Feast of All Saints
கி.மு.முதலாம் நூற்றாண்டில் உரோமையை மார்கஸ் அக்ரிப்பா (கி.மு. 63- கி.மு. 12) என்ற மன்னன் ஆண்டுவந்தான். அவன் எல்லா தெய்வங்களுடைய சிலைகளையும் வைப்பதற்கு என்று பாந்தயோன் என்ற ஆலயத்தைக் கட்டி எழுப்பினான். இவ்வாலயமானது கி.பி. 126 ஆம் ஆண்டு மீண்டுமாகக் கட்டி எழுப்பப்பட்டது. 4 ஆம் நூற்றாண்டில் கிறிஸ்தவ மதம் உரோமையின் அரச மதமாக மாறியபிறகு, அதன்பிறகு வந்த போகஸ் என்ற மன்னன் பந்தயோன் என்ற அந்த ஆலயத்தை திருச்சபைத் தந்துவிட்டான். அப்போது திருச்சபையின் தலைவராக – திருத்தந்தையாக - இருந்த ஆறாம் போனிபேஸ் என்பவர் எல்லா தெய்வங்களுக்குமாக இருந்த பந்தயோன் ஆலயத்தை அனைத்துப் புனிதர்களின் ஆலயமாக மாற்றினார். அன்றிலிருந்துதான் அனைத்துப் புனிதர்களின் விழாவானது அதிகாரப் பூர்வமாகக் கொண்டாடப்பட்டது.
வரலாற்றுப் பின்னணி
இன்று நாம் புனிதர்கள் அனைவருடைய விழாவைக் கொண்டாடி மகிழ்கின்றோம். திருச்சபை ஒவ்வொருநாளும் ஒரு புனிதரை நினைவுகூறும்போது, எதற்காக அனைத்துப் புனிதர்களின் விழா என்று தனியாக ஒரு நாளை ஒதுக்கி புனிதர்களுக்கு விழாக் கொண்டாடவேண்டும் என்றும் நினைக்கலாம். ஆனால் திருவெளிப்பாடு நூலில், “யாராலும் எண்ணிக்கையிட முடியாத பெரும்திரளான மக்கள் – எல்லா நாட்டையும், குலத்தையும் மக்களினத்தையும் மொழியையும் சேர்ந்தவர்கள் – அரியணைக்கும் ஆட்டுக்குட்டிக்கும் முன்பாக நின்றுகொண்டு, கையில் குருத்தோலைகளைப் பிடித்தவர்களாய், “அரியனையில் வீற்றிருக்கும் எங்கள் கடவுளிடமிருந்தும் ஆட்டுக்குட்டியிடமிருந்துமே மீட்பு வருகின்றது” என்று உரத்த குரலில் கடவுளைப் போற்றிப் புகழ்ந்துகொண்டிருக்கிறார்கள். இவர்களை எல்லாம் 365 நாட்களில் நினைவு கூர்ந்து கொண்டாடுவது என்பது இயலாத காரியமாகும். எனவேதான் திருச்சபை, இந்த மண்ணுலகில் கடவுளுக்காக உகந்த வாழ்க்கை வாழ்ந்து வந்த தூயவர்களுக்கு விழா எடுத்துக்கொண்டாடுகின்றது. அவ்விழாதான் ‘அனைத்துப் புனிதர்கள் விழா’ என்று கொண்டாடப் படுகின்றது.
முதலில் புனிதர்கள் என்பவர் யார்?, எதற்காக நாம் அவர்களுக்கு விழா எடுத்துக்கொண்டாட வேண்டும் என்று சிந்தித்துப் பார்த்துவிட்டு, இவ்விழாவின் வரலாற்றுப் பின்னணியை சற்று அறிந்துகொள்வோம். புனிதர்கள் என்பவர்கள் வானத்திலிருந்து குதித்த வானதூதர்கள் கிடையாது, அவர்கள் இந்த மண்ணுலகில் தோன்றியவர்கள். மண்ணுலகில் தோன்றினாலும் தங்களுடைய மண்ணக வாழ்க்கையை கடவுளுக்கு உகந்ததாய் மாற்றியமைத்துக்கொண்டு, இறைத்திருவுளத்தை தங்களுடைய வாழ்வால், வார்த்தையால் நிறைவேற்றியவர்கள் அவர்கள்தான் புனிதர்கள் – தூயவர்கள் என்று அழைக்கப்படுகின்றார்கள். புனிதர்களை எதற்காக நாம் நினைவுகூறவேண்டும் என்ற கேள்வி எழலாம். அதற்கு விவிலியத்திலிருந்தே பதில் இருக்கின்றது. “உங்களுக்குக் கடவுளின் வார்த்தையை எடுத்துச் சொன்ன உங்கள் தலைவர்களை நினைவுகூருங்கள். அவர்களது வாழ்வின் நிறைவை எண்ணிப் பார்த்து, நீங்களும் அவர்களைப் போல நம்பிக்கையுள்ளவர்களாய் இருங்கள்” (எபி 13:7) என்கிறார் எபிரேயருக்கு எழுதிய திருமுகத்தின் ஆசிரியர். ஆம், நமக்கு இறைவாக்கைப் போதித்த புனிதர்களை நினைவுகூர்ந்து பார்க்கவேண்டும், அவர்களுடைய முன்மாதிரியைப் பின்பற்றி அவர்களுடைய வழியில் நடக்கவேண்டும். அதைத்தான் திருச்சபை நம்மிடமிருந்து எதிர்பார்க்கின்றது.
இரண்டாம் வத்திகான் சங்கமானது “தூயவர்களின் வாழ்விலே மாதிரியையும் அவர்களின் ஒன்றிப்பிலே தோழமையையும் அவர்கள் பரிந்து பேசுவதால் உதவியையும் அவர்களிடமிருந்து நாம் தேடுகின்றோம்” என்கிறது. ஆகவே, புனிதர்கள் அல்லது தூயவர்களின் விழாவைக் கொண்டாடுவதால் பயன்பெறப் போவது என்னமோ நாம்தான் என்பதை நாம் உணர்ந்துகொள்ளவேண்டும்.
எதற்காக அனைத்துப் புனிதர்களின் விழாவைக் கொண்டாடுகின்றோம் என்று சிந்தித்துப் பார்த்த நாம், இவ்விழாவின் வரலாற்றுப் பின்னணியை இப்போது உணர்ந்துகொள்வோம். புண்ணிய வாழ்வு அல்லது சாட்சிய வாழ்வு வாழ்ந்து வந்தவர்களுக்கு விழா எடுத்துக் கொண்டாடும் வழக்கம் 155- 156 ஆம் ஆண்டிலிருந்தே இருந்து வந்திருக்கிறது. கமிர்னா நகரின் ஆயராக இருந்த போலிக்கார்ப்பின் எலும்புகளை எடுத்து, அதனை பத்திரமாக வைத்து இறைமக்கள் அவருடைய விண்ணகப் பிறப்பு விழாவைக் கொண்டாடி இருக்கிறார்கள். மூன்றாம் நூற்றாண்டில் வாழ்ந்து வந்த சிப்ரியான் என்பவரும் புனிதர்களுக்கு விழா எடுத்துக்கொண்டாடும் வழக்கத்தைக் கொண்டிருந்தார். இப்படி இருந்த வழக்கம் திருத்தந்தை ஆறாம் போனிபேஸ் காலத்தில் பந்தயோன் ஆலயம் அனைத்துப் புனிதர்களின் ஆலயமாக மாற்றப்பட்டபிறகு அனைத்துப் புனிதர்களின் விழா திருச்சபை முழுவதும் கொண்டாடப்பட்டது. அன்றிலிருந்து இன்று வரை இவ்விழாவானது ஒவ்வொரு ஆண்டும் நவம்பர் 1 ஆம் நாள் கொண்டாடப் பட்டு வருகின்றது.
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Instituted to honour all the saints, known and unknown. It owes its origin in the Western Church to the dedication of the Roman Pantheon in honuor of the Blessed Virgin Mary and all the martyrs by Pope Saint Boniface IV in 609, the anniversary of which was celebrated at Rome on 13 May. Pope Saint Gregory III consecrated a chapel in the Vatican basilica in honor of All Saints, designating 1 November as their feast. Pope Gregory IV extended its observance to the whole Church. It has a vigil and octave, and is a holy day of obligation; the eve is popularly celebrated as Hallowe'en.
Patronage
Arzignano, Italy
Blessed Rupert Mayer
Also known as
• The Apostle of Munich
• The Limping Priest (a result of his war injury)
Additional Memorials
• 3 November (Diocese of Munich-Freising, Germany)
• 5 November (Diocese of Eichstätt, Germany)
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Rupert grew up in a family with five children and received his basic education in Stuttgart, Germany. Feeling a call to the priesthood, he studied philosophy and theology in Freiburg, Switzerland, then in Munich and Tübingen in Germany. Ordained a priest in 1899. Assistant pastor in Spaichingen, Germany. Joined the Jesuits in Feldkirch, Vorarlberg, Austria in 1900. From 1906 to 1912, he travelled around Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands, preaching parish missions. In 1912 he was assigned to Munich where he worked with migrants who had come to the city looking for work.
Father Rupert volunteered as an army chaplain in World War I. He worked for a while in a camp hospital, but was promoted to captain and sent to the front lines in France, Poland and Romania to minister to soldiers in the trenches. He lived with the soldiers, and was accepted by them. During combat he would crawl unarmed and under fire from man to man, encouraging them, praying with them, administering the Sacraments to them. In December 1915 he was awarded the Iron Cross for bravery, the first chaplain to receive the honour. In December 1916 he was injured on the Romanian front by an exploding grenade, and lost his left leg.
Back in Munich after the War, Father Rupert returned to preaching, teaching, youth ministry and leading retreats for priests. He was there during the short-lived, communist-inspired “Bavarian Republic” of 1918 to 1919. Leader of the Marian Congregation in Munich in 1921. Beginning in 1923 he publicly announced that Nazism was incompatible with Christianity, and no Catholic could be a member of the party. This led to several arrests by the Gestapo including a six month stretch in “protective custody” beginning on 16 May 1937 after which he was sent for seven months to the Sachsenhausen concentration camp. In 1939, with his health failing and fearing his death would make him a martyr and a rallying point for anti-Nazi Catholics, he was released from the camp on condition that he stay in the Benedictine Abbey of Ettal and not preach. He was finally freed by Allied forces in 1945 and returned to Munich to spend his last few months back in his old ministry.
Born
23 January 1876 in Stuttgart, Germany
Died
• 1 November 1945 in the church of Saint Michael in Munich, Bavaria, Germany of a stroke while preaching during morning Mass
• buried at the Jesuitenfriedhof in Pullach, Germany, which became a pilgrimage site
• re-interred in the crypt of the Marian Congregation church called Bürgersaalkirche in Munich, Germany in 1948
Beatified
3 May 1987 by Pope John Paul II in Munich, Germany
Blessed Teodor Jurij Romzha
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Greek Catholic. Studied philosophy from 1930 to 1933. Studied theology in Rome from 1933 to 1937; received a Licentiate. Ordained on 25 December 1936.
Drafted into the military, he served on the border with Germany; discharged in 1938. Minister to the impoverished parish of Berezovo, Maramorosh District. Professor of philosophy and spiritual director at the seminary in Uzhorod in 1939. Monsignor in 1942. Consecrated bishop of the Mukachiv eparchy on 24 September 1944.
His eparchy was annexed into Soviet Ukraine on 29 June 1945. Teodor fought to preserve the rights of his Church during the occupation. The atheist government ordered the bishop and all the faithful to renounce any connection with Rome, and to submit to the Patriarch of Moscow. Romza refused, and the open persecutions by the State began. The government annouced that Nestor Sydoruk was the bishop of the eparchy, and faithful Greek Catholic priests and lay people were intimidated, harassed, abused, and imprisoned. Romza travelled his diocese by horse and buggy, ministering to his flock. Severely wounded on 27 October 1947 in a Bolshevik assassination attempt that involved ramming his cart with a motor vehicle, then beating him with rifle butts; he was later murdered in his hospital bed. His work helped many Transcarpathian Christians return from the Orthodox Church to the Greek Catholic. Martyr.
Born
14 April 1911 at Velykyj Bychkiv, Transcarpathia, Ukraine
Died
poisoned in his hospital bed on 1 November 1947 at Mukachiv, Ukraine
Beatified
27 June 2001 by Pope John Paul II at Ukraine
Saint Nuño de Santa Maria Álvares Pereira
Also known as
• Nuño of Saint Mary
• Nonius Alvares Pereira
• Nuno Álvares Pereira
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Cousin of the founder of the noble Braganza family. Constable of the kingdom of Portugal, a knight, and a prior in the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem. Married. Career soldier, fighting for, and a hero of Portuguese independence. Widower. Lay-brother in the Order of Friars of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel at Lisbon, Portugal in 1423, taking the name Nuño of Saint Mary. He undertook the meanest duties in the friary, begging alms from door to door. Founded a monastery at Lisbon. Noted for a life of prayer, penance, and devotion to Our Lady.
Born
24 June 1360 at Cernache do Bonjardim, Sertã, Castelo Branco, Portgual
Died
• 1 November 1431 (Easter Sunday) at the Carmelite monastery at Lisbon, Portugal of natural causes
• tomb lost in the earthquake of 1755
Canonized
26 April 2009 by Benedict XVI
Blessed Ranieri Rasini
Also known as
• Ranieri of Aretino
• Ranieri of Arezzo
• Ranieri of Borgo
• Ranieri of Sansepolcro
• Raniero, Ranier
Additional Memorial
31 October (Franciscans)
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Franciscan Friar Minor who served as his convent porter and beggar in Borgo San Sepolcro (modern Sansepolcro), Italy. He was known for his humility, poverty, patience and service to the poor.
Among the miracles attributed to him was the resurrection from the dead of two children, which led to his patronage of women in labour who sought his protection for their new children. In 2004, on the 700th anniversary of his death, the bell in the tower of the San Francesco church was dedicated to Ranier, and it is rung each time there is a birth in the town.
Born
c.1250 in Sansepolcro, Umbria, Italy
Died
• 1 November 1304 in Sansepolcro, Umbria, Italy of natural causes
• embalmed (unusual for the day) and interred in the crypt of the church of San Francesco in Sansepolcro
Beatified
• popular devotion among the poor of Sansepolcro, Italy began immediately upon his death
• the city council of Sansepolcro soon after had an altar erected in his honour in the local church of San Francesco, and began collecting testimonies of miracles attributed to his intercession
• 18 December 1802 by Pope Pius VII (cultus confirmation)
Patronage
women in labour
Blessed Peter Paul Navarro
Also known as
• Paul Navarro
• Pietro Paolo Navarro
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Joined the Jesuits in Naples, Italy in 1578. Ordained in Goa, India. Missionary to Japan. Became fluent in Japanese, and lived as much like a native as he could, wanting to show that Christianity was no threat to a Japanese lifestyle.
An imperial edict in 1614 expelled all foreigners. Instead of leaving, Peter went into hiding so he could minister to the converts he had made. He travelled the country disguised as a beggar, wood seller, farmer, and peddler in order to conduct covert Masses. He wrote on the faith, and translated Christian works into Japanese.
Arrested by priest hunters in December 1621 along with two catechists, Petrus Onizuka Sadayu and Denis Fugiscima, and a layman, Clement Kuijemon. They were condemned to death by the Shogun on 27 October 1622. Father Peter Paul celebrated Mass and ordained his two catechists as Jesuit priests in the hours just before his execution.
Born
1560 at Laino Borgo, Cosenza, Italy
Died
• burned alive on 1 November 1622 at Ximabara, Nagasaki, Japan
• died praying the Litany of Our Lady
Beatified
7 May 1867 by Pope Blessed Pius IX
Saint Mathurin
Also known as
Maturinus
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Raised a pagan; his father was even commissioned to persecute Christians by emperor Maximian. Mathurin converted at age 12. Priest at age 20, ordained by Saint Polycarp. Zealous evangelist in his region, even converting his parents. Noted exorcist, even healing Theodora, the daughter of the emperor; his ministry of dealing with the possessed led to his tradition of patronage of the mentally ill.
Born
Larchant, France
Died
• Rome, Italy of natural causes
• buried in Rome, he climbed out of the grave to return to his old home at Larchant, France
• in 1004 the canons of Notre-Dame de Paris divided his relics between Larchant, some in Paris, France
• Paris relics enshrined in a church dedicated to him in 1153; it became a place of pilgrimage and healing for centuries
• his shrine in Larchant was burned by Huguenots in 1568
Patronage
against mental illness
Rachel the Matriarch
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Old Testament Jewish Matriarch. Wife of the Patriach Jacob. She spent a lengthy marriage in shame over her sterility, considered a sign of God's disfavor. However, late in life she had two sons, Joseph, he of the many-coloured coat, and Benjamin.
Born
17th-18th century BC
Died
• 17th-18th century BC in childbirth
• buried in Bethlehem
Name Meaning
the lamb
Saint Caesarius of Africa
Also known as
• Caesarius of Terracina
• Cesario, Cesareo
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Deacon of an African church. During a visit to Italy, he witnessed a pagan celebration of Apollo; Caesarius objected to the human sacrifice it involved. For his interference, he was imprisoned for two years, and then for his faith he was martyred with Saint Julian.
Born
African
Died
• tied into a sack and thrown into the sea to drown at Pisco Montano, Terracina, Italy, date unknown
• body recovered and buried near Terracina
• in the 4th century, Emperor Valentinian was cured at the shrine of Caesarius at Terracina
• relics translated to a church on the Palatine Hill, Rome, Italy by order of the emperor Valentinian
• relics translated to the church of San Cesareo in Palatio, Appian Way, Rome
Patronage
Terracina, Italy
Saint Austremonius
Also known as
• Apostle of Auvergne
• Austromoine, Stramonius, Stremonius
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May have been the first bishop of Clermont, France. Contemporary of the three bishops of Aquitaine who attended the Council of Arles in 314.
Born
3rd century
Died
• early 4th century of natural causes
• interred at at Issoire, France
• re-interred at Volvic
• relics taken to Mauzac Abbey in 761
• some relics taken to Saint-Yvoine, France in the mid-9th-century
• many relics returned to Issoire c.900
Canonized
• Pre-Congregation
• popular devotion began in the mid-6th-century after a deacon named Cantius received a vision of angels around the neglected tomb of Astremonius
Patronage
archdiocese of Clermont, France
Saint Valentin Faustino Berri Ochoa
Also known as
• Balentin Berrio-Otxoa de Arizti
• Valentin de Berriochoa
• Valentine Berrio-Ochoa
Additional Memorial
24 November of one of the Martyrs of Viet Nam
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Born in the Basque country. Dominican. Ordained on 14 June 1851. Missionary to the Philippines and then to Viet Nam. Appointed coadjutor vicar apostolic of Central Tonkin, (modern diocese of Bùi Chu) Viet Nam and titular bishop of Centuria on 25 December 1857. Martyred with Saint Jerome Hermosilla.
Born
14 February 1827 at Elorrio, diocese of Vitoria, Spain
Died
tortured and beheaded on 1 November 1861 Hai Duong, Vietnam
Canonized
19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II
Saint Benignus of Dijon
Also known as
Benigna, Benigne, Benigny
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Missionary to the areas of Marseilles, Autun, and Dijon in France, sent by Saint Polycarp of Smyrna. Martyred in the persecutions of Marcus Aurelius. The people of Tours, France reverenced the grave of Benignus, but the local bishop wished to put a stop to the cult, believing the tomb to be that of a heathen who had been mistakenly identified as Benignus; he started demolition, received a vision explaining his error, and instead built a basilica over the restored sarcophagus.
Born
at Smyrna
Died
clubbed to death with an iron bar in 178
Patronage
• Dijon, France, archdiocese of
• Dijon, France, city of
Representation
• key
• dog
Saint Genesius of Lyon
Also known as
Genès, Genes, Genestus
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Benedictine monk. Abbot of Fontenelle. Part of the court and camp of King Clovis II. Chief almoner to Queen Saint Bathildis. Succeeded Saint Chamond as bishop and archbishop of Lyons, France in 657. Chartered the Abbey of Corbie, France. Chartered the Convent of the Blessed Virgin founded by Ebroin, mayor of the palace, and his wife Leutrude. In a conflict between Ebroin and Saint Leger, Bishop of Autun, Genesius took the bishop's side and was attacked by an armed band sent by Ebroin to expel him from Lyons. Genesius gathered his own forces and defended his city.
Died
• 679 of natural causes
• his body was in the church of Saint Nicetius till the beginning of the 14th century, when it was transferred to Chelles
Saint Vigor of Bayeux
Also known as
Vigeur, Vigile, Vigorus
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Studied at Arras, France. Spiritual student of Saint Vedast of Arras. He studied for the priesthood, but found the vocation so overwhelming that he ran from it for a while. He eventually realized his vocation and was ordained. Preacher and missionary. Bishop of Bayeux, France in 513, he continued his missionary work, bringing people to the faith, building churches and monasteries.
Born
Artois, France
Died
• 537 of natural causes
• buried on Mont Chrismat
• relics moved to the Abbey of Saint-Riquier in Picardy, France in 981 to avoid invading Normans
Saint Jerome Hermosilla
Also known as
• Jerónimo Hermosilla
• Jerónimo Hermosilla Aransãez
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Dominican. Missionary to Manila, Philippines. Priest. Missionary to Viet Nam in 1828. Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Tonkin, Viet Nam and titular bishop of Miletopolis on 2 August 1839. Bishop. Worked with Saint Joseph Khang. Martyred with Saint Valentin Faustino Berri Ochoa.
Born
30 September 1800 at Santo Domingo de la Calzada, Old Castile, Spain
Died
tortured and beheaded on 1 November 1861 Hai Duong, Vietnam
Canonized
19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II
Saint Pere Josep Almató Ribera Auras
Also known as
Pedro Ribera
Additional Memorial
24 November of one of the Martyrs of Vietnam
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Dominican priest. Martyred in the persecutions of emperor Tu-Duc.
Born
1 November 1830 in San Feliú Saserra, Barcelona, Spain
Died
tortured and beheaded on 1 November 1861 Hai Duong, Vietnam
Canonized
19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II
Saint Marcel of Paris
Also known as
Marcellus
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Ninth bishop of Paris, France. Chaired the Council of Paris in 360 - 361 which recognized the edicts of the Council of Nicaea in 325. Supported Saint Genevieve. Legend says that there was a dragon in Paris which was devouring women of "ill repute"; Marcel defeated it by striking it with his bishop's crozier.
Born
c.396 on Île de la Cité, Paris, France
Died
November 436
Representation
dragon
Blessed Dionysius Fugixima
Also known as
• Denis Fugiscima
• Dionysius Fugishima
• Dionisius Fujishima Jubyoe
Additional Memorials
• 4 February Jesuits
• 10 September as one of the 205 Martyrs of Japan
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Born to the Japanese nobility. Jesuit novice. Worked with Blessed Paul Navarro. Martyr.
Born
at Aitzu, Arima, Japan
Died
burned alive on 1 November 1622 at Shimabara, Nagasaki, Japan
Beatified
7 May 1867 by Pope Blessed Pius IX
Deborah the Prophetess
Also known as
• Deborah the Judge
• Deborah the Matriarch
• Debbora
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Old Testament prophetess and judge. Married to Lapidoth. See the passage below from Judges that talks about her.
Name Meaning
the bee [hebrew]
Saint Lucinus of Angers
Also known as
Lesin, Lezin, Licinius
Additional Memorials
• 8 June (Angers, France)
• 21 June (translation of relics)
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Born to the French nobility. Count of Anjou. He gave up the title and worldly life to become a monk. Bishop of Angers, France, ordained by Saint Gregory of Tours.
Born
c.540 in France
Died
c.618 of natural causes
Saint Julian of Africa
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Priest of an African church. During a visit to Italy, he witnessed a pagan celebration of Apollo; Julian objected to the human sacrifice it involved. He was imprisoned for two years, and then martyred with Saint Caesarius.
Born
African
Died
tied into a sack and thrown into the sea to drown at Pisco Montano, Terracina, Italy, date unknown
Patronage
Terracina, Italy
Saint Germanus of Montfort
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Studied at Paris, France. Priest. Benedictine monk at Savigny, France. Prior of the monastery at Talloires, France. Spent the last years of his life as a hermit.
Born
c.906 at Montfort, Brittany (in modern France)
Died
• 1000 of natural causes
• relics enshrined by Saint Francis de Sales in 1621
Blessed Petrus Onizuka Sadayu
Also known as
Peter Onizuko
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Convert to Christianity. Jesuit postulant. Catechist. Worked with Blessed Paul Navarro, and martyred with him.
Born
Arima, Japan
Died
burned alive on 1 November 1622 at Shimabara, Nagasaki, Japan
Beatified
7 May 1867 by Pope Blessed Pius IX
Saint Cadfan
Also known as
Catman, Catamanu, Catamanus, Gadfan, Gideon
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Sixth-century monk. Spiritual teacher of Sadwen of Wales. Emigrated from Brittany to Wales where he founded several monasteries. First abbot of Bardsey Abbey in Wales. Llangadfan, Montgomeryshire, Wales is named in his honour.
Born
Brittany (in modern France)
Patronage
Llangadfan, Wales
Saint Magnus of Milan
Also known as
Magno
Additional Memorial
25 September as one of the Holy Bishops of Milan
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Archbishop of Milan, Italy from c.520 to 525.
Died
525 of natural causes
Patronage
Legnano, Italy
Saint Salaun of Leseven
Also known as
Salomon
Profile
A poor man who lived in Leseven, Brittany, France. For many years was considered the village idiot - until people realized that his simplicity, poverty and unworldliness was due to his concentration on his own spiritual development.
Died
1358 of natural causes
Saint Floribert of Ghent
Also known as
Florbert, Floribertus, Florbertus
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Abbot of monasteries in Ghent, Mont-Blandin and Saint-Bavon in Belgium. Worked with Saint Amandus.
Died
c.660
Canonized
20 April 1049 by Pope Leo IX
Blessed Clemens Kyuemon
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Layman martyr in the archdiocese of Nagasaki, Japan.
Born
c.1574 in Japan
Died
burned to death on 1 November 1622 in Shimabara, Nagasaki, Japan
Beatified
7 May 1867 by Pope Blessed Pius IX
Saint Cledwyn of Wales
Also known as
Clydwyn of Wales
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Eldest son of Saint Brychan of Brycheiniog, and ruler of part of Brychan's kingdom.
Died
5th century
Patronage
Llangedwyn, Wales
Saint Severinus of Tivoli
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Benedictine monk. Hermit at Tivoli, Italy.
Died
• 609 of natural causes
• relics enshrined in the church Saint Laurence in Tivoli, Italy
Saint Pabiali of Wales
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A chapel in Wales is dedicated to him. Some sources say he was a prince, but no solid information has survived.
Patronage
Partypallai, Wales
Saint Harold the King
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First Christian king of Denmark. When he tried to bring his pagan people to the faith they revolted and killed him. Martyr.
Died
980 in Denmark
Saint Cyrenia of Tarsus
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Martyred with Saint Juliana in the persecutions of Galerius and Maximian.
Died
burned to death in 306 at Tarsus, Asia Minor
Saint Juliana of Tarsus
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Martyed with Saint Cyrenia in the persecutions of Galerius and Maximian.
Died
burned to death in 306 at Tarsus, Asia Minor
Saint Ludre
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Son of a senator of Bourges in modern France. He died almost immediately after baptism, still wearing the white robes.
Died
relics at Deols on the Indre in modern France
Saint Mary the Slave
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Christian slave in the house of Tertullus, a patrician in Rome, Italy. Martyred in the persecutions of Diocletian.
Died
c.300
Saint Ceitho
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One of five 6th century brothers, all of whom are venerated as saints in Wales. Founded a church in Llangeitho, Dyfed, Wales.
Patronage
Llangeitho, Wales
Saint Rómulo of Bourges
Also known as
Romolo
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Fifth-century priest, monk and abbot in Bourges, Aquitaine (in modern France).
Saint Dacius of Damascus
Also known as
Decius of Damascus
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Martyred with six companions.
Died
in Damascus, Syria
Saint James of Persia
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Martyred with Saint John in the persecution of King Shapur II.
Born
Persian
Died
c.344 in Persia
Saint John of Persia
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Bishop. Martyred with Saint James of Persia in the persecutions of King Shapur II.
Died
c.344
Saint Caesarius of Damascus
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Martyred with six companions.
Died
in Damascus, Syria
Saint Dingad
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Fifth century son of the chieftain Saint Brychan of Brecknock. Hermit in Llandovery, Dyfed, Wales.
Saint Peter Absalon
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Martyr.
Died
buried alive c.300 at Caesarea, Palestine
Saint Gal of Clermont
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Bishop of Clermont, France from 640 to 650.
Saint Meigan
Also known as
Megan
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Monk at Cor Beuno, Carnarvon, Wales.
Saint Nichole
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Abbess of the convent at Almenêches Abbey, France.
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