இன்றைய புனிதர்கள் ஆகஸ்ட் 3

 St. Lydia Purpuraria

புனித லீதிரா St. Lydia

பிலிப்பியின்(இன்றைய கிரேக்கத்தின்) முதல் கிறித்தவர்

பிறப்பு 

முதல் நூற்றாண்டு

தியத்திரா (அக்-ஈசார்), ஆசியா மைனர் Thyatira (Ak-Hissar), Asia minor

    

இறப்பு 

முதல் அல்லது இரண்டாம் நூற்றாண்டு

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பாதுகாவல்: சாயத்தொழில் (Patronin der Färber)

திருத்தூதர் பவுலால் மனமாற்றம் செய்யப்பட்ட முதல் பெண் இவர். திருத்தூதர் பவுல் இவரின் வீட்டிலேயே தங்கி இவருக்கு திருமுழுக்கு கொடுத்தார். இவர் பிலிப்பி (Philippi) என்ற நகரில் மனமாற்றம் அடைந்தார். இவரைப்பற்றி திருத்தூதர்பணி 16:14-15-ல் விளக்குகிறது. உரோமையரின் குடியேற்ற நகரமான பிலிப்பியில் பவுல் சில நாள்கள் தங்கியிருக்கும் வேளையில் ஓய்வுநாளன்று நகர வாயிலுக்கு வெளியே வந்து ஆற்றங்கரை சென்றார். அங்கு இறைவேண்டல் செய்யும் இடம் ஏதேனும் இருக்கும் என்று எண்ணி அமர்ந்து, அங்கே கூடியிருந்த பெண்களோடு பேசினார். அங்கு தியத்திரா நகரை சேர்ந்த பெண் ஒருவர் நாங்கள் பேசியதை கேட்டு கொண்டிருந்தார். அவர் பெயர் லீதியா. செந்நிற ஆடைகளை விற்பவரான அவர் கடவுளை வழிபட்டு வந்தார். பவுல் பேசியதை ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளுமாறு ஆண்டவர் அவர் உள்ளத்தை திறந்தார். அவரும், அவர் வீட்டாரும் திருமுழுக்கு பெற்றனர். அதன்பின் அவர் எங்களிடம், "நான் ஆண்டவரிடம் நம்பிக்கை கொண்டவள் என்று நீங்கள் கருதினால் என் வீட்டுக்கு வந்து தங்குங்கள்" என்று கெஞ்சிக்கேட்டு எங்களை இணங்கவைத்தார்.

Feastday: August 3

Lydia Purpuraria (1st century) was born at Thyatira (Ak-Hissar), a town in Asia Minor, famous for its dye works, (hence, her name which means purple seller). She became Paul's first convert at Philippi. She was baptized with her household, and Paul stayed at her home there. Her feast date is August 3.

St. Faustus

Feastday: August 3

Death: 5th century

A monk of considerable fame, reportedly the son of St. Dalmatius.

St. Peter of Anagni

அனாக்னி நகர்ப் புனித பேதுரு (1030-1109)

(ஆகஸ்ட் 03)

இவர் இத்தாலியில் உள்ள சலர்னோ என்ற நகரில் பிறந்தவர்.

சிறு வயதிலேயே இறைவன்மீது மிகுந்த பற்றுகொண்ட இவர், வளர்ந்து பெரியவரானபோது, புனித பெனடிக்ட் சபையில் சேர்ந்து துறவியானார்.

இவரிடருந்த ஞானத்தையும் அறிவாற்றலையும்  திறமையையும் கண்டு வியந்துபோன, திருத்தந்தை ஏழாம் கிரகோரி இவரை அனாக்னி ன்ற நகரின் ஆயராகத் திருநிலைப்படுத்தினார்.

இவர் ஆயராக உயர்ந்த பிறகு, தன் மறைமாவட்டத்திலிருந்த மக்களுடைய ஆன்மிக வாழ்வில் மிகப்பெரிய மாற்றத்தை கொண்டுவந்தார்; அவர்களுக்கென பெருங்கோயில் (Cathedral) ஒன்றையும் கட்டித் தந்தார். 

இப்படி மிகச் சிறப்பான பணிகளைச் செய்து வந்த இவரை, இரண்டாம் அர்பன் என்ற திருத்தந்தை தன்னுடைய பிரதிநிதியாக ஏற்படுத்தினார். இவருடைய காலத்தில் புனித நாடுகளுக்கு ஆபத்து வந்தபோது, அவற்றை எப்படிப் பாதுகாக்கலாம் என்பதற்கு இவர் நல்ல முறையில் ஆலோசனைகளை வழங்கினார்.

இவ்வாறு மக்களுடைய ஆன்மிக வாழ்வில் மிகப்பெரிய எழுச்சியை ஏற்படுத்தி, நல்ல ஆலோசகராகச் செயல்பட்டு வந்த இவர் 1109 ஆம் ஆண்டு இறையடி சேர்ந்தார். இவருக்கு இரண்டாம் பாஸ்கல் என்ற திருத்தந்தை, இவர் இறந்த நான்காம் ஆண்டிலேயே புனிதர் பட்டம் வழங்கினார்

Feastday: August 3

Death: 1105

Benedictine, bishop, and papal legate. A native of Salerno, Italy, he entered the Benedictines and so distinguished himself as a monk that Pope St. Gregory VII appointed him bishop of Anagni. As bishop, he improved the spiritual welfare of the city, built a new cathedral, and promoted the First Crusade to the Holy Land, a venture in which he participated. Pope Urban II sent him to Constantinople as papal legate to the Byzantine Empire. He was canonized in 1109 by Pope Paschal II, a mere four years after his death. 

Peter of Anagni was Benedictine, Bishop, and papal legate.

Born in Salerno, Italy, he entered the Benedictines and so distinguished himself as a monk that Pope Gregory VII appointed him Bishop of Anagni. As bishop, he improved the spiritual welfare of the city, built a new cathedral, and promoted the First Crusade to the Holy Land, a venture in which he participated. Pope Urban II sent him to Constantinople as papal legate to the Byzantine Empire.

He was canonized in 1109 by Pope Paschal II, a mere four years after his death.

His feast is on August 3rd

Saint Waltheof of Melrose

Also known as

Waldef, Walden, Waldeve, Walene, Wallevus, Walthen

Profile

Born to the English nobility, the second son of Simon, Earl of Huntingdon, and Maud (Matilda), grand-niece of William the Conqueror. Grandson of Saint Waldef of Northumbria. Even as a child, Waltheof felt drawn to churches, and later to the religious life. Following his father's death, he, his mother and his brother moved to Scotland where Maud married King David I. Part of David's court where he was educated and became a spiritual student of Saint Aelred of Rievaulx, master of the royal household. Deciding on a religious life, Waltheof left Scotland.

Augustinian canon at Nostelle Monastery, Yorkshire, England c.1130. Abbot of Kirkham, England in 1134. Chosen archbishop of York, England in 1140, but King Stephen opposed Waltheof's connections with and sympathy toward Scotland, and prevented the appointment.

Cistercian monk at Wardon, Bedforshire, England; he tried to bring along some of his brothers, but failed. Abbot of Melrose Abbey in 1149. Acquainted with Saint Malachy O'More, and helped him in his travels. With his step-father, King David, he helped found monasteries at Cultram and Kinross. Named archbishop of Saint Andrews, Scotland in 1154, but felt inadequate; he convinced Saint Aelred of his desire to avoid the see, and Aelred publicly opposed the appointment.

Noted for his severe, self-imposed austerities, endless kindness to the poor, and a gentle hand with the brothers under his supervision. Received visions of Christ during the feasts of Christmas, Passiontide, and Easter; had visions of heaven and hell. Miracle worker who is reported to have multiplied food, and miraculously healed the sick, especially the blind.

Born

c.1100 in England

Died

• 3 August 1160 of natural causes

• buried at the Cistercian chapter house at Melrose Abbey

• body found incorrupt in 1207, but when moved again in 1240, it had decayed

Blessed Federico López y López

Also known as

• Alfonso López y López

• Brother Alfonso

• Father Alfonso

Profile

Worked at a number of jobs and positions as a young adult, all the while feeling a call to religious life. In 1906 he finally said yes, and joined the Franciscan Friars Minor Conventual at their convent in Granollers, Spain. Studied at the Franciscan seminary in Granollers, and then in Osimo, Italy where he made his solemn profession in 1911, taking the name Alfonso. Ordained a priest in 1911. Apostolic penitentiary confessor at the Shrine of Loreto from 1912 to 1915. Teacher, spiritual director and novice master at the Ganollers convent from 1915 to 1936; one of his novices was Blessed Eugenio Remón Salvador who died with him. Had a great devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and was known as a great example to and leader of novices. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.

Born

16 November 1878 in Secorum, Huesca, Spain

Died

shot in the evening of 3 August 1936 in Samalús, Barcelona, Spain

Beatified

11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II

Saint Gamaliel

Profile

First century Jewish Talmudic scholar. Teacher of Saint Paul the Apostle. In Acts 5:34-39 we read that his counsel saved Saint Peter and Saint John. An ancient tradition says he converted to Christianity, but there is no proof of this.

Blessed Augustine Gazotich

Also known as

• Augustin Kazotic

• Augustine Kazotic

Profile

Joined the Domnicans at age 29. Missionary to the Slavs and Hungarians. Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia in 1303. Bishop of Luccera, Italy. Had the gift of healing.

Born

1262 at Trau, Dalmatia

Died

3 August 1323 at Lucera, Foggia, Italy of natural causes

Beatified

• 17 July 1700 by Pope Leo X (cultus confirmed)

• Pope Innocent XII (cultus confirmed)

Blessed Francisco Bandrés S´nchez

Profile

Studied at Huesca and Campello, Spain. Joined the Salesians of Don Bosco in 1913, beginning his novitiate at Carabanchel in Barcelona, Spain. Ordained a priest in 1922. Musician and musical director. Taught in Barcelona, Mataro and Sarria. At the start of the Spanish Civil War, he used the school resources to send away as many of the students and his Salesians brothers as possible. Martyred by members of the Unified Marxist Workers Party for the crime of being a priest and running a Catholic school.

Born

24 April 1896 in Hecho, Huesca, Spain

Died

tortured to death on 3 August 1936 in a prison cell at the headquarters of the Unified Marxist Workers Party in Barcelona, Spain

Beatified

11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II

Blessed Eugenio Remón Salvador

Also known as

• Miguel Remón Salvador

• Brother Miguel

Profile

Eugenio joined the Franciscan Friars Minor Conventual at the convent in Granollers, Spain in 1925 where he took the name Miguel, and served his novitiate under the guidance of Blessed Federico López y López; he made his perpetual profession in Loreto, Italy in 1933 where he spent two years in work and study at the basilica before returning to Granollers. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.

Born

7 September 1907 in Caudé, Teruel, Spain

Died

shot in the evening of 3 August 1936 in Samalús, Barcelona, Spain

Beatified

11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II

Blessed Benno of Metz

Also known as

Benno of Einsiedeln

Profile

Born to the nobility. Canon in Strasbourg, France. Hermit on Mount Etzel in Switzerland in 906, living in the former hermitage of Saint Meinrad. Benno's reputation for holiness spread, spiritual students gathered around him, and in 924 he founded the Benedictine monastery of Einsiedeln for them. Bishop of Metz, France in 927. Because he was chosen over a local favourite, and because he worked to reform the diocese, he made enemies; in 929 he was attacked and blinded. Soon after, he retired and returned to Einsiedeln Abbey where he lived the rest of his days as a prayerful monk.

Born

late 9th century in Swabia (part of modern Germany)

Died

• 3 August 940 in Einsiedeln, Switzerland of natural causes

• relics in Einsiedeln Abbey

Saint Anthony the Roman

Profile

Raised in a pious family during the time of the Great Schism; Anthony's loyalties lay with the Orthodox Church. He gave away his goods, and became a hermit monk. Lived on a rock surrounded by the sea for fourteen months. The rock then broke loose and floated across the waters to Novgorod in Rus. Archbishop Nikita welcomed Anthony as a holy man, and helped him build a church dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Anthony attracted students, a monastery grew up around the church, and Anthony served as its abbot. Miracle worker.

Born

1086 in Rome, Italy

Died

1148 in Novgorod, Russia of natural causes

Blessed Jose Guardiet y Pujol

Profile

Priest of the archdiocese of Barcelona, Spain. Rector of the parish of San Pedro in Rubi, Spain, he organized pilgrimages, supported education, and worked to make the church a hub of life for his parishioners. Had a great devotion to Our Lady of Monserrat. Imprisoned and executed for the crime of priesthood in the Spanish Civil War.

Born

21 June 1879 in Manlleu, Barcelona, Spain

Died

shot by firing squad on 3 August 1936 on the L'Arrabassada highway, Barcelona, Spain

Beatified

13 October 2013 by Pope Francis

Blessed Salvador Ferrandis Seguí

Profile

Studied at the Colegio del Patriarca. Ordained as a priest in the archdiocese of Valencia, Spain in 1904. Parish priest in L'Alqueria de Comtessa, and then Pedreguer, Spain. Used his personal and family funds to re-build the church, and to support the poor and sick. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War for the crime of being a priest.

Born

25 May 1880 in L'Orxa, Alicante, Spain

Died

shot on 3 August 1936 on the Vergel highway, Alicante, Spain

Beatified

11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II

Saint Euphronius of Autun

Also known as

• Euphromius

• Eufronio

Profile

Friend of Saint Lupus of Troyes. Bishop of Autun, France. Founded the first monastery in the diocese, the priory of Saint Symphorian. Attended the Council of Arles in 475. Fought the Arian and Pelagian heresies in his diocese. Built a basilica over the tomb of Saint Symphorian, and improved the tomb of Saint Martin of Tours. Praised by leaders of his time for his lack of favoritism as he appointed the best people to the job without concern for their connections.

Died

late 5th century of natural causes

Blessed Ricardo Gil Barcelón

Profile

One of ten children born to Francesco and Francesca Gil Barcelon. Soldier in the Philippines during the Spanish-American war. Priest in the Archdiocese of Valencia, Spain, ordained on 24 September 1904. Member of the Sons of Divine Providence. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.

Born

27 October 1873 in Manzanera, Teruel, Spain

Died

3 August 1936 in El Saler, Valencia, Spain

Beatified

27 October 2013 by Pope Francis

Saint Senach of Clonard

Also known as

Snach

Additional Memorial

6 January as one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland

Profile

Educated at the School of Clonard in Ireland. Spiritual student of Saint Finnian of Clonard. Extreme ascetic who lived a life of penance and self-denial. Often assigned to shepherd seminarians at Clonard, which included Saint Columba of Terryglass. Succeeded Finnian as abbot of Clonard. Bishop.

Died

6th century

Saint Aspren of Naples

Also known as

Asprenato, Aspronas, Aspremo

Profile

Convert, brought to the faith by Saint Candida the Elder. Knew Saint Peter the Apostle, and one story says he was healed by him. First bishop of Naples, Italy, and devoted himself

to evangelization.

Patronage

archdiocese of Naples, Italy

Blessed Godfrey of Le Mans

Profile

Bishop of Le Mans, France in 1234. Founded the Charterhouse of Parc d'Orgues, France.

Died

• 1255 at Anagni, Italy of natural causes

• buried at Parc d'Orgues, France

Saint Abibas

Also known as

Abibo, Habib

Profile

Born Jewish, the second son of Gamaliel, a member of the Sanhedrin, and a teacher of Saint Paul the Apostle. Convert to Christianity.

Saint Dalmatius

Profile

Archimandrite. A staunch defender of Christianity, especially against Nestorianism. Especially venerated in Constantinople.

Died

c.440 of natural causes

Saint Trea of Ardtree

Profile

Adult convert, brought to the faith by Saint Patrick. Anchoress at Ardtree, Derry, Ireland.

Died

5th century

Blessed Gregory of Nonantula

Profile

Benedictine monk. Abbot at Nonantula, Italy.

Died

933 of natural causes

Saint Gaudentia

Profile

Roman maiden. Early martyr.

Saint Hermellus

Profile

Hermit. Martyr.

Martyred in the Spanish Civil War

Thousands of people were murdered in the anti-Catholic persecutions of the Spanish Civil War from 1934 to 1939. I have pages on each of them, but in most cases I have only found very minimal information. They are available on the CatholicSaints.Info site through these links:

• Blessed Andrés Avelino Gutiérrez Moral

• Blessed Antonio Isidoro Arrué Peiró

• Blessed Eleuterio Mancho López

• Eugenio Remón Salvador

• Federico López y López

• Francisco Bandrés S´nchez

• Blessed Geronimo Limón Márquez

• Jose Guardiet y Pujol

• Blessed Patricio Beobide Cendoya

• Ricardo Gil Barcelón

• Salvador Ferrandis Seguí

இன்றைய புனிதர்கள் ஆகஸ்ட் 2

 St. Alfreda

Feastday: August 2

Death: 795

Virgin and hermit, also known as Afreda, Alfritha, Aelfnryth, and Etheldreda. She was the daughter of King Offa of Mercia, in England, and was either betrothed to or loved by St. Ethelbert, the king of the East Angles. Ethelbert went to Offa's court to ask for Alfreda but was murdered by Offa's queen, Cynethritha. Horrified by the deed, Alfreda departed the court and retired to the marshes of Crowland. There she lived as a hermitess until her death. Her sister, Aelfreda, also lost a husband to the political intrigue of Offa and his queen.

St. Theodota

Feastday: August 2

Death: 304

Martyr with her sons. According to dubious legend, she was a noblewoman slain at Nicaea (modern Turkey) with her three sons (one of whom was St. Evodius) by being hurled into a furnace. Theodota reportedly was denounced by Prefect Leucatius when she refused his proposal of marriage.

St. Thomas of Dover

Feastday: August 2

Death: 1295

Benedictine monk and martyr. Also called Thomas Hales, he served as a Benedictine monk at St. Martin's Priory in Dover, England. In 1295, the priory was overrun by a French raiding party which was assailing Dover, and Thomas, being old and infirm, could not escape with the rest of the community. The French raiders demanded that he tell them the whereabouts of the church treasures. When he refused, they murdered him. Miracles were soon reported at his tomb, and an altar was dedicated to him in the priory church in 1500. King Richard II of England (r. 1379-1399) requested that his cause be opened in 1382.

Thomas of Dover (died 1295) was a Roman Catholic monk who was sainted for martyrdom.[1]

On 2 or 5 August 1295, a French raiding party attacked the Benedictine Dover Priory in Dover, England. The only person the raiders found there was an old sick monk named Thomas Hales (or de Halys).

The French killed Hales when he refused to reveal the hiding place of the priory valuables

.Saint Peter Julian Eymund

Also known as

• Peter Julian Eymard

• Pierre-Julien Eymard

✠ புனிதர் பீட்டர் ஜூலியன் ஈமார்ட் ✠

(St. Peter Julian Eymard)

நற்கருணையின் திருத்தூதர்:

(Apostle of the Eucharist)

பிறப்பு: ஃபெப்ரவரி 4, 1811

லா மூர், க்ரெனோபுல், ஃபிரெஞ்ச் பேரரசு

(La Mure, Grenoble, French Empire)

 

இறப்பு: ஆகஸ்ட் 1, 1868 (வயது 57)

லா மூர், க்ரெனோபுல், ஃபிரெஞ்ச் பேரரசு

(La Mure, Grenoble, French Empire)

ஏற்கும் சமயம்: 

ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை

(Roman Catholic Church)

முக்திபேறு பட்டம்: ஜூலை 12, 1925

திருத்தந்தை பதினோராம் பயஸ்

(Pope Pius XI)

புனிதர் பட்டம்: டிசம்பர் 9, 1962

திருத்தந்தை 23ம் ஜான்

(Pope John XXIII)

முக்கிய திருத்தலம்:

சேன்டி கிளாடியோ ஈ ஏன்ட்ரியா டேய் போர்கொக்நோனி

(Santi Claudio e Andrea dei Borgognoni)

நினைவுத் திருவிழா: ஆகஸ்ட் 2

பாதுகாவல்:

நற்கருணை (Eucharist), நற்கருணைப் பாத்திரம் (Monstrance), நற்கருணை ஆராதனை (Eucharistic Adoration), நற்கருணை மகாசபை (Eucharistic Congress), ஆன்மீக ஆடை (Cope), ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்கம் மற்றும் சில லூதரன் மற்றும் ஆங்கிலிக்க திருச்சபைகளில் நற்கருணை ஆராதனையின்போது குருவால் அணியப்படும் ஆடை (Humeral Veil), ஆசீர்வதிக்கப்பட்ட நற்கருணையின் சபை (Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament)

புனிதர் பீட்டர் ஜூலியன் ஈமார்ட், ஒரு ஃபிரெஞ்ச் கத்தோலிக்க குருவும், புனிதரும் ஆவார். இவர், “ஆசீர்வதிக்கப்பட்ட நற்கருணையின் சபை” (Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament) என்ற ஆண்களுக்கான ஆன்மீக சபையையும், “ஆசீர்வதிக்கப்பட்ட நற்கருணையின் ஊழியர்கள்” (Servants of the Blessed Sacrament) என்ற பெண்களுக்கான ஆன்மீக சபையையும் நிறுவியவர் ஆவார்.

“நற்கருணையின் திருத்தூதர்” (Apostle of the Eucharist) என்ற சிறப்பு பெயரால் அழைக்கப்படும் இவரது நினைவுத் திருவிழா ஆகஸ்ட் மாதம், 3ம் தேதி ஆகும்.

தொடக்க காலம்:

பீட்டர் ஜூலியன் ஃபிரான்ஸ் நாட்டின் “லா மூர்” (La Mure) என்ற பகுதியில் 1811ம் ஆண்டு, ஃபெப்ரவரி மாதம், 4ம் நாள், பிறந்தார். இவர் சிறு வயது முதலே, இறைவனின் அதி தூய அன்னை மரியாளின் மீது பக்தி கொண்டிருந்தார். இவர் புதுநன்மை வாங்குவதற்கு முன்னமேயே, 1823ம் ஆண்டு, மார்ச் மாதம், 16ம் நாளன்று, “நோட்ரே-டேம் டு லாஸ்” (Notre-Dame du Laus) எனுமிடத்திலுள்ள அன்னை மரியாள் முதன்முதலாய் காட்சி தந்த புனித ஸ்தலமான “லாஸ் அன்னை அல்லது “பாவிகளின் அடைக்கலம்” (Our Lady of Laus or Refuge of Sinners) திருத்தலத்திற்கு நடைபயணமாகவே சென்றார். அதன் பின்னரே, “அன்னை லா சலேத்” (Notre-Dame de La Salette) திருத்தலத்தில் காட்சியளித்த சரிதம் பற்றி அறிந்தார். ஆன்ம புளகாங்கிதமடைந்த ஈமார்ட், ஃபிரான்ஸ் நாடு முழுதுமுள்ள அன்னை மரியாளின் பல்வேறு திருத்தலங்களுக்கு யாத்திரை சென்றார்.

கி.பி. 1828ம் ஆண்டு, இவரது தாயார் மரித்ததும், இவர் “மாசற்ற மரியாளின் துறவற சபையின்” (Oblates of Mary Immaculate) புகுமுக துறவற நிலையில் இணைந்தார். ஆனால், உடல் நலம் ஒத்துழைக்காததால் சபையில் இருந்து விலகினார். ஜூலியன் நலிவுற்ற உடல்நலம் கொண்டவராயிருந்தார். குறிப்பாக, சுவாசப்பைகளின்  பலவீனமானமும், கடுமையான ஒற்றைத்தலைவலியும் அவருக்கு இருந்தது.

பின்னர், அவரது தந்தை மரித்ததன் பின்னர், 1831ம் ஆண்டு, “க்ரெனோபுல்” மறைமாவட்டத்திலுள்ள (Diocese of Grenoble) குருத்துவ கல்லூரியில் பயிற்சி பெற்று 1834ம் ஆண்டு, ஜூலை மாதம், 20ம் தேதி, குருத்துவ அருட்பொழிவு பெற்றார். “ச்சாட்” (Chatte) எனும் நகரின் உதவி பங்குத் தந்தையாக மூன்று வருடங்கள் பணியாற்றினார். பின்னர், “மவுன்ட் செயின்ட் ஈனார்ட்” (Mount Saint-Eynard) பங்கின் பங்குத் தந்தையாக பணியாற்றினார். சில ஆண்டுகள் பணிக்குப் பிறகு, 1837ம் ஆண்டு, ஆகஸ்ட் மாதம், 20ம் தேதியன்று, “லியோன்” (Lyon) எனுமிடத்திலுள்ள “மரியாளின் துறவற சபையில்” (Marists (the Society of Mary) இணைந்தார். புனித மரியாளின் பக்தியையும், திவ்விய நற்கருணை நாதரின் பக்தியையும் பரப்பினார்.

சபை நிறுவனர்:

1857ம் ஆண்டு, ஜனவரி மாதம், 6ம் தேதியன்று, பீட்டர் ஜூலியன், “ஆசீர்வதிக்கப்பட்ட நற்கருணையின் சபை” (Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament) என்ற ஆண்களுக்கான ஆன்மீக சபையைத் தொடங்கினார். இந்த சபையைச் சார்ந்த துறவிகள், முதல்முறை நற்கருணை பெறத் தயார் செய்யும் சிறுவர்களுக்கு மறைக்கல்வி கற்பிப்பதில் ஆர்வமாக உழைத்தார்கள்.

மேலும் 1858ம் ஆண்டு, அருட்சகோதரி “மார்கரெட் குய்லோட்” (Marguerite Guillot) என்பவருடன் இணைந்து “ஆசீர்வதிக்கப்பட்ட நற்கருணையின் ஊழியர்கள்” (Servants of the Blessed Sacrament) என்ற பெண்களுக்கான ஆன்மீக சபையையை நிறுவினார்.

ஜூலியன் அடிக்கடி திவ்விய நற்கருணை உட்கொள்ளும் வழக்கத்தை கிறிஸ்தவர்கள் நடுவில் ஏற்படுத்த உழைத்தார்; திவ்விய நற்கருணை நாதரை அன்பு செய்ய மக்களுக்கு அறிவுரை வழங்கினார். வாரம் ஒருமுறையாவது நற்கருணை ஆராதனை செய்யும் பக்தி முயற்சியையும் இவர் மக்களிடையே பரப்பினார்.

அற்புதமான முறையில் திவ்விய நற்கருணையில் எழுந்தருளி இருக்கும் இயேசு கிறிஸ்துவுக்கு தமது வாழ்வை அர்ப்பணித்த பீட்டர் ஜூலியன் ஈமார்ட், கி.பி. 1868ம் ஆண்டு, ஆகஸ்ட் மாதம், 1ம் தேதியன்று, தமது ஐம்பத்தி ஏழு வயதில், பக்கவாதம் நோயின் சிக்கல்களின் காரணமாக, “லா மியூர்” (La Mure) நகரில் மரணம் அடைந்தார்.

இவர், 1908ம் ஆண்டு, வணக்கத்திற்குரியவராகவும், 1925ம் ஆண்டு அருளாளராகவும் உயர்த்தப்பட்டார். 1962ம் ஆண்டு, டிசம்பர் மாதம், 9ம் நாள், திருத்தந்தை “23ம் ஜான்” (Pope John XXIII) இவருக்கு புனிதர் பட்டம் வழங்கினார்.

Additional Memorial

1 August (La Mure, Isère, France)

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Peter grew up in a poor family during the anti-clerical, anti-Catholic aftermath of the French Revolution. His first attempt at the priesthood, against his family's wishes, ended when he had to withdraw from seminary due to illness; he never completely recovered his health. He returned, however, and was ordained on 20 July 1834 in the diocese of Grenoble, France. Joined the Marist Fathers on 20 August 1839. Friend of Saint John Mary Vianney. Provincial superior of the Society of Mary in 1845.

Peter had a strong Marian devotion, and travelled to the assorted Marian shrines and apparition sites in France. Organized lay societies under the direction of the Marists, preached and taught, and worked for Eucharistic devotion. He felt a call to found a new religious society, and founded the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament in 1856, and the lay Servants of the Blessed Sacrament in 1858. His work encountered a series of setbacks, including have to close his nascent houses and move twice, and the houses not being able to support themselves financially. However, his vision of priests, deacons, sisters, and lay people dedicated to the spiritual values celebrated in the Mass and prayer before the Blessed Sacrament anticipated many of the renewals brought about by Vatican Councils I and II.

Late in life, during a lengthy retreat in Rome, he became more mystical as he came in closer communion with the love of Christ. Six volumes of his personal letters, and nine volumes of his meditations have been printed in English.

Born

4 February 1811 at La Mure, France

Died

1 August 1868 at La Mure, Isère, France following a stroke

Canonized

9 December 1962 by Pope John XXIII

Blessed Ceferino Jimenez Malla

Also known as

• El Pele

• Zefferino Giménez Malla

• Zefyrinus Giménez Malla

Profile

Lifelong layman. He had little education, and was possibly illiterate, but his native intelligence was obvious to all who knew him, and he was known for his love of nature. Baptised into the Church as an adult. Married to Teresa Jimenez Castro in 1912 at age 51. Adoptive father of his niece Pepita. He became a mule-trader around 1920, and did so well he was able to settle in the town of Barbastro as a successful businessman. Widower in 1922. City councilman in Barbastro. Catechist, Eucharistic minister, choir director and rosary leader, Ceferino developed a reputation for holiness, and people would be on their best behavior around him. Advisor to his bishop. Dominican tertiary in 1926. A Gitano (Spanish Gypsy), he worked to improve relations between Gypsies and non-Gypsies. He was arrested during the persecutions of the Spanish Civil War for hiding priests. He was offered his freedom if he would renounce his faith and throw away his rosary; he declined. Martyr.

Born

1861 in Benavent de Segria, Lérida Province, Catalonia, Spain

Died

• shot by firing squad on 8 August 1936 in the cemetery of Barbastro, Spain

• buried there in an unmarked grave

• after the war his body was exhumed and re-interred next to his wife

Beatified

• 4 May 1997 by Pope John Paul II

• first beatified Romani

Patronage

• Romani

• Sinti

Saint Eusebius of Vercelli

புனித ஓசேபியஸ் (Eusebius von Vercelli)

ஆயர், மறைசாட்சி

பிறப்பு 

283

சார்டினியன் (Sardinien), இத்தாலி

    

இறப்பு 

1 ஆகஸ்டு 371

வெர்செல்லி, இத்தாலி

ஆரியனிஸ கொள்கையாளர்களால் (Arianism) கல்லால் எரிந்து கொல்லப்பட்டார்.

இவர் சில இக்கட்டான சூழ்நிலைகளை சந்தித்த பின்னர் மறைபரப்பு பணியை ஆற்றினார். இவர் உரோம் நகரில் குருவாக திருநிலைப்படுத்தப்பட்டார். 345 ஆம் ஆண்டு வெர்செல்லி என்ற மறைமாவட்டத்திற்கு முதல் ஆயராக தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்பட்டார். தன்னுடைய எளிமையான மறையுரையின் வழியாக திருச்சபையை அம்மண்ணில் பரவச் செய்தார். தம் மறைமாவட்டத்தில் ஆதின வாழ்க்கையை உருவாக்கினார். திருச்சபைக்காக மன்னர் கொன்ஸ்தான்சியுஸால்(Konsthansiysal) நாடுகடத்தப்பட்டார். அப்போது அவர் பல துன்பங்களை அனுபவித்தார். சில ஆண்டுகள் கழித்து மீண்டும் தன் நாட்டிற்கு திரும்பினார். ஆரியுசின் ஆதரவாளர்களுக்கு எதிராக நம்பிக்கையை திரும்பவும் நிலைநாட்டும்படியாக உழைத்தார். 

இவர் ஆரிய பதிதர்களின் அநீதிகளை சுட்டிக்காட்டினார். இதனால் மீண்டும் பாலஸ்தீன நாட்டுக்கு நாடுகடத்தப்பட்டார். அங்கு தான் அனுபவித்த துன்பங்களை இறைவனுக்காக ஏற்றுக்கொண்டார். மக்களும் மன்னனும் மனந்திரும்ப தன் துன்பங்களை பொறுமையோடு ஏற்று, வாழ்வை தியாகம் செய்தார். 

Also known as

Eusebi, Eusebio, Eusebe, Euzebiusz, Euzebije

Memorial

• 1 August (in the Piedmont region of Italy)

• 15 December (consecration of Saint Eusebius)

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Born to a pious family - his father died a martyrs when the Eusebius was small, he was baptized in Rome, Italy by Pope Saint Eusebius, his mother, Saint Restituta, died a martyr in her old age, and his sister Eusebia became a nun and mother superior of a monastery in Vercelli, Italy that Eusebius founded. Eusebius studied in Rome; one of his fellow seminarians was the future Pope Saint Liberius. Eusebius was ordained priest and lector in Rome. Chosen as the first bishop of Vercelli, Italy, he was consecrated on 16 December 340 by Pope Saint Julius I.

As bishop, Eusebius lived with and followed the same discipline as his priests. He attended the synod of Milan, Italy in 355. He was exiled for eight years by emperor Constantius to Palestine and Cappadocia for his strong opposition to Arianism; he spent part of the time in prison, and as soon as he returned, he began preaching against Arianism. Friend of Saint Athanasius of Alexandria, and attended a synod organized by him in Alexandria. A profilic writer according to his contemporaries, none of his works have survived. May have been martyred by Arians, but reports vary; many consider him a martyr as he may have died as a result of his sufferings in exile.

Born

283 at Sardinia

Died

1 August 371 in Vercelli, Italy

Patronage

• Congregation of the Daughters of Saint Eusebius

• Berzo Demo, Italy

• Piedmont, Italy

• Vercelli, Italy

Our Lady of the Angels

Also known as

• La Negrita

• The Little Black One

• Virgin de los Angeles

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The image of Our Lady of the Angels is only about three inches high, and is carved in a simple fashion on dark stone. She has a round, sweet face, slanted eyes and a delicate mouth. Her coloring is leaden, with scattered golden sparkles. She carries the Christ Child on her left arm. Only the faces of Mary and the Child are visible; the rest is covered by a cloak that is gathered in pleats. The statuette is displayed in a large gold monstrance that surrounds it and enlarges its appearance.

While searching for firewood on 2 August 1635, the feast of the Holy Angels, a poor mestizo woman named Juana Pereira discovered this small image of the Virgin sitting beside the footpath near Cartago, Costa Rica. Juana took it home with her, but it soon disappeared only to be re-discovered at the same place beside the same path. The statue repeated this behavior five more times - taken to homes and then the parish church - and returning on its own to the site where Juana found it. The locals finally took this to mean that Our Lady wanted a shrine built there, and so it was.

The shrine soon became a point of pilgrimage, especially for the poor and outcast. The image was solemnly crowned in 1926. In 1935 Pope Pius XI declared the shrine of the Queen of Angels a basilica. The stone on which the statue was originally sitting is in the basilica, and is being slowly worn away by the touch of the hands of the pilgrims. A spring of water appeared from beneath the stone, and its waters carried away to heal the sick.

Patronage

• Costa Rica

• diocese of Getafe, Spain

Saint Serenus of Marseille

Also known as

Sereno, Clear (translation of his name)

Additional Memorials

• 1st Sunday in August (Biandrate, Italy)

• 11 August (Marseille, France)

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Bishop of Marseille, France c.595. Correspondent with Saint Gregory the Great; four of their letters have survived and provide what little we know about Serenus. He questioned the use of sacred images, and destroyed some icons in his cathedral to stop what he considered a tendency to idolatry, especially by people who came from outside the port city, but Pope Gregory convinced him of their value in catechising the illiterate. Assisted Saint Augustine of Canterbury on his mission to England in 596. Died while returning to Marseille from a visit to Rome, Italy.

Died

• c.606 near Biandrate, Piedmont, Italy of natural causes

• buried in a field near Biandrate, and location of his grave was lost

• years later his grave was dug up by a farmer working the field

• relics enshrined in the church of San Columba in Biandrate

• relics re-enshrined in an urn in 1678

Patronage

• for good weather

• for good harvests

• Biandrate, Italy

Blessed Giustino Maria Russolillo

Profile

Studied at the seminary of Pozzuoli, Italy where he was noted for his personal piety and stood out as an exceptional student. Priest in the Diocese of Pozzuoli, Italy, ordained on 20 September 1913. Parish priest in Pianura, Italy. Founded the Society of Divine Vocations (Vocationists) in 1919 which encouraged and supported those discerning a call to the priesthood and religious life. The Vocationists continue their work in Italy, France, Brazil, Argentina, the United States, Nigeria, India, the Philippines, Madagascar, Colombia and Ecuador.

Born

18 January 1891 in Pianura, Naples, Italy

Died

• 2 August 1955 in Pianura, Naples, Italy of natural causes

• re-buried at the Vocationist mother-house at Pianura on 14 April 1956

Beatified

7 May 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI

Canonized

• on 27 October 2020 Pope Francis issued a decree of a miracle received through the intercession of Blessed Giustino

• on 3 May 2021, a consistory of cardinals called by Pope Francis approved this canonization; further details are incomplete at this writing

Pope Saint Stephen I

Profile

Son of Jovius; little else known of his early life. Archdeacon under Pope Lucius I. Elected 23rd pope in 254. Explicitly proclaimed the primacy of the diocese of Rome in matters of theology, and the current understanding of Christ's statement to Saint Peter: "You are Peter, and upon this rock I will build My Church." He condemned the Carthaginian practice of re-baptizing heretics, and accepted baptisms performed by heretics when the convert had acted in good faith; he corrected Saint Cyprian's thinking on the matter. Ordered that there be special clothing (vestments) for use in liturgy, that priests not conduct Mass in street clothes, and not wear their vestments into the streets. Often listed as a martyr in old records, but modern scholarship has found no evidence of it.

Born

Roman

Papal Ascension

12 May 254

Died

• 2 August 257 of natural causes

• buried in the papal crypt of Callistus on the Appian Way

• transferred by Pope Saint Paul I to Saint Stephen's monastery

Patronage

Fiano Romano, Italy

Blessed Felipe de Jesús Munárriz Azcona

Additional Memorial

13 August as one of the Martyred Claretians of Barbastro

Profile

Born to a pious family; he became a Claretian priest, as did two of his brothers. He joined the Claretians in 1886. Studied at Santo Domingo de la Calzada. Ordained in 1898. Novice master. Worked to reduce the spread of tuberculosis, which was spreadly wildly at the time. Superior of communities in the Spanish cities of Barcelona, Cartagena and Zaragoza. Noted preacher of home missions. Known for his devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, the rules of his Order, and passing on Claretian spirituality to younger members and seminarians. Martyred in the persecutions of the Spanish Civil War.

Born

4 February 1875 in Allo, Navarra, Spain

Died

shot on 2 August 1936 at the gates of the cemetery in Barbastro, Huesca, Spain

Beatified

25 October 1992 by Pope John Paul II

Blessed Francisco Calvo Burillo

Profile

Member of the Dominicans. Studied at the Dominican convents of Padron and Corias in Asturias, Spain, and later at university in Barcelona, Spain. Ordained a priest in 1905 in Salamanca, Spain. Teacher for several years in Oviedo, Spain. Assigned in 1912 led the restoration of the Dominican presence in the province of Aragon, Spain. Imprisoned on 1 July 1936 for the crime of bring a priest; he spent his last night praying and writing a final letter to his mother. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War while praying for the forgiveness of his executioners.

Born

21 November 1881 in Hijár, Teruel, Spain

Died

• shot on 2 August 1936 in Híjar, Teruel, Spain

• buried at the Calanda cemetery

• re-interred at the Dominican Zaragoza College of Santa Rosa

• re-interred in the Cardinal Xavierre convent in Zaragoza in 1962

Beatified

11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II

Blessed Juana de Aza

Also known as

Jane, Joan, Joanna

Profile

Born to the Castilian nobility, the daughter of Felix de Caleruega, constable of Castile. Lay woman noted for her physical and spiritual beauty. Married to Felix de Guzman, governor of Calaruega, Burgos, Spain c.1165. Mother of four. Her oldest son, Venerable Anthony, became a priest, the middle son was Blessed Manés, and the youngest was Saint Dominic de Guzman. When pregnant with Dominic, she had a vision that her unborn child was a dog who would set the world on fire with a torch it carried in its mouth; a dog bearing a torch in its mouth became a symbol for the Dominicans. Popular devotion to Joan sprang up almost immediately upon her death.

Born

at Castle Aza, Aranda, Old Castile, Spain

Died

c.1190 at Celeruga, Spain of natural causes

Beatified

1828 by Pope Leo XII (cultus confirmed)

Saint Pedro de Osma

Also known as

Pedro of Bourges

Profile

Benedictine monk at the Cluniac Saint-Orens Abbey in Auch, France. He and several brother monks moved to Castile at the request of Archbishop Bernardo de Salvivat of Toledo, Spain in order to bring the Cluniac reform to the region. Arch-deacon of the Toledo. Bishop of Osma, Spain in 1101; the area was newly freed of Muslim rule. Pedro was known for his personal piety, his endless hard work, and his ministry and support of the poor, the sick and the imprisoned. Started construction of the Cathedral of Santa Maria de Osma. Some sources say he was chosen archbishop of Toledo in 1109, but that’s questionable. Died while attending the funeral of King Alfonso VI.

Born

Bourges, France

Died

• 1109 in the house of the bishop of Palencia, Castile, Spain of natural causes, having contracted a disease at the monastery of Sahagún

• interred in the cathedral of Burgo de Osma

Blessed Leoncio Pérez Ramos

Additional Memorial

13 August as one of the Martyred Claretians of Barbastro

Profile

Born to a poor peasant family. Joined the Claretian at the school in Alagón in 1889. Priest, ordained in Miranda de Ebro, Spain in 1901. Superior of the house at Olesa de Montserrat in 1907. Treasurer and administrator of houses in several cities beginning in 1913. Martyred in the persecutions of the Spanish Civil War.

Born

12 September 1875 in Muro de Aguas, Logroño, Spain

Died

shot on 2 August 1936 at the gates of the cemetery in Barbastro, Huesca, Spain

Beatified

25 October 1992 by Pope John Paul II

Blessed Juan Díaz Nosti

Additional Memorial

13 August as one of the Martyred Claretians of Barbastro

Profile

Joined the Claretians in 1893. Ordained in 1906 in Zaragoza, Spain. Superior of the community in Calatayud, Spain in 1913. Began teaching moral theology in Barbastro, Spain in 1916; he worked there for 18 years. Prefect of students in Barbastro in 1934. Noted teacher, preacher and spiritual director. Martyred in the persecutions of the Spanish Civil War.

Born

17 February 1880 in Oviedo, Asturias, Spain

Died

shot on 2 August 1936 at the gates of the cemetery in Barbastro, Huesca, Spain

Beatified

25 October 1992 by Pope John Paul II

Blessed Leoncio Pérez Nebreda

Profile

Joined the Vincentians on 19 August 1911, making his profession on 1 January 1914. Ordained on 10 August 1921. Professor at the Vincentian Apostolic College in Teruel, and the in 1935 at Alcorisa, Spain. Regardless of his assignment, he never forgot that his first vocation was to be a priest, leading people to Christ. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.

Born

18 March 1895 in Villarmentero, Burgos, Spain

Died

• beaten to death with a hand tool on 2 August 1936 in Las Planas de Oliete, Teruel, Spain

• body thrown off a cliff

Beatified

13 October 2013 by Pope Francis

Blessed Frederic Campisani

Profile

Born to the nobility. Known as a pious child, Frederic joined the Franciscans as soon as they would taken him. Hermit on the Magdalena peninsula of Sicily near the area of modern Plemmirio, Contrada Isola. Miracle worker, healer, exorcist with the gift of prophesy.

Born

c.1255 in Syracuse, Sicily, Italy

Died

2 August 1335 of natural causes

Beatified

• popular devotion began immediately, and the diocese started the process in 1336

• in 1761 Bishop Giuseppe Antonio De Requesens ordered the canonical recognition of the relics of Blessed Frederic

Blessed Francisco Tomás Serer

Profile

Son of Antonio and Dolores. Studied with Capuchin tertiaries. Joined the Capuchin Tertiary Fathers and Brothers of Our Lady of Sorrows in 1928. Ordained a priest in 1934. Studied in Belgium and France. Studied medicine at the Central University of Madrid. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War for the crime of being a priest.

Born

10 October 1911 in Alcalalí, Alicante, Spain

Died

shot on 2 August 1936 against the wall of the Prince of Asturias Reformatory in Madrid, Spain

Beatified

11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II

Blessed Gundekar of Eichstätt

Also known as

• Gundekar Aureatensis

• Gundekar Eystetensis

• Gundechar, Gundecharus, Guntaker, Gunzo

Profile

Born to the Frankish nobility, the son of Reginher and Irmingart. Moved to Bavaria, Germany as a child. Educated at Cathedral School in Eichstätt, Germany. Chaplain to Empress Agnes in 1045. Bishop of Eichstätt on 20 August 1057.

Born

10 August 1019 in Germany

Died

• 2 August 1075 in Eichstätt, Germany

• interred in the Baptist chapel of the cathedral of Eichstätt

• relics relocated to an above ground tomb in September 1309

Saint Etheldritha

Also known as

Alfreda, Etelreda

Profile

A princess, the daughter of King Offa of Mercia. Betrothed to Saint Ethelbert of East Anglia. After the murder of Ethelbert, Etheldritha moved to Croyland, England and lived as a Benedictine anchoress.

Born

795 in Mercia (in modern England)

Died

• c.835 in Croyland, England of natural causes

• relics enshrined in Croyland Abbey

• relics destroyed in 870 by Danish raiders

Saint Sidwell

Also known as

Sativola, Sadfyl

Profile

Sister of Saint Urith and Saint Juthwara. Virgin-martyr, murdered by reapers at the instigation of the girl's step-mother.

Born

near Exeter, England

Died

• beheaded with a scythe, date unknown

• a well sprang up at the site of her martyrdom, and its waters were reputed to heal

• buried outside the city of Exeter, England

• her grave became a place of pilgrimage and healing

• the church of Saint Sidwell still exists and was re-built following bombings in World War II

Saint Betharius of Chartres

Also known as

Betario, Boetharius, Bohaire

Profile

Studied philosophy at the chapter school of Chartres, France. Monk. Priest. Hermit. Court chaplain to King Clotaire II. Reluctant bishop of Chartres, France, c.595. Directed the defenses of Chartres during a siege by Theodoric II of Burgundy; the city fell, Betharius was captured but released after he miraculously healed some Burgundian soldiers. Attended the Council of Sens.

Born

Rome, Italy

Died

c.623 of natural causes

Saint Centolla of Burgos

Profile

Daughter of a noble of Toledo, Spain who made a private vow of chastity and dedication to God. To escape the persecutions of Diocletian, she fled to Siero, Burgos, Spain. She was seized there, dragged to court, tortured, and executed when she would not renounce her faith. Martyr.

Died

beheaded c.304 at Burgos, Spain

Saint Rutilius

Also known as

Rutilio

Profile

Rutilius traveled extensively to avoid the persecutions of Decius, sometimes hiding, sometimes bribing officials to leave him alone, but never giving up his faith. He was finally captured, tortured and martyred.

Born

North Africa

Died

burned at the stake in 250 in a small town in northern Africa

Portiuncula Indulgence

Article

An indulgence which may be gained in any church so designated by the bishop, by all the faithful who after Confession and Holy Communion, visit such churches between noon of 1 August and midnight of 2 August, or on the Sunday following. The indulgence is toties quoties and is applicable to the souls in Purgatory.

Saint Plegmund

Profile

Noted scholar. Tutor to King Alfred. Archbishop of Canterbury, England. Restored the Church in England after the attacks of pagan Danes. The hermitage at Plemstall, Plegmundstow, was named after him.

Born

Cheshire, England

Died

923 of natural causes

Saint Auspicius of Apt

Also known as

Auspice

Profile

First bishop of Apt, France in the late 1st century, consecrated by Pope Saint Clement I.

Saint Maximus of Padua

Profile

Second century Bishop of Padua, Italy. Known as a miracle worker.

Martyred in the Spanish Civil War

Thousands of people were murdered in the anti-Catholic persecutions of the Spanish Civil War from 1934 to 1939. I have pages on each of them, but in most cases I have only found very minimal information. They are available on the CatholicSaints.Info site through these links:

• Blessed Fernando Olmedo Reguera

• Francesc Company Torrelles

• Francisca Pons Sarda

• Francisco Manzano Cruz

• Blessed José Giménez Reyes

• José Peris Ramos

• Martí Anglés Oliveras

• Blessed Miguel Amaro Rodríguez