St. Victor and Corona
Feastday: May 14
Patron: of Feltre; Castelfidardo; Corona is invoked in connection with superstitions involving money, such as gambling or treasure hunting
Death: 176
Little is known about the two Christian martyrs, St. Victor and St. Corona. Most sources believe they were killed near each other in Roman Syria during the reign of Marcus Aurelius in 170 A.D. and that a Roman judge named Sebastian ordered for their deaths.
Victor was believed to be a Roman soldier. After his Christianity was discovered, other soldiers brought Victor to face judgement before Sebastian. Sebastian was known for being a tough man who despised Christians.
Sebastian, wanting to make an example out of Victor, ordered to be bound to a pillar and whipped until his skin fell from his body. After the whipping, Sebastian ordered Victor's eyes to be gouged out.
No matter the amount of pain Victor endured, he never denied the Lord.
News about Victor's cruel treatment reached a young girl named Corona. Corona is believed to have been the wife of one of the soldiers, and a Christian herself, though she kept her faith a secret.
Hearing about Victor, Corona decided she needed to do something to help the dying man. She publicly announced her own Christianity and rushed to Victor's side. She knelt next to him and prayed, letting him know he was not alone.
Sebastian could not believe Corona's actions. He immediately ordered her to be imprisoned and tortured. Corona was tied to the tops of two palm trees bent down to the ground.
At Sebastian's command, the ropes holding the trees down were cut and the trees sprang away from each other and back to their upright position. The force was so strong that Corona's body was ripped in half.
As a final command, Sebastian ordered Victor to be beheaded.
The stories surrounding St. Victor and Corona vary with some even considering the two martyrs were actually husband and wife killed alongside each other for their faith.
Remains, believed to be of St. Victor and Corona's, have been in a basilica in the city of Anzů, Italy since the 9th century.
St. Corona is the patron saint of treasure hunters, and St. Victor and Corona's feast day is celebrated on May 14.
Saints Victor and Corona are two Christian martyrs. Victor was a Roman soldier who was tortured and killed; Corona was killed for comforting him.
Legend
St Victor of Siena (left) and St Corona by the Master of the Palazzo Venezia Madonna in the National Gallery of Denmark.
Their legend states that Victor was a Roman soldier of Italian ancestry, who was tortured, including having his eyes gouged out, and was beheaded. Most sources state that he and Corona were killed in Roman Syria during the reign of Marcus Aurelius (around the 160s-170s AD), but various hagiographical texts disagree about the site of their martyrdom, with some stating that it was Damascus, while Coptic sources state that it was Antioch. Some Western sources state that Alexandria or Sicily was their place of martyrdom. They also disagree about the date of their martyrdom. They may have been martyred during the reign of Antoninus Pius, or Diocletian, while the Roman Martyrology states that it was in the third century when they met their death.[1]
While he was suffering from the tortures, the sixteen-year-old wife of another soldier, named Corona or Stephanie (or Stefania or Stephana, from Greek στέφᾰνος, stéphanos, "crown", the Greek version of her Latin name, which also means "crown")[2][3][4] comforted and encouraged him. For this, she was arrested and interrogated. According to the passio of Corona, Corona was bound to two bent palm trees and torn apart as the trunks were released; the passio is considered largely fictional, and she herself may also be fictional.[5] Other sources state that Victor and Corona were husband and wife.[6][7]
There is also debate as to where Corona was from; differing accounts place her in Syria, Sicily, and Marseille.[7]
Veneration
Victor and Corona's memorial day is 24 November (11 November in the Orthodox church calendar). Their feast day is 14 May. Outside the town of Feltre in northern Italy, on the slopes of Mount Miesna, is the church of SS. Vittore e Corona, erected by the Crusaders from Feltre after the First Crusade.
Corona is especially venerated in Austria and eastern Bavaria. There is a chapel dedicated to her in Sauerlach, near Munich.[7] There are two churches named after her in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Passau and two towns named after her in Lower Austria.[7] A statue of her stands in the Münster Cathedral.
Around 1000 AD Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor brought Corona's relics to Aachen in western Germany.[7] Her relics were rediscovered during excavation work at Aachen Cathedral in 1910. The relics were removed from a crypt and placed in a shrine inside the cathedral.[7]
Corona is the patroness of causes involving money, such as gambling and treasure hunting, a result of a later treasure hunter who credited his success to invoking her.[5][8][9] She is called upon by a treasure hunter to bring treasure, and then sent away through a similarly elaborate ritual.[10] She was not historically a patron saint of or invoked against pandemics or disease, but has been invoked against the current pandemic.[5][9] Her relics will be available for public veneration once the pandemic has passed
Saint Matthias the Apostle
† இன்றைய புனிதர் †
(மே 14)
✠ புனிதர் மத்தியா ✠
(St. Matthia)
திருத்தூதர்:
(Apostle)
பிறப்பு: கி.பி. 1ம் நூற்றாண்டு
யூதேயா, ரோம பேரரசு
(Judaea, Roman Empire)
இறப்பு: கி.பி. சுமார் 80
யெரூசலம், யூதேயா அல்லது கோல்ச்சிஸ் (தற்போதைய ஜார்ஜியா)
(Jerusalem, Judaea or in Colchis (Modern-day Georgia))
ஏற்கும் சமயம்:
ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை
(Roman Catholic Church)
கிழக்கு மரபுவழி திருச்சபை
(Eastern Orthodox Church)
ஆங்கிலிக்கன் ஒன்றியம்
(Anglican Communion)
லூதரனிய திருச்சபை
(Lutheran Church)
ஓரியண்டல் மரபுவழி திருச்சபைகள்
(Oriental Orthodox Churches)
நினைவுத் திருநாள்:
கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை, ஆங்கிலிக்கன் ஒன்றியம் : மே 14
கிழக்கு மரபுவழி திருச்சபை : ஆகஸ்ட் 9
பாதுகாவல்:
குடிப்பழக்கத்துக்கு அடிமையானவர்கள்; தச்சர்கள்; மொன்டானா; பெரியம்மை; தையற்கலைஞர்
புனித மத்தியா, அப்போஸ்தலர் பணிகளின்படி (Acts of the Apostles), யூதாசின் (Judas Iscariot) இடத்தை நிரப்ப திருத்தூதர்களால் தேர்வு செய்யப்பட்டவர். இவரின் தேர்வு இயேசுவால் நேரடியாக நடக்காததாலும், தூய ஆவியின் வருகைக்கு முன்பே நிகழ்ந்ததாலும் முக்கியத்துவம் பெறுகின்றது.
வரலாறு:
ஒத்தமை நற்செய்தி நூல்களில் உள்ள இயேசுவின் சீடர்களின் பட்டியலில் மத்தியாவின் பெயர் இல்லை. திருத்தூதர் பணிகள், முதலாம் அதிகாரத்தின் படி, இயேசுவின் விண்ணேற்பை அடுத்து ஒருநாள், ஏறக்குறைய நூற்றிருபது பேர் ஒரே இடத்தில் கூடியிருக்கும்போது யூதாசுவின் இடத்தை நிரப்ப இருவரை அங்கிருந்தவர்கள் முன்னிருத்தினார்கள். ஒருவர் யோசேப்பு என்னும் பெயர் கொண்ட பர்சபா மற்றவர் மத்தியா. இறைவனிடம் வேண்டிக்கொண்டபின் அவர்கள் சீட்டு குலுக்கினார்கள். சீட்டு மத்தியா பெயருக்கு விழவே அவர் பதினொரு திருத்தூதர்களோடும் சேர்த்துக்கொள்ளப்பட்டார்.
ஆண்டவர் விண்ணகம் சென்றபின், பேதுரு ஒருநாள் சீடர்கள் மத்தியில் எழுந்து நின்றார். இறந்துபோன யூதாசுக்கு பதிலாக நாம் ஒருவரை தேர்ந்தெடுக்க வேண்டும் என்றார். அப்போஸ்தலராக தேர்ந்தேடுக்கப்படுவர் தொடக்கமுதல் இயேசுவோடு இருந்தவராகவும், அவரின் விண்ணேற்பை நேரில் பார்த்தவராகவும், அவரைப் பற்றி நன்கு தெரிந்தவராகவும் இருக்க வேண்டும் என்று கூறினார். அதனால் அனைவரும் கூடிவந்து ஒரு மனதாக ஆண்டவரை நோக்கி செபித்தனர். ஆண்டவரே, மக்களின் மனங்களை அறிபவரே, உமக்குரிய சீடர் ஒருவரை எங்களுக்கு காண்பியும் என்று மன்றாடினர்.
அப்போது கூட்டத்திலிருந்த பர்சபா என்பவரையும், மத்தியா என்பவரையும் தேர்ந்தெடுத்தனர். பர்சபாவுக்கு "யுஸ்து" என்னும் மற்றொரு பெயரும் இருந்தது. சீடர்கள் இருவரின் பெயரையும் தனித்தனி சீட்டுகளில் எழுதி குலுக்கினர். அப்போது சீட்டு மத்தியாவின் பெயருக்கு விழுந்தது. உடனே சீடர்கள் மத்தியாவை ஆண்டவரின் பெயரால் தங்களோடு சேர்த்துக்கொண்டனர்.
(தி.பணி 1:15-26)
அதன்பிறகு மத்தியா, யூதேயா மற்றும் எத்தியோப்பியா நாடெங்கும் சென்று மறைபரப்பு பணியை ஆற்றினார். இவர் இயேசுவின் நற்செய்தியை அறிவிக்கும்போது, யெருசலேம் நகரில் கற்களால் அடிக்கப்பட்டும், தலைவெட்டப்பட்டும், மறைசாட்சியாக இறந்தார் என கூறப்படுகிறது.
"பேரரசர் முதலாம் கான்ஸ்டன்டைன்" (Emperor Constantine I) அவர்களின் தாயாரும், "கான்ஸ்டன்டினோபிள் பேரரசியுமான ஹெலெனா" (Empress Helena of Constantinople) அவர்களால் மத்தியாவின் புனித பண்டங்கள் கொண்டு வரப்பட்டு, ஜெர்மனி நாட்டின் "ட்ரையர்" (Trier) நகரில், பழமைவாய்ந்த புனித மத்தியாஸ் (Abbey of St. Matthias) துறவற மடத்தில் வைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.
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Apostle. As he could bear witness to the Resurrection of Jesus, he was chosen to replace Judas Iscariot. Preached the Gospel for more than 30 years in Judea, Cappadocia, Egypt and Ethiopia. Remembered for preaching the need for mortification of the flesh with regard to all its sensual and irregular desires. Martyr.
Died
• stoned to death at Colchis in 80
• some relics in the abatical church of Trier, Germany, others in Saint Mary Major in Rome, Italy
Patronage
• against alcoholism; reformed alcoholics
• against smallpox
• carpenters
• tailors
• diocese of Gary, Indiana
• diocese of Great Falls-Billings, Montana
Saint Maria Mazzarello
Also known as
Mary Dominic Mazzarello
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Daughter of Giuseppe and Maddalena Mazzarello, the eldest of ten children born to a farm family in the mountains; seven of the children survived, and Maria learned the lessons typical of a big sister. Field worker. Member of the Pious Union of Mary Immaculate. Assisted at her parish, teaching catechism to younger children, helping the sick. She nearly died of typhus at age 23, and she never really recovered her strength or health again.
She and her friend Petronilla began working as dressmakers. They discovered a joint interest in working with children, and started a school for girls that soon turned into a boarding school. Each Sunday they offered the local girls, whether students or not, the chance to come to the school for games and prayers. Maria cofounded the Daughters of Mary Auxiliatrix, which was under the spritual direction of Saint John Bosco. She was the first Salesian Sister, and served as superior of the order, founding houses in Italy and France.
Born
9 May 1837 at Mornese, Acqui, Italy
Died
14 May 1881 in Nizza Monferrato, Asti Italy of natural causes
Canonized
24 June 1951 by Pope Pius XII
Patronage
against bodily ills, sickness; sick people
Saint Michael Garicoïts
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The eldest son of Pyrenean peasants, Arnold and Gratianne Garicoïts. His family sheltered priests escaping the persecutions of the French Revolution. As a boy Michael worked as a shepherd on neighboring farms. He early felt a call to the priesthood, but his family was too poor to afford his eduction; his grandmother arranged for the boy to work in the parish rectory and then in the kitchen of the bishop of Bayonne, France in exchange for his education. Michael studied philosophy at Aire, France, theology in the major seminary at Dax, France and was ordained in the diocese of Bayonne in December 1823. Parish priest in Cambo where he fought Jansenism by promoting frequent communion and devotion to the Sacred Heart. Professor of philosophy at the diocesan seminary at Lestelle-Bétharram, France. Rector of the seminary there. Helped Saint Jeanne Elizabeth des Bichier des Anges to found the Daughters of the Cross (Sisters of Saint Andrew the Apostle). Founded the missioner Priests of the Sacred Heart of Bétharram (Bétharram Fathers) in 1838.
Born
15 April 1797 in Ibarre, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France
Died
14 May 1863 in Bétharram, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France of natural causes
Canonized
6 July 1947 by Pope Pius XII
Saint Ampelio
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Blacksmith who gave up his work and worldly life to live as a hermit in Thebaid in Egypt. There his chastity was tempted by the devil in the form of a woman, but Ampelio heated an iron bar till it glowed, and used it to chase the demon away; from this choice he received the gift of being impervious to burns. Immigrant to the island of Bordighera, Italy where he planted the first date palms (Bordighera is known as the “Queen of Palms” or “City of Palms”), lived in a cave, was known as a miracle worker, and set an example of prayerful Christian life.
Name Etymology
greek: Ampelio = winemaker
Born
4th century in Upper Egypt
Died
• 5 October c.410 in Bordighera, Italy of natural causes
• to punish rebels in Bordighera, civil authorities in Genoa, Italy took the relics to the Olivetan convent of San Stephen in loyal city of Sanremo, Italy in 1140
• relics moved to the convent of Saint Stephen in Genoa, Italy on 14 May 1258
• relics returned to Bordighera on 16 August 1947 and enshrined at the church of Santa Maria Maddalena on Cape Sant’Ampelio
Patronage
• blacksmiths
• Bordighera, Italy
Blessed Giles of Santarem
Also known as
• Egidius of Portugal
• Egidius of Santarém
• Giles of Santarém
• Gil of Santarem
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Son of Rodrigo Pelayo Valladaris, governor of Coimbra, Portugal and councillor to King Sancho I. Though his family encouraged him to entered the priesthood, and his royal connections provided him with several benefices and prebends, Gil had no interest. He studied medicine and necromancy; one of his biographers claimed Gil made a blood-sign pact with the devil for knowledge and skills, and that he renounced it only when a spectral knight appeared to him and ordered to change his life. Whether it was a real or metaphorical description, Gil did return to Christianity and studied theology in Paris, France. Joined the Dominicans at Palencia, Spain. Dominican provincial for Spain.
Born
1185 at Vaozela, Portugal
Died
14 May 1265 in Santarem, Portugal of natural causes
Beatified
9 May 1748 by Pope Benedict XIV (cultus confirmed)
Saint Carthage the Younger
Also known as
• Carthage of Lismore
• Carthage of Mochuda
• Mo Chutu mac Fínaill
• Cartaco, Carthach, Carthagus, Mochuda
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Swineherd near Castlemaine, Ireland. Monk. Spiritual student of Saint Carthage the Elder. Priest. Hermit at Kiltallagh, Ireland in 580. He attracted would-be students, founded the monastery in Raithean in County Offaly, Ireland c.590, and served as its abbot. Abbot-Bishop of the Fercal district. He composed a rule for his monks. Wrote a metrical poem of 580 lines. Exiled from Raithean in 635 with 800 of his brother monks. With them he established a monastery which later became the famous school of Lismore.
Born
555 in County Kerry, Ireland
Died
• c.637 at Lismore, Ireland
• buried in the church there
Patronage
• diocese of Lismore, Ireland
• diocese of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland
Saint Costanzo of Capri
Also known as
• Costantio
• Constantius
• Antonii de Ripolis
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Wandering bishop who preached against heresies in southern Italy, arriving on the island of Capri c.739 where he settled to lead the church there.
Born
in Italy as Antonii de Ripolis
Died
• 8th century near Marina Grande, Capri, Italy
• interred in a barrel
• basilica built in his honour near his burial spot
• some relics enshrined in a reliquary in the church of San Stefano in Capri
• some relics enshrined in a reliquary in the crypt of Saint William at Montevergine, Italy
Patronage
Capri, Italy (at least since the end of the 10th century when his intervention was asked to fend of invading Saracens)
Saint Corona the Martyr
Also known as
Corona of Damascus
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Teenaged wife of an Imperial Roman soldier stationed in Damascus, Syria. Cared for Saint Victor the Martyr when he was arrested for his faith. For this display of her own faith, she was arrested and martyred.
Died
• c.165 in Syria
• an old, probably fictional, account has her tied to two palm trees and torn in half when they were allowed to spring back to their full height
• relics transferred to Aachen, Germany c.1000 by Emperor Otto III
Patronage
• treasure hunters
• diocese of Belluno-Feltre, Italy
• Castelfidardo, Italy
• Feltre, Italy
• Monte Romano, Italy
Saint Isidore of Chios
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Sailor. Brought Christianity to the Greek island of Chios. Martyred in the persecutions of Decius for refusing to sacrifice to idols.
Born
in Alexandria, Egypt
Died
• drowned in a well c.251 at Chios, Greece
• a church was built over the well, and its waters were considered to have healing powers
• his body was taken to Venice, Italy in 1125 and hidden in the palace of the Doge
• it was re-discovered in the early 14th century and translated to a chapel in Saint Mark's Cathedral
• the skull was discovered on Chios, encased in a silver and jewelled reliquary, and translated to Venice in 1627
Patronage
sailors
Blessed Diego of Narbonne
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As a young man he felt a call to religious life, and joined the Mercedarians. He attracted so much attention as a miracle worker that for a while he lived a cloistered life at the El Puig monastery at Valencia, Spain. In north Africa he ransomed 108 Christians from Muslim slavery, but was imprisoned, chained and repeatedly flogged for refusing to renounce Christianity. Physically broken, he was released, returned to the El Puig convent, and spent his remaining years as a choir monk.
Born
in Spain of French immigrant parents
Died
interred near the main altar of the church at the convent of El Puig, Valencia, Spain
Saint Fortunatus of Aquileia
Also known as
Fortunatus of Vincenza
Additional Memorials
• 14 August (Aquileia, Italy)
• 13 May (Vincenza, Italy)
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Brother of Saint Felice of Aquileia. Martyred in the persecutions of Diocletian.
Born
in Vicenza, Italy
Died
• beheaded in 296 in the San Felice district outside Aquileia, Fruili, Italy
• relics enshrined in Vincenzo, Italy by the late 4th century
• in 1080, due to the Lombard invasions, relics were translated to Malamocco and Chioggia, Italy to be enshrined in the cathedral of Felice and Fortunatus
Patronage
• Chioggia, Italy
• Vincenza, Italy
Saint Felice of Aquileia
Also known as
Felice of Vincenza
Additional Memorials
• 14 August (Aquileia, Italy)
• 13 May (Vincenza, Italy)
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Brother of Saint Fortunatus of Vicenza. Martyred in the persecutions of Diocletian.
Born
in Vicenza, Italy
Died
• beheaded in 296 in the San Felice district outside Aquileia, Italy
• relics enshrined in Vincenzo, Italy by the late 4th century
• relics enshrined on the high altar of the church of Brognoligo, Monteforte d'Alpone, Italy
Patronage
• Chioggia, Italy
• Vincenza, Italy
Saint Victor the Martyr
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Imperial Roman soldier stationed in Damascus, Syria. Arrested, tortured, blinded and martyred for his faith. While in prison, he was nursed by Saint Corona of Damascus.
Died
beheaded c.165 in Syria
Patronage
• diocese of Belluno-Feltre, Italy
• Castelfidardo, Italy
• Feltre, Italy
Saint Erembert of Toulouse
Also known as
• Erembert of Fontenelle
• Erembert of Wocourt
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Benedictine monk at Fontenelle Abbey c.640. Bishop of Toulouse, France, c.656, and ruled for 12 years. In his later years he resigned and returned to Fontenelle to spend his remaining years as a monk.
Born
at Wocourt near Passy, France
Died
c.672 at Fontenelle Abbey of natural causes
Saint Boniface of Tarsus
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Steward to Saint Alexius. Travelled from Rome, Italy to Tarsus, Cilicia (in modern Turkey) to recover the bodies of martyrs there. Marytred there himself.
Died
• beheaded c.307 in Tarsus, Cilicia (in modern Turkey)
• relics enshrined in the Church of Saints Alexis and Boniface on the Aventine in Rome, Italy
Saint Pons of Pradleves
Also known as
Pontius, Ponzio
Profile
Traditionally a member of the Theban Legion. Worked with Saint Costanzo to evangelize the region around the rivers Grana and Maira in northern Italy.
Patronage
Pradleves, Italy
Saint Pontius of Cimiez
Profile
Martyred in the persecutions of Valerian and Gallienus.
Died
• c.258 in Cimella, France
• relics enshrined in Saint-Pons, France, which was named for him
Patronage
Saint-Pons, France
Saint Justa of Sardinia
Also known as
Giusta
Profile
Martyred in the persecutions of Hadrian.
Died
c.130 at Sardinia, Italy
Patronage
• diocese of Ales-Terralba, Italy
• Gesico, Italy
Saint Costanzo of Vercelli
Profile
Bishop of Vercelli, Italy c.530. Poet.
Died
c.541 at Vercelli, Italy of natural causes
Saint Henedina of Sardinia
Also known as
Enedina
Profile
Martyred in the persecutions of Hadrian.
Died
c.130 at Sardinia, Italy
Patronage
diocese of Ales-Terralba, Italy
Saint Boniface of Ferentino
Profile
Sixth century bishop of Ferentino, Tuscany, Italy during the reign of Roman Emperor Justin. Saint Gregory the Great wrote about him.
Patronage
alcoholics
Saint Gal of Clermont-Ferrand
Also known as
Gallo
Profile
Mid-6th-century bishop of Clermont-Ferrand, France. Uncle of Saint Gregory of Tours.
Died
551 of natural causes
Saint Justina of Sardinia
Also known as
Giustina
Profile
Martyred in the persecutions of Hadrian.
Died
c.130
Patronage
diocese of Ales-Terralba, Italy
Saint Tuto of Regensburg
Also known as
Totto of Regensburg
Profile
Monk and then abbot of Saint Emmeram Abbey in Regensburg, Germany. Bishop of Regensburg.
Died
930
Saint Dyfan
Also known as
Deruvianus, Damian
Profile
Second century missionary to the Britons, sent by Pope Saint Eleutherius at the request of King Saint Lucius. Marytr.
Saint Engelmer
Profile
Son of a poor labourer. Known for his piety, he retreated to live as a hermit near Passau, Germany. Martyr.
Died
1096
Saint Maximus
Profile
Martyred in the persecutions of Decius.
Died
stoned to death in Asia Minor (modern Turkey)
Martyrs of Seoul
Profile
A group of lay people martyred together in the apostolic vicariate of Korea.
• Petrus Choe Pil-je
• Lucia Yun Un-hye
• Candida Jeong Bok-hye
• Thaddeus Jeong In-hyeok
• Carolus Jeong Cheol-sang
Died
14 May 1801 at the Small West Gate, Seoul, South Korea
Beatified
15 August 2014 by Pope Francis
St. Engelmund
Feastday: May 14
Death: 739
Benedictine abbot, companion of St. Willibrord. He was born in England where he ruled an abbey. Then he went to Friesland, in the Neth
Saint Engelmund (Engelmond, Ingelmund) of Velsen (died May 14, c. 739) was an English-born missionary to Frisia. He was educated in his native country and entered the Benedictine Order. He was ordained a priest and later became an abbot.
Life
Although born in England, he had lived in Friesland with his parents and so knew the language.[2] He traveled to Frisia to join Saint Willibrord in evangelizing the region. Engelmund was based at Velsen near Haarlem, where he later died at an advanced age, of fever.[3]
Iconography
Saint Engelmund is depicted as a pilgrim abbot with a fountain springing under his staff.
Saint Matthias the Apostle
Profile
Apostle. As he could bear witness to the Resurrection of Jesus, he was chosen to replace Judas Iscariot. Preached the Gospel for more than 30 years in Judea, Cappadocia, Egypt and Ethiopia. Remembered for preaching the need for mortification of the flesh with regard to all its sensual and irregular desires. Martyr.
Died
• stoned to death at Colchis in 80
• some relics in the abatical church of Trier, Germany, others in Saint Mary Major in Rome, Italy
Patronage
• against alcoholism; reformed alcoholics
• against smallpox
• carpenters
• tailors
• diocese of Gary, Indiana
• diocese of Great Falls-Billings, Montana
Saint Maria Mazzarello
Also known as
Mary Dominic Mazzarello
Profile
Daughter of Giuseppe and Maddalena Mazzarello, the eldest of ten children born to a farm family in the mountains; seven of the children survived, and Maria learned the lessons typical of a big sister. Field worker. Member of the Pious Union of Mary Immaculate. Assisted at her parish, teaching catechism to younger children, helping the sick. She nearly died of typhus at age 23, and she never really recovered her strength or health again.
She and her friend Petronilla began working as dressmakers. They discovered a joint interest in working with children, and started a school for girls that soon turned into a boarding school. Each Sunday they offered the local girls, whether students or not, the chance to come to the school for games and prayers. Maria cofounded the Daughters of Mary Auxiliatrix, which was under the spritual direction of Saint John Bosco. She was the first Salesian Sister, and served as superior of the order, founding houses in Italy and France.
Born
9 May 1837 at Mornese, Acqui, Italy
Died
14 May 1881 in Nizza Monferrato, Asti Italy of natural causes
Canonized
24 June 1951 by Pope Pius XII
Patronage
against bodily ills, sickness; sick people
Saint Michael Garicoïts
Profile
The eldest son of Pyrenean peasants, Arnold and Gratianne Garicoïts. His family sheltered priests escaping the persecutions of the French Revolution. As a boy Michael worked as a shepherd on neighboring farms. He early felt a call to the priesthood, but his family was too poor to afford his eduction; his grandmother arranged for the boy to work in the parish rectory and then in the kitchen of the bishop of Bayonne, France in exchange for his education. Michael studied philosophy at Aire, France, theology in the major seminary at Dax, France and was ordained in the diocese of Bayonne in December 1823. Parish priest in Cambo where he fought Jansenism by promoting frequent communion and devotion to the Sacred Heart. Professor of philosophy at the diocesan seminary at Lestelle-Bétharram, France. Rector of the seminary there. Helped Saint Jeanne Elizabeth des Bichier des Anges to found the Daughters of the Cross (Sisters of Saint Andrew the Apostle). Founded the missioner Priests of the Sacred Heart of Bétharram (Bétharram Fathers) in 1838.
Born
15 April 1797 in Ibarre, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France
Died
14 May 1863 in Bétharram, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France of natural causes
Canonized
6 July 1947 by Pope Pius XII
Saint Ampelio
Profile
Blacksmith who gave up his work and worldly life to live as a hermit in Thebaid in Egypt. There his chastity was tempted by the devil in the form of a woman, but Ampelio heated an iron bar till it glowed, and used it to chase the demon away; from this choice he received the gift of being impervious to burns. Immigrant to the island of Bordighera, Italy where he planted the first date palms (Bordighera is known as the “Queen of Palms” or “City of Palms”), lived in a cave, was known as a miracle worker, and set an example of prayerful Christian life.
Name Etymology
greek: Ampelio = winemaker
Born
4th century in Upper Egypt
Died
• 5 October c.410 in Bordighera, Italy of natural causes
• to punish rebels in Bordighera, civil authorities in Genoa, Italy took the relics to the Olivetan convent of San Stephen in loyal city of Sanremo, Italy in 1140
• relics moved to the convent of Saint Stephen in Genoa, Italy on 14 May 1258
• relics returned to Bordighera on 16 August 1947 and enshrined at the church of Santa Maria Maddalena on Cape Sant’Ampelio
Patronage
• blacksmiths
• Bordighera, Italy
Blessed Giles of Santarem
Also known as
• Egidius of Portugal
• Egidius of Santarém
• Giles of Santarém
• Gil of Santarem
Profile
Son of Rodrigo Pelayo Valladaris, governor of Coimbra, Portugal and councillor to King Sancho I. Though his family encouraged him to entered the priesthood, and his royal connections provided him with several benefices and prebends, Gil had no interest. He studied medicine and necromancy; one of his biographers claimed Gil made a blood-sign pact with the devil for knowledge and skills, and that he renounced it only when a spectral knight appeared to him and ordered to change his life. Whether it was a real or metaphorical description, Gil did return to Christianity and studied theology in Paris, France. Joined the Dominicans at Palencia, Spain. Dominican provincial for Spain.
Born
1185 at Vaozela, Portugal
Died
14 May 1265 in Santarem, Portugal of natural causes
Beatified
9 May 1748 by Pope Benedict XIV (cultus confirmed)
Saint Carthage the Younger
Also known as
• Carthage of Lismore
• Carthage of Mochuda
• Mo Chutu mac Fínaill
• Cartaco, Carthach, Carthagus, Mochuda
Profile
Swineherd near Castlemaine, Ireland. Monk. Spiritual student of Saint Carthage the Elder. Priest. Hermit at Kiltallagh, Ireland in 580. He attracted would-be students, founded the monastery in Raithean in County Offaly, Ireland c.590, and served as its abbot. Abbot-Bishop of the Fercal district. He composed a rule for his monks. Wrote a metrical poem of 580 lines. Exiled from Raithean in 635 with 800 of his brother monks. With them he established a monastery which later became the famous school of Lismore.
Born
555 in County Kerry, Ireland
Died
• c.637 at Lismore, Ireland
• buried in the church there
Patronage
• diocese of Lismore, Ireland
• diocese of Waterford and Lismore, Ireland
Saint Costanzo of Capri
Also known as
• Costantio
• Constantius
• Antonii de Ripolis
Profile
Wandering bishop who preached against heresies in southern Italy, arriving on the island of Capri c.739 where he settled to lead the church there.
Born
in Italy as Antonii de Ripolis
Died
• 8th century near Marina Grande, Capri, Italy
• interred in a barrel
• basilica built in his honour near his burial spot
• some relics enshrined in a reliquary in the church of San Stefano in Capri
• some relics enshrined in a reliquary in the crypt of Saint William at Montevergine, Italy
Patronage
Capri, Italy (at least since the end of the 10th century when his intervention was asked to fend of invading Saracens)
Saint Corona the Martyr
Also known as
Corona of Damascus
Profile
Teenaged wife of an Imperial Roman soldier stationed in Damascus, Syria. Cared for Saint Victor the Martyr when he was arrested for his faith. For this display of her own faith, she was arrested and martyred.
Died
• c.165 in Syria
• an old, probably fictional, account has her tied to two palm trees and torn in half when they were allowed to spring back to their full height
• relics transferred to Aachen, Germany c.1000 by Emperor Otto III
Patronage
• treasure hunters
• diocese of Belluno-Feltre, Italy
• Castelfidardo, Italy
• Feltre, Italy
• Monte Romano, Italy
Saint Isidore of Chios
Profile
Sailor. Brought Christianity to the Greek island of Chios. Martyred in the persecutions of Decius for refusing to sacrifice to idols.
Born
in Alexandria, Egypt
Died
• drowned in a well c.251 at Chios, Greece
• a church was built over the well, and its waters were considered to have healing powers
• his body was taken to Venice, Italy in 1125 and hidden in the palace of the Doge
• it was re-discovered in the early 14th century and translated to a chapel in Saint Mark's Cathedral
• the skull was discovered on Chios, encased in a silver and jewelled reliquary, and translated to Venice in 1627
Patronage
sailors
Blessed Diego of Narbonne
Profile
As a young man he felt a call to religious life, and joined the Mercedarians. He attracted so much attention as a miracle worker that for a while he lived a cloistered life at the El Puig monastery at Valencia, Spain. In north Africa he ransomed 108 Christians from Muslim slavery, but was imprisoned, chained and repeatedly flogged for refusing to renounce Christianity. Physically broken, he was released, returned to the El Puig convent, and spent his remaining years as a choir monk.
Born
in Spain of French immigrant parents
Died
interred near the main altar of the church at the convent of El Puig, Valencia, Spain
Saint Fortunatus of Aquileia
Also known as
Fortunatus of Vincenza
Additional Memorials
• 14 August (Aquileia, Italy)
• 13 May (Vincenza, Italy)
Profile
Brother of Saint Felice of Aquileia. Martyred in the persecutions of Diocletian.
Born
in Vicenza, Italy
Died
• beheaded in 296 in the San Felice district outside Aquileia, Fruili, Italy
• relics enshrined in Vincenzo, Italy by the late 4th century
• in 1080, due to the Lombard invasions, relics were translated to Malamocco and Chioggia, Italy to be enshrined in the cathedral of Felice and Fortunatus
Patronage
• Chioggia, Italy
• Vincenza, Italy
Saint Felice of Aquileia
Also known as
Felice of Vincenza
Additional Memorials
• 14 August (Aquileia, Italy)
• 13 May (Vincenza, Italy)
Profile
Brother of Saint Fortunatus of Vicenza. Martyred in the persecutions of Diocletian.
Born
in Vicenza, Italy
Died
• beheaded in 296 in the San Felice district outside Aquileia, Italy
• relics enshrined in Vincenzo, Italy by the late 4th century
• relics enshrined on the high altar of the church of Brognoligo, Monteforte d'Alpone, Italy
Patronage
• Chioggia, Italy
• Vincenza, Italy
Saint Victor the Martyr
Profile
Imperial Roman soldier stationed in Damascus, Syria. Arrested, tortured, blinded and martyred for his faith. While in prison, he was nursed by Saint Corona of Damascus.
Died
beheaded c.165 in Syria
Patronage
• diocese of Belluno-Feltre, Italy
• Castelfidardo, Italy
• Feltre, Italy
Saint Erembert of Toulouse
Also known as
• Erembert of Fontenelle
• Erembert of Wocourt
Profile
Benedictine monk at Fontenelle Abbey c.640. Bishop of Toulouse, France, c.656, and ruled for 12 years. In his later years he resigned and returned to Fontenelle to spend his remaining years as a monk.
Born
at Wocourt near Passy, France
Died
c.672 at Fontenelle Abbey of natural causes
Saint Boniface of Tarsus
Profile
Steward to Saint Alexius. Travelled from Rome, Italy to Tarsus, Cilicia (in modern Turkey) to recover the bodies of martyrs there. Marytred there himself.
Died
• beheaded c.307 in Tarsus, Cilicia (in modern Turkey)
• relics enshrined in the Church of Saints Alexis and Boniface on the Aventine in Rome, Italy
Saint Pons of Pradleves
Also known as
Pontius, Ponzio
Profile
Traditionally a member of the Theban Legion. Worked with Saint Costanzo to evangelize the region around the rivers Grana and Maira in northern Italy.
Patronage
Pradleves, Italy
Saint Pontius of Cimiez
Profile
Martyred in the persecutions of Valerian and Gallienus.
Died
• c.258 in Cimella, France
• relics enshrined in Saint-Pons, France, which was named for him
Patronage
Saint-Pons, France
Saint Justa of Sardinia
Also known as
Giusta
Profile
Martyred in the persecutions of Hadrian.
Died
c.130 at Sardinia, Italy
Patronage
• diocese of Ales-Terralba, Italy
• Gesico, Italy
Saint Costanzo of Vercelli
Profile
Bishop of Vercelli, Italy c.530. Poet.
Died
c.541 at Vercelli, Italy of natural causes
Saint Henedina of Sardinia
Also known as
Enedina
Profile
Martyred in the persecutions of Hadrian.
Died
c.130 at Sardinia, Italy
Patronage
diocese of Ales-Terralba, Italy
Saint Boniface of Ferentino
Profile
Sixth century bishop of Ferentino, Tuscany, Italy during the reign of Roman Emperor Justin. Saint Gregory the Great wrote about him.
Patronage
alcoholics
Saint Gal of Clermont-Ferrand
Also known as
Gallo
Profile
Mid-6th-century bishop of Clermont-Ferrand, France. Uncle of Saint Gregory of Tours.
Died
551 of natural causes
Saint Justina of Sardinia
Also known as
Giustina
Profile
Martyred in the persecutions of Hadrian.
Died
c.130
Patronage
diocese of Ales-Terralba, Italy
Saint Tuto of Regensburg
Also known as
Totto of Regensburg
Profile
Monk and then abbot of Saint Emmeram Abbey in Regensburg, Germany. Bishop of Regensburg.
Died
930
Saint Dyfan
Also known as
Deruvianus, Damian
Profile
Second century missionary to the Britons, sent by Pope Saint Eleutherius at the request of King Saint Lucius. Marytr.
Saint Engelmer
Profile
Son of a poor labourer. Known for his piety, he retreated to live as a hermit near Passau, Germany. Martyr.
Died
1096
Saint Maximus
Profile
Martyred in the persecutions of Decius.
Died
stoned to death in Asia Minor (modern Turkey)
Martyrs of Seoul
Profile
A group of lay people martyred together in the apostolic vicariate of Korea.
• Petrus Choe Pil-je
• Lucia Yun Un-hye
• Candida Jeong Bok-hye
• Thaddeus Jeong In-hyeok
• Carolus Jeong Cheol-sang
Died
14 May 1801 at the Small West Gate, Seoul, South Korea
Beatified
15 August 2014 by Pope Francis
புனிதர் மெட்டில்டா
(St. Matilda of Ringelheim)
ஜெர்மன் அரசி:
(German Queen)
பிறப்பு: கி.பி 894/97
எங்கர், சாக்சனி, கிழக்கு பிரான்சியா
(Enger, Saxony, East Francia)
இறப்பு: மார்ச் 14, 968
கியூட்லின்பர்க், சாக்சனி, புனித ரோமானிய பேரரசு
(Quedlinburg, Saxony, Holy Roman Empire)
ஏற்கும் சமயம்/ சபை:
ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை
(Roman Catholic Church)
கிழக்கு மரபுவழி திருச்சபை
(Eastern Orthodox Church)
முக்கிய திருத்தலம்:
கியூட்லின்பர்க் மடாலயம், சாக்சனி-அன்ஹால்ட், ஜெர்மனி
(Quedlinburg Abbey, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany)
நினைவுத் திருநாள்: மார்ச் 14
ரிங்கெல்ஹெய்மின் மெட்டில்டா (Matilda of Ringelheim) என்றும் அழைக்கப்படும் புனிதர் மெட்டில்டா, ஒரு சாக்சன் பிரபு (Saxon Noblewoman) ஆவார். கி.பி. 909ம் ஆண்டில், மன்னர் முதலாம் ஹென்றியுடன் (King Henry I) திருமணம் செய்ததால், அவர் முதல் ஓட்டோனியன் அரசியும் (Ottonian Queen) ஆவார். அவரது மூத்த மகன், முதலாம் ஓட்டோ (Otto I), கி.பி. 962ம் ஆண்டு, தூய ரோமானியப் பேரரசை (Holy Roman Empire) மீட்டெடுத்தவர் ஆவார். மெட்டில்டா பல ஆன்மீக நிறுவனங்களையும், பெண்களுக்கான கான்வென்ட்களையும் நிறுவினார். மிகவும் ஆழ்ந்த பக்தியும், நீதி மனப்பான்மையும், தொண்டுள்ளமும் கொண்டவர் என்று இவர் கருதப்பட்டார்.
ஜெர்மனியின் அரசியான தூய மெட்டில்டா, வெஸ்ட்பாலியாவின் பிரவுவான "டீட்ரிச்" (Dietrich of Westphalia) மற்றும் டென்மார்க்கின் "ரெய்ன்ஹைல்ட்" (Reinhild of Denmar) ஆகியோரின் மகள் ஆவார். சுமார் கி.பி. 892ம் ஆண்டு பிறந்த அவர், யூஃபர்ட் கான்வென்ட்டின் மடாதிபதியான (Abbess of Eufurt Convent) அவரது பாட்டியால் வளர்க்கப்பட்டார். மெட்டில்டா கி.பி. 909ம் ஆண்டில் சாக்சோனியின் பிரபுவான, ஓட்டோவின் (Son of Duke Otto of Saxony) மகன், "ஹென்றி தி ஃபோலர்" (Henry the Fowler) என்பவரை மணந்தார். கி.பி. 912ம் ஆண்டில், அவர் தனது தந்தைக்குப் பிறகு பிரபு ஆகவும், கி.பி. 919ம் ஆண்டில் மன்னர் முதலாம் கான்ராட் (King Conrad I) என்பவரை வெற்றிகொண்டு, ஜெர்மன் சிம்மாசனத்தைக் கைப்பற்றினார்.
கி.பி. 936ம் ஆண்டு, மெட்டில்டாவின் கணவர் மரணமடைந்தால் விதவையானார். பின்னர், அவரது மகன் ஹென்றி தனது தந்தையின் சிம்மாசனத்திற்கு உரிமை கோரினார். அவரது மகன் ஓட்டோ (தி கிரேட்) தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்பட்டபோது, அவர் ஒரு வெற்றிகரமான கிளர்ச்சியை வழிநடத்திய பின்னர் பவேரியாவின் ஹென்றி டியூக் (Henry Duke of Bavaria) என்று பெயரிட அவரை வற்புறுத்தினார்.
புனிதர் மெட்டில்டா தானதர்மங்களில் பிரபலமானவர், தர்ம சிந்தையுள்ளவர். அவருடைய மகன்களான ஓட்டோ மற்றும் ஹென்றி இருவரும் இவர் தொண்டு நிறுவனங்களுக்கு வழங்கிய தான தர்மங்களுக்காக அவரை கடுமையாக விமர்சித்தனர். இதன் விளைவாக, அவர் தனது மகன்களிடமிருந்து விடுபட்டு, தனது பரம்பரை தனது நாட்டு வீட்டிற்கு ஓய்வு பெற சென்றார். பின்னர் ஓட்டோவின் மனைவி எடித் மிகவும் வேண்டிக் கேட்டுக்கொண்டதன் பேரில், அவர் அரண்மனைக்கு திரும்ப அழைக்கப்பட்டார். அவர்கள் மெட்டில்டாவை மீண்டும் அரண்மனைக்கு வரவேற்றார்கள். அவருடைய மகன்கள் அவளிடம் மன்னிப்பு கேட்டார்கள்.
தனது இறுதி காலத்தில், பல தேவாலயங்கள், கான்வென்ட்கள் மற்றும் மடங்களை கட்டியெழுப்ப அவர் தன்னை அர்ப்பணித்தார். அவர் தனது வாழ்க்கையின் இறுதி ஆண்டுகளில் பெரும்பாலானவற்றை தாம், "நொர்தவ்சென்" (Nordhausen) எனுமிடத்தில் கட்டிய கான்வென்ட்டில் கழித்தார். நீண்ட நோய்க்குப் பிறகு, அரசி மெட்டில்டா, மார்ச் 14 அன்று குட்லின்பர்க்கில் (Quedlinburg) உள்ள மடத்தில் இறந்தார், அவரது மறைந்த கணவர் ஹென்றி உடன் அடக்கம் செய்யப்பட்டார்.
