இன்றைய புனிதர்கள் ஜூன் 19

 St. Ursicinus of Ravenna

Feastday: June 19

Death: 67

Martyred physician. According to his unreliable Acts, he was a physician in Ravenna condemned for being a Christian during the persecution of Emperor Nero. His faith began to waver, but he found new strength through the encout agement of St. Vital is and met his death with resolve.

Saint Ursicinus of Ravenna (Italian: Sant' Ursicino) (d. ca. 67) is venerated as a martyr by the Catholic Church. He was said to be a physician of Ravenna. [1] His legend is connected with that of Saint Vitalis, who is said to have encouraged the wavering Ursicinus after the physician was sentenced to death for his faith. After he was beheaded, Vitalis buried him in Ravenna.[2]

He should not be confused with Bishop Ursicinus of Ravenna (6th century), who ordered the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe to be built.

Saint Romuald

தூய ரோமுவால்ட் (ஜூன் 19)

ரோமுவால்ட், இத்தாலியில் உள்ள ரவென்னாவில் 951 ஆம் ஆண்டு ஒரு செல்வச் செழிப்பான குடும்பத்தில் பிறந்தார். இவர் தன்னுடைய சிறு வயதில் எந்தவொரு கவலையும் இல்லாமல் சந்தோசமாக வாழ்ந்து வந்தார்.

இப்படிப்பட்ட சூழ்நிலையில் இவருடைய தந்தை, பக்கத்து வீட்டுக்காரரோடு இருந்த சொத்துத் தகராறில் அவரைக் கொன்றுபோட்டுவிட்டார். கொன்றுபோட்டதோடு மட்டுமல்லாமல், தனக்கு ஏதாவது ஆபத்து நேர்ந்துவிடுமோ என்று உயிருக்குப் பயந்து தலைமறைவானார். இதை நேரில் கண்ட ரேமுவால்ட் மனம் வருந்தினார். தன்னுடைய தந்தை செய்த தவற்றிற்கு பிராயச்சித்தம் செய்ய நினைத்தார். எனவே இவர் தூய ஆசிர்வாதப்பர் சபையில் சேர்ந்து துறவியாக வாழத் தொடங்கினார்.

சில காலம் அங்கிருந்து பயிற்சிகள் பெற்று துறவியாக வாழ்ந்து வந்த ரேமுவால்ட்டிற்கு மடத்தில் பின்பற்றப்பட்ட விதிமுறைகள் பிடிக்கவில்லை. அவை மிகவும் தளர்வாக இருக்கின்றன என்பதை உணர்ந்த இவர் மரினுஸ் என்பவரிடத்தில் சென்று பயிற்சி பெறத் தொடங்கினார்.

இதற்கிடையில் இவர் பல்வேறு நாடுகளுக்குச் சென்று நற்செய்தி அறிவிக்கவேண்டும் என்றெல்லாம் திட்டம் தீட்டினார். ஆனால் ஒவ்வொருமுறையும் இவர் ஒவ்வொரு நாட்டிற்கும் நற்செய்தி அறிவிக்கச் செல்லும்போது ஏதாவது ஒரு நோய் தாக்கி, அங்கு போகமுடியாத சூழ்நிலை ஏற்பட்டது. இதனால் இவர் அயல்நாடுகளுக்குச் சென்று நற்செய்தி அறிவிப்பது தனக்குச் சரிப்படாது என நினைத்து கமல்டோலி என்னும் இடத்தில் துறவற மடம் ஒன்றை நிறுவி அங்கே கடுந்தவம் செய்து, ஜெபத்தில் தன்னை முழுமையாய் ஈடுபடுத்தத் தொடங்கினார்.

இப்படி ஜெப தவ வாழ்க்கையில் தன்னை முழுமையாய் ஈடுபடுத்திக்கொண்டு வாழ்ந்துகொண்டிருக்கின்ற சமயத்தில், முன்னர் சொத்துத் தகராறில் பக்கத்து வீட்டுக்காரரைக் கொன்றுபோட்டுவிட்டு ஓடிப்போன ரேமுவால்ட்டின் தந்தை மனம் வருந்தி அவருடைய சபையில் வந்து சேர்ந்து நல்லதொரு துறவியாக வாழத் தொடங்கினார்.

இப்படி எல்லாமும் நன்றாகப் போய்க்கொண்டிருந்த சமயத்தில் திடிரென ஒருநாள் ரேமுவால்ட் நோய்வாய்ப்பட்டு படுத்த படுக்கையாகி. 1027 ஆம் ஆண்டு இறையடி சேர்ந்தார். இவருக்கு 1595 ஆம் ஆண்டு புனிதர் பட்டம் கொடுக்கப்பட்டது.

Profile

Italian nobility who spent a wild youth. Acting as second, he witnessed his father kill another man in a duel, and Romuald sought to atone for the crime by becoming a Benedictine monk at Classe, Italy. Abbot from 996 to 999. A wanderer by nature, he established several hermitage and monasteries in central and northern Italy. He tried to evangalize the Slavs, but met with little success. Founded the Camaldolese Benedictines. Spent the last fourteen years of his life in seclusion at Mount Sitria, Bifolco, and Val di Castro. Spiritual teacher of Saint Wolfgang of Ratisbon.

Born

c.951 at Ravenna, Italy

Died

• 19 June 1027 at Val-di-Castro, Italy of natural causes

• body found incorrupt

• enshrined at Fabriano, Italy

• relics translated on 7 Feburary 1481

Canonized

1582 by Pope Gregory XIII

Patronage

Suwalki, Poland

Representation

monk pointing at a ladder on which other monks are ascending to heaven, indicative his founding of his Order

Blessed Michelina of Pesaro

Also known as

• Michelina Metelli

• Metelli Malatesta

• Michalina...

Profile

Born to the wealthy Italian nobility, at age twelve Michelina was given in an arranged marriage to Duke Malatesta, the lord of Pesaro, Italy. Mother of one. She was widowed in 1320, and her son died soon after. Her chambermaid, confidant and friend, Blessed Soriana, helped her deal with her grief by helping her become stronger in her faith. Left alone, Michelina gave away all her wealth to widows, orphans and those in prison for debts, then joined the Franciscan Third Order, and gave over the rest of life to prayer and penance. Her family, thinking that she had been driven insane from grief, had Michelina briefly locked up for what they considered her own good, but she was eventually released and resumed her chosen life. In 1347, with Blessed Francis Zanferdini of Pesaro, she co-founded the Confraternita dell'Annunziata (Confraternity of the Annunciation) with a mission to help the poor, care for the sick, and bury the dead. Several times she received visions of Christ speaking to her from the cross. Late in life she made a pilgrimage to the Holy Lands where she may have received the stigmata.

Born

1300 at Pesaro, Urbino, Italy

Died

• 19 June 1356 in Pesaro, Italy of natural causes

• interred in the sanctuary of San Maria delle Grazie in Pesaro

• relics re-enshrined in an urn in 1919

Beatified

• in 1393, Bishop Francesco III of the Archdiocese of Pesaro, Italy granted the Confraternita dell'Annunziata the right to annually celebrate a feast of their founders, Blessed Michelina and Blessed Francis Zanferdini

• 13 April 1737 by Pope Clement XII (cultus confirmed)

Patronage

• against death of children

• against mental illness; of mentally ill people

• in-law problems

• widows

• Confraternita dell'Annunziata (Confraternity of the Annunciation)

• Pesaro, Italy

Representation

• young Franciscan tertiary kneeling in ecstasy in the midst of a storm with a pilgrim‘s hat and staff beside her

• Franciscan tertiary in ecstasy at Calvary

Saint Rémi Isoré

Also known as

Rémigius Isoré

Additional Memorial

• 28 September as one of the 120 Martyrs of China

• 4 February (Jesuits)

Profile

Eldest son in a pious family. His father taught primary school, one brother became a priest, one sister joined the Daughters of Saint Vincent de Paul. Remigious felt a call to the priesthood from an early age. Entered Saint Francis School in 1865 at age 13, and the seminary at Cambrai, France in 1871 at 19. Taught primary school at Roubaix, France in 1873 at age 21. In 1876 at age 24 he entered the Jesuit novitiate at Saint Acheul, and was soon assigned to teach high school at La Providence. Beginning in 1881, he felt a call to missionary work, and was assigned to work in China. He arrived in Xian, Hebei in 1882, and spent a year learning Chinese. Ordained on 31 July 1886 at the Xian Cathedral. Taught at the public school in Zhangjiazhuang. Dean of the school at Guangpingfu. Parish priest of Zhoujiazhuang, Wei Country. Martyred during the Boxer Rebellion.

Born

22 January 1852 in Bambeque, France

Died

• 19 June 1900 in Wuyi, Hebei, China while praying at the altar

• head hung outside the village as a warning to other Catholics

Canonized

1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II

Saint Juliana Falconieri

Also known as

Giuliana Falconieri

Profile

Only child of a wealthy Florentine noble family of Chiarissimo and Riguirdata Falconieri. Niece of Saint Alexis Falconieri. Her father died Juliana was very young, and her uncle Alexis had a great influence on her. Given to chronic gastric problems throughout her life. Legend says she never gazed into a mirror, never looked at a man's face, trembled at the mention of sin, and fainted upon hearing scandalous gossip.

Juliana refused an arranged marriage at age 14. She became a Servite tertiary in 1285, taking the habit from her spiritual director, Saint Philip Benizi. Helped form, and served as first superior of the Servite Order of Mary (Servite Nuns, the Mantellate Servites), which was formally established in 1304, and their first convent founded in 1305.

At her death, unable to receive Holy Communion because of constant vomiting, she requested the priest to spread a corporal upon her breast and lay the Host on it. Soon after, the Host disappeared, Juliana died, and the image of the cross that had been on the Host was found on her breast.

Born

1270 at Florence, Italy

Died

• 12 June 1341 at Florence, Italy of natural causes

• relics at the church of San Annunziata in Florence

Beatified

26 July 1678 by Pope Innocent XI

Canonized

16 June 1737 by Pope Clement XII

Patronage

against sickness; sick people

Saint Modeste Andlauer

Additional Memorial

9 July as one of the Martyrs of China

Profile

Eighth son of Joseph Andlauer, a baker, and Françoise Barbe Bisch. Baptized on 23 May 1847 at the church of Saints Peter and Paul, in Rosheim, France. Studied at the Episcopal College of Saint-Etienne in Strasbourg, France. Joined the Jesuits in October 1872 in Saint-Acheul, France. Ordained in Arras, France on 22 September 1877. Taught German at colleges in the French cities of Amiens, Lille and Brest. Missionary to China, arriving on 22 November 1882. He learned the languages of the region, served in several locations, worked with Saint Rémi Isoré, and became Head of Mission in Weishein (Wei Xian), China. Murdered during the anti-Western, anti-Christian persecutions of the Boxer Rebellion when a armed mob stormed the village and executed anyone who admitted to being Catholic. Martyr.

Born

22 May 1847 in Rosheim, Bas Rhin, diocese of Strasbourg, France

Died

• 19 June 1900 in Wuyi, Hebei, China while praying at the altar

• head hung outside the village as a warning to other Catholics

Canonized

1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II

Blessed Sebastian Newdigate

Additional Memorial

4 May as one of the Carthusian Martyrs

Profile

Younger son of John Newdigate, a king's sergeant, and Amphelys, daughter and heiress of John Nevill of Sutton, Lincolnshire, a pious family; his sister became a Dominican nun at the Dartford, England convent. Studied at Cambridge University. Married layman, and father of one daughter named Amphelys. Widower in 1524. Priest. Privy counselor to King Henry VIII. Carthuisian monk in the London Charterhouse. When given the Oath of Succession, accepting Henry VIII's supremacy over the Church in England, he signed it on 6 June 1534, adding the note "in as far as the law of God permits" to the document to indicate his conditional agreement. Arrested on 25 May 1535 with many brother monks for loyalty to Rome. Imprisoned in chains at Marshalsea Prison, and later in the Tower of London. Executed with Blessed Humphrey Middlemore and Blessed William Exmew. Martyr.

Born

Harefield, Middlesex, England

Died

hanged, drawn, and quartered on 19 June 1535 at Tyburn, London, England

Beatified

29 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII

Saint Gervase

Also known as

Gervasius, Gervasio

Profile

Second century martyr. Son of Saint Vitalis of Milan and Saint Valeria of Milan. He and his beheaded twin brother Protase are considered the first martyrs of Milan as Saint Ambrose, guided by a vision, unearthed their remains in 386. Saint Paulinus of Nola says the martyrs appeared to Saint Ambrose in an apparition. Even when the relics were discovered, nothing was remembered about them except their names and that they were martyrs in an early persecution, perhaps under Nero. The surviving Acts of Gervase are worthless as biography as ancient writers invented details to fill in the missing details.

Died

beaten to death with a lead-tipped whip c.165

Patronage

• for the discovery of thieves

• haymakers

• archdiocese of Perugia-Città della Pieve, Italy

• 5 cities

Representation

• holding stones

• with his father and mother

• with Saint Protase

• youth holding a lead-tipped scourge in one hand and a sword in the other

• youth holding the palm of martyrdom

Blessed Thomas Woodhouse

Profile

Priest in Lincolnshire, England. Forced to resign due state persecution, he became a tutor in Wales. Arrested and sent to Fleet Prison on 14 May 1561 for the crime of celebrating Mass. He lay there for nine years before being tried and convicted for his faith. At some point during his incarceration he joined the Jesuits, and he ministered to fellow prisoners when possible.

On 19 November 1572 he convinced the prison washer-woman to take a letter to Lord Burghley. In it he begged that Burghley seek reconciliation with Rome, and convince Elizabeth to do the same. He followed up this by writing more letters and papers, signing them, tying them to rocks, and throwing them from his window into the street in hopes that passersby would spread his message. He was soon transferred to Newgate prison, and a few weeks later, executed. Martyr.

Born

1535 in Lincolnshire, England

Died

hanged, drawn, and quartered on 19 June 1573 at Smithfield, London, England

Beatified

29 December 1886 by Pope XIII (cultus confirmation)

Saint Protase

Also known as

Protasio, Protasius

Profile

Second century martyr. Son of Saint Vitalis of Milan and Saint Valeria of Milan. He and his twin brother Gervase are considered the first martyrs of Milan as Saint Ambrose, guided by a vision, unearthed their remains in 386. Saint Paulinus of Nola says the martyrs appeared to Saint Ambrose in an apparition. Even when the relics were discovered, nothing was remembered about them except their names and that they were martyrs in an early persecution, perhaps under Nero.

Died

beheaded c.165

Patronage

• for the discovery of thieves

• haymakers

• archdiocese of Perugia-Città della Pieve, Italy

• 5 cities

Representation

• holding stones

• with Saint Gervase

• with his father and mother

• youth holding a lead-tipped scourge in one hand and a sword in the other

• youth holding the palm of martyrdom

Blessed William Exmew

Additional Memorial

4 May as one of the Carthusian Martyrs

Profile

Studied at Christ's College, Cambridge; noted classical scholar. Carthusian monk at the London Charterhouse. Vicar of the house, working with Blessed John Houghton. Procurator of the house in 1534; his vicar was Blessed Humphrey Middlemore. On 6 May 1535 the two were denounced as traitors for loyalty to the pope. They and Blessed Sebastian Newdigate were arrested, chained to posts in Marshalsea prison for several days, then transfered to the Tower of London. The three, with Blessed John Fisher, were tried for treason on 11 June 1535, and when they insisted that the pope was the head of the Church, were all condemned to death. Martyr.

Born

English

Died

hanged, drawn and quartered on 19 June 1535 at Tyburn, London, England

Beatified

9 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII

Blessed Gerlando d'Alemagna

Profile

A knight of the Order of Hospitallers of Saint John of Jerusalem (Knights of Malta), Gerlando lived in the small church of Madonna del Tempio near Caltagirone, Italy where he dedicated himself to protecting the church and town, to the care of widows and orphans, and to personal penance.

Born

13th century Poland

Died

• 1279 of natural causes

• buried in the church of the Madonna del Tempio near Caltagirone, Sicily, Italy

• relics transferred to the Basilica of San Giacomo Maggiore in Caltagirone on 19 June 1327, and his skull enshrined in a silver reliquary for public veneration

Blessed Odo of Cambrai

Also known as

• Odo of Orléans

• Odoardus...

Profile

One of the most learned French scholars of the 11th century. Layman headmaster of the cathedral school at Tournai in 1087. Following a close study of the writings of Saint Augustine of Hippo, around 1090 he felt a calling to religious life. Benedictine monk. He founded a Benedictine community at the disused abbey of Saint Martin at Tournai. Bishop of Cambrai, France in 1105. When he refused lay investiture, asserting that only the Church has authority over such decisions, he was exiled to the abbey of Anchin.

Born

1050 at Orleans, France

Died

19 June 1113 at Anchin, France of natural causes

Saint Nazario of Koper

Profile

Bishop of Koper (in modern Slovenia) c.524 where he served for 30 years.

Born

c.475 in Elpidium (Böste)

Died

• c.555

• buried in the cathedral of Saint Mary

• due to Lombard invaders, his relics were placed in a case, stored under some stone steps, and it's location forgotten for centuries

• miracles reported with their re-discovery

• relics stolen in 1380 when the city was plundered in the War of Chioggia

• relics returned in 1422

• relics enshrined in a marble altar sarcophagus in the cathedral of Koper

Patronage

Koper, Slovenia

Saint Hildemarca of Fécamp

Also known as

Childemarque, Childomarca, Hildemarque, Ildemarca, Quildomarca

Additional Memorial

20 June (priory of Perrecy in the diocese of Autun, France)

Profile

Benedictine nun at the Saint Eulalia convent in Bordeaux, France. Invited by Saint Wandrille to govern the monastery he founded at Fécamp. Abbess. She took in Saint Leodegarius of Autun and helped nurse him back to health after his mutilation and exile.

Died

• c.682 of natural causes

• the monastery was destroyed by Norman invaders in 842, and her relics dispersed

Blessed Humphrey Middlemore

Additional Memorial

4 May as one of the Carthusian Martyrs

Profile

Carthusian monk at the London Charterhouse. Priest. Procurator on the London Charterhouse. When he refused to recognize the validity of King Henry VIII's marriage with Anne Boleyn, he was imprisoned and martyred with two brother monks for treason.

Died

hanged, drawn and quartered on 19 June 1535 at Tyburn, London, England

Beatified

20 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII

Saint Deodatus of Nevers

Also known as

Adeodate, Didier, Die, DieuDonne, Donato

Profile

Monk. Founder of Ebersheimmunster, near Strasbourg, France, served as its first abbot. Bishop of Nevers, France c.655. Attended the synod of Sens in 657. Founded Valde-Galilee-Jointures Abbey c.660. Late in life he retired to live as a prayerful hermit in the Vosges.

Born

Gaul (modern France)

Died

c.679 of natural causes

Saint Lambert of Saragossa

Also known as

Lamberto, Lambertus

Profile

Farmer and servant during the period of Muslim occupation of Spain. Martyred by his Saracen master.

Died

• beheaded c.900

• jawbone enshrined in Maastricht, Netherlands

• monastery named for his was built on the trditional site of his execution in 1522; it was destroyed in 1808

Blessed Arnaldo of Liniberio

Profile

Mercedarian prior in Barcelona, Spain. Ransomed 156 Christians in Morocco and 32 in Granada, Spain who had been enslaved by Muslims.

Died

• of natural causes

• buried near the altar of the church of his convent in Barcelona, Spain

Saint Hildegrin of Chalons

Also known as

Hildegrin of Werden

Profile

Younger brother of Saint Ludger of Utrecht. Worked with Ludger to evangelize the Saxons. Bishop of Chalons-sur-Marne, France in 802. In later life he retired to live as a Benedictine monk at Werden Abbey in Germany, where he was later elected its abbot.

Died

c.827 of natural causes

Saint Adleida and Saint Lupo of Bergamo

Profile

Parents of Saint Grata of Bergamo. Converts. Martyrs.

Saint Deodatus of Jointures

Also known as

Adéodat, Didier, Dieu-Donné, Dié

Profile

Bishop. Founded the monastery of Val-de-Galilée, Jointures, France, and served as its first abbot.

Died

c.680

Blessed Francesco of Pinerolo

Profile

Member of the Minor Conventuals of Saint Francis in Pinerolo, Italy. Spiritual director of Prince Ludovico di Savoia of Acaia.

Died

1424 of natural causes

Saint Gaudentius of Arezzo

Profile

Bishop. Martyred in the persecutions of Valentian I along with 53 companions whose names have not come down to us.

Died

364 at Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy

Saint Culmatius of Arezzo

Profile

Deacon. Martyred in the persecutions of Valentian I along with 53 companions whose names have not come down to us.

Died

364 at Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy

Saint Zosimus of Umbria

Profile

Martyred in the persecutions of Trajan.

Died

beheaded in 110 in Umbria, Italy

Saint Innocent of Le Mans

Profile

Bishop of Le Mans, France for over 40 years.

Died

559

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• Elena Aiello

இன்றைய புனிதர்கள் ஜூன் 18

 St. Leontius

Feastday: June 18

Patron: of Syria

Death: ~70-79

Leontius - Greek martyr killed in Tripoli, Lebanon, or Libya, with Hypatius and Theodolus. Feast day: June 18.

Saints Leontius, Hypatius and Theodolus (Greek: Λεόντιος, Ύπάτιος & Θεόδουλος) were Roman soldiers who, according to Christian tradition, were martyred for their faith.

Leontius was Greek by origin, and served as an officer of the imperial army in the Phoenician city of Tripoli during the reign of Vespasian (70-79). Leontius was distinguished for his bravery and good sense, and the people of Tripoli held him in deep respect because of his virtue.

The emperor appointed the Roman senator Adrian as governor of the Phoenician district, with full powers to hunt out Christians, and in case of their refusal to offer sacrifice to the Roman gods, to give them over to torture and death. On his way to Phoenicia, Adrian received a report that Leontius had turned many away from worshipping the pagan gods. The governor sent the tribune Hypatius with a detachment of soldiers to Tripoli so as to find and arrest the Christian Leontius. Along the way the tribune Hypatius fell seriously ill, and being near death, he saw in a dream an angel, which said: "If you wish to be healed, you and your soldiers should say three times: 'God of Leontius, help me.'".

Opening his eyes Hypatius beheld the angel and said, "I was sent to arrest Leontius, how is it that I should appeal to his God?" At this moment the angel became invisible. Hypatius told his dream to the soldiers, among whom was his friend Theodolus, and all of them together asked for help from the God whom Leontius confessed. Hypatius was immediately healed, to the great joy of his soldiers, but only Theodolus sat aside, pondering the miracle. His soul was filled with love for God, and he told Hypatius to proceed twice as quickly to the city in search of St Leontius.

Upon their arrival in the city, a stranger met them and invited them to his house, where he lavishly hosted the travelers. Learning that their hospitable host was St Leontius, they fell on their knees and asked him to enlighten them with faith in the True God. They were baptized there, and when Leontius prayed over them calling on the Name of the Most Holy Trinity, a luminous cloud overshadowed the newly baptized and poured forth rain. The remaining soldiers in search of their commander arrived in Tripoli, where the governor Adrian had also arrived. Learning what had happened, he order Leontius, Hypatius and Theodolus to be brought to him. After threatening them with torture and death, he demanded that they renounce Christ and offer sacrifice to the Roman gods.

All three firmly confessed their faith in Christ. Hypatius was put under a column and raked with iron claws, and Theodolus was mercilessly beaten with rods. Seeing the steadfastness of these saints, they beheaded them. After torture, they sent Leontius to prison. In the morning he came before the governor. Adrian tried to entice him with honors and rewards, but accomplishing nothing, he gave him over to new tortures. Leontius was suspended head downwards from a pillar with a heavy stone about his neck, but nothing could make him renounce Christ. The governor gave orders to beat the sufferer with rods until he died. They then threw Leontius' body outside the city, but Christians reverently buried it near Tripoli.

The deaths of these martyrs occurred between 70 and 79. The accusation against St. Leontius and his sufferings and death are recorded on tin tablets prepared by the court scribe (commentarisius). These tablets were placed at the grave.

Blessed Osanna Andreasi

Also known as

• Hosanna Andreasi

• Hosanna Andreassi

• Hosanna of Mantua

• Osanna Andreassi

• Osanna of Mantua

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Daughter of Italian nobles Nicolaus and Agnes. Reported to have had a vision of angels, paradise, and the Trinity at age five. Feeling called to religious life, she rejected a marriage arranged by her father, and became a Dominican tertiary at 17; she waited 37 years to complete her vows so she could care for her brothers and sisters after the death of her parents. Mystic who would fall into ecstasies whenever she spoke of God. Visionary who saw images of Christ bearing his cross. Had the pain of the stigmata along with red marks, but no bleeding. Helped the poor and sick, served as spiritual director for many, spent much of her family's considerable fortune to help the unfortunate. Spoke out against decadence, and criticized the aristocracy for a lack of morality. Friend of Blessed Columba of Rieti. A record of her spiritual conversations with Girolamo de Monte Oliveto has survived.

Born

17 January 1449 at Mantua, Italy

Died

1505 of natural causes

Beatified

24 November 1694 by Pope Leo X and Pope Innocent XII (cultus confirmed)

Patronage

school girls

Prayers

O God, giver of all good things, you led Blessed Osanna to prefer the unsearchable riches of Christ above all else and to so teach others. By following her example and teaching may we grow in knowledge of you and faithfully live according to the light of the gospel. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. - General Calendar of the Order of Preachers

Saint Gregory Barbarigo

 புனித கிரிகோரி பார்பரிகா 

கார்டினல் மற்றும் பெர்கமோ மற்றும் படுவாவின் பிஷப்: 

பிறப்பு: செப்டம்பர் 16, 1625

வெனிஸ், வெனிஸ் குடியரசு 

இறப்பு: ஜூன் 18, 1697 (வயது 71)

படுவா, வெனிஸ் குடியரசு 

ஏற்கும் சமயம்:

ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை 

நினைவுத் திருநாள்: ஜூன் 18 

பெர்கமோ மறைமாவட்டம்

படுவா மறைமாவட்டம் 

புனிதர் கிரிகோரியோ ஜியோவானி காஸ்பேர் பார்பரிகோ ஒரு இத்தாலிய ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க கார்டினல் ஆவார், அவர் பெர்கமோ பிஷப்பாகவும் பின்னர் படுவாவின் பிஷப்பாகவும் பணியாற்றினார்.  1689 மற்றும் 1691 ஆம் ஆண்டு போப்பாண்டவர் மாநாடுகளில் அவர் முன்னணியில் இருந்தார், அவரது இராஜதந்திர மற்றும் கல்விசார் தன்மைக்காக தன்னை வேறுபடுத்திக் கொண்டார், ஆனால் அவர் போப்பாண்டவராக மாறவில்லை.  அவர் தனது புகழ்பெற்ற கற்றலுக்காகவும், ஆயர் முன்முயற்சிகள் மற்றும் அடிக்கடி திருச்சபை வருகைகள் குறித்தும் கவனமாக கவனம் செலுத்தியதற்காக ஒரு திறமையான போதகராக ஆனார். 

செயின்ட் கிரிகோரி பார்பரிகோ 1625 ஆம் ஆண்டில் மிகவும் பழமையான மற்றும் புகழ்பெற்ற வெனிஸ் குடும்பத்தில் பிறந்தார்.  ஒரு சிறந்த மாணவர், அவர் ஒரு இராஜதந்திர வாழ்க்கையைத் தழுவி, 1648 இல் வெனிஸ் தூதர் கான்டரினியுடன் மன்ஸ்டர் காங்கிரசுக்குச் சென்றார். பின்னர் அவர் ஒரு பாதிரியார் ஆனார், விரைவில் பெர்காமோவின் முதல் பிஷப்பாக போப் அலெக்சாண்டர் VII ஆல் புனிதப்படுத்தப்பட்டார்.  பின்னர், அவர் கார்டினல் பதவிக்கு உயர்த்தப்பட்டார், மேலும் படுவா மறைமாவட்டத்தின் மீதும் அதிகாரம் வழங்கினார்.  அவர் தனது மந்தையை ஆயர் ஞானத்துடனும் ஆழமான புரிதலுடனும் வழிநடத்தினார். 

செயின்ட் கிரிகோரி பார்பரிகோ ட்ரெண்ட் கவுன்சில் வகுத்த சீர்திருத்தங்களை நிறைவேற்றுவதில் இடைவிடாமல் பணியாற்றினார்.  அவரது முயற்சிகள் மூலம், பெர்கமோ மற்றும் படுவா ஆகிய இரண்டின் கருத்தரங்குகள் கணிசமாக விரிவாக்கப்பட்டன.  படுவாவில், அவர் ஒரு நூலகம் மற்றும் ஒரு அச்சகத்தையும் சேர்த்தார்.  அவர் 1697 இல் இறந்தார். அவரது விருந்து நாள் ஜூன் 18 ஆகும். 

ஆரம்ப கால வாழ்க்கை:

செப்டம்பர் 16, 1625 இல், வெனிஸின் உன்னத குடும்பத்தில் பிறந்த கிரிகோரியோ, வெனிஸ் செனட்டர் ஜியோவானி பிரான்செஸ்கோ பார்பரிகோ மற்றும் லுக்ரேஷியா லயன் (அல்லது லியோனி) ஆகியோரின் மூத்த குழந்தையாக இருந்தார், இவர் மார்ச் 19, 1631 அன்று பிளேக் நோயால் இறந்தார்.  குழந்தைகளை கவனிப்பதற்காக அவரது தந்தை ஒரு உறவினர் ஃபிரான்செசினா லிப்போமணியை வீட்டிற்கு அழைத்து வந்தார்.  அவரது ஞானஸ்நான பெயர் கிரிகோரியோ ஜியோவானி காஸ்பரோ. 

மற்ற உடன்பிறப்புகள் எலெனா, பியட்ரோ மற்றும் அன்டோனியோ.  அவரது கடைசி பெயர் பார்படிகோ மற்றும் பார்படிகோ என்றும் பட்டியலிடப்பட்டுள்ளது.  அவர் கார்டினல் மார்கன்டோனியோ பார்பரிகோவின் (1686) உறவினராகவும், கார்டினல் ஜியோவானி ஃபிரான்செஸ்கோ பார்பரிகோவின் (1719) மாமாவாகவும் இருந்தார்.  அவரது தந்தை அவருக்கு தத்துவம் மற்றும் கணிதத்தில் கற்பித்தார், அதே நேரத்தில் போதகர்கள் அவருக்கு லத்தீன் மற்றும் கிரேக்கம் கற்பித்தனர்;  மேலும் அவர் இசையின் அடிப்படைகளையும் பெற்றார்.

புரோகிதம் & எபிஸ்கோபசி 

பார்பரிகோ செப்டம்பர் 25, 1655 அன்று நியதி மற்றும் சிவில் சட்டம் ஆகிய இரண்டிலும் முனைவர் பட்டம் பெற்றார், மேலும் வெனிஸின் தேசபக்தரான கியான் பிரான்செஸ்கோ மொரோசினியால் 1655 டிசம்பர் 21 அன்று ஒரு பாதிரியாராக நியமிக்கப்பட்டார்.  அவர் 1656 பிப்ரவரி இறுதியில் ரோம் புறப்பட்டார், போப் அலெக்சாண்டர் VII அழைத்தார், அவர் அவரை போப்பாண்டவர் சேவையில் தொடங்கினார்.  அவர் பரிசுத்தத்தின் உள்நாட்டு மதகுருவாக பெயரிடப்பட்டார்.  21 ஏப்ரல் 1656 அன்று, Fr.  பார்பரிகோ நீதி மற்றும் கிரேஸின் அப்போஸ்தலிக் கையொப்பத்தின் தீர்ப்பாயங்களின் வாக்காளராக நியமிக்கப்பட்டார்.  965 ஆம் ஆண்டு ஜூன் 9 ஆம் தேதி, படுவாவின் கதீட்ரல் அத்தியாயத்தில் அவருக்கு குடியிருப்பு தேவை இல்லாமல் ஒரு நியமனம் வழங்கப்பட்டது.  1656 ஆம் ஆண்டில், போப் அலெக்சாண்டர் VII இன் வேண்டுகோளின் பேரில், பிளேக் நோயால் பாதிக்கப்பட்ட டிராஸ்டீவர் பகுதியில் ரோமானியர்களுக்கு அவர் உதவிகளை ஏற்பாடு செய்தார். 

அவர் பெர்கமோவின் வெற்றிகரமான பிஷப்பாக இருந்தார், மேலும் போப் அலெக்சாண்டர் 1660 இல் அவரை கார்டினலேட்டுக்கு உயர்த்தினார். 1664 இல் அவர் படுவாவின் பிஷப்பாக நியமிக்கப்பட்டார்.  தனது எபிஸ்கோபல் கடமைகளில் நுழைந்த அவர், செயிண்ட் சார்லஸ் போரோமியோவில் தன்னை மாதிரியாகக் காட்ட முயன்றார்.  அவர் ட்ரெண்ட் கவுன்சிலின் பணிக்கு வலுவான ஆதரவாளராக இருந்தார்.  அவர் படுவா மற்றும் பெர்கமோவின் கருத்தரங்குகளை பெரிதாக்கினார் மற்றும் படுவாவில் ஒரு நூலகம் மற்றும் அச்சகத்தை சேர்த்தார். 

கிரிகோரியோ பார்பரிகோ ஜூலை 6, 1761 அன்று போப் கிளெமென்ட் XIII ஆல் அழிக்கப்பட்டு கிட்டத்தட்ட 189 ஆண்டுகளுக்குப் பிறகு போப் ஜான் XXIII ஆல் 26 மே 1960 இல் நியமனம் செய்யப்பட்டார். போப் ஜான் XXIII ஆல் நியமிக்கப்பட்ட முதல் துறவி, ஜான் XXIII புனித கிரிகோரியுடன் நெருங்கிய உறவை உணர்ந்ததாகக் கூறப்படுகிறது.  பார்பரிகோ மற்றும் அவரது பணியில் வாழ்நாள் முழுவதும் பக்தி வைத்திருந்தார். 

1962 ஆம் ஆண்டின் பொது ரோமானிய நாட்காட்டியில், ஜூன் 17 அன்று அவருக்கு மூன்றாம் வகுப்பு விருந்து உண்டு.  இப்போதெல்லாம், அவரது விருந்து ஜூன் 18 அன்று கொண்டாடப்படுகிறது.

Also known as

• Gregory Bardardico

• Gregorio Barbarigo

• Gregorio Giovanni Gasparo Barbarigo

• Gregory Lewis Barbadigo

Profile

Son of a Venetian senator. Educated at the University of Padua. Civil and canon lawyer. Worked on the negotiations for the Peace of Westphalia that ended the Thirty Years' War on 24 October 1648; one of his co-workers was archbishop Fabio Chigi, the future Pope Alexander VII. Ordained on 21 December 1655. Domestic prelate to Pope Alexander VII. Referendary of the Tribunals of the Apostolic Signature of Justice and of Grace. Bishop of Bergamo, Italy on 9 July 1657. Created cardinal on 5 April 1660. Bishop of Padua, Italy on 24 March 1664. Part of the conclave of 1667 that chose Pope Clement IX. Part of the conclave of 1676 that chose Blessed Pope Innocent XI. Supervised Catholic teaching in Rome, Italy for three years. Part of the conclave of 1689 that chose Pope Alexander VIII. Part of the conclave of 1691 that chose Pope Innocent XII. Noted as a distinguished churchman and leading citizen whose charities were on a princely scale. Worked for unity of the Latin and Orthodox Churches.

Born

16 September 1625 at Venice, Italy as Gregorio Giovanni Gasparo Barbarigo

Died

• 18 June 1697 at Padua, Italy of natural causes

• buried in the cathedral of Padua

Beatified

6 July 1771 by Pope Clement XIV

Canonized

26 May 1960 by Blessed Pope John XXIII

Saint Elizabeth of Schönau

ஸ்ஷோனவின் புனித எலிசபெத் (Elisabeth of Schönau) துறவி

பிறப்பு 1128 பிங்கன், ரைன்

இறப்பு 18 ஜூன் 1164 ஸ்ஷோனவ்

சிறுவயதிலிருந்தே இறைவனிடத்தில் மிகவும் பக்தி கொண்ட இவர், தம் 12ஆம் வயதிலேயே ஸ்ஷோனவ் என்ற ஊரிலிருந்த புனித ஆசீர்வாதப்பர் சபையில் சேர்ந்தார். தனது 18 ஆம் வயதில் வார்த்தைப்பாடுகளை கொடுத்து துறவியானார். குழந்தை பருவத்திலிருந்தே தன்னை இறைவனிடம் அர்ப்பணித்து வாழ்ந்தார். இவர் பிறந்த ஊரிலிருந்த அனைவரிடத்திலும், மிகவும் அன்பாகவும், இரக்கமுள்ளவராகவும் இருந்தார்.

இளம் வயதிலேயே துறவியான இவர் மன நோய்க்கு ஆளாக்கப்பட்டார். இதனால் மிகவும் பயத்துடனேயே எப்போதும் வாழ்ந்து வந்தார். 1152 ஆம் ஆண்டிலிருந்து எலிசபெத், இறைவன் தரும் அருளை காட்சியாக பெற்றார். அவ்வாறு பலமுறை இறைவனின் காட்சியை பெறும்போது, ஒருநாள் மிகுந்த அச்சம் இவரை ஆட்கொண்டது, அன்று அவரை சுற்றி பேரோளி ஒன்று வீசியது. அப்போது அவர் மிகச் சரளமாக, தடுமாற்றம் இல்லாமல் அன்னிய மொழியான இத்தாலி மொழியை பேசினார். இம்மொழியை அவர் எப்போதும் கற்றுக்கொண்டதே இல்லை. எலிசபெத்தின் உடன்பிறந்த அண்ணன் ஏக்பர்ட்(Egbert Schönau) துறவியாக இருந்தார். இவர் எலிசபெத் கடவுளிடமிருந்து பெற்ற ஒவ்வொரு தரிசனத்தையும் தன் கைப்பட எழுதி வைத்துள்ளார். தான் இறைவனிடம் இருந்து பெற்ற தரிசனங்களின் வழியாக இவர் ஏராளமான மக்களுக்கு நன்மை செய்து, வாழ்வில் ஒளியேற்றியுள்ளார்

Also known as

• Elizabeth of Sconauge

• Elisabeth of...

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Born to the German nobility. Raised and educated in Schönau Benedictine abbey near Bingen, Germany from age 12. Elizabeth came to see the abbey as home, and took vows as a Benedictine nun in 1147. Friend of Saint Hildegard von Bingen. Abbess at Schonau from 1157 until her death.

In 1152 she began receiving ecstacies and visions of Jesus and Mary, received the gift of prophecy, and suffered the assaults of demonic forces. With the help of her brother Egbert, a monk and abbot, she wrote three volumes describing her visions. The periods in ecstacies weakened her already fragile health.

Born

1126 in Bingen, Germany

Died

• 18 June 1164 at Bingen, Germany of natural causes

• buried in the church of Saint Florin at the Schönau abbey

• most relics were destroyed by Swedish forces in 1632

• remaining relics enshrined in the parish church in Schönau

Canonized

• never formally canonized, but popular devotion went on for centuries

• added to the Roman Martyrology in 1584 by Pope Gregory XIII

Representation

Benedctine nun with a book

Patronage

against temptations

Blessed Euphemia of Altenmünster

Also known as

Eufemia

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Daughter of Count Berthold and Sophie of Andechs; sister of the Saint Mechtildis of Edelstetten. Benedictine nun. Abbess of Altomünster abbey in Dachau, Upper Bavaria (in modern Germany), expanding its property and population, and leading by personal piety and devotion to the Benedictine Rule.

Born

12th century Bavaria, Germany

Died

• 18 June c.1180 in Altomünster abbey in Dachau, Upper Bavaria (in modern Germany) of natural causes

• buried in her family crypt in Diessen am Ammersee, Bavaria, Germany

Saint Marcellian

Also known as

Marcellianus

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Son of Saint Tranquillinus of Rome who raised him a pagan before his own conversion. Twin brother of Saint Mark. Convert to Christianity. May have been a deacon. Imprisoned for his faith during the persecutions of Maximian Herculeus. Visited in prison by Saint Sebastian who encouraged him not to give in. Martyr.

Died

• nailed to a post and pierced with a lance in 286

• buried near the Catacomb of Saint Domitilla

• grave re-discovered in 1902

Blessed Marina of Spoleto

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Member of the Canonesses Regular of Saint Augustine, taking the name Marina in honour of Mary, Star of the Sea. Founded the monastery of San Matteo in 1265, a house devoted to strict observation of the Augustinian rule. Led a life dedicated to prayer.

Born

early 13th century Spoleto, Italy as Vallarina Petruccini

Died

• 18 June 1300

• body found incorrupt when relics translated in 1471

• body found incorrupt when relics translated in 1548

• body found incorrupt when relics translated in 1639

Saint Mark

Also known as

Marcus

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Son of Saint Tranquillinus of Rome who raised him a pagan before his own conversion. Twin brother of Saint Marcellian. Convert to Christianity. May have been a deacon. Imprisoned for his faith during the persecutions of Maximian Herculeus. Visited in prison by Saint Sebastian who encouraged him not to give in. Martyr.

Died

• nailed to a post and pierced with a lance in 286

• buried near the Catacomb of Saint Domitilla

• grave re-discovered in 1902

Saint Equizio of Telese

Also known as

Equizio the Deacon

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Deacon to Saint Palerio of Telese.

Died

• buried in the church of San Palerio at an unknown point

• grave re-discovered following a vision in 1167

• relics re-discovered in 1712 when the old church was being demolished

• relics enshrined under the high altar of the church of Saint John the Baptist on 5 March 1713

Saint Abraham of Clermont

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While on a journey from Syria to Egypt to learn from the desert monks, he was kidnapped by thieves and kept captive for five years. He eventually escaped and by land and sea made his way to Gaul where he settled as a hermit near Clermont in the Auvergne region. His reputation for holiness spread, and he attracted so many would be students that he had to build a monastery for them. Miracle worker.

Born

5th century Syria

Died

472 of natural causes

Saint Marina of Bithynia

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Hermitess in 8th century Bithynia (in modern Turkey), wearing a monk's habit. The desert fathers of the time knew her, wrote of her, and considered her a holy woman.

Died

• c.750 of natural causes

• relics translated to the church of San Marina in Venice, Italy in 1230

• some relics translated to the church of San Marina in Parish, France

Saint Calogerus the Anchorite

Also known as

• Calogero the Anchorite

• Calogerus the Anchoret

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Fifth century evangelist on the island of Lipari, Italy. Lived his last 35 years as a hermit near Girgenti, Sicily. Noted exorcist.

Born

Greece

Died

c.486 of natural causes

Hermits of Karden

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A father (Felicio) and his two sons (Simplicio and Potentino)who became pilgrim to various European holy places, and then hermits at Karden (modern Treis-Karden, Germany).

Born

Aquitaine (in modern France)

Died

relics transferred to places in the Eifel region of western Germany at some point prior to 930

Canonized

12 August 1908 by Pope Pius X (cultus confirmation)

Saint Calogero of Sicily

Also known as

Calogerus

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Hermit with the gift of healing by prayer.

Born

c.466 in Chalcedon, Thrace

Died

c.561 at Monte Cronios, Sciacca, Sicily

Saint Amandus of Bordeaux

Also known as

Amand, Amantius, Amatius

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Bishop of Bordeaux, France c.404. Brought Saint Paulinus of Nola to the faith.

Born

latter 4th century

Died

• c.431 of natural events

• buried at the church of San Severino

Saint Osanna of Northumbria

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Princess of Northumbria (in modern England) who became a nun.

Born

7th century England

Died

• 8th century England of natural causes

• buried in Howden, Northumberland, England

• miracles reported at her tomb

Saint Calogerus of Fragalata

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Monk, receiving the habit in Rome. Abbot. Driven into North Africa by Arian Vandals with Saint Demetrius and Saint Gregory. Settled, preached in Fragalata, Sicily.

Died

at Fragalata, Sicily

Patronage

Fragalata, Sicily

Saint Alena of Dilbeek

Also known as

• Alena of Forest

• Elena

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Raised in a pagan family, Alena converted and was baptised in secret. Murdered while trying to secretly go to Mass.

Born

near Brussels, Belgium

Died

martyred c.640

Blessed Peter Sanchez

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Mercedarian. In Algiers in North Africa he ransomed 50 Christians enslaved and put to hard labour by Muslims.

Died

1503 in Valensia, Spain of natural causes

Saint Demetrius of Fragalata

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Fifth century archdeacon. Driven into North Africa by Arian Vandals with Saint Gregory and Saint Calogerus. Settled, preached in Fragalata, Sicily.

Died

at Fragalata, Sicily

Patronage

Fragalata, Sicily

Saint Gregory of Fragalata

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Fifth century bishop. Driven into North Africa by Arian Vandals with Saint Demetrius and Saint Calogerus. Settled, preached in Fragalata, Sicily.

Died

at Fragalata, Sicily

Patronage

Fragalata, Sicily

Saint Fortunatus the Philosopher

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Bishop driven from the north of Italy by the Lombards, settling near Chelles, France. Known for the depth of both his education and his personal piety.

Died

c.569 of natural causes

Saint Edith of Aylesbury

Also known as

Edith of Bicester

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Born a princess, the daughter of King Penda of Merca, sister of Saint Edburga of Bicester. Nun at Aylesbury.

Died

c.650

Saint Etherius of Nicomedia

Also known as

Aetherius of Nicomedia

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Martyred in the persecutions of Diocletian.

Died

304 in Nicomedia (in modern Turkey)

Saint Guy of Baume

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Benedictine monk at Baume with Saint Berno of Cluny. Abbot at Baume. Resigned the position c.940 to retire as a hermit near Fayen-Bresse.

Died

c.940

Blessed Jerome of Vallumbrosa

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Benedictine Vallumbrosan monk. Hermit who lived 35 years on bread and water.

Died

1135 of natural causes

Saint Cyriacus of Málaga

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Martyred in the persecutions of Diocletian.

Died

stoned to death in 305 in Málaga, Spain

Saint Elpidius of Brioude

Also known as

Elpida, Elpidia, Helpidius

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Fourth-century martyr.

Died

Brioude, France

Saint Paula of Málaga

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Martyred in the persecutions of Diocletian.

Died

stoned to death in 305 in Málaga, Spain

Saint Osmanna of Jouarre

Also known as

Osanna

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Nun at Jouarre, France.

Died

c.700 of natural causes

Saint Arcontius of Brioude

Also known as

Arconce, Arcons

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Fourth-century confessor in Brioude, France.

Saint Marina of Alexandria

Also known as

Maria, Marianus

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Martyr.

Died

Alexandria, Egypt

Saint Gerland

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Thirteenth century knight.

Died

relics at Caltagirone, Sicily

Saint Erasmo

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Hermit. May have been a monk or anchorite, but no details have survived.

Saint Colman mac Mici

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No details about him have survived.

Martyrs of Ravenna

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A group of four Christians martyred together. We have no details but their names – Crispin, Cruciatus, Emilius and Felix

Died

Ravenna, Italy, date unknown

Martyrs of Rome

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Three Christians martyred together. We have no details but their names – Cyriacus, Paul and Thomas

Died

Rome, Italy, date unknown

Martyrs of Tripoli

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Three imperial Roman soldiers, at last two of them recent converts, who were imprisoned, tortured and executed for their faith. Martyrs - Hypatius, Leontius and Theodulus.

Born

Greek

Died

c.135 at Tripoli, Phoenicia (in modern Lebanon)

Also celebrated but no entry yet

• Baithan of Dunleer

• Cadwgan of Bangor

• Furudran of Dunleer

• Hermann Floreffe

• Hosanna Howden