St. Julia of Troyes
Feastday: July 21
Death: 272
Martyr of Troyes, France. Taken captive by the Romans, she was given to Claudius, a soldier. Julia converted him to Christ, and they were beheaded as martyrs.
Saint Lawrence of Brindisi
பிரிந்திசி நகர் புனித லாரன்ஸ்(St.Lawrence of Brindisi)
மறைவல்லுநர் (Doctor of the Church)
பிறப்பு
1559
பிரிந்திசி(Brindisi), இத்தாலி
இறப்பு
1619
லிஸ்பன்(Lisbon)
இவர் பிரிந்திசி நகரிலிருந்த கப்புச்சின் சபைத் துறவிகளிடம் கல்வி பயின்றார். வெனிஸ் நகரிலிருந்த புனித மார்க் கல்லூரியில் தனது மேற்படிப்பை முடித்தபின், தனது 16 ஆம் வயதில் கப்புச்சின் சபையில் சேர்ந்து குருத்துவப் பயிற்சி பெற்றார். பதுவை நகரில் தத்துவக்கலையை முடித்தபின் குருவாக திருநிலைப்படுத்தப்பட்டார். பல மொழிகளை கற்றுத் தேர்ந்த இவர், பல நாடுகளுக்கு சென்று நற்செய்தியை போதித்தார். பின்னர் திருத்தந்தையின் வேண்டுதலின்படி ஜெர்மனி நாட்டிற்கு யூதர்களிடம் அனுப்பப்பட்டார். யூத மக்களிடையே லாரன்சின் பணி செழிப்படைந்தது. மார்ட்டின் லூத்தரின் தவறான போதனைகளை நம்பிய மக்கள், தற்போது லாரன்ஸ் கூறிய போதனைகளை ஏற்றுக்கொண்டு கிறிஸ்துவை பின்பற்றினர்.
லாரன்ஸ் மறைபரப்பு பணியோடு சேர்ந்து, தொற்று நோய் கொண்ட மக்களிடமும், பிளேக் நோயாளிகளிடையேயும் தொண்டாற்றினார். அம்மக்களுக்கும் கிறிஸ்துவை யார் என்று அறிவித்து, அன்பு பணியாற்றினார். பின்னர் இம்மக்களுக்காக 3 துறவற இல்லங்களை தொடங்கினார். 1602 ஆம் ஆண்டு அச்சபையின் தலைவராக தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்பட்டார். ஆனால் அப்பதவியில் அவர் மனம் நாட்டங்கொள்ளாததால் 3 ஆண்டுகளில் அப்பதவியிலிருந்து விலகினார். இவர் கிறிஸ்துவுக்கு எதிராக செயல்பட்டவர்களுக்கு, நன்மை செய்ய, தன்னையும் போர் படைகளில் இணைத்துக்கொண்டு கையில் சிலுவையை ஏந்தி போர்புரிந்தார். அப்போது பல்வேறு பணிகளை ஆற்றி, சிறப்பாக பல விசுவாச நூல்களையும் எழுதினார். ஐரோப்பா முழுவதும் பயணம் செய்து திருமுறையைப்பரப்பினார். தன் இறப்புவரை மிக எளிமையான கப்புச்சின் குருவாக வாழ்ந்து இறந்தார்.
Also known as
• Brother Lorenzo
• Julius Caesar Rossi
• Laurence of Brindisi
• Lorenzo da Brindisi
Additional Memorial
22 July (Lisbon, Portugal)
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Son of Guglielmo de Rossi and Elisabetta Masella. He felt an early call to religious life, and was educated by the Friars Minor Conventuals of Brindisi, Italy. His father died when the boy was twelve. Studied in Venice. Joined the Capuchin Friars in 1575 at age 16, taking the name Brother Lorenzo. Studied theology, the Bible, French, German, Greek, Spanish, Syriac, and Hebrew at the University of Padua; he was a brilliant student, known for his facility with languages. Priest. Taught theology. Served as linguist and military chaplain. Famous, effective and forceful preacher in any of his several languages. Founded convents of Vienna and Graz in Austria, and in Prague, Czech Republic. Wrote catechisms.
Chaplain of the army of the Holy Roman Empire in 1601. Rallied the German princes to fight a superior Turkish force, and was asked to lead the army into battle at Stuhlweissenburg (modern Székesfehérvár, Hungary) carrying no weapon but a crucifix; the Turks were completely defeated. Master general of his order from 1602 to 1605; he was the choice for another term, but turned it down. Carried out important and successful diplomatic peace missions to Munich, Germany and Madrid, Spain. Assigned in 1605 to evangelize in Germany, where he had great success. Convinced Philip III of Spain to join the German Catholic League. Commissary general of his order for the provinces of Tyrol and Bavaria in Germany. Spiritual director of the Bavarian army. Tended to fall into ecstasies when celebrating Mass.
In 1956, the Capuchin Order compiled fifteen volumes of his sermons, letters and writings. Proclaimed Apostolic Doctor of the Church by Pope John XXIII in 1959.
Born
22 July 1559 at Brindisi, Italy as Julius Caesar Rossi
Died
• 22 July 1619 at Lisbon, Portugal of natural causes
• buried in the cemetery of the Poor Clares on Villafranca, Spain
Canonized
8 December 1881 by Pope Leo XIII
Patronage
Brindisi, Italy
Saint Arbogast of Strasbourg
Also known as
Arascach
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The little recorded of his childhood is probably legend. Hermit, living in a cave at Alsace, France with a widespread reputation for holiness. When King Dagobert's son was killed in a hunting accident, Arbogast's prayers brought the lad back to life. Bishop of Strasbourg, France c.630; very devoted to his people, and through Dagobert's generosity, he was able to build several churches.
Born
• 7th century Aquitaine, France
• some writers claim him for Scotland and/or Ireland
Died
• c.678 of natural causes
• at his insistence, he was buried in an area normally reserved for criminals
• the church of Saint Michael was soon built over his grave
• relics translated to the nearby Saint Arbogast abbey
• relics scattered and lost during the Thirty Years War
Patronage
Strasbourg, France
Saint Victor of Marseilles
புனிதர் விக்டர்
(St. Victor of Marseilles)
மறைசாட்சி:
(Martyr)
பிறப்பு: கி.பி. மூன்றாம் நூற்றாண்டு
இறப்பு: கி.பி. 290
மார்செய்ல்
(Marseille)
ஏற்கும் சமயம்:
ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை
(Roman Catholic Church)
கிழக்கு மரபுவழி திருச்சபை
(Eastern Orthodox Church)
நினைவுத் திருநாள்: ஜூலை 21
பாதுகாவல்:
கேபின் தயாரிப்பாளர்கள் (Cabinetmakers), அரவையாளர்கள் (Millers), சித்திரவதையால் பாதிக்கப்பட்டவர்கள், நோய்வாய்ப்பட்ட குழந்தைகள்; மின்னலுக்கு எதிராக
புனிதர் விக்டர், ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்கம் மற்றும் கிழக்கு மரபுவழி ஆகிய திருச்சபைகளால் புனிதராக ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளப்பட்டவர் ஆவார். இவர் சிலை வழிபாடுகளை மறுத்த காரணத்தால் மறைசாட்சியாக கொல்லப்பட்டவர் ஆவார்.
புனிதர் விக்டர், மார்செய்ல் (Marseille) நகரில், ஒரு ரோம இராணுவ அதிகாரியாக பணியாற்றியவர் என்று கூறப்படுகிறது. இவர், சிலை வழிபாடுகளை பகிரங்கமாக கண்டனம் செய்தார் என்றும் கூறப்படுகிறது. இதன் காரணமாக, இவர் “ஆஸ்டியரிஸ்” (Asterius) மற்றும் “யூட்டிசியஸ்” (Eutychius) எனப்படும் இரண்டு ரோம நிர்வாக அதிகாரிகளின் முன்பு கொண்டுவரப்பட்டார். பின்னர், அவர்கள் அவரை ரோமப் பேரரசன் “மேக்சிமியனிடம்" (Emperor Maximian) அனுப்பினார்கள். பின்னர், தெருக்களில் அலைந்து, அடித்து, இழுத்துச்செல்லப்பட்ட அவர், சிறையிலெறியப்பட்டார். அங்கே சிறையில், அவர் “லோங்கினஸ்” (Longinus), அலெக்ஸாண்டர் (Alexander), மற்றும் “ஃபெலீசியன்” (Felician) ஆகிய மூன்று ரோம வீரர்களை கிறிஸ்தவத்திற்கு மனம் மாற்றினார். பின்னர் அவர்களும் தலை வெட்டப்பட்டு கொல்லப்பட்டனர். ரோமன் கடவுளான “ஜூபிடர்” (Jupiter) சிலைக்கு தூபமிட மறுத்த பிறகு, விக்டர் தனது காலால் அதை உதைத்துத் தள்ளினார். கடும் சினமுற்ற பேரரசன் மேக்சிமியன், அவரை ஒரு மைல் கல்லினடியில் இட்டு கொள்ளுமாறு உத்தரவிட்டான். ஆனால், அந்த மைல் கள் சிதறுண்டு போனது; விக்டருக்கு ஒன்றுமாகவில்லை. அதன் காரணமாக, அவர் தலை வெட்டப்பட்டு கொல்லப்பட்டார்.
புனிதர் விக்டரும், அவரால் கிறிஸ்தவ மதத்திற்கு மனம் மாற்றப்பட்ட ரோம வீரர்களான “லோங்கினஸ்” (Longinus), அலெக்ஸாண்டர் (Alexander), மற்றும் “ஃபெலீசியன்” (Felician) ஆகிய மூவரும், கி.பி. மூன்றாம் நூற்றாண்டின் இறுதியில் கொல்லப்பட்டனர். நான்காம் நூற்றாண்டைச் சேர்ந்த புனிதர் “ஜான் கேசியன்” (Saint John Cassian) என்பவர், இவர்கள் மூவரும் கொல்லப்பட்ட குகையின் மேலே ஒரு துறவற (Monastery) மடாலயத்தை கட்டி எழுப்பினார். பிற்காலத்தில் இது, பெனடிக்டின் மடாலயமாகவும் (Benedictine abbey), “சிறு பேராலயமாகவும்” (Minor Basilica) ஆனது. இதுவே புனிதர் விக்டரின் மடாலயமாகும் (Abbey of St Victor).
புனிதர் விக்டர் மற்றும் அவருடன் மரித்த மூன்று ரோம படை வீரர்களான “லோங்கினஸ்” (Longinus), அலெக்ஸாண்டர் (Alexander), மற்றும் “ஃபெலீசியன்” (Felician) ஆகியோரின் நினைவுத் திருநாள், ஜூலை மாதம் 21ம் நாளாகும்.
புனிதர் விக்டர், “எஸ்டோனியா” (Estonia) நாட்டின் தலைநகரான “டல்லின்” (Tallinn) நகரின் பாதுகாவல் புனிதராவார்.
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Christian soldier in the imperial Roman army, he was imprisoned in Marseilles, France when he refused to worship pagan gods. While in awaiting execution, he converted other prisoners. Martyr.
Died
290 with three prisoners in Marseilles, France he had converted
Biographical selection:
Victor, a Catholic officer of the Roman army known for his noble lineage, military valor, and intelligence, served in the garrison of Marseille around the year 290. He developed a strong apostolate with his fellow men of arms and the people of the city, stimulating them all to courageously face the persecution of those times.
His activity was discovered by enemies of the Faith and Victor was denounced to the Emperor. He was brought before two prefects in the city, who, because of his distinction, sent him to the Emperor himself. The tyrant imposed cruel torments on him in an attempt to make him deny the Catholic Faith. All those tortures were futile because Victor remained faithful. After being tortured, he was thrown in a prison, and there he converted the three soldiers who were guarding him. When the Emperor heard this, he ordered that Victor be taken to a pagan temple to burn incense to the false idol, Jupiter. Victor went up to the altar and kicked the statue to the ground.
Indignant, the Emperor ordered that Victor’s foot be chopped off and then his body crushed by a millstone. When the mill broke down, he ordered Victor beheaded. In the cave where his remains were conserved, many miracles took place. His relics were kept for centuries in the Abbey of Saint-Victor in Marseille. The French Revolution tried to destroy them, but they were preserved and today are in the Church of St. Nicolas of Chardonnay in Paris.
Comments:
It would be very interesting if someone would have the time to study how far-reaching the Catholic influence in the Roman army was. The courage of the Roman army was legendary, and under many titles, the Roman legionary was the symbol of courage in the popular imagination. History provides ample support for this idea.
Generally speaking, we know that the Catholic Faith deeply penetrated the Roman army, because many of its members died martyrs. Hence, we see that from the beginning of the Catholic Church, the military life and spirit were allied with the Catholic spirit and sanctity.
Further, we see that the courage required of a legionary acted as a kind of preparation for him to accept the Catholic Religion, the source of all good and everything worthy of praise throughout the world.
Just as the Church adopted Roman Law, elevated it, purified its many defects, and made it the base of Canon Law, in the same way, the Catholic Religion broadly penetrated the Roman Patriciate, whose noble families were prepared by the patriarchal spirit to receive the Catholic Church. Thus, we can justly ask whether this Catholic influence also penetrated the Roman Legions. The martyrdom of St. Victor allows us to raise this possibility.
The scene of his martyrdom could not be more beautiful. He was brought before an idol and ordered to burn incense before it. He forcefully kicked it to the ground. It is an act of magnificent courage, of extraordinary fearlessness. It is a symbol of Catholic courage and aggressiveness.
Should we imitate these attitudes? Yes, in a certain sense. We are not in conditions to imitate the physical aggression, but we can imitate the moral attitude of St. Victor. Often we have to face the idols of the modern world that almost everyone adores. We are also invited to adore them in order to fit into the world. Often we have the opportunity to destroy these idols by giving them a strong kick, so to speak. We should do this rather than bow our heads and tremble before such idols. We should courageously kick these idols to the ground. We have often done exactly this by the grace of Our Lady. We should continue to do so, and now for an additional reason: to follow the example of St. Victor.
The opposite defect of this courage is human respect, the shame to stand up for Catholic principles, the lack of courage to oppose the revolutionary opinions and fashions that are accepted by the general populace as the only true ones, the only ones with the right of citizenship.
We should maintain this norm of action: Whenever we are in the presence of the arrogant impiety of neo-paganism in any of its forms, our Catholic pride must oppose its arrogance. We should do it in a way that our pride triumphs over revolutionary arrogance. We should not be afraid, for instance, to oppose the French Revolution, its myths, and its symbols. We should courageously speak against it, just as St. Victor stood against the false god and kicked the idol to the ground.
Saint Alberic Crescitelli
Also known as
Alberico
Additional Memorial
28 September as one of the Martyrs of China
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Seminarian at age twelve. Studied at the Pontifical Seminary for Foreign Missions in Rome. Ordained in 1887. Joined the Milan Foreign Missionary Society, the predecessor of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME), in 1888. Missionary in the Shensi Province in China near the Han River in 1888. Transferred to Ningkiang in 1900. Arrested on 20 July 1900 during the anti-Western Boxer Rebellion, he was tortured and murdered. Martyr.
Born
30 June 1863 at Altavilla, Benevento, Italy
Died
• beheaded on 21 July 1900 in Ningkiang, China
• body hacked to pieces
Canonized
1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II
Daniel the Prophet
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One of the four Great Prophets in the Old Testament, and the writer of the book of scripture that bears his name.
Died
• 5th-century BC in Babylon of natural causes
• tomb traditionally in Susa (modern Shush, Iran)
• relics translated to Alexandria, Egypt
• relics translated to Venice, Italy
Patronage
Ledeberg, Belgium
Saint Antimund of Thérouanne
Also known as
Animundus, Antimond, Antimonde, Antimundus, Autimond, Autimundus
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Hermit in Gallia Belgica (in modern northern France) in the early 6th century. Priest. Feeling a call to missionary work, and he and a Father Adelbert were sent by Saint Remigius of Rheims to evangelize the Morini people in the area of modern Picardy, France; this was a people who had received Christianity centuries earlier, but had reverted to their pagan roots. The pagan priests opposed him and supported continued worship of idols, but the people of the region were interested and he converted many. First bishop of Thérouanne in the Artois region of modern France, consecrated by Saint Remigius. Later invasions wiped out his good work, and in 7th century missionaries to the region had to start all over.
Saint Claudius of Troyes
Also known as
Claudianus
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Roman officer in the army of Aurelius. Received Saint Julia of Troyes as a slave and a spoil of war. She pleaded with him not to rape her, offered to serve him otherwise, and promised to pray for him daily; he was moved to spare her, eventually treating her more as a daughter, and was finally converted by her. When Julia was martyred in the persecutions of Aurelian, Claudius made a public profession of his own faith. Martyr.
Born
early 3rd century in Alemannia, an area occupied by Germanic tribes
Died
• beheaded in 273 at Troyes, Gaul (modern France)
• relics at the Benedictine convent at Jouarre, France
Blessed Gabriel Pergaud
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Priest. Member of the Canons Regular of the Congregation of France. Imprisoned on a ship in the harbor of Rochefort, France and left to die during the anti-Catholic persecutions of the French Revolution. One of the Martyrs of the Hulks of Rochefort.
Born
29 October 1752 in Saint-Priest-la-Plaine, Creuse, France
Died
21 July 1794 aboard the prison ship Deux-Associés, in Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, France
Beatified
1 October 1995 by Pope John Paul II
Saint Praxides of Rome
Also known as
Praxedes, Praxidis
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Daughter of a Senator Pudens and Saint Claudia of Rome; sister of Saint Prudentiana. Lifelong single lay woman. She employed her wealth in the interest of the Church, and was renowned for her virtues.
Died
• 164 in Rome, Italy of natural causes
• relics in the Saint Praxides Church, Rome
Saint Iosephus Wang Yumei
Also known as
• Joseph
• Ruose
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28 September as one of the Martyrs of China
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Layman in the apostolic vicariate of Southeastern Zhili, China. Martyred in the Boxer Rebellion.
Born
c.1832 in Weixian, Hebei, China
Died
21 July 1900 in Daning, Weixian, Hebei, China
Canonized
1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II
Saint Simeon Salus
Also known as
• Simeon Solos
• Simeon the Fool
• Simeon the Insane
• Symeon...
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A man who lived as a simple fool for Christ and became known for his holy wisdom and miracles. Pilgrim to many holy places. Longtime friend and travelling companion of Saint John of Edessa. Desert hermit. Hermit in Emesa (modern Homs), Syria.
Born
Edessa, Syria
Blessed Antonio Caba Pozo
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Seminarian in the archdiocese of Granada, Spain. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.
Born
1 December 1914 in Lanjarón, Granada, Spain
Died
21 July 1936 in Lanjarón, Granada, Spain
Beatified
• 23 May 2020 by Pope Francis
• the beatification recognition was celebrated at the Cathedral of Santa María de la Encarnación in Granada, Spain, presided by Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu
Blessed Parthenius of Thessaly
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Bishop, known for his ascetic lifestyle in which he continually gave away all that he had to the poor, and as often as possible withdrew to live as a cowherd in order to have the solitude to spend his days in constant prayer – including praying for the cattle in his care.
Born
Thessaly
Died
1777 of natural causes
Patronage
against diseases of cattle
Blessed Juan de Las Varillas
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Mercedarian friar. Missionary. Counselor and chaplain to Hernán Cortés during the expedition to Honduras in 1524. Though he was unable to establish a serious foothold for the Mercedarians in the Americas, Juan did bring many Aztecs to Christianity.
Born
Spain
Died
an area that would become modern Mexico, of natural causes
Blessed Agrícola Rodríguez García de Los Huertos
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Priest in the archdiocese of Toledo, Spain. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.
Born
18 March 1896 in Consuegra, Toledo, Spain
Died
21 July 1936 in Mora, Toledo, Spain
Beatified
28 October 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI
Saint Julia of Troyes
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Captured as a spoil of war by the forces of Roman emperor Aurelian following his victory over Tetricus. Given as a prize to Claudius of Troyes, an army officer. She converted him, and they were martyred together.
Born
3rd century at Troyes, France
Died
beheaded in 273 at Troyes, France
Saint Jucundinus of Troyes
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Martyred in the persecutions of Aurelian.
Died
• 273 at Troyes, Gaul (modern France)
• relics at the Benedictine convent at Jouarre, France
Saint Barhadbescialas
Also known as
Barhadbesciabas
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Deacon. Martyred in the persecutions of Sapor II. The Acts of the his martyrdom, written in Aramaic, have survived.
Died
354
Saint Eternus of Evreux
Also known as
Éterne, Aeternus, Ethernus, Detherus
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Bishop of Evreux, France.
Died
c.660
Saint Eleutherius of Marseille
Also known as
Deutherius, Eleuterius
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Young martyr.
Died
c.290 at the tomb of Saint Victor in Marseilles, France
Saint Justus of Troyes
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Martyred in the persecutions of Aurelian.
Died
• 273 at Troyes, Gaul (modern France)
• relics at the Benedictine convent at Jouarre, France
Saint Benignus of Moyenmoutier
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Twin brother of Saint John. Monk at Moyenmoutier. Spiritual student of Saint Hidulphus.
Died
707 of natural causes
Blessed Juan de Zambrana
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Mercedarian friar. Missionary to Guatamala in 1535, one of the first in the region. Built the Mercedarian convent of San Giacomo in Santiago, Guatamala.
Saint John of Moyenmoutier
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Twin brother of Saint Benignus. Monk at Moyenmoutier. Spiritual student of Saint Hidulphus.
Died
707 of natural causes
Saint Zoticus of Comana
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Bishop of Comana, Italy. Fought against the Montanist heresy. Martyred in the persecutions of Septimius Severus.
Died
204
Saint Wastrada
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Mother of Saint Gregory of Utrecht. In her later years she became a nun.
Died
• c.760 of natural causes
• buried at Susteren Abbey
Blessed Daniel Molini
Also known as
Daniele
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Cistercian monk, abbot and confessor.
Born
Venice, Italy
Saint John of Edessa
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Monk at Edessa, Syria. Longtime friend of Saint Simeon Salus.
Born
6th century Syrian
Blessed Claudius of Avignon
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Franciscan friar in the Avignon region of France.
Saint Corona of Marseille
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Martyr.
Died
c.290 in Marseille, France
Martyrs of Africa
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Six Christians who were martyred together. We know no other details about them but the names – Emilian, Hugal, Motanus, Saphus, Stercorius and Victor.
Died
unknown location in Africa, date unknown
