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26 May 2023

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 St. Senator


Church Eastern Orthodox Church

Roman Catholic Church

Appointed 472 AD

Term ended 29 May 475

Predecessor Benignus

Successor Theodorus I

Personal details

Died 29 May 475

Sainthood

Feast day 28 May


Venerated in aforementioned Churches

Shrines Basilica of Saint Euphemia and Saint Senator




Archbishop of Milan, Italy, and papal legate. While still a priest, he was sent by Pope St. Leo I the Great as a legate to the imperial court of Constantinople (modern Istanbul, Turkey) to petition Emperor Theodosius II to summon a council to define Chrisfs two natures in the wake of the heresies of the time. Senator was subsequently sent as a papal representative to the Council of Chalcedon (451), which proved a triumph for orthodoxy and the position of the pope. In 472, Senator was appointed archbishop of Milan.



St. Bernard of Montjoux

மான்ட்ஜூக்ஸ் நகர புனிதர் பெர்னார்ட் 

இத்தாலிய துறவி, மறைப்பணியாளர், புகழ்பெற்ற (Hospice) எனப்படும் நல்வாழ்வு சேவை மையம் மற்றும் மடத்தின் நிறுவனர்:

பிறப்பு: கி.பி 1020

சேட்டோ டி மெந்தன், சவோய் கவுண்டி, ஆர்லஸ் இராச்சியம்

இறப்பு: ஜூன் 1081

நோவாரா இம்பீரியல் சுதந்திர நகரம், தூய ரோமானியப் பேரரசு

ஏற்கும் சமயம்:

கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை (Catholic Church)

(புனித அகஸ்டினின் சபை உறுப்பினர்கள்) (Canons Regular of St. Augustine)

கிழக்கு மரபுவழி திருச்சபை

புனிதர் பட்டம்: கி.பி 1681

திருத்தந்தை பதினோராம் இன்னசென்ட்

நினைவுத் திருநாள்: மே 28

பாதுகாவல்:

மலையேறுபவர்கள், பனிச்சறுக்கு, பனிச்சறுக்குப் பலகை, மலையேறுபவர்கள் பின்னால் சுமக்கும் சுமை மற்றும் ஆல்ப்ஸ் மலை

மான்ட்ஜூக்ஸ் நகர புனிதர் பெர்னார்ட், ஒரு இத்தாலிய துறவியும், மறைப்பணியாளருமாவார். இவர், (Hospice) எனப்படும் புகழ்பெற்ற நல்வாழ்வு மையம் மற்றும் துறவு மடத்தின் நிறுவனரும் ஆவார். இது, கிட்டத்தட்ட ஆயிரம் ஆண்டு காலமாக, மேற்கு ஆல்ப்ஸ் மலைத்தொடரின் மிகவும் ஆபத்தான பகுதிகளில் அடைக்கலமாகும் மலையேறும் பயணிகளை மீட்கும் பணி சேவை செய்திருக்கிறது. இவர்களது மீட்புப் பணி முழுதுமே, இவர்களது சபையினராலேயே செய்யப்பட்டு வந்துள்ளது. குளிர்கால புயல்களின் போது மீட்புப் பணிக்காக இவர் வளர்த்துவந்த புகழ்பெற்ற ஒருவகை இன நாய்கள், இவற்றின் சிறப்புக்காகவே, இவரது பெயராலேயே - "புனித பெர்னார்ட் நாய்கள்" (St. Bernard dogs) என்று அழைக்கப்படுகின்றன.

அக்கால "ஆர்லெஸ்" (Kingdom of Arles) இராச்சியத்தின் ஒரு பகுதியான "கௌன்டி சவோய்" (County of Savoy) எனப்படும் தூய ரோம மாநிலத்தின் "சேட்டோ டி மெந்தன்" (Château de Menthon) எனும் நகரில் பிறந்த பெர்னார்ட், ஒரு பணக்கார மற்றும் உன்னத குடும்பத்திலிருந்து வந்தவர் ஆவார். பாரிஸ் (Paris) நகரில் தமது முழுமையான கல்வியைப் பெற்றார். அவர் இளமைப் பருவத்தை அடைந்ததும், திருச்சபையின் சேவைக்காக தன்னை அர்ப்பணிக்க முடிவுசெய்தார். தனது தந்தை ஏற்பாடு செய்த கெளரவமான திருமணத்தை மறுத்துவிட்டார்.

(பிரபலமான புராணக்கதை ஓன்று, இவருக்கு ஏற்பாடு செய்யப்பட்ட திருமணத்திற்கு முந்தைய இரவில் அவர் கோட்டையிலிருந்து வெளியேறினார் என்றும், ஜன்னலிலிருந்து தன்னைத் தூக்கி எறிந்து, தரையிலிருந்து சுமார் 40 அடி உயரத்தில் கோட்டையிலிருந்து பறக்கும்போது, தேவதூதர்களால் பிடிக்கப்பட்டு மெதுவாக, பாதுகாப்பாக இறக்கப்பட்டதாகவும் கூறப்படுகிறது.

இத்தாலிய ஆல்ப்ஸ் மலைகளில் (Italian Alps) உள்ள இருமொழிப் பகுதியான "ஆஸ்டா பள்ளத்தாக்கின்" (Aosta Valley) "ஆஸ்டா" (Aosta) நகரின் தலைமை திருத்தொண்டரான (Archdeacon of Aosta) "பீட்டரின்" (Peter) வழிகாட்டுதலின் கீழ் தன்னை நிலைநிறுத்திக் கொண்டார். அவருடைய வழிகாட்டுதலின் கீழ் அவர் வேகமாக முன்னேறினார். ஒரு குருவாக அருட்பொழிவு செய்யப்பட்ட பெர்னார்ட், மலை கிராமங்களில் மிஷனரியாக பணியாற்றினார். பின்னர், அவரது கற்றல் மற்றும் நல்லொழுக்கம் காரணமாக, அவர் தனது ஆலய தலைமை திருத்தொண்டராக நியமிக்கப்பட்டார். அவருக்கு நேரடியாக ஆயரின் கீழே, மறைமாவட்டத்தின் அதிகார பொறுப்புகளை வழங்கினர்.

42 ஆண்டுகளாக, அவர் தொடர்ந்து இந்த மக்களுக்கு நற்செய்தியைப் பிரசங்கித்தார். இத்தாலியின் வடமேற்குப் பிராந்தியமான லோம்பார்டியின் பல மண்டலங்களுக்குள் கூட, ஏராளமான மாற்றங்களைச் செய்தார். மற்றும் பல அற்புதங்களையும் செய்தார். புனித பெர்னார்ட்டின் வாழ்க்கையின் கடைசி செயல் இரண்டு பிரபுக்களின் இடையே இருந்த வேற்றுமைகளை அகற்றிச் சமரச நல்லிணக்கமாகும். அவர்களிடையே இருந்த சண்டை ஒரு அபாயகரமான அச்சுறுத்தியதலை விளைவிக்கக் கூடியதாய் இருந்தது.

அவர் கி.பி. 1081ம் ஆண்டு, ஜூன் மாதம், நோவாரா இம்பீரியல் சுதந்திர நகரில் இறந்தார். புனித லாரன்ஸ் மடத்தில் அடக்கம் செய்யப்பட்டார்.

நியூயார்க் (New York) நகர "சரனாக்" (Saranac Lake) ஏரியில் உள்ள புனித பெர்னார்ட் கத்தோலிக்க தேவாலயம் (Saint Bernard's Catholic Church) அவரது பெயரில் அர்ப்பணிக்கப்பட்டதாகும்.

Born c. 1020

Château de Menthon, County of Savoy,

Kingdom of Burgundy

Died June 1081

Imperial Free City of Novara,

Holy Roman Empire

Venerated in Catholic Church

(Canons Regular of St. Augustine),

Eastern Orthodox Church

Canonized 1681, Rome, Papal States by Pope Innocent XI

Feast May 28, June 15

Attributes In the mountains, with a dog

Patronage mountaineers, skiing, snowboarding, backpacking and the Alps



Bernard of Montjoux was probably born in Italy. He became a priest, was made Vicar General of Aosta, and spent more than four decades doing missionary work in the Alps. He built schools and churches in the diocese but is especially remembered for two Alpine hospices he built to aid lost travelers in the mountain passes named Great and Little Bernard, after him. The men who ran them in time became Augustinian canons regular and built a monastery. The Order continued into the twentieth century. He was proclaimed the patron saint of Alpinists and mountain climbers by Pope Pius XI in 1923. He is sometimes fallaciously referred to as Bernard of Menthon and the son of Count Richard of Menthon, which he was not. His feast day is May 28th.



Bernard became patron and protector of skiers because of his four decades spent in missionary work throughout the Alps.


Bernard of Menthon (French: Saint Bernard de Menthon; or French: Saint Bernard d'Aoste; Italian: San Bernardo di Mentone; Latin: Bernardus; German: Bernhard) was a canon regular and founder of the Great St Bernard Hospice,[1] as well as its associated Canons Regular of the Hospitaller Congregation of Great Saint Bernard.[2] He gave his name to the Saint Bernard breed of dog, originally bred for the cold environment of the hospice.

Life

Early life

Bernard was born probably in the Château de Menthon, near Annecy, then in the County of Savoy, a part of the Kingdom of Burgundy. He was descended from a rich and noble family and received a thorough education in Paris.[3] When he had reached adulthood, he decided to devote himself to the service of the Church and refused an honorable marriage proposed by his father. (In popular legend it is said that he had to sneak out of the castle on the night before an arranged wedding, and that during his flight from the castle, he threw himself from his window, only to be caught by angels and lowered gently to the ground 40 feet (12 meters) below.)[4]

Placing himself under the direction of Peter, the Archdeacon of Aosta, under whose guidance he rapidly progressed, Bernard was ordained a priest and worked as a missionary in the mountain villages. Later, on account of his learning and virtue, he was appointed to succeed his mentor as archdeacon of the cathedral, giving him charge of the government of the diocese, directly under the bishop.[5]

For 42 years, he continued to preach the Gospel to these people and even into many cantons of Lombardy, effecting numerous conversions and working many miracles.[5] The last act of St. Bernard's life was the reconciliation of two noblemen whose strife threatened a fatal outcome. He died in June 1081 in the Imperial Free City of Novara and was interred in the monastery of St. Lawrence


Blessed Maria Bagnesi


Also known as

• Bartholomaea Bagnesi

• Maria Bartolomea Bagnesi

• Marietta Bagnesi

• Mary-Bartholomew Bagnesi



Profile

A happy, beautiful, under-sized, frequently neglected child, her mother often left her to the care of others, including a sister who was a Dominican nun. Marietta grew up and had her best times in her sister's convent, and four of her sisters eventually entered religious life.


When her father arranged a marriage for Maria, she actually fainted in horror. The thought of marriage made her so sick that she eventually became unable to walk, and was bed-ridden. Her father, a man easily swayed by quacks, crack-pots and con men, put her through 34 years of flummery and what passed for medical treatment in the 16th century.


Being bed-ridden, Maria was not able to follow her sisters into the convent, but she did become a Dominican tertiary in 1544. She made her formal profession in 1545, and was soon able to get out of bed for brief periods. However, a combination of pleurisy, asthma, kidney disease, and the non-stop "treatments" she received from assorted quacks and cranks immobilized her again. She began to have visions, and to converse with angels, devils and saints. Her neighbors thought she was possessed, but a local priest became her spiritual advisor, and reassured the locals that Marietta was not in league with the devil or being attacked by him.


With the priest's assurances, Marietta's room became a place for area pilgrims who came to her for wisdom and peace, and for area animals, especially cats. Cats had a special affection for her, many stayed in her room, slept on her bed, guarded her pet songbirds, and at least once fetched her some cheese when she became hungry.


Maria developed a deep devotion to Saint Bartholomew the Apostle, and added his name to hers. As her visions and ecstacies continued and became more constant, she became more mystical in her conversation, became focused on the glorious and sorrowful mysteries, and was seen to levitate. She came to know Saint Mary Magdalen of Pazzi, and shared her visions with her.


Born

15 August 1514 at Florence, Italy


Died

28 May 1577 at Florence, Italy of natural causes


Beatified

11 July 1804 by Pope Pius VII (cultus confirmed)


Patronage

• abuse victims

• against the death of parents

• sick people



Blessed Iuliu Hossu


Profile

The son of Ioan Hossu and Victoria Mariutiu. He studied at the Seminary of Cluj, Romania, the seminary of Budapest, Hungary, the University of Vienna, Austria, and the Pontifical Urbanian Athenaeum “De Propaganda Fide,” Rome, Italy. He earned a doctorate in philosophy in 1906, and one in theology in 1908. Ordained a priest in the archdiocese of Fagaras si Alba Iulia, Romania on 27 March 1910; the ordination was performed by his uncle, Bishop Vasile Hossu. From 1911 to 1914 he served variously as protocolist, archivist, librarian, vicar-general and secretary to the bishop of Gherla, Romania. Military chaplain to the Romanian soldiers in the Austro-Hungarian Army during World War I from 1914 to 1917. Chosen Bishop of Cluj-Gherla, Romania by Pope Benedict XV on 21 April 1917. Apostolic Administrator of Maramures, Romania from 19 July 1930 till 31 January 1931. Apostolic Administrator of Oradea Mare, Romania from 29 August 1941 till 1947. For opposing the state-ordered separation of Byzantine-Rumanian Church from Rome, he was imprisoned in prisons in the Romanian cities of Jilava, Drogoslavele, Sighet, and Gherla from 1948 till 1964, and then at the monastery of Caldrusani in Moara Saraca near Bucharest, Romania from 1964 until his health began to fail in 1970 when he was moved to hospital. Secretlu elevated to cardinal by Pope Paul VI on 28 April 1969, but to prevent additional abuse, this was was not revealed until after the Cardinals‘ death. Martyr.



Born

30 January 1885 in Milas, Bistrita-Nasaud, archdiocese of Fagaras e Alba Julia, Romania


Died

• 9 a.m. on 28 May 1970 at Coletina Hospital in Bucharest, Romania

• buried in the Bellu Catholic Cemetery, Bucharest

• re-interred in his permanent tomb in the the same cemetery on 7 December 1982


Beatified

2 June 2019 by Pope Francis



Blessed Luigi Biraghi


Profile

The fifth of eight children. Entered the Minor Seminary of Castello sopra Lecco, Italy at age 12; studied in the Major Seminaries of Monza and Milan in Italy. Ordained in the archdiocese of Milan, Italy on 28 May 1825. Taught in the seminaries of Castello sopra Lecco, Seveso and Monza. A highly educated and cultured man with deep knowledge of the early Church fathers and archeology. Spiritual director of the Major Seminary of Milan in 1833.



With the help of Mother Mariana Videmari, in 1836 Father Biraghi founded the Institute of the Sisters of Saint Marcellina (Marcellina Sisters) at Cernusco sul Naviglio; the Institute requires fidelity to the faith in daily life by its members, and established schools for girls, both the nobility who could pay for it, and the poor who were not required. Named a doctor of the prestigious Biblioteca Ambrosiana in 1855. Honorary canon of the Basilica of Saint Ambrose. In 1862, by the Pope's request, he acted as mediator among the clergy of Milan who were split between those who supported a united Italy, and those who sought the return of the Papal States. Vice-Prefect of the Ambrosiana in 1864. Appointed Domestic Prelate to Blessed Pope Pius IX in 1873. Today the Marcellina Sisters continue their good work in Italy, France, Brazil, Switzerland, England, Albania, Canada, and Mexico.


Born

2 November 1801 in Vignate, Milan, Italy


Died

• 11 August 1879 in Milan, Italy of natural causes

• buried in the family grave in Cernusco sul Naviglio, Italy

• relics translated to the chapel of the mother-house of the Marcellina Sisters in Cernusco in 1951


Beatified

• 30 April 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI

• recognition celebrated in Milan, Italy



Blessed Antoni Julian Nowowiejski


Also known as

Antonio Giuliano Nowowiejski


Additional Memorial

12 June as one of the 108 Polish Martyrs of World War II



Profile

Antoni studied at the seminary of Plock, Poland, and was ordained a priest on 10 July 1881 in Plock. Professor and rector of the Plock seminary. Vicar-General of Plock in 1902. Bishop of Plock on 12 June 1908. Titular Archbishop of Silyum on 25 November 1930. Known for his deep spiritual and prayer life, he was an historian, active pastor of his people, and supported religious and Bible study groups.


In his 80's, Bishop Antoni was imprisoned with a a group of his priests during the Nazi occupation of Poland in World War II. He was taken from prison to prison, and finally ended in the Dzialdowo concentration camp. As he was leader among the prisoners, especially the imprisoned clergy, he was tortured repeatedly, and the guards worked hard to humiliate him and break his spirit; Bishop Antoni responded by blessing them. Martyr.


Born

11 February 1858 in Lubien, Poland


Died

• died of starvation and abuse on 28 May 1941 at Dzialdowo death camp, occupied Poland

• buried in an unmarked grave somewhere near the camp


Beatified

13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II at Warsaw, Poland


Readings

Christ gave his life for his sheep; he also demands the same of his deputies – the shepherds. Let us be exemplified by those martyrs of the first centuries, who in the most difficult moments forgot about themselves, asked only one thing, what could they do for God. - Blessed Antoni Julian Nowowiejski



Blessed Margaret Pole


Also known as

Margaret Plantaganet



Profile

Daughter of the Duke of Clarence. Niece of King Edward IV and King Richard III of England. Married Sir Richard Pole in 1491. Mother of five, one of whom became a cardinal. Widow. Unofficial ward of King Henry VIII, who made her Countess of Salisbury and governess to Princess Mary, daughter of Henry VIII.


When she opposed Henry's plan to marry Ann Boleyn, she was driven from court and received the king's disfavor. When her son, Cardinal Reginald Pole, wrote against Henry's presumptions to spiritual supremacy, the king decided to crush the family. Two of Margaret's sons were executed in 1538 for the crime of being the brothers of Reginald. The elderly Margaret was arrested soon after, falsley charged with plotting revolution; in 1539 she was sent to the Tower of London where she spent her remaining two years. In 1541, at the outbreak of an actual uprising, Margaret was summarily executed with trial as a precaution. Martyr.


Born

14 August 1473 in Somerset, Wilshire, England as Margaret Plantaganet


Died

• beheaded 28 May 1541 on Tower Hill, London, England

• buried at Saint Peter ad Vincula, Tower of London


Beatified

29 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmation)



Blessed Lanfranc of Canterbury


Profile

After a liberal education in England, he went to Normandy and entered the monastery at Bec, where he opened a famous school. An opponent of the doctrines of Berengarius, he succeeded in having the Catholic doctrine defined at the Lateran Council of 1059. He obtained the papal dispensation for the marriage of William, Duke of Normandy, to Matilda of Flanders, and after William's invasion of England in 1066, Lanfranc was made Archbishop of Canterbury. He secured the primacy of the See of Canterbury over that of York, helped reform the Church in Scotland, and prevented many ruptures between the king and pope over the question of tithes. In the struggle over investitures, he consistently upheld the rights of the Church. Lanfranc probably advised the king to name William Rufus his successor, and he subsequently made constant efforts to check the evil deeds of the latter.



Born

c.1005 in Pavia, Italy


Died

• 24 May 1089 in Canterbury, England of natural causes

• interred under the Saint Martin altar at the Canterbury cathedral



Blessed Herculaneum of Piegaro


Also known as

• Herculaneum of Pieghèro

• Ercolano, Herculan, Herculanus


Profile

Franciscan friar minor. Spiritual student of Blessed Albert of Sarteano. Ordained a priest in the early 15th century, Herculaneum became a sought after travelling preacher known for his austerity, his long fasts, and as a miracle worker. While he was preaching in the cathedral of Lucca, Italy during Lent of 1430, the city came under seige by the army of Florence, Italy; Herculaneum rallied the people of Lucca, found ways to smuggle food into the city, and helped them keep their faith until the siege ended; the people of Lucca gave him the Pozzuolo convent in thanks and to insure he returned. Sent by the papal legate to preach missions in the east from 1435 to 1437.


Born

late 14th-century at Piegaro, Italy


Died

• summer of 1451 in the convent of Castelnuovo, Garfagnana, Tuscany, Italy of natural causes

• exhumed in 1456 and found incorrupt

• relics enshrined in the church of the convent of Castelnuovo


Beatified

29 March 1860 by Pope Pius IX (cultus confirmation)



Saint Phaolô Hanh


Also known as

Paul Hanh


Additional Memorial

24 November as one of the Martyrs of Vietnam



Profile

Born to a Christian family in the apostolic vicariate of West Cochinchina (in modern Vietnam), Paul and two of his brothers joined a band of highwaymen and burglars, with Paul as their leader. When Paul insisted that the thieves return some of their loot to the poor, they betrayed him to the authorities, accusing him of treason by collaborating with the French. Arrested, Paul denied the treason but proclaimed himself a sinful Christian and refused to renounce his faith. Tortured and martyred in the persecutions of emperor Tu-Duc.


Born

c.1826 in Cho Quán, Gia Dinh, Vietnam


Died

• beheaded on 28 May 1859 at Saigon (modern Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam

• buried in the cemetery at Cho Quán, Gia Dinh, Vietnam


Beatified

2 May 1909 by Pope Pius X as part of the Annamite Martyrs


Canonized

19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II



Saint William of Gellone


Also known as

• William of Aquitaine

• William of Orange

• William of Toulouse

• Willliam Fierabrace

• William in the Desert

• Guillaume...

• Marquis au court nez



Profile

Born to the nobility, the son of Aldana and Count Thierry of Toulouse. Career soldier. Member of the court of Blessed Charlemagne. Duke of Aquitaine. Led forces against the Saracens in southern France. In retirement he built a monastery at Gellone, France, and became a Benedictine monk there; the house was later named Saint-Guilhem-du-Desert in his honour. His reputation for chivalry, bravery and piety led to medieval romances being written about him including the Chançun de Guillaume (Song of William).


Born

755 in France


Died

812 of natural causes in the monastery that was later re-named Saint William in the Desert in his honour


Canonized

1066 by Pope Alexander II



Saint Germanus of Paris

பாரிஸ் நகர் புனிதர் ஜெர்மாய்ன் 

பாரிஸ் மறைமாவட்ட ஆயர்/ ஏழைகளின் தந்தை:

பிறப்பு: கி.பி. 496

அவுடன், ஃபிரான்ஸ்

இறப்பு: மே 28, 576

பாரிஸ், ஃபிரான்ஸ்

ஏற்கும் சமயம்:

ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை

கிழக்கு மரபுவழி திருச்சபை

புனிதர் பட்டம்: கி.பி. 754

திருத்தந்தை இரண்டாம் ஸ்டீஃபன்

நினைவுத் திருநாள்: மே 28

புனிதர் ஜெர்மாய்ன், பாரிஸ் மறை மாவட்ட ஆயரும் (Bishop of Paris) "ஏழைகளின் தந்தை" (Father of the Poor) என அறியப்படுபவரும் ஆவார்.

ஃபிரான்ஸ் நாட்டின் "அவுடன்" (Autun) என்ற இடத்தினருகே வசதியுள்ள "கல்லோ-ரோமன்" (Gallo-Roman) இன பெற்றோருக்குப் பிறந்த ஜெர்மாய்ன், "பர்கண்டியிலுள்ள" "அவல்லான்" (Avallon in Burgundy) என்ற இடத்தில் கல்வி கற்றார்.

தமது 35 வயதில் புனிதர் "அக்ரிப்பினா" (Saint Agrippina of Autun) என்பவரால் குருத்துவ அருட்பொழிவு செய்விக்கப்பட்டார். பின்னர், அருகாமையிலுள்ள "புனிதர் சிம்போரியன்" (Abbey of St. Symphorian) துறவு மடத்தின் மடாதிபதியானார். 

கி.பி. 555ம் ஆண்டு, பாரிஸ் நகரின் ஆயர் "சிபெலியஸ்" (Sibelius, the Bishop of Paris) இறந்துவிடவே, அரசர் "முதலாம் சில்டேபர்ட்" (Childebert I) ஜெர்மாய்னை ஆயராக தேர்ந்தெடுத்து அருட்பொழிவு செய்வித்தார்.

ஆயர் ஜெர்மாய்ன் அவர்களின் ஆலோசனைகளாலும், செல்வாக்கினாலும் அரச குடும்பமே ஒரு சிறப்பான சீர்திருத்த வாழ்க்கை வாழ்ந்தது. அரசவையில் பணியாற்றியபோதும், எளிமையையும், துறவு வாழ்வையும் ஒருபோதும் எக்காரணத்தை முன்னிட்டும் கைவிடவில்லை. தன்னுடைய ஒறுத்தல் வாழ்வினாலும், அருமையான, எளிமையான மறையுரையாலும் மக்களை இறைவன்பால் ஈர்த்தார். இவரது மறையுரையைக் கேட்கவே மக்கள் கூடி வந்து, காத்திருந்தனர்.

566ம் ஆண்டு, "டூர்ஸ்" நகரில் நடந்த கிறிஸ்தவ மாநாட்டில் (Second Council of Tours) பங்குபெற்றார். கி.பி. 557ம் ஆண்டு முதல் கி.பி. 573ம் ஆண்டு வரை பாரிஸ் நகரில் நடந்த மூன்றாம் மற்றும் நான்காம் மாநாடுகளிலும் (Third and Fourth Councils of Paris) கலந்துகொண்டார். "கௌல்" (Gaul) மாநிலத்தில் வழக்கத்திலிருந்த பாகனிய பழக்கங்களை முறித்துக் கொள்ளும்படி அரசனை அவர் தூண்டினார். பெரும்பாலான கிறிஸ்தவ திருவிழாக்களுடன் பாகன் கொண்டாட்டங்களைச் சேர்த்துக் கொள்ளும் அதிகாரம் தடைசெய்யப்பட்டது.

ஆயர் ஜெர்மாய்ன் கி.பி. 576ம் ஆண்டு, பாரிஸ் நகரில் மரித்தார்.

Also known as

• Father of the Poor

• Germain



Profile

Priest, ordained by Saint Agrippinus of Autun. Abbot. Bishop of Paris, France in 555. Taught and ordained Saint Bertrand of Le Mans. Spiritual teacher of Saint Droctoveus. Cured King Childebert I from an unnamed illness, and converted him from a misspent life. The king then built him the abbey of Saint Vincent, now known as Saint-Germain-des-Pres.


Born

496 at Autun, France


Died

• 28 May 576 in Paris, France of natural causes

• interred in a decorated tomb in the chapel of Saint Symphorien next to the abbey church c.635

• relics re-shrined to the church in 754 by order of King Pepin the Short


Canonized

754 by Pope Stephen II


Patronage

archdiocese of Rimouski, Quebec




Blessed Wladyslaw Demski


Also known as

• Ladislao Demski

• Ladislaus Demski


Additional Memorial

12 June as one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II



Profile

A professor of classical languages, he became a priest in the archdiocese of Gniezno, Poland, serving in the parish of the Blessed Virgin Mary church in Inowroclaw, Poland. Arrested by occupying Nazi forces on 2 November 1939, he was sent to the Sachsenhausen concentration camp where he was abused, tortured, and finally murdered for refusing to trample his rosary when ordered to do so by camp guards. Martyr.


Born

5 August 1884 in Sztum, Pomorskie, Poland


Died

tortured to death on 28 May 1940 in the concentration camp at Sachsenhausen-Oranienburg, Oberhavel, Germany


Beatified

13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II




Saint Caraunus of Chartres


Also known as

Carauno, Ceraunus, Cheron


Additional Memorial

18 October (translation of relics)



Profile

When his parents died, Caraunus sold all his goods and estate, distributed the money to the poor, and retired from the world to live as a prayerful hermit. His reputation for holiness spread, his local bishop ordained Caraunus as a deacon, and the new deacon gave up the life of a hermit to serve as a missionary to areas of Gaul where the faith had all but disappeared.


Born

Gaul


Died

• killed by robbers near Chartres, France in the 5th century

• a church and monastery were later built over his tomb

• his relics were hidden to prevent their destruction during the anti–Christian persecutions of the French Revolution

• relics enshrined in the church of Saint Caraunus in Chartres



Blessed John Shert


Additional Memorials

• 29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai

• 1 December as one of the Martyrs of Oxford University


Profile

Educated at Brasenose College, Oxford, England graduating in 1566. Schoolmaster in London, England. Convert to Catholicism. Servant to Dr Thomas Stapleton at Douai, France. Studied at Douai, and at Rome, Italy. Ordained in 1576 at the English College at Rome. Returned to England on 27 August 1579 to minster to covert Catholics. Arrested for the crime of being a priest, and sent to the Tower of London on 14 July 1581. Martyr.


Born

at Shert Hall, near Macclesfield, Cheshire, England


Died

hanged, drawn, and quartered on 28 May 1582 at Tyburn, London, England


Beatified

29 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmation)



Blessed Thomas Ford


Profile

Received a Master of Arts at Trinity College, Oxford, England on 14 July 1567. Fellow of Trinity College. Left to study at the English College, Douai, France in 1570. Ordained in March 1573 at Brussels, Belgium. Returned to the apostolic vicariate of England on 2 May 1576. Chaplain to Edward Yates and the Bridgettins at Lyford, Berkshire. Arrested on 17 July 1581, he was imprisoned and tortured in the Tower of London, accused and tried for treason as part of a non-existent conspiracy of Catholics against the crown, and executed in the persecutions of Queen Elizabeth I. Martyr.


Born

Devon, Devonshire, England


Died

hanged on 28 May 1582 in Tyburn, London, England


Beatified

29 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII


Saint Ubaldesca Taccini


Profile

An only child born to a poor but pious family, she was early drawn to religious life and the care of people even poorer than herself. Joining the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem at age 15, she lived a nun‘s life for 55 years. Had the gift of miraculously healing.



Born

1136 in Calcinaia, Pisa, Italy


Died

• feast of the Holy Trinity, 28 May 1206 in Pisa, Italy of natural causes

• miraculous healings reported at her tomb

• some relics translated to Malta on 30 June 1587


Beatified

Pope Sixtus V granted a plenary indulgence to those who visit her relics in Malta on 28 May



Blessed Robert Johnson


Additional Memorial

29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai


Profile

Studied at Rheims, France, and Rome, Italy. Ordained at Douai, France in 1576. He then returned to England to minister to covert Catholics in the London area. Arrested in 1580 in connection with the non-existent Rheims and Rome Plot. Imprisoned in the Tower of London. Tried and convicted with Saint Edmund Campion and others. Martyr.


Born

in Shropshire, England


Died

hanged, drawn and quartered on 28 May 1582 at Tyburn, London, England


Beatified

29 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmation)



Blessed Mary of the Nativity


Also known as

Anna de Corro


Profile

In her youth, Anna made a private vow, consecrating herself to God. She joined the Mercedarians at the monastery of the Assumption in Seville, Spain, taking the name Sister Mary of the Nativity. Known for her deep contemplative prayer life, she received visions of heaven, and spent her time in praise of God. People throughout the region flocked to the convent to have her pray for them.


Died

1580 at the convent of the Assumption in Seville, Spain



Saint Luciano of Cagliari


Also known as

Feliciano


Additional Memorial

10 March (discovery of his relics)



Profile

Convert, baptized by Saint Peter the Apostle. Spiritual student of Saint Paul the Apostle. Martyr.


Born

Sardinia


Died

• stabbed with a spear on 28 May 69

• relics enshrined in the sanctuary of the cathedral of Cagliari, Italy



Saint Heliconis of Thessalonica


Also known as

Eliconide, Helicondes, Heliconides


Profile

Tortured, mutilated and martyred in the persecutions of Decius for refusing to worship idols.



Born

at Thessalonica


Died

• beheaded c.250 at Corinth, Greece

• legend says that milk, not blood, poured from the wound



Blessed Lluís Berenguer Moratona


Profile

Vincentian priest. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.


Born

5 July 1869 in Santa Maria d'Horta, Barcelona, Spain


Died

28 May 1937 in Barcelona, Spain


Venerated

1 December 2016 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)



Blessed Albert of Csanád


Profile

Member of the Ordo Fratrum Sancti Pauli Primi Eremita (Order of Friars of Saint Paul the First Hermit) in 15th century Hungary. Noted speaker. Wrote poetry in Latin.


Died

c.1492 at the monastery of Bjacs, Hungary of natural causes



Saint Eoghan the Sage


Also known as

• Eoghan Sapiens

• Eoghan the Wise

• Eoghan of Cranfield

• Eoghan of Cremhcaille

• Magh-Creainb-Chaille

• Ernan, Eunt, Eugenius, Enny, Eugene, Owen


Profile

No reliable information has survived.



Saint Eugene of Armagh


Also known as

• Eoghan

• Fear-leighinn

• Lector of Monastrboice


Profile

Monk. Abbot of Armagh, Ireland. Abbot of Clonard, Ireland.


Born

8th century Ireland


Died

834 in Ireland of natural causes



Saint Caraunus the Deacon


Also known as

Cheron


Profile

Convert during the 1st century. Deacon. Missionary to Gaul. Martyred in the persecutions of Domitian.


Born

Rome, Italy


Died

98 near Chartres in modern France



Saint Justus of Urgell


Also known as

Giusto



Profile

First bishop of Urgell, Spain. Wrote a commentary on the Song of Songs.


Died

c.527



Saint Gemiliano of Cagliari


Also known as

Emily, Emilio, Emiliano, Millanu


Profile

First century bishop of Cagliari, Italy. Martyred in the persecutions of Nero.



Saint Podius of Florence


Profile

Priest. Bishop of Florence, Italy in 990.


Born

Tuscany, Italy


Died

1002 of natural causes



Saint Moel-Odhran of Iona


Also known as

Maelodran, Mailodranus


Profile

7th century monk of Iona, Scotland.



Saint Dioscorides of Rome


Profile

Martyr.


Died

burned to death c.244 in Rome, Italy



Saint Helladius of Rome


Profile

Martyr.


Died

burned to death c.244 in Rome, Italy



Saint Crescens of Rome


Profile

Martyr.


Died

burned to death c.244 in Rome, Italy



Saint Paulus of Rome


Profile

Martyr.


Died

burned to death c.244 in Rome, Italy



Saint Accidia


Profile

Martyred in Africa.



Martyrs of Palestine


Profile

A group of early 5th century monks in Palestine who were martyred by invading Arabs.



Martyrs of Sardinia


Profile

A group of early Christians for whom a church on Sardinia is dedicated; they were probably martyrs, but no information about them has survived except the names Aemilian, Aemilius, Emilius, Felix, Lucian and Priamus.


Patronage

diocese of Alghero-Bosa, Italy



Also celebrated but no entry yet


• Andreas Salos

• Gussur Isleifson of Skalholt

இன்றைய புனிதர்கள் மே 27

 Saint Augustine of Canterbury

காண்டர்பரி நகர் புனிதர் அகஸ்டின் 

காண்டர்பரி பேராயர்:

பிறப்பு: ஆறாம் நூற்றாண்டு

இத்தாலி (Italy)

இறப்பு: மே 26, 604

காண்டர்பரி, கென்ட், இங்கிலாந்து

ஏற்கும் சமயம்:

ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை

ஆங்கிலிக்கன் திருச்சபை

கிழக்கு மரபுவழி திருச்சபை

நினைவுத் திருநாள்: மே 27

புனிதர் அகஸ்டின் ஒரு “பெனடிக்டைன்” சபைத் (Benedictine monk) துறவி ஆவார். இவர், கி.பி. 597ம் ஆண்டு, காண்டர்பரி உயர்மறை மாவட்டத்தின் முதல் பேராயர் (Archbishop of Canterbury) ஆனார். இவர் ஆங்கிலேயர்களின் அப்போஸ்தலர் (Apostle to the English) என்றும், ஆங்கிலத் திருச்சபையை தோற்றுவித்தவர் (Founder of the English Church) என்றும் கருதப்படுகின்றார்.

அகஸ்டின் இங்கிலாந்து நாட்டின் பாதுகாவலர் ஆவார். 596ம் ஆண்டு, ரோம் நகரின் துறவு மடத்திலிருந்து, இவரது தலைமையில் திருத்தந்தை பெரிய கிரகோரியார் (Pope Gregory the Great) 40 துறவிகளை இங்கிலாந்து நாட்டின் "ஆங்கிலோ-சாக்ஸன்" (Anglo-Saxons) பிரஜைகளை கிறிஸ்தவத்திற்கு மனம் மாற்றுவதற்காக மறைபரப்பு பணிக்காக அனுப்பிவைத்தார்.

மிகவும் கடினமாகப் பயணித்து "கௌல்" (Gaul) சென்றடைந்த அவர்கள், "ஆங்கிலோ-சாக்ஸன்" (Anglo-Saxons) மக்களின் முரட்டுத்தனம் பற்றிய கதைகள் அவர்களை பயமுறுத்தின. "ஆங்கிலேய கால்வாயை" (English Channel) தாண்டிச் செல்வதும் அவ்வளவு இலகுவாக இருக்கவில்லை. திருத்தந்தையின் அறிவுறுத்தல்களை அறிந்துகொள்வதற்காக, அகஸ்டின் ரோம் நகருக்கு திரும்பிச் சென்றார். தங்களுக்கு மறைபோதக பணியை ஆற்றுவதற்கு 'சாக்சென்' மொழி தெரியாதென்பதையும் சுட்டிக்காட்டினர். இதனால் இங்கிலாந்தில் மறைபரப்பு பணி செய்ய வேண்டாமென்றும் தெளிவுப்படுத்தி சொன்னார்கள்.

வதந்திகளையும் பயமுறுத்தல்களையும் கண்டு அஞ்சவேண்டாம் என அறிவுறுத்திய திருத்தந்தை, இறைவனில் முழு நம்பிக்கைகொள்ளுமாறும், தியாகங்கள் செய்யுமாறும், என்ன நடந்தாலும் அவற்றை இறைவன் கொடுத்த கொடை என்று ஏற்றுக் கொள்ளுமாறும் அறிவுரை கூறி அனுப்பினார். திருத்தந்தை கொடுத்த அறிவுரையின்படி, அவர்கள் தைரியம் கொண்டு, மறைபோதக பணியை செய்யத் தயாரானார்கள்.

இம்முறை "ஆங்கிலேய கால்வாயை" (English Channel) கடந்த அவர்கள், கென்ட் பிரதேசத்தில் (Territory of Kent) இறங்கினார்கள். கென்ட் (Kent) பிரதேசம், "பாகனிய" (Pagan) மதத்தைச் சேர்ந்த அரசன் "ஈதல்பெர்ட்" (King Ethelbert) என்பவனின் ஆட்சியின் கீழ் இருந்தது. அவனது மனைவி, கிறிஸ்தவ மதத்தைச் சார்ந்த பெண்ணாவார். அவரது பெயர், "பெர்தா" (Bertha) ஆகும். அவர்களை அன்புடன் வரவேற்ற அரசன் "ஈதல்பெர்ட்" (King Ethelbert) காண்டர்பரி (Canterbury) நகரில் அவர்கள் தங்குவதற்கான வசதிகளையும் செய்து கொடுத்தான்.

ஒரு வருட காலத்திலேயே, (597ம் ஆண்டு) தூய ஆவியின் திருநாளன்று (Pentecost Sunday) அரசன் "ஈதல்பெர்ட்" திருமுழுக்கு பெற்று கிறிஸ்தவனாக மெய்மறையில் மனம் மாறினான். அங்கிருந்தோரும், அரசனுடன் இருந்தவர்கள் அனைவரும் ஒன்று சேர்ந்து கிறிஸ்து பிறப்பு விழாவன்று மனம்திரும்பி புதிதாய் திருமுழுக்கு பெற்றனர்.

ஃபிரான்ஸ் (France) நாட்டில் ஆயர் ஒருவருக்கு அருட்பொழிவு செய்வித்துவிட்டு காண்டர்பரி (Canterbury) திரும்பிய அகஸ்டின், 1070ம் ஆண்டு, புதிதாய் தொடங்கப்பட்ட பேராலயத்தின் அருகே, அப்போதைய ஆலயம் ஒன்றையும், துறவு மடம் ஒன்றினையும் கட்டினார்.

மக்களிடையே கிறிஸ்தவ விசுவாசம் அதிசயிக்கத்தக்க வகையில் பரவியது. ஆகவே, "லண்டன் மற்றும் ரோச்செஸ்டர்" (London and Rochester) ஆகிய இடங்களிலும் புதிய மறை மாவட்டங்கள் தோற்றுவிக்கப்பட்டன.

அதேபோல, அகஸ்டினின் பணிகள் சில நேரம் மெதுவாக ஊர்ந்தன. அதேபோல, அவர் எப்போதுமே வெற்றியையே சந்திக்கவுமில்லை. ஒரு காலத்தில், ஆங்கிலோ-சாக்சன் படையெடுப்பாளர்களால் மேற்கத்திய இங்கிலாந்து (Western England) நோக்கி விரட்டப்பட்ட அசல் பிரிட்டன் கிறிஸ்தவர்கள் (Original Briton Christians) ஆகிய இரு பிரிவினரையும் சமாதானப்படுத்த முயன்ற இவரது பிரயத்தனங்கள் மோசமான தோல்வியைச் சந்தித்தன.

சில செல்டிக் பழக்கங்களை (Celtic customs) கைவிடுமாறும், ரோம் நகருடனான வேறுபாடுகளை களையவும், பழைய கசப்பான அனுபவங்களை மறக்கவும், பிரிட்டன் கிறிஸ்தவர்களை சமாதானப்படுத்த முயன்ற அவரது முயற்சிகள் அனைத்தும் வீணாயின.

பொறுமையாக போராடியதாலும், கடின உழைப்பாலும், மிஷனரி கொள்கைகளை ஞானமுடன் செவிமடுத்ததாலும், திருத்தந்தை கிரகோரி அவர்களால் பரிந்துரைக்கப்பட்ட சில மாற்று நடவடிக்கைகளாலும், குறிப்பாக - பாகன் ஆலயங்களையும் அவர்களது சடங்குகளையும் இடிப்பதைத் தவிர்த்து அவற்றை கிறிஸ்தவ ஆலயங்களாக மாற்றவும், பாகனிய விழாக்களை நிறுத்துவதை விடுத்து, அவற்றை கிறிஸ்தவ விழாக்களாக கொண்டாடவும் ஆரம்பித்தனர். இதன் காரணங்களால், இங்கிலாந்து வந்து குறுகிய எட்டு வருடங்களிலேயே சிறிதளவேயானாலும் பெரும் வெற்றியை அடைந்தார். ஆகவே, அவரை இங்கிலாந்தின் அப்போஸ்தலர் என அழைப்பது சாலச் சிறந்ததுவேயாகும்.

கி.பி. 604ம் ஆண்டு மரித்த அகஸ்டின், “காண்டர்பரியிலுள்ள” புனித அகஸ்டின் துறவு மடத்தில் (St Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury) அடக்கம் செய்யப்பட்டார்.

Also known as

• Apostle to the Anglo-Saxons

• Apostle to the English

• Austin of Canterbury



Profile

Monk and abbot of Saint Andrew's abbey in Rome, Italy. Sent by Pope Saint Gregory the Great with 40 brother monks, including Saint Lawrence of Canterbury to evangelize the British Isles in 597. Before he reached the islands, terrifying tales of the Celts sent him back to Rome in fear, but Gregory told him he had no choice, and so he went. He established and spread the faith throughout England; one of his earliest converts was King AEthelberht who brought 10,000 of his people into the Church. Ordained as a bishop in Gaul (modern France) by the archbishop of Arles. First Archbishop of Canterbury, England. Helped re-establish contact between the Celtic and Latin churches, though he could not establish his desired uniformity of liturgy and practices between them. Worked with Saint Justus of Canterbury. Anglican Archbishops of Canterbury are still referred to as occupying the Chair of Augustine.


Born

at Rome, Italy


Died

• 26 May 605 in Canterbury, England of natural causes

• relics interred outside the church of Saints Peter and Paul, Canterbury, a building project he had started


Patronage

England




Saint Secundus of Troia


Additional Memorials

• 22 October (Gaeta and Calvi, Italy)

• 1 July (Mondragone, Italy)

• 7 December (Benevento, Italy)

• 30 April (Troia, Italy)

• 29 April (Montevergine, Italy)

• 1 September (Capua, Italy)



Profile

Immigrated to Italy from north Africa to escape persecution by Arian Vandals in the 3rd century. Bishop of Troia, Italy. Martyr.


Died

• late 3rd or early 4th century in southern Italy

• interred in the church of Saint Mark in Troia, Italy

• relics re-discovered during construction work in 1018

• some relics enshrined in the crypt of Saint William in Montevergine, Italy

• some relics enshrined in the cathedral of Benevento, Italy

• some relics enshrined in Troia, Italy


Patronage

Troia, Italy



Saint Julius the Veteran


Also known as

Julius of Dorostorum



Profile

Soldier in the imperial Roman army for 27 years, and the veteran of seven campaigns. Converted to Christianity somewhere along the way, but was a good enough soldier that it never mattered to anyone. During one of the organized persecutions, he was denounced by his brother soldiers. The examining prefect, Maximus, tried to bribe the veteran into denouncing his faith. Julius declined. Martyr.


Born

255


Died

beheaded in 302 at Dorostorum on the lower Danube River, an area in modern Bulgaria




Saint Liberius of Ancona


Also known as

Liverio, Oliviero



Profile

Fifth century cave hermit near Ancona, Italy known for his piety and wisdom.


Because his relics have been moved several times to different churches and placed next to other tombs, many legends have grown up around him or existing stories have been assigned to him, but these are later additions, and we know very little about him.


Died

• buried at the church of San Silvestro outside Ancona, Italy

• the church was later re-named San Liberius

• when the area of the church came under attack by pirates, the relics were moved to the church of San Lorezo in Ancona

• the church was San Lorenzo was later replaced by the cathedral of San Ciriaco

• relics were solemnly enshrined for public veneration in 1756



Saint Bruno of Würzburg


Profile

Son of Duke Conrad of Carinthia and the Baroness Matilda. Nephew of Pope Gregory V. Cousin to emperor Conrad II, and later a counselor to him. Great-nephew of Saint Bruno of Querfort. Younger than average when ordained. Bishop of Würzburg, Germany in 1033. Built the Cathedral of Saint Killian from his personal funds, and several parish churches in his diocese. Noted scholar and author, his best known work being a commentary on the Psalms. Peacemaker who ended the siege of Milan, Italy. Joined emperor Henry III on campaign against the Hungarians. Earned the popular title of Father of the poor through his charity.



Died

26 May 1045 in Persenberg (Bosenburg) (in modern Austria) when a building collapsed



Saint Melangell



Also known as

Monacella


Profile

Princess. Anchoress in Powys, Wales. One day Prince Brochwel of Powys was hunting and chased a hare. The animal ran to Melangell who shield it in her cloak. The prince was so moved by her courage and sanctity that he gave her the valley as a place of sanctuary. Melangell became abbess of a small religious community there. A church on the site continues today to host retreats.


Born

Irish


Died

• c.590 of natural causes

• her shrine is in Pennant Melangell, Wales


Patronage

hares


Representation

hare, rabbit



Saint Barbara Kim


Also known as

Bareubara Gim


Additional Memorial

20 September as one of the Martyrs of Korea



Profile

Married lay woman in the apostolic vicariate of Korea. Imprisoned and left to die for her faith. Martyr.


Born

1805 in Si-heung, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea


Died

27 May 1839 in prison in Seoul, South Korea of plague


Canonized

6 May 1984 by Pope John Paul II



Saint Barbara Yi


Also known as

Bareubara Yi


Additional Memorial

20 September as one of the Martyrs of Korea



Profile

14 year old girl in the apostolic vicariate of Korea. Imprisoned and left to die for her faith. Martyr.


Born

1825 in Jeongpa, Seoul, South Korea


Died

27 May 1839 in prison in Seoul, South Korea of plague


Canonized

6 May 1984 by Pope John Paul II



Blessed Richard Holiday


Additional Memorials

• 29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai

• 22 November as one of the Martyrs of England, Scotland, and Wales


Profile

Priest in the apostolic vicariate of England. Martyred in the persecutions of Queen Elizabeth I.


Born

c.1565 in Yorkshire, England


Died

hanged on 27 May 1590 in Durham, County Durham, England


Beatified

22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II



Saint Antanansio Bazzekuketta


Additional Memorial

3 June as one of the Martyrs of Uganda



Profile

Born to the Nkima clan. Convert. Martyred in the Mwangan persecutions.


Born

at Buganda, Uganda


Died

hacked to pieces on 27 May 1886 at Nakivubo, Uganda


Canonized

18 October 1964 by Pope Paul VI at Rome, Italy



Blessed John Hogg


Additional Memorials

• 29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai

• 22 November as one of the Martyrs of England, Scotland, and Wales


Profile

Priest in the apostolic vicariate of England. Martyred in the persecutions of Queen Elizabeth I.


Born

c.1565 in Ugthorpe, North Yorkshire, England


Died

hanged on 27 May 1590 in Durham, County Durham, England


Beatified

22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II



Blessed Dionysius of Semur


Profile

Mercedarian professor of theology. In 1534 he made a journey to Algiers to ransom 109 Christians enslaved by Muslims. Along the way he preached Christianity, for which he was continually tormented and abused.



Born

c.1500 France


Died

mid-16th-century in the Mercedarian convent in Narbonne, France of natural causes



Blessed Richard Hill


Additional Memorials

• 29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai

• 22 November as one of the Martyrs of England, Scotland, and Wales


Profile

Priest in the apostolic vicariate of England. Martyred in the persecutions of Queen Elizabeth I.


Born

c.1565 in Yorkshire, England


Died

hanged on 27 May 1590 in Durham, County Durham, England


Beatified

22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II



Blessed Edmund Duke


Additional Memorials

• 29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai

• 22 November as one of the Martyrs of England, Scotland, and Wales


Profile

Priest in the apostolic vicariate of England. Martyred in the persecutions of Queen Elizabeth I.


Born

c.1563 in Kent, England


Died

hanged on 27 May 1590 in Durham, County Durham, England


Beatified

22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II



Saint Gonzaga Gonza


Additional Memorial

3 June as one of the Martyrs of Uganda



Profile

Born to the Mpologoma clan. Convert. One of the Martyrs of Uganda who died in the Mwangan persecutions.


Born

at Busoga, Uganda


Died

beheaded on 27 May 1886 at Lubowa, Uganda


Canonized

18 October 1964 by Pope Paul VI at Rome, Italy



Saint Restituta of Sora


Also known as

• Restituta of Rome

• Restitutus...


Profile

Born to the nobility. During the persecutions of Aurelian, Restituta and several Christian companions fled to Sora, Italy, but they were caught and killed. Martyr.


Born

in Rome, Italy


Died

272 in Sora, Italy


Patronage

• diocese of Sora, Italy

• diocese of Sora-Aquino-Pontecorvo, Italy



Blessed Matthias of Nagasaki


Additional Memorial

10 September as one of the 205 Martyrs of Japan


Profile

Layman catechism in the archdiocese of Nagasaki, Japan. Martyr.


Born

c.1572 in Kazusagoko, Japan


Died

27 May 1620 in Nagasaki, Japan


Beatified

7 May 1867 by Pope Blessed Pius IX



Saint Eutropius of Orange


Profile

Born to the nobility and spent a wild and wasted youth. Married. Widower. Deacon in Marseilles, France. Bishop of Orange, France during a period of rebuilding following Visigoth raids. Letters from contemporaries speak highly of his learning and piety.


Born

Marseilles, France


Died

c.475



Blessed Gausberto of Montsalvy


Also known as

Gausbert


Profile

Priest. Hermit. Monk and then abbot at Montsalvy Abbey, Clermont-Ferrand, France. He helped turn the house in a hospice to assist pilgrims to holy sites.


Died

1079 of natural causes



Saint Frederick of Liège


Profile

Twelfth century bishop of Liège, Belgium. Known for repressing simony, nepotism, and the usurpation of Church authority by German imperial authorities.


Died

1172 of natural causes



Blessed James of Nocera


Profile

Monk at Santa Croce di' Fontavellana.


Born

at Nocera, Umbria, Italy


Died

1300 of natural causes



Saint Ranulf of Arras


Also known as

Ragnulf, Ranulphus


Profile

Father of Saint Hadulph. Martyr.


Died

700 in Thélus, France



Saint Evangelius of Alexandria


Also known as

Eucarius


Profile

Martyr.



Saint Acculus of Alexandria


Profile

Martyr.



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• Martyrs of Haarlem

• Martyrs of Tomi

• Basil of Georgia

• Cillin of Tehallan

• Julian of Jerusalem

• Pelbart of Temesvar

• Therapon of Belozersk

• Zacharias of Vienne