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 St. Vitalis

Feastday: November 4

Death: 304

Martyr, also called Agricola, put to death in Bologna, Italy, to whom the basilica of San Vitale in Ravenna was dedicated. According to one legend, Vitalis was the slave of St. Agricola and a dedicated Christian. Arrested and condemned for his faith, Vitalis faced his death with such aplomb that Agricola was converted and accepted his own crucifixion. In another legend, Vitalis was a relative of Agricola. The cult began when thc remains of two martyrs were discovered in Bologna and St. Ambrose of Milan and Eusebius of Bologna attached some story to the relics. Owing to the questions related to the details of the martyrs' lives, their cult was confined in 1969 to local calendars.

For the 7th century Saint Agricola, see Agricola of Avignon.

Saints Vitalis and Agricola (Italian: Santi Vitale e Agricola) are venerated as martyrs, who are considered to have died at Bologna about 304, during the persecution ordered by Roman Emperor Diocletian.

Legend

Agricola was a Christian citizen of Bologna who converted his slave, Vitalis, to Christianity; they became deeply attached to each other. Vitalis was first to suffer martyrdom, being executed in the amphitheatre. The authorities then tortured Agricola, but failed to make him give up his religion. He was finally crucified.

Veneration

The sarcophagus of Saint Agricola.

Information about Vitalis and Agricola is based on the writings of Saint Ambrose.[1] In 392 or 393, Eusebius, bishop of Bologna, had announced the discovery of the relics of Vitalis and Agricola in a Jewish cemetery in the city. He reburied the relics according to Christian rites, an event at which Ambrose attended. The reburial led to popular veneration of these saints.

The cult of these two martyrs was diffused in Western Europe due to the efforts of Ambrose, who transferred some of the relics to Milan and gave some to Florence. He took some of the blood, parts of the cross, and the nails to Florence, placing these relics in the church erected by a woman named Juliana. On this occasion he delivered an oration in praise of virginity, with special reference to the three virgin daughters of Juliana. His mention of the martyrs Agricola and Vitalis in the first part of the oration is the only source of information on these martyrs' lives ("De exhortatione virginitatis", cc. i-u, in P.L., XVI, 335).

In 396 other relics were sent to St. Victricus, Bishop of Rouen, and about the same date to St. Paulinus of Nola and others. The cult had as its center the city of Bologna, where a basilica was built to hold the relics.

The Bolognese church of San Vitale ed Agricola in Arena, is purported to have been built over the remains of a Roman amphitheatre where the martyrdom of Vitalis and Agricola took place in the 4th century. The crypt of the two martyrs dates back to the 11th century.

Saint Vitalis of Bologna

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Martyred in the persecutions of Diocletian. His death led Saint Agricola to stand up for his faith, which led his martyrdom. The basilica in Ravenna, Italy is dedicated to Saint Vitalis.

Died

c.304 in Bologna, Italy

Saint Agricola of Bologna

Also known as

Aregle of Bologna

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During the persecutions of Diocletian, Agricola witnessed the martyrdom of Saint Vitalis of Bologna; the courage of Vitalis led Agricola to stand up for his own faith. Martyr.

Died

• martyred (possibly crucified) c.304 in Bologna, Italy

• buried in the Jewish cemtery in Bologna

Bl. Martha Le Bouteiller

Feastday: November 4

Birth: 1816

Death: 1883

Beatified: Pope John Paul II

Blessed Martha Le Bouteiller was born as Aimee-Adele Le Bouteiller, in Percy, a villiage in the Manche Department of Normandy, France, in 1816. Her mother was widowed, so she spent much of her youth helping run the family farm. As she grew she started working as a housemaid to earn extra money to give to her mother.

As a young woman, Aimee-Adele found time to volunteer at her parish school, and attended pilgrimages with the children. Her parish community made annual pilgrimages to the shrine of Our Lady of Chappelle-sur-Vire.

In 1841, during one such pilgrimage, Aimee-Adele paid a visit to a dilapidated abbey, that of St. Sauveur le Vicomte. The abbey is the same one where St. Marie Madeleine Postel founded a religious congregation, the School Sister of Mercy. After her visit, Aimee-Adele became resolved to enter the convent.

As a sister, she took the name Martha, a name associated with hard work, and she worked very hard. Her assignments included working on the abbey farm, in the gardens, and helping with the laundry. Eventually she was assigned to the cellar where cider was made. Sister Martha was so skilled at making cider that she became known as "Sister Cider" to her friends.

During the Franco-Prussian War, French troops were quartered in the Abbey. During this time she provided noteworthy care for the soldiers, particularly ensuring that every soldier was fed and had wine. Amongst the soldiers this was greatly appreciated.

Sister Martha also formed a special bond with the abbey's superior, Mother Placide Viel. The bond was strengthened amid tension between Mother Placide, who was often away from the abbey to raise funds, and the superior's elder cousin, Sister Marie Viel, who ran the abbey during Placide's absence.

Despite their professional and familial relationship, the two cousins did not get along very well and Sister Marie often treated the younger Mother Placide, poorly. As Sister Martha sympathized with Mother Placide, the two women formed a lasting friendship.

The friendship between the two women made Sister Martha a target for Sister Marie's frustration and Martha often suffered because of it. Still, Sister Martha remained strong, a steadfast and faithful friend to Mother Placide. The bond between the two was so great that when Mother Placide became ill and died, Sister Martha could not bear to say goodbye.

The friendship of the two women has come to exemplify the bond of sisterhood and friendship that commonly forms between those who live a vocation of service.

Sister Martha died in 1883. Blessed pope John Paul II beatified her on November 4, 1990.

St. Joannicus of Mount Olympus

Feastday: November 4

Death: 846

Hermit, prophet, and miracle worker who defied the Byzantine emperor Theophilus and his Iconoclast policies. Born in Bithynia, in modem Turkey, Joannicus was an Iconoclast until he was converted to the religious life at the age of forty. He became a recluse on Mount Olympus in Bithynia and a monk. Later, he defied the emperor and declared that sacred images would be restored to the Church. Empress Theodora did restore the icons.

Saint Charles Borromeo

✠ புனிதர் சார்லஸ் பொரோமியோ ✠

(St. Charles Borromeo)

கர்தினால், மிலன் பேராயர்:

(Cardinal, Archbishop of Milan)

பிறப்பு: அக்டோபர் 2, 1538

அரோனா கோட்டை, மிலன் ஜமீன்

(Castle of Arona, Duchy of Milan)

இறப்பு: நவம்பர் 3, 1584 (வயது 46)

மிலன்

(Milan)

ஏற்கும் சமயம்:

ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை

(Roman Catholic Church)

முக்திபேறு பட்டம்: மே 12, 1602

திருத்தந்தை எட்டாம் கிளமென்ட்

(Pope Clement VIII)

புனிதர் பட்டம்: நவம்பர் 1, 1610

திருத்தந்தை ஐந்தாம் பவுல்

(Pope Paul V)

நினைவுத் திருவிழா: நவம்பர் 4

பாதுகாவல்: 

வயிற்றுப் புணால் அவதியுறுவோர்; ஆப்பிள் தோட்டம்; ஆயர்கள்; திருமுழுக்கு பெற ஆயத்தம் செய்வோரும் அவர்களுக்கு கற்பிப்போரும்; குடல் கோளாறுகள்; லம்பார்தி, இத்தாலி; மான்டெர்ரே, கலிபோர்னியா; குருமட மாணாவர்கள்; ஆன்மீக வழிகாட்டிகள்; ஆன்மீக தலைவர்கள்.

“கௌன்ட் கர்லோ பொரோமியோ டி அரோனா” (Count Carlo Borromeo di Arona) எனும் இயற்பெயர் கொண்ட புனிதர் சார்லஸ் பொரோமியோ, மிலன் உயர்மறைமாவட்டத்தின் கர்தினால்-பேராயராக கி.பி. 1564ம் ஆண்டு முதல், 1584ம் ஆண்டு வரை பதவியில் இருந்தவர் ஆவார். புனிதர்கள் லொயோலா இஞ்ஞாசி, மற்றும் பிலிப்பு நேரி ஆகியோர் போன்று, இவரும் கத்தோலிக்க மறுமலர்ச்சியில் பெரும் பங்கு வகித்தவர் ஆவார். கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபையினை சீர்திருத்தி, புத்துயிர் அளிக்கும் விதமாக இவர் பல காரியங்களைச் செய்தார். குறிப்பாக குருத்துவத்துக்கான பயிற்சி மடங்கள் பலவற்றை இவர் துவங்கினார். இவர், கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபையில் புனிதர் என ஏற்கப்படுகின்றார்.

வாழ்க்கை சுருக்கம் :

இத்தாலியின் வடமேற்கிலுள்ள “லொம்பார்டி” (Lombardy) பிராந்தியத்தின் மிகவும் பழமையான செல்வந்தர்களான “பொரோமியோ பிரபுக்கள்” (Borromeo Noble family) குடும்பத்தைச் சேர்ந்த இவரது தந்தை, “அரோனா” (Count of Arona) எனும் நகரின் பிரபுவான “கில்பர்ட்” (Gilbert) ஆவார். இவரது தாயாரான “மார்கரெட்” (Margaret) பிரபுக்கள் குடும்பத்தைச் சேர்ந்தவர் ஆவார். சார்லஸ், தமது பெற்றோரின் ஆறு குழந்தைகளில் மூன்றாவதாகப் பிறந்தவர் ஆவார்.

தனது 12ம் வயதில், மடத்தில் சேர்ந்து தனது 25ம் வயதில் குருத்துவத் அருட்பொழிவு பெற்றார். “பவியா பல்கலையில்” (University of Pavia) குடிமைச் சட்டவியல் மற்றும் திருச்சபைச் சட்டவியல் ஆகியவற்றைக் கற்று, கி.பி. 1559ம் ஆண்டும் டிசம்பர் மாதம், 6ம் நாள், முனைவர் பட்டம் பெற்றார். 

இவரது தாயாரின் சகோதரரான (தாய்மாமன்) கர்தினால் “ஜியோவன்னி ஆஞ்செலோ மெடிசி” (Giovanni Angelo Medici) 1559ம் ஆண்டு, டிசம்பர் மாதம், 25ம் நாள் திருத்தந்தையாகப் தேர்வுபெற்று, “நான்காம் பயஸ்” (Pope Pius IV) எனும் பெயரை ஏற்றார். புதிதாய் பதவியேற்ற திருத்தந்தை நான்காம் பயஸ், தமது மருமகனான சார்லசை ரோம் நகர் வரவழைத்து, கி.பி. 1560ம் வருடம், ஜனவரி மாதம், 13ம் நாளன்று, “ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபையின் பீடாதிபதிகளின் கல்லூரியின் உயர் பதவி உறுப்பினராக” (Protonotary Apostolic) நியமித்தார். அதன் பின்னர், பதினெட்டே நாள் கழித்து, அவர் இவரை கர்தினாலாகவும், மிலன் நகரின் பேராயராகவும் உயர்த்தினார். திருச்சபையை ஆள்வதில் திருத்தந்தைக்கு இவர் பேருதவியாய் இருந்தார். ரோம் நகரில் இருந்துகொண்டு திருச்சபைக்காக பணியாற்றினார். திருத்தந்தையர் மாநிலங்களின் அரசாங்கத்திலும் (Government of the Papal States) அதிகாரம் பெற்றிருந்த இவர், “ஃபிரான்சிஸ்கன்” (Franciscans) சபையினர், “கார்மேல் சபையின்” (Carmelites) ஆண் மற்றும் பெண் துறவியர், மற்றும் “தூய ஜான் இறையாண்மை மருத்துவ சேவை சபையினர்” (Knights of Malta) ஆகியோரின் மேற்பார்வையாளராகவும் இருந்தார்.

கி.பி. 1562-63ம் ஆண்டு காலத்தில் நடந்த “டிரன்ட் சங்கத்தின்” (Council of Trent) மூன்றாம் மற்றும் கடைசி அமர்வுகளை சார்லஸ் பொரோமியோ ஏற்பாடு செய்தார். அந்த சங்கத்தின் தீர்மானங்களை தமது மறைமாவட்டத்தில் நடைமுறைக்கு கொண்டுவந்தார். வடக்கு இத்தாலியிலுள்ள தென்மேற்கு பிராந்தியமான “லொம்பார்டியிலுள்ள” (Lombardy) “பவியா” (Pavia) எனுமிடத்தில் ஒரு கல்லூரியை நிறுவி, அதனை “தூய ஜஸ்டினா” (St. Justina of Padua) எனும் பெயரில் அர்ப்பணித்தார். இக்கல்லூரி, தற்போது “அல்மோ கொலேஜியோ பொரோமியோ” (Almo Collegio Borromeo) என்றழைக்கப்படுகின்றது.

கி.பி. 1566ம் ஆண்டு, திருத்தந்தை நான்காம் பயஸின் மரணத்தின் பின்னர், திருத்தந்தை ஐந்தாம் பயஸின் அனுமதியுடன் இவர் மிலன் நகருக்கு ஆயராக நியமிக்கப்பட்டு பணியாற்றச் சென்றார். தமது மறைமாவட்டத்தை இவர் சீர்திருத்த தொடங்கினார். இவர் செய்த முயற்சிகளால் திருச்சபை செழித்து ஓங்கியது. திருச்சபைக்கு இவர் பல நன்மைகள் செய்தார்.

நாட்டில் கொள்ளைநோய் பரவியபோது, இவர் தம் மக்களின் பாவங்களுக்காக கடவுள் மக்களைத் தண்டிக்கிறார் என்று நம்பி தம்மையே பலிபொருளாக கடவுளுக்கு ஒப்புக்கொடுத்தார். தவ ஊர்வலத்தின்போது தெருக்களில் வெறும் காலுடன் நடந்தார். தோளில் ஒரு சிலுவையை தூக்கிச் சென்றார். கழுத்தில் ஒரு கயிற்றை கட்டிக்கொள்வார்.

கல்லூரிகளும் குருமடங்களும் கட்டுவித்து அங்கு குருக்களுக்கு உதவியாக இருக்கும்படி சிறந்த நூல் நிலையம் ஒன்று ஏற்படுத்தினார். கொள்ளை நோய் காலத்தில் நோயாளிகளுடனும் மரண தருவாயில் இருந்தவர்களுடனும் தங்கி அவர்களுக்கு பேருதவி செய்யும்படி தமது உடைமைகளைக் கொடுத்தார்.

கி.பி. 1584ம் ஆண்டு, “மொண்டே வரல்லோ” (Monte Varallo) எனுமிடத்தில், தமது ஆண்டு தியானத்தின்போது, இடைவிடாத காய்ச்சல் மற்றும் மூப்படைதல் நோய்களில் வீழ்ந்த சார்லஸ் பொரோமியோ, மிலன் திரும்புகையில் இவரது நோய் வேகமாகவும் மோசமாகவும் அதிகரித்தது. இறுதி அருட்சாதனங்களைப் பெற்ற இவர், நவம்பர் நான்காம் தேதி, தமது 46 வயதில் அமைதியாக மரித்தார்.

Also known as

• Apostle to the Council of Trent

• Carlo Borromeo

• Father of the Clergy

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Born to a wealthy, noble family, the third of six children, son of Count Giberto II Borromeo and Margherita de' Medici. Nephew of Pope Pius IV. Suffered with a speech impediment. Studied in Milan, and at the University of Pavia, studying at one point under the future Pope Gregory XIII. Civil and canon lawyer at age 21. Cleric at Milan, taking the habit on 13 October 1547. Abbot commendatario of San Felino e San Graziano abbey in Arona, Italy, on 20 November 1547. Abbot commendatario of San Silano di Romagnano abbey on 10 May 1558. Prior commendatario of San Maria di Calvenzano abbey on 8 December 1558. Protonotary apostolic participantium and referendary of the papal court to Pope Pius IV on 13 January 1560. Member of the counsulta for the administration of the Papal States on 22 January 1560. Appointed abbot commendatario of Nonatola, San Gallo di Moggio, Serravalle della Follina, San Stefano del Corno, an abbey in Portugal, and an abbey in Flanders, Belgium on 27 January 1560. Created cardinal on 31 January 1560 at age 22.

Apostolic administrator of Milan, Italy on 8 February 1560. Papal legate to Bologna and Romandiola for two years beginning on 26 April 1560. Deacon on 21 December 1560. Vatican Secretary of State. Governor of Civita Castellana,Italy in 1561. Governor of Ancona on 1 June 1561. Made an honorary citizen of Rome, Italy on 1 July 1561. Founded the Accademia Vaticana in 1562. Governor of Spoleto, Italy on 1 December 1562. Ordained on 4 September 1563. Helped re-open the Council of Trent, and participated in its sessions during 1562 and 1563. Named prince of Orta in 1563. Member of the Congregation of the Holy Office. Bishop of Milan on 7 December 1563. President of the commission of theologians charged by the pope to elaborate the Catechismus Romanus. Worked on the revision of the Missal and Breviary. Member of a commission to reform church music. Archbishop of Milan on 12 May 1564. Governor of Terracina, Italy on 3 June 1564. Archpriest of the patriarchal Liberian basilica in Rome in October 1564. Count of the Palatine in 1564. Prefect of the Tridentine Council from 1564 until September 1565. Papal legate in Bologna, Romandiola, legate a latere, and vicar general in spiritualibus of all Italy on 17 August 1565. Grand penitentiary on 7 November 1565. Participated in the conclave of cardinals in 1565 to 1566 that chose Pope Pius V; he asked the new pope to take the name. Protector of the Swiss Catholic cantons; he visited them all several times worked for the spiritual reform of both clergy and laymen. Due to his enforcement of strict ecclesiastical discipline, some disgruntled monks in the Order of the Humiliati hired a lay brother to murder him on the evening of 26 October 1569; he was shot at, but was not hit. Participated in the conclave in 1572 that chose Pope Gregory XIII. Member of the Apostolic Penitentiary in May 1572. Worked with the sick, and helped bury the dead during the plague outbreak in Milan in 1576. Established the Oblates of Saint Ambrose on 26 April 1578. Teacher, confessor and parish priest to Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, giving him his first communion on 22 July 1580. To help the Swiss Catholics he founded the Collegium Helveticum.

Saint Charles spent his life and fortune in the service of the people of his diocese. He directed and fervently enforced the decrees of the Council of Trent, fought tirelessly for peace in the wake of the storm caused by Martin Luther, founded schools for the poor, seminaries for clerics, hospitals for the sick, conducted synods, instituted children's Sunday school, did great public and private penance, and worked among the sick and dying, leading his people by example.

Born

morning of Wednesday 2 October 1538 in the castle at Aron, diocese of Novara, Italy

Died

• 8:30pm on 3 November 1584 of a fever at Milan, Italy

• his will named the Hospital Maggiore of Milan as his heir

• buried in the metropolitan cathedral of Milan

• relics transferred to a chapel built by Count Renato Borromeo in piazza San Maria Podone, Milan on 21 September 1751

Beatified

1602 by Pope Clement VIII

Canonized

1 November 1610 by Pope Paul V

Patronage

• against abdominal pain

• against colic

• against intestinal disorders

• against stomach diseases

• against ulcers

• apple orchards

• bishops

• catechists

• catechumens

• seminarians

• spiritual directors

• spiritual leaders

• starch makers

• 3 dioceses

• 3 Italian cities

Saint Felix of Valois

Also known as

Hugh of Valois

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Son of Count Raoul de Vermandois et de Valois and Alienor de Champagne. As a child, Felix received the blessings of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux and Pope Innocent II. Educated at the abbey of Clairvaux. As a young man, following his parents' extremely disruptive divorce, he renounced his wealth and took the name Felix. Cistercian monk at Clairvaux. Hermit in the Italian Alps. Priest. Hermit in the forest of Galeresse, diocese of Meaux, France. Friend and spiritual teacher of Saint John of Matha. The two of the founded the Order of the Holy Trinity for the Redemption of Captives (Trinitarians; Redemptionists) in order to ransom Christians held as slaves by Moors in Spain and Northern Africa. The Order received papal approval on 17 December 1198, and within 40 years there were over 600 houses worldwide. Today there are around 600 members of the Order working in prison ministries in over twenty countries continuing over 800 years of ministry.

Born

April 1127 in the province of Valois, France as Hugh

Died

• 4 November 1212 at the Cerfroi monastery, Picardy, France of natural causes

• buried in the church in Cerfroi, which became a pilgrimage destination

Canonized

• 1 May 1262 by Pope Urban IV

• confirmed on 21 October 1666 by Pope Alexander VII

• feast day fixed in 1679 by Pope Innocent XI

Blessed Frances d'Amboise

Also known as

• Francisca de Amboise

• Françoise d'Amboise

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Daughter of Louis d'Amboise, Viscount de Thouars, she grew up in the courts of Brittany. Duchess of Brittany, being married to Peter II, Duke of Britanny at age 15; she was betrothed to him at age four. It was not a happy marriage, and Peter sometimes abused her, but Frances softened Peter over the years, and he assisted in her charitable work. She established a Poor Clare convent at Nantes, France, and worked for the canonization of Saint Vincent Ferrer. Supported the Dominican convent at Nantes. Widowed in 1457, she devoted herself to religious life. Joined the Carmelite nuns at Bondon on 25 March 1468, making her final vows in 1469. Spiritual student of Blessed John Soreth. Worked in the infirmary for a while, and was elected prioress for life in 1473. Considered the foundress of the Carmelite nuns in France.

Born

28 September 1427 in Thouars, Deux-Sèvres, France

Died

• 4 November 1485 at Les Couêts, Nantes, France of natural causes while in a religious ecstasy

• miracles reported at her tomb

• her body had to be moved to save it during the Huguenot wars, and again in the French Revolution

Beatified

16 July 1863 by Pope Pius IX

Blessed Teresa Manganiello

அருளாளர் தெரசா மேங்கனல்லோ (1849-1876)

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இவர் (#Bl_Theresa_Manganiello) தெற்கு இத்தாலியில் உள்ள ஒரு விவசாயக் குடும்பத்தில் பிறந்தவர்.

இவரது குடும்பத்தில் மொத்தம் பதினொரு பேர். அவர்களில் இவர்தான் கடைசிக் குழந்தை. இவரது பெற்றோரால் இவரைப் படிக்க வைக்க முடியவில்லை. அதனால் இவர் தோட்ட வேலைகளையும், வீட்டு வேலையையும் செய்து வந்தார். 

இவருக்குப் பதினெட்டு வயது நடக்கும் போது, இறைவன் தனது பணிக்கென அழைப்பதை இவர் உணர்ந்தார். இதனால் இவர் பிரான்சின் மூன்றாம் சபையில் சேர்ந்தார்.

இறைவேண்டலுக்கு மிகுந்த முக்கியத்துவம் கொடுத்து வாழ்ந்து வந்த இவர், ஒருநாள்கூடத் தவறாமல் கோயிலுக்குச் சென்று, திருப்பலி கண்டு வந்தார். இவர் தான் அனுபவித்த ஒவ்வொரு துன்பத்தையும் பாவிகளின் மனமாற்றத்திற்காக ஒப்புக் கொடுத்தார். திருச்சிலுவை ஆண்டவர்மீதும் இவர் மிகுந்த பற்றுக் கொண்டிருந்தார்.

தன்னை நாடி வந்த ஏழைகள், வறியவர்கள், நோயாளர்கள் ஆகியோருக்கு முகங்கோணாமல் இவர் உதவி செய்தார். மேலும் இவர் தன்னிடம் இருப்பதை இல்லாதவர்களோடு பகிர்ந்து கொண்டார். இத்தகைய பணிகள் தொடர்ந்து நடைபெற இவர்  Franciscan Immaculate Sisters என்ற துறவற சபையினைத் தோற்றுவித்தார்.

இப்படி மிகச் சிறிய வயதிலேயே இறையன்புக்கும் பிறரன்புக்கும் எடுத்துக்காட்டாக விளங்கிய இவர், 1876 ஆம் ஆண்டு இறையடி சேர்ந்தார். இவருக்குத் திருத்தந்தை பதினாறாம் பெனடிக்ட் அவர்களால் அருளாளர் பட்டம் கொடுக்கப்பட்டது.

Also known as

Maria Luisa Manganiello

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Born to a farm family. Lifelong lay woman in the Diocese of Benevento, Italy. She was strongly drawn to the religious life, and became a Secular Franciscan Tertiary. Having received the blessing of Pope Blessed Pius IX for her project, Teresa was in the process of forming a new congregation when she died of a sudden illness. However, her work led to the creation of the Franciscan Immaculatine Sisters by Father Lodovico Acernese, and Teresa is considered the spiritual cornerstone of the congregation.

Born

1 January 1849 in Montefusco, Avellino, Italy

Died

4 November 1876 in Montefusco, Avellino, Italy of natural causes

Beatified

• 22 May 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI

• beatification recognition was celebrated at the Square of the Basilica of Madonna delle Grazie, Benevento, Italy, presided by Archbishop Angelo Amato

Saint John Zedazneli

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Priest. Leader of a group of twelve 6th century Syrian monks who evangelized Georgia, and introduced the monastic life to the region. Said to have befriended the bears that lived near his hermitage, and to have found them friendlier than most of the natives!

His companions were Abibos Nekreseli, Anton Martmkofeli, David Garejeli, Zenon Ikaltoeli, Tadeoz of Stephantsminda, Ise of Tsilkani, Ioseb of Alaverdi, Isidore of Samtavno, Miqael of Ulompo, Piros of Breta, Stephane of Khirsa, and Shio of Mgvime, and the group was known as the Fathers of the Church in the region.

Born

at Mesopotamia near Antioch

Saint Philologus

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A first century Christian in Rome greeted by name by Saint Paul the Apostle in the Epistle to the Romans.

Readings

Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes, and the brothers who are with them. Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them. Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you. But I beg you, brothers, to take note of those who cause dissensions and offenses contrary to the doctrine that you have learned, and to turn away from them. For ones such as these do not serve Christ our Lord, but their inner selves, and, through pleasing words and skillful speaking, they seduce the hearts of the innocent. - Romans 16:14-18

Saint Patrobas

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A first century Christian in Rome greeted by name by Saint Paul the Apostle in the Epistle to the Romans.

Readings

Greet Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes, and the brothers who are with them. Greet Philologus and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with them. Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you. But I beg you, brothers, to take note of those who cause dissensions and offenses contrary to the doctrine that you have learned, and to turn away from them. For ones such as these do not serve Christ our Lord, but their inner selves, and, through pleasing words and skillful speaking, they seduce the hearts of the innocent. - Romans 16:14-18

Saint Emeric of Hungary

Also known as

Americus, Emerick, Emmerich, Emmericus, Henricus

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Born a prince, the son of Saint Stephen of Hungary. Spiritual student of Saint Gerard Sagredo. Married in 1022. Known for his personal piety and austerity.

Born

1007 in Veszprém, Hungary

Died

killed by a boar while hunting on 2 September 1031 in Hungary

Canonized

5 November 1083 by Pope Gregory VII

Saint Birstan

Also known as

Beorstan, Birnstan, Birrstan, Brinstan, Brynstan

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Spiritual student of Saint Grimbald. Benedictine monk. Bishop of Winchester, England from 931 to 934. Known for his work with the poor, and his mission of praying for the dead; at one point the dead are reported to have responded "Amen". Founded the Hospital of Saint John in Winchester, which still exists today. Memory of him was lost for years until he appeared with Saint Birinus and Saint Swithun in a vision to Saint Ethelwold who spread the word that Birstan was in heavenly glory.

Born

c.870

Died

1 November 934 of natural causes while praying for the dead

Blessed Helen Enselmini

Also known as

Elena Enselmini

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Became a Poor Clare nun at age 12, receiving the veil from Saint Francis of Assisi himself at Arcella. Had the gift of inedia, living solely off the Eucharist for months. Her health suffered in adulthood, and she was both blind and mute by her death.

Born

at Padua, Italy

Died

1242 of natural causes

Beatified

29 October 1695 by Pope Leo X and Pope Innocent XII (cultus confirmed)

Blessed Joan Antoni Burró Mas

Additional Memorial

30 July as one of the Martyred Hospitallers of Spain

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Joined the Hospitallers of Saint John of God at age 14. Belonged to the community in Ciempozuelos, Madrid, Spain. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.

Born

28 June 1914 in Barcelona, Spain

Died

4 November 1936 in Madrid, Spain

Beatified

25 October 1992 by Pope John Paul II

Saint Perpète

Also known as

Perpetuüs

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Son of Count Ostierne. Bishop of Tongres, Belgium in 598.

Born

Dinant, Belgium

Died

• 4 November 617 of natural causes

• buried in the church of Saint Vincent

• relics later translated to the collegiate church of Notre Dame de Diant

Patronage

Dinant, Belgium

Saint Gregory of Burtscheid

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Benedictine Basilian monk at Cerchiara, Calabria, Italy. Fled to Rome, Italy to escape invading Saracens. There he met and befriended Emperor Otto III who invited him to Germany and built for him a Benedictine abbey at Burtscheid near Aachen.

Died

999 at Burtscheid, Germany

Saint Amandus of Rodez

Also known as

Amand, Amans, Amantius, Amatius

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Bishop of Rodez, France, an area that had begun to fall away from Christianity. His evangelism brought his parishioners back to the faith.

Died

c.440

Saint Clarus the Hermit

Also known as

Clair

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Born to the English nobility. Priest. Hermit near Rouen, France. Martyr. The village where he was murdered is named for him.

Born

Rochester, England

Died

• murdered c.875 at Saint-Clair-sur-Epte, France

• relics in Saint-Clair-sur-Epte

Saint Pierius

Also known as

• Pierio

• The Younger Origen

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Priest. Wrote a number of treatises on philosophy and theology. Director of the Catechetical School of Alexandria, Egypt. Noted preacher and teacher and scholar praised by Eusebius of Caesarea and Saint Jerome.

Died

309 - 310 in Rome, Italy of natural causes

Saint Proculus of Autun

Also known as

Proculo, Procule

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Bishop of Autun, France c.520. As we know nothing else about him, many tales have attached to him over the years, none with historical foundation.

Died

Autun, Gaul (in modern France)

Saint Modesta of Trier

Also known as

Modesta of Ohren

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Niece of Saint Modoald of Trier. Benedictine. First abbess of the convent of Oehren, Trier, Germany, appointed by Saint Modoald.

Died

c.680 of natural causes

Saint Clether

Also known as

Cleer, Clanis, Scledog, Clydog

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Hermit on the banks of the river Never, then in the Inny valley in North Cornwall, England in an area now named for him.

Born

6th century Wales

Saint Nicander of Lycia

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Bishop. Martyr.

Died

in Lycia, Asia Minor

Saint Hermas of Myra

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Priest. Martyr.

Died

in Lycia, Asia Minor

Blessed Henry of Zweifalten

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Benedictine monk at Zwiefalten, Swabia (in modern Germany). Prior of Ochsenhausen, Swabia.

Died

c.1250

Saint Gerard de Bazonches

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Benedictine monk at Saint Aubin Monastery, Angers, France. Priest.

Died

1123

Saint Amandus of Avignon

Also known as

Amand, Amantius, Amatius

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Bishop of Avignon, France.