Bl. Helie de Bourdeille
Feastday: July 5
Birth: 1423
Death: 1484
Image of Bl. Helie de BourdeilleHelie de Bourdeille, a Franciscan friar from Agonac, France, was consecrated bishop of Perigueux in 1438. A zealous pastor, he willingly gave penitents all the time they needed to confess to him, even if this meant spending three or four hours with them. Bishop Bourdeille celebrated Mass almost daily, for which he spent two hours in preparation, and afterwards offered a long thanksgiving. In addition, he attended at least one other Mass daily, and as many as four on solemnities. He customarily knelt for all his prayers, except when illness prevented him. In 1468, he was appointed archbishop of Tours. Having already been in the habit of serving meals to the poor at his dinner table before sitting down to take his own dinner, Archbishop Bourdeille expanded this practice in Tours. On ordinary days he fed fifteen paupers, on feast-days twenty-five, and on the major solemnities as many as seventy-two. The archbishop died while uttering the words from Psalm 31 (verse 6) repeated by the dying Christ, "Into your hands I commend my spirit."
Hélie de Bourdeilles
Hélie de Bourdeilles (ca. 1423, at the castle of Bourdeilles, Périgord – 5 July 1484, at Artannes near Tours) was a French Franciscan, Archbishop of Tours and Cardinal.[1]
Life
He was the son of the viscount Arnaud de Bourdeilles. Having entered the Franciscan Order at an early age, he was only twenty-four when, at the request of Charles VII of France, he was appointed to the See of Périgueux (1447).[1]
During the wars between France and England he was held prisoner for several years by the English, in consequence of his defence of ecclesiastical immunity. In 1468 he was appointed to the Archiepiscopal See of Tours, and in 1483 he was raised to the cardinalate by Pope Sixtus IV. A stanch defender of the rights of the Church against the encroachments of the State, Bourdeilles advocated the abolition of the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges, as may be seen from his treatise, Pro Pragmaticæ Sanctionis Abrogatione (Rome, 1486).[1]
Bourdeilles continued, during his episcopate, to practise religious poverty and was intimate friend of St. Francis of Paula. He is mentioned among the Blessed in the Franciscan Martyrology for 5 July.[1]
He also wrote Libellus in Pragmaticam Sanctionem Gallorum (Rome, 1484); and a Latin defence of Jeanne d'Arc which is attached in manuscript to the process of her rehabilitation
Saint Anthony Mary Zaccaria
தூய அந்தோனி மரிய சக்கரியா (ஜூலை 05)
வாழ்க்கை வரலாறு
இன்று நாம் நினைவுகூரும் அந்தோனி மரிய சக்கரியா 1502 ஆம் ஆண்டு, இத்தாலியில் உள்ள ரெமோனா என்னும் இடத்தில் பிறந்தார். இவர் பிறந்த சில ஆண்டுகளிலே இவருடைய தந்தை இறந்துபோனார். எனவே, இவர் தாயின் பராமரிப்பிலே வளர்ந்து வந்தார்.
இவர் தன்னுடைய தொடக்கக்கல்வியை தனது சொந்த ஊரிலே கற்றுமுடித்தபின்பு, மேற்படிப்புப் படிக்க, அதாவது மருத்துவப் படிப்புப் படிக்க பதுவா நகருக்குச் சென்றார். அங்கு இவர் மருத்துவப் படிப்பைப் படித்து முடித்த பின்பு, அங்கிருந்த ஏழை எளிய மக்களுக்கு மருத்துவச் சேவை செய்துவந்தார். இந்த சமயத்தில்தான் இவர் இறைவனுடைய அழைப்பை உணர்ந்தார். எனவே இவர் எல்லாவற்றையும் உதறித் தள்ளிவிட்டு குருமடத்தில் சேர்ந்து, குருத்துவப் படிப்புப் படித்து, தனது 26 வயதில் குருவாக அருள்பொழிவு செய்யப்பட்டார்.
குருவாக மாறியபின்பு, முன்பு செய்துவந்த சேவையைத் தொடர்ந்து செய்து வந்தார். அதோடுகூட ஆன்மீகப் பணியையும் செய்து வந்தார். ஒருசில ஆண்டுகள் அங்கு பணியாற்றிவிட்டு மிலன் நகருக்குச் சென்று, பணியாற்றத் தொடங்கினார். அந்த காலகட்டத்தில்தான் மார்டின் லூதர் கிங் திருச்சபையில் பிரிவினையையும் குளறுபடிகளையும் ஏற்படுத்திக் கொண்டிருந்தார். இதைக் கண்ணுற்ற அந்தோனி தன்னுடைய வல்லமை மிக்க போதனையால் இறைமக்களை நம்பிக்கையில் வலுப்படுத்தினார். மேலும் துறவற சபையை ஏற்படுத்துவதன் தேவையை உணர்ந்தார். அதன்பேரில் தனக்கு நன்கு அறிமுகமான ஐந்து அருட்தந்தையர்களின் உதவியுடன் இருபாலருக்கும் தனித்தனி துறவற சபையை ஏற்படுத்தினார். இதன்மூலம் மக்களுடைய விசுவாசத்தைக் கட்டி எழுப்பினார்.
இவர் மக்கள் தங்களுடைய தீச்செயல்களிலிருந்தும் தீய வாழக்கையிலிருந்தும் மனமாற்றம் பெறவேண்டும் என்று அதிகமாக விரும்பினார். அதனால் இவர் தன்னுடைய கையில் சிலுவையை ஏந்திக்கொண்டு, மக்கள் அதிகமாக இருக்கும் பகுதியில் நின்றுகொண்டு, “ஆண்டவர் இயேசு நமக்காகப் பாடுபட்டு இறந்தார். ஆகவே, நாம் ஒவ்வொருவரும் மனந்திரும்பி நடக்கவேண்டும்” என்று போதித்தார். அவருடைய போதனையைக் கேட்ட நிறையப் பேர் மனமாற்றம் அடைந்தார்கள்.
இவர் நற்கருணை ஆண்டவரிடத்திலும் அளவுகடந்த பக்தி கொண்டிருந்தார். 40 மணிநேர தொடர் நற்கருணை ஆராதனையை இவர் அறிமுகப்படுத்தினார். மேலும் ஆண்டவர் இயேசு பாடுபட்டு இறந்ததை நினைவு கூருகின்ற வகையில் பிற்பகல் மூன்று மணிக்கு ஆலய மணியை அடிக்கின்ற வழகத்தினை கொண்டு வந்தார்.
இப்படி ஏழைகளின் பங்காளியாய், தீருச்சபையினுடைய காவலனாய் பணியாற்றிய அந்தோனி மரிய சக்கரியா திடிரென்று நோய்வாய்ப்பட்டு, தன்னுடைய 37 வயதில் அதாவது 1539 ஆண்டு இறையடி சேர்ந்தார். இவருக்கு 1897 ஆம் ஆண்டு புனிதர் பட்டம் கொடுக்கப்பட்டது.
Also known as
• Antonio Maria Zaccaria
• Antony Zaccaria
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Born to a patrician family. His father Lazzaro died when Anthony was two, and his mother, Antonia Pescorali, widowed at age 18, devoted herself to her son. He studied medicine at Padua, Italy, receiving his doctorate at age 22. Work as a physicians to the poor in Cremona, Italy, he felt called to the religious life. He bequeathed his inheritance to his mother, worked as a catechist, and was ordained at age 26; legend says that angels were seen around the altar at his first Mass.
Noted preacher and an excellent administrator. In Milan, Italy he established the congregations, the Society of Clerics of Saint Paul (the Barnabites) for men religious, and the Angelics of Saint Paul for un-cloistered nuns. Helped introduce the Forty Hours' Devotion. These groups helped reform the morals of the faithful, encouraged laymen to work together with the apostolate, and frequent reception of Communion. While on a peace mission, Anthony became ill and died at his mother's house; tradition says that in his last moments he had a vision of Saint Paul the Apostle.
Born
1502 at Cremona, Lombardy, Italy
Died
• 5 July 1539 of natural causes at Cremona, Lombardy, Italy
• buried at Saint Paul's Convent of the Angelics at Milan, Italy
• body found incorrupt in 1566
Canonized
27 May 1897 by Pope Leo XIII
Blessed Joseph Boissel
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Born to a poor peasant family, Joseph was baptized on the day of his birth. His father died when the boy was 14. Joseph studied at the junior seminary of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate on the Isle of Jersey, and then on the Isle of Berder, France; he was considered a very ordinary student, and not very intelligent. However, he was pious, hard-working, and had other qualities of a spiritual leader, and so was sent to study in Liege, Belgium and La Brosse-Montceaux, France. He made his solemn oblation on 29 September 1935, and was ordained a priest on 4 July 1937.
Joseph was one of the first missionaries to Laos, arriving in October 1938, working with the Hmong communities in the mountain province of Xieng Khouang on the border of Vietnam. He won the admiration of the local peopel by hard work and care for the sick. On 1 June 1945 he was captured by the World War II Japanese troops, and imprisoned in Vinh, Vietnam in conditions that nearly ruined his health. Freed after the war, he returned to Laos in 1946, found that the mission had been destroyed, and immediately set to work to re-establish and re-build it. In 1949 he helped found the minor seminary of Paksane.
In 1952, Father Joseph returned to the mountains to work with the Hmong people, but the warfare between French forces and Communist guerillas in the region caused him to return to Paksane in November 1957 to help the refugees who were fleeing the mountains. With assorted breaks due to health problems, he continued his work in the area for another dozen years. On Saturday 5 July 1969, he and two lay Oblate Missionaries were travelling to prepare for Sunday Mass; the little group was attacked and killed by Communist guerrillas on the road. Martyr.
Born
20 December 1909 in Le Loroux, Ille-et-Vilaine, France
Died
• shot in the head while driving on Saturday 5 July 1969 on the road near Hat I-Et, Bolikhamxay, Laos
• the killers set his wrecked car on fire, and his body was burned so badly he was almost unrecognizable
Beatified
• 11 December 2016 by Pope Francis
• recognition celebrated in Laos, presided by Cardinal Angelo Amato
Saint Febronia of Patti
Additional Memorial
2 July (intercession in the attack by Ascanio Anzalone)
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Born to wealthy pagan family, she converted to Christianity as a young woman during the period of the persecutions of Diocletian; she was baptized by bishop Saint Agatone. Febronia decided to devote herself to God which led to great harassment by the locals and opposition from her family, especially her father who planned an advantageous arranged marriage for her. To escape the abuse at home, she fled to live in the caves on Mons Iovis. Her father found her and was so angry at her defiance that she threw her into the sea. Martyr.
The intercession of Febronia is credited with protecting the city of Patti, Sicily on several occasions –
• from a plague in the 16th century
• an earthquake in 1693
• an earthquake in 1908
• an earthquake in 1978
• when the tryrannical Ascanio Anzalone bought the town as a fief from the Spanish government in 1656, he marched on the town to take possession of it and everything in it; as he approached on 2 July, the bells in the church enshrining the relics of Febronia began to ring on their own as a warning to the people to defend themselves
Born
late 3rd century in Patti, Sicily, Italy
Died
• drowned in the sea off the coast of Mons Iovis in Sicly, Italy in the early 4th century
• her body washed up on the beach of Minori, Salerno, Italy and was found by a young woman doing laundry there
• relics enshrined in a silver urn at Patti, Sicily, Italy
Patronage
Patti, Sicily, Italy
Saint Athanasius the Athonite
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Studied at Constantinople. Monk at Saint Michael's monastery, Kymina, Bithynia, taking the name Athanasius. Fearing that the was going to be chosen abbot, Athanasius fled to Karyes, changed his name, claimed to be illiterate, and hid in his cell. Hermit in a cave at Mount Athos, Greece in 958.
Athananius helped his old friend from Constantinople, Nicephorus Phocas, prepare an expedition against the Saracens in 961, serving as almoner to the fleet. Phocas gave Athanasius part of the money raised, and the hermit used it to found a monastery on Athos in 963. This was to be an idiorhythmic house where anchorites, hermits, and monks could live in community, but without the requirements for group activity common to other monasteries.
At the same time the monastery was being dedicated, his old friend Phocas became emperor. Fearing he would be called to serve at the imperial court, Athanasius fled to Cyprus. Phocas found him, assured the monk that he would be allowed to continue his religious life in peace, and helped finish work on the monastery. Though he faced opposition in the founding of this house, which ended only by imperial decree, the monastery flourished. Athanasius insisted on Bible study, founded a school and large library, and he personally planted hundreds of trees on the grounds. Eventually there were 58 communities on the mountain, and thousands of holy men still live there today.
Born
c.920 at Trebizond as Abraham
Died
c.1003 when the arch of a church under construction fell on him and five of his monks
Saint Domèce
Also known as
• Domèce of Quros
• Domèce the Doctor
• Domèce the Physician
• Dometios, Domezio, Dometius, Domitius
Additional Memorial
4 October (Orthodox calendar)
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Pagan physician in service of Roman Emperor Valens. Sometime between 364 and 378, an angel appeared to Domèce and rebuked him for his abuse of Christians. He was led to a cave hermit on Mount Qouros in Armenia where he learned about Christianity, converted, was baptized, and stayed to live as a hermit for over 30 years. As a physician, he accepted all patients, including animals, healing many, including the healing of sciatica by prayer.
Born
Quros (in modern Kilis, Turkey)
Died
• late 4th century on Mount Qouros of natural causes
• buried in his cave hermitage; legend says he was buried by the same angel that led to his conversion to Christianity
• a monastery named in his honour grew up around the cave, but has long since been abandoned and fallen into ruin
Patronage
hip problems
Representation
hooded hermit holding a pillow
Blessed George Nichols
Additional Memorials
• 22 November as one of the Martyrs of England, Scotland, and Wales
• 29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai
• 1 December as one of the Martyrs of Oxford University
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Raised Protestant, he graduated from Brasenose College in Oxford, England in 1573. Taught at Saint Paul's School, London, England. Convert to Catholicism. Began studies at Douai College, Rheims, France in 1581 Ordained a priest of the apostolic vicariate of England in September 1583. He returned to England in late 1584 to minister to covert Catholics during a period of official persecution. Martyred for the crime of priesthood.
Born
1550 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Died
hanged, drawn and quartered on 5 July 1589 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Beatified
22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II
Saint Marthe
Also known as
Martha
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Married to a man named John from Edessa; she had previously made a private vow of virginity but received a revelation that she should agree to the arranged marriage. Mother of Saint Simeon Stylites the Younger. Widowed when Simeon was very young, she devoted herself to his Christian education. Visionary who received apparitions of Saint John the Baptist and of angels.
Born
early 6th century in Antioch, Syria
Died
• 551 at Mont Admirable, Syria of natural causes
• buried in the village of Daphne outside Antioch, Syria
• re-interred at the church of the Holy Trinity at the monastery near the pillar of Saint Simeon Stylites the Younger
• re-interred in a chapel built nearby in her honour
• miracles reported in the chapel
Blessed Thomas Belson
Additional Memorials
• 22 November as one of the Martyrs of England, Scotland, and Wales
• 29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai
• 1 December as one of the Martyrs of Oxford University
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Young layman of the apostolic vicariate of England. Educated of Exeter College, Oxford, England, and Douai College, Rheims, France. Arrested for "conveying intelligence" for a Catholic priest, he was imprisoned in the Tower of London and released on condition of banishment. He later returned, was arrested again, and martyred in the persecutions of Queen Elizabeth I.
Born
c.1564 in Brill, Buckinghamshire, England
Died
hanged on 5 July 1589 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Beatified
22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II
Saint Zoe of Rome
Also known as
Zoa of Rome
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Married to Nicostratus, a high court official in imperial Rome. She had a great devotion to Saint Peter the Apostle. One day while praying at the tomb of Saint Peter, she was arrested for her faith. Martyr.
Died
burned to death after being hung in a tree by her hair and a fire lit under her feet c.286
Representation
woman hanging by her hair in a tree
Blessed Richard Yaxley
Memorial
• 22 November as one of the Martyrs of England, Scotland, and Wales
• 29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai
• 1 December as one of the Martyrs of Oxford University
Profile
Studied at the University of Oxford, England, and then the Douai College in Rheims, France. Priest of the apostolic vicariate of England, ordained in 1586. He then returned to England to minister to covert Catholics. Martyred in the persecutions of Queen Elizabeth I.
Born
c.1560 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England
Died
hanged, drawn and quartered on 5 July 1589 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Beatified
22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II
Blessed Elias of Bourdeilles
Also known as
Elie, Hélie
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Born to the French nobility. Franciscan at age ten. Priest. Bishop of Périgord, France in 1437. In 1452 he authored a report vindicating Saint Joan of Arc. Archbishop of Tours, France in 1468. Cardinal in 1483. Confessor to King Louis XI. Defended the rights of the Church against the power of the king.
Born
1407 at Périgord, France
Died
1484 of natural causes
Beatified
process begun in 1526, never completed, but he has been referred to as "Blessed" for centuries
Saint Cyrilla of Cyrene
Also known as
• Cyrilla of Libya
• Ciprilla, Cirilla, Cypria, Cyprille
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An elderly widow who was arrested in the persecutions of Diocletian for refusing to sacrifice to idols. To force her to make the sacrifice, they put live coals and incense in her bare hands so that when she dropped the flaming mass, it would fall on the altar, and she would have made the sacrifice. Instead, she gripped the coals tightly and refused to cooperate. The authorities gave up and tortured her to death. Martyr.
Died
flesh torn off her body with metal hooks c.300 in Cyrene, Libya
Saint Rosa Chen Aijieh
Also known as
• Luosa
• Rosa Chen Aixie
• Rose Tch'enn-Kai-Tsie
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Lay woman in the apostolic vicariate of Southeastern Zhili, China. Martyred in the Boxer Rebellion.
Born
c.1878 in Feng, Jizhou, Hebei, China
Died
stabbed with spears on 5 July 1900 in Cao, Ningjing, Hebei, China
Canonized
1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II
Saint Teresia Chen Qingjieh
Also known as
• Delan
• Teresa Chen Jinxie
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Lay woman in the apostolic vicariate of Southeastern Zhili, China. Martyred in the Boxer Rebellion.
Born
c.1875 in Feng, Jizhou, Hebei, China
Died
stabbed with spears on 5 July 1900 in Cao, Ningjing, Hebei, China
Canonized
1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II
Blessed Humphrey Pritchard
Additional Memorials
• 22 November as one of the Martyrs of England, Scotland, and Wales
• 1 December as one of the Martyrs of Oxford University
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Layman. Studied at the University of Oxford, England. Worked at the Catherine Wheel Inn, Saint Giles', Oxford for twelve years. Martyred in the persecutions of Queen Elizabeth I.
Born
Wales
Died
hanged on 5 July 1589 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Beatified
22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II
Blessed Patrick Cavanagh
Also known as
Pádraigh Caomhánach
Additional Memorials
• 5 July as one of the Martyrs of Wexford
• 20 June as one of the Irish Martyrs
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Lifelong layman in the diocese of Ferns, Ireland; worked as a sailor. Martyr.
Born
in Wexford, Ireland
Died
hanged, drawn and quartered on 5 July 1581 in Wexford, Ireland
Beatified
27 September 1992 by Pope John Paul II in Rome, Italy
Blessed Matthew Lambert
Also known as
Maitiú Laimpeart
Additional Memorials
• 5 July as one of the Martyrs of Wexford
• 20 June as one of the Irish Martyrs
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Lifelong layman in the diocese of Ferns, Ireland; worked as a baker. Martyr.
Born
in Wexford, Ireland
Died
hanged, drawn and quartered on 5 July 1581 in Wexford, Ireland
Beatified
27 September 1992 by Pope John Paul II in Rome, Italy
Blessed Edward Cheevers
Also known as
éadbhard Cheevers
Memorials
• 5 July as one of the Martyrs of Wexford
• 20 June as one of the Irish Martyrs
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Lifelong layman in the diocese of Ferns, Ireland; worked as a sailor. Martyr.
Born
in Wexford, Ireland
Died
hanged, drawn and quartered on 5 July 1581 in Wexford, Ireland
Beatified
27 September 1992 by Pope John Paul II in Rome, Italy
Blessed Robert Meyler
Also known as
Roibeard Meyler
Additional Memorials
• 5 July as one of the Martyrs of Wexford
• 20 June as one of the Irish Martyrs
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Lifelong layman in the diocese of Ferns, Ireland; worked as a sailor. Martyr.
Born
in Wexford, Ireland
Died
hanged, drawn and quartered on 5 July 1581 in Wexford, Ireland
Beatified
27 September 1992 by Pope John Paul II in Rome, Italy
Saint Thomas of Terreti
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Monk. Abbot of the Mother of God monastery in Terrti, a hilly district outside Reggio Calabria, Italy. Known for his personal piety, his adherence to this monastic rule, his ascetic lifestyle, and his leadership, bringing his brother monks to a holy life.
Born
early 10th century in Reggio Calabria, Italy
Died
5 July 1000 near Reggio Calabria, Italy of natural causes
Saint Astius of Durazzo
Also known as
Asteio, Astio, Aberisto
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Bishop of Durazzo (in modern Albania). He was martyred in the persecutions of Trajan as part of a sacrifice to the pagan god Dionysus.
Died
c.100 by being tied to a cross, covered in honey, laid in the sun, left to be tortured by biting and stinging insects, and to die of thirst and exposure
Saint Numerian of Treves
Also known as
Memorian, Memoriae
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Son of a rich senator. Benedictine monk at Remiremont Abbey, at Treves (Trier, Germany) and at Luxeuil, France. Spiritual student of Saint Arnulf and Saint Waldebert. Bishop of Trier.
Born
Treves (modern Trier, Germany)
Died
c.666 of natural causes
Saint Triphina of Brittany
புனித ட்ரிஃபினா (ஆறாம் நூற்றாண்டு)
இவர் பிரான்ஸ் நாட்டில் உள்ள பிரிட்டினியைச் சார்ந்தவர். இறைவன்மீது மிகுந்த பற்று கொண்ட ஒரு குடும்பத்தைச் சார்ந்த இவர், ஓர் ஆண்மகனை மணந்தார்.
இவர்களுடைய இல்லற வாழ்வு நன்றாகச் சென்றது. இறைவன் இவர்களுக்கு ட்ரிமோருஸ் என்ற குழந்தையைத் தந்தார். இப்படி இருக்கையில், இவருடைய கணவர் திடீரென இறந்தார். இதனால் இவர் தனித்து விடப்பட்டார்.
இதற்குப் பிறகு இவர் தன்னுடைய மகன் ட்ரிமோருஸை இறை நம்பிக்கையிலும் பிறரன்பிலும் நல்ல விதமாய் வளர்த்து வந்தார். இச்செய்தி பிரிட்டினியில் இருந்த ஓர் அரச அதிகாரிக்குத் தெரியவந்தது. அவன் கிறிஸ்தவர்களை அறவே வெறுத்தவன்.
அவன் ட்ரிஃபினாவின் மகன் ட்ரிமோருஸைப் பிடித்துத் தலையை வெட்டிக் கொன்றுபோட்டான். பின்னாளில் இந்த ட்ரிமோருஸ் புனிதராக உயர்த்தப்பட்டார்.
தன் மகனுடைய இறப்புக்குப் பிறகு ட்ரிஃபினா, ஒரு துறவுமடத்தில் தஞ்சமடைந்து, அங்கு தன்னுடைய வாழ்வின் கடைசிக்காலம் மட்டும் இருந்து, இறையடி சேர்ந்தார்.
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Mother of Saint Tremorus. Widowed, she re-married, becoming the wife of Count Conmore of Brittany. After the martyrdom of Tremorus by the count, Triphina retired to a convent in Brittany.
Died
6th century
Saint Domitius of Phrygia
Also known as
Dometius
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Convert to Christianity. Hermit at Nisibis, Mesopotamia. Martyred for challenging Julian the Apostate.
Born
Persian
Died
stoned to death in 362
Saint Athanasius of Jerusalem
Also known as
Atanasio
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Deacon in Jerusalem. Denounced the heretic Theodosius who had deposed Saint Juvenal as bishop of Jerusalem. Arrested, scourged and martyred for his support of orthodoxy and the decrees of the Council of Chalcedon.
Died
beheaded in 462
Saint Philomena of San Severino
Also known as
Filomena
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Virgin of San Severino, Italy. In writing and art she is often confused with the better known Philomena.
Died
c.500
Saint Probus of Cornwall
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Married to Saint Grace of Cornwall. During renovation of the church named for them, a male and a female skull were found interred near the site of the altar, and are believed to be relics of the couple.
Born
at Cornwall, England
Patronage
Probus, Cornwall, England
Saint Grace of Cornwall
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Married to Saint Probus of Cornwall. During renovation of the church named for them, a male and a female skull were found interred near the site of the altar, and are believed to be relics of the couple.
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at Cornwall, England
Patronage
Probus, Cornwall, England
Saint Fragan
Also known as
Fracon
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Married to Saint Gwen. Father of Saint Winwallus, Saint Jacut, and Saint Guithern. Forced to flee Britain in the 5th century when the imperial Roman troops pulled out, and life became hard and chancy as Anglo-Saxon pagans reclaimed their land. Travelled and help spread the faith in Brittany.
Saint Gwen
Also known as
Blanca, Blanche
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Married to Saint Fragan. Mother of Saint Winwallus, Saint Jacut, and Saint Guithern. Forced to flee Britain in the 5th century when imperial Roman troops pulled out, and life became hard and chancy as pagans reclaimed their land. Travelled and help spread the faith in Brittany.
Saint Stephen of Reggio
Also known as
Stephen of Nicaea
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First bishop of Reggio, Italy, ordained by Saint Paul the Apostle in the 1st century. Martyred in the persecutions of Nero.
Died
Reggio Calabria, Italy
Patronage
Reggio Emilia, Italy
Saint Edana of West Ireland
Also known as
Edaene, Etaoin
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Holy virgin who lived near the rivers Boyle and Shannon. A holy well is named for her, as are some parishes in western Ireland. No details of her life have survived.
Born
Irish
Saint Modwenna
Also known as
Edna, Modwen
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Princess who renounced her wealth and position to become a nun. Renowned for her sanctity and miracles.
Born
9th century Irish
Saint Mars of Nantes
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Sixth century bishop of Nantes, France.
Patronage
• Petit-Mars, France
• Saint-Mars-du-Désert, France
• Saint-Mars-de-Coutais, France
• Saint-Mars-la-Jaille, France
Saint Erfyl
Also known as
Eurfyl, Euerfyl
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Holy virgin who founded the church of Llanerfyl, Montgomeryshire, Wales. No reliable information has survived.
Born
in the British Isles
Patronage
Llanerfyl, Wales
Saint Cast
Also known as
Kast
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Monk in 6th-century Ireland.Spiritual student of Saint Jagut.
Born
c.522 in Ireland
Saint Theodotus of Tomi
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Martyr.
Died
Tomi, Scythia (in modern Romania)
Saint Triphina of Sicily
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Martyr.
Born
Sicily
Died
306
Saint Sedolpha of Tomi
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Martyr.
Died
Tomi, Scythia (in modern Romania)
Saint Agatho of Sicily
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Martyr.
Born
Sicilian
Died
306
Saint Marinus of Tomi
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Martyr.
Died
Tomi, Scythia (in modern Romania)
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