St. Domnolus
Feastday: May 16
Death: 581
Bishop of Le Mans, France. An abbot of a monastery in Paris, Domnolus declined the bishopric of Avignon from King Clotaire I of the Franks , accepting Le Mans eventually and serving there for twenty-one years. Domnolus attended the Council of Tours in 566 and built churches, monasteries, and a hospice.
John of Nepomuk
Born c.1345
Nepomuk
Died 20 March 1393 (aged 47–48)
Prague
Venerated in Roman Catholic Church
Beatified 31 May 1721, Rome by Pope Innocent XIII
Canonized 19 March 1729, Rome by Pope Benedict XIII
Feast 16 May
Patronage confessors, mariners, raftsmen, millers, bridges, against hazards by water, for discretion; Bohemia, San Juan, Batangas, Malibay, Pasay; Alfonso, Cavite; Moalboal, Cebu; San Remigio, Cebu; Cabiao, Spanish Navy Marines
John of Nepomuk (or John Nepomucene) (Czech: Jan Nepomucký; German: Johannes Nepomuk; Latin: Ioannes Nepomucenus[1]) (c. 1345 – 20 March 1393)[2] was the saint of Bohemia (Czech Republic) who was drowned in the Vltava river at the behest of Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia. Later accounts state that he was the confessor of the queen of Bohemia and refused to divulge the secrets of the confessional. On the basis of this account, John of Nepomuk is considered the first martyr of the Seal of the Confessional, a patron against calumnies and, because of the manner of his death, a protector from floods and drowning.
Jan z Pomuku came from the small market town of Pomuk (later renamed Nepomuk) in Bohemia, now in the Czech Republic, which belonged to the nearby Cistercian abbey.
Born in the 1340s, his father was a certain Velflín (Welflin, Wölflin) and his mother is unknown. His father's name is probably a derivative of the German name Wolfgang.[3]
Jan first studied at the University of Prague, then furthered his studies in canon law at the University of Padua from 1383 to 1387. In 1393 he was made the vicar-general of Saint Giles Cathedral by Jan of Jenštejn (1348–1400), who was the Archbishop of Prague from 1378 to 1396. In the same year, on 20 March, he was tortured and thrown into the river Vltava from Charles Bridge in Prague by order of King Wenceslaus IV.
At issue was the appointment of a new abbot for the rich and powerful Benedictine Abbey of Kladruby; its abbot was a territorial magnate whose resources would be crucial to Wenceslaus in his struggles with nobles. Wenceslaus at the same time was backing the Avignon papacy, whereas the Archbishop of Prague followed its rival, the pope at Rome. Contrary to the wishes of Wenceslaus, John confirmed the archbishop's candidate for Abbot of Kladruby, and was drowned on the king's orders on 20 March 1393.
This account is based on four contemporary documents. The first is the accusation of the king, presented to Pope Boniface IX on 23 April 1393, by Archbishop Jan of Jenštejn, who immediately went to Rome together with the new abbot of Kladruby.[4]
A few years later Abbott Ladolf of Sagan listed John of Nepomuk in the catalog of Sagan abbots, completed in 1398,[5] as well as in the treatise "De longævo schismate", lib. VII, c. xix.[6]
A further document is the "Chronik des Deutschordens"/Chronik des Landes Preussen, a chronicle of the Teutonic Order compiled by John of Posilge, who died in 1405.[7]
In the above accusation, Jan of Jenštejn already calls John of Nepomuk a "saint martyr". The biography of the bishop (written by his chaplain) describes John of Nepomuk as "gloriosum Christi martyrem miraculisque coruscum" (in English: "a glorious martyr of Christ and sparkling with miracles").
Thus, the vicar put to death for defending the laws and the autonomy of the Catholic Church became revered as a saint directly after his death
Saint Simon Stock
Also known as
• Simon Anglus
• Simon the Englishman
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Little is known of his early life. Legend says that at age twelve he began to live as a hermit in a hollow oak tree; the name Stock is believed derived from the old English for tree trunk. Itinerant preacher. Pilgrim to the Holy Lands, but left when invading Muslims chased out Christians. Joined the Carmelite Order soon after its arrival in England.
Simon lived and studied for several years in Rome, Italy and Mount Carmel. Elected sixth general of the Carmelites in 1247 around age 82. He helped the Order spread through England, southern and western Europe. Founded houses in Cambridge, England in 1248, Oxford in 1253, Paris, France in 1260, and Bologna, Italy in 1260. Revised the Rule of the Order to make them mendicant friars instead of hermits.
Regardless of these successes, the Order was oppressed on all sides, including by the clergy and other orders. The friars took their woes to their patroness, the Virgin Mary. Tradition says that in answer, she appeared to Simon bringing him the brown Scapular of Mount Carmel. "This shall be the privilege for you and for all the Carmelites," she told him, "that anyone dying in this habit shall be saved." On 13 January 1252 the Order received a letter of protection from Pope Innocent IV, protecting them from harassment.
Born
c.1165 in Aylesford, County Kent, England
Died
• 16 May 1265 in the Carmelite monastery at Bordeaux, France of natural causes while on a visit
• skull transferred to the Carmelite friary in Aylesford, England in 1951
Canonized
• never formally canonized
• venerated by the Carmelites since at least 1564
• the Vatican has approved Carmelite celebration of his feast
Patronage
Bordeaux, France
Saint Brendan the Navigator
Also known as
• Brendan the Voyager
• Brendan McFinlugh
• Brendan of Clonfert
• Brendan of Cluain Ferta
• Borodon, Brandan, Brendain, Breandan
Additional Memorials
• 6 January as one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland
• 14 June (translation of relics)
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Son of Findloga; brother of Saint Briga. Monk. Educated by Saint Ita of Killeedy and Saint Erc of Kerry. Friend of Saint Columba and Saint Brendan of Birr, Saint Brigid, and Saint Enda of Arran. Ordained in 512. Built monastic cells at Ardfert, Shankeel, Aleth, Plouaret, Inchquin Island, and Annaghdown. Founded Clonfert monastery and monastic school c.559. Legend says that this community had at least three thousand monks, and that their Rule was dictated to Brendan by an angel.
Brendan and his brothers figure in Brendan's Voyage, a tale of monks travelling the high seas of the Atlantic, evangelizing to the islands, possibly reaching the Americas in the 6th century. At one point they stop on a small island, celebrate Easter Mass, light a fire - and then learn the island is an enormous whale!
Born
460 at Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland
Died
• c.577 at Annaghdown (Enach Duin)
• buried at Clonfert, Ireland
Patronage
• boatmen, mariners, sailors, watermen
• travellers
• whales
• diocese of Ardfert, Ireland
• diocese of Clonfert, Ireland
• diocese of Kerry, Ireland
Representation
• priest celebrating Mass on board ship while fish gather to listen
• whale
• one of a group of monks in a small boat
Saint Honorius of Amiens
Also known as
Honoratus, Honortus, Honoré
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Born to the nobility. Known as a pious child, he was educated by Saint Beatus of Amiens. Reluctant bishop of Amiens, France, believing himself unworthy. Legend says that a ray of divine light and holy oil appeared upon his head at the time of his selection as bishop. Re-discovered the relics of Saint Victoricus of Amiens, Saint Fuscian of Amiens, and Saint Gentian of Amiens, which had been lost for 300 years.
Legend says that when word reached the family home in Porthieu that Honorius had been chosen bishop, his old nursemaid, who was baking bread at the time, announced that the boy was no more going to be a bishop that then baker's peel she was leaning on would turn back into a tree. The wooden peel promptly grew roots and branches and turned into a blackberry tree what was still be shown to pilgrims 900 years later. This naturally led to a baker's peel being one of his emblems, and his patronage of trades associated with baking.
Born
Porthieu, Amiens, France
Died
• 30 September 653 at Porthieu, Amiens, France of natural causes
• miracles reported at his tomb, especially in 1060 when his body was exhumed
Patronage
• against drought
• bakers
• bakers of holy wafers
• cake makers
• candlemakers, chandlers
• confectioners
• corn chandlers
• florists
• flour merchants
• oil refiners
• pastry chefs
Representation
• baker's peel or shovel
• bishop with a large Host
• bishop with three Hosts on a baker's shovel
• loaves of bread
• prelate with a hand reaching from heaven to give him bread for the Mass
Saint Andrew Bobola
புனிதர் ஆண்ட்ரூ பொபோலா
போலந்து நாட்டின் மறைசாட்சி:
பிறப்பு: கி.பி. 1591
சண்டோமிர் பலடைன், போலந்து அரசு
இறப்பு: மே 16, 1657
ஜானாவ், போலந்து
ஏற்கும் சமயம்:
ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை
முக்திபேறு பட்டம்: அக்டோபர் 30, 1853
திருத்தந்தை ஒன்பதாம் பயஸ்
புனிதர் பட்டம்: ஏப்ரல் 17, 1938
திருத்தந்தை பதினோறாம் பயஸ்
நினைவுத் திருநாள்: மே 16
பாதுகாவல்:
போலந்து, வார்சாவ் உயர்மறை மாவட்டம்
புனிதர் ஆண்ட்ரூ, ஒரு போலிஷ் மறைப்பணியாளரும், இயேசு சபையின் மறைசாட்சியும் ஆவார். “லித்துவானியாவின் அப்போஸ்தலர்” என்றும், "ஆன்மாக்களை வேட்டையாடுபவர்" என்றும் அறியப்படுகிறார்.
கி.பி. 1591ம் ஆண்டு, பிறந்த பொபோலா, கி.பி. 1611ம் ஆண்டு, தமது இருபதாம் வயதில் "விளினஸ்" எனும் இடத்திலுள்ள இயேசு சபையில் இணைந்தார். கி.பி. 1622ம் ஆண்டு, குருத்துவ அருட்பொழிவு செய்விக்கப்பட்ட இவர், ஆலோசகராகவும், போதகராகவும் இயேசு சபை இல்ல தலைவராகவும் பல்வேறு இடங்களில் பணியாற்றினார்.
கி.பி. 1652ம் ஆண்டு முதல் கிரேக்க பிரிவினையைச் சேர்ந்தவர்களால் போலந்து நாட்டில் குழப்ப சூழ்நிலை நிலவிய காலகட்டத்தில் லித்துவேனியாவில் மறைபணியாளராக பணியாற்றினார். அப்போது போலந்து நாட்டில் மிகவும் குழப்பம் ஏற்பட்டது. பிரிவினையாளர்கள் வெறி பிடித்தவர்களைப் போல நடந்துகொண்டனர். ஆனால் ஆண்ட்ரூ அவர்களிடையே அஞ்சாமல், பணிவுடன் மறைப் பணியாற்றினார். ஏழை எளியவர்களின் குடிசைகளுக்கு சென்று, அவர்களை சந்தித்து, மறைக்கல்வியை நுணுக்கமாகக் கற்றுக்கொடுத்தார். போலந்து நாட்டில் பிளேக் நோய் பரவியபோது, நோயுற்ற மக்களை பரிவுடன் கவனித்துக்கொண்டார்.
“கோசாக்ஸ்” என்றழைக்கப்பட்ட குழப்பக்காரர்கள் போலந்து நாட்டிலிருந்த கத்தோலிக்க மக்களை வேரோடு அழிக்க திட்டமிட்டனர். அப்போது ஜானாவ் என்ற இடத்தில் இவர்களின் பிடியில் ஆண்ட்ரூ சிக்கிக்கொண்டார். இக்கொடிய வெறியர்கள் இவரை தடியாலும், சாட்டையாலும் அடித்தனர். குதிரையின் பின் காலில் இவரை காட்டி, குதிரையை அடித்து, வேகமாக ஓடவிட்டனர். குதிரை ஓடிய இடமெல்லாம் இவரை இழுத்து சென்றது. இதனால் குரு ஆண்ட்ரூ சாகும் தருவாய்க்கு தள்ளப்பட்டார்.
அப்போது அவர்கள் ஆண்ட்ரூவிடம், “நீ ஒரு குருவா?” என்று வினவி ஏளனம் செய்தனர். அப்போது ஆண்ட்ரூ, "ஆம், நான் கத்தோலிக்க விசுவாசத்தில் பிறந்தவன். நான் குருதான். குருவாகவே கிறிஸ்துவுக்காக இறக்கவும் விரும்புகிறேன்" என்று கூறினார். மீண்டும், "நான் கிறிஸ்துவுக்காக இறப்பதால், அவர் எனக்கு மீட்பளிப்பார். நீங்களோ மனந்திரும்புவீர்கள். அதற்கு நீங்கள் தவம் புரிவீர்கள், இல்லையேல் மீட்பு பெறமாட்டீர்கள்" என்று கூறினார். இச்சொற்களை கேட்டதால் மேலும் அவர்கள் சீற்றங்கொண்டு, முன்பைவிட பன்மடங்கு துன்புறுத்தினர். ஆண்ட்ரூவின் தலையில் அடித்து, கூரிய ஈட்டியால் தலையில் குத்தினார்கள். அவரின் உடலில் தோலை உரித்தனர். தீப்பந்தங்களை வைத்து அவரது நெஞ்சில் சுட்டு, காயம் உண்டாக்கினர். அப்போது கூட ஆண்ட்ரூ மனம் தளரவில்லை. மாறாக, தமது விசுவாசப் பிரமாணத்தை சொல்லிக் கொண்டிருந்தார்.
இவரின் விசுவாசத்தைக் கண்ட அவர்கள், மீண்டும் ஆண்ட்ரூவின் காதுகளையும், மூக்கையும் வெட்டினர். நாவையும் கண்களையும் பிடுங்கி எறிந்தனர். சாகும் நிலையில் புனிதர் கிடந்தபோதும், பகைவர்கள் மனமிரங்காமல் தொடர்ந்து துன்புறுத்தினர். இறுதியாக இரக்கமற்றவர்களின் துன்புறுத்தல்களை தாங்கமுடியாமல், கி.பி. 1657ம் ஆண்டு, மே மாதம், 16ம் நாளன்று, இப்புனிதரின் தூய ஆன்மா இறைவனடி சேர்ந்தது.
Also known as
• Andrzej Bobola
• Apostle of Lithuania
• Hunter of Souls
Additional Memorials
• 21 February in Poland
• 23 May (Jesuits)
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Born to the Polish nobility. Studied at the Jesuit school at Sandomierz, Poland. He joined the Jesuits on 31 July 1611 at Vilna, Lithuania. Studied and taught philosophy. Ordained on 12 March 1622. Parish priest at Vilna in 1625. Superior of the Jesuit community at Bobrinks in 1630. Worked with the sick during a plague outbreak.
Successful missionary to the Orthodox from 1636 to 1656, preaching along the roads, bringing whole villages back to Catholicism. In 1652 Prince Radziwell gave Andrew a house in Pinsk as a refuge for Jesuits hiding from the Cossacks and Tartars. He was captured just after Mass on 10 May 1657 during a Cossack raid on Pinsk. He was severely beaten, dragged by horses, tortured, hacked with knives, skinned alive, and when he tried to pray for them, they tore out his tongue and murdered him, all for being a Christian; he never surrendered his faith. Martyr.
Born
30 November 1591 at Sandomierz, Poland
Died
• beheaded at Janow on 16 May 1657 at Pinsk (in modern Belarus)
• buried at the Jesuit school in Pinsk, but his grave was forgotten when the Jesuits were forced to abandon the town
• he later appeared in visions to the rector of the school, pointing out his grave
• relics translated to Polosk in 1808
• body found incorrupt
• body later taken to Moscow, Russia by the Bolsheviks
• body taken to Rome, Italy in 1922
• currently entombed at the Jesuit church in Cracow, Poland
Canonized
17 April 1938 by Pope Pius XI
Patronage
• Poland
• archdiocese of Warsaw, Poland
Saint Ubaldus Baldassini
Also known as
• Ubaldus of Gubbio
• Ubaldo, Ubald, Ubalde
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Born to the nobility. Related to Saint Sperandia. Ubaldo's father, Rovaldo Baldassini, died when the boy was very young; his mother was an invalid, afflicted with what we now consider a neurological disease. Raised by his uncle. Educated by the prior of the cathedral in Gubbio, Italy. Canon regular. Monk at the Monastery of Saint Secondo in Gubbio for several years. Dean of the cathedral in Gubio. Ordained in 1115. Around 1120 he convinced the canons of his chapter to live a common life together under the rule given by Peter degli Onesti; this communal life was designed to keep them out of worldly ways. Ubaldo wanted to be a hermit, but was advised against it, and in 1128 he accepted the bishopric of Gubbio. Known as a patient, gentle, and brave pastor to his people. Convinced Emperor Frederick Barbarossa not to sack Gubbio as he had done other cities. The tomb and shrine of Ubaldus is still a place of pilgrimage.
Born
c.1085 at Gubbio near Ancona, Umbria, Italy as Ubaldo Baldassini
Died
• around sunrise on Monday 16 May 1160 at Gubbio near Ancona, Umbria, Italy of natural causes
• relics re-interred on 11 September 1194
• his right hand little finger is held as a relic in Thann, France
Canonized
1192 by Pope Celestine III
Representation
• bishop giving a blessing as angels carry his crozier
• bishop delivering a blessing while a devil flees from it
• bishop holding a model of Gubbio
Patronage
• against autism
• against demonic possession; possessed people
• against migraine
• against neuralgia
• against obsession; obsessive compulsives
• autistics, autistic children
• sick children
• Gubbio, Italy
• Montovi, Italy
Saint Gens of Le Beaucet
Also known as
• Gens du Beaucet
• Gens Bournarel
• Gens the Hermit
• Gein, Gence, Gensius, Gentius, Genzio
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Hermit at Le Beaucet, France in the early 12th century, drawn to the life of a holy solitary in his teens. His father gave him two cows, and he lived from their milk, from the garden that they plowed, and by trading milk and vegetables to other people. He was known for severe penances, a life of constant prayer, and as a miracle worker.
Legend says that a dought was ended by a religious procession led by Gens. Another says that when his parents visited him, he caused a spring of fresh water and one of wine to spring from the earth to give them drink. Another says that when a wolf tried to attack Gens’s cows, he caused it to stop, prayed for it, tamed it, and the animal helped the cattle plow the garden plot.
Born
1104 in Monteux, Carpentras, France
Died
• 16 May 1127 or 1140 (records vary) at Le Beaucet, France of natural causes
• buried under a rock in the valley of Le Beaucet
• a monastery was later built near the tomb
• for centuries, in a dry May, members of La confrérie de Saint-Gens (Brotherhood of Saint-Gens-de-Monteux) made a pilgrimage from the local church to the old hermitage, carrying a statue of the saint
Patronage
• for rain
• Saint-Gence, France
• Saint-Gein, France
Blessed Jan Chrysostom Zavrel
Also known as
• Dominique-Marie
• Jan Chrysostom Zawrel
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Dominican friar and priest in the Congregation of Saint Sabina in Prague (in modern Czech Republic) with the name Father Chrysostom. In May 1776 he joined the Cistercian Congregation of Casamari, making his profession on 6 June 1777, and taking the name Father Domenico Maria. He served the house as a master of novices, and was noted for his prayer life and pious wisdom.
When anti–Christian French revolutionary soldiers broke into the abbey and scattered reserved Eucharistic Hosts in mockery of the Real Presence, Father Jan and some brother monks gathered Them up and started a period of Adoration in the abbey infirmary. The soldiers forced their way into the infirmary and murdered the monks. Martyr.
Born
1725 in Chodov, Prague (in modern Czech Republic)
Died
• 13 May 1799 in Casamari Abbey, Veroli, Frosinone, Italy
• relics enshrined in the abbey church in 1951
Beatified
• 17 April 2021 by Pope Francis
• the beatification recognition was celebrated in the Cistercian Abbey of Casamari, Veroli, Italy
Blessed Vladimir Ghika
Also known as
• Vladimir Ghica
• Apostolic Wanderer
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Born a Romanian prince, grandson of the last ruler of Moldavia, Prince Gregory V. Studied in Toulouse, France, at the University of Paris, in Romania, and at the Dominican university in Rome, Italy. Established the first free hospital in Romania, and the country's first ambulance service. Ordained in Paris, France on 7 October 1923. On 3 August 1939 he returned to the archdiocese of Bucharest, Romania, and cared for his parishioners, the sick, and refugees throughout World War II. Arrested by Communists on 18 November 1952 for the crime of being Christian. Tortured, beaten, starved, and finally martyred.
Born
25 December 1873 in Constantinople (modern Istanbul, Turkey)
Died
16 May 1954 in Jilava, Bucharest, Romania from years of torture, starvation and general abuse
Beatified
• 31 August 2013 by Pope Francis
• beatification recognition celebrated by Cardinal Angelo Amato in Bucharest, Romania
Blessed Albertin-Marie Maisonade
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Cistercian chorister monk who fled from the persecutions of the French Revolution to the Congregation of Casamari in Veroli, Italy, making his profession on 20 November 1793. Known for his devotion to Eucharistic adoration and the Mass. When anti–Christian French revolutionary soldiers broke into the abbey and scattered reserved Eucharistic Hosts in mockery of the Real Presence, Albertin and some brother monks gathered Them up and started a period of Adoration in the abbey infirmary. The soldiers forced their way into the infirmary and murdered the monks. Martyr.
Born
Bordeaux, Gironde, France
Died
• stabbed and shot twice on the night of 13 May 1799 in Casamari Abbey, Veroli, Frosinone, Italy
• relics enshrined in the abbey church in 1951
Beatified
• 17 April 2021 by Pope Francis
• the beatification recognition was celebrated in the Cistercian Abbey of Casamari, Veroli, Italy
Blessed Ignace-Alexandre-Joseph Cardon
Also known as
Brother Simèon-Marie
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Benedictine monk, making his profession on 4 August 1782 at the monastery of San Mauro in Saint-Faron de Meaux, France. Being opposed to the Civil Constitution of the Clergy imposed during the French Revolution, Brother Simèon-Marie fled France in 1795 and became a Cistercian priest in the Congregation of Casamari on 5 May 1797. He served as treasurer, prior and, in 1798, abbot of the Casamari abbey. He was known for his personal piety, adminstrative skill, and for ministry to the sick. Martyred by invading French revolutionary soldiers.
Born
Cambrai, Nord, France
Died
14 May 1799 in Casamari Abbey, Veroli, Frosinone, Italy of injuries sustained on 13 May
Beatified
• 17 April 2021 by Pope Francis
• the beatification recognition was celebrated in the Cistercian Abbey of Casamari, Veroli, Italy
Blessed Maturin-Marie Pitri
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Drafted into the French army, he was assigned to serve in Italy during the Napoleonic wars. He became seriously ill in Veroli, Italy, hospitalized, and while being cared for by Blessed Ignace-Alexandre-Joseph Cardon, Maturin admitted to being drawn to religious life, and of a desire to join the Cistercians. When he recovered from his illness in January 1799, Blessed Ignace helped smuggle Maturin to the Casamari abbey where he began working toward becoming a Cistercian brother. Martyred by invading French revolutionary soldiers.
Born
Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, France
Died
shot on 13 May 1799 in Casamari, Veroli, Frosinone, Italy
Beatified
• 17 April 2021 by Pope Francis
• the beatification recognition was celebrated in the Cistercian Abbey of Casamari, Veroli, Italy
Saint Possidius of Calama
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Spiritual student of Saint Augustine of Hippo. Bishop of Calama, Numidia in North Africa in 397. He preached against Arianism, Donatism and Pelagianism in his diocese. He and his priests were assaulted by followers of these heresies, and his churches damaged; Possidius was eventually driven into exile by Arian Vandals. Brought relics of Saint Stephen the Martyr to his diocese, and established Augustinians at the cathedral. Wrote a biography of Saint Augustine, and compiled a catalogue of Augustine's work.
Born
c.370 in North Africa
Died
c.440 in Mirandola, Italy of natural causes
Canonized
19 August 1672 by Pope Clement X
Patronage
• Mirandola, Italy
• Rhegio, Italy
Blessed Modeste-Marie Burgen
Also known as
Bougue
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Trappist monk at the abbey of Settefonti, Ozzano dell'Emilia, Italy. When it was suppressed as part of the anti–Christian effort at the start of the French Revolution, he fled to the Cistercian Congregation of Casamari where he was received as a new brother, making his simple vows on 9 January 1797. Martyred by invading French revolutionary soldiers.
Born
Bourgogne, Marne, France
Died
13 May 1799 in Casamari Abbey, Veroli, Frosinone, Italy
Beatified
• 17 April 2021 by Pope Francis
• the beatification recognition was celebrated in the Cistercian Abbey of Casamari, Veroli, Italy
Blessed Vitaliy Bayrak
Also known as
• Vitalii Bairak
• Vitalij Bajrak
• Volodomyr Bairak
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Greek Catholic. Joined the Basilian Order of Saint Josaphat monastery on 4 September 1924. Ordained on 13 August 1933. Prior of Drohobych in 1941. Arrested for his faith on 17 September 1945 by the NKVD. On 13 November 1945 his property was confiscated, and he was sentenced to eight years in a forced labour camp. Martyr.
Born
24 February 1907 at Shvaikivtsy, Ternopil's'ka oblast', Ukraine
Died
beaten to death on 21 April in 1946 in prison at Drohobych, L'vivs'ka oblast', Ukraine
Beatified
27 June 2001 by Pope John Paul II at Ukraine
Blessed Zosimo Maria Brambat
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Cistercian brother in the Congregation of Casamari, he joined the abbey in 1792 and made his profession on 20 November 1795. Martyred by invading French revolutionary soldiers, he died while trying to get to a location where he could receive the sacraments before his death.
Born
Milan, Italy
Died
16 May 1799 in Casamari, Veroli, Frosinone, Italy from injuries received on 13 May 1799
Beatified
• 17 April 2021 by Pope Francis
• the beatification recognition was celebrated in the Cistercian Abbey of Casamari, Veroli, Italy
Saint Germerius of Toulouse
Also known as
Germerio, Germier
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Priest. Bishop of Toulouse, France for 50 years. Noted for living an austere life devoted to prayer and almsgiving, as a miracle worker and healer, and a devotion to Saint Saturninus, the first bishop of Toulouse.
Born
c.480 in Angouleme, France
Died
• c.560 in Dux, France of natural causes
• buried in the church of Saint Jacques
Patronage
Major Seminary of Toulouse, France
Blessed Michal Wozniak
Additional Memorial
12 June as one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II
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Priest in the archdiocese of Warsaw, Poland. Imprisoned, tortured and murdered by Nazis for the crime of being a Catholic priest. Martyr.
Born
28 July 1875 in Suchým Lesie, Pecice, Mazowieckie, Poland
Died
16 May 1942 in the concentration camp at Dachau, Oberbayern, Germany
Beatified
13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II
Saint Peregrinus of Auxerre
Also known as
Pellegrino
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Missionary to Auxerre, Gaul (modern France), sent by Pope Saint Sixtus II to serve as the area's first bishop. Worked with Saint Curcodomus of Auxerre. Killed by order of the area's imperial governor when he tried to interfere with the consecration of a temple to the pagan god Jupiter. Martyr.
Born
Rome, Italy
Died
beheaded c.261 in Bouhy, France
Blessed Adam of San Sabine
Also known as
Adam of Fermo
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Hermit on Mount Vissiano near Fermo, Italy. Benedictine monk at San Sabine abbey. Abbot of San Sabine.
Born
at Fermo, Italy
Died
• c.1210 a San Sabine abbey of natural causes
• re-interred in the cathedral of Fermo, Italy
Patronage
against epilepsy
Blessed Adam of Adami
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Franciscan friar and preacher based in the convent of Fermo, Italy. Legend says that when he preached outdoors he would tell the birds to keep quiet, and, of course, they would. Once, having gotten lost in a forest, he encountered a wolf; he asked it to lead him to his original destination, and, of course, it did.
Died
c.1286 at the Franciscan convent of Fermo, Italy of natural causes
Saint Fidolus of Aumont
Also known as
• Fidolus of Troyes
• Fal, Fidolo, Fidouls, Phal
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Son of an official in Auvergne, France. Kidnapped and sold into slavery, he was ransomed by Abbot Aventinus of Aumont Abbey near Troyes, France. Fidolus became a monk himself, and then abbot of Aumont, which was later called Saint-Phal in memory of his holiness.
Died
c.540
Blessed Louis of Mercy
Also known as
Ludovico della Pieta
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Contemplative Mercidarian at the convent of Saint Antolino in Valladolid, Spain. In 1331 he ransomed 207 Christian slaves from Moorish occupied Granada.
Died
14 century in Valladolid, Spain
Saint Abdas of Cascar
Also known as
Audas of Cascar
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Bishop of Cascar in Persia. Martyred with 28 companions whose names have not come down to us at the start of the persecutions of the Persian emperor Sapor. Abdas was tempted with release and rewards to break the seal of confession; he refused.
Died
420 at Ledan, Persia
Saint Francoveus
Also known as
Franchy
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Seventh-century monk in Saint Martin de la Bretonnière (modern Sainte Maire, Nièvre), France. Noted for the jealousy he caused by living strictly according the Benedictine Rule. When the abbey was destroyed, he lived as a hermit in the Nivernais region near Nevers, France.
Saint Annobert of Séez
Also known as
Alnobert, Alnobertus
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Monk at Almenèches, France. Bishop of Séez, France c.685.
Died
c.689
Saint Carantoc
Also known as
Carantock, Carannog, Carantocus, Carentoc
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Sixth-century monk. Abbot. Founded the church of Llangranog in Wales.
Saint Carantac
Also known as
Carantog, Caimach, Carnath, Cairnach, Carantoc
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Worked with Saint Patrick to bring Christianity to Ireland.
Born
5th century Wales
Saint Primael of Quimper
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Hermit near Quimper, France.
Born
British Isles
Died
c.450
Saint Peregrinus of Terni
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Bishop of Terni, Italy, and founder of its cathedral.
Died
c.138
Saint Hilary of Pavia
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Bishop of Pavia in northern Italy. Fought Arianism.
Died
376 of natural causes
Saint Fort of Bordeaux
Also known as
Forannan
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First Bishop of Bordeaux, France. Martyr.
Saint Gennadius of Uzalis
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Martyr.
Died
Uzalis in North Africa
Saint Diocletian of Osimo
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Martyr.
Died
Osimo, Italy
Saint Maxima of Fréjus
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Nun in the area of Fréjus, France.
Saint Felix of Uzalis
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Martyr.
Died
Uzalis in North Africa
Saint Fiorenzo of Osimo
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Martyr.
Died
Osimo, Italy
Saint Aquilinus of Isauria
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Martyr.
Saint Victorian of Isauria
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Martyr.
Martyrs of Saint Sabas
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A group of 44 monks, whose names have not come down to us, who were massacred by Moors at the monastery of Saint Sabas in Palestine.
