இன்றைய புனிதர்கள் அக்டோபர் 23 (SUNDAY)

 St. Leothade

Feastday: October 23  

Death: 718

Benedictine bishop of Auch, France. He was abbot of Moissac and was a Frankish noble

Saint John of Capistrano

கப்பிஸ்ட்றனோ நகர் புனிதர் ஜான் 

(St. John of Capistrano)

ஒப்புரவாளர்:

(Confessor)

பிறப்பு: ஜூன் 24, 1386

கப்பிஸ்ட்றனோ, அப்ருஸ்ஸி, நேப்பிள்ஸ் அரசு

(Capestrano, Abruzzi, Kingdom of Naples)

இறப்பு: அக்டோபர் 23, 1456 (வயது 70)

இலோக், சிம்ரியா, ஹங்கேரியின் தனிப்பட்ட ஐக்கிய குரோஷியா அரசு

(Ilok, Syrmia, Kingdom of Croatia in personal union with Hungary)

ஏற்கும் சமயம்: 

ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை

(Roman Catholic Church)

புனிதர் பட்டம்: கி.பி. 1690 அல்லது 1724 

திருத்தந்தை எட்டாம் அலெக்சாண்டர் (Pope Alexander VIII)

அல்லது (OR)

திருத்தந்தை பதின்மூன்றாம் பெனடிக்ட் (Pope Benedict XIII)

நினைவுத் திருநாள்: அக்டோபர் 23

பாதுகாவல்:

நீதிபதிகள், பெல்கிரேட் (Belgrade) மற்றும் ஹங்கேரி (Hungary)

கப்பெஸ்ட்றனோ'வின் புனிதர் ஜான், இத்தாலி நாட்டின் தென் பிராந்தியமான “அப்ருஸ்ஸோ”வைச் (Abruzzo) சேர்ந்த “கப்பெஸ்ட்றனோ” (Capestrano) எனும் சிறிய நகரைச் சார்ந்த ஃபிரான்சிஸ்கன் துறவியும், கத்தோலிக்க குருவும் ஆவார். இவர் ஒரு போதகர், இறையியலாளர், மற்றும் புலன் விசாரணையாளராக புகழ் பெற்றவர்.

கி.பி. 1456ம் ஆண்டில், தமது எழுபது வயதின்போது, ஒட்டோமான் பேரரசுக்கு (Ottoman Empire) எதிராக, ஹங்கேரியின் இராணுவ தளபதி “ஜான் ஹுன்யாடி”யுடன் (John Hunyadi) இணைந்து “பெல்கிரேட்” நாட்டை முற்றுகையிட, (siege of Belgrade) சிலுவைப்போர் புரிய சென்ற படைகளுக்கு தலைமை தாங்கிச் சென்றதால், இவருக்கு "சிப்பாய் புனிதர்" (The Soldier Saint) என்ற சிறப்புப் பட்டப் பெயர் வழங்கலாயிற்று.

“அக்குயிலா" (Aquila) என்பவரின் மகனான இவர், “பெருஜியா பல்கலையில்” (University of Perugia) கல்வி பயின்றார். கி.பி. 1412ம் ஆண்டு, இவரது 26ம் வயதிலேயே, “நேப்பிள்ஸ்” மன்னரான (King of Naples) “லாடிஸ்லாஸ்” (Ladislaus) பெருஜியா (Perugia) நகரின் கவர்னராக இவரை நியமனம் செய்தார். 1416ல், 'பெருஜியா' மற்றும் 'மலாடேஸ்டாஸ்' (Perugia & Malatestas) ஆகிய நாடுகளுக்கிடைய போர் வெடித்தது. ஜான் சமாதான தூதுவராக அனுப்பப்பட்டார். ஆனால், 'மலாடேஸ்டாஸ்' அவரைப் பிடித்து சிறையில் எறிந்தது. சிறை வாழ்வின்போது விரக்தியடைந்த ஜான், விடுதலையின் பிறகு, புதிதாய் மணமான தமது மனைவியை ஒதுக்கி வைத்தார். திருமணம் செய்தும் முழுமையான தாம்பத்திய வாழ்க்கை வாழாத இவர், திருமணத்தை ரத்து செய்ய மனைவியின் அனுமதி பெற்று, இல்லற வாழ்வை துறந்தார். 

“சியேன்னாவின் பெர்னார்டினோ” (Bernardino of Siena) என்பவருடன் நண்பரான இவர், அவருடனே இணைந்து இறையியல் கற்றார். கி.பி. 1416ம் ஆண்டு, அக்டோபர் மாதம், நான்காம் தேதி, “ஜேம்ஸ்” (James of the Marches) என்பவருடன் இணைந்து, “பெருஜியா” நகரிலுள்ள “ஃபிரான்சிஸ்கன்” (Order of Friars Minor) இளம் துறவியர் சபையில் சேர்ந்தார். இவர் தமது குருத்துவ அருட்பொழிவு பெற்றபின் தாமாகவே முன்வந்து பல்வேறு மறையுரைகளை ஆற்றினார்.

பெர்னார்டினுடன் இணைந்து ஐரோப்பா முழுவதும் சென்று மறைபரப்புப் பணியை ஆற்றினார். சென்ற இடமெல்லாம் ஆடம்பர திருப்பலி நிறைவேற்றி, மக்களை கவரும் விதத்தில் மறையுரையாற்றி, விசுவாசத்தைப் பரப்பினார்.

கி.பி. பதினைந்தாம் நூற்றாண்டின் பிற இத்தாலிய மறை போதகர்களைப் போலன்றி, ஜான் மறையுரையாற்றுவதில் சிறப்பு பெற்றவராக திகழ்ந்தார். இவரது மறையுரை காரணமாக, “வடக்கு மற்றும் மத்திய ஐரோப்பா” (Northern and central Europe), “தூய ரோமப் பேரரசின் ஜெர்மன் மாநிலங்கள்” (German states of Holy Roman Empire), “போஹெமியா” (Bohemia, “மொராவியா” (Moravia), “ஆஸ்திரியா” (Austria), “ஹங்கேரி” (Hungary), “குரோஷியா” (Croatia) மற்றும் “போலந்து அரசுகளில்” (Kingdom of Poland) இவரது புகழ் பரவியது. இவரது மறையுரையைக் கேட்கக் கூடிய மக்கள் கூட்டம் பேராலயங்களில் கூட அடங்கவில்லை. திறந்தவெளிகளில் மறையுரைகள் ஆற்றினார். இவரது மறையுரையைக் கேட்க சுமார் 126,000 வரை மக்கள் கூட்டம் கூடினர்.

இவர், “கிரேக்க: (Greek) மற்றும் “ஆர்மேனிய” (Armenian ) திருச்சபைகள் மீண்டும் ஒன்று சேர உதவினார்.

கி.பி. 1453ம் ஆண்டு, “துருக்கியர்கள்” (Turks) “கான்ஸ்டண்டினோபில்” (Constantinople) நாட்டை கைப்பற்றியபோது, ஐரோப்பாவை பாதுகாப்பதற்கான ஒரு சிலுவைப்போர் பிரசங்கத்திற்கு ஜான் நியமிக்கப்பட்டார். “பவேரியாவிலும்” (Bavaria) “ஆஸ்திரியாவிலும்” (Austria) சிறிது விடையிறுப்பைப் பெற்ற அவர், “ஹங்கேரியில்” (Hungary) தனது முயற்சிகளை கவனத்தில் கொள்ள முடிவு செய்தார். அவர் “பெல்கிரேடிற்கு” (Belgrade) இராணுவத்தை வழிநடத்தினார். “ஜெனரல் ஜான் ஹுனைடியின்” (General John Hunyadi) தலைமையின் கீழ், அவர்கள் பெரும் வெற்றி பெற்றனர். அத்துடன், “பெல்கிரேடின்” (Belgrade) முற்றுகை அகற்றப்பட்டது. அதீத முயற்சிகளால் களைத்துப்போன “கபிஸ்ட்ரனோ” (Capistrano), போருக்குப் பிறகு ஒரு நோய்த் தொற்றுக்கு எளிதான இரையாக இருந்தது.

தன்னுடைய 40 வயதிற்குள்ளே ஐரோப்பா முழுவதும் பயணம் செய்து மறைபரப்பு பணியாற்றி கிறிஸ்தவ மறையை வளர்த்த ஜான், தமது எழுபது வயதில் மரித்தார்.

Also known as

• Giovanni da Capestrano

• Ivan Kapistran

• Jan Kapistran

• John Capistran

• Jovan Kapistran

• János Kapisztrán

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Son of a German knight, his father died when John was still young. The young man studied law at the University of Perugia, and worked as a lawyer in Naples, Italy. Reforming governor of Perugia under King Landislas of Naples. When war broke out between Perugia and the House of Malatesta from Rimini, Italy in 1416, John tried to broker a peace, but when the opponents ignored the truce, John became a prisoner of war.

During his imprisonment, John came to the decision to change vocations. He had married just before the war, but the marriage was never consummated, and with his bride's permission, it was annulled. He joined the Franciscans at Perugia on 4 October 1416. Fellow student with Saint James of the Marches. Disciple of Saint Bernadine of Siena. Noted preacher while still a deacon, beginning his work in 1420. Itinerant priest throughout Italy, Germany, Bohemia, Austria, Hungary, Poland, and Russia, preaching to tens of thousands. Established communities of Franciscan renewal. John was reported to heal by making the Sign of the Cross over a sick person. Wrote extensively, mainly against the heresies of the day.

After the fall of Constantinople, he preached Crusade against the Muslim Turks. At age 70 he was commissioned by Pope Callistus II to lead it, and marched off at the head of 70,000 Christian soldiers. He won the great battle of Belgrade in the summer of 1456. He died in the field a few months later, but his army delivered Europe from the Muslims.

Born

1386 at Capistrano, Italy

Died

23 October 1456 at Villach, Hungary of natural causes

Canonized

16 October 1690 by Pope Alexander VIII

Patronage

• judges, jurists

• lawyers

• military chaplains

• military ordinariate of the Philippines

• Belgrade, Serbia

Representation

• man with a crucifix and lance, treading a turban underfoot

• Franciscan with cross on his breast and carrying banner of the cross

• Franciscan preaching, angels with rosaries and IHS above him

• Franciscan pointing to a crucifix he is holding

Blessed Arnold Reche

அருளாளர்_அர்னால்டு_ரெச்சி (1838-1890)

அக்டோபர் 23

இவர் (#Arnold_Reche) பிரான்ஸ் நாட்டில் உள்ள லாண்ட்ரோஃப் என்ற இடத்தில் பிறந்தவர். இவரது குடும்பம் மிகவும் சாதாரண குடும்பம். இவரது தந்தை செருப்புத் தைக்கும் தொழிலைச் செய்து வந்தார்.

குடும்பத்தில் நிலவிய வறுமை காரணமாக இவரால் தொடர்ந்து படிக்க முடியாமல் போனது. இதனால் இவர் தனக்குக் கிடைத்த சிறு சிறு வேலைகளைச் செய்து, குடும்பத்திற்கு உதவியாய் இருந்து வந்தார். 

ஒருபக்கம் இவரது குடும்பத்தில் வறுமை நிலவினாலும், இன்னொரு பக்கம் இவர் தனது பெற்றோரின் எடுத்துக்காட்டான வாழ்வால் தூண்டப்பட்டு இறைப் பற்றில் சிறந்து விளங்கினார். ஆகவே இவர் தனக்கு 28 வயது நடக்கும்போது தெ லசால் சபையில் சேர்ந்து, 1871 ஆம் ஆண்டு தன் இறுதி வார்த்தைப்பாட்டை எடுத்துக் கொண்டார்.

இதன் பிறகு இவர் கல்விப்பணியில் தன்னை முழுமையாக கரைத்துக் கொண்டார். மேலும் பிரான்சிற்கும் ப்ரூசியாவிற்கும் இடையே நடந்த போரில் பாதிக்கப்பட்டவர்கள் நடுவில் மிகச் சிறப்பானதொரு பணியைச் செய்தார். பின்னர் கோர்லான்சி என்ற இடத்தில் இருந்த இல்லத்தின் தலைவராக உயர்ந்து, தன் இறப்பு வரை இவர் அங்கேயே இருந்தார்.

இப்படி இறைப்பணியையும் மக்கள் பணியையும் செய்துவந்த இவர் 1890

ஆம் ஆண்டு இறையடி சேர்ந்தார். இவருக்குத் திருத்தந்தை புனித இரண்டாம் ஜான் பால் அவர்களால் 1987 ஆம் ஆண்டு அருளாளர் பட்டம் கொடுக்கப்பட்டது

Also known as

• Arnold Jules-Nicolas Rèche

• Jules Reche

• Julian-Nicolas Rèche

• Nicholas-Jules Reche

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Son of Claude and Anne Flausset Reche, a poor family in a small village. His father was extremely religious shoemaker, his mother given to fits of depression over their impoverished condition, and Nicholas was one of nine children. He grew up with strong religious values and a fear of sin. Considered the only serious student in his cathechism class, he taught catechism to the younger children. However, when he moved to the Charlesville as a young adult, he began drifting to a more secular life.

He worked as a coachman for a wealthy family, and a mule driver for a contractor building a local church. His aunt, who lived nearby, convinced him to make some changes in his life; Nicholas began to attend classes conducted by the Brothers of the Christian Schools, and returned to a life of active and intense prayer. He joined the LaSalle Brothers in 1862 at age 28, taking the name Brother Arnold, and making his final vows in 1871.

He worked as a medic, treating the wounded in the trenches during the Franco-Prussian War, and was awarded the bronze cross for his work. Taught at the Brothers boarding school at Rheims, France; noted as a mediocre teacher of classroom topics, but an outstanding teacher of Christian doctrine. Novice director for the congregation in 1877, a move that got him out of the class rooms where he felt he was a failure. Director general of the house at Courlancy from March 1890 till his death a few months later.

Born

2 September 1838 at Landroff, Lorraine, France as Nicholas-Jules Reche

Died

• 23 October 1890 following a cerebral hemorrhage

• buried in the public cemetery at Rheims, France

• grave known as a site of miracles

Beatified

1 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II

Blessed Severinus Boethius

Also known as

• Anicius Manlius Torquatus Severinus Boethius

• Last of the Romans

• Severino Boezio

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Descendant of a Roman consular family. His father was chosen as consul in 487, but died soon after, leaving Severinus an orphan. Educated by a pious, aristocratic friend of the family, Quintus Aurelius Memmius Symmachus. Fluent in Greek, he probably studied in Athens, Greece or Alexandria, Egypt. Known for his education and intellect. Married Rusticana, the daughter of his mentor Symmachus. They had of two sons. Severinus served as Roman consul in 510; his sons were chosen as Roman co-consuls themselves in 522. Aide and confidant to King Theodoric. Philosopher. Writer.

Political rivals accused him of disloyalty to the throne, of plotting to restore the Republic, and of the sacrilege of astrology; he was imprisoned without trial. While in jail he reflected on the instability of a state whose government depended on a single man such as a king; these ideas were developed in his best-known work, De Consolatione Philosophiae (Consolations of Philosophy). Soon after, he was executed on order of King Theodoric. A tradition began soon after that he had really been imprisoned and killed for being an orthodox Catholic, and he was soon considered a martyr.

Born

475-480 at Rome, Italy as Anicius Manlius Torquatus Severinus Boethius

Died

• 524-525 at Pavia, Italy

• relics in the cathedral in Pavia

Beatified

1883 by Pope XIII (cultus confirmed)

Saint Allucio of Campugliano

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Son of Omodeo, a rancher. Shepherd in Pescia, Tuscany, Italy. Director of the alms-house in Valdi Nievole, Italy. Built shelters for travellers in mountain passes and river crossings. His work attracted other people who became the core of the future Brothers of Saint Allucio. Known as a miracle worker, and as a peace maker, ending the war between the Italian city states of Ravenna and Faenza.

Born

c.1070 in Campugliano, Italy

Died

• 23 October 1134 in Campugliano, Italy of natural causes

• interred by the Brothers in the church of Saint Luke in Campugliano

• relics enshrined in a stone urn at the high altar of the cathdral of Campugliano in 1344 by Dominican Brother Paul Lapi by order of Bishop Guglielmo Dulcini of Lucca, Italy

• relics moved to the chapel of Our Lady of the Rosary, Cathedral of Pescia, Italy in 1792

• relics moved to the new chapel of Saint Allucio in Campugliano, which soon after changed its name to Sant'Allucio di Uzzano, in 1934

Canonized

23 October 1182 by the bishop of Lucca, Italy

Patronage

Pescia, Italy, diocese of (proclaimed in 2000 by the Congregation for the Causes of Saints)

Saint Phaolô Tong Viet Buong

Also known as

• Paul Buòng

• Paul Buòng Viêt Tông

• Phaolô Buòng Viêt Tông

Additional Memorial

24 November as one of the Martyrs of Vietnam

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Lifelong layman in the apostolic vicariate of Cochinchina. Convert to Christianity. Soldier. Captain of the guard for Emperor Ming Mang. Worked with the Society for Foreign Missions. When Ming Mang began a new round of persecutions of Christians, he ordered the apostasy of Christian soldiers; Phaolô refused. He was arrested in 1832, spent a year in prison being tortutred, interrogated for the names of other Christians, and order to renounce the faith; Phaolô refused. He was finally convicted of being a Christian, kicked out of the army and executed. Martyr.

Born

c.1773 in Phu Cam, Phu Xuân (now Hue), Vietnam

Died

beheaded on 23 October 1833 in Tho Ðuc, Saigon, Vietnam

Canonized

19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II

Blessed Esther Paniagua Alonso

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The daughter of Dolores Alonso and Nicasio Paniagua. Esther joined the Augustinian Missionary Congregation at age 18, making her perpetual vows in August 1970. Trained as a nurse, she was assigned to a hospital in the Bab El Oued neighborhood of Algiers, Algeria where she was especially drawn to handicapped children, and where she came to love the Arab people and culture. Murdered by members of the Armed Islamic Group while walking to Mass. Martyr.

Born

7 June 1949 in Izagre, León, Spain

Died

shot three times in the head on Sunday 23 October 1994 in Bab-el-Oued, Algiers, Algeria

Beatified

8 December 2018 by Pope Francis

Blessed María Caridad Álvarez Martín

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The daughter of Sotera Martín and Constantino Álvarez, María joined the Augustinian Missionary Sisters in 1955, and made her perpetual vows on 3 May 1960. She served in Algeria for more than 30 years, working with the poor and the elderly. Murdered by Muslim fundamentalists in the Armed Islamic Group while walking to Mass. Martyr.

Born

9 May 1933 in Santa Cruz de Salceda, Burgos, Spain

Died

shot in the head and neck on Sunday 23 October 1994 in Bab-el-Oued, Algiers, Algeria

Beatified

8 December 2018 by Pope Francis

Saint Ignatius of Constantinople

Also known as

Ignatios, Nicetas

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Son of the Byzantine emperor Michael I. Imprisoned for political reasons in a monastery in 813 by Leo the Armenian; there he learned about and entered the religious life, taking the name Ignatius. Monk. Priest. Abbot. Patriach of Constantinople in 842. Fought corruption in civil and religious life, even in the highest offices; refused communion to Bardas Caesar due to his acts of incest. Because of his high standards, Ignatius was exiled from 858 to 867, but eventually returned in triumph.

Born

c.799 in Constantinople as Nicetas

Died

• 23 October 877 of natural causes

• relics in the church of Saint Michael, Constantinople

Blessed John Buoni

Also known as

John Bonus

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Spent his youth as a jester in Italian courts with his spare time mis-spent in wild living. After a severe illness in 1208, he reformed completely, converted, and became a hermit at Cesena, Italy. His reputation for piety attacted disciples. To escape them, he left one night and walked continuously and aimlessly till dawn. At sunrise he found himself at the front door of his hermitage; he took this as a sign, and turned his energy to organizing his would-be followers. Pope Innocent IV gave them the Augustinian rule, and they formed the basis of the Augustinian hermit friars.

Born

1168 in Mantua, Italy

Died

1249 in Mantua, Italy of natural causes

Beatified

1483 by Pope Sixtus IV (cultus confirmed)

Blessed Anne-Joseph Leroux

Also known as

• Anna Josepha

• Josephine Leroux

• Marie-Joséphine

• Mary Josephine

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Ursuline nun at Valenciennes, France, taking the name Josephine. When the convents were suppressed in the French Revolution, she fled to Mons in Hainault (in modern Belgium. She returned to Valenciennes in 1793. She and many of her sisters were arrested and executed for the crime of being faithful Christians. Martyr.

Born

23 January 1747 at Cambrai, Nord, France as Ann-Joseph Leroux

Died

guillotined on 23 October 1794 in Valenciennes, Nord, France

Beatified

13 June 1920 by Pope Benedict XV

Saint Gratien of Amiens

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Breton bishop martyred by pagans while on pilgrimage to Rome, Italy.

Died

• c.286 in Saint-Gratien, diocese of Amiens, France

• his walnut pilgrim's staff was stuck into the ground on the site of his execution; it took root and grew there; as late as 1117, that tree, though stripped bare, would burst into leaf and be covered in fruit on the night of his feast

• relics enshrined in the Coulombs monastery, diocese of Chartres, France in the 11th century

• relics hidden in the palace of the archbishop in Paris, France during the anti-Christian persecutions of the French Revolution

• relics somehow lost in 1830

Saints Germanus and Servandus of Cadiz

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Sons of Saint Marcellus of Léon. Soldiers in the imperial Roman army. When they were revealed to be Christians, the brothers were chained, tortured, force marched without food, and finally martyred in the persecutions of Diocletian.

Born

Merida, Spain

Died

• beheaded c.305 on the Hill of Martyrs in San Fernando, Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain

• relics enshrined in Seville, Spain

Patronage

• Cadiz, Spain

• Merida, Spain

Blessed Álvaro Ibáñez Lázaro

Also known as

Brother Florencio Martín

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Baptized at the age of one day. Member of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, joining at Cambrils, Spain on 10 November 1927, taking the habit on 14 August 1929, and taking the name Brother Florencio Martín. Began teaching in Barceloneta, Spain in February 1932. A popular teacher noted for his skill in art and singing. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.

Born

12 June 1913 in Godos, Teruel, Spain

Died

22 October 1936 in Benimaclet, Valencia, Spain

Beatified

11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II

Blessed Pedro Lorente Vicente

Also known as

Brother Ambrosio León

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Baptized at the age of four days. Member of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, joining on 7 November 1925 at Monreal del Campo, Spain and making his vows on 1 February 1930, taking the name Brother Ambrosio León. Taught in Bonanova, Spain in 1932. Dragged of his school militia during the Spanish Civil War, he was exiled and eventually martyred.

Born

7 January 1914 in Ojos Negros, Teruel, Spain

Died

22 October 1936 in Benimaclet, Valencia, Spain

Beatified

11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II

Blessed Andrés Zarraquino Herrero

Also known as

Brother Honorato Andrés

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Member of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, joining in Cambrils on 27 July 1924 and taking the habit on 15 August 1925, taking the name Brother Honorato Andrés. Teacher in Tortosa, Gracia, and then the College of Our Lady of Bonanova in Barcelona, Spain. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.

Born

18 April 1908 in Bañón, Teruel, Spain

Died

22 October 1936 in Benimaclet, Valencia, Spain

Beatified

11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II

Saint Severinus of Cologne

Also known as

Severin, Severino

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Bishop of Cologne, Germany. Prominent opponent of Arianism.

Legend says that as a priest, Father Severinus heard a voice saying, "Severinus, you will be bishop of Cologne." He asked, "When?" "When your staff flourishes," came the reply. So, he planted his walking stick into the ground. It took root, and on the day it budded he presented himself in Cologne and was chosen bishop.

Born

Bordeaux, France

Died

c.403 in Cologne, Germany of natural causes

Blessed Thomas Thwing

Also known as

Thomas Thweng

Additional Memorial

29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai

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Studied at Douai, France. Priest, ordained in 1665. Returning to England, he served as chaplain for his cousin, Sir Miles Stapleton, and chaplain to a Yorkshire school. Arrested in 1680, accused of involvement in the Titus Oates Plot. Martyr.

Born

1635 in Heworth, North Yorkshire, England

Died

hanged, drawn and quartered on 23 October 1680 in York, North Yorkshire, England

Beatified

15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI

Saint Theodoret of Antioch

Also known as

Theodore, Teodoreto, Theodoritus

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Priest in Antioch (in modern Turkey) where he served as the treasurer of the diocese. Effectively eliminated paganism in area of influence. Imprisoned, tortured and martyred in the persecutions of Julian the Apostate for refusing to surrender sacred vessels used in the Mass.

Died

• beheaded in 362 in Antioch, Syria (modern Antakya, Turkey)

• his executioners claimed to have seen angels around him

Saint Romanus of Rouen

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Courtier to King Clothaire II. Bishop of Rouen, France c.629. He worked to convert the remaining pagans in his diocese, and personally tore down a temple to Venus. He ministered to prisoners, especially those on death row, and was known as a miracle worker.

Died

639 of natural causes

Patronage

Rouen, France

Blessed John Angelo Porro

Also known as

Giovannangelo Porro

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Servite at Monte Senario and Milan, Italy. Hermit. Priest. Noted for his love of nature.

Born

1451 at Milan, Italy

Died

1504 of natural causes

Beatified

15 July 1737 by Pope Clement XII (cultus confirmed)

Saint Benedict of Sebaste

Also known as

• Benedict of Poitiers

• Benedict of Quincay

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Bishop of Sebaste, Samaria. During the persecutions of Julian the Apostate, Benedict fled to Gaul. Hermit near Poitiers, France where he attracted so many would-be students that the monastery later known as Saint Benedict of Quincay grew up around his hermitage.

Died

c.654

Feast of the Most Holy Redeemer

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Celebrated in honor of the graces and benefits of the Redemption. It was instituted at Venice, Italy in 1576 in thanksgiving for the cessation of a plague, and is now found only in the special calendar of some dioceses and religious orders.

Saint Ethelfleda

Also known as

Elfleda, Elflaeda, Ethelflaeda, Ethelfleda

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Daughter of King Edward the Elder. Nun and then abbess of Ramsey Abbey where she was a sister with Saint Merewenna.

Died

c.970

Saint Oda of Aquitaine

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Princess. Married to the Duke of Aquitaine (in modern France. Widow. Devoted her life after marriage, and her fortune, to care of the poor and suffering.

Died

• c.723 of natural causes

• shrine at Amay, near Liege, Belgium

Saint Clether

Also known as

Cleer, Clydog, Scledog, Clitanus, Cleodius

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Known in Wales and Cornwall; several churches are dedicated to him. No details about him have survived.

Died

c.520

Saint Domitius of Amiens

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Eight-century deacon and hermit near Amiens, France. Spiritual teacher of Saint Ulphia of Amiens.

Saint Elfleda

Also known as

Aelflead

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Born an Anglo-Saxon princess and widow, she lived as an anchoress in Glastonbury, England, and was highly revered by Saint Dunstan of Canterbury.

Died

c.936

Saint Arethas of Negran

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Sixth-century governor of the town of Negran in Arabia Felix. Martyred with a large number of Christians in the persecutions of Dunaan.

Died

523

Blessed Henry of Cologne

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Studied at the University of Paris. One of the first Dominicans. First prior at Cologne, Germany. Friend of Blessed Jordan.

Died

1225

Saint Syra of Faremoutiers

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Nun at Faremoutiers, France. Abbess of Châlons-sur-Marne, France.

Died

c.660

Saint Dorotheus of Hadrianopolis

Also known as

Dorotheus of Adrianopolis

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Martyr.

Saint Verus of Salerno

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Fourth-century bishop of Salerno, Italy. Fought heresy to maintain orthodox Christianity in his see.

Saint Socrates of Nicaea

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Priest in Bithynia (modern Iznik, Turkey). Martyr.

Died

c.230 in Nicaea

Saint John of Syracuse

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Bishop of Syracuse, Sicily in 595.

Died

c.609

Saint Severus of Hadrianopolis

Also known as

Severus of Adrianopolis

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Martyr.

Saint Amo of Toul

Also known as

Amon

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Fourth-century bishop of Toul, France.

Saint Euerotas of Nicaea

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Martyr.

Died

c.230 in Nicaea

Saint Theodota of Nicaea

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Martyr.

Died

c.230 in Nicaea

Martyrs of Valenciennes

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A group of Urusuline and Briggittine nuns murdered together in the anti-Christian excesses of the French Revolution.

• Anne-Joseph Leroux

• Clotilde-Joseph Paillot

• Jeanne-Louise Barré

• Marie-Augustine Erraux

• Marie-Liévine Lacroix

• Marie-Marguerite-Joseph Leroux

Died

guillotined on 23 October 1794 in Valenciennes, Nord, France

Beatified

13 June 1920 by Pope Benedict XV

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:

• Agapit Gorgues Manresa

• Anatolio García Nozal

• Andrés Navarro Sierra

• Eduardo Valverde Rodríguez

• Eufrasio de Celis Santos

• Fulgencio Calvo Sánchez

• Honorino Carracedo Ramos

• José María Cuartero Gascón

• Justiniano Cuesta Redondo

• Leonardo Olivera Buera

• Manuel Navarro Martínez

• Tomás Cuartero Gascón

Also celebrated but no entry yet

• Bartholomew of Breganze

• Bertrand of Grandselve

• Søren of Ry