St. Hemiterius and Cheledonius
Feastday: March 3
Death: 4th century
Spanish martyrs who died in Calahorra, Old Castile, Spain, their martyrdom was recorded by St. Gregory of Tour, France, and Prudentius
St. Felix
Feastday: March 3
Martyr of North Africa with Fortunatus, Luciolus, Marcia, and thirty-six companions
St. Cleonicus
Feastday: March 3
Death: 308
Martyr with Eutropius, Basiliscus, and others, put to death by Emperor Galerius in the Province of Pontus on the Black Sea. These martyrs were associated with St. Theodore.
St. Winwaloc
Feastday: March 3
Patron: invoked for fertility
Death: 532
Abbot-founder, also called Wonnow, Wynwallow, and Gwenno. Born at Ploufragen, in Brittany, France, he was ofAnglo-Saxon descent. At the age of fifteen he entered the monastery on Lauren Island under Abbot Budoc. Several years later he and eleven monks founded Landevenne Monastery near Brest, in Brittany on land donated by Prince Gallo. Winwabe died there. As there are several churches in Cornwall, England, dedicated to him, it is possible that he had some connection with that region or that some of his relics were translated there in later years.
Saint Winwaloe (Breton: Gwenole; French: Guénolé; Latin: Winwallus or Winwalœus; c. 460 – 3 March 532) was the founder and first abbot of Landévennec Abbey (literally "Lann of Venec"), also known as the Monastery of Winwaloe. It was just south of Brest in Brittany, now part of France.
St Winwaloe's Church, Gunwalloe
Winwaloe was the son of Fragan (or Fracan), a prince of Dumnonia, and his wife Gwen the Three-Breasted, who had fled to Brittany to avoid the plague.[1][2]
Winwaloe was born about 460, apparently at Plouguin, near Saint-Pabu,[citation needed] where his supposed place of birth, a feudal hillock, can still be seen. Winwaloe grew up in Ploufragan near Saint-Brieuc with his brother Wethenoc, and his brother Jacut.[2] They were later joined by a sister, Creirwy, and still later by half-brother Cadfan.[3] He was educated by Budoc of Dol on Lavret island in the Bréhat archipelago near Paimpol.
As a young man Winwaloe conceived a wish to visit Ireland to see the remains of Saint Patrick, who had just died. However, the saint appeared to him in a dream to say that it would be better to remain in Brittany and found an abbey. So, with eleven of Budoc's other disciples, he set up a small monastery on the Île de Tibidy, at the mouth of the Faou. However it was so inhospitable that after three years, he miraculously opened a passage through the sea to found another abbey on the opposite bank of the Landévennec estuary.
Winwaloe died at his monastery on 3 March 532.
Veneration
The feet of a statue of Saint Guénolé, in a chapel at Prigny (Loire-Atlantique), are pierced with needles by local girls who hope to find their soulmates in this way.
Winwaloe was venerated as a saint at Landévennec until Viking invasions in 914 forced the monks to flee, with his body, to Château-du-Loir and then Montreuil-sur-Mer. His relics were often taken on procession through the town.
Winwaloe's shrine was destroyed during the French Revolution in 1793.
He apparently acquired a priapic reputation through confusion of his name with the word gignere (French engendrer, "to beget") and was thus a patron of fertility as one of the phallic saints.[4] He is also the patron of Saint-Guénolé in Penmarch, Finistère.
In Cornwall, Winwaloe is the patron of the churches at Tremaine, St Wynwallow's Church, Landewednack, Gunwalloe and Poundstock as well as East Portlemouth in Devon and two lost chapels in Wales. His feast day is 28 April and Gunwalloe feast is celebrated on the last Sunday of April.[5] The churches of St Twynnells, near Pembroke, Pembrokeshire and Wonastow, Monmouthshire may have been originally dedicated to him.[6] They were probably founded by his successor at Landévennec, Gwenhael, who certainly made trips to Great Britain. Exeter Cathedral, Glastonbury Abbey, Abingdon Abbey and Waltham Abbey Church held small relics. He was also popular in East Anglia where the abbey at Montreuil had a daughter house; St Winwaloe Priory in Norfolk was dedicated to him.
Saint Katharine Drexel
இன்றைய புனிதர் :
(03-03-2021)
புனிதர் கேதரின் ட்ரெக்ஸல் (St. Katharine Drexel)
*அருட்சகோதரி, கல்வியாளர், நிறுவனர் :
*பிறப்பு : நவம்பர் 26, 1858
ஃபிலடெல்ஃபியா, பென்ஸில்வேனியா, ஐக்கிய அமெரிக்க நாடுகள்
*இறப்பு : மார்ச் 3, 1955 (வயது 96)
பென்சலேம், பென்ஸில்வேனியா, ஐக்கிய அமெரிக்க நாடுகள்
(Bensalem, Pennsylvania, U.S.)
*முக்திபேறு பட்டம் : நவம்பர் 20, 1988
திருத்தந்தை 2ம் ஜான் பால்
(Pope John Paul II)
*புனிதர் பட்டம் : அக்டோபர் 1, 2000
திருத்தந்தை 2ம் ஜான் பால்
(Pope John Paul II)
*பாதுகாவல் :
மனித நேயம், இன நீதி
(Philanthropy, Racial Justice)
புனிதர் கேதரின் ட்ரெக்ஸல், ஒரு மனித நேயமிக்க அமெரிக்க பெண் வாரிசு ஆவார். இவர் ஒரு அருட்சகோதரியும், கல்வியாளரும், நிறுவனரும் ஆவார். ஐக்கிய அமெரிக்க நாடுகளில் பிறந்து, புனிதராக அருட்பொழிவு செய்யப்பட்ட ஒரே புனிதர் இவரேயாவார்.
"கேதரின் மேரி ட்ரெக்ஸல்" (Catherine Mary Drexel) என்ற இயற்பெயர் கொண்ட இவர், முதலீட்டு வங்கியாளரான "ஃபிரான்சிஸ் ஆன்டனி ட்ரெக்ஸல்" (Francis Anthony Drexel) என்பவரது மகளாவார். இவரது தாயாரின் பெயர் "ஹன்னா" (Hannah Langstroth) ஆகும். கேதரின் இவர்களது இரண்டாவது மகளாவார். இவர் பிறந்து ஐந்து வாரங்களில் இவர்களது தாயாரான ஹன்னா மரித்துப் போனார். கேதரினும் அவரது மூத்த சகோதரியும் இரண்டு வருடங்கள் வரை அவர்களது மாமன் வீட்டில் வளர்ந்தனர். பின்னர், அவர்களது தந்தை 1860ம் ஆண்டு, "எம்மா" (Emma Bouvier) என்ற பெண்ணை மறுமணம் செய்துகொண்டார். தமது இரண்டு மகள்களையும் வீட்டுக்கு அழைத்து வந்தார். அவர்களுக்கு 1863ம் ஆண்டு, மூன்றாவதாக "லூய்ஸா" (Louisa) என்றொரு பெண் குழந்தையும் பிறந்தது.
தனிப்பட்ட முறையில் வீட்டிலேயே கல்வி கற்ற மூன்று சிறுமிகளும் சொகுசு வாழ்க்கை வாழ்ந்தனர். அமெரிக்க நாடுகள் மற்றும் ஐரோப்பிய நாடுகளில் குடும்பத்துடன் சுற்றுப்பயணங்கள் மேற்கொண்டனர். வாரத்தில் மூன்று நாட்கள் தமது வீட்டில் ஏழை எளிய மக்களுக்கு உணவு ஆடைகள் கொடுத்தனர்.
அதிக வசதிகள் கொண்ட உலக அளவிலான முதலீட்டு வங்கியாளர் ஒருவரின் மகளான, குடும்பப்பெண் ஒருவர், ஒருக்காலும் தன்னைத்தானே வறுமை வாழ்க்கைக்கு இழுத்துக்கொள்ள மாட்டார்.
ஆனால், புற்றுநோயால் பாதிக்கப்பட்டு படுக்கையில் இருந்த தமது வளர்ப்புத் தாயாருக்கு மூன்று வருட காலம் சிசுருக்ஷை செய்த கேதரின், தமது தந்தையின் குடும்ப சொத்துக்களாலோ, மொத்தமிருந்த பணத்தாலோ, மரணத்திலிருந்தும், வேதனையிலிருந்தும் பாதுகாப்பினை வாங்கிவிட முடியாது என்பதனை புரிந்துகொண்டார். இது அவரது வாழ்க்கையின் ஆழ்ந்த திருப்புமுனையாக அமைந்தது.
இந்தியர்களின் அவல நிலை கண்டு அவர்கள்பால் பற்றுதல் கொண்டிருந்த கேதரின், "ஹெலன் ஹன்ட் ஜாக்சன்" (Helen Hunt Jackson) என்பவர் எழுதிய புத்தகமான "அவமதிப்பின் ஒரு நூற்றாண்டு" (A Century of Dishonor) எனும் புத்தகத்தைப் படித்து அதிர்ச்சியடைந்திருந்தார். ஒருமுறை, ஐரோப்பிய சுற்றுப்பயணம் மேற்கொண்டிருந்தபோது, திருத்தந்தை பதின்மூன்றாம் லியோ" (Pope Leo XIII) அவர்களைச் சந்திக்கும் சந்தர்ப்பம் கிட்டியது. அவர் திருத்தந்தையிடம், அதிக மறைப்பணியாளர்களை "வயோமிங்" (Wyoming) நகருக்கு தமது நண்பரும் ஆயருமான "ஜேம்ஸ் ஓகானரிடம்" (Bishop James OConnor) அனுப்பிவைக்குமாறு வேண்டினார். ஆனால் திருத்தந்தையோ, "நீயே ஏன் ஒரு மறைப்பணியாளராகக் கூடாது" என்று கேட்டார். திருத்தந்தை அவர்களின் இந்த பதிலால் அதிர்ச்சியடைந்த கேதரின், அதன் சாத்தியக்கூறுகளைப்பற்றி சிந்திக்க ஆரம்பித்தார்.
வீடு திரும்பிய கேதரின், "ரெட் க்லௌட்" (Red Cloud) என்றழைக்கப்படும் "ஸியோக்ஸ்" (Sioux) இன மக்களின் தலைவரை "டகோடாஸ்" (Dakotas) சென்று சந்தித்தார். பின்னர், இந்திய இன மக்களுக்கான தமது முறையான உதவிகளை ஆரம்பித்தார்.
(19ம் நூற்றாண்டின் பிற்பகுதியில் வட அமெரிக்காவின் மாநிலங்களாகிய "வட டகோடா" (North Dakota) மற்றும் "தென் டகோடா" (South Dakota) ஆகிய மாநிலங்களின் பிராந்தியங்கள் "டகோடாஸ்" (Dakotas) என்று அழைக்கப்பட்டன. அங்கே வாழ்ந்த "ஓக்லாலா ஸியோக்ஸ் இந்தியர்" (Oglala Sioux Indians) இன மக்களின் தலைவர் "ரெட் க்லௌட்" (Red Cloud) என்று அழைக்கப்பட்டார்).
கேதரின் ட்ரெக்ஸல் விருப்பப்பட்டிருந்தால் இலகுவாக திருமணம் முடித்திருக்கலாம். ஆனால் அவர், ஆயர் "ஜேம்ஸ் ஓகானருடன்" (Bishop James OConnor) மேற்கொண்ட விவாதங்களின் பின்னர், "எஞ்சிய என் வாழ்நாட்களை இந்திய மற்றும் கருப்பு இன மக்களுக்குக் கொடுக்கும் கருணையை புனித சூசையப்பரின் திருவிழா என்னில் கொண்டுவந்தது" ("The feast of St. Joseph brought me the grace to give the remainder of my life to the Indians and the Colored") என்று 1889ல் எழுதினர். பத்திரிகைகள் தலையங்கங்களில் அலறின.
மூன்றரை வருட தமது பயிற்சியின் பின்னர் அன்னை ட்ரெக்ஸலு'ம் அவரது "நற்கருணையின் அருட்சகோதரிகளின்" (Nuns-Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament) முதல் குழுவினரும் இந்திய மற்றும் கருப்பு இன மக்களுக்கான முதல் உறைவிட பள்ளியை
"சான்டா ஃபே" (Santa Fe) என்னுமிடத்தில் தொடங்கினர். அவரது பணிகளின் அடித்தளங்கள் சங்கிலித்தொடராக தொடங்கின.
1942ல் பதின்மூன்று அமெரிக்க மாநிலங்களில் கருப்பு இன மக்களின் குழந்தைகளுக்கான கத்தோலிக்க பள்ளிகளின் அமைப்புகள் தொடங்கப்பட்டிருந்தன. நாற்பது பணி மையங்களும் 23 கிராமப்புற பள்ளிகளும் இருந்தன. பிரிவினையாளர்கள் கடுமையாக தொந்தரவு செய்தனர். "பென்ஸில்வானியா" (Pennsylvania) நகரிலிருந்த ஒரு பள்ளியை எரிக்கவும் செய்தனர். அனைத்திற்கும் மேலாக, அவர் பதினாறு மாநிலங்களில் இந்தியர்களுக்காக 50 பணி மையங்களை தொடங்கினார்.
"அன்னை கேப்ரினி" (Mother Cabrini), அன்னை ட்ரெக்ஸல் நிறுவியிருந்த கல்வி அமைப்புகளுக்கான ஒப்புதலை ரோமிலிருந்து பெறுவதற்கான வழிமுறைகளையும் அதிலுள்ள சிக்கல்களையும் ஆலோசனையாக எடுத்துக் கூறினார். "நியூ ஓர்லியன்ஸ்" (New Orleans) மாநிலத்தில் அவர் கட்டி நிறுவிய "சேவியர் பல்கலைக்கழகம்" (Xavier University), ஐக்கிய அமெரிக்க நாடுகளிலுள்ள கருப்பு இன மக்களுக்கான முதல் கத்தோலிக்க பல்கலைக்கழகம் என்பது அன்னை ட்ரெக்ஸலுக்கு சிகரமாக அமைந்தது.
77 வயதில் அன்னை மாரடைப்பினால் பாதிக்கப்பட்டார். ஓய்வெடுக்கும்படி வற்புறுத்தப்பட்டார். வெளிப்படையான அவரது வாழ்க்கை முடிவுக்கு வந்துவிட்டது. அமெரிக்க, ஐரோப்பிய நாடுகளைச் சுற்றிவந்த சுறுசுறுப்பான மேல்தட்டு வர்க்க பெண்மணியின் மீதமிருந்த இருபது வருட வாழ்க்கை ஒரு சிறு அறைக்குள் முடங்கிப்போனது. அமைதியான, தீவிர செபங்களில் மூழ்கிப்போனார். வெவ்வேறான செபங்களுள்ள சிறு தாள்களும், சிறு குறிப்புப் புத்தகங்களும், முடிவற்ற அபிலாஷைகளும், தியானங்களுமாகவே வாழ்க்கை ஓடியது.
அன்னை ட்ரெக்ஸல் தமது 96 வயதில் மரணமடைந்தார்
Also known as
Catherine Marie Drexel
Profile
Daughter of the extremely wealthy railroad entrepreneurs and philanthropists Francis Anthony and Emma (Bouvier) Drexel. She was taught from an early age to use her wealth for the benefit of others; her parents even opened their home to the poor several days each week. Katharine's older sister Elizabeth founded a Pennsylvania trade school for orphans; her younger sister founded a liberal arts and vocational school for poor blacks in Virginia. Katharine nursed her mother through a fatal three-year illness before setting out on her own; Emma died in 1883.
Interested in the condition of Native Americans, during an audience in 1887, Katharine asked Pope Leo XIII to send more missionaries to Wyoming for her friend, Bishop James O'Connor. The pope replied, "Why don't you become a missionary?"
She visited the Dakotas, met the Sioux chief, and began her systematic aid to Indian missions, eventually spending millions of the family fortune. Entered the novitiate of the Sisters of Mercy. Founded the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament for Indians and Colored, now known simply as the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA in 1891. Advised by Mother Frances Cabrini on getting the Order's rule approved in Rome. She received the approval in 1913.
By 1942 she had a system of black Catholic schools in 13 states, 40 mission centers, 23 rural schools, 50 Indian missions, and Xavier University in New Orleans, Louisiana, the first United States university for blacks. Segregationists harassed her work. Following a heart attack, she spent her last twenty years in prayer and meditation. Her shrine at the mother-house was declared a National Shrine in 2008.
Born
26 November 1858 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
3 March 1955 of natural causes at the mother-house of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, 1663 Bristol Pike, Bensalem, Pennsylvania, USA 19020-8502
Canonized
1 October 2000 at Rome, Italy by Pope John Paul II
Saint Teresa Eustochio Verzeri
Also known as
Ignazia Verzeri
Profile
Teresa's mother, Countess Elena Pedrocca-Grumelli, had felt drawn to the religious life, but her aunt, a Poor Clare nun, prophesied that Elena would be the mother of holy children. Teresa was the oldest of the seven children; her brother became bishop of Brescia, Italy. Ingazia was educated at home, and the canon Giuseppe Benaglio, Vicar General of the diocese of Bergamo, Italy was her spiritual teacher.
Benedictine nun at Bergamo. Dedicated to the education of young girls. Founder of the Institute of the Daughters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on 8 February 1831. Built orphanages, retreat centers, and provided help to the old, sick and infirm; noted spiritual guide and teacher. An extensive correspondent, in addition to the Constitutions and Book of Duties for the congregation, she left over 3,500 letters. The Daughters continue their mission in Italy, Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, the Central African Republic, Cameroon, India, and Albania.
Born
31 July 1801 at Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy as Ignazia Verzeri
Died
• 3 March 1852 at Brescia, Italy of natural causes
• her relics are in the chapel of the Daughters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Bergamo, Italy
Canonized
10 June 2001 by Pope John Paul II
Blessed Peter de Geremia
Also known as
Pietro Geremia
Profile
Educated at the University of Bologna, Italy; brilliant law student. One night while he meditated on the worldly success he would have, he was visited by the spirit of a deceased relative, a man who had also been a lawyer, whose pride and perjury had lost him his chance at paradise. Shaken, Peter devoted himself to prayer, asking for his vocation. Soon he received a word that he should become a Dominican. In a rage, his father came to Bologna to stop him, but when he saw completely happy Peter was in religious life, the older man gave him his blessing. Peter became one of the finest preachers in Sicily, always preaching in the open air because no church was large enough to hold the crowds. Visited by Saint Vincent Ferrer. Abbey prior.
One day when there was no food for the community, Peter asked a fisherman for a donation; he was rudely refused. Getting into a boat, Peter rowed from the shore and made a sign to the fish; the creatures broke the nets and followed Peter. The fisherman apologized, Peter made another sign to the fish, and they returned to the nets. The monastery was ever afterwards supplied with fish.
Sent to establish regular observance in Sicilian monasteries. Called to Florence, Italy by the Pope to help heal the Greek schism; he managed a brief union. He was offered a bishopric, but refused.
Once when Peter was preaching at Catania, Mount Etna erupted and lava flowed toward the city. The people begged Peter to save them. He preached a brief sermon on repentance, went to the nearby shrine of Saint Agatha, removed the saint's veil, and held it towards the lava flow. The eruption ceased and the town was saved.
Peter was known as a miracle worker, raising the dead to life, healing the crippled and the blind, and converting sinners.
Born
1381 at Palermo, Sicily
Died
3 March 1452 in the convent of Santa Zita, Palermo, Sicily of natural causes
Beatified
12 May 1784 by Pope Pius VI (cultus confirmed)
Patronage
Palermo, Italy
Blessed Concepcion Cabrera de Armida
Also known as
• Conchita
• María Concepción Cabrera Arias de Armida
Profile
Born during the Mexican Civil War, she grew up during the Revolution and the religious persecutions that were a part of it. Lay woman, married 22 years to the same man. Mother of nine children. Widowed at age 39. Grandmother. Founder of the Obra de la Cruz (Work of the Cross) which includes -
• the Apostolate of the Cross founded on 3 May 1895,
• the Congregation of Sisters of the Cross of the Sacred Heart of Jesus founded in 1897,
• the Alliance of Love with the Heart of Jesus founded in 1909,
• the Apostolic League founded in 1912, and
• the Congregation of Missionaries of the Holy Spirit founded in 1914.
Though her children claim they rarely saw her take the time to write, she left 65,000 hand-written pages of mystical meditations.
Born
8 December 1862 at San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Died
3 March 1937 at Mexico City, Mexico of natural causes
Beatified
• 4 May 2019 by Pope Francis
• beatification recognition celebrated in Mexico City, Mexico, presided by Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu
Works
I Am: Euchararistic Meditations on the Gospel
Blessed Benedetto Sinigardi da Arezzo
Also known as
• Benedetto Sinigardi
• Benedict of Arezzo
Additional Memorial
13 August on some calendars
Profile
Born to a wealthy and influential noble family, the son of Thomas de Sinigardo ‘Sinigardi and Countess Elizabeth Tarlati Pietramala, Benedetto received a good education, grew up in a Christian home, and was early drawn to religious life. After hearing Saint Francis of Assisi preach in the Grande Piazza in Arezzo, Italy in 1211, Benedetto became the saint‘s spiritual student, then left the wealthy and worldly life, and joined the Franciscans, receiving the habit from Saint Francis himself. Chosen Franciscan Provincial of the Marches of Ancona, Italy in 1217 at age 27. Feeling a call to work as a missionary, he became a travelling preacher in Romania, Greece, Turkey, Syria and Palestine for 20 years. Assigned by Pope Innocent IV to work in the Latin Patriarchate of Constantinople. Custos of the Holy Land and Franciscan Provincial in 1221. Built the first Franciscan monastery in Constantinople. He returned to Arezzo in 1241 where he retired to live as a prayerful monk at the convent of Poggio del Sole; he spent another 40 years there. Benedetto introduced the singing of a Marian antiphony at the convent; he would ring a bell to announce it was time to do so. The tradition spread throughout the area, and was the basis for the modern Angelus bells and prayer. He wrote on spiritual matters, including the Passion and the Blessed Virgin Mary, but none of this work has survived. Known to the local laity as a miracle worker, popular devotion to him began immediately upon his death.
Born
c.1190 in Arezzo, Italy
Died
• 1282 in the Franciscan Poggio del Sole convent in Arezzo, Italy of natural causes
• buried at the convent
• re-interred in the Basilica of San Francesco in Arezzo when the convent was demolished
Saint Winwallus
Also known as
Bennoc, Guengalaenus, Guengaloeus, Guénolé, Guingaloëus, Guingalois, Gunnolo, Gwenndo, Gweno, Gwinocus, Gwnawg, Gwnnog, Gwynauc, Gwynawc, Gwyngawr, Gwynno, Gwynnoc, Gwynnocus, Gwynog, Ouignoualey, Valois, Vennole, Vinguavally, Waloway, Wingaloeus, Winnol, Winocus, Winwalde, Winwalloc, Winwalloe, Winwaloe, Winwaloëus, Wonnow, Wynnog, Wynolatus and Wynwallow
Additional Memorial
28 February (translation of his relics)
Profile
His father was Fragan, a Welsh noble who had recently emigrated to Brittany to escape a Saxon invasion. Ward and spiritual student of Saint Budoc on Lauren Island. Monk. Following a pilgrimage at age 20 to key Saint Patrick related sites in Ireland, Winwallus founded Landevennec monastery with eleven fellow monks at Brest, France. Abbot. The initial monastery site had to be abandoned due to poor soil and harsh weather, but Winwallus spent the rest of his days at the second site.
Legend says he lived on rye bread and ashes, water, and prayer, that he slept on sand or piles of tree bark, and that these privations led to his performing many miracles. Several churches in Cornwall, including Anglican parishes, are dedicated to him, which may indicate that his relics were moved there after the Viking invasions of 914.
Born
c.462 at Plou-Fragan, Brittany, France
Died
3 March 530 of natural causes at Tibidi, Brittany, France
Patronage
Y Vaenor, Brecknockshire, Wales
Representation
• carrying a church on his shoulders or in his hands
• ringing a bell
Saint Cunegundes
Also known as
Chunigundis, Cunnegunda, Cunigunde, Cunegonda, Kinga, Kunegunda, Kunigunde
Profile
Daughter of Sigfrid, Count of Luxembourg. Received a religious education, and took a private vow of virginity. Married Saint Henry II, Duke of Bavaria, who agreed to honour her vow. On the death of Emperor Otho III, Henry was chosen King of the Romans, and Cunegundes was crowned queen at Paderborn, Germany in 1002. Holy Roman Empress in 1014, receiving the crown from Pope Benedict VIII.
At one point, gossips accused her of adultery, but she proved her innocence by asking for God's help, then walking over pieces of flaming iron without injury.
During his time as emperor, Henry gave away the bulk of his wealth in charity; when he died in 1024, Cunegundes was left relatively poor. On the 1025 anniversary of Henry's death, which coincided with the dedication of a monastery she had built for Benedictine nuns at Kaffungen, Cunegundes took the veil, and entered that monastery, spending her remaining 15 years praying, reading, and working beside her sisters.
Died
• 1040 of natural causes
• interred in the Bamberg Cathedral, Bavaria near Saint Henry II in 1201
Canonized
1200 by Pope Innocent III
Patronage
• Bamberg, Germany, archdiocese of
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Poland
Blessed Frederick of Hallum
Profile
Son of a poor widow. Had a special devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, to Saint John the Baptist, and to Saint Cecilia. Teacher in his home town. Priest. Vicar of his native Hallum. Premonstratensian monk. Founded the monastery of Mariengarten, Netherlands. Simultaneously abbot of Mariengarten, Groingen, and Dockum.
Born
Hallum, Frisia (in modern Netherlands)
Died
• 3 March 1175 in Frisia (modern Netherlands) of natural causes
• so many miracles were reported at his grave that it became a pilgrimage site
• relics transferred to the abbey church in Bonne-Espereance in 1616 due to Calvinist rule in Frisia; they were in the habit of destroying relics
• relics transferred to Vellereille during the French Revolution to prevent their destruction
• relics transferred to Leffe, Dinant, Belgium in 1938
Beatified
8 March 1728 by Pope Benedict XIII (cultus confirmation)
Saint Anselm of Nonantola
Also known as
Anselm of Friuli
Profile
Duke of Friuli, Italy. Brother-in-law of the Lombard King Aistulph. Career soldier. Cleric. Founded the abbeys in Fanano, Modena, Italy, and of Nonantola, Italy. Both included hospitals and hostels. Anselm became a Benedictine monk in Rome, Italy in 753. Abbot of the house at Nonantola, which grew to a thousand brothers under his leadership. Received permission from Pope Stephen III to transfer the body of Pope Saint Sylvester I to the house. Banished to Monte Cassino by King Desiderius, but restored by Charlemagne after seven years in exile.
Born
at Forum Juhi, (modern Friuli), Italy
Died
803 of natural causes
Patronage
Nonantola, Italy
Blessed Innocent of Berzo
Also known as
• Giovanni Scalvinoni
• Innocenzo de Berzo
Additional Memorial
28 September (Capuchins)
Profile
Capuchin priest. Having a special gift working with those seeking the Franciscan life, he was made assistant novice master, then director of candidates for the Order. Died on a preaching tour. His beatification miracles involved cures of terminally ill children.
Born
19 March 1844 at Niardo, Brescia, Italy as Giovanni Scalvinoni
Died
3 March 1890 at Begamo, Italy from influenza
Beatified
12 November 1961 by Pope John XXIII
Patronage
Berzo Inferiore, Italy
Saint Marinus of Caesarea
Also known as
Marino
Profile
Soldier in the Roman army, and a closet Christian. When a centurian's post fell open, he and another soldier applied. Marinus was the first choice, but his rival cited an ancient law that required a centurian to offer sacrifice to the emperor. Marinus confessed his Christianity, and claimed he could not offer the sacrifice. He was given three hours to change his mind, and spent the time in church with the bishop Theotecnus, meditating on a sword and scroll of the gospels. And the end of his three hours he again refused to make the sacrifice, and was executed for his faith.
Died
• beheaded c.262 at Caesarea, Palestine
• buried by the Senator Saint Asterius of Caesarea
Blessed Antonio Francesco Marzorati
Also known as
Samuele Marzorati
Additional Memorial
4 March (Franciscans)
Profile
Franciscan, joining on 5 March 1792 at Lugano, Switzerland, and taking the name Samuele. priest Missionary to Ethiopia. In 1716 the emperor declared a persecution of Christians. Father Samuele was arrested and ordered to renounce his faith; he refused. Martyr.
Born
10 September 1670 in Biumo Inferiore, Varese, Italy
Died
stoned to death by a mob on 3 March 1716 in Gondar, Ethiopia
Beatified
20 November 1988 by Pope John Paul II
Blessed Ísleifur Gissurarson of Skálholt
Profile
The son of Gissur Teitsson, one of the first Christians in Iceland, and Þórdís Þóroddsdóttir. Married to Dalla Þorvaldsdóttir, they had three sons, including the future Bishop Gissur Ísleifsson. Following studies in Herford, Germany, he was ordained a priest. First bishop in Iceland, consecrated in 1056, and serving the remaining 24 years of his life. He built the cathedral of Skálholt, founded the first religious school, and got the Church establish in Iceland.
Born
c.1006 in Iceland
Died
5 July 1080 in Iceland of natural causes
Saint Arthelais of Benevento
Also known as
Artelais, Artellais, Arthellais
Profile
Daughter of Roman imperial proconsul Lucius and Aithuesa. The emperor Justinian desired her, but she had taken vows of holy chastity and so fled to Benevento, Italy where she stayed with her uncle Narses Patricius. En route she was kidnapped by highway men, but was miraculously freed after three days.
Born
544 at Constantinople
Died
• 560 in Benevento, Italy of fever
• relics moved to the Benevento cathedral
Patronage
• against bodily ills, illness or sickness
• exiled people
• kidnap victims
• sick people
• Benevento, Italy
Blessed Johannes Laurentius Weiss
மறைசாட்சி லிபெராட் வைஸ் Liberat Weiß OFM
பிறப்பு
4 ஜனவரி 1675,
கோனெர்ஸ்ராய்த் Konnersreuth, பவேரியா
இறப்பு
3 மார்ச் 1716,
கொண்டர் Gondar, எத்தியோப்பியா
முத்திபேறுபட்டம்: 20 நவம்பர் 1988 திருத்தந்தை 2 ஆம் ஜான் பால்
இவர் பிறந்த ஊர் மக்களால், அப்போஸ்தலர் என்று அழைக்கப்பட்டார். சிறுவயதிலிருந்தே மறைப்பணியாற்றுவதில் அக்கறை காட்டி வந்தார். இவர் குருவான பிறகு 3 அருட்தந்தையர்களுடன் இணைந்து மறைப்பணியாற்றினார். மறைப்பணியாற்றும்போது பல இன்னல்களை எதிர்கொண்டார். இவர் அரசர் ஒருவர் சிறைப்பிடித்து செல்லப்பட்டார். அப்போது அவ்வரசன் இவரை கற்களால் அடித்துக் கொல்லும்படி ஆணையிட்டான்.
அச்சமயத்தில் இவர் இறைவனின் அருளால் எத்தியோப்பிய நாட்டில் ஒருநாள் நடந்த திருப்பலியில் பங்கெடுக்க வாய்ப்பு கிடைத்தது. அப்போது இவர் திருப்பலி நிறைவேற்றும்போது அரசரின் படைவீரர்களால் பிடிக்கப்பட்டு, அந்நாட்டு மக்கள் அனைவரும் ஒன்றாக கூடியிருந்த சமயத்தில் அனைவராலும் கற்களால் அடிக்கப்பட்டு கொலை செய்யப்பட்டார்.
Also known as
Liberat Weiss
Additional Memorial
4 March (Franciscans)
Profile
Franciscan, taking the name Liberat. Priest Missionary to Ethiopia. In 1716 the emperor declared a persecution of Christians. Father Liberat was arrested and ordered to renounce his faith; he refused. Martyr.
Born
4 January 1675 in Konnersreuth, Bavaria, Germany
Died
stoned to death by a mob on 3 March 1716 in Gondar, Ethiopia
Beatified
20 November 1988 by Pope John Paul II
Blessed Jacobinus de Canepaci
Also known as
• Jacobino de Canepacis
• Jacopino of Canepaci
Profile
Born poor. Carmelite lay-brother at Vercelli, Italy. Alms-beggar for his house. Noted for his great piety and devotion to the Blessed Virgin.
Born
1438 at Vercelli, Piedmont, Italy
Died
3 March 1508 of natural causes
Beatified
5 March 1845 by Pope Gregory XVI (cultus confirmed)
Blessed Pierre-René Rogue
Also known as
Pietro Renato Rogue
Profile
Priest. Member of the Congregation of the Mission (Vincentians). Ordered to take an oath of allegiance to the anti-Catholic government of the French Revolution; he refused. Martyr.
Born
11 June 1758 in Vannes, Morbihan, France
Died
3 March 1796 in Vannes, Morbihan, France
Beatified
10 May 1934 by Pope Pius XI
Blessed Michele Pío Fasoli
Also known as
Michael Pío da Zerbo
Additional Memorial
4 March (Franciscans)
Profile
Franciscan priest Missionary to Ethiopia. In 1716 the emperor declared a persecution of Christians. Father Michele was arrested and ordered to renounce his faith; he refused. Martyr.
Born
3 May 1676 in Zerbo, Pavia, Italy
Died
stoned to death by a mob on 3 March 1716 in Gondar, Ethiopia
Beatified
20 November 1988 by Pope John Paul II
Saint Emeterius of Calahorra
Also known as
Emeterio, Emiterius, Hemeterius, Hemiterius, Madir
Profile
Soldier in Imperial Roman army in Spain. Martyr.
Born
Spanish
Died
4th century Calahorra, Old Castile, Spain
Saint Non
Also known as
Nonna, Nonnita
Profile
Nobility, possibly of a royal house. Widow. Legend says she was the unwed mother of Saint David of Wales. Lived in convents in Wales, Cornwall, and Brittany.
Died
• in Brittany, France of natural causes
• relics initially enshrined in Cornwall, England
• relics destroyed during the Reformation
Saint Cheledonius of Calahorra
Profile
Soldier in Imperial Roman army in Spain. Martyr.
Born
Spanish
Died
4th century Calahorra, Old Castile, Spain
Saint Calupan
Also known as
Caluppano
Profile
Monk at Meallot, Auvergne, France. He spent his later years as a hermit in a cave near the monastery.
Born
c.526
Died
3 March 576 at Auvergne, France of natural causes
Saint Gervinus
Profile
Educated at episcopal school at Rheims, France. Benedictine. Canon of Rheims. Abbot. Friend of Saint Edward the Confessor. Great preacher, and very devoted to the Divine Office. Collected ancient Greek and Latin manuscripts. Leper.
Born
at Rheims, France
Died
1075 of natural causes
Saint Asterius of Caesarea
Also known as
Asterus, Asturius
Profile
Roman senator. Martyred for giving a Christian burial to Saint Marinus of Caesarea.
Died
beheaded c.262 at Caesarea, Palestine
Saint Sacer
Also known as
Mo-Sacra
Profile
Descendant of Roderic, king of Ireland. Founded the monastery of Saggard, Dublin, Ireland, and served as its first abbot.
Born
Irish
Died
7th century of natural causes
Saint Foila
Also known as
Faile, Fallena, Follenna
Profile
Sister of Saint Colgan. Co-patroness with him of the parishes of Kil-Faile and KilGolgan, County Galway, Ireland.
Saint Camilla
Profile
Converted by and spiritual student of Saint Germain of Auxerre. Hermit.
Born
at Civitavecchia, Italy
Died
c.437 at Ecoulives, France of natural causes
Saint Lamalisse
Profile
Hermit in Scotland. The small island of Lamlash near Arran, Scotland is named for him.
Born
Scottish
Died
7th century of natural causes
Saint Titian of Brescia
Profile
Evangelizing bishop of Brescia, Italy.
Born
in Germany
Died
c.536 of natural causes
Saint Cele-Christ
Also known as
Christicola
Profile
Hermit. Reluctant bishop of Leinster, Ireland.
Died
c.728 of natural causes
40 Martyrs in North Africa
Profile
A group of Christians martyred together in North Africa, date unknown. No details have survived, but we know these names - Antonius, Artilaus, Asclipius, Astexius, Basil, Bosimus, Carissimus, Castus, Celedonius, Claudianus, Cyricus, Donata, Emeritus, Emeterius, Euticus, Felix, Fortunatus, Frunumius, Gajola, Georgius, Gorgonius, Hemeterus, Isicus, Janula, Julius, Luciola, Luciolus, Marcia, Marinus, Meterus, Nicephorus, Papias, Photius, Risinnius, Sabianus, Savinianus and Solus
Martyrs of Pontus
Profile
A large group of Christians martyred together in the persecutions of Emperor Maximian Galerius and governor Ascleopiodato. We have some details on three of them - Basiliscus, Cleonicus and Eutropius.
Died
308 in Pontus (in modern Turkey)
Martyrs of Rome
Profile
A group of 19 Christians in the early Church who were martyred, date and location unknown. We know nothing else about them but the names – Antigonus, Donatus, Felix, Fortunus, Gabianus, Gagus, Gajosa, Gallosa, Gallus, Helbianus, Hieroles, Januarius, Marcian, Marinus, Martia, Paul, Quiriulus, Tupicinus and Tutella.
Martyrs of Africa
Profile
A group of Christians martyred together in Africa, exact location unknown, date unknown, and the only other details we know are the names - Antonius, Artilaus, Asclipius, Astexius, Basilius, Bosimus, Carissimus, Castus (2 of this name), Celedonius, Claudianus, Cyricus, Donata, Emeritus, Emeterius, Euticus, Felix (5 of this name), Florian, Fortunatus, Fotius, Frunumius, Gajola, Georgius, Gorgonius, Hemeterus, Isicus, Janula, Julius, Justus, Luciola, Luciolus, Marinus, Meterus, Nicephorus, Papias, Risinnius, Sabian, Savinianus and Solus.
