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.
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
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.
Also known as
• Peter Julian Eymard
• Pierre-Julien Eymard
Additional Memorial
1 August (La Mure, Isère, France)
Profile
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 Giustino Maria Russolillo
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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
• the beatification miracle involved the 1998 healing of the carcinoma of a 59-year-old woman
Canonized
• 15 May 2022 by Pope Francis
• the canonization miracle involved the 21 April 2016 healing of a young Vocationist religious who suffered from epilepsy, seizures, serious rhabdomiliosis, pneumonia with ingestis, acute respiratory failure, and was in a coma at the time
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
Pope Saint Stephen I
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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First bishop of Apt, France in the late 1st century, consecrated by Pope Saint Clement I.
Saint Maximus of Padua
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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
