was considered extremely intelligent and extremely unruly. He early felt a call to the priesthood, and at age 13 began studying at the Franciscan seminary in Lviv (in modern Ukraine). He joined the Franciscan Friars Minor Conventual in 1928 at Lodz-Lagiewniki, Poland, taking the name Herman and making his solemn profession in 1932. Brother Herman continued his studies at the Pontifical University of Saint Bonaventure in Rome, Italy, and was ordained a priest in Rome on 5 July 1936. Father Herman continued his studies at the Jan Kazimierz University in Lvov, earning a Master's degree in Theology. Served as priest in Franciscan Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows in Radomsko, Poland, then the church and Franciscan monastery of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Vilnius, Lithuania. In 1940 he was assigned to Piaršai (in modern Belarus), assisting Blessed Józef Puchala. The two worked to care first for the people who were being transported to Siberian work camps by the Russians, and then to concentration camps by Germans. Tortured, mutilated and then murdered while ministering to people who were to be murdered in retaliation for partisan attacks against the Nazi occupiers. Martyr.

Born

21 October 1910 in Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland

Died

• shot in the head on 19 July 1943 in a barn outside Borovikovshchina (Borowikowszczyzna), Minskaya voblasts', Belarus

• the barn was then set on fire

• remains later retrieved by local Catholics and buried in the parish church in Pierszaje, Poland

Beatified

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

Saint Peter Crisci of Foligno

Also known as

Pietrillo

Profile

As a young man, Peter lived a wild, profane, and dissolute life. Around the age of thirty his parents died, he came into his inheritence, contemplated his parents’ deaths, and came to understand the emptiness of his life; Peter had a conversion experience, sold all that he had, gave it away to the poor. He even sold himself into slavery as an act of penance and to get more to give away, but his "owner" freed him. He became a penitent beggar, an urban hermit who devoted himself to the care and cleanliness of the cathedral in Foligno, Italy; he wore sack cloth, lived in its bell tower, and slept on the steps, open to the elements. He had a great dedication to the spirituality of Blessed Angela of Foligno and Saint Chiara of Montefalco. Made several barefoot pilgrimages to Rome and Assisi, Italy. He was so odd, so open about his penance, and attracted so much attention from the faithful that the Inquisition investigated him; they were particularly concerned with his habit of praying while staring at the sun; but they determined that his was an orthodox faith, just extreme in its penance. He is considered one of the "mad saints" or "holy idiots" or "fools for Christ".

Born

1243

Died

• 19 July 1323 in the cathedral of Foligno, Umbria, Italy of natural causes

• buried in the cathedral of San Feliciano in Foligno

• a chapel was built in his honour in the cathedral in 1385

• chapel restored and relics enshrined in a wooden reliquary in 1870

Beatified

• local devotion developed soon after his death, and by the late 14th-century there was a fair that grew up around devotions to him on 19 July

• on 11 May 1400 Pope Boniface IX granted indulgences to those visited the cathedral of San Feliciano from 19 to 22 July

Saint John Plessington

Also known as

• John Plesington

• William Scarisbrick

• William Pleasington

Additional Memorial

25 October as one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales

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Son of Robert Plessington, a royalist Catholic, and Alice Rawstone. His family was persecuted for both their religious and political beliefs. John was educated by Jesuits at Scarisbrick Hall, then at the Royal College of Saint Alban at Valladolid, Spain, and then Saint Omer's monastery in France. Ordained in Segovia, Spain on 25 March 1662. He returned to England in 1663 to minister to covert Catholics in the areas of Holywell and Cheshire, often hiding under the name William Scarisbrick. Tutor at Puddington Hall near Chester, England. Imprisoned for two months, and executed for the crime of priesthood. Martyr.

Born

c.1637 at Dimples Hall, Lancashire, England

Died

• hanged, drawn, and quartered on 19 July 1679 at Barrows Hill, Boughton, England

• buried in the local cemetery of Burton, England

Canonized

25 October 1970 by Pope Paul VI

Pope Saint Symmachus

Also known as

Simmaco

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The son of Fortunatus. Baptized in Rome, Italy. Archdeacon under Pope Anastasius II. Chosen 51st pope in 498.

An anti-pope, Laurentius, was elected the same day by a minority with Byzantine sympathies and with the support of Emperor Anastasius; King Theodoric the Great supported Symmachus who ascended to the throne. Any sort of campaigning for the papacy during the life of a sitting pope was outlawed by canon law. In 501, Senator Festus, a supporter of Laurentius, accused Symmachus of assorted crimes; the pope refused to answer the charges, claimed that secular rulers had no jurisdiction over a pope, and the Synodus Palmaris of 23 October 502 confirmed this decision. The schism with Laurentius continued for years, and at one point Theodoric installed the anti-pope in the Lateran Palace and proclaimed him the legal pontiff; Theodoric later decided that Laurentius was too Byzantine, and had him removed.

During all the turmoil, Symmachus spent largely to support bishops of Africa who were persecuted by the Arian Vandals. He also gave aid to northern Italians who suffered from the invasions of barbarians.

Born

in Sardinia, Kingdom of Odoacer (part of modern Italy)

Papal Ascension

22 November 498

Died

19 July 514 in Rome, Ostrogothic Kingdom (in modern Italy) of natural causes

Blessed Józef Puchala

Also known as

• Achilles Puchala

• Brother Achilles

• Father Achilles

Additional Memorial

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

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Baptized on the day of his birth. Entered the minor seminary in Lviv (in modern Ukraine) in 1924. Franciscan Friar Minor Conventual, taking the name Achilles, and making his solemn vows on 22 May 1932. Priest, ordained on 5 July 1936. Served in the Franciscan convents in Grodno and Iwieniec in Poland. In early 1940 he moved into parish ministry in Pierszaje, Poland to help with a shortage of priests who had been arrested or fled ahead of arrest by the Gestapo during the Nazi occupation and persecutions of World War II. Arrested, tortured and eventually murdered by the Gestapo. Martyr.

Born

18 March 1911 in Kosina, Podkarpackie, Poland

Died

• 19 July 1943 in a barn outside Borovikovshchina (a.k.a. Borowikowszczyzna), Minskaya voblasts', Belarus

• the barn was then set on fire

• remains later retrieved by local Catholics and buried in the parish church in Pierszaje, Poland

Beatified

13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II

Saint Macrina the Younger

புனிதர் இளைய மேக்ரினா 

அருட்சகோதரி:

பிறப்பு: கி.பி. 330

சேசரா, கப்படோசியா, துருக்கி

இறப்பு: ஜூலை 19, 379

போன்டஸ்

ஏற்கும் சமயம்:

ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை

கிழக்கு மரபுவழி திருச்சபை

ஓரியண்டல் மரபுவழி திருச்சபை

ஆங்கிலிக்கன் சமூகம்

லூதரன் திருச்சபை

நினைவுத் திருநாள்: ஜூலை 19

புனிதர் இளைய மேக்ரினா, ஆதிகால கிறிஸ்தவ திருச்சபைகளின் (Early Christian Church) அருட்சகோதரியும், முக்கியமான புனிதருமாவார். இவரது உடன் பிறந்த இளைய சகோதரரான “புனிதர் கிரகோரி” (Saint Gregory of Nyssa) இவரைப் பற்றி எழுதுகையில், கன்னித்தன்மையைப் போற்றும் இவரது தீவிரம் பற்றியும், பொதுவாக மத காரணங்களுக்காக, கடுமையான சுய ஒழுக்கம் மற்றும் அனைத்து விதமான இவ்வுலக விருப்பங்கள் மற்றும் பழக்கவழக்கங்களையும் தவிர்த்து வாழ்ந்தவர் என எழுதிவைத்தார்.

துருக்கி (Turkey) நாட்ன் “கப்படோசியா” (Cappadocia) பிராந்தியத்தின் “சேசரா” (Caesarea) எனும் பெரிய நகரில் பிறந்த இவரது தந்தையார், “மூத்த பாசில்” (Basil the Elder) ஆவார். தாயாரின் பெயர், “எம்மெலியா” (Emmelia) ஆகும். புனிதர் “மூத்த மேக்ரினா” (Saint Macrina the Elder) இவரது பாட்டி ஆவார். இவருடன் உடன்பிறந்த ஒன்பது சகோதரர்களுள் இருவரான, புனிதர் “பெரிய பாசில்” (Basil the Great) மற்றும் புனிதர் “கிரகோரி” (Saint Gregory of Nyssa) ஆகியோர், “கப்படோசிய தந்தையர்” (Cappadocian Fathers) என்று அழைக்கப்படும் மூவரில் இருவர் ஆவர். புனிதர் “பீட்டர்” (Peter of Sebaste) மற்றும் பிரபல கிறிஸ்தவ நீதிபதியான புனிதர் “நவ்கிரேஷியஸ்” (Naucratius) ஆகியோரும் இவரது சகோதரர்கள் ஆவர்.

அவரது தந்தை அவருக்கு திருமணம் செய்ய ஏற்பாடு செய்தார். ஆனால் அவரது வருங்கால கணவர், திருமணத்திற்கு முன் இறந்து போனார். ஒருவருடன் திருமண உறுதி செய்துகொண்டதன் பிறகு, மற்றொரு மனிதரை திருமணம் செய்வது பொருத்தமானது என்று மேக்ரினா நம்பவில்லை. ஆனால், கிறிஸ்துவையே தமது நித்திய மணமகனாக ஏற்றுக்கொண்டார். அதற்கு பதிலாக, அவர் தனது மதத்திற்கு தன்னை அர்ப்பணித்து, ஒரு கன்னியாஸ்திரியாக மாறினார்.

மேக்ரினா, தனது சகோதரர்கள் மற்றும் தமது தாயின் மீது, “ஆன்மீக இலக்குகளை அடைய வேண்டுமென்ற நோக்கத்திற்காக, சிற்றின்ப இன்பமயங்களில் இருந்து விலகுவதால் குணப்படுத்தப்படும் துறவற வாழ்க்கைக்கான” (Ascetic Ideal) ஒரு ஆழ்ந்த செல்வாக்கு கொண்டிருந்தார்.

இவரது சகோதரர் “கிரகோரி” (Gregory of Nyssa), “மேக்ரினாவின் வாழ்க்கை” (Life of Macrina) எனும் பெயரில் எழுதிய சரிதத்தில், இவரது வாழ்க்கை முழுதும் இவர் கடைபிடித்த அருளுடைமை அல்லது புனிதம் பற்றி எழுதியிருந்தார். ஒரு சாந்தமான, பணிவான மற்றும் எளிய வாழ்க்கை வாழ்ந்த மேக்ரினா, தமது நேரத்தை செபிப்பதிலும், தமது இளைய சகோதரர் பீட்டருக்கு ஆன்மீக கல்வி பயிற்றுவதிலுமே செலவிட்டார். இவரது மூத்த சகோதரர் கிரகோரி இவருக்கு கற்பித்த பண்டைய கலாச்சார கல்வி அனைத்தையும் முழு மனதுடன் நிராகரித்த மேக்ரினா, வேதாகமம் மற்றும் பிற புனித நூல்களின் அர்ப்பணிப்பு ஆய்வுகளைத் தேர்ந்தெடுத்து கற்றார்.

கருங்கடலின் (Black Sea) தென்கரையோரமுள்ள வரலாற்று ஸ்தலமான “போன்டஸ்” (Pontus) எனுமிடத்திலுள்ள தமது குடும்ப தோட்டத்தை தமது இளைய சகோதரர் பீட்டரின் உதவியுடன் ஒரு துறவற மடாலயமாகவும் பள்ளியாகவும் மாற்றியமைத்து அங்கேயே வாழ்ந்திருந்த மேக்ரினா, 379ம் ஆண்டு, ஜூலை மாதம், 19ம் நாளன்று மரித்தார். தமது மரண படுக்கையிலும் கூட, புனிதமான வாழ்க்கையைத் தொடர்ந்த மேக்ரினா, படுக்கையை வெறுத்து வெறும் தரையிலேயே படுத்தார். புனிதர் மேக்ரினா, ஒரு புனிதமான கிறிஸ்தவ பெண்மணியாக இருப்பதற்கான தரங்களை நிர்ணயிக்க முடிந்தது. கன்னித்தன்மை, "கடவுளுடைய பிரகாசமான தூய்மையை” (Radiant Purity of God) பிரதிபலிக்கிறது என்பதை அவர் நம்பினார்.

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Daughter of Saint Emmelia and Saint Basil the Elder; sister of Saint Basil the Great, Saint Gregory of Nyssa, and Saint Peter of Sebastea; granddaughter of Saint Macrina the Elder, and called the Younger to distinguish between the two. Educated by her mother, she could read from an early age. Betrothed at age twelve to a young lawyer who died before the wedding. She refused other offers of marriage, and devoted herself to her family, then to a religious life. Nun. Succeeded her mother as head of a small community of women in Pontus (part of modern Turkey). Her biography and reminicenses of her were written by her brother Saint Gregory.

Born

c.327 at Caesarea, Cappadocia (in modern Turkey)

Died

379 at Pontus (in modern Turkey) of natural causes

Saint Epaphras of Colosse

Also known as

Epagaphras

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First century missionary to Colossae, Laodicea And Hierapolis. Bishop of Colossae. Martyr. Saint Paul mentions him.

Saint Kragon

Also known as

• Cragon

• Abba Karazün

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Highway bandit in Egypt. Around the the year 297, he and two fellow thieves were brought to Christianity by a desert hermit, and Kragon became a monk. During the persecutions of Diocletian, Kragon left his hermitage to travel the region and preach Christianity. He was imprisoned several times and tortured, but suffered no damage from it, and never stopped preaching. In Samannüd he was dragged from the torture chamber to appear before the vizier Justus; Kragon brought Justus, his family and guards to Christianity. He was finally imprisoned and executed for his faith and work. Martyr.

Born

latter 3rd century Banawän, Egypt

Died

• beheaded in the early 4th century

• relics later moved to Banawän, Egypt

Saint Ioannes Baptista Zhu Wurui

Also known as

• John Baptist Zhou Wurui

• Ruohan

Additional Memorial

28 September as one of the Martyrs of China

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Young layman in the apostolic vicariate of Southeastern Zhili, China. A teenager at the outbreak of the Boxer Rebellion, John publicly declared his Christianity, for which the rebels mutilated and killed him. Martyr.

Born

c.1883 in Zhujiahe, Jingxian, Hebei, China

Died

dismembered and beaten to death with an ax on 19 July 1900 in Lujiazhuang, Jingxia, Hebei, China

Canonized

1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II

Saint Simon Qin Chunfu

Also known as

Ximan

Additional Memorial

28 September as one of the Martyrs of China

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Son of Saint Elisabeth Qin Bianshi Elisabeth in the apostolic vicariate of Southeastern Zhili, China. Martyred as a teenager in the Boxer Rebellion.

Born

c.1886 in Nanpeiluo, Renqiu, Hebei, China

Died

19 July 1900 in Liucun, Renqiu, Hebei, China

Canonized

1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II

Blessed Bernhard of Rodez

Also known as

• Bernhard of Millau

• Bernhard of Ruteni

• Bernard of...

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Born to the nobility, one of eight children born to Viscount Richard II of Millau and Rixinde. Benedictine monk at the Saint Victor monastery in Marseilles, France in 1061. Abbot of Saint Victor in 1064. Friend of Pope Gregory VII, Saint Hugo of Cluny, and Saint William of Hirschau. Zealously promoted the Cluniac reform. Created cardinal in 1065 by Pope Alexander II. Papal legate to Germany in 1077. Papal legate to Spain in 1078.

Born

1045 in Provence, France

Died

1079 in Marseilles, France of natural causes

Saint Arsenius the Great

Also known as

• Arsenius the Roman

• Arsenius the Deacon

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Born to a wealthy Roman noble family. Deacon. Tutor to the sons of Emperor Theodosius the Great c.383. About 395 he left to live with the monks of Alexandria, Egypt. After the emperor's death, Arsenius retired to the wilderness of Scetis, and became a student of Saint John the Short. Hermit, noted for his great austerity

Born

354 in the Roman Empire

Died

c.449 at Troë near Memphis, Egypt of natural causes

Saint Elisabeth Qin Bianshi Elisabeth

Also known as

Lisa

Additional Memorial

28 September as one of the Martyrs of China

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Married lay woman in the apostolic vicariate of Southeastern Zhili, China. Mother of Saint Simon Qin Chunfu. Martyred in the Boxer Rebellion.

Born

c.1846 in Nanpeiluo, Renqiu, Hebei, China

Died

19 July 1900 in Liucun, Renqiu, Hebei, China

Canonized

1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II

Blessed Antonio of Valladolid

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Mercedarian friar. Bible scholar. Provincial of the Order in Castile. Advisor to Spanish kings. Sent the first Mercedarian missionaries to America after recieving permission from Pope Alexander VI in 1493. Travelled to many churches in Spain, working to revitalize the faith. Known for his endless charity to the poor.

Died

1514 of natural causes

Saint Michael the Sabaitè

Also known as

Michael of Saint Sabas

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Eighth century hermit at the monastery of Saint Sabas. The Muslim Caliph greatly admired him, and tried to convert him to Islam. Michael refused, so his admirer had him executed. Martyr.

Died

beheaded

Saint Aurea of Cordoba

Also known as

Aura

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Raised Muslim during the period of Moorish occupation of Spain. Married. Widow. Convert to Christianity. Nun at Cuteclara for 20 years. She was eventually denounced as a Christian by her family to Muslim religious authorities and killed for the crime of converting. Martyr.

Born

Cordoba, Spain

Died

beheaded in 856

Saint Ambrose Autpertus

Also known as

Ambrose Aut-pert

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While in Italy as a diplomatic envoy, he visited the monastery of Saint Vincent near Benevento. There he answered a call to religious life and became a monk, and later served as its abbot.

Born

France

Died

c.778

Saint Romain of Ryazan

Also known as

Romanus

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Son of the Prince of Ryazan. Imprisoned, tortured and murdered by pagan Tatars who accused him of insulting their gods. Martyr.

Died

cut to pieces, joint by joint, until he finally bled to death in 1270

Saint Martin of Trier

Also known as

Martin of Treves

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Tenth bishop of Trier, Germany.

Died

• c.210

• may have been a martyr, but records are unclear

Saint Daria of Constantinople

Also known as

Daretia

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Martyr.

Died

Constantinople (modern Istanbul, Turkey), date unknown

Blessed Pascasio of Lyon

Also known as

Pascasio of Lycaonia

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Mercedarian friar. Bishop of Lycaonia, Asia Minor.

Saint Felix of Verona

Also known

Felicinus of Verona

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Bishop of Verona, Italy.

Martyrs of Meros

Also known as

Martyrs of Phrygia

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Three Christians tortured and martyred together in the persecutions of emperor Julian the Apostate and governor Almachio. We know nothing else about them but the names - Macedoniuis, Tatian and Theodule.

Died

burned to death on an iron grill in Meros, Phrygia (in modern Turkey)

 Bernold of Utrecht 

Bernold of Utrecht, also known as Saint Bernulf, was a prominent figure in the 11th century Holy Roman Empire. Here's a summary of his life:

Bishop of Utrecht: Bernold served as Bishop of Utrecht from 1026/27 until his death in 1054. He was appointed by Emperor Conrad II, suggesting a close relationship with the imperial court.

Prince-Bishop: During his reign, Bernold held the dual role of a Prince-Bishop. This meant he was both the spiritual leader (bishop) and a secular ruler with feudal authority within the empire.

Church Patron: Bernold is credited with founding St. Peter's Church (St Pieterskerk) in Utrecht in 1039. This church, along with Mariakerk (built later), forms part of the city's unique "Kerkenkruis" (Church Cross) monument.

Sainthood and Veneration: After his death on July 19th, 1054 (now his feast day), Bernold was venerated as a saint. His relics are still preserved in Utrecht, and his cult following dates back to at least the 14th century. Interestingly, in 1917, he was named the patron saint of the Artist's Guild of Holland.

இன்றைய புனிதர்கள் ஜீலை 18

 Saint Camillus of Lellis

Also known as

• Camillus de Lellis

• Camillo de Lellis

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Son of a military officer who had served both for Naples and France. His mother died when Camillus was very young. He spent his youth as a soldier, fighting for the Venetians against the Turks, and then for Naples. Reported as a large individual, perhaps as tall as 6'6" (2 metres), and powerfully built, but he suffered all his life from abscesses on his feet. A gambling addict, he lost so much he had to take a job working construction on a building belonging to the Capuchins; they converted him.

Camillus entered the Capuchin noviate three times, but a nagging leg injury, received while fighting the Turks, each time forced him to give it up. He went to Rome, Italy for medical treatment where Saint Philip Neri became his priest and confessor. He moved into San Giacomo Hospital for the incurable, and eventually became its administrator. Lacking education, he began to study with children when he was 32 years old. Priest. Founded the Congregation of the Servants of the Sick (the Camillians or Fathers of a Good Death) who, naturally, care for the sick both in hospital and home. The Order expanded with houses in several countries. Camillus honoured the sick as living images of Christ, and hoped that the service he gave them did penance for his wayward youth. Reported to have the gifts of miraculous healing and prophecy.

Born

25 May 1550 at Bocchiavico, Abruzzi, kingdom of Naples, Italy

Died

14 July 1614 at Genoa, Italy of natural causes

Canonized

29 June 1746 by Pope Benedict XIV

Saint Szymon of Lipnica

Also known as

• Szymon of Lipnicza

• Szymon z Lipnicy

• Simon of...

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Born to a poor but pious family, the son of Grzegorz and Anna. In 1454, at age 17 he moved from his small town to Kraków to study at the Uniwersytetu Jagiellonskiego. While there, he heard a sermon by Saint John Capistran which led him to consider a call to religious life and the priesthood. He earned a bachelor’s degree in 1457, and joined the Franciscan Friars Minors (Observants) at the convent of Saint Bernard in Stadom, Poland, making his vows in 1458. Ordained a priest c.1460. Assigned first to the Franciscan convent at Tarnów, Poland, and then back to Stadom. Known as a powerful preacher, he helped spread popular devotions such as that to the Holy Name of Jesus. Father Szymon had a devotion to Saint Bernardine of Siena, modeled his preaching after that of Bernardine, and assisted at the transfer of Bernardine‘s relics to Aquila, Italy on 17 May 1472. Attended the Franciscan General Chapter in Pavia, Italy in 1478. Pilgrim to the Holy Lands and to the tombs of Saint Peter the Apostle and Saint Paul the Apostle. Szymon died tending the sick during a plague epidemic.

Born

c.1437 in Lipnica Murowana, Malopolskie, Poland

Died

18 July 1482 in Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland during a plague epidemic

Beatified

• 24 February 1685 (cultus confirmed) by Blessed Pope Innocent XI

• re-confirmed on 20 December 2005 by Pope Benedict XVI

Canonized

• 3 June 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI at Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome, Italy

• the canonization miracle involved the cure of a woman in 1943

Saint Clair of Epte

Also known as

• Clair of Beauvais

• Clare...

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Born to the nobility, Clair felt a call to religious life, and lived at home much like a monk. His father arranged a marriage for Clair to a nearby wealthy heiress, and when the young man said he preferred to devote himself to God, the woman tried to seduce him in order to joined the two families together. When he refused her, she became enraged, and swore vengance. Clair fled to the region of Normandy, France c.866 where he lived as a hermit. Word spread of his wisdom and ability to heal by prayer, and Clair had to keep moving from place to place in order to have solitude. Ordained a priest in 870. Hermit in the woods around Nacqueville, France, and then at a hermitage on the banks of the river Epte where he lived with brother hermit and spiritual student named Cyrin. He was finally located by agents sent by his spurned would-be wife, and murdered on her orders. Martyr.

Born

845 in Rochester, Kent, England

Died

• beheaded on 4 November 884 at Vulcassum (modern Saint-Clair-sur-Epte), France while he was praying

• where his severed head hit the ground, a spring of fresh water sprang up and washed the whole death scene away; water from the spring was reputed to have healing properties

• his hermit's hut was converted into a chapel

• a church was later built on the spot

• the village of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte, France grew up around the church

Saint Frederick of Utrecht

உட்ரெச்ட் நகர் புனிதர் ஃபிரடெரிக் 

உட்ரெச்ட் ஆயர்:

பிறப்பு: கி.பி. 780

ஃபிரீஸ்லேண்ட்

இறப்பு: ஜூலை 18, 838

“உட்ரெச்ட்”

ஏற்கும் சமயம்:

ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை

கிழக்கு மரபுவழி திருச்சபை

நினைவுத் திருநாள்: ஜூலை 18

பாதுகாவல்: காது கேளாதோர்

புனிதர் ஃபிரடெரிக், கி.பி. 815/816 முதல் 834/838 வரை “உட்ரெச்ட்” ஆயராக (Bishop of Utrecht) சேவை செய்தவர் ஆவார். ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்கம் (Roman Catholic Church) மற்றும் கிழக்கு மரபுவழி (Eastern Orthodox Church) திருச்சபைகள் இவரை புனிதராக ஏற்கின்றன.

கி.பி. சுமார் 780ம் ஆண்டு, “நெதர்லாந்து” (Netherlands) நாட்டின் வடக்கிலுள்ள பிராந்தியமான “ஃபிரீஸ்லேண்ட்’ல்” (Friesland) பிறந்த இவர், “ஃபிரிசியன்” அரசனான “ராட்பௌட்” (Frisian King Radboud) என்பவரது பேரனாவார்.

தமது இளம் வயதில் “உட்ரெச்ட்” (Utrecht) நகரில் கல்வி கற்ற இவருக்கு, ஆயர் “ரிக்ஃபிரைட்” (Bishop Ricfried) உள்ளிட்ட மறைப்பணியாளர்கள் கல்வி கற்பித்தனர். அவரது படிப்பு முடிந்தபின் அவர் குருத்துவ அருட்பொழிவு செய்விக்கப்பட்டார். பின்னர், மறைமாவட்டத்தின் வடக்குப் பகுதியிலுள்ள மீதமுள்ள “பாகன் இனத்தவர்களை” (Heathens) கிறிஸ்தவர்களாக மனம் மாற்றுவதற்கான பொறுப்பு இவரிடம் ஒப்படைக்கப்பட்டது. ஆனால் மறைமாவட்டத்திற்கு வெளியே உள்ள பகுதிகளிலும் இப்பணியைச் செய்தார். இவர், “ஸீலேண்ட்” (Dutch province of Zeeland) எனும் டச்சுப் பிராந்தியத்தின் “வால்ச்சரன்” (Walcheren) எனும் முன்னாள் தீவில் மறைபோதகம் செய்ததாக தகவல்கள் உள்ளன. அத்துடன், புனிதர் “ஓடல்ஃபஸ்” (St. Odulfus) என்பவருடன் இணைந்து “ஸ்டாவோரேன்” (Stavoren) நகரிலும் அதன் சுற்றுப்புறங்களிலும் மறைபோதகம் செய்ததாக தகவல்கள் கூறுகின்றன.

“உட்ரெச்ட்” (Utrecht) மறைமாவட்ட ஆயர் “ரிக்ஃபிரைட்” (Bishop Ricfried) கி.பி. 815/816ம் ஆண்டு மரித்ததும், ஃபிரடெரிக் அப்பதவிக்கு தேர்வு செய்யப்பட்டார். அவர் தனது பக்தி மற்றும் அறிவாற்றலுக்காக அறியப்பட்டார். அவர், ஃபிரான்கிஷ் பெனடிக்டைன் (Frankish Benedictine monk) துறவியும், ஜெர்மனி நாட்டின் மெய்ன்ஸ் உயர்மரைமாவட்ட பேராயருமான “ரபானஸ் மௌரஸ்” (Rabanus Maurus) என்பவருடன் கடித தொடர்பு வைத்திருந்தார். 829ம் ஆண்டு, “மெயின்ஸ்” (Mainz) நகரில் நடந்த ஆலோசனை சபையில் அவரது அறிவு மற்றும் புரிந்துகொள்ளுதலையும் அவர் பாராட்டினார்.

ஃப்ரெட்ரிக் எப்படி மரித்தார் என்பதற்கான தெளிவான தகவல்கள் இல்லை. அவர் கொலை செய்யப்பட்டார் என்பது மட்டும் நிரூபிக்கப்பட்டது; ஆனால், யாரால் கொலை செய்யப்பட்டார், கொலைக்கான காரணம் ஆகியனபற்றி தெளிவான தகவல் இல்லை. கி.பி. 838ம் ஆண்டு, ஜூலை மாதம், 18ம் நாளன்று, திருப்பலி நிறைவேற்றிவிட்டு வருகையில் இரண்டு பேரால் குத்திக் கொலை செய்யப்பட்டார் என்று புராணம் கூறுகிறது.

கி.பி. 11 மற்றும் 12ம் நூற்றாண்டு எழுத்தாளர்கள் “ஆயர் ஓபெர்ட்” (Bishop Otbert of Liège) (பாஸியோ ஃப்ரெடிசி) மற்றும் ஆங்கிலேய வரலாற்று ஆசிரியர் “வில்லியம்” (William of Malmesbury) ஆகியோரின் கூற்றுப்படி, கொலைகாரர்களை ஏற்பாடு செய்து ஏவி விட்டது, பேரரசி ஜூடித் (Empress Judith) என்கிறது. காரணம், பேரரசியின் ஒழுக்கக்கேடான வாழ்க்கை முறையை ஃபிரடெரிக் தொடர்ந்து விமர்சித்து வந்ததே ஆகும்.

கொலை செய்யப்பட்ட ஃபிரடெரிக், “உட்ரெச்ட்” (Utrecht) நகரின் “தூய சல்வேடார்” ஆலயத்தில் (St. Salvator's Church) அடக்கம் செய்யப்பட்டார். இவர், காது கேளாதோரின் பாதுகாவலர் ஆவார்.

Also known as

• Frederick of the Netherlands

• Fredericus, Fridrich, Frederic

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Grandson of King Radbon of the Frisians. Educated by the priests at Utrecht, Netherlands. Priest, known for his learning and personal piety. Catechist and instructor to converts. Bishop of Utrecht in 825. Frederick worked to reform his clergy, regularize Church practice in his diocese, and opposed incestuous marriages, especially among the nobility. He dispatched a group of missionaries under the leadership to Saint Odulphus to evangelize the pagans to the north of Utrecht, and worked with them around Walcheren. He composed a prayer to the Blessed Trinity that was used for ages in the Netherlands. The memory of his life and sanctity were preserved in a poem by his contemporary Saint Rabanus Maurus.

Frederick became involved in the royal politics of his day, and was especially involved in the domestic problems of Emperor Louis the Debonair, Empress Judith, and their sons. Frederick openly chastised Judith for her immoral and adulterous lifestyle, which has led many writers to conclude that Judith hired the men who murdered Frederick. However, it is more likely that they were pagans from Walcheren, many of whom were violently opposed to the Christian missionaries, and who martyred him for his work.

Died

stabbed to death during Mass on 18 July 838

Saint Bruno of Segni

புனித புரூனோ 

இவர் இத்தாலியில் உள்ள அஸ்டி என்ற இடத்தில் பிறந்தவர். சிறுவயதிலேயே கடவுள்மீது மிகுந்த பற்றுகொண்டு இவர், இறைவன் தன்னைத் தனது பணிக்காக அழைப்பதை உணர்ந்ததும், புனித பெனடிக்ட் சபையில் சேர்ந்து துறவியானார்.

இவருக்கு 30 வயது நடக்கும்பொழுது, அப்பொழுது திருத்தந்தையாக இருந்த இரண்டாம் கிரகோரி இவரிடமிருந்த ஞானத்தைக் கண்டு, இவரை செக்னி என்ற இடத்தின் ஆயராகத் திருப்பொழிவு செய்தார்.

சிறிதுகாலத்திற்கு ஆயர் பணியைச் சிறப்பாக செய்த இவர், 'ஆயர் பணிக்குத் நான் எந்த விதத்திலும் தகுதி இல்லாதவன்' என்பதை உணர்ந்து, அப்பதவியை ராஜினமா செய்துவிட்டு, முன்பிருந்த துறவு மடத்திற்குச் சென்று, ஒரு துறவியாக வாழ்ந்து வந்தார்.

இதற்குப் பின்பு இவர் துறவு மடத்தின் தலைவராகவும், வத்திக்கானில் உள்ள நூலகத்தின் நூலகராகவும் உயர்த்தப்பட்டார். தான் ஒவ்வொரு முறையும் பதவி உயர்த்தப்பட்டபோதெல்லாம், இவர் மிகவும் தாழ்ச்சியோடு நடந்து கொண்டார்.

இவர் நற்கருணையைக் குறித்து எழுதிய எழுத்துக்களெல்லாம் இன்றைக்கும் எல்லாராலும் வியந்து பாராட்டப்படுகிறது. இவருக்கு 1183 ஆம் ஆண்டு புனிதர் பட்டம் கொடுக்கப்பட்டது.

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Born to the Italian nobility. Studied theology at the Benedictine monastery of Saint Pepetuus at Asti, Italy, and at Bologna, Italy. Benedictine, monk. Ordained in 1079, and assigned to a parish at Siena, Italy. Noted for defending orthodox Church wisdom, his knowledge of Scripture, and his teachings on the Blessed Sacrament. Counselor to four popes. Ordained bishop of Segni, Italy in 1080 by Pope Gregory VII. Fought simony and lay investiture. In 1095 he retired to a monastic life at Monte Cassino. Elected abbot in 1107. Following a chastisement of the pope for shirking his duty to others, he was soon ordered back to his diocese, a vocation he fulfilled until his death. Vatican librarian. Cardinal legate, though he declined the cardinalate. Wrote several works on theology.

Born

1049 at Solero, Piedmont, Italy

Died

1123 of natural causes

Canonized

5 September 1183 by Pope Lucius III

Blessed Carlos de Dios Murias

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Carlos studied civil engineering until he gave in to a call to religious life and the priesthood. Member of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual. Ordained a priest in the diocese of La Rioja, Argentina by Blessed Enrique Angelelli on 17 December 1972. Member of the Third World Movement of Priests. Worked with Blessed Gabriel Longueville to set up a Franciscan community to support the peasants in their economic struggles against large land owners. Kidnapped, imprisoned, tortured and murdered by members of the Federal Police for his work. Martyr.

Born

10 October 1945 in San Carlos Minas, Córdoba, Argentina

Died

• shot on 18 July 1976 in Chamical, La Rioja, Argentina

• buried in the municipal cemetery in Chamical

Beatified

• 27 April 2019 by Pope Francis

• beatification recognition celebrated in La Rioja, Argentina, presided by Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu

Saint Edburgh of Bicester

Also known as

• Edburgh of Aylesbury

• Eadburga, Eadburh, Edburg, Edburga

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Born a princess, the daughter of the pagan King Penda of Mercia; sister of Saint Cuneburga and Saint Edith of Aylesbury; aunt of Saint Osith. Nun under Saint Cuneburga's convent at Castor, Northamptonshire, England. Nun at a small monastery she built on land at Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England on land donated by her father. The towns of Adderbury and Edburton in England are thought to have been named for her.

Born

c.620 in Mercia (part of modern England)

Died

• 18 July 650 at Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England of natural causes

• relics transferred to the Augustinian priory at Bicester, England in 1182 where they became a point of pilgrimage

• relics transferred to Flanders, Belgium in 1500 by order of Pope Alexander VI

Saint Ðaminh Ðinh Ðat

Also known as

Domenico Nicolao Dinh Dat

Additional Memorial

24 November as one of the Martyrs of Vietnam

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Layman in the apostolic vicariate of East Tonkin (in modern Vietnam). A soldier during the persecutions of emperor Minh Mang, he was ordered by the army to renounce Christianity and prove it by trampling a crucifix; he refused and was tortured until he relented and apostasized. Released, he repented, returned to his faith, and as a self-imposed penance, he wrote to the emperor to proclaim his Christianity. Martyr.

Born

c.1803 in Phú Nhai, Nam Ðinh, Vietnam

Died

strangled on 18 July 1839 in Nam Ðinh, Vietnam

Canonized

19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II

Blessed Tarsykia Matskiv

Also known as

• Tarsykia Mackiv

• Tarcisia, Olga, Olha

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Greek Catholic. Entered the Sister Servants of Mary Immaculate on 3 May 1938, taking her vows on 5 November 1940. Made a private vow to her spiritual director that she would give her life for the conversion of Russia and the good of the Church. When the Bolsheviks arrived to destroy her convent, Sister Taryskia was the one who answered the door; she was shot without warning. Martyr.

Born

23 March 1919 at Khodoriv, Lviv District, Ukraine as Olha Mackiv

Died

shot by a Russian soldier at 8am on 17 July 1944 at Chervonohrad, L'vivs'ka oblast', Ukraine

Beatified

27 June 2001 by Pope John Paul II at Ukraine

Saint Scariberga of Yvelines

Also known as

Scariberg, Scariberge

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Born to the Gallic nobility; niece of King Clovis I. Given in an arranged marriage to Saint Arnulf of Tours; they lived as brother and sister, and when he became bishop, she became a nun. Widowed when Arnulf was martyred, she bult a hermit‘s cell over his tomb in the Yvelines forest between Paris and Chartres, France, and lived in it the rest of her life. The town of Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines, France grew up around the tomb and cell.

Born

c.495 in Gaul (in modern France)

Died

c.550 in the forest of Yvelines in France of natural causes

Saint Arnulf of Metz

Also known as

Arnold, Arnoul

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Courtier and advisor of Austrasian King Theodebert II. Soldier. Married the Lady Doda. Father. From his son Ansegisel and Saint Begga of Ardenne came the Carolingian kings of France. Widower. In 610, when Arnulf was about to become a monk at Lérins, he was appointed bishop of Metz, France. He played a prominent role in affairs of state, was instrumental in making Clotaire of Neustria king of Austrasia, was chief counselor to King Dagobert of Austrasia. In 626 Arnulf resigned his see and retired to a hermitage near the abbey of Remiremont.

Born

c.580

Died

16 August 640

Saint Philastrius of Brescia

Also known as

Philaster of Brescia

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Priest. Bishop of Brescia, Italy. Bishop during a time of Arian disturbances, he strongly opposed and wrote against the heresy, working with Saint Ambrose of Milan and Saint Augustine of Hippo. Participated in the Synod of Aquileia of 381. Known for his charity to the poor of his flock.

Born

c.330 in Spain

Died

• c.387 of natural causes

• relics venerated in the crypt of Saint Apollonio in the cathedral of Brescia, Italy

Saint Theodosia of Constantinople

Also known as

Theodosia he Konstantinoupolitissa

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Nun in Constantinople. Martyred by iconoclasts for defending an icon of Christ which emperor Leo the Isaurian had ordered destroyed.

Born

7th century

Died

• in 729 by having a ram's horn hammered through her neck at the Forum Bovis in Constantinople (modern Istanbul, Turkey)

• interred in the church of Hagia Euphemia in the Dexiokratianai section of Constantinople

• in the 14th century the church was renamed for Saint Theodosia

Blessed Jean-Baptiste de Bruxelles

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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.

Died

12 September 1734 in Saint-Léonard, Haute-Vienne, France

Died

18 July 1794 aboard the prison ship Deux-Associés, in Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, France

Beatified

1 October 1995 by Pope John Paul II

Saint Gonéri of Tréguier

Also known as

• Gonéri of Brittany

• Gonéri of Plougrescant

• Gonéry, Gonnéry, Koneri

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Son of Saint Elibouban. Sixth century exile who fled from Britain to Brittany to escape invading Anglo-Saxons. Hermit at Tréguier, France. Helped bring Prince Alwand to Christianity.

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British Isles

Saint Pambo of the Nitrian Desert

Also known as

Bemwah, Pemwah

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Spiritual student of Saint Anthony the Abbot. Worked to establish the eremitical life in the Nitrian Desert in Egypt, and founded monasteries there. He was renowned for his wisdom, and was consulted by many, including Saint Athanasius of Egypt, Saint Melania the Elder, and Saint Rufinus.

Died

c.375 of natural causes

Saint Theneva

Also known as

Dwynwen, Enoch, Thaneu, Thaney, Thenaw, Thenew, Thenog, Thenova

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British princess. When Theneva became pregnant before marriage, her family threw her from a cliff. She survived the fall unharmed, and was soon met by an unmanned boat. She knew she had no home to go to, so got into the boat; it sailed her across the Firth of Forth to land at Culross where she was cared for by Saint Serf; he became foster-father of her son, Saint Kentigern.

Born

British Isles

Died

7th century

Saint Rufillus of Forlimpopoli

Also known as

Ruffilius of Forlimpopoli

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First Bishop of Forlimpopoli, Emilia, Italy. Legend says that he and his parishioners drove out a dragon from the region; it's a metaphor for the work of the local Christians to evangelize the local pagans.

Died

382

Saint Elio of Koper

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First century convert. Spiritual student of Saint Ermacora of Aquileia. Deacon to Nazarius, first bishop of Koper (in modern Slovenia). Built a church dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Born

1st century Costabona, diocese of Koper (in modern Slovenia)

Died

• late 1st century of natural causes

• relics enshrined under the altar of the choir in the cathedral of Koper, Slovenia in the late 17th century

Saint Aemilian of Dorostorium

Also known as

• Aemilian of Silistra

• Emilian, Emiliano

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Martyred in the persecutions of Julian the Apostate.

Died

burned to death in 362 in Dorostorium (modern Silistra, Bulgaria)

Blessed Alanus of Sassovivo

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Benedictine monk in late 13th century Austria. Pilgrim to Rome, Italy for the Holy Year of 1300. Joined the Benedictine Sassovivo Abbey near Foligno, Italy. Left communal life in 1311 to live his remaining years as a hermit.

Born

13th century Austria

Died

1313 of natural causes

Saint Athanasius of Clysma

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High government official in 4th century Egypt, he was revealed to be a Christian when he was discovered at Christmas Mass at Clysma, Egypt in the area of the Suez Gulf. Imprisoned and eventually executed for his faith. Martyr.

Died

beheaded in the 4th century in Clysma, Egypt

Blessed Ippolita of Melegnano

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Poor Clare nun in the monastery of Santa Chiara in Mortara, Italy.

Born

15th century Melegnano, Italy

Died

18 July 1530 of natural causes

Blessed Bernard de Arenis

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Mercedarian friar. Sent to north Africa, he was abused throughout his travels for his faith, but managed to free 222 Christians who had been imprisoned and enslaved by Muslims.

Born

French

Saint Maternus of Milan

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Bishop of Milan, Italy in 295. He was tortured in the persecutions of Diocletian, but survived to follow his vocation and die of natural causes.

Died

c.307 of natural causes

Saint Gundenis of Carthage

Also known as

Gundenes

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Maiden martyred in the persecutions of Septimus Severus.

Died

203 at Carthage (modern Tunis, Tunisia)

Blessed Arnold of Amiens

Also known as

Arnould, Arnulfus

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Bishop of Amiens, France from 1236 to 1247.

Died

1247 of natural causes

Saint Arnoul the Martyr

Also known as

Arnulphus

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Sixth-century missionary to the Franks. Martyr.

Died

534 in France

Blessed Bertha de Marbais

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Cistercian nun. Abbess at the abbey of Marchet near Lille, Belgium.

Died

18 July 1247

Saint Minnborinus

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Abbot of Saint Martin's Abbey in Cologne, Germany from 974 to 986.

Born

Ireland

Died

986

Blessed Herveus

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Hermit on Chalonnes Island, Anjou, France.

Born

in the British Isles

Died

1130

Saint Marina of Ourense

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Martyr.

Died

Ourense, Spain, date unknown

Martyrs of Silistria

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Seven Christians who were martyred together. No details about them have survived but the names – Bassus, Donata, Justus, Marinus, Maximus, Paulus and Secunda.

Died

Silistria (Durostorum), Moesia (in modern Bulgaria), date unknown

Martyrs of Tivoli

புனிதர் சிம்போரோசா 

மறைசாட்சி:

இறப்பு: கி.பி. 138

டிபூர், (டிவோலி), இத்தாலி

ஏற்கும் சமயம்:

ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை

முக்கிய திருத்தலம்:

புனித ஏஞ்செலோ, பேஸ்செரியா, ரோம்

நினைவுத் திருநாள்: ஜூலை 18

பாதுகாவல்: 

டிவோலி, இத்தாலி

(Tivoli, Italy)

புனிதர் சிம்போரோசா, ஒரு கிறிஸ்தவ புனிதராக வணங்கப்படுகின்றவர் ஆவார். பாரம்பரியங்களின்படி, ரோமப் பேரரசன் “ஹட்ரியானின்” (Roman Emperor Hadrian) ஆட்சி முடிவில் (கி.பி. 117–138) தமது ஏழு மகன்களுடன் இத்தாலியின் டிபூர் (Tibur) நகரில் (தற்போதைய “டிவோலி” (Tivoli), “லாஸியோ” (Lazio), “இத்தாலி” (Italy) மறைசாட்சியாக மரித்தார்.

பேரரசன் ஹட்ரியான் (Emperor Hadrian), தனக்காக பெரும் பணச் செலவில் ஒரு ஆடம்பர மாளிகையைக் கட்டி முடித்திருந்தான். அதனை ரோம கடவுளர்களுக்கு அர்ப்பணிப்பதற்காக பலிகளைக் கொடுக்க ஆரம்பித்திருந்தான். அவனுக்கு ரோம கடவுளிடமிருந்து பின்வரும் மறுமொழி கிடைத்திருந்தது.

“உமது பேரரசிலுள்ள சிம்போரோசா என்னும் விதவைப் பெண்ணால் எமது அமைதி தொலைந்துவிட்டது. அவள் அவர்களது கடவுளுக்கு (கிறிஸ்துவுக்கு) செய்யும் புகழ்ச்சியும் அவளுடைய (கிறிஸ்தவ) விசுவாசமும் எங்களுக்கு சித்திரவதையாக உள்ளன. அவளையும் அவளது ஏழு மகன்களையும் எமக்கு பலியாக நீர் தரவேண்டும். அப்படிச் செய்தால், நாம் நீ வேண்டுவதெல்லாம் தருவோம்.”

சிம்போரோசாவை கொல்ல ஏனைய அரசர்கள் எடுத்திருந்த முயற்சிகள் தோல்வியடைந்திருந்த நிலையில், ஹட்ரியான் சிம்போரோசாவை அவர்களது கடவுளர்களின் கோவிலான “ஹெர்குலிஸ்” கோவிலுக்கு (Temple of Hercules) இழுத்து வரச் செய்தான். பலவித துன்புறுத்தல்களின் பின்னர், சிம்போரோசாவின் கழுத்தில் ஒரு பாறாங்கல்லைக் கட்டி, “இத்தாலியின், லசியோ” (Lazio, Italy) பிராந்தியத்திலுள்ள “அனியோ” (Anio River) நதியில் எறிந்தனர்.

மறுநாள் சிம்போரோசாவின் ஏழு மகன்களையும் கொண்டுவரச் செய்த ஹட்ரியான், தமது ரோம கடவுளர்களை வழிபடுமாறு பலவிதங்களிலும் அவர்களை துன்புறுத்தினான். ஆனால் எதற்கும் அவர்கள் மசியாததால், அவர்களனைவரும் வெவ்வேறு விதமாக சித்திரவதை செய்யப்பட்டு, ஏழு விதமாக கொல்லப்பட்டனர். பின்னர் அவர்களனைவரும் ஒட்டுமொத்தமாக ஒரு பெரும் குழியில் வீசப்பட்டு மூடப்பட்டனர்.

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A widow, Symphorosa, and her seven sons ( Crescens, Eugene, Julian, Justin, Nemesius, Primitivus and Stracteus) martyred in Tivoli, Italy in the 2nd-century persecutions of Hadrian.

ymphorosa is venerated as a saint of the Catholic Church. According to tradition, she was martyred with her seven sons at Tibur (present Tivoli, Lazio, Italy) toward the end of the reign of the Roman Emperor Hadrian (AD 117-38).

The Catholic Church presents to us today, as she did on the 10th of this Month, seven Christian heroes, who in their youth, manifested more than manly firmness in the confession of the true faith. Their names were, Crescentius, Julianus, Nemesius, Primitives, Justinus, Stacteus, and Eugenius. Symphorosa, their holy and not less heroic mother, was a native of Rome, and wife of Getulius, a Roman general. When in the reign of Emperor Adrian, cruel persecution of the Christians arose, she went with Getulius and Amantius, her brother-in-law, and her seven sons, to Tivoli, to strengthen the Christians in the true faith, and to prepare herself for the approaching struggle. The Emperor, informed of this, despatched Cerealis, one of his officers, to Tivoli, to take Getulius and Amantius, and bring them, prisoners, to Rome. Cerealis, still a heathen, came to execute the imperial command; but convinced by Getulius and Amantius of the truth of the Christian faith, he embraced it; and hence, all three were beheaded by command of the enraged Emperor, after having suffered a long imprisonment, and many cruel tortures.

St. Symphorosa had every reason to believe that she and her children would not long remain unmolested; and as she feared that one or more of her children, owing to their tender age, might be induced to abandon their faith for fear of the tortures, she left Tivoli, and concealed herself for a time in an unfrequented place, in order to gain time to inspire her children with Christian fortitude. She represented to them the priceless grace of dying for Christ's sake and the glory which awaits martyrs in heaven. The shortness of the pains of martyrdom and the never-ending rewards of heaven were the chief points which she almost hourly presented to their consideration, while, at the same time, she exhorted them to follow the example of their uncle and their father, and remain faithful to the true faith. One day, she asked Eugenius, the youngest, what he would do in case he was forced either to sacrifice to the gods or to be whipped and torn with scourges. The innocent little child answered manfully: “Dear mother, I would rather be torn in pieces than sacrifice to the devils.” “But,” said his mother, addressing all the children, “would you not be frightened if the executioner would seize you, threatening to kill you all most cruelly? Would you not shrink, if they were to place before your eyes fire, swords, the rack, and other instruments of torture? Oh! I fear, my beloved children, I fear that you would lose courage and forsake Christ.” “No, no, dear mother,” said Crescentius, “fear not; I and all my brothers promise to thee that there shall be nothing dreadful enough to conquer us and cause us to become faithless to Jesus Christ.” Greatly comforted, the pious mother admonished them to pray that God might give them the strength they needed to suffer for Him; a prayer which she herself ceaselessly sent up to the throne of the Highest. Not long after, her anticipations were realized.

Adrian had her and her children apprehended and brought before him, and commanded them immediately to sacrifice to the gods or to prepare themselves for the cruelest death. The fearless heroine replied: “There is no need for further preparations, of further consideration. My resolution is taken; I will not sacrifice to idols, and I have only one wish, to give my life for Him who has given His for me.” The tyrant, who had not expected this answer, was doubly enraged and commanded her to be taken to the temple of the idols and to be hung up by the hair of the head, after having been most cruelly buffeted. This command was immediately executed. Symphorosa, during this torture, courageously said to her children: ” Be not terrified, my children, at my sufferings; I bear it joyfully; joyfully do I give my life for Christ's sake. Remain steadfast. Fight bravely. Remember the example your father gave you; look at me, your mother, and follow in our footsteps. This suffering is short, but the glory prepared for us will be everlasting.” With such words, the Christian mother fortified her children who were willing to conduct themselves according to her precepts. The tyrant who would no longer listen to Symphorosa's exhortations, ordered her to be cast into the river, with a great stone fastened around her neck. In this manner ended her glorious martyrdom, in the 138th year of the Christian Era.

On the following day, her seven sons were brought before the Emperor, who represented to them that, as they had neither father nor mother, he would adopt them as his own children and provide for them most bountifully, if they would obey him and sacrifice to the gods. Should they, however, prove as obstinate as their parents had been, they had nothing to expect but torments and death. “This is what we desire,” answered Crescentius,” that we, like our parents, may die for the sake of Christ. Neither promises, nor threats, nor torments can make us faithless to Christ.” The Emperor, being unwilling to put his menaces immediately into execution, still endeavored to win over the children, alternately by promises and threats; but finding all unavailing, he ordered seven stakes to be raised in the idolatrous temple, to which the seven valiant confessors of Christ were tied, and tormented in all possible ways. Their limbs were stretched until they were dislocated, and the witnesses of these awful scenes were filled with compassion. The pain must have been most dreadful, but there was not one of these young heroes who did not praise God and rejoice in his suffering. The tyrant, ashamed of being conquered by children, ordered an end to be made of their torments, which was accordingly done in various ways. Crescentius had his throat cut with a dagger; Julianus was stabbed in the breast with a sword; Nemesius was pierced through the heart, and Primitives through the lower part of his body. Justinus was cut in pieces; Stacteus shot with arrows, and Eugenius, the youngest, was cut in two.

Thus gloriously died the seven sons of St. Symphorosa, reminding us of the illustrious martyrdom of the several Machabees, in the reign of the wicked King Antiochus.

 Our Lady of Good Deliverance

Our Lady of Good Deliverance, also known as the Black Madonna of Paris, is a venerated statue of the Virgin Mary in Paris, France. Here's a summary of what we know about her:

The statue dates back to the 14th century, replacing an earlier 11th-century version.

It's a black limestone statue, about 150 centimeters (59 inches) tall, depicting the Virgin Mary holding the Child Jesus.

Mary is dressed in a white veil, a dark blue mantle with fleur-de-lis designs, and a red robe.

Veneration:

Our Lady of Good Deliverance is invoked as a helper in times of difficulty, both material and spiritual.

People pray to her for deliverance from suffering, illness, and oppression.

She is also seen as a protector against religious turmoil.

Interestingly, Saint Francis de Sales is said to have prayed before the statue when he was struggling with doubts about his faith.

Legacy:

A confraternity dedicated to Our Lady of Good Deliverance was founded in 1533.

The statue is still a popular pilgrimage site, especially for those in need of intercession.

The feast day of Our Lady of Good Deliverance is actually July 18th

 Martyrs of Silistria

Saint Emilian of Silistria: The Orthodox Church commemorates Saint Emilian, who lived in Silistria during the reign of Roman Emperor Julian the Apostate (361-363). Emperor Julian attempted to revive paganism throughout the empire. Saint Emilian, a slave of a prominent pagan, refused to renounce Christianity. He even went as far as destroying idols in a pagan temple.  This act led to his arrest, torture, and eventual execution by fire.

 Arnold of Arnoldsweiler

Arnold of Arnoldsweiler was a saint venerated by the Roman Catholic Church, Orthodox Church, and True Orthodox Church. Here's a summary of what we know about him:

Life

Lived around 800 AD.

Believed to be a musician (harpist and singer) at the court of Charlemagne.

Details about his life are scarce, with some sources suggesting it might be embellished with legends.

Associated with the German town of Arnoldsweiler (now part of Düren).

Veneration

Feast day is July 18th.

 Arnulf of Yvelines

Arnulf of Yvelines (also spelled Arnold, Arnoul, Arnould, Arnoult) was a 6th-century bishop and saint venerated in the Catholic Church. Here's what we know about him:

Life

Lived in the 5th century (around 400s AD).

Born into a Frankish family in the Ardennes region.

Educated at the court of Reims, where he met Saint Remigius, who baptized him.

Married King Clovis I's niece, Saint Scariberga, but they separated by mutual consent when he became a bishop.

Traveled extensively as an envoy to Rome, Constantinople, Jerusalem, and Ravenna.

Became Bishop of Tours, then continued his travels to Poitiers and Spain fighting Arianism (a Christian heresy).

Death and Legacy

Murdered in 535 AD by hired killers in the Yvelines forest (between Paris and Chartres) while returning to Reims.

Buried in the Yvelines forest by his wife, Scariberga.

A church and Benedictine priory were built over his grave, which later became the crypt of the present-day church in Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines, a town named after him.

Venerated as a saint, with his feast day celebrated on July 18th.