இன்றைய புனிதர்கள் ஜீன் 09

  Saint Columba of Iona

Also known as

• Apostle of the Picts

• Apostle to Scotland

• Coim, Colmcille, Colum, Columbkill, Columbkille, Columbus, Columcille, Columkill, Combs

Additional Memorials

• 6 January as one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland

• 17 June translation of relics

Profile

Born to the Irish royalty, the son of Fedhlimidh and Eithne of the Ui Neill clan. Bard. Miracle worker. Monk at Moville. Spiritual student of Saint Finnian. Priest. Itinerant preacher and teacher throughout Ireland and Scotland. Spiritual teacher of Saint Corbmac, Saint Phelim, Saint Drostan, Saint Colman McRhoi and Saint Fergna the White; uncle of Saint Ernan. Travelled to Scotland in 563. Exiled to Iona on Whitsun Eve, he founded a monastic community there and served as its abbot for twelve years. He and the monks of Iona, including Saint Baithen of Iona and Saint Eochod, then evangelized the Picts, converting many, including King Brude. Attended the Council of Drumceat, 575. Legend says he wrote 300 books.

Born

7 December 521 at Garton, County Donegal, Ireland

Died

• 9 June 597 at Iona, Scotland, and buried there

• relics translated to Dunkeld, Scotland in 849

Saint Ephrem of Syria

நிசிபிஸ் புனித எஃப்ரெம் 

பிறப்பு : 306, நிசிபிஸ் 

இறப்பு : ஜூன் 09, 373 

நினைவுத் திருநாள்: ஜுன் 09 

எஃப்ரேம், 306 ஆம் ஆண்டு, மெசபடோமியாவில் உள்ள நிசிபிஸ் என்னும் இடத்தில் பிறந்தார். இவருடைய தந்தை பிற சமயத்தைச் சார்ந்தவர். ஆனால், எஃப்ரேமோ கிறிஸ்தவ விசுவாசத்தில் அதிகமான ஈடுபாடு வாழ்ந்து வந்தார். இதனால் அவருடைய தந்தை அவரை வீட்டை விட்டே துரத்திவிட்டார். எஃப்ரேம் வீட்டைவிட்டு வெளியே வந்து நிசிபிசில் ஆயராக இருந்த ஜேம்ஸ் என்பவரிடத்தில் தஞ்சம் புகுந்து கல்வி கற்றார். ஏறக்குறைய எட்டு ஆண்டுகள் அவரோடு இருந்து எல்லாவிதமான பயிற்சிகளையும் பெற்ற இவர், அதன்பிறகு பாலைவனத்திற்குச் சென்று தனிமையில் சில காலத்தைச் செலவழித்தார். 

363 ஆம் ஆண்டு நாட்டில் ஏற்பட்ட அரசியல் குளறுபடிகளின் காரணமாக இவர் எடேசாவிற்கு செல்ல நேர்ந்தது. அங்கே இவர் தியாக்கோனாக இருந்து பல்வேறு விதமான பணிகளைச் செய்தார். ஏற்கனவே அறிவிலும் ஞானத்திலும் சிறந்துவிளங்கிய இவர் அப்போது திருச்சபைக்கு மிகவும் அச்சுறுத்தலாக இருந்த பலவிதமான தப்பறைக் கொள்கைகளை மிகத் துணிவோடு எதிர்த்து வெற்றிகொண்டார். மேலும் இறைவன் இவருக்கு நல்ல எழுத்துத் திறனைக் கொடுத்திருந்தார். அதைக் கொண்டு இவர் பல மறையுரைகளை எழுதினார். இது மட்டுமல்லாமல், திருச்சபையின் வரலாற்றில் முதல்முறை திருவழிபாட்டுப் பாடல்கள் மூலம் இறைமக்களுக்கு பல உண்மைகளை எடுத்துச் சொன்னார்.  

இப்படி நாட்கள் நகர்ந்துகொண்டிருக்க எடேசாவில் மிகப்பெரிய பஞ்சம் உண்டானது. அந்நாட்களில் மக்கள் உணவிற்காக மிகவும் கஷ்டப்பட்டார்கள். அப்படிப்பட்ட சமயத்தில் இவர் மக்களுக்கு மத்தியில் இறங்கி பணிசெய்யத் தொடங்கினார். குறிப்பாக இவர் வசதிபடைத்தவர்களிடமிருந்து தேவைக்கு மிகுதியாக இருந்த உணவுப் பொருட்களை வாங்கி, அவற்றை தேவையில் இருந்த மக்களுக்குப் பகிர்ந்து கொடுத்தார். இவ்வாறு அங்கு ஏற்பட்ட பஞ்சத்தை ஓரளவு சமாளித்தார். 

இப்படி பல்வேறு பணிகளைச் செய்து, திருச்சபையை எதிரிகளிடமிருந்து காப்பாற்றி, தன் வாழ்நாள் முழுக்க ஒரு திருத்தொண்டராகவே இருந்த எஃப்ரேம் 373 ஆம் ஆண்டு இறையடி சேர்ந்தார். இவருக்கு 1920 ஆண்டு மறைவல்லுநர் பட்டம் கொடுக்கப்பட்டது.

Also known as

• Ephrem of Edessa

• Ephrem the Syrian

• Ephraem...

• Ephraim...

• Ephraem Syrus

• Deacon of Edessa

• Harp of the Holy Spirit

• Jefrem Sirin

• Sun of the Syrians

Additional Memorials

• 28 January (Eastern Orthodox; Eastern Catholic)

• 8 June (Scottish Episcopal)

• 10 June (Wales; Episcopal Church in the USA)

• 18 June (Maronite Church)

• 7th Saturday before Easter (Syriac Orthodox Church)

Profile

May have been the son of a pagan priest. Brought to the faith by Saint James of Nisibis, and baptized at age 18. Helped to evangelize Nisibis, Mesopotamia. May have attended the Council of Nicaea in 325. Deacon. Preacher. Had a great devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. In 363 Nisibis was ceded to Persia; a great persecution of Christians began, and Eprem led an exodus of the faithful to Edessa. Founded a theological school in Edessa. Wrote homilies, hymns and poetry. Helped introduce the use of hymns in public worship. Fought Gnosticism and Arianism by his writings, including poems and hymns. Proclaimed a Doctor of the Church in 1920.

Born

c.306 at Nisibis, Mesopotamia (in modern Syria)

Died

• 9 June 373 at Edessa (in modern Iraq) of natural causes

• tomb in Armenian monastery, Der Serkis, west of Edessa

Blessed Anne Marie Taigi

Also known as

• Anna Maria Gesualda Antonia Taigi

• Anna Maria Taigi

• Anne Marie Gianetti

Profile

Daughter Luigi Giannetti and Maria Masi. Her father was a pharmacist in Siena, Italy, but his business went bankrupt when Anna Marie was five years old. The family moved to Rome, Italy in search of work, but Luigi could only find a job as a household servant. Anne was married on 7 January 1789 to Dominico Taigi, a butler to the noble family of Chigi. She was married for 48 years, and mother of seven, two of whom died very young.

Anne Marie was always very concerned about her dress and appearance, far more than would be expected of a working class mother. Life at home was not always peaceful, Dominico could be ill-tempered and caustic, and Anne was known to have had an adulterous affair with an older man. But one day while at prayer at Saint Peter's Cathedral, she felt a sudden strong inspiration to ignore the things of this world. She began to live a more austere life, and to listen to the Spirit. Trinitarian tertiary. She found holy spiritual directors, gave all she could to the poor, visited the sick, and counselled many of the patients at the hospital of San Giacomo of the Incurables. She worked hard to evangelize her own family, changing her husband's demeanor, and they all regularly assembled in a small personal chapel to pray together.

As the years went on and Anne Marie devoted herself more and more to prayer, she began to receive mystical gifts, including prophecy and clairvoyance. She sometimes went into ecstacies, and received heavenly and prophetic visions. Her simple presence had a powerful effect on many, and she helped with many conversions. Counsellor to cardinals, royalty and three popes.

Because of her charismatic gifts, and her lack of concern about worldly matters, Anne was often the topic of gossip and sander, but she was the recipient of public veneration soon after her death, and her Cause for beatification began in 1863.

Born

29 May 1769 at Siena, Italy as Anne Marie Gianetti

Died

• 9 June 1837 at Rome, Italy of natural causes

• body incorrupt

• remains transferred several times

• interred at Saint Crisogono church, Trastevere, Rome, Italy

Beatified

30 May 1920 by Pope Benedict XV

Saint José de Anchieta

Also known as

• Apostle of Brazil

• Giuseppe de Anchieta

• Jose Anchieta

• Joseph Anchieta

Profile

Son of a wealthy and prominent family, and possibly related to Saint Ignatius of Loyola. Educated in Portugal. Joined the Jesuits in 1551 at age 17. Missionary to Brazil, arriving on 13 July 1553. He is the National Apostle of Brazil, and was co-founder of the cities of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.

In youth he dislocated his spine. When he joined the Jesuits, he was sent to Brazil for its mild climate in the hope that his back would improve. It never did, and he was in constant pain for the 44 years he worked in the Americas.

He and the Jesuit Emanuel Nóbrega arrived at Piratininga on the feast of Saint Paul and so named the mission Sao Paulo. In 1553 he first met the Tupi Indians who lived on the outskirts of the settlement. As he was adept at languages, Joseph sooned learned theirs. For two decades Joseph worked on a grammar and dictionary used by Portuguese settlers and missionaries.

Joseph was later held hostage for five months by the Tamoyo tribe during which time he occupied himself by composing a Latin poem in honour of the Blessed Virgin. Since he had no writing supplies, he wrote in wet sand and memorized the verses. When he again reached Sao Vicente he committed all 4,172 lines to paper.

Joseph converted the Maramomis tribe, and composed plays for his students to perform, writing them in Latin, Spanish, Portuguese, and Tupi. Because his dramas were the first written in Brazil, Joseph is known as the Father of Brazilian national literature.

Jesuit provincial in 1577. In letters to his fellow missionaries, he warned that burning desire was not enough: "You must come with a bag-full of virtues."

Born

19 March 1534 at San Cristobal de la Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain

Died

9 June 1597 at Reritigba (Anchieta), Brazil of natural causes

Canonized

3 April 2014 by Pope Francis (equipollent canonization)

Blessed Luigi Boccardo

Also known as

Apostle of Merciful Love

Profile

One of ten children. Brother and god-son of Blessed Giovanni Maria Boccardo. Educated by the Barnabites. Entered the seminary in 1875, and was ordained in 1884 in the archdiocese of Turin, Italy. Assistant priest to his brother. Vice-rector and spiritual director at the Consolata College. Professor and spritual director of seminarians. Director of religious schools and religious education in his diocese. Visited prisoners and spent hours in the confessional at the Shrine of the Consolata. On the death of his brother, he was appointed superior of the Poor Daughters of San Gaetano in 1913. Director of an institute for the blind in 1919. Preached retreats. Promoted the building of a shrine to Jesus Christ, King and Priest. Founded the Sisters of Jesus the King, a contemplative branch of the Poor Daughters of San Gaetano in 1932.

Born

9 August 1861 in Moncalieri, Turin, Italy

Died

9 June 1936 at Turin, Italy of natural causes

Beatified

• 14 April 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI

• recognition celebrated by Cardinal José Saraiva Martins in Chiesa del Santo Volto (Church of the Holy Countenance), Turin, Italy at 3:30pm on Saturday 14 April 2007

Saint Baithen of Iona

Also known as

• Baithen Mor

• Baithen the Great

• Baithin, Comin, Cominus

Profile

Born to a noble Irish family, the son of Brenaron. Monk. Abbot of Tiree Island, Scotland. Spiritual student of Saint Columba, and part of Columba's mission to Britain in 563; may have been Columba's cousin. When Columba died, Baithen was immediately chosen abbot to replace him and continue his work. He wrote a biography of Columba, which was used by Saint Adamnan, but the work itself is lost.

When Saint Baithen ate, before each bite he recited the prayer "Deus in adjutorium meum intende". When he worked the fields with the monks, he held up one hand to Heaven, beseeching God, while with the other hand he gathered the corn. A wise counsellor, his advice was sought by many Irish saints. Spiritual teacher of Saint Fintan Munni.

Born

536 in Ireland

Died

c.599 of natural causes

Blessed Arnulf of Velseca

Profile

Premonstratensian monk. Lector at the Saint Cornelius monastery in Ninove in modern Belgium. Worked as a shoemaker at the monastery. He enjoyed the work as it kept his hands busy while his mind was on the things of heaven. Made trips to all the neighboring parishes on Sundays and feasts to distribute alms to the poor.

Born

12th century in the area of modern Belgium

Died

fractured his skull when he fell off a ladder while putting up a ladder for an Ascension procession in 1221 at the Saint Cornelius monastery in Ninove (in modern Flanders, Belgium)

Saint Felicianus and Saint Primus

Profile

Brothers who were tortured and martyred for their faith in the persecutions of Diocletian. The two were the first martyrs whose remains were transferred from a basilica outside the walls of Rome, Italy.

Died

• beheaded in 286 on the Via Nomentana, Rome, Italy

• relics in the church of Saint Stephen on Mount Celio

Blessed Joseph Imbert

Profile

Jesuit priest. Vicar apostolic of Moulins, France. Imprisoned on a ship during the anti-Catholic persecutions of the French Revolution and left to die. One of the Martyrs of the Hulks of Rochefort.

Born

c.1720 in Marseilles, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

Died

9 June 1794 aboard the prison ship Deux-Associés, in Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, France

Beatified

1 October 1995 by Pope John Paul II

Blessed Henry the Shoemaker

Also known as

• Der Gute Heinrich

• Heinrich Bucke

• Henry Michael Bucke

• Henry the Good

Profile

Shoemaker. Moved to Paris, France in 1645 where, with the help of Baron de Renti, he founded the Confraternity of Saints Crispin and Crispinian (Freres Cordonniers) for the spiritual development of his fellow cobblers. Though he considered a beati, there is no evidence of a public cultus for Henry.

Born

in Luxembourg

Died

1666

Saint Pelagia of Antioch

Profile

Disciple of Saint Lucian of Antioch. When soldiers arrived to arrest her for her faith, she believed she would be raped. To escape she invited the soldiers in, claimed she was going to change, then jumped out of an upper floor window; she was killed by the fall.

Born

late 3rd century in Antioch

Died

c.311 by jumping off a roof

Blessed Sylvester Ventura

Also known as

Sylvester of Valdisive

Profile

At age 40 he joined the Camaldolese monks at the convent of Santa Maria degli in Florence, Italy where he served as a cook. Received a series of visions, and when he got behind in the kitchen, angels would come to help. Much in demand as a spiritual advisor.

Born

Florence, Italy

Died

1348

Blessed Robert Salt

Additional Memorial

4 May as one of the Carthusian Martyrs

Profile

Carthusian lay brother. Arrested on 29 May 1535 for refusing to take the Oath of Supremacy. Martyred with five other Carthusian brothers.

Born

English

Died

starved to death on 9 June 1537 at Newgate Prison, London, England

Beatified

20 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII

Saint Richard of Andria

Profile

Bishop of Andria, Italy for 40 years. Attended the Third Lateran Council in 1179. Known for his personal sanctity, his work in building the diocese, and as a miracle worker.

Born

England

Died

c.1200 of natural causes

Blessed Alexander of Kouchta

Profile

Monk in Kamenni, Bulgaria. Seeking a more disciplined life, he became a hermit in the forest near Lake Koubensk in Russia. When Tartars attacked the area around his hermitage, he allowed the local peasants to “secretly” steal from his fields and garden to keep them fed.

Died

1439 of natural causes

Blessed Luciano Verdejo Acuña

Profile

Married layman in the diocese of Almeria, Spain. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.

Born

26 October 1885 in Almeria Spain

Died

9 June 1938 in Tur´n, Granada Spain

Venerated

14 June 2016 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)

Saint Diomedes of Tarsus

Also known as

• Diomedes of Nicaea

• Diomede...

Profile

Physician at Constantinople. Lay evangelist. Martyred in the persecutions of Diocletian.

Born

Tarsus, Cilicia

Died

beheaded c.305 at Nicaea, Bithynia

Saint Maximian of Syracuse

Profile

Monk at the monastery of Saint Andrew, Coelian Hill, Rome, Italy. Brother monk with Pope Saint Gregory the Great. Papal ambassador to Contantinople. Bishop of Syracuse, Sicily.

Born

Sicily

Died

594 of natural causes

Saint Julian of Mesopotamia

Profile

Kidnapped and sold into slavery in 4th century Syria. When free again, he became a monk in Mesopotamia. Spiritual student of Saint Ephrem of Syria.

Died

c.370 of natural causes

Saint Vincent of Agen

Also known as

Vincenzo di Aquitania

Profile

Deacon and preacher. Martyred by pagans as a sacrifice to a sun god.

Died

staked out, scourged and beheaded c.292 at Agen, Gascony, France

Saint Cumian of Bobbio

Also known as

Cummian, Cummin, Cummianus

Profile

Eight-century bishop in Ireland, he left his native land to live most of his life as a monk in Bobbio, Italy.

Born

Ireland

Saint Alexander of Prusa

Also known as

Alexandros

Profile

Bishop of Prusa, Bithynia (in modern Turkey). Martyr.

Saint Comus of Scotland

Also known as

Come

Profile

6th-century monk and abbot in Scotland.

Saint Valerius of Milan

Profile

Venerated in Milan, Italy, but no details have survived.

Saint Cyrus

Also known as

Kyros

Profile

No details have survived.

Martyrs of Arbil

Profile

Five nuns who were martyred together in the persecutions of Tamsabur for refusing to renounce Christianity for sun-worship - Amai, Mariamne, Martha, Mary and Tecla.

Died

beheaded on 31 May 347 at Arbil, Assyria (in modern Kurdistan, Iraq)

இன்றைய புனிதர்கள் ஜீன் 08

 St. Severinus

Feastday: June 8

Patron: of Pioraco

Death: 550

ictorinus. Severinus and Victorinus became hermits at Montenero, Italy, giving away their extensive wealth to the poor. Compelled to become bishops by Pope Vigilius, Severinus served as head of Septempeda (modern Sanseverino) in the marches, or territories of Aneona, and Victorinus was named bishop of Camerino.

Saints Severinus of Sanseverino (or of Septempeda) (d. 550 AD) and Victorinus of Camerino (d. 543 AD) were brothers who were both bishops and hermits of the 6th century.

Biography

According to an unreliable legend, the brothers were noblemen who had given away their great wealth to the poor and had become hermits at Monte Nero near Septempeda.[2]

Victorinus then withdrew to a cave near Pioraco.[3] Victorinus was prone to strong temptations, and he inflicted upon himself a difficult and painful penance: he had himself tied to a tree, with his hands clasped between two branches.[1] Victorinus’ particular method of self-mortification was depicted on a small panel in the church of San Venanzio, in Camerino, by the artist Niccolò da Foligno (called l'Alunno), who created the piece between 1478–80.[4]

However, in 540 Pope Vigilius appointed them each as bishops of two separate sees: Severinus became bishop of what was then called Septempeda, later called San Severino Marche after him, in the Marches of Ancona; Victorinus became bishop of Camerino.

Severinus died in 545. His remains were hidden in the Cathedral of St. Maria in Septempeda to protect them from looting; found in 590 during the restoration of the cathedral, they were brought to Monte Nero.

Veneration

There is a church dedicated to San Vittorino in Pioraco. Their joint feast day is June 8

St. Levan

Feastday: June 8

Death: 6th century

Celtic saint, sometimes listed as Levin or Selyr. He went to Cornwall, England, as a missionary and is revered there

6th century. The Irish Saint Levan (possibly a shortened form of Silvanus) migrated to Cornwall, where he gave his name to a parish (Benedictines).

Saint Medard of Noyon

புனித.மேடர்டாஸ் (St. Medardaus)

ஆயர்

பிறப்பு 

475

வாலெண்சியென்னா(Valencienne), ஆப்பிரிக்கா

 இறப்பு 

560

பிரான்சு

இவர் தன் இளம் வயதில், ஒரு நாள் புல்வெளியில் நடந்து கொண்டிருக்கும்போது, இடி மின்னலுடன் கூடிய மழை வந்தது. அப்போது ஒரு பெரிய பருந்து வந்து இளைஞனை அப்படியே தூக்கிக்கொண்டு பிறந்தது. இளைஞன் மழையில் நனையாமல் இருக்க தன் சிறகுகளை அடர்ந்து விரித்து, தன் சிறகுகளின் நிழலில் வைத்து காத்தது. இதனால் மழை இல்லாமல் இயற்கை வளம் கருகும்போது இவரின் பெயரை கூறி ஜெபித்தால் மழை வரும் என்ற நம்பிக்கை பரவியது. அதேபோல் மக்கள் இவரின் பெயரால் ஜெபிக்கும்போது, பலமுறை மழையைபெற்று கொண்டனர். இதனால் ஜூன் 8 ஆம் நாள் மழைக்கான நாள் என்று குறிப்பிட்டுள்ளனர். இறைவனின் அருளால் நிரப்பப்பட்டு இவர் எப்போதும் சிரித்துக் கொண்டே இருப்பார். இவர் சிரித்தாலே, இவரின் வாயில் உள்ள மொத்தப் பற்களையும் பார்க்கலாம். அவ்வாறு அவர் வாய்விட்டு சிரிப்பார். 

505 ஆம் ஆண்டு இவர் குருவாக திருநிலைப்படுத்தப்பட்டார். 530 ஆம் ஆண்டு பாரிசிலிருந்த நையன் (Noyon) என்ற மறைமாநிலத்திற்கு ஆயராக தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்பட்டார். இவர் ரைம்ஸ் (Reims) பேராயர் ரெமிஜியுஸ் என்பவரால் ஆயராக திருநிலைப்படுத்தப்பட்டார். ஆயர் மேடர்டாஸ் – ன்(Medardaus) பணி அம்மறைமாநிலத்தில் ஆல் போல் தழைத்து வளர்ந்தது. அப்போது அவர் தூரின் நாட்டு அரசின் ராடேகுண்டீஸ் என்பவரால் வதைக்கப்பட்டு கொல்லப்பட்டார். இவரது உடல் "புனித மடோனா" என்ற துறவற மடத்திற்கு சொந்தமான கல்லறையில் புதைக்கப்பட்டது. இன்று இக்கல்லறையின் மேல் ஒரு சிறிய கெபி கட்டப்பட்டுள்ளது

Also known as

Medardus

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Son of Nectardus, a Frankish noble, and Protagia, Gallo-Roman nobility. Brother of Saint Gildardus, Bishop of Rouen, France. Pious youth and excellent student, educated at Saint-Quentin. Often accompanied his father on business to Vermand, France and to Tournai, Belgium, and frequented the schools there. Ordained at age 33.

Reluctant bishop of Vermand in 530; in 531, he moved his see to Noyon, France, which was further from border clashes. Bishop of Tournai in 532; the union of the two dioceses lasted until 1146. Gave the veil to Queen Saint Radegunde. Medardus was one of the most honoured bishops of his time, his memory has always been venerated in northern France, and he soon became the hero of numerous legends.

Each year on his memorial the Rosiere is awarded to the young girl who has been judged the most virtuous and exemplary in the region of Salency, France; she is escorted by 12 boys and 12 girls to the church, where she is crowned with roses and given a gift of money. This is a continuation of a yearly stipend or "scholarship" he apparently instituted when bishop.

Legend says that when he was a child, Medard was once sheltered from the rain by a hovering eagle. This is his most common depiction in art, and led to his patronage of good weather, against bad weather, for people who work the fields, etc. Legend has it that if it rains on his feast day, the next 40 days will be wet; if the weather is good, the next 40 will be fine as well. He was also depicted as laughing aloud with his mouth wide open; this led to his patronage against toothache.

Born

c.456 at Salency, Picardy, France

Died

• 8 June 545 at Noyon, France of natural causes

• relics at the royal manor of Crouy at the gates of Soissons, France

• a Benedictine abbey was built over his tomb

Blessed Maria Droste zu Vischering

Also known as

• Countess Droste zu Vischering

• Maria Anna Johanna Franziska Theresia Antonia Huberta Droste zu Vischering

• Maria of the Sacred Heart

• Mary of the Divine Heart of Jesus

• Maria vom Göttlichen Herzen

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Born to the wealthy German nobility, she had a twin brother, Max, and pious parents, Klemens Heidenreich Franz Hubertus Eusebius Maria, the count Droste zu Vischering, and Helene Clementine Maria Anna Sybille Huberta Antonia, the countess of Galen, who were loyal to the Church during the period of the Kulturkampf persecution. Baptized on the day of her birth, she grew up in Darfeld Castle, in Rosendahl, Germany, dressing like a princess and playing like a tomboy. She was educated at home by a governess and begining in April 1879 at the school of the Sacré-Coeur Sisters in Riedenburg, Bavaria, Germany. There she began feeling a call to religious life. She began her novitiate in the Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd at the convent in Münster, Germany on 21 November 1888; she received the habit on 10 January 1889, taking the name Maria vom Göttlichen Herzen (Mary of the Divine Heart). She became mother superior of the convent of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd in Porto, Portugal in 1896. Through her adult life she received visions and locutions from Jesus to promote devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Blessed Eucharist. She influenced Pope Leo XIII to make the consecration of the world to the Sacred Heart.

Born

8 September 1863 in Münster, Germany

Died

• Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, 8 June 1899 in the Convent of the Good Shepherd in Porto, Portugal of natural causes

• incorrupt body exposed in the church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Ermesinde, Portugal

• some relics enshrined at the sanctuary of Christ the King, Almada, Portugal

Beatified

1 November 1975 by Pope Paul VI

Saint William of York

யோர்க் நகர தூய வில்லியம் 

12 ஆம் நூற்றாண்டு இங்கிலாந்து. 

பிறப்பு : ஏப்ரல் 12, 1789 

இறப்பு : ஜூன் 7, 1846 (வயது 57) 

நினைவுத் திருநாள்: ஜுன் 08 

வில்லியம், பன்னிரெண்டாம் நூற்றாண்டின் பிற்பகுதியில் இங்கிலாந்தில் உள்ள யோர்க் நகரில் இருந்த ஹெர்பர்ட் என்பவருக்கு மகனாகப் பிறந்தார். இந்த ஹெர்பர்ட் ஒரு நிலபிரபு. 

வசதியான குடும்பத்தில் பிறந்த வில்லியம் மிகவும் சந்தோசமாக வாழ்ந்து வந்தார். எதையும் பெரிதாக எடுத்து கொள்ளாவிட்டாலும் எல்லாரிடத்திலும் அன்பாக இருந்தார். இவர் வளர்ந்து பெரியவனாகியபோது இவருடைய தந்தை தனக்கு இருந்த அதிகார பலத்தையும் பண பலத்தையும் பயன்படுத்தி 1143 ஆம் ஆண்டு இவரை யோர்க் நகரத்தின் பேராயராக ஏற்படுத்தினார். இது குருக்களுக்கு மத்தியிலும் இறைமக்களுக்கு மத்தியிலும் மிகப்பெரிய குழப்பத்தை ஏற்படுத்தியது. எனவே அவர்கள் வில்லியம் பேராயராக உயர்ந்ததை ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளாமல் செய்தியை அப்போது திருத்தந்தையாக இருந்த மூன்றாம் யூஜினுசிடமும் கொண்டு சென்றார்கள். அவர் வில்லியம் யோர்க் நகரின் பேராயராக நியமிக்கப்பட்டது செல்லாது என்று 1147 ஆம் ஆண்டு அறிவித்தார். 

இதனால் வில்லியம் மிகுந்த மன வேதனைக்கு உள்ளானார். அதன்பிறகு இவர் ஜெபத்திலும் தவத்திலும் தன்னை முழுமையாய் ஈடுபடுத்தி வாழ்ந்து வந்தார். இவருடைய ஜெப தவத்தினாலோ என்னவோ ஏறக்குறைய ஆறு ஆண்டுகள் கழித்து இவர் மீண்டுமாக யோர்க் நகரப் பேராயராக திருப்பொழிவு செய்யப்பட்டார். அப்போது இவர் அடைந்த மகிழ்ச்சிக்கு அளவே இல்லை. 

இவர் பேராயராக பேறுபெற்ற பின்பு பல்வேறு பணிகளை மிகச் சிறப்பான முறையில் செய்தார். அது மட்டுமல்லாமல் முன்பு தன்னைப் பேராயர் பதவியிலிருந்து விலகுவதற்குக் காரணமாக இருந்தவர்களை மனதார மன்னித்தார். 

இப்படிப்பட்ட இரக்கமும் மன்னிக்கின்ற குணமும் எல்லாரையும் நேசிக்கக்கூடிய குணத்தையும் தன்னகத்தே கொண்ட வில்லியம் ஒருசில ஆண்டுகளிலே இறையடி சேர்ந்தார். இவருக்கு 1227 ஆம் ஆண்டு திருத்தந்தை மூன்றாம் ஹோனோரியஸ் என்பவரால் புனிதர் பட்டம் கொடுக்கப்பட்டது.

Also known as

• William FitzHerbert

• William FitzHerbert of York

• William of Thwayt

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Son of Count Herbert, treasurer to King Henry I, and Emma, half-sister to King William. Treasurer of the church in York, England while still young. Priest. Chaplain to King Stephen.

Archbishop of York in 1140. His selection was challenged by reformers, especially a group of Cistercians, and William was accused of simony, sexual misconduct, and being unduly influenced by his connections to the royal court. The Vatican investigated, Pope Innocent cleared him of all charges, and confirmed him as archbishop on 26 September 1143. However, the charges resurfaced a few years later under Pope Eugene III, a Cistercian; Eugene suspended William from his see, and in 1147 removed him as archbishop, replacing him with the Cistercian Henry Murdac, abbot of Fountains. Some of William's supporters took to the streets to defend him, and during a riot, they attacked and burned the monastery of Fountains. William, however, retired to Winchester, and became a monk, noted for his austerities and active prayer life.

In 1154, in the reign of Pope Anastasius IV, William was called from his seclusion, and again ordained archbishop of York; he died a month later. There were accusations of poisoning, including poison introduced in the sacramental wine. An investigation ensued, but no records of its result have survived, and it's more likely he died from fever.

Died

• June 1154

• buried in the cathedral of York, England

Canonized

• 18 March 1226 by Pope Honorius III

• the investigation was led by the Cistercians

Our Lady of Sunday

Also known as

Notre-Dame du Dimanche

About the Apparition

An apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Auguste Arnaud on 8 June 1873 and 8 July 1873. Arnaud was married, the father of two, and a winemaker who regularly skipped Sunday Mass to work his vineyards. Our Lady appeared to him in the vineyard on 8 June and reminded him "You must not work on Sundays." In honour of this blessing, Arnaud placed a cross and a statue of Mary at the site in the field. On 8 July Our Lady appeared again, this time to both Auguste and his neighbors who had gathered there, and told them, "You must never work on Sunday! Blessed are those who believe."

Dates

8 June and 8 July in 1873

Location

vineyard in Saint-Bauzille-de-la-Sylve, l'Hérault, France

Approval

1876 by Bishop de Cabrières

Saint Mariam Thresia Chiramel Mankidiyan

புனிதர் மரியம் திரேசியா சிரமெல் 

அருட்சகோதரி, தூய திருக்குடும்ப சபை நிறுவனர்:

பிறப்பு: ஏப்ரல் 26, 1876

புத்தேஞ்சிரா, திருச்சூர் மாவட்டம், கேரளா, இந்தியா

இறப்பு: ஜூன் 8, 1926 (வயது 50)

குஜிகட்டுசேரி, திருச்சூர் மாவட்டம், இந்தியா

ஏற்கும் சமயம்:

கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை

சிரோ-மலபார் திருச்சபை

சிரியாக் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை

லத்தீன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை

முக்திப்பேறு பட்டம்: ஏப்ரல் 9, 2000

திருத்தந்தை இரண்டாம் ஜான் பவுல்

புனிதர் பட்டம்: அக்டோபர் 13, 2019

திருத்தந்தை ஃபிரான்சிஸ்

முக்கிய திருத்தலம்:

புத்தன்சிரா, இந்தியா

நினைவுத் திருநாள்: ஜூன் 8

பாதுகாவல்:

தூய திருக்குடும்ப சபை

"திரேசியா சிரமெல் மன்கிடியன்" (Thresia Chiramel Mankidiyan) எனும் இயற்பெயர் கொண்ட புனிதர் மரியம் திரேசியா சிரமெல், ஒரு இந்திய சிரோ-மலபார் கத்தோலிக்க அருட்சகோதரியும் (Indian Syro-Malabar Catholic Professed Religious), "பரிசுத்த திருக்குடும்ப சபையின்" (Congregation of the Holy Family) நிறுவனரும் ஆவார். தனது சக அருட்சகோதரியரிடையே, தனது சபை விதிமுறைகளை கண்டிப்பாக கடைப்பிடிக்க வேண்டும் என்று வலியுறுத்திய இவர், தனது வாழ்நாள் முழுவதும் திருத்தூதுப் பணிகளில் ஈடுபட்டிருந்தார்.

1999ம் ஆண்டு, ஜூன் மாதம் 28ம் தேதி இவருக்கு "வணக்கத்துக்குரியவர்" என்ற பட்டமும், 2000ம் ஆண்டு, ஏப்ரல் மாதம், 9ம் தேதி, முக்திப்பேறு பட்டமும் திருத்தந்தை இரண்டாம் ஜான் பால் வழங்கினார்.

2019ம் ஆண்டு, அக்டோபர் மாதம், 13ம் தேதி, திருத்தந்தை ஃபிரான்சிஸ் இவரை புனிதராக அருட்பொழிவு செய்வித்தார்.

கி.பி. 1876ம் ஆண்டு, ஏப்ரல் மாதம், 26ம் தேதி, கேரள மாநிலம், திருச்சூர் (Thrissur) மாவட்டத்தின், "புத்தேஞ்சிரா" (Puthenchira) எனும் கிராமத்தில், பணக்காரக் குடும்பத்தில் பிறந்த திரேசியாவின் தந்தை பெயர், "தோமா" (Thoma), தாயார் பெயர், "தாந்தா" (Thanda) ஆகும். இவரது பெற்றோருக்குப் பிறந்த ஐந்து குழந்தைகளில், இவர் மூன்றாவது குழந்தை ஆவார்.

செல்வச் செழிப்புடன் இருந்த இவர்களுடைய குடும்பம் ஏழ்மையில் வாடியது. இதனால் மனம் உடைந்த இவரது தந்தை தோமா, குடிப்பழக்கத்திற்கு அடிமையானார். ஆனால், இவரது தாய் தாந்தா மிகுந்த பக்தியுள்ளவர் என்பதால், திரேசியா உள்பட எல்லா குழந்தைகளையும் பக்தி மார்க்கத்தில் வளர்த்தார்.

அம்மாவைப்போலவே திரேசியா பக்தியில் அதிக ஈடுபாட்டுடன், தினமும் தவறாமல் ஜெபம் செய்வார். அவருக்கு 12 வயதாகும்போது அவரது தாய் தாந்தா இறந்துவிட்டதால், பள்ளிப்படிப்பை நிறுத்திவிட்டார். ஆனாலும், ஜெபம் செய்வதை மட்டும் விடவில்லை. ஒருநாள் ஜெபம் செய்துகொண்டிருக்கும்போது தன்னைக் கடவுள் அழைப்பதை உணர்ந்தார்.

அன்னை மரியின் மீதான அன்பின் காரணமாகத் தன் பெயருடன் 'மரியம்' என்று சேர்த்துக் கொண்டார். அதேபோல் புனிதர் "அவிலாவின் தெரசா" (St. Teresa of Ávila) மீது கொண்ட பற்றின் காரணமாகத் 'திரேசா' என்ற பெயரையும் சேர்த்துக் கொண்டார். இவரது பெயர் பிற்காலத்தில் "மரியம் திரேசியா சிரமெல்" என்று அழைக்கப்பட்டது.

திரேசியா சிரமெல்லுக்கு மூன்று தோழிகள் இருந்தனர். இவர்கள் அனைவரும் ஒன்றுசேர்ந்து "திருக்குடும்பச் சபை" என்ற பெயரில் கத்தோலிக்க சபை தொடங்கும் ஆர்வத்தில், அப்போதைய ஆயரிடம் அனுமதி வேண்டி விண்ணப்பித்தனர். தோழியர் அனைவருக்கும் 13 அல்லது 14 வயதே ஆகியிருந்தது என்பதால், "கார்மெல்" (Carmelite) என்ற பெயரில் இயங்கிவரும் அருட்கன்னியர்களுக்கான சபையில் சேர்ந்து செயல்படுங்கள்' என்று பதில் கிடைத்தது. மேலும் 'சிறு வயது என்பதால், முதிர்ச்சி இருக்காது' என்ற காரணத்தைச் சுட்டிக்காட்டிச் 'சபை தொடங்கும் திட்டம் வேண்டாம்' என்றார் ஆயர். ஆனால், திரேசியா சிரமெல் உறுதியாக இருப்பதைப் பார்த்த ஆயர், பின்புச் சபை தொடங்க அனுமதி வழங்கினார்.

'திருக்குடும்பச் சபை' என்ற பெயரில் அருட்கன்னியர்களுக்கான சபையைத் தொடங்கிய திரேசியா சிரமெல், மூன்று முக்கியப் பணிகளைக் கையில் எடுத்துச் சிறப்பாகப் பணியாற்றினார்.

குடிக்கு அடிமையானவர்களை மீட்டெடுக்கும்விதமாக அவர்களுக்குக் கவுன்சலிங் கொடுப்பதை முதன்மைப் பணியாகச் செய்தார்.

அடுத்துக் குடும்பப் பிரச்சினைகளைக் கையில் எடுத்தார். அதாவது, பல்வேறு காரணங்களால் பிரிந்துபோன குடும்பங்களை ஒன்று சேர்த்து வைத்தார்.

மூன்றாவதாக, நோய்களால் அவதிப்படுபவர்களைச் சந்தித்து அவர்களது தனிமைத் துயரைப் போக்கியதுடன் சிகிச்சைப் பெறவும் உதவினார்.

அன்றைய காலகட்டத்தில், பெண்கள் வீட்டைவிட்டு வெளியே வரக்கூடாது என்று நிறைய கட்டுப்பாடுகள் இருந்தன. ஆனால், அவை அனைத்தையும் மீறி இந்தப் பணிகள் அனைத்தையும் அவர் சிறப்பாகச் செய்தார். மேலும் இந்தப் பணிகளின்போது இவரது அளவுகடந்த பக்தி, ஜெபம், ஒறுத்தல் முயற்சிகள் போன்றவை மக்கள் மத்தியில் பெரிதும் பேசப்பட்டது.

சேவை ஒன்றையே குறிக்கோளாகக் கொண்ட இவரை, நீரிழிவு நோய் பீடித்தது. அதுபற்றி பற்றிக் கவனம் செலுத்தாத காரணத்தால், ஒருநாள், காலில் மரக்கட்டை ஒன்று விழுந்தபோது ஏற்பட்ட புண்ணைக் குணப்படுத்த முடியவில்லை. இதன் காரணமாக, தமது 50வது வயதில், 1926ம் ஆண்டு, ஜூன் மாதம், 8ம் தேதி, திரேசியா சிரமெல் மரணமடைந்தார்.

Also known as

Maria Theresa Chiramel

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Made a vow of private chastity at age 10. Her mother died when Mariam was 12, and she dedicated herself to prayer, to the service of the poor and sick, and to the comfort of lonely people in her parish. With three friends, she formed a prayer group, and engaged in apostolic work on the streets, with the neediest families of the village including the Untouchables caste.

In 1903 she requested permission to build a house of prayer and retreat, but Apostolic Vicar, Mar John Menachery of Trichur, refused the request, and recommended that she test her vocation. Mariam entered several Congregations, and in 1913 her bishop granted her permission to build the home. On 14 May 1914, the Congregation of the Holy Family was founded. By Mariam's death, they had established three convents, two day schools, two boarding schools, a study home, and an orphanage. Today the Congregation operates in Kerala, in northern India, Germany, Italy, and Ghana with over 170 houses.

Born

26 April 1876 at Trichur, Kerala, India

Died

8 June 1926 in Kuzhikattussery, Thissur, Kerala, India of natural causes

Canonized

13 October 2019 by Pope Francis at Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome, Italy

Saint Jacques Berthieu

Also known as

• Giacomo Berthieu

• Jacob Berthieu

• Martyr of Madagascar

• Martyr of the Red Island

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One of seven children in a pious farm family. Ordained on 21 May 1864. Parish priest in Roannes-Saint Mary, France. Feeling a call to religious life, he joined the Jesuits on 31 October 1873. Missionary to Madagascar in 1875. Superior of the mission in Ambositra in 1885, he expanded the stations and brought many converts to the faith. Forced to move several times due to political reasons as his connection to France brought him into conflict with assorted local officials. Martyr.

Born

28 November 1838 in Monlogis, Polminhac, Cantal, France

Died

• shot on 8 June 1896 in Ambiatibe, Antananarivo, Madagascar by Menalamba rebels for his work in replacing ancestor worship with Christianity

• body dumped in the Mananara River

Canonized

21 October 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI

Blessed István Sándor

Also known as

Stephen Sándor

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Printer. Salesian lay brother in 1940. Led a group of young Catholic workers. Arrested in 1952 by the Hungarian Communist authorities in a crackdown during which all religous groups were outlawed; he received a show trial in October and was sentenced to death for bring actively Christian. Martyr.

Born

26 October 1914 in Szolnok, Hungary

Died

hanged on 8 June 1953 at Budapest, Hungary

Beatified

19 October 2013 by Pope Francis

Blessed John Davy

Also known as

John Davies

Additional Memorial

4 May (as one of the Carthusian Martyrs)

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Carthusian deacon and choir monk at the Charterhouse in London, England. Imprisoned on 29 May 1537 and martyred with brother Carthusians for opposing King Henry VIII's claim of supremacy in spiritual matters.

Died

chained to a wall until he starved to death on 8 June 1537 in Newgate Prison, London, England

Beatified

20 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII

Blessed Peter de Amer

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Mercedarian secular knight. Elected Master-General of the Mercedarians in 1271. Wrote the first Constitutions of the Order. Founded at least 15 new Mercedarian convents in Spain and France. Led the Order for nearly 30 years until his brother Mercedarians began calling for a clerical Master-General instead of a layman.

Died

8 June 1301 at the convent of El Puig, Spain of natural causes

Saint Victorinus of Camerino

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Brother of Saint Severinus of Septempeda. The two brothers distributed their wealth to the poor in their area, then retired to live as hermits on Montenero. Ordered by Pope Vigilius to become Bishop of Camerino, Italy.

Died

543 of natural causes

Saint Clodulf of Metz

Also known as

Chlodulf, Clodould, Clodulphe, Clodulphus, Clou, Cloud

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Son of Saint Arnulf of Metz. Courtier. Bishop of Metz, France in 656 where he served for 40 years.

Born

605

Died

• 696 of natural causes

• interred in the cathedral in Metz, France

• relics taken to Lay Abbey near Nancy, France in the 10th century

Saint Melania the Elder

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Married; mother; grandmother of Saint Melania the Younger. Widowed at age 21. Travelled through Palestine for several years, and founded a monastery on the Mount of Olives.

Born

c.342

Died

c.410 of natural causes

Saint Gildard of Rouen

Also known as

Gildardus, Godard

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Bishop of Rouen, France from 488 to 525. Attended the First Council of Orléans in 511.

Died

c.525 of natural causes

Saint Heraclius of Sens

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Bishop of Sens, France. Witnessed the baptism of Clovis on 25 December 496. Built the abbey of Saint John the Evangelist at Sens.

Died

• c.515 of natural causes

• buried at the abbey of Saint John the Evangelist at Sens, France

Saint Syra of Troyes

Also known as

Syria of Troyes

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Sister of Saint Fiacre. When her brother fled Ireland to find solitude, she followed and lived as an anchoress in Troyes, France.

Born

Ireland

Died

7th-century Troyes, France of natural causes

Saint Eustadiola of Moyen-Moutier

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Married. Wealthy widow. She spent her fortune building the convent of Moyen-Moutier, Francewhere she became a nun and then abbess.

Born

Bourges, France

Died

690 of natural causes

Saint Maximinus of Aix

Also known as

Massimino, Maximin

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First bishop of Aix, Provence (in modern France).

Blessed Engelbert of Schäftlarn

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Premonstratensian monk. First prior of the convent in Ursber, Bavaria, Germany, the Order‘s first house in southern Germany.

Born

c.1100 in Germany

Died

8 June 1153

Blessed Maddallena of the Conception

Also known as

Magdalene

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Mercedarian nun at the monastery of the Assumption in Seville, Spain. Had a great devotion to prayer for souls in Purgatory.

Blessed Giorgio Porta

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Mercedarian monk. Commander of the San Lazzaro convent in Zaragoza, Spain. Ransomed many Christians enslaved by Muslims in Granada, Spain and Algiers in north Africa.

Died

15th century

Blessed Giselbert of Cappenberg

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Servant to Blessed Godfrey of Cappenberg. Premonstratensian monk. Lector. Known for his charity.

Died

early 12th century

Blessed Robert of Frassinoro

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Benedictine monk. Abbot of the abbey of Frassinoro near Modena, Italy.

Died

1070

Blessed John Rainuzzi

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Benedictine monk at Saint Margaret's monastery at Todi, Italy. Noted for his charity.

Died

c.1330

Saint Bron of Cassel-Irra

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Spiritual student of Saint Patrick. Bishop of Cassel-Irra, Ireland.

Died

c.511

Saint Muirchu

Also known as

Maccutinus

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Writer whose works include biographies of Saint Brigid of Ireland and Saint Patrick.

Saint Calliope

Also known as

Calliopa

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Third century martyr.

Died

beheaded, exact date and time unknown

Saint Fortunato of Fano

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Sixth century bishop of Fano, Italy.

Patronage

Fano, Italy

Saint Sallustian

Also known as

Sallustianus

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Hermit in Sardinia.

 Armando of Zierikzee

Armando of Zierikzee, also known as Beato Armando da Zierikzee (Blessed Armando of Zierikzee), was a Franciscan scholar known for his piety and knowledge of languages. Here's a summary of what we know about him:

Origins: Born in Zierikzee, an island in the Zeeland province of the Netherlands, sometime in the mid-15th century.

Franciscan Order: Armando joined the Franciscan Order and dedicated himself to religious studies.

Scriptural Scholar: He was renowned for his deep understanding of the Holy Scriptures. This was likely due to his fluency in:

Latin (the common language of scholarship at the time)

Greek

Hebrew

Chaldean (a language related to Hebrew)

Teaching Career: Armando spent many years teaching Scripture, likely at a Franciscan monastery or seminary.

Writings: He authored several religious works, but details about the content and titles are scarce. In his later years, due to illness, he dictated his final works to a scribe.

Death: Armando passed away in Leuven, Belgium, around 1524 or 1534. The exact year is debated by some scholars.

Veneration: Recognized as a blessed man within the Franciscan tradition, his feast day is celebrated on June 8th according to the Franciscan Martyrology.

Nicola da Gesturi

Nicola da Gesturi, born Giovanni Angelo Salvatore Medda, was a fascinating Italian Capuchin friar who lived from 1882 to 1958. Here's a summary of his life and legacy:

Life:

Born in Gesturi, Sardinia, Italy in 1882 to a humble family.

Known for his piety and dedication to serving others.

Worked as a lay brother within the Capuchin Order, performing various tasks within the friary.

Known for his quiet demeanor and deep prayer life.

Accounts mention his reputation for acts of charity and even miraculous abilities.

Veneration:

Beatified (declared Blessed) by Pope John Paul II in 1999 due to a recognized miracle attributed to his intercession.

Venerated as a blessed within the Catholic Church, particularly in Sardinia.

His feast day is celebrated on June 8th.