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15 July 2025

இன்றைய புனிதர்கள் ஜீலை 16

 Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel

"தூய கார்மேல் அன்னை"

கார்மேல் சபையினர் (Carmelites), சிலி (Chile), பொலிவியா (Bolivia), குயியபோ (Quiapo), மணிலா (Manila), புதிய மணிலா (New Manila), குயிஸான் நகர் (Quezon City), மலோலாஸ் நகர் (Malolos City), புலாகன் (Bulacan), கெடமேகோ (Catemaco), ஐலேஸ்ஃபோர்ட் (Aylesford), ரோரைமா (Roraima), பிகிர்கரா (Birkirkara), ஜபோடிகபல் (Jaboticabal), வல்லெட்டா (Valletta), பெர்னம்புக்கோ (Pernambuco), ஹிகுவேரோட் (Higuerote), தீங்கிலிருந்து பாதுகாப்பு (Protection from harm, ஆபத்தான சூழ்நிலைகளில் இருந்து பாதுகாப்பு (Protection from dangerous situations), உத்தரியத்திலிருந்து விடுவிப்பு (Deliverance from Purgatory)

"தூய கார்மேல் அன்னை" அல்லது "தூய கார்மேல் மலை அன்னை" அல்லது "புனித உத்தரிய மாதா" என்பது கார்மேல் சபையின் பாதுகாவலராகிய, இயேசு கிறிஸ்துவின் தாயான தூய கன்னி மரியாளுக்கு அளிக்கப்படும் பெயர்களாகும். 

கார்மேல் சபையின் முதல் உறுப்பினர்கள் கி.பி. 12 முதல் 13ம் நூற்றாண்டு வரை திருநாட்டில் உள்ள கார்மேல் மலையில் வனவாசிகளாக வாழ்ந்தனர். தங்களின் துறவு இல்லத்தருகில் ஒரு கோவிலை அன்னை மரியாளின் பெயரில் கடவுளுக்கு கட்டினர். அக்கால வழக்கப்படி அக்கோவில் இருந்த இடத்தின் பெயராலேயே அன்னை மரியாளுக்கு கார்மேல் அன்னை என்னும் பெயர் வழங்கலாயிற்று.

கி.பி. 15ம் நூற்றாண்டில், அன்னை மரியாளின் உத்தரியம் (Brown Scapular) என்னும் அருளிக்கத்தின் பக்தியானது பரவ துவங்கியது. அன்னை மரியாளே உத்தரியத்தை புனிதர் “சைமன் ஸ்டாக்” (Saint Simon Stock) என்னும் கார்மேல் சபை புனிதருக்கு ஒரு காட்சியில் அளித்ததாக விசுவசிக்கப்படுகின்றது. ஜூலை மாதம் 16ம் நாள், கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபையில் கார்மேல் அன்னையின் விழா நாள் மற்றும் கார்மேல் உத்தரிய திருவிழாவாகும்.

தூய கார்மேல் அன்னை, சிலி நாட்டின் பாதுகாவலி ஆவார். இவ்விழாவானது, கார்மேல் சபையினரின் அதிமுக்கியமான விழாவாகும். கார்மேல் சபையினர் இந்த பெயரைத் தெரிந்து கொள்ள முக்கியமான ஒரு காரணம் உண்டு. கார்மேல் மலையிலே அன்னை புனித கன்னி மரியாளுக்கு ஸ்தோத்திரமாக முதல் ஆலயம் அர்ப்பணிக்கபட்டது. அன்னை பரலோகத்துக்கு எடுத்துக் கொள்ளப்படும் முன்னரே அந்த ஆலயம் அமைக்கப்பட்டிருந்தது.

எபிரேய மொழியில் "கார்மேல்" என்ற சொல்லுக்கு "தோட்டம்" என்பது பொருள். பாலஸ்தீன நாட்டில் ஹைபா வளைகுடாவில், 1800 அடி உயரத்திலிருக்கும் தோட்டத்தில்தான் பழைய ஆகமத்தில் இறைவாக்கினர் எலியா தங்கி தன் செபத்தில் நாட்களை கழித்தார். கி.பி. 12ம் நூற்றாண்டில் வனத்துறவியர் சிலர் இதே மலைக்கு சென்று அங்கு வாழ்ந்து வந்தனர். பின்பு இவர்கள் ஒரு சபையை நிறுவினர்.

கி.பி. 1251ம் ஆண்டு, ஜூலை மாதம், 16ம் நாளன்று, கார்மேல் சபையின் பெரிய தலைவரான புனித “சைமன் ஸ்டாக்” (Saint Simon Stock) என்பவருக்கு இங்கிலாந்திலுள்ள கேம்பிரிட்ஜ் என்னுமிடத்தில் தேவதாய் காட்சி கொடுத்தார் என்பது ஐதீகம். இவருக்கு, அன்னை மரியாள் உத்தரியம் அணிந்து கொண்டு வந்து காட்சி கொடுத்து, உத்தரிய பக்தியை இவ்வுலகில் பரப்பும்படியாக கேட்டுக் கொண்டதன் பேரில், இன்றும் அப்பக்தி பரப்பப்பட்டு பலன் அடையப்படுகின்றது. 

நம் பரலோக அன்னை உத்தரியத்தைக் கண்பித்தார். 

அந்த உத்தரியத்தைத் தரித்திருக்கும் அனைவருக்கும் பரலோக கொடைகளையும் தனது பாதுகாவலையும் அளிப்பதாக அன்னை உறுதி கூறினார். வெறுமனே உத்தரியத்தைத் தரித்தால் போதாது. உண்மையான கிறிஸ்தவ வாழ்வு வாழ வேண்டும். உத்தரியத்தை மக்களுக்கு அளிக்க அதிகாரம் பெற்ற ஒரு குரு, உத்தரியத்தை அவர்களுக்கு அளிக்க வேண்டும்

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The Church celebrates on this day the feast of the Scapular of Mount Carmel. The scapular, which derives its name from the Latin word scapulae, meaning shoulders, is a dress which covers the shoulders. It is mentioned in the rule of Saint Benedict as worn by monks over their other dress when they were at work, and it now forms a regular part of the religious dress in the old Orders. But it is best known among Catholics as the name of two little pieces of cloth worn out of devotion to the Blessed Virgin over the shoulders, under the ordinary garb, and connected by strings. The devotion of the scapular, now almost universal in the Catholic Church, began with the Carmelites. The history of its origin is as follows: During the thirteenth century the Carmelite Order suffered great persecution, and on 16 July 1251, while Saint Simon Stock, then general of the Order, was at prayer, the Blessed Virgin appeared to him, holding in her hand a scapular. Giving it to the saint, she said,



"Receive, my dear son, this scapular of thy Order, as the distinctive sign of my confraternity, and the mark of the privilege which I have obtained for thee and the children of Carmel. It is a sign of salvation, a safeguard in danger, and a special pledge of peace and protection till the end of time. Whosoever dies wearing this shall be preserved from eternal flames."


It is much to be wished that people should everywhere join this confraternity, for the honor of Mary and for the salvation of souls, by a life fitted to that end.


In order to have a share in the merits of the sodality every member must:


• Shun sin, and, according to his state of life, live chastely.

• Say every day, if possible, seven times, Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory be to the Father.

• Strive to serve God by venerating Mary, and imitating her virtues.

• These rules, it is true, are not binding under penalty of sin, but the breach of them deprives us of all merit; and is not this something to be taken into account? "He who sowetb sparingly shall also reap sparingly." (II Corinthians 9:6)



"Let us all rejoice in the Lord, and celebrate a festal-day in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary, on whose solemn feast the angels rejoice, and give praise to the Son of God. My heart hath uttered a good word; I speak of my workS for the King."


Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.


O God, Who hast honored the Order of Carmelites with the particular title of the most blessed Virgin Mary, Thy Mother, mercifully grant that, protected by her prayers whose commemoration we this day celebrate with a solemn office, we may deserve to arrive at joy everlasting. Who livest, and reignest, for ever and ever. Amen.


Epistle: Ecclesiasticus 24:28-81


As the vine, I have brought forth a pleasant odor, and my flowers are the fruit of honor and riches. I am the mother of fair love, and of fear, and of knowledge, and of holy hope. In me is all grace of the way and of the truth; in me is all hope of life and of virtue. Come over to me, all ye that desire me, and be filled with my fruits. For my spirit is sweet above honey, and my inheritance above honey and the honeycomb My memory is unto everlasting generations. They that eat me shall yet hunger; and they that drink me, shall yet thirst. He that hearkeneth to me shall not be confounded; and they that work by me shall not sin. They that explain me shall have life everlasting.


The Church applies this epistle to Mary, thereby encouraging us fervently to honor the blessed Mother of God, in whom the Eternal Wisdom dwelt bodIly, and through whom He was given to us, that by her intercession our understanding may be enlightened, our will strengthened, and we be inspired with fresh zeal to practice ourselves, and to prevail on others to practice also, whatever is chaste, becoming, and holy.


Gospel: Luke 11:27, 28


And it came to pass as He spoke these things, a certain woman from the crowd lifting up her voice said to Him: Blessed is the womb that bore Thee, and the paps that gave Thee suck. But He said: Yea rather, blessed are they who hear the word of God, and keep it.




Blessed Guadalupe Ortiz de Landázuri Fernández de Heredia


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Youngest of four children born to Manuel Ortiz de Landázuri, a career army officer, and Eulogia Fernández-Heredia; one of her brothers is the Servant of God Eduardo Ortiz de Landázuri Fernández de Heredia, her sister-in-law is the Servant of God Laura Busca Otaegui de Ortiz de Landázuri. Because of her father's assignments, the family moved a lot to locations in Spain and Morocco. She began studying chemistry at the Universidad Central de Madrid in June 1933, one of only five women in the class; she was remembered as a friendly but serious student. Lost several family members to the firing squads of the Spanish Civil War. She began teaching in Madrid in 1939. Following a feeling that she was called to a more religious life, Guadalup joined Opus Dei in 1944, brought into the group by Saint Josemaría Escrivá. Developed a devotion to Eucharistic Adoration. She was assigned to Mexico by Father Josemaría on 5 March 1950 to help introduce Opus Dei there. While in Mexico, she returned to school to work toward a doctorate in chemistry. She and a physician friend established a mobile clinic and went door to door in poor neighborhoods to treat those who could not afford medical help. Guadalupe moved to Rome, Italy in 1956 to work in the administration of Opus Dei, but a heart condition forced her to return to Madrid for surgery, and kept her close to there for the rest of her life for ongoing treatment. She was able to continue her education and received her doctorate on 8 July 1965. She worked at the Ramiro de Maeztu Institute and Women's School for Industrial Sciences where she served as an adminstrator for many years. Guadaluped helped plan and establish the Center of Studies and Research of Domestic Sciences. All this was while she continued to work for the spread and strengthening of Opus Dei. Her heart condition continued to deteriorate, however, and though she continued to work as long as she could, it eventually did her in.



Born

12 December 1916 in Madrid, Spain


Died

• 6:30am on 16 July 1975 in Pamplona, Navarra, Spain of natural causes

• buried in Pamplona


Beatified

• 18 May 2019 by Pope Francis

• beatification recognition celebrated at the Palacio Vistalegre Arena, Carabanchel, Madrid, Spain, presided by Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu

• beatification recognition will likely be celebrated in 2018 in Madrid, Spain




Saint Gondulf of Tongeren-Maastricht


Also known as

• Gondulf of Maastricht

• Gondulf of Tongeren

• Gondolf, Gondolfus, Gondon, Gondulfo, Gondulfus, Gondulph, Gondulphe, Gondulphus, Gundulfus, Gundulphus



Additional Memorial

15 May as one of the bishops of Maastricht


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Dean at the chapter of Saint Servatius. Bishop of Tongeren-Maastricht, Netherlands in the early 7th century. Helped build churches in many of the towns and villages of his diocese. Attended the council of Paris, France in 614. Helped to rebuild the town of Tongeren which had been destroyed by invading barbarians.


Born

c.524 in Maastricht, Netherlands


Died

• early 7th century at Maastricht, Netherlands of natural causes

• buried in the nave of the church of Saint Servatius in Maastricht, Netherlands

• the bodies of Saint Monulph and Saint Gondulph were solemnly exhumed in 1039 by Bishop Nithard of Liège and Gerard of Florennes, Bishop of Cambrai; records of this incident were later mis-read giving rise to a legend in which the two saints arose from their tombs in 1039 in order to assist at the dedication of Aachen cathedral.

• re-interred in a sarcophagus in the crypt of the Basilica of Saint Servatius in Maastricht



Saint Reinildis of Saintes

புனித ரெய்னில்திஸ் (630- 700)

இவர் பெல்ஜியம் நாட்டைச் சார்ந்தவர். இவரது தந்தை பெல்ஜியத்தை ஆண்டுவந்த விட்ஜெர் என்பவராவார். 

சிறுவயது முதலே இவர் தனது பெற்றோர் கற்றுத்தந்த மறைக்கல்வியின் மூலம் இறைவனிடத்தில் மிகுந்த பற்றுகொண்டு வாழ்ந்து வந்தார். 

சில காலத்திற்கு பிறகு இவரும் இவரது தாயாரும் புனித நாடுகளுக்குத் திருப்பயணம் மேற்கொண்டார்கள். அங்கு இருவரும் இயேசு வாழ்ந்த பகுதிகளையெல்லாம் பார்த்துவிட்டு மனநிறைவோடு சொந்த நாட்டிற்கு திரும்பினார்கள்.

இதற்குப் பிறகு ரெய்னில்திஸின் வாழ்க்கையில் பெரிய மாற்றம் ஏற்பட்டது. இதனால் இவர் முன்பைவிட இறைவனிடத்தில் மிகுந்த நம்பிக்கையும், தன்னுடைய பகுதியில் வாழ்ந்து வந்த ஏழை-எளிய மக்களிடத்தில் அன்பும் கொண்டு வாழ்ந்து வந்தார்.

இந்நிலையில் நாடோடி இனமான ஹன்ஸ்  இனத்தைச் சார்ந்தவர்கள் பெல்ஜியம் நாட்டின்மீது படையெடுத்து வந்து, இவரையும் இவரோடு இருந்த ஒரு சிலரையும் வாளால் வெட்டிக் கொன்று போட்டார்கள்.

Also known as

• Reinildis of Condacum

• Reinildis of Kontich

• Rainelde, Raineldis, Reinaldes, Reineldis, Reinhild





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Born to the nobility, the daughter of Saint Amalburga and Duke Witger of Lorraine; sister of Saint Gudula of Brussels and Saint Emebert of Cambrai. She was taught her faith by her mother. As an adult, Reinildis made private vows to devote herself to God, gave her possessions to the abbey of Lobbes where she stayed for two years, and became a pilgrim to the Holy Lands, bringing back many relics. Hermitess at Saintes, Belgium. Martyred by pagan Frisian invaders.


Born

c.630 in her father's house in Kontich, Belgium


Died

• beheaded c.700 outside a chapel in Saintes (in modern Halle), Belgium

• relics enshrined in the parish church of Sainte-Reinildis in Saintes, which is thought to have been built on the site of her martyrdom

• there is a nearby well whose water is reputed to cure eye diseases, which led to the patronage of Reinildis for those problems



Saint Monulphus of Tongeren-Maastricht


Also known as

Monulph, Monulphe, Monulfo, Monulf, Monulfus


Additional Memorial

15 May as one of the bishops of Maastricht



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Bishop of Tongeren-Maastricht, Netherlands in the late 6th and early 7th centuries.


Died

• early 7th century at Maastricht, Netherlands of natural causes

• buried in the nave of the church of Saint Servatius in Maastricht, Netherlands

• the bodies of Saint Monulph and Saint Gondulph were solemnly exhumed in 1039 by Bishop Nithard of Liège and Gerard of Florennes, Bishop of Cambrai; records of this incident were later mis-read giving rise to a legend in which the two saints arose from their tombs in 1039 in order to assist at the dedication of Aachen cathedral.

• re-interred in a sarcophagus in the crypt of the Basilica of Saint Servatius in Maastricht



Blessed Bartolomeu dei Martiri Fernandes


Also known as

• Bartholomeo Fernandez dos Martires

• Bartolomeu Fernandes dos Mártiresm

• Bartolomeu dos Mártires Fernandes

• Bartholomew of Braga

• Bartholomaeus de Martyribus



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Joined the Dominicans on 11 November 1528. Took part in the Council of Trent, and introduced the Council's decisions to Portugal. Archbishop of Braga, Portugal from 27 January 1559 through 23 February 1582. Built hospitals and hospices in his diocese, and founded the first clerical seminary in Portugal. He wrote Biblical commentaries, a Portuguese catechism, and a Compendium doctrinae spiritualis. Late in life Pope Gregory XIII allowed him to resign his office, and Bartolomeu spent his last eight years as a teacher and prayerful monk in the monastery of Viana, Portugal.


Born

3 May 1514 in Lisboa, Portugal


Died

16 July 1590 in the monastery of Viana do Castelo, Minho, Portugal of natural causes


Beatified

4 November 2001 by Pope John Paul II



Saint Marie-Madeleine Postel

புனிதர் மேரி மடெலின் போஸ்டெல் 

மறைப்பணியாளர் மற்றும் கிறிஸ்தவ பள்ளிகளின் சகோதரிகள் (Sisters of Christian Schools) சபையின் நிறுவனர்:

பிறப்பு: நவம்பர் 28, 1756

பார்ஃப்ளூர், மான்சே, ஃபிரான்ஸ் இராச்சியம்

இறப்பு: ஜூலை 16, 1846 (வயது 89)

செயிண்ட்-சாவூர்-லெ-விக்கோம்ட், மான்சே, ஃபிரெஞ்சு இராச்சியம்

ஏற்கும் சமயம்: கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை

முக்திப்பேறு பட்டம்: மே 17, 1908

திருத்தந்தை பத்தாம் பயஸ்

புனிதர் பட்டம்: மே 24, 1925

திருத்தந்தை பதினோராம் பயஸ்

நினைவுத் திருநாள்: ஜூலை 16

பாதுகாவல்: கிறிஸ்தவ பள்ளிகளின் சகோதரிகள் (Sisters of Christian Schools)

புனிதர் மேரி மடெலின் போஸ்டெல், ஒரு பிரெஞ்சு கத்தோலிக்க மதத்தைச் சேர்ந்தவரும் "கிறிஸ்தவ பள்ளிகளின் சகோதரிகள்" (Sisters of Christian Schools) எனும் அமைப்பின் நிறுவனருமாவார். தூய ஃபிரான்சிஸின் மூன்றாம் நிலை சபை (Third Order of Saint Francis) உறுப்பினரான இவர், ஃபிரெஞ்சு புரட்சிக்குப் (French Revolution) பிறகு பள்ளி ஆசிரியராக பணியாற்றினார். சுமார் 300 குழந்தைகளின் கல்வியை மேற்பார்வையிடும் பணியையும் செய்தார். புரட்சியின்போது, தமது உயிருக்கு நேரக்கூடிய பெரும் ஆபத்தையும் மீறி, கலைக்கப்பட்ட தமது பள்ளியை வீடாக மாற்றி, தப்பியோடித் திரிந்த கத்தோலிக்க பாதிரியார்களுக்கு அடைக்கலம் தருவதற்கு உபயோகித்தார்.

"ஜூலி ஃபிரான்காய்ஸ்-கேத்தரின் போஸ்டல்" (Julie Françoise-Catherine Postel) எனும் இயற்பெயர் கொண்ட இவர், "ஜீன் போஸ்டல்" (Jean Postel) எனும் மீனவ தந்தைக்கும், "தெரெஸ் லெவல்லாய்ஸ்" (Thérèse Levallois) எனும் தந்தைக்கும், ஃபிரான்ஸ் இராச்சியத்தின் "பார்ஃப்ளூர்" (Barfleur) எனும் நகரில், கி.பி. 1756ம் ஆண்டு, நவம்பர் மாதம், 28ம் நாளன்று பிறந்தார்.

தமது ஆரம்பகால கல்வியின் பின்னர், வடமேற்கு ஃபிரான்ஸ் நாட்டிலுள்ள "வலோன்ஸ்" (Valognes) நகரில் உள்ள "பெனடிக்டின் அருட்சகோதரியரின்" (Benedictine nuns) மேற்பார்வையின்கீழ்  தமது கல்வியை தொடர்ந்தார். அங்கேதான்,  மத வாழ்க்கையில் இணைந்து கடவுளை சேவிப்பதற்கான தமக்கு விடப்பட்ட அழைப்பை அவர் உணர்ந்தார். தமது இந்த கனவில் ஒரு படி மேலே தூய்மையாக இருக்க அவர் ஒரு தனிப்பட்ட சத்தியப்பிரமாணம் எடுத்துக்கொண்டார்.

கி.பி. 1774ம் ஆண்டில் பார்ஃப்ளூர் (Barfleur) நகரில், புதிய ஆட்சியை ஆதரிக்க விரும்பாத மக்களின் சிறுமிகளுக்காக ஒரு பள்ளியை நிறுவினார். இது ஃபிரெஞ்சு புரட்சியின் போது மறைவான ஆன்மீக நடவடிக்கைகளுக்கான மையமாக மாறியது, புரட்சியின் தொடக்கத்திலேயே இந்த பள்ளி மூடப்பட்டது. மோதல்கள் தொடர்ந்ததால், ஆசீர்வதிக்கப்பட்ட நற்கருணையை தனது வீட்டில் வைத்திருக்க அவருக்கு அங்கீகாரம் வழங்கப்பட்டது, மேலும் சில சமயங்களில் நோய்வாய்ப்பட்டவர்களுக்கும், மரணத்தின் விளிம்பில் உள்ளவர்களுக்கும் வழங்குவதற்காக அவர் அதனை எடுத்துச் சென்றார். பலமுறை அவர் சந்தேக வட்டத்தினுள் விழுந்தாலும், ஒருபோதும் அவர் குற்றம்சாட்டப்படவில்லை. அவர் தனித்து விடப்பட்டார்.

புரட்சியின் முடிவில் அவர் "செர்போர்க்" (Cherbourg) நகரில், சுமார் 300 குழந்தைகளுக்கு கல்வி கற்பித்தல் மற்றும் மறைக்கல்வி (Catechism) கற்பித்தல் ஆகிய பணிகளை மேற்கொண்டார். கி.பி. 1798ம் ஆண்டு, அவர் தூய ஃபிரான்சிஸ்கன் சபையில் இணைந்து சத்தியப்பிரமாணங்களை ஏற்றுக்கொண்டார். பின்னர், கி.பி 1807ம் ஆண்டு, செப்டம்பர் மாதம், 8ம் நாளன்று, "செர்போர்க்" (Cherbourg) நகரில் "கிறிஸ்தவ பள்ளிகளின் சகோதரியர்" (Sisters of the Christian Schools) எனும் அமைப்பினை நிறுவினார். கி.பி. 1832ம் ஆண்டு, "செயின்ட்-சாவூர்-லெ-விக்கோம்ட்" (St-Sauveur-le-Vicomte) நகரில், கைவிடப்பட்டிருந்த பள்ளி ஒன்றினை ஏற்று, அதனை தனது தலைமையகமாகப் பயன்படுத்திக் கொள்ளும்வரை இவர் உருவாக்கிய சபையானது சிறிய வெற்றியையே பெற்றிருந்தது. சந்தித்தார், பின்னர் அதுவே சபையின் வளர்ச்சியைத் தூண்டியது. மறைமாவட்ட அளவிலான ஒப்புதலை ஆயரிடமிருந்து பெற்றது. பின்னர், கி.பி. 1859ம் ஆண்டு, ஏப்ரல் மாதம், 29ம் தேதி, திருத்தந்தை ஒன்பதாம் பயஸ் (Pope Pius IX) அவர்களிடமிருந்து திருத்தந்தையர் பாராட்டுக்குரிய ஆணையை (Papal decree of Praise) பெற்றது. ஆனால், முழு அளவிலான திருத்தந்தையின் ஒப்புதலை மிகவும் காலதாமதமாக, கி.பி. 1901ம் ஆண்டே பெற்றது. கி.பி. 1837ம் ஆண்டுவரை, தூய ஃபிரான்ஸிஸின் மூன்றாம்நிலை சபையின் சட்டதிட்டங்களுக்கு (Rule of the Franciscan Third Order) கட்டுப்பட்டிருந்த இச்சபை, பின்னர்  (De La Salle Brothers) "டி லா சலே சகோதரர்களின்" சட்டதிட்டங்களுக்கு மாறியது.

கி.பி. 1846ம் ஆண்டு, ஜுலை மாதம், 16ம் நாளன்று மரித்த இவரது சபையானது, "ரோமானியா" (Romania), "மொஸாம்பிக்" (Mozambique) ஆகிய நாடுகளில் தமது மறைசேவையை தொடர்ந்தது. 2005ம் ஆண்டில், உலகளவில் 69 வெவ்வேறு இடங்களில் 442 மறைப்பணியாளர்களை கொண்டிருந்தது

Also known as

• Julie Postel

• Marie Madeline Postel

• Mary Magdalen Postel



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Aunt of Blessed Placide Viel. Educated by the Benedictines at Valognes, France. Director of a school for girls at age 28. When the school was closed during the French Revolution, she used the building to house fugitive priests. Franciscan tertiary at age 52, taking the name Marie-Madeleine. Founded the Poor Daughters of Mercy at Cherburg, France in 1807 when she was 61. The Daughters are teachers and nurses, and at the time of Marie's death 30 years later, they had 37 houses.


Born

28 November 1756 at Barfleur, Normandy, France as Julie Postel


Died

16 July 1846 at Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicoste, France of natural causes


Canonized

24 May 1925 by Pope Pius XI



Saint Fulrad of Saint Denis


Also known as

Fulrade



Profile

Born wealthy. Benedictine monk at the Saint-Denis abbey near Paris, France where he was chosen abbot in 750. Using his position and family wealth, he expanded the abbey and its ownership of surrounding lands as well as founding new monasteries in Alsace-Lorraine and Alemannia. Coutier, chaplain and counselor to both Pippin and Blessed Charlemagne. Diplomat. Travelled to war with Charlemagne, helped obtained papal approval for Pepin as king, and was on hand for the most significant events in the formation of the early kingdom of the Franks. Delegate for Pippin when Ravenna was conferred the Papal States in 756. Worked to insure closer ties between the Franks and the Vatican.


Born

710 in Alsace, France


Died

16 July 784 of natural causes



Saint Yangzhi Lang


Also known as

Lang-Yang-Cheu


Additional Memorial

28 September as one of the Martyrs of China



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Lay woman in the apostolic vicariate of Southeastern Zhili, China. She married Christian man, became a catechumen, and became a local model of Christian charity. Mother of Saint Paulus Lang Fu. Martyred in the anti-Christian persecutions of the Boxer Rebellion.


Born

c.1871 in Lu, Qinghe, Hebei, China


Died

• tied to an ash tree, stabbed with spears, and body thrown into her house which the killers set on fire, on 16 July 1900 in Lujiapo, Qinghe, Hebei, China

• remains recovered from the burned house by her husband, and buried nearby


Canonized

1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II



Saint Paulus Lang Fu


Also known as

• Paolo Lang-Eull

• Baolu



Additional Memorial

28 September as one of the Martyrs of China


Profile

Child in the apostolic vicariate of Southeastern Zhili, China, the seven-year-old son of Saint Yangzhi Lang. Martyred in the anti-Christian persecutions of the Boxer Rebellion.


Born

c.1893 in Lu, Qinghe, Hebei, China


Died

• tied to an ash tree, stabbed with spears, and body thrown into his house which the killers set on fire, on 16 July 1900 in Lujiapo, Qinghe, Hebei, China

• remains recovered from the burned house by his father, and buried nearby


Canonized

1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II



Blessed Irmengard


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Princess, one of eight children of King Louis the German and Hemma. Great-granddaughter of Charlemagne. Benedictine nun. Abbess of a house in Buchau, Germany. Abbess of a house in Chiemsee, Germany in 857.



Died

16 July 866 in Frauenwörth (Chiemsee, Bavaria, Germany)


Beatified

1928 by Pope Pius XI (cultus confirmed)



Saint Teresia Zhang Heshi


Also known as

• Teresa Zhang Hezhi

• Delan



Additional Memorial

28 September as one of the Martyrs of China


Profile

Married lay woman and mother in the apostolic vicariate of Southeastern Zhili, China. Dragged into a pagan temple and order to renounce Christianity, she refused. Martyr.


Born

c.1864 in Yuan, Ningjing, Hebei, China


Died

stabbed with a spear on 16 July 1900 in Zhangjiaji, Ningjing, Hebei, China


Canonized

1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II



Blessed André de Soveral


Addtional Memorial

3 October as one of the Martyrs of Brazil



Profile

Priest. One of the Martyrs of Brazil murdered by Calvinist fanatics.


Born

1572 in São Vicente, São Paulo, Brazil


Died

hacked to death on 16 July 1645 in Cunhaú, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil


Canonized

• 15 October 2017 by Pope Francis

• canonization recognition celebrated at Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, Italy presided by Pope Francis



Blessed Nicolas Savouret


Profile

Priest. Member of the Franciscan Conventuals. 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

27 February 1773 in Jouvelle, Haute-Saône, France


Died

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


Beatified

1 October 1995 by Pope John Paul II



Blessed Domingos Carvalho


Additional Memorial

3 October as one of the Martyrs of Brazil



Profile

Layman in the archdiocese of Natal, Brazil. One of the Martyrs of Brazil murdered by Calvinist fanatics.


Died

hacked to death on 16 July 1645 in Cunhaú, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil


Canonized

• 15 October 2017 by Pope Francis

• canonization recognition celebrated at Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, Italy presided by Pope Francis



Blessed Claude Beguignot


Profile

Carthusian priest. 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

19 September 1736 in Langres, Haute-Marne, France


Died

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


Beatified

1 October 1995 by Pope John Paul II



Blessed Milon of Thérouanne


Also known as

• Milon of Sélincourt

• Milon of Dommartin

• Milo of...


Profile

Premonstratensian monk. First abbot of the monastery at Dommartin, France. Bishop of Thérouanne, France in 1131 where he served for 25 years. Worked to revitalize and reform his clergy during a period of spiritual lethargy and lax discipline. Founded two Premonstratensian abbeys. Supported the work of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux.


Died

1158 of natural causes



Blessed Simão da Costa


Additional Memorial

15 July as one of the Martyred Jesuit Missionaries of Brazil



Profile

Jesuit novice. Missionary. Martyred by the Huguenot Jacques Sourie while en route to Brazil.


Born

Porto, Portugal


Died

16 July 1570 by being thrown off the ship Santiago near Palma, Canary Islands


Beatified

11 May 1854 by Pope Pius IX (cultus confirmation)



Blessed John Sugar


Also known as

John Cox


Additional Memorials

• 29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai

• 22 November as one of the Martyrs of England, Scotland, and Wales


Profile

Priest in the apostolic vicariate of England during a period of government persecution. Martyr.


Born

c.1558 in Wombourne, South Staffordshire, England


Died

16 July 1604 in Warwick, Warwickshire, England


Beatified

22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II



Saint Antiochus of Sebaste


Also known as

Antiochus of Anastasiopoli



Profile

Brother of Saint Plato of Ancyra. Physician. Martyred in the persecutions of the governor Hadrian.


Born

Sebaste, Armenia


Died

• beheaded by Saint Cyriacus the Executioner

• instead of blood, milk flowed from his severed head



Saint Helier of Jersey


Also known as

Elerio, Elier, Helerous, Hielier, Helerius, Hélyi



Profile

Sixth century cave-dwelling hermit on the island of Jersey near the village that later bore his name. Acquaintance of Saint Marculfus. Martyred by pagans to whom he was preaching.


Born

at Tongres, Belgium


Died

Jersey



Blessed Robert Grissold


Additional Memorial

22 November as one of the Martyrs of England, Scotland, and Wales


Profile

Lifelong layman in the apostolic vicariate of England. Martyr.


Born

c.1575 in Rowington, Warwickshire, England


Died

16 July 1604 in Warwick, Warwickshire, England


Beatified

22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II



Blessed Arnold of Hildesheim


Profile

Benedictine monk in 12th century Fulda in modern Germany. Abbot of the monastery of Saint Godehard in Hildesheim, Germany.


Born

12th century


Died

• 16 July 1180 of natural causes

• body found incorrupt in 1400

• body found incorrupt in 1473



Saint Domnin


Profile

Arrested in Avrilly, Eure, France at the age of ten for being a Christian. Tortured by being crucified, nailed to the cross with heated nails.


Died

• beheaded in the 3rd century in Normandy, France

• relics transferred to the Puy en Velay, Auvergne, France to avoid invading Normans



Saint Sisenando of Cordoba


Profile

Deacon of the church of San Acisclo in Cordoba, Spain during the period of Moorish occupation. Martyred in the persecutions of Emir Abd-el-Rahman II.


Born

Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain


Died

beheaded in 851 in Cordoba, Spain



Blessed Ornandus of Vicogne


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Member of a gang of thieves, he was led to conversion by Abbot Egidius of Vicogne. Premonstratensian lay brother at the monastery of Valenciennes in northern France where he became a model of piety and example of the grace of God to a sinner.



Saint Valentine of Trier


Also known as

• Valentine of Treves

• Valentine of Tongres

• Valentine of Cologne

• Valentino of...


Profile

Early bishop of Trier, Germany. Martyred in the persecutions of Diocletian.


Died

c.305



Saint Athenogenes of Sebaste


Profile

Bishop. Martyred with ten of his flock in the persecutions of Hierernarchus and Diocletian.



Died

302 in Sebaste, Armenia



Saint Landericus of Séez


Also known as

Landri, Landry


Profile

Bishop of Séez, Normandy, France c.450. Martyr.


Died

sealed in a barrel full of iron spikes and rolled up and down hill until dead in 480 in Normandy, France



Blessed Arnold of Clairvaux


Also known as

Arnoldus


Profile

Cistercian lay brother. Spiritual student of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux.


Born

12th century Belgium


Died

12th century of natural causes



Saint Faustus of Rome and Milan


Also known as

Fausto


Profile

Martyr.


Died

• Rome, Italy, date unknown

• relics transferred to the church of San Antonio in Milan, Italy



Saint Tenenan of Léon


Profile

Seventh century hermit in Brittany (in modern France). Bishop of Léon, France.


Born

probably in Wales


Died

relics enshrined in Plabennec, Brittany, France



Saint Elvira of Ohren


Also known as

Elbirah, Elveza, Erlvira, Erlwira


Profile

Nun. Abbess of a convent of Ohren in Trier, Germany.


Died

12th century Trier, Germany of natural causes



Saint Gobbán Beg


Also known as

Gobbán the Small


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Mentioned on old calendars in Ireland. The word "Beg" means "small", so he was probably a small man, but no details about him have survived.



Saint Gondolf of Saintes


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Layman servant of Saint Grimoald of Saintes. Martyred by pagan Frisian invaders.


Died

c.700 outside a chapel in Saintes (in modern Halle), Belgium



Saint Grimoald of Saintes


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Deacon in Saintes, Belgium. Martyred by pagan Frisian invaders.


Died

c.700 outside a chapel in Saintes (in modern Halle), Belgium



Saint Eugenius of Noli


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Evangelizing bishop along the coastline from Provençe, France to Livorno, Italy.


Died

Noli, duchy of Genoa (in modern Liguria, Italy)



Saint Faustus


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Martyred in the persecutions of Decius.


Died

crucified and then shot with arrows in 250; he hung there for five days before he died



Saint Benedict the Hermit


Profile

Camaldolese hermit in Moravia and Hungary. Martyr.


Born

Poland


Died

1020



Saint Generosus of Poitou


Profile

Monk. Abbot of Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes, Poitou, France.


Died

c.682 of natural causes



Saint Andrew the Hermit


Profile

Camaldolese hermit in Moravia and Hungary. Martyr.


Born

Poland


Died

1020



Saint Domnio of Bergamo


Profile

Uncle of Saint Eusebia. Martyred in the persecutions of Diocletian.


Died

beheaded c.295 in Bergamo, Italy



Saint Vitaliano of Osimo


Profile

Eighth century bishop of Osimo, Ancona, Italy for 33 years.



Blessed Madeleine-Françoise de Justamond


Also known as

Sister Madeleine of the Blessed Sacrament



Additional Memorial

9 July as one of the Martyrs of Orange


Profile

Cistercian nun, entering the novitiate in Avignon, France in 1772, and making her profession on 24 October 1773. Martyred in the French Revolution.


Born

26 July 1754 in Bollène, Vaucluse, France


Died

guillotined on 16 July 1794 in Orange, Vaucluse, France


Beatified

10 May 1925 by Pope Pius XI



Blessed Dorothée-Madeleine-Julie de Justamond


Also known as

Sister of the Heart of Mary


Memorial

9 July as one of the Martyrs of Orange



Profile

Ursuline nun. Martyred in the French Revolution.


Born

27 May 1743 in Bollène, Vaucluse, France


Died

guillotined on 16 July 1794 in Orange, Vaucluse, France


Beatified

10 May 1925 by Pope Pius XI



Blessed Marguerite-Rose de Gordon


Also known as

Aimée of Jesus


Additional Memorial

9 July as one of the Martyrs of Orange


Profile

Sacramentine nun. Martyred in the French Revolution.


Born

29 September 1733 in Mondragon, Vaucluse, France


Died

guillotined on 16 July 1794 in Orange, Vaucluse, France


Beatified

10 May 1925 by Pope Pius XI



Blessed Marguerite-Thérèse Charensol


Also known as

Sister Marie of Jesus of the Conception of the Blessed Sacrament


Additional Memorial

9 July as one of the Martyrs of Orange


Profile

Sacramentine nun. Martyred in the French Revolution.


Born

28 February 1758 in Richerenches, Vaucluse, France


Died

guillotined on 16 July 1794 in Orange, Vaucluse, France


Beatified

10 May 1925 by Pope Pius XI



Blessed Marie-Anne Béguin-Royal


Also known as

Sister Saint Joachim


Additional Memorial

9 July as one of the Martyrs of Orange


Profile

Sacramentine nun. Martyred in the French Revolution.


Born

1736 in Bouvante, Drôme, France


Died

guillotined on 16 July 1794 in Orange, Vaucluse, France


Beatified

10 May 1925 by Pope Pius XI



Blessed Marie-Anne Doux


Also known as

Sister Saint Michael


Additional Memorial

9 July as one of the Martyrs of Orange


Profile

Ursuline nun. Martyred in the French Revolution.


Born

8 April 1739 in Bollène, Vaucluse, France


Died

guillotined on 16 July 1794 in Orange, Vaucluse, France


Beatified

10 May 1925 by Pope Pius XI



Blessed Marie-Rose Laye


Also known as

Sister Saint Andrew


Additional Memorial

9 July as one of the Martyrs of Orange


Profile

Ursuline nun. Martyred in the French Revolution.


Born

26 September 1728 in Bollène, Vaucluse, France


Died

guillotined on 16 July 1794 in Orange, Vaucluse, France


Beatified

10 May 1925 by Pope Pius XI



Martyrs of Antioch


Profile

Five Christians who were martyred together. No details about them have survived by the names – Dionysius, Eustasius, Maximus, Theodosius and Theodulus.


Died

Antioch, Syria, date unknown



St. Vitalian of Capua

 கபுவா நகர் புனிதர் விடாலியன் 

ஆயர்:

பிறப்பு: தெரியவில்லை

கௌடியம்

இறப்பு: கி. பி. 699

மோன்ட் வர்ஜின்

ஏற்கும் சமயம்:

ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை

நினைவுத் திருநாள்: ஜூலை 16

பாதுகாவல்:

கடன்ஸரோ (Catanzaro); ஸ்பெரனைஸ் (Sparanise); சேன் விடாலியனோ (San Vitaliano) 

புனிதர் விடாலியன், “கபுவா” (Capua) மறைமாவட்டத்தின் ஏழாம் நூற்றாண்டைச் சேர்ந்த ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை ஆயர் ஆவார்.

ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க மறைசாட்சிகளின் பதிவுகள் (Roman Martyrology) மற்றும் புனிதர் ஜெரோம் (Saint Jerome) எழுதிய மறைசாட்சிகளின் பதிவுகள் (Martyrologium Hieronymianum) ஆகியவற்றின்படி, புனிதர் விடாலியன் பண்டைக்கால “கௌடியன்” (Caudium) நகர வாசி என்று அறியப்படுகிறது. இந்நகர், இன்றைய “மான்டசர்சியோ” (Montesarchio) நகருக்கு ஒத்திருக்கிறது. அவர் கபுவாவின் (Capua) இருபத்தி ஐந்தாவது ஆயராகவும், “பெனெவென்டோ” (Benevento) மறைமாவட்ட ஆயர் என்றும் கருதப்படுகிறார்.

“பெனெவென்டோ” (Benevento) மறைமாவட்டத்தின் பன்னிரெண்டாம் நூற்றாண்டின் சரித்தியவியலாளர்களின் கூற்றின்படி, விடாலியன், “மோன்ட் வர்ஜின்” (Monte Vergine) எனுமிடத்தில் ஒரு சிற்றாலயம் கட்டுவதில் ஈடுபட்டிருந்தார்.

உண்மையில், விடாலியனின் விருப்பத்திற்கு மாறாகவே அவர் கபுவாவின் ஆயராக அறிவிக்கப்பட்டார். ஆனால், உடனடியாக அவரது எதிரிகளால் பல்வேறு குற்றங்களும் பாவங்களும் அவர்மீது சுமத்தப்பட்டன. விடாலியன் தன்னை பாதுகாக்க முயற்சிகள் செய்தார். அவர் தாம் குற்றமற்றவர் என நிரூபித்ததன் பின்னர் நகரை விட்டு சென்றார். துரதிர்ஷ்டவசமாக பிடிபட்ட அவர், ஒரு தோல் பையில் அடைக்கப்பட்டு, மத்திய இத்தாலியிலுள்ள “கரிக்லியானோ” (Garigliano) ஆற்றில் எறிந்தனர்.


திருச்சபை பாரம்பரியத்தின்படி, விடாலியன் தெய்வீக அருளால் ஆற்றிலிருந்து காப்பாற்றப்பட்டதாக கூறப்படுகிறது. பின்னர், விடாலியன் “ஒஸ்டியா” (Ostia) நகர் சென்றார். இதற்கிடையே, பாவமற்ற விடாலியனை தண்டித்த காரணத்திற்காக கபுவா நகரம் இறைவனால் சோதிக்கப்பட்டது. அங்கே பஞ்சம் மற்றும் பிளேக் போன்ற கொள்ளை நோய்கள் தலை விரித்தாடின. கபுவா மக்கள், திரும்பி வருமாறு விடாலியனை கெஞ்சினர். ஆனால், அதனை மறுத்துவிட்ட அவர், “மோன்ட் வர்ஜின்” (Monte Vergine) சென்றார். அங்கே ஒரு சிற்றாலயம் கட்டி, இறைவனின் அதி தூய கன்னித் தாய் மரியாளுக்கு அதனை அர்ப்பணித்தார். பின்னர், கி.பி. 699ம் ஆண்டு அங்கேயே அவர் மரித்தார்.

Born Caudium

Died ~699 AD

Monte Vergine

Venerated in Roman Catholic Church

Feast 16 July (Catanzaro); 3 September

Patronage Catanzaro; Sparanise; San Vitaliano

Saint Vitalian(us) of Capua (Italian: San Vitaliano di Capua) was a 7th-century bishop of that city.

Both the Roman Martyrology (under 3 September) and the Martyrologium Hieronymianum state that Vitalian was a native of the ancient city of Caudium, which corresponds to today's Montesarchio, which lay on the Appian Way between Capua and Benevento.[1] He is considered the twenty-fifth bishop of Capua, as well as a bishop of Benevento.

A legendary life of the saint written at the end of the 12th century, perhaps by a cleric of Benevento, states that he was involved in the establishment of a chapel on Monte Vergine, which later became an important site for the Williamites.

According to this legend, Vitalian was proclaimed bishop of Capua against his will. Almost immediately, however, he was accused by his enemies of various calumnies and sins. Vitalian attempted to defend himself, and then, after he had proven his innocence, left the city. Unfortunately, he was captured and tossed into the Garigliano in a bag of leather. However, according to church tradition he was saved by divine intervention and made landfall at Ostia. Capua was punished meanwhile with famine and plague. The Capuans begged him to return, but Vitalian refused and withdrew to Mount Partenio (Monte Vergine), where he erected a sacred oratory dedicated to the Virgin Mary. He died in 699 AD.

Veneration

His cult spread across the Campania. Around 716 AD, his body was translated from Monte Vergine to Benevento under Bishop John (Giovanni) of Benevento, although some scholars state that it was moved around 914 AD due to Moorish incursions. In 1122, Pope Callistus II donated some relics of Vitalian to Catanzaro. He was sometimes confused with Vitalian of Osimo, causing identical feast days for both saints.


 Egidius Biervliet


Blessed Egidius of Biervliet (also known as Aegidius) was a Premonstratensian (Norbertine) abbot and is venerated as a Blessed in the Catholic Church.

Life and Legacy:

Born: Flanders, sometime in the first half of the 13th century

Entered the Premonstratensian Order: At the Abbey of Prémontré in France

Served as Abbot of Saint Michael's Abbey in Antwerp: From 1271 to 1278

Elected Abbot General of the Premonstratensians: In 1278

Resigned as Abbot General: In 1281 due to internal conflicts

Returned to Saint Michael's Abbey: Where he spent his remaining years in prayer and pious works

Died: July 16, 1286


14 July 2025

இன்றைய புனிதர்கள் ஜீலை 15

  St. Swithun


Born c. 800

possibly Hampshire

Died 2 July 863

Winchester, Hampshire

Venerated in Roman Catholic Church

Anglican Communion

Eastern Orthodox Church

Major shrine Winchester Cathedral. Parts survive in cathedral museum. Also modern replacement shrine.

Feast 2 July (Norway)

15 July (England)

Attributes Bishop, holding a bridge, broken eggs at his feet

Patronage Hampshire; Winchester; Southwark; the weather

Swithun, also spelled Swithin, was born in Wessex, England and was educated at the old monastery, Winchester, where he was ordained. He became chaplain to King Egbert of the West Saxons, who appointed him tutor of his son, Ethelwulf, and was one of the King's counselors. Swithun was named bishop of Winchester in 852 when Ethelwulf succeeded his father as king. Swithun built several churches and was known for his humility and his aid to the poor and needy. He died on July 2. A long-held superstition declares it will rain for forty days if it rains on his feast day of July 15, but the reason for and origin of this belief are unknown.




Swithun (or Swithin; Old English: Swīþhūn; Latin: Swithunus; died 863) was an Anglo-Saxon bishop of Winchester and subsequently patron saint of Winchester Cathedral. His historical importance as bishop is overshadowed by his reputation for posthumous miracle-working. According to tradition, if it rains on Saint Swithun's bridge (Winchester) on his feast day (15 July) it will continue for forty days.


Biography

St. Swithun was Bishop of Winchester from his consecration on 30 October 852 until his death on 2 July 863.[1] However, he is scarcely mentioned in any document of his own time. His death is entered in the Canterbury manuscript of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (MS F) under the year 861.[2] He is recorded as a witness to nine charters, the earliest of which (S 308) is dated 854.[3]


More than a hundred years later, when Dunstan and Æthelwold of Winchester were inaugurating their church reform, Swithun was adopted as patron of the restored church at Winchester, formerly dedicated to St. Peter and St. Paul. His body was transferred from its almost forgotten grave to Æthelwold's new basilica on 15 July 971; according to contemporary writers, numerous miracles preceded and followed the move.


In legend


Swithun shown in the Benedictional of St. Æthelwold, Winchester, 10th century. British Library, London.

The revival of Swithun's fame gave rise to a mass of legendary literature. The so-called Vita S. Swithuni of Lantfred and Wulfstan, written about 1000, hardly contains any biographical fact; all that has in later years passed for authentic detail of Swithun's life is extracted from a late eleventh-century hagiography ascribed to Goscelin of St. Bertin's, a monk who came over to England with Hermann, bishop of Salisbury from 1058 to 1078. According to this writer Saint Swithun was born in the reign of Egbert of Wessex, and was ordained priest by Helmstan, bishop of Winchester (838-c. 852). His fame reached the king's ears, and he appointed him tutor of his son, Æthelwulf (alias Adulphus), and considered him one of his chief friends.[4] However, Michael Lapidge describes the work as "pure fiction" and shows that the attribution to Goscelin is false.[5]


Under Æthelwulf, Swithun was appointed bishop of Winchester, to which see he was consecrated by Archbishop Ceolnoth. In his new office he was known for his piety and his zeal in building new churches or restoring old ones. At his request Æthelwulf gave the tenth of his royal lands to the Church. Swithun made his diocesan journeys on foot; when he gave a banquet he invited the poor and not the rich. William of Malmesbury adds that, if Bishop Ealhstan of Sherborne was Æthelwulf's minister for temporal matters, Swithun was the minister for spiritual matters.[4]


Swithun's best-known miracle was his restoration on a bridge of a basket of eggs that workmen had maliciously broken. Of stories connected with Swithun the two most famous are those of the Winchester egg-woman and Queen Emma's ordeal. The former is to be found in the hagiography attributed to Goscelin, the latter in Thomas Rudborne's Historia major (15th century), a work which is also responsible for the story that Swithun accompanied Alfred on his visit to Rome in the 850s. He died on 2 July 862. On his deathbed Swithun begged that he should be buried outside the north wall of his cathedral where passers-by should pass over his grave and raindrops from the eaves drop upon it.[4]


Veneration


St. Swithun's memorial shrine in the retrochoir of Winchester Cathedral where the saint's relics were originally kept.

Swithun's feast day in England is on 15 July and in Norway (and formerly in medieval Wales) on 2 July. He is also listed on 2 July in the Roman Martyrology. He was moved from his grave to an indoor shrine in the Old Minster at Winchester in 971. His body was probably later split between a number of smaller shrines. His head was certainly detached and, in the Middle Ages, taken to Canterbury Cathedral. Peterborough Abbey had an arm.[6] His main shrine was transferred into the new Norman cathedral at Winchester in 1093. He was installed on a 'feretory platform' above and behind the high altar. The retrochoir was built in the early 13th century to accommodate the huge numbers of pilgrims wishing to visit his shrine and enter the 'holy hole' beneath him. His empty tomb in the ruins of the Old Minster was also popular with visitors. The shrine was only moved into the retrochoir itself in 1476. It was demolished in 1538 during the English Reformation. A modern representation of it now stands on the site.


The shrine of Swithun at Winchester was supposedly a site of numerous miracles in the Middle Ages. Æthelwold of Winchester ordered that all monks were to stop whatever they were doing and head to the church to praise God every time that a miracle happened. A story exists that the monks at some point got so fed up with this, because they sometimes had to wake up and go to the church three or four times each night, that they decided to stop going. St. Swithun then appeared in a dream to someone (possibly two people) and warned them that if they stopped going to the church, then miracles would cease. This person (or persons) then warned the monks about the dream they had, and the monks then caved in and decided to go to the church each time a miracle happened again.[7]


Legacy

There are in excess of forty churches dedicated to St Swithun, which can be found throughout the south of England, especially in Hampshire – see list St Swithun's Church (disambiguation). An example is St Swithun's, Headbourne Worthy, to the north of Winchester. This church is surrounded on three sides by a brook that flows from a spring in the village; the lych gate on the south side is also a bridge over the brook, which is unusual. Other churches dedicated to St Swithun can be found at Walcot,[10] Lincoln, Worcester,[11] Cheswardine, Shropshire and western Norway, where Stavanger Cathedral is dedicated to him. He is also commemorated at St Swithin's Lane in the City of London (site of the former church of St Swithin, London Stone, demolished after wartime damage in 1962), St Swithun's School for girls in Winchester and St Swithun's quadrangle in Magdalen College, Oxford. In Stavanger, Norway, several schools and institutions are named “St Svithun” after him.


Swithun was initially buried out of doors, rather than in his cathedral, apparently at his own request. William of Malmesbury recorded that the bishop left instructions that his body should be buried outside the church, ubi et pedibus praetereuntium et stillicidiis ex alto rorantibus esset obnoxius [where it might be subject to the feet of passers-by and to the raindrops pouring from on high], which has been taken as indicating that the legend was already well known in the 12th century.


In 971 it was decided to move his body to a new indoor shrine, and one theory traces the origin of the legend to a heavy shower by which, on the day of the move, the saint marked his displeasure towards those who were removing his remains. This story, however, cannot be traced further back than the 17th or 18th century. Also, it is at variance with the 10th century writers, who all agreed that the move took place in accordance with the saint's desire expressed in a vision. James Raine suggested that the legend was derived from the tremendous downpour of rain that occurred, according to the Durham chroniclers, on St. Swithun's Day, 1315.


John Earle suggests that the legend comes from a pagan or possibly prehistoric day of augury. In France, St. Medard (8 June), Urban of Langres, and St. Gervase and St. Protais (19 June) are credited with an influence on the weather almost identical with that attributed to St. Swithun in England. In Flanders, there is St. Godelieve (6 July) and in Germany the Seven Sleepers' Day (27 June). There is a scientific basis to the weather pattern behind the legend of St. Swithun's day. Around the middle of July, the jet stream settles into a pattern which, in the majority of years, holds reasonably steady until the end of August. When the jet stream lies north of the British Isles then continental high pressure is able to move in; when it lies across or south of the British Isles, Arctic air and Atlantic weather systems predominate.[12][13]


The most false that the prediction has been, according to the Guinness Book of Records, were in 1924 when 13.5 hours of sunshine in London were followed by 30 of the next 40 days being wet, and in 1913 when a 15-hour rainstorm was followed by 30 dry days out of 40


Bl. James Andrade


Feastday: July 15

Death: 1570


Martyr and member of the company of Blessed Ignatius de Azevedo. A native of Coimbra, Portugal, he entered the Jesuits and set sail with Blessed Ignatius, sharing in the martyrdom visited upon the Jesuits by a Huguenot captain who threw them into the sea near. the Canary Islands. 


St. Egino


Born Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany

Died 1122

Pisa, Italy

Venerated in Catholic Church

Major shrine Carmelite Monastery of St. Michael, Pisa, Italy

Feast 15 July


Camaldolese abbot involved in the many disputes of his era. He was born in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany, and was placed in the abbey of Sts. Ulric and Afra as a child. He became abbot of the abbey but was expelled when he supported Pope Callistus II against Emperor Henry V  in a dispute. Residing in St. Blaise Abbey, he retumed to Augsburg in 1106, resuming his office of abbot in 1109. In 1120, Egino fled to Rome because of his opposition to Bishop Hermann, who practiced simony. Retuming to Augsburg two years later, he died in Pisa.


Egino was born in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany, was Camaldolese abbot involved in the many disputes of his era. Egino was placed in the abbey of Sts. Ulric and Afra as a child.[1] He became abbot of the abbey but was expelled when he supported Pope Callistus II against Emperor Henry V in a dispute. Residing in St. Blaise Abbey, he returned to Augsburg in 1106, resuming his office of abbot in 1109. In 1120, Egino fled to Rome because of his opposition to Bishop Hermann, who practiced simony. Returning to Augsburg two years later, he died in Pisa.


St. Donald of Ogilvy


Feastday: July 15


All that is recorded of this saint, whose name is so common in Scotland, is that he lived at Ogilvy in Forfarshire in the eighth century, that his wife bore him nine daughters, and that on her death they formed a sort of community who led the religious life under his direction. But if no more is known of him, he has nevertheless left his mark otherwise, for the often found natural features, wells, hills, and so on, which are known as the "Nine Maidens", are so called in memory of his daughters. They are said to have afterwards entered a monastery founded by St. Darlugdach and St. Brigid at Abernethy, and were commemorated on July 18. The popularity of the name in Scotland must be attributed, not to veneration for the saint, but to the ubiquity of the sons of Somerled of the Isles, clan Donald. His feast day is July 15th.



St. Donald of Sheridan, also known as Donivald or Domhnall, was an eighth-century Scottish saint who lived at Ogilvy, in the former Forfarshire.


Life

Upon the death of his wife, Donald converted his home into a hermitage where he lived a monastic life with his nine daughters (known as the Nine Maidens or the Holy Nine Virgins). Upon his death they entered a monastery in Abernethy. Churches throughout Scotland were dedicated to the Nine Maidens. Their feast day is 15 July.


Saint Bonaventure of Bagnoregio

புனித பொனவந்தூர் 

ஆயர், மறைவல்லுநர் 

பிறப்பு 

1218 

தஸ்கனி ( Tuscany), இத்தாலி

இறப்பு 

1274 

லயனஸ்(Lyons), பிரான்ஸ்

இவரின் திருமுழுக்கு பெயர் ஜான். இவர் 4 வயது இருக்கும்போது கொடிய நோயால் தாக்கப்பட்டார். புனித அசிசியாரிடம் வேண்டிய பிறகு அவரின் நோய் அவரைவிட்டு விலகியது. இதனால் இவர் தன் இளம் வயதிலிருந்தே அசிசியாரிடம் அளவு கடந்த பக்திக்கொண்டிருந்தார். தன் படிப்பை முடித்த பின், தன்னை புனித அசிசி சபையில் அர்ப்பணிக்க விரும்பினார். துறவற சபையில் தன்னை அர்ப்பணித்தபின், இவரின் 36 ஆம் வயதில், சபைத்தலைவராக தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்பட்டார். 16 ஆண்டுகள் சபையை நன்கு வளர்த்தெடுத்தார். இவர் அச்சபைக்கு ஆற்றியத்தொண்டால், இவர் இரண்டாம் பிரான்சிஸ் என்றழைக்கப்பட்டார். 

இவர்தான் மூவேளை செபத்தை முதன்முதலில் தன் சபையில் அறிமுகப்படுத்தினார். இன்று இச்செபம் திருச்சபையிலும் வேரூன்றியுள்ளது. இவர் பலரின் கட்டாயத்தினால் அல்பேனிய நாட்டின் ஆயராகவும், கர்தினாலாகவும் தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்பெற்றார். 2 ஆம் லியோன் பொதுச் சங்கத்தில், சில கருத்துக்களை நுணுக்கமாய் ஆராய தயாரித்துக்கொடுத்தார். அப்போதுதான் கிழக்கு, மேற்கத்திய திருச்சபைகளையும் ஒன்று சேர்த்தார். லியோன் பொதுசங்கம் நடக்கும்போது, இவர் மிகவும் நோய்வாய்ப்பட்டார். திருத்தந்தையிடமிருந்து நோயில் பூசுதலை பெற்றார். தன் வாழ்நாள் முழுவதும் இறையன்பு, செபம், காட்சி தியானம் இவைகளில் தன் நேரங்களை செலவிட்டார். 


இவர் ஒருநாள் பாத்திரங்களை கழுவிக்கொண்டிருந்தார். அப்போதுதான் திருத்தந்தை 10 ஆம் கிரகோரியார் இவரை கர்தினாலாக உயர்த்தினார். இதை அறிவிக்க, கர்தினாலின் தொப்பியையும் எடுத்து சென்று, செய்தியை அவரிடம் தெரிவித்தனர். ஆனால் அவர் தன் வேலையை முடித்து வரும்வரை அத்தொப்பியை அருகிலிருக்கும் மரக்கிளையில் தொங்கவிட சொன்னார். இதிலிருந்து அவரின் தாழ்ச்சி எத்தமையது என்பது வெளிப்பட்டது


Also known as

• Seraphic Doctor of the Church

• the Devout Doctor


Profile

Healed from a childhood disease through the prayers of Saint Francis of Assisi. Bonaventure joined the Order of Friars Minor at age 22. Studied theology and philosophy in Paris, France, and later taught there. Friend of Saint Thomas Aquinas. Doctor of Theology. Friend of King Saint Louis IX. General of the Franciscan Order at 35. Bishop of Albano, Italy, chosen by Pope Gregory X. Cardinal. Wrote commentaries on the Scriptures, text-books in theology and philosophy, and a biography of Saint Francis. Doctor of the Church. Pope Clement IV chose him to be Archbishop of York, England, but Bonaventure begged off, claiming to be inadequate to the office. Spoke at the Council of Lyons, but died before its close.



Born

1221 at Bagnoregio, Tuscany, Italy


Died

15 July 1274 at Lyon, France of natural causes


Canonized

14 April 1482 by Pope Sixtus IV



Saint Vladimir I of Kiev

புனித விளாடிமிர் (956 - 1015)

இவர் இரஷ்ய நாட்டைச் சார்ந்தவர். இவருடைய பாட்டிதான் அரசியான புனித ஆல்கா.

இவர் வளர்ந்து பெரியவரானபோது, இவருடைய தந்தை இவரை நோவ்கோரோத் என்ற பகுதியின் மன்னராக நியமித்தார்; ஆனால், இவருடைய நெருங்கிய உறவினர்கள் இவருக்கு எதிராகக் கலகம் செய்ததால் இவர் அங்கிருந்து தப்பியோட வேண்டிய சூழ்நிலை ஏற்பட்டது.

தக்க காலம் வந்தபோது, இவர் நோவ்கோரோத்தின்மீது படையெடுத்துச் சென்று, அப்பகுதியை மீண்டுமாக ஆட்சி செய்யத் தொடங்கினார். இதற்குப் பின்பு இவர் பல நாடுகள்மீது படையெடுத்துச் சென்றார்; பலரைக் கொன்று போட்டார்.

இப்படி இருக்கும்பொழுது, இவர் கிறிஸ்துவின் போதனையைப் பற்றிக் கேள்விப்பட்டு மனம்மாறி,  நல்லதொரு வாழ்க்கை வாழ தொடங்கினார். இதற்குப் பின்பு இவர் இரண்டாம் பேசில் என்பவருடைய மகள் ஆன் என்பவரை மணந்து இரஷ்ய நாட்டின் அரசரானார்.

இவர் இரஷ்ய நாட்டின் மன்னரான பின்பு மக்களுக்கு நல்லதொரு ஆட்சியை வழங்கினார். நல்ல கல்வியை கொடுத்தார்; பல பள்ளிக்கூடங்களையும் கோயில்களையும் கட்டி எழுப்பினார். மேலும் இரஷ்யாவில் கிறிஸ்தவம் தலைத்தோங்குவதற்கு மறைப்பணியாளர்களை ஊக்கப்படுத்தினார்.

இப்படிப்பட்டவர் ஒருசில சதிகாரர்களின் சூழ்ச்சியால் 1015  ஆம் ஆண்டு கொல்லப்பட்டார்.

இவர் இரஷ்ய நாட்டுக் கிறிஸ்தவர்களின் பாதுகாவலராக இருக்கிறார்.

Also known as

• Svyatoy Vladimir

• Vladimir Svyatoslavich

• Vladimir the Great

• Vladimir Veliky



Profile

Grandson of Saint Olga of Kiev. Son of the pagan Norman-Rus prince Svyatoslav of Kiev and his consort Malushka. Grand prince of Kiev. Prince of Novgorod in 970. On the death of his father in 972, he fled to Scandinavia, enlisted help from an uncle, and overcame Yaropolk, another son of Svyatoslav, who had attempted to seize Novgorod and Kiev. By 980 Vladimir had consolidated the Kievan realm from Ukraine to the Baltic Sea, and had solidified the frontiers against Bulgarian, Baltic, and Eastern nomads.


Christianity had made some progress in Kiev, but Vladimir remained pagan, had seven wives, established temples, and participated in idolatrous rites, possibly involving human sacrifice. Around 987, Byzantine Emperor Basil II sought military aid from Vladimir. The two reached a pact for aid that involved Basil's sister Anne in marriage, and Vladimir becoming a Christian. He was baptized, took the patronal name Basil, then ordered the Christian conversion of Kiev and Novgorod. Idols were thrown into the Dnieper River, and the new Rus Christians adopted the Byzantine rite in the Old Church Slavonic language. Legend says Vladimir chose the Byzantine rite over the liturgies of German Christendom, Judaism, and Islam because of its transcendent beauty; it probably also reflected his determination to remain independent of external political control.


Byzantines maintained ecclesiastical control over the new Rus church; the Greek metropolitan for Kiev reported to both the patriarch of Constantinople and of the emperor. Rus-Byzantine religio-political integration checked the influence of the Roman Latin church in the Slavic East, and determined the course of Russian Christianity.


Vladimir expanded education, judicial institutions, and aid to the poor. He and Anne had the martyr sons Saint Boris and Saint Gleb. Following the death of Anne in 1011, another marriage affiliated him with the German Holy Roman emperors. His daughter became the consort of Casimir I the Restorer of Poland.


Born

956 at Kiev as Vladimir Svyatoslavich


Died

15 July 1015 at Berestova, near Kiev



Blessed Ceslas Odrowaz


Also known as

• Ceslaus of Cracow

• Ceslaus of Krakow

• Ceslaus of Poland

• Ceslaus of Wroclaw

• Czeslaw of...



Additional Memorials

• 17 July (Dominicans)

• 20 July (Wroclaw, Poland)


Profile

Relative, possibly the brother, of Saint Hyacinth. Studied at Prague in Bohemia, and Bologna, Italy. Ordained in Cracow, Poland. Doctor of canon law and of theology. Canon of the cathedral at Cracow. Provost of Sandomir. Noted spiritual advisor. Friar Preacher, receiving the habit from Saint Dominic de Guzman himself.


Director of vocations at the Dominican convent at Prague; when the congregation outgrew the convent, Ottakar I built them a larger one. Content that he had established a firm foundation in Prague, Ceslas returned to Wroclaw, Poland where he received a hero's welcome from the public and church officials. Spiritual director of Saint Hedwig of Poland. Travelling preacher through Moravia, Saxony, Prussia, and Pomerania. Noted for teaching the warrior class to practice Christian charity while pursuing a violent career. His prayers cured many, including the blind and mute, and reportedly brought a drowned child back to life. The successful resistance of the Mongols by the people of Wroclaw in 1240 is attributed to the prayers of Ceslas.


Ceslas was well-known and highly regarded throughout the region during and after his lifetime. However, when non-Catholics took over Silesia many years later, primary records concerning him were burned.


Ceslas's Cause for beatification was brought more than once before the Congregation. The lack of the original records, and the rather extraordinary nature of the claims made for him, caused the Congregation to delay approval for many decades.


Born

c.1180 at Cracow, Upper Silesia (modern Poland)


Died

• 15 July 1242 at Wroclaw, Poland of natural causes

• buried in the church of Saint Adalbert


Beatified

27 August 1712 by Pope Clement XI (cultus confirmed)



Saint Abundantia of Spoleto


Profile

Born to parents who had nearly given up on having children. Educated by the abbot of Saint Mark's Abbey in Spoleto, Italy. Pilgrim to the Holy Lands. Lived five years as a hermitess in the cave of Saint Onuphrius. She then returned to Spoleto to be with her family, especially her father who had repeatedly asked her to come home. When her father died, Abundantia spent her inheritance in caring for the poor. Known for her ability to heal by prayer.


Quite a few stories grew up around her, including


• all the bells in Spoleto began spontaneously ringing at her birth


• when she was taken to be baptized, all the lamps and candles in the church lit themselves


• one winter day when she was about eight years old she saw a painting of Mary and the Infant Jesus; Christ was holding a golden apple; Abundantia really wanted that apple; Jesus reached out the painting to give it to her


• she was so excited with the apple that she ran out into the snow to pick Jesus a bouquet in return; she found flowers everywhere and brought them into the church


• at the moment of her death, the bells of Spoleto again began to spontaneously ring


• as her funeral procession passed along the streets, plants would suddenly sprout leaves and flowers


• her funeral procession was accompanied by the sound of angels singing Veni sponsa Christi


Born

8th century Spoleto, Italy


Died

January 804 in Spoleto, Italy of natural causes



Saint Terenzio of Luni


Profile

Sixth bishop of Luni, Italy, noted at the time for his charity and care for the poor. Martyred by Arian Lombards for trying to bring them to orthodox Christianity.


Born

c.556


Died

• murdered in the early 7th century near the river Lavenza in Avenza, Massa Carrara, Italy

• legend says that a mountain opened a pass to allow the ox cart carrying his remains to reach their burial site

• buried in the church in San Terenzo Monti

• relics hidden in a nearby church in the 9th century to protect them from Muslim invaders, and then lost

• relics re-discovered in church reconstruction following an earthquake

• relics moved to Reggio Emilia, Italy in 1673 to protect them from non-Christian invaders

• relics enshrined in a silver casket uner the main altar of the church of San Terenzio in San Terenzo Monti, Italy



Blessed Anne Mary Javouhey


Profile

Daughter of a wealthy farmer, she grew up during the French Revolution, and saw her family risk everything by hiding priests. Pious girl who wanted to devote herself to teaching children and helping the poor. In 1800 she had a vision in Besançon where she was surrounded by a group of black children, but did not understand it at the time.



In 1807, she and eight friends at Cabillon started the group that would become the Congregation of Saint Joseph of Cluny, which was formally founded in 1812 when the group purchased an old friary at Cluny to act of mother-house. The group was dedicated to teaching, and soon became famous for its innovative techniques. Anne established houses in Europe, Africa, and South America.


In 1834 the French government sent her to French Guiana where she was to teach 600 Guianan slaves who were about to receive their freedom. She spent nine years there teaching, fulfilling her vision. In 1843 she returned to her homeland to work on establishing houses in other countries.


Born

10 November 1779 at Jallanges, France


Died

15 July 1851 at Paris, France of natural causes


Beatified

15 October 1950 by Pope Pius XII



Blessed Bernard of Baden


Also known as

• Bernard of Marchio

• Bernard II, Margrave of Baden-Baden

• Bernhard of Baden

• Bernardo



Profile

Born to the nobility, the son of Margrave Jacob of Baden and Catherine de Lorraine; grandson of Saint Margaret of Bavaria. Heir to the title Margrave of Baden, he renounced it to become the personal envoy of Emperor Frederick III. Worked to help the poor, spending largely from his personal funds. Worked to unify the European courts behind a Crusade against the Turks, and died while on the road in that work.


Born

c.1428 in Hohenbaden Castle, Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg,


Died

• 15 July 1458 in Moncalieri, Italy of natural causes

• buried in the church of Santa Maria della Scala in Moncalieri


Beatifed

16 September 1769 by Pope Clement XIV (cultus confirmation)



Saint Jacob of Nisibis


Also known as

• James of Nisibis

• Jacob of Nusaybin


Profile

Monk. First bishop of Nisibis, Mesopotamia (modern Nusaybin, Turkey) from 309 until his death. Spiritual director of Saint Ephrem of Syria. Participated in the Council of Nicaea in 325. Noted for praying for the death of Arius, founder of the Arian heresy. Known for his learning, his piety, his construction of a basilica and theological school at Nisibis. Launched the first known search by Christians for the mountain of Noah's Ark. Many writings have been attributed to him; scholars have recently determined they were authored by another Jacob.



Born

Syrian


Died

• c.338 at Nisibis, Mesopotamia (modern Nusaybin, Turkey) of natural causes

• relics at Edessa, Mesopotamia (modern Sanliurfa, Turkey)



Blessed Antoni Beszta-Borowski


Additional Memorial

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


Profile

Parish priest in Bielsk Podlaski and vicar-general of the diocese of Pinsk, Poland. In both positions he was noted for his concern for those, lay and clergy, in his care, especially in the persecutions during the Nazi occupation. For this work, on 15 July 1943 he was arrested by the Gestapo and executed a few hours later; he spent his time in captivity praying with other prisoners, hearing their confessions, helping them prepare. Martyr.



Born

9 September 1880 in Borowskie Olki, Podlaskie, Poland


Died

shot on 15 July 1943 at Bielsk Podlaski, Podlaskie, occupied Poland


Beatified

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



Saint Plechelm of Guelderland


Also known as

• Plechelm of Utrecht

• Apostle of Guelderland

• Plechelmus



Profile

Benedictine monk. Priest. Pilgrim to Rome, Italy with Saint Wiro and Saint Otger. Regional missionary bishop to Northumberland, England. Missionary to Friesland, in the modern Netherlands; may have worked with Saint Willibrord of Echternach. Helped found Saint Peter's monastery at Roermond, Netherlands near modern Odilienberg c.700 on land given them by Blessed Pepin of Herstal.


Born

Anglo-Saxon from Northumbria, England


Died

c.730 while preaching



Saint Athanasius of Naples


Profile

Son of the Duke of Naples, Italy. Bishop of Naples at age 18. He restored the church of Saint Januarius that had been destroyed by Saracens, founded a hospice, and instituted a service for the ransom of captive Christians. Because he fought simony, he was imprisoned by his corrupt nephew Sergius, Duke of Naples; the clergy and lay people of Naples forced his release, but Athanasius was sent into permanent exile in Veroli, Italy. Confessor of the faith.



Born

Naples, Italy


Died

• 872 at Veroli, Italy of natural causes

• buried at Monte Cassino

• relics later translated to Naples, Italy



Saint Evette of Brittany

Also known as

• Edwette

• The Virgin with Three Crowns


Profile

Sister of Saint Demet of Plozévet. The siblings survived a shipwreck and washed up on the beach of Plozèvet in the bay of Audierne at Penhors, Brittany, France. There she became a hermitess. She became the target of fear, harassment and finally violence by local pagans who accused her of being a witch. The local pagan women planned to attack her, using iron forks that were used on the farms to shovel fuel into ovens; the night before their planned attack, all the forks vanished, and the women left Evette alone.


Born

British Isles


Died

383 in Brittany, France




Saint Anrê Nguyen Kim Thông



Memorial

24 November as one of the Martyrs of Vietnam



Profile

Layman and solid citizen in his small town. Village mayor. Catechist. When the government persecutions of Catholics began, Andrew was exiled from his village for his faith, and died on the forced march to a relocation camp in Mi-Tho. Martyr.


Born

c.1790 in Go Thi, Bình Ðinh, Vietnam


Died

15 July 1855 of dehydration, exposure and exhaustion on the road near My Tho, Tien Giang, Vietnam


Canonized

19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II



Blessed Felicissimo of Mosciano


Profile

As a young man he became a Benedictine monk at the monstery of San Eutizio near Norcia, Italy, but was soon forced to leave to help support his poor farming family. Worked as a cowherd, praying while in the fields, and giving all that he could to people even poorer than himself. Hermit near Pulcano, Italy where he spent time in prayer for the conversion of indifferent Christians. Miracle worker.


Born

c.1070 in Mosciano, diocese of Nocera Umbra, Italy


Died

15 July 1092 near Pulcano, Italy of natural causes


Beatified

1618 by Bishop Virgilio Florenzi




Saint Felice of Tubzak


Also known as

Felice of Carthage • Felice of Thiabara • Felice of Thibaris • Felice of Thibinca • Felice of Thibiuca • Felice of Tibiuca • Felice of Tibiura • Felice of Tibiure • Felice of Tubzack • Felice of Tubzoca • Felice of Zoustina • Felix of...


Profile

Bishop of Tibiuca. During the persecutions of Diocletian, Felice was ordered by Procurator Magniliano to burn his copies of the scriptures. Felice replied that he would rather be burned himself that burn the scriptures. Martyr.


Died

• stabbed with a sword in 303 in Carthage

• relics at the basilica of Fausta at Carthage



Saint Joseph Studita of Thessalonica


Also known as

• Joseph of Thessalonica

• Joseph of Thessaly

• Joseph the Studite



Profile

Brother of Saint Theodore the Studite. Monk. Hymnist. Bishop of Thessalonica. Fought hard to maintain ecclesiastical discipline with his priests, and to fend off the iconoclasts who wanted to destroy images in the churches, which eventually led to his exile to Thessaly by civil authorities. Martyr.


Died

Thessaly of hunger and thirst in 832



Blessed Michel-Bernard Marchand


Profile

Priest in the diocese of Rouen, 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

28 September 1749 in Le Havre, Seine-Maritime, France


Died

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


Beatified

1 October 1995 by Pope John Paul II



Saint Abudemius of Bozcaada


Also known as

• Abudemius of Tenedos

• Abudemio, Abudimus


Profile

Tortured and martyred for refusing to eat meat sacrificed to idols during the persecutions of Diocletian.


Born

3rd century on the island of Bozcaada (Tenedos) in the Aegean Sea off the coast of the Hellespont (part of modern Turkey)


Died

early 4th-century on the island of Bozcaada (Tenedos) in the Aegean Sea off the coast of the Hellespont (part of modern Turkey)



Saint Phêrô Nguyen Bá Tuan


Additional Memorial

24 November as one of the Martyrs of Vietnam


Profile

Priest in the apostolic vicariate of East Tonkin. Martyr.



Born

1766 in Ngoc Ðông, Hung Yên, Vietnam


Died

martyred on 15 July 1838 in Nam Ðinh, Vietnam


Canonized

19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II



Saint Antiochus of Sebaste


Also known as

Antiochus of Anastasiopoli


Profile

Brother of Saint Plato of Ancyra. Physician. Martyred in the persecutions of the governor Hadrian.



Born

Sebaste, Armenia


Died

• beheaded by Saint Cyriacus the Executioner

• instead of blood, milk flowed from his severed head



Feast of the Dispersion of the Apostles


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Commemorates the missionary work of the Twelve Apostles. It was first mentioned in the 11th century and was celebrated in the northern countries of Europe during the Middle Ages. It is now observed in Germany, Poland, and some dioceses of England, France, and the United States.



Saint Gumbert of Ansbach


Also known as

Gumarus, Gumberto, Gumbertus



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Founded the monastery of Ansbach in Franconia (in modern Germany) on the land around his villa, then retired there to serve as its first abbot.


Died

c.790 of natural causes



Blessed Roland of Chézery


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Benedictine monk at the Abbey of Chézery, diocese of Belley, France. Chosen abbot the house in 1170. Known for his piety, humility and his concern for the spiritual well-bring of his brother monks.


Died

1200 at the Abbey of Chézery, diocese of Belley, France of natural causes



Saint Valentina of Nevers


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No information has survived.


Died

• relics discovered in the catacombs of Rome, Italy in the early 19th century

• relics enshrined by the Sisters of Charity of Nevers


Canonized

28 May 1852 by Patrizzi, cardinal-vicar of Pope Gregory XVI (fixed memorial date)



Saint Eberhard of Luzy


Also known as

Évrard


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Born to the Italian nobility, he became a Duke, then gave it up to live as a shepherd in Luzy, Haute-Marne, France so he could have the solitude to live in prayer.


Born

8th century Italy


Died

Luzy, Haute-Marne, France of natural causes



Saint Edith of Tamworth


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Sister of King Athelstan. Married the viking king Sihtric of Northumbria at York in 925. Widowed in 926. Benedictine nun at Polesworth, Warwickshire, England. Abbess of Polesworth.


Died

c.927



Saint David of Sweden


Also known as

David of Vasteras


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Born to the 10th-century English nobility. Benedictine monk. Abbot of a monastery in Sweden. Worked with Saint Sigfried.


Born

English



Saint Apronia


Also known as

Evronie


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Sister of Saint Aprus of Toul to whom she made her vows as a nun.


Born

5th century near Trier, Germany


Died

6th century in Troyes, France



Saint Eternus of Evreux


Also known as

éterne, Aeternus



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Bishop of Evreux, France.


Died

c.660



Saint Donivald


Also known as

Donald


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Married 8th-century layman. Father of nine daughters who became known as the Nine Maidens. He and they lived as a hermits in Ogilvy, Scotland.



Blessed Peter Aymillo


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Mercedarian friar. Priest. Bishop.


Died

Narbonne, France of natural causes



Saint Haruch of Werden


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Benedictine monk, abbot and bishop in Werden, Germany.


Died

c.830



Saint Adalard the Younger


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Monk at Corbie Abbey.


Died

c.824



Saint Benedict of Angers


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Bishop of Angers, France.


Died

c.820



Saint Felix of Pavia


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Bishop. Martyr.


Died

Pavia, Italy, date unknown



Martyrs of Alexandria


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Thirteen Christians who were martyred together. We know the names of three, no details about them, and the other ten were all children. - Narseus, Philip and Zeno


Died

early 4th-century in Alexandria, Egypt



Martyrs of Carthage


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A group of nine Christians who were martyred together. We know nothing else but their names - Adautto, Catulinus, Felice, Florentius, Fortunanziano, Januarius, Julia, Justa and Settimino.


Born

Carthaginian


Died

relics at the basilica of Fausta at Carthage



Martyrs of Pannonia


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Five 4th-century martyrs killed together. No information about them has survived except the names - Agrippinus, Fortunatus, Martialis, Maximus and Secundinus.



Martyrs of Porto Romano


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Three Christians martyred in the persecutions of Aurelian. We know little more than their names - Bonosa, Eutropius and Zosima.


Died

• c.207 in Porto Romano, Italy

• interred in the catacombs of Pontiani, Italy



Martyred Jesuit Missionaries of Brazil


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A band of forty Spanish, Portugese and French Jesuit missionaries martyred by the Huguenot pirate Jacques Sourie while en route to Brazil. They are -



• Aleixo Delgado • Alonso de Baena • álvaro Borralho Mendes • Amaro Vaz • André Gonçalves • António Correia • Antônio Fernandes • António Soares • Bento de Castro • Brás Ribeiro • Diogo de Andrade • Diogo Pires Mimoso • Domingos Fernandes • Esteban Zuraire • Fernando Sánchez • Francisco Alvares • Francisco de Magalhães • Francisco Pérez Godoy • Gaspar Alvares • Gonçalo Henriques • Gregorio Escribano • Ignatius de Azevedo • Iõao • João Fernandes • João Fernandes • Juan de Mayorga • Juan de San Martín • Juan de Zafra • Luís Correia • Luís Rodrigues • Manuel Alvares • Manuel Fernandes • Manuel Pacheco • Manuel Rodrigues • Marcos Caldeira • Nicolau Dinis • Pedro de Fontoura • Pedro Nunes • Simão da Costa • Simão Lopes •


Died

15 and 16 July 1570 on the ship Santiago near Palma, Canary Islands


Beatified

11 May 1854 by Pope Pius IX




Ansuero of Ratzeburg

புனித அன்ஸ்வெர் 

மறைசாட்சி

இறப்பு 

1066




அன்ஸ்வெர் 11 ஆம் நூற்றாண்டில் ராட்சபெர்க் என்ற ஊரிலிருந்த புனித பெனடிக்ட் துறவற சபையில் துறவியாக வாழ்ந்தார். இவர் துறவியான பிறகு மிஷினரியாக சலேசியன் நாட்டிற்கு வந்தார். மறைபரப்பு பணியின்போது, ஒரு சில முரடர்களால் இவர் கொல்லப்பட்டார். இவர் கொல்லப்பட்டார் என்ற செய்தியை அறிந்த ராட்சபெர்க் மக்கள், இவரின் உடலை கொண்டு வந்து ராட்சபெர்கில் அடக்கம் செய்தனர். அன்றிலிருந்து இவரின் கல்லறையில் ஏராளமான மக்கள் வணக்கம் செலுத்தி வருகின்றனர். இவரின் பெயரில் அவ்வூரில் பெரிய சிலுவை ஒன்று வைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. அச்சிலுவையின் முன் செபிக்கும்போது, பல்வேறு பலன்களை மக்கள் பெற்றுவருகின்றனர்.

Saint ANSUERUS. 

Abbot and martyr; b. Mecklenburg, Germany, c. 1040; d. Ratzeburg, Germany, July 15, 1066. He entered the benedictine monastery of Sankt Georg in Ratzeburg, where he was noted for his learning and piety and became abbot while still young. He devoted himself to the conversion of the Slavs and preached the gospel to the pagans still living around Ratzeburg. In 1066, together with about 30 companions, he was stoned by pagan Wends. He begged his executioners to kill him last so that his companions would not apostatize and so that he could comfort them. His body was first interred in the crypt at Sankt Georg; but when a blind man was restored to sight at the tomb, Bishop Evermond (d. 1178) had the martyr's remains translated to the cathedral of Ratzeburg. The relics perished during the disorders of the Reformation period. Canonization was granted with papal approval by Abp. adalbert of bremen. Ansuerus was included in the Schleswig and Ratzeburg Breviaries, but since the Reformation he is remembered only in monastic martyrologies. His memorials are a cross near Ratzeburg and a painting in the cathedral there.



 Bishoy


Saint Bishoy (Pishoy)

Saint Bishoy, also known as Pishoy, is a highly revered figure in the Coptic Orthodox Church. He is considered one of the Desert Fathers, renowned for his ascetic life and profound spirituality.

Desert Father: Lived a solitary life in the Egyptian desert.

Incorruptibility: His body is believed to be incorrupt, preserved in the Monastery of Saint Bishoy.

Vision of Jesus: Reportedly had a vision of Jesus Christ.

Feast Days: Celebrated on different dates in various Christian denominations.


 Egino of Augsburg


Saint Egino was a prominent figure in the 11th and 12th centuries, known for his role as abbot of the Abbey of Saints Ulrich and Afra in Augsburg, Germany.

Abbot of Augsburg: Held a significant position in the Benedictine order.

Involved in Papal Disputes: Supported Pope Callistus II against Emperor Henry V.

Exiled and Restored: Faced exile but eventually returned to his position as abbot.

Died in Pisa: Passed away during a journey to Rome.


 Pompilio Maria Pirrotti


Saint Pompilio Maria Pirrotti was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a member of the Piarists. Born Domenico Michele Giovan Battista, he is revered for his dedication to education and preaching.

Piarist Priest: Devoted to the education of youth.

Zealous Preacher: Known for his powerful sermons and spiritual guidance.

Exiled and Restored: Faced exile but was later readmitted to the Kingdom of Naples.

Beatification and Canonization: Beatified in 1890 and canonized in 1934.