St. Heradius
Feastday: May 17
Death: 303
Martyr with Aquilinus, Paul, and two companions. They were put to death at Nyon on Lake Geneva, Switzerland.
Saint Giulia Salzano
Also known as
• Donna Giulietta
• Julia Salzano
• Prophetess of the New Evangelization
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Daughter of Adelaide Valentino and Diego Salzano. Her father was a captain in the Lancers of King Ferdinand II of Naples, and died when Giulia was four years old. Raised and educated by the Sisters of Charity in the Royal Orphanage of Saint Nicola La Strada until age fifteen. School teacher and catechist in Casoria, Naples. Friend and co-worker with Blessed Caterina Volpicelli. Noted for her personal devotion to the Virgin Mary. She encouraged others in devotion to Our Lady and the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Foundress of the Congregation of the Catechetical Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in 1905.
Born
13 October 1846 in Santa Maria Capua Vetere, Caserta, Italy
Died
17 May 1929 in Casoria, Naples, Italy of natural causes
Canonized
17 October 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI
Saint Pascal Baylon
புனிதர் பாஸ்ச்சால் பேலோன்
நற்கருணையின் தேவதூதன்:
(Seraph of the Eucharist)
பிறப்பு: மே 16, 1540
டோரேஹெர்மோசா, அரகன்
(Torrehermosa, Aragon)
இறப்பு: மே 17, 1592 (வயது 52)
வில்லர்ரியல், அரக்கன் அரசு, ஸ்பெயின்
(Villarreal, Aragon Kingdom, Spain)
ஏற்கும் சமயம்:
ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை
(Roman Catholic Church)
அருளாளர் பட்டம்: அக்டோபர் 29, 1618
திருத்தந்தை ஐந்தாம் பவுல்
(Pope Paul V)
புனிதர் பட்டம்: அக்டோபர் 16, 1690
திருத்தந்தை எட்டாம் அலெக்ஸாண்டர்
(Pope Alexander VIII)
முக்கிய திருத்தலங்கள்:
"விலா ரியல்" எனுமிடத்திலுள்ள "ராயல் சிற்றாலயம்"
(Royal Chapel in Vila-real)
நினைவுத் திருநாள்: மே 17
பாதுகாவல்:
நற்கருணைச் சங்கங்கள் (Eucharistic Associations),
நற்கருணை மகாசபைகள் (Eucharistic Congress),
ஒபாண்டோ (Obando), புலகன் (Bulacan), வில்லர்ரியல் (Villarreal), சமையல்காரர்கள் (Cooks), டோரேஹெர்மோசா (Torrehermosa), அல்கோனெல் டி அரிசா (Alconchel de Ariza),
சீர்கெர்பே-காஸ்டெல்லோன் டி லா ப்லானா மறைமாவட்டம் (Diocese of Segorbe-Castellón de la Plana), மேய்ப்பர்கள், ஆண் குழந்தைகள் மற்றும் குருத்துவ பணி.
புனிதர் பாஸ்ச்சால் பேலோன், ஒரு ஸ்பேனிஷ் கத்தோலிக்க பொதுநிலை துறவியும் (Spanish Roman Catholic Lay Brother), புனிதருமாவார். இவர் நற்கருணை மகாசபைகள் (Eucharistic Congress) மற்றும் நற்கருணைச் சங்கங்கள் (Eucharistic Associations) ஆகியவற்றின் பாதுகாவலரும் ஆவார்.
ஒரு ஏழை விவசாயியான "மார்ட்டின் பேலோன்" (Martin Baylon) இவரது தந்தை ஆவார். "எலிசபெத் ஜூபேரா" (Elizabeth Jubera) இவரது தாயார் ஆவார். தமது இளமைக் காலத்தில் ஆடுகளை மேய்க்கும் பணியில் இருந்த பாஸ்ச்சால் பேலோன், ஆன்மீக வாழ்க்கையில் நுழைய அதிக விருப்பம் கொண்டிருந்தார். ஆடுகளை பராமரிக்கும் ஆயனாக கூலி வேலைக்கு சேர்ந்த இவர் ஒருபோதும் பள்ளிக்கூடம் போனதேயில்லை. ஆடுகளுடன் மேய்ச்சலுக்கு போகும்போதெல்லாம் தம்முடன் ஒரு புத்தகத்தையும் கொண்டு செல்வார். வழிப்போக்கர்களிடமெல்லாம் தமக்கு எழுதப்படிக்க கற்றுத் தரும்படி கெஞ்சுவார். அப்படியே இவர் தானாகவே எழுதவும், படிக்கவும் கற்றுக்கொண்டார். ஆடு, மாடுகளை வயலில் மேய்க்கும்போது கடவுளின் படைப்பை கண்டு ரசித்த இவர் ஆன்மீக புத்தகங்களை படிக்க கற்றுக்கொண்டார்.
கி.பி. சுமார் 1564ம் ஆண்டு, சீரமைக்கப்பட்ட ஃபிரான்சிஸ்கன் சபையில் (Reformed Franciscan Order) பொதுநிலை சகோதரராக (Lay Brother) இணைந்தார். அப்போதுதான் அவர் முதன்முதலில் துறவிகளின் வாழ்வைப்பற்றி கேள்விப்பட்டு, அவர்களைப்பற்றி அறிந்துகொண்டார்.
அங்கு அவர் எளிமை மற்றும் தாழ்ச்சியான வாழ்வை வாழ்ந்தார். மக்களிடம் மிகவும் அன்பாகவும், பாசமாகவும் இருந்தார். திவ்விய நற்கருணை பீடத்தின் முன் மணிக்கணக்காக - பல நாட்களில் முழு இரவு அமர்ந்து செபிப்பார். அதிலிருந்து தாம் அளவற்ற மகிழ்ச்சியையும், மனநிறைவையும் பெற்றார். இவருக்கும் அவ்வில்லத்திலிருந்த திவ்விய நற்கருணை பேழைக்கும் காந்தம் போன்றதொரு உறவு இருந்தது. எப்போதும் இறைவனிடம் தொடர்பு கொண்டிருந்த அவர் பரிசுத்த ஆவி திருநாளன்று இறைவனடி சேர்ந்தார். அவரது கல்லறையில் எண்ணிலங்கா அற்புதங்கள் இன்று வரை நடந்து வருகின்றது.
Also known as
Paschal
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Son of the pious peasants Martin Baylon and Elizabeth Jubera. From youth he displayed great devotion to the Eucharist. Worked as a shepherd from ages 7 to 24, and was a good influence on his shepherd friends, an often rowdy group. Franciscan lay brother with friars of the Alcantarine Reform, often serving as cook or doorkeeper. His charity to the poor and afflicted, his unfailing courtesy and humility were remarkable even by Franciscan standards. While travelling in France, he defended the Real Presence against the blasphemies of a Calvinist preacher, and narrowly escaped death at the hands of a Huguenot mob. Poorly educated, he was still a counselor sought by rich and poor alike. His cultus is especially strong in Spain and southern Italy, in Central and South America.
Born
24 May 1540 (feast of Pentecost) at Torre Hermosa, Aragon, (modern Spain)
Died
15 May 1592 (feast of Pentecost) at Villa Reale, Spain of natural causes
Canonized
16 October 1690 by Pope Alexander VIII
Patronage
• cooks
• shepherds
• Eucharistic congresses and organizations (proclaimed by Pope Leo XIII on 28 November 1897)
• diocese of Segorbe-Castellón de la Plana, Spain
• Obado, Bulacan, Philippines
Blessed Ivan Ziatyk
Additional Memorial
27 June as one of the Martyrs Killed Under Communist Regimes in Eastern Europe
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Greek Catholic. Graduated high school in 1919, and obtained a degree in theology in 1923. Ordained in 1923. Taught catechism and theology, and served as prefect of students at the seminary at Peremysyl, Poland from 1925 to 1935. Joined the Redemptorists in 1935. Noted preacher when stationed at Lviv.
Prior of the monastery in Ternopil during the Nazi occupation. Vicar General of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church after his superiors were arrested or expelled. Arrested on 5 January 1950 for his faith, for preaching, and for being a Redemptorist. Held in Zolochiv prison, then exiled to Ozerlah, Irkhutsk, Russia. Tortured routinely, beaten severely, and eventually died in prison. One of the Martyrs Killed Under Communist Regimes in Eastern Europe.
Born
26 December 1899 at Odrekhiv, in present day Poland
Died
• Easter Sunday, 17 May 1952 from injuries received in a beating three days earlier at Ozerlah, Irkhutsk, Russia
• buried at Ozerlah
Beatified
27 June 2001 by Pope John Paul II in Ukraine
Saint Madron of Cornwall
Also known as
Maden, Madern, Maderne, Madon, Medron
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Monk and hermit. Cures worked at Saint Madron's Church, Cornwall, England. Honoured in Brittany. Like many holy people of the time, there is a well that is considered "his", and is noted for its healing powers. Tradition says that you ask for healing from some ill, then leave a piece of cloth from your clothing at the well; as the cloth deteriorates, the illness dissipates.
Born
Cornwall, England
Died
c.545 near Land's End, Cornwall, England
Patronage
against pain
Blessed Antonia Mesina
Also known as
Antonia Messina
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Second of ten children born to a peasant family. She received only four years of school, quitting to take over housekeeping from her mother, Grazia, who was bed-ridden with a heart condition. Joined Catholic Action at age ten, becoming an active and lively member and recruiter. At age 16, while out gathering wood for home, she was beaten and murdered by a teenage would-be rapist, fighting him off to her last breath; considered a martyr to purity.
Born
21 June 1919 in Orgosolo, Sardinia, Italy
Died
17 May 1935, Ovadduthai, Orgosolo, Nuoro, Italy
Beatified
Sunday 4 October 1987 by Pope John Paul II at Rome, Italy
Patronage
• martyrs
• rape victims
Saint Restituta of Vercelli
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After her husband was martyred for his faith, Restituta moved from Sardinia to Rome, Italy. Her two small children were baptized there by Pope Saint Eusebius, and given the names Eusebio and Eusebia. The boy grew to become Saint Eusebius, first bishop of Vercelli, Italy, while the girl, Eusebia, became a nun and then abbess of the monastery in Vercelli. With her children grown and in religious life, Resituta returned to Sardinia where she died a martyr.
Born
latter 3rd century Sardinia (part of modern Italy)
Died
• early 4th century near Cagliari, Sardinia (part of modern Italy)
• relics enshrined in a chapel in Cagliari, which were re-discovered in 1607
Saint Peter Lieou
Also known as
• Liu Wenyuan Petrus
• Baiduo
• Peter Liu Wenyuan
Additional Memorial
28 September as one of the Martyrs of China
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Married lay man convert to Christianity. Catechist. Exiled to Mongolia for his faith in 1814. He was permitted to return from exile in 1827 and began working with Catholic missionaries. When the persecutions of the faith resumed, many Christians were imprisoned. Peter initially evaded arrest, but was caught ministering to prisoners, including his own sons. Martyr.
Born
c.1760 in Guizhou, China
Died
strangled to death on 17 May 1834 at Guiyang, Guizhou, China
Canonized
1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II
Saint Rasso of Grafrath
Also known as
Ratho of Grafrath
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Born to the German nobility, he became a Count (Graf). As a soldier, he fought invading Hungarians. Pilgrim to the Holy Lands and then to Rome, Italy. Returning home, he founded a Benedictine monastery and entered it as a monk; the area around the house became known as Grafrath in his honor.
Born
Bavaria, Germany
Died
953
Saint Restituta of Carthage
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Virgin-martyr, tortured and killed during the persecutions of Diocletian.
Born
African
Died
• burned to death on a boat c.304 off Carthage, Tunisia
• the boat grounded on the island of Ischia near Naples, Italy
• relics believed housed in the Cathedral of Naples
Patronage
Lacco Ameno, Italy
Blessed Bernard of Verdun
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Born to the French nobility, he gave up the worldly life to join the Mercedarians and ransom Christians enslaved by Muslims. He travelled to Tunis in north Africa in 1408, freed 300 slaves, and was killed by Muslims for remaining a Christian.
Born
14th century France
Died
beaten to death in 1408 in Tunis, Tunisia
Saint Silaus of Lucca
Also known as
• Silave, Silan
• Father of the Poor
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Monk. Abbot of Saint Brendan's Abbey. Bishop. In later life he moved to Italy where he was known for his charity to the poor.
Born
Ireland
Died
1100 in Lucca, Italy
Canonized
1183 by Pope Lucius III
Saint Cathan of Bute
Also known as
Cadan, Catan, Chattan
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Uncle of Saint Blane. Sixth-century bishop on the Isle of Bute, Scotland, a place often known as Kil-Cathan in his honor.
Born
Ireland
Died
• tomb at Tamlacht, Ireland
• relics at Tamlacht and on the Isle of Bute, Scotland
Saint Fionnchan of Druim-Eanaigh
Also known as
• Fionnchan of Droma Enaigh
• Fionnchan of Druim Fes
• Fionnchan of Druim Fesi
• Fionnchan of Druim Fess
• Finnchan, Findchanus
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6th century bishop of Druim-Eanaigh, Ireland.
Saint Maw
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Immigrated from Ireland to Cornwall, England to live as a hermit by the sea near Falmouth. His reputation for piety led to would-be students, and he helped spread Christianity through the region. The area of his hermitage, and a holy well are known as Saint Mawes.
Born
Ireland
Saint Mailduf of Malmesbury
Also known as
Maeldulph, Maildubh, Maildulf
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Monk. Abbot. Founded the monastery at Malmesbury, England. Spiritual teacher of Saint Aldhelm of Sherborne.
Born
Ireland
Died
673
Blessed Isabella Crivelli
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Poor Clare nun at the convent of Sant'Apollinare in Porta Romana, Milan, Italy known for her mystical prayer life.
Born
latter 15th century
Died
c.1527 in Milan, Italy of natural causes
Saint Victor Roma
Also known as
• Victor of Basilla
• Vittore...
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Martyr.
Died
4th century in the cemetery of Basilla on the Via Salaria Antica in Rome, Italy
Saint Adrione of Alexandria
Also known as
Adrian, Adriano
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Martyr.
Born
Adria, Italy
Died
4th century Alexandria, Egypt
Saint Heraclius of Noviodunum
Also known as
Eraclio
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Martyr.
Died
4th century at Noviodunum, Mesia (in modern Romania)
Saint Solochanus of Chalcedon
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Soldier martyred in Chalcedon along with many of his Christian companions in the persecutions of emperor Maximian.
Saint Thethmar
Also known as
Theodemar
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Premonstratensian canon. Missionary to the Wends in Germany, working with Saint Vicelin of Oldenburg.
Died
1152
Saint Paul of Noviodunum
Also known as
Paolo
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Martyr.
Died
4th century at Noviodunum, Mesia (in modern Romania)
Martyrs of Alexandria
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Three Christians martyred together; no details about them have survived except their names - Adrio, Basilla and Victor.
Died
4th century Alexandria, Egypt
Martyrs of Nyon
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A group of Christians martyred together in the persecutions of Diocletian. We know little more than three of their names - Aquilinus, Heradius and Paul.
Died
303 at Noyon, Switzerland
