Blessed Maria Dina Bélanger
Also known as
• Dina Bélanger
• Maria Adelaide Dina Bélanger
• Marie of Saint Cecilia of Rome
• Marie-Marguerite-Dina-Adélaïde Bélanger
• The "Little Flower" of Canada
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Born to Olivier Octave Bélanger and Séraphia Matte, Dina, as her family called her, was baptized when just a few hours old. Her parents had a little boy, Joseph-Simeon-Gustave, when Dina was 17 months old, but her brother died at three months, the girl grew up an only child. Her family was financially well off, and Dina received a good early education at home; her mother began teaching her the faith, her prayers and the Sign of the Cross when she was just a toddler. Dina was a bit high-strung as a child, sensitive with a tendency to become selfish and combative, but the example of her parents, who distributed alms to the poor, and visited the sick and bereaved, refusing all public recognition for their work, helped change her attitude.
She was educated by the Notre-Dame Sisters at the convent schools of Saint-Roch in 1903, Notre-Dame de Jacques-Cartier beginning in 1909 and the Bellevue boarding school in Québec in the autumn of 1911; in all these places she was noted as an excellent student who shied away from any recognition. She began studying the piano at age 8, and seems to have been a gifted young musician. Dina received Confirmation and made her First Communion on 2 May 1907 at age 10; she later wrote about the day that "Jesus was in me and I in him." On 20 March 1908, at age 11, she received a vision of Jesus. On the first Friday in October 1911 she dedicated herself to Christ and service to the Church, but did not yet know how she would put it into practice.
Maria Dina graduated from school in 1914 and became a piano teacher. In October 1916, she and two friends, both of whom later also became nuns, moved to New York to study piano, music and composition at the Institute of Musical Art (also known as the Conservatory) there; she was terribly homesick and had to learn English, but persevered and graduated in 1918. Beginning March 1917, Dina went through a period of about six years of the spiritual desert where she would fall into despair, doubted her calling and sometimes doubting her faith. She left the Conservatory, returned to her parent's home, continued her studies by mail and perform in charity fund-raising concerts; Dina considered herself a mediocre performer, but audiences considered her an excellent musician. She maintained a dedication to the the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Sacred Heart of Jesus, led a very ascetic life, and by 11 August 1921 she had recovered her faith, zeal, and sense of a calling so much that she joined the Congregation of Religious of Jesus and Mary in Québec. She began her novitiate on 15 February 1922 at the convent of Jésus-Marie in Sillery, Québec, taking the name Sister Maria di Santa Cecilia Romana; she made private vows on 25 March 1922 and then public vows on 15 August 1923.
Dina was assigned to teach music at the convents of Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse and Jésus-Marie, but tuberculosis, and a bout of scarlet fever contracted while caring for a sick child, began destroying her health, which led to frequent periods in the infirmary. Her superior at the convent, noting the young nun's spirituality, asked her to write an autobiography; as a matter of obedience, she did, and the work is still in print. She composed a series of musical works to express her experience of mystical union with Christ. Though effectively confined to the infirmary by this point, on 15 August 1928 Dina was permitted to make her perpetual vows. She spent her final days praying, writing in her autobiography, composing, transcribing musical scores, and helping to teach music teachers until she finally became too weak to do anything but pray and contemplate the life to come. The Salle Dina-Bélanger, Québec Music Festival Dina Bélanger, and the Collège Dina Bélanger in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse are named in her honor.
Born
30 April 1897 in the parish of Notre-Dame-de-Jacques-Cartier, part of the Saint-Roch district of Québec, Canada
Died
• 4 September 1929 in the Jésus-Marie convent, Sillery, Québec, Canada of tuberculosis while contemplating an image of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus
• buried on 7 September at the church of the Jésus-Marie convent
• exhumed in 1951 as part of the canonization investigation
• exhumed in May 1990 as part of the canonization investigation
Venerated
• 13 May 1989 by Pope John Paul II (decree of heroic virtues)
• her parents were still alive during the investigation, and were interviewed about her life and spirituality
Beatified
• 20 March 1993 by Pope John Paul II, celebrated in Saint Peter's Square in Rome, Italy
• the beatification miracle involved the cure of a hydrocephalic infant, Jules Chiasson, in 1939 in Lamèque, New Brunswick, Canada following a novena to Blessed Dina by the family
Blessed Catherine of Racconigi
Also known as
Caterina Mattei
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The youngest of six children, and the only daughter of Giorgio and Bilia de Ferrari Mattei. Hers was a poor family in a poor region; her father was an unemployed blacksmith and tool maker, her mother a silk spinner and weaver whose work kept the family from starving. When she was old enough, Caterina learned the trade from her mother and helped support the family. Her father suffered from depression over their lot, and family life was often chaotic and disruptive.
At the age of nine, Caterina had a vision of Jesus, who appeared to her as a boy about her own age, told her that she should become a bride of Christ, and gave her a wedding ring in token. She began to have regular visions of Jesus, and of saints including Saint Catherine of Siena and Saint Peter Martyr. Miracles began to happen around her; at first just simple things like a broken dish being repaired, and money and food appearing when the family needed it most.
She studied with a community of Servites. Caterina wanted to join the Dominicans, and began attending a small Domincan convent at age 23, but her family opposed her leaving; they compromised by her becoming a Dominican tertiary at age 28 and staying at home. The visions continued, and she received the stigmata, though the wounds did not appear to others until her death. Her neighbors were terrified of her and of the supernatural events that happened in her home, many claiming that she was a witch. The local Dominicans, fearing scandal, would have nothing to do with her. She was denounced to the Inquisition, and was called before a bishop's court in Turin, Italy, but all authorities found her innocent of any heresy or wrong-doing. She was eventually forced to leave the town and settle in Caramagno, Italy where she lived with two other tertiaries. The scrutiny and accusations caused her to reach such a level of despair that had her considering suicide, but instead she gripped her cross and prayed the harder.
Though her mystical gifts drove many away, others sought her out for her counsel and prayer. She had a special ministry of prayer for soldiers in battle. She became the friend of Prince John Francis Pico of Mirandola, who wrote a biography that gives us most of the information about have about her. The Blessed Caterina Brotherhood continues today, doing good works and celebrating her memory.
Born
June 1486 in Racconigi, Cuneo, Italy
Died
4 September 1547 at Caramagna Piemonte, Cuneo, Italy
Beatified
1808 or 1810 (records vary) by Pope Pius VII
Moses the Prophet
Derivation
Hebrew: Mosheh, "saved from the waters"
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Hebrew liberator, law giver, and prophet. He belonged to the tribe of Levi and was born in Egypt (10th century B.C.), at a time of grievous persecution, when Pharao had ordered the killing of all male Hebrew children (Exodus 1) Exposed on the waters of the Nile, he was rescued by Pharao's daughter and educated at court. Having killed an Egyptian to save one of his brethren from ill-treatment, he fled to Madian where he married Jethro's daughter (Exodus 2). God appeared to him in the burning bush and commanded him to go and deliver his brethren (3), with the help of his brother Aaron, but Pharao stubbornly refused to let the Israelites go, and the terrible chastisements known as the Ten Plagues of Egypt, only hardened his heart (7-10). However the last one, viz., the death of every first born, forced him to yield, and the Hebrews departed, after celebrating the first Pasch (11-13). Then began, under the leadership of Moses, a long and wearisome journey in the direction of the Promised Land, the dramatic episodes of which are related in the remaining chapter of Exodus and in Numbers. Only a few can be enumerated here: The Passage of the Red Sea and the Canticle of Moses (Exodus 14-15); the Manna (16); the promulgation of the Law on Mount Sinai (19-31); the many revolts of the people, who are saved each time by the intervention of their leader (Exodus 16; Numbers 13-14, 21); the march from Mount Sinai to Cades, and the stay at Cades for 38 years during which the present generation is condemned never to enter the Promised Land (Numbers 10-20); Moses himself is excluded from it because of his lack of confidence at the "Waters of Contradiction" (ib., 20); Balaam's Prophecies (23-24). The Israelites finally reached the banks of the Jordan, after defeating the Amorrhites and Moabites, and Moses died on Mount Nebo after pronouncing the three memorable discourses preserved in Deuteronomy. He was buried in the valley of Moab, but "no man knows his sepulchre" (Deuteronomy 34), and "there arose no more a prophet in Israel like unto Moses" (ib., 10). See also, Exodus, Numbers and Deuteronomy.
Saint Rosalia
பலேர்மோ நகர் புனிதர் ரோசலியா
கன்னியர்:
பிறப்பு: கி.பி. 1130
பலேர்மோ, சிசிலி அரசு
இறப்பு: கி.பி. 1166
மவுண்ட் பெலேக்ரினோ, சிசிலி அரசு
ஏற்கும் சமயம்:
ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை
புனிதர்பட்டம்: ஜூலை 15, 1625
திருத்தந்தை 8ம் அர்பன்
பாதுகாவல்:
பலேர்மோ, மான்ட்டேரி, கலிஃபோர்னியா (Monterey, California) ஆகிய இடங்களைச் சேர்ந்த இத்தாலிய மீனவர்கள்
நினைவுத் திருநாள்: செப்டம்பர் 4
இத்தாலியின் பலெர்மோ நகரைச் சேர்ந்த புனிதர் ரோசலியா, ஒரு கத்தோலிக்க புனிதர் ஆவார்.
“சார்லமக்னேயின்” (Charlemagne) வம்சாவளியைச் சேர்ந்த ஒரு உன்னத நார்மன் (Norman) குடும்பத்தில் ரோசலியா பிறந்தார்.
“சினிபால்ட் (Sinibald) என்பவரின் மகளான இவரின் இதயம் இளம் வயதிலிருந்தே இறைவனை மட்டுமே நாடியது. விவிலிய வார்த்தைகளால் தன் இதயத்தை நிரப்பினார். இறைவன் மட்டுமே தன் வாழ்வின் மையமாக இருக்க வேண்டுமென்று எண்ணினார். இறை இயேசுவின் பாதையில் தன் வாழ்வை அமைத்தார்.
தன் வீட்டைவிட்டு வெளியேறி, “பெல்லேக்ரினோ” (Mount Pellegrino) மலையிலுள்ள ஒரு குகைக்கு சென்று தனிமையில் வாழ்ந்தார். பாரம்பரியப்படி, அவரை இரண்டு சம்மனசுக்கள் வழிநடத்தி குகைக்கு அழைத்துச் சென்றதாக கூறப்படுகிறது. உலக வாழ்விலிருந்து தன்னை மறைத்து வாழ்ந்த இவர், இதயம் என்னும் அவரின் வீட்டில் கடவுளுக்கு மட்டுமே இடம் கொடுத்து வாழ்ந்தார்.
அவர் வசித்த குகையின் சுவர்களில், “சினிபால்டின் மகளான ரோசலியா எனும் நான், என் ஆண்டவரான இயேசு கிறிஸ்துவின் அன்புக்காக வாழ்வதென்று தீர்மானித்துள்ளேன்” என்று எழுதப்பட்டிருந்தது.
ரோசலியா, அந்த குகையிலேயே தனிமையிலே கி.பி. 1166ம் ஆண்டு மரித்தார்.
கி.பி. 1624ம் ஆண்டு, பலெர்மோ நகரில் பிளேக் நோய் பரவியது. இத்துன்ப காலத்தில், ஒரு நோயாளிப்பெண்ணுக்கும், ஒரு வேட்டைக்காரனுக்கும் காட்சியளித்த புனிதர் ரோசலியா, தமது எலும்புகள் கிடக்கும் இடத்தைக் குறிப்பிட்டுச் சொன்னார். தமது எலும்புகளை நகருக்குள் ஊர்வலமாகக் கொண்டுவர கூறினார். மலையேறிச் சென்ற வேட்டைக்காரன், அவர் கூறியது போலவே அங்கே எலும்புகள் கிடக்கக் கண்டான். அவர் கூறியதுபோலவே மும்முறை அவரது எலும்புகளை ஊருக்குள் ஊர்வலமாக கொண்டு சென்றதும் பிளேக் நோய் முற்றிலுமாக நீங்கியது. இச்சம்பவத்தின் பிறகு, புனிதர் ரோசலியா பலெர்மோ நகரின் பாதுகாவலராக அறிவிக்கப்பட்டார். இவரது எலும்புகள் காணப்பட்ட குகையில் இவரது நினைவுச் சரணாலயம் அமைக்கப்பட்டது.
Also known as
La Santuzza (the little saint)
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Born to the Sicilian nobility, the daughter of Sinibald, Lord of Roses, and Quisquina. Descendant of Charlemagne. Raised around the royal Sicilian court. From her youth, Rosalia knew she was called to dedicate her life to God. When grown, she moved to cave near her parent's home, and lived in it the rest of her life; tradition says that she was led to the cave by two angels. On the cave wall she wrote "I, Rosalia, daughter of Sinibald, Lord of Roses, and Quisquina, have taken the resolution to live in this cave for the love of my Lord, Jesus Christ." Rosalia remained apart from the world, dedicated to prayer and works of penance for the sake of Jesus, and died alone.
In 1625, during a period of plague, she appeared in a vision to a hunter near her cave. Her relics were discovered, brought to Palermo, and paraded through the street. Three days later the plague ended, intercession to Rosalia was credited with saving the city, and she was proclaimed its patroness. The traditional celebration of Rosalia lasted for days, involved fireworks and parades, and her feast day was made a holy day of obligation by Pope Pius XI in 1927.
Born
c.1130 at Palermo, Sicily
Died
• c.1160 Mount Pellegrino, Italy, apparently of natural causes
• buried in her cave by workers collapsing it
Blessed Scipion-Jérôme Brigeat Lambert
Also known as
Scipione Gerolamo Brigeat de Lambert
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Born to the nobility, his father was a royal advisor and treasury official. Studied in the French cities of Ligny and Paris, then the seminaries of San Luis and then San Sulpice. Ordained a priest in 1756. Earned his doctorate in 1760 at the college of Navarra. Canon and vicar-general of the diocese of Avranches, France from 1761 to 1788. When the anti–Christian persecutions of the French Revolution began, he fled to Ligny. The authorities located him there and ordered to take the oath of loyalty to the new constitution; he refused, remaining loyal to the Church. He was imprisoned on the Hulks of Rochefort and left to die. He spent his final day nursing and ministering to other prisoners. Martyr.
Born
9 June 1733 in Ligny, Meuse, France
Died
4 September 1794 on the prison ship Washington in Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, France of hunger and general abuse
Beatified
1 October 1995 by Pope John Paul II
Pope Saint Boniface I
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Son of the presbyter Jocundus. Priest, apparently having been ordained by Pope Saint Damasus I. Papal legate to Constantinople c.405 for Pope Saint Innocent I. Elected 42nd pope in 418. He was opposed by anti-pope Eulalius who had the support of the minor clergy. Both were exiled from Rome, Italy by Emperor Honorius in order to keep the peace. At Easter Eulalia returned against orders, causing his followers to rise to violent action; he was exiled again, and Boniface declared pope. Repeatedly opposed by the patriarch of Constantinople who sought to increase his sphere of influence. Staunch opponent of Pelagianism. Saint Augustine of Hippo dedicated several works to him.
Born
c.350 at Rome, Italy
Papal Ascension
28 December 418
Died
• 4 September 422 at Rome, Italy of natural causes
• buried in the cemetery of Maximus on the Via Salaria, Rome
Blessed Nicolò Rusca
Also known as
Hammer of the Heretics
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Studied at the Collegium Helveticum in Milan, Italy from 1580 to 1587. Priest in the diocese of Como, Italy. Worked to revive Catholic practice and theology in the period after the Council of Trent and in the face of expanding Protestantism. Archpriest of Sondrio, Italy. Falsely accused of being involved in radical violence against Protestant ministers, he was arrested on 24 July 1618 and died during torture a few weeks later. Martyr.
Born
20 April 1563 in Bedano, Italy (in modern Ticono, Switzerland)
Died
• tortured to death on 4 September 1618 in Thusis, Graubünden, Switzerland
• relics in the collegiate church at Sondrio, Italy
Beatified
• 21 April 2013 by Pope Francis
• beatification recognition celebrated in Sondrio, Italy, presided by Cardinal Angelo Amato
Saint Ida of Herzfeld
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Great-granddaughter of Charlemagne, and grew up in his court. Married to Lord Egbert by arrangement of the emperor. Mother of one son, Warin, who became a monk at Corvey. Widowed very young in 811, she spent the rest of her life single, working for the poor. Reported to have filled a stone coffin with food each day, then gave it to the poor; not only did she help the needy, the coffin reminded her of her responsibilities in this life. Founded the church at Hofstadt, Westphalia, and convent of Herzfeld.
Died
• c.813 of natural causes
• buried at the Herzfeld convent
Canonized
26 November 980 by Pope Benedict VII
Blessed José Bleda Grau
Also known as
Brother Berardo of Lugar Nuevo de Fenollet
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Franciscan Capuchin friar, professed on 2 February 1901. Worked as a beggar and tailor for his religious community in Orihuela, Alicante, Spain; he developed a relationship with the people of his city based on his humility, piety and charity. When the anti–Catholic persecutions of the Spanish Civil War began, he fled to his home village and hid with family. The militia found him on the night of 30 August 1936, spent five days abusing him, and finally killed him. Martyr.
Born
23 July 1867 in Lugar Nuevo de Fenollet, Valencia, Spain
Died
shot in the head on 4 September 1936 near Puerto de Benigamin, Valencia, Spain
Beatified
11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II
Blessed José Pascual Carda Saporta
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Ordained on 12 August 1918. Member of the Diocesan Laborer Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Prefect of the seminary in Zaragoza, Spain and then of Tarragona, Spain. Parish priest in Mexico for two years, expelled in the anti–Catholic revolt. Spiritual director of seminaries in Valladolid, Spain and Valencia, Spain. He attempted to return to ministry in Mexico, but priests were being denied entry, and he resumed work administering seminaries, supporting seminarians, and encouraging vocations. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.
Born
29 October 1893 in Villareal, Castellón, Spain
Died
4 September 1936 in Oropesa, Castellón, Spain
Beatified
1 October 1995 by Pope John Paul II
Saint Irmgard of Süchteln
Also known as
Irmgarda
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Eleventh century Countess of Süchteln in the area of Cologne, Germany, the daughter of the Earl of Aspel. Known for her personal piety, her charity, as a miracle worker, and for dedicating her whole fortune to the construction of churches. Returning from pilgrimage to Rome, Italy, she lived as a hermitess.
Died
• c.1100 in Cologne, Lotaringia (in modern Germany of natural causes
• buried behind the main altar of the cathedral of Cologne
Saint Caletricus of Chartres
Also known as
Caletrico, Chaletricus, Calétric, Caltry
Additional Memorial
7 October (translation of relics)
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Well-educated and well-studied, he was consecrated bishop of Chartres, France c.557; he served for over 20 years. Attended the Council of Tours and the Council of Paris.
Born
529 in Chartres, France
Died
• 580 of natural causes
• relics re-discovered under the altar of the church of Saint Nicholas in 1703
Saint Fredaldo of Mende
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Ninth-century bishop of Mende, Aquitaine (in modern France). Worked to eradicate idolatry in the region. Martyr.
Died
relics in Canourge, France
Saint Candida of Naples
Also known as
Candida the Younger
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Lay woman noted throughout her region for her personal holiness. It was the work of her lifetime to convert her heathen husband and son.
Born
Naples, Italy
Died
• 586 in Naples, Italy of natural causes
• healing oil reported to have flowed from her tomb
Saint Marcellus of Chalon-sur-Saône
Also known as
Marcello
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Martyr.
Died
c.300 in Chalons-sur-Saône, Gallia Lugdunensis (modern France)
Blessed Peter of Saint James
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Mercedarian friar. Ransomed 150 Christians enslaved by in Algiers by Mulsims.
Born
Navarre, Spain
Died
1307 of natural causes
Saint Ultan of Ardbraccan
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Bishop of Ardbraccan, Ireland. Noted for his care of the poor, orphans, and the sick. Thought to have collected the writings of Saint Brigid of Ireland. Illustrated his own manuscripts.
Died
657 of natural causes
Patronage
children
Saint Candida the Elder
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An elderly woman in Naples, Italy who was healed of an illness by Saint Peter the Apostle. She converted and was baptized by Peter. She, in turn, brought Saint Aspren of Naples to the faith.
Died
78 of natural causes
Saint Hermione
செயிண்ட் ஹெர்மியோன்
2 ஆம் நூற்றாண்டின் துறவி மற்றும் கிழக்கு மரபுவழி திருச்சபை மற்றும் ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க தேவாலயங்களால் போற்றப்படும் மறைசாட்சி ஆவார் அவர் ஒரு "சிறந்த மருத்துவர் எபேசஸில் முதல் கிறிஸ்தவ மருத்துவமனையை நிறுவினார்
ஹெர்மியோன் செசரியாவில் பிறந்தார் திருத்துாதர் பிலிப்பின் திருத்துாதர் பணிகள் நுால்களில் 6 ம் அதிகாரத்தில் குறிப்பிடபடும் ஏழு டீக்கன்களில் ஒருவர்
கிழக்கு மரபுவழி திருச்சபையால் பயன்படுத்தப்படும் வழிபாட்டு புத்தகமான மெனாயனில் ஹெர்மியோன் குறிப்பிடப்படுகிறார் தோன்றுகிறது பாரம்பரியத்தின் படி, சுமார் 100 களின் முற்பகுதியில், மருத்துவம் படித்த பிறகு, ஹெர்மியோன் தனது சகோதரி யூகில்டாவுடன் அனடோலியா வழியாக எபேசஸுக்கு சென்றார்
எபேசஸில் இருந்தபோது, ஹெர்மியோன் முதல் கிறிஸ்தவ மருத்துவமனையை நிறுவினார் மற்றும் அவருக்கு தீர்க்கதரிசன வரமும் இருந்ததாக கூறப்படுகிறது
பேரரசர் டிராஜன் ஆட்சியின் போது, ஹெர்மியோன் தனது நம்பிக்கைக்காக கைது செய்யப்பட்டு ஆளுநரிடம் கொண்டு வரப்பட்டார். அவள் சித்திரவதை செய்யப்பட்டாள் மற்றும் மரண அச்சுறுத்தலுக்கு உள்ளானாள் ஆனால் அவள் தன் நம்பிக்கையை கைவிட மறுத்துவிட்டாள் அவர் இறுதியில் விடுவிக்கப்பட்டார், ஆனால் அவர் கி.பி 117 இல் இறக்கும் வரை ஏழைகளுக்கும் நோய்வாய்ப்பட்டவர்களுக்கும் தொடர்ந்து சேவை செய்தார்
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One of the daughters of Saint Philip the Deacon who is mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles. Had the gift of prophecy. Martyr.
Died
c.117 at Ephesus
Saint Julian the Martyr
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Martyred in the persecutions of Emperor Maximian Herculeus.
Died
burned at the stake c.310
Saint Thamel
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Pagan priest. Convert to Christianity. Martyred with his sister, whose name has not come down to us, in the persecution of Emperor Hadrian.
Died
martyred in 125
Saint Monessa
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Daughter of an Irish chieftain. Virgin convert of Saint Patrick. She died immediately upon being baptised.
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5th century Irish
Died
456
Saint Sulpicius of Bayeux
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Bishop of Bayeux, France from c.838 to 843. Martyred by Vikings.
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martyred in 843 in Livry, France
Saint Castus of Ancyra
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One of a group of seventeen martyrs that died together.
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martyred at Ancyra, Galatia (in modern Turkey)
Saint Rhuddlad
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Rhudlad
Saint Rhuddlad was a Welsh virgin who lived in the 7th century. She is said to have been the daughter of the Irish King of Leinster, and to have come to Wales to escape a forced marriage. She settled in Anglesey, where she founded a religious cell.
Rhuddlad was known for her piety and her miracles. She is said to have cured the sick and to have raised the dead. She was also a skilled weaver, and her cloth was said to have healing properties.
Rhuddlad died in the early 7th century. Her tomb became a place of pilgrimage, and she was eventually canonized by the Catholic Church.
The feast day of Saint Rhuddlad is celebrated on September 4. She is depicted in art as a young woman wearing a veil and a long robe. She is sometimes shown with a lamb, which is a symbol of her purity.
St. Rhuddlad's church in Llanrhyddlad, Anglesey, is dedicated to her. The church was built in 1858, but it is believed to mark the site of a 6th century religious cell that she established.
Rhuddlad is the patron saint of Anglesey, and she is also invoked for protection against storms and shipwrecks.
Saint Maximus of Ancyra
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One of a group of seventeen martyrs that died together.
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at Ancyra, Galatia (in modern Turkey)
Saint Magnus of Ancyra
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One of a group of seventeen martyrs that died together.
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at Ancyra, Galatia (in modern Turkey)
Saint Oceanus the Martyr
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Martyred in the persecutions of Emperor Maximian Herculeus.
Died
burned at the stake c.310
Saint Ammianus the Martyr
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Martyred in the persecutions of Maximian Herculeus.
Died
burned at the stake c.310
Saint Theodore the Martyr
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Martyred in the persecutions of Maximian Herculeus.
Died
burned at the stake c.310
Saint Salvinus of Verdun
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Bishop of Verdun, France c.383, serving over 36 years.
Died
c.420 of natural causes
Saint Rebecca of Alexandria
Saint Rebecca of Alexandria, the Martyr. She was a Christian woman who was martyred during the Diocletianic Persecution in the 4th century. She was arrested for refusing to worship the Roman gods and was tortured and killed.
According to her hagiography, Rebecca was a widow who lived in Alexandria, Egypt. She had five children, all of whom were also Christians. When the persecutions began, Rebecca and her children were arrested and brought before the governor. The governor tried to persuade them to renounce their faith, but they refused. They were then tortured and killed.
Rebecca's martyrdom is a reminder of the cost of Christian discipleship. She was willing to die for her faith, even though she was a woman and a mother. Her example inspires us to live our lives in accordance with the teachings of Christ, even when it is difficult.
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3rd century in Alexandria, Egypt
Saint Marcellus of Treves
Saint Marcellus of Treves was a Roman soldier who was martyred for his Christian faith during the Diocletianic Persecution in the 4th century. He was born in Tongres, Gaul (modern Belgium), and was stationed in Treves (modern Trier, Germany).
When the persecutions began, Marcellus refused to offer sacrifice to the Roman gods. He was arrested and brought before the governor, who tried to persuade him to renounce his faith. Marcellus refused, and he was condemned to death. He was beheaded on September 4, 298.
Marcellus's martyrdom is a reminder of the cost of Christian discipleship. He was willing to die for his faith, even though he was a soldier and could have easily escaped persecution. His example inspires us to live our lives in accordance with the teachings of Christ, even when it is difficult.
Marcellus is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. His feast day is celebrated on September 4.
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Bishop.
Saint Silvanus of Ancyra
Saint Silvanus of Ancyra was a child martyr who was killed during the persecution of Christians by the Roman Emperor Diocletian in the early 4th century. He is said to have been only 12 years old when he was martyred.
Silvanus was born in Ancyra, a city in Galatia (modern Turkey). He was a Christian, and he was known for his piety and his love for God.
During the persecution of Christians, Silvanus was arrested and brought before the governor. He was offered the opportunity to renounce his faith, but he refused. He was then tortured and killed.
Silvanus's death was a great inspiration to the other Christians in Ancyra. They continued to practice their faith despite the persecution, and they eventually won the favor of the emperor.
Saint Silvanus is remembered as a martyr for his faith. His feast day is celebrated on September 4.
Died
Ancyra, Galatia
Saint Victalicus
Saint Victalicus was a child martyr, one of three children who appear to have shared the fate of their Christian parents in one of the early persecutions at Ancyra in Galatia in what is now Turkey. He is venerated by the Roman Catholic Church on 4 September.
No more is known about Victalicus than that he was martyred along with Rufinus and Silvanus. The Martyrologium Hieronymianum, a 5th-century martyrology compiled by Saint Jerome, simply states that "at Ancyra, in Galatia, Rufinus, Silvanus, and Victalicus, children, were crowned with martyrdom."
The three children are often depicted together in art, often with Rufinus holding a palm frond, the symbol of martyrdom, and Silvanus carrying a cross. Victalicus is sometimes shown holding a book, representing his faith.
The feast day of Saint Victalicus is celebrated on 4 September, along with the feast days of Saint Rufinus and Saint Silvanus. They are remembered as examples of Christian courage and faith, even in the face of death.
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martyred in Ancyra, Galatia (in modern Turkey)
Saint Rufinus of Ancyra
Saint Rufinus of Ancyra was a child martyr who was killed during the Diocletianic Persecution in the 4th century. He was born in Ancyra, Galatia (modern Ankara, Turkey), to a Christian family. When he was only 12 years old, he was arrested for refusing to worship the Roman gods. He was tortured and eventually beheaded.
Rufinus is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. His feast day is celebrated on September 4.
The Martyrdom of Saint Rufinus is mentioned in the Martyrologium Hieronymianum, a 5th-century martyrology compiled by Saint Jerome. The account says that Rufinus was arrested along with his companions, Silvanus and Vitalicus, and brought before the governor. The governor tried to persuade them to renounce their faith, but they refused. They were then tortured and eventually beheaded.
Rufinus's martyrdom is a reminder of the cost of Christian discipleship. He was willing to die for his faith, even though he was only a child. His example inspires us to live our lives in accordance with the teachings of Christ, even when it is difficult.
Died
Ancyra, Galatia
Martyred in the Spanish Civil War
• Blessed Baltasar Mariano Muñoz Martínez
• Blessed Francisco Sendra Ivars
• Blessed José Vicente Hormaechea Apoita
• Blessed Pedro Sánchez Barba
விடெர்போ நகர் புனிதர் ரோஸ்
கன்னியர்/ துறவி:
பிறப்பு: கி.பி. 1233
விடெர்போ, திருத்தந்தையர் மாநிலம்
இறப்பு: மார்ச் 6, 1251
விடெர்போ, திருத்தந்தையர் மாநிலம்
ஏற்கும் சமயம்:
ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை
புனிதர் பட்டம்: கி.பி. 1457
திருத்தந்தை மூன்றாம் கல்லிஸ்ட்டஸ்
முக்கிய திருத்தலம்:
புனிதர் ரோஸ் ஆலயம், விடேர்போ, இத்தாலி
புனிதர் ரோஸ் டி விடேர்போ கத்தோலிக்க ஆலயம், லோங்வியு, வாஷிங்டன்
நினைவுத் திருநாள்: செப்டம்பர் 4
பாதுகாவல்:
நாடுகடத்தப்பட்டவர்கள், சமய சபைகளால் நிராகரிக்கப்பட்ட மக்கள், ஃபிரான்சிஸ்கன் சபை இளைஞர்கள் (Franciscan youth), விடெர்போ (Viterbo), இத்தாலி
விடெர்போ நகர் புனிதர் ரோஸ், ஒரு கத்தோலிக்க புனிதராவார். இத்தாலியின் விடெர்போ நகரில் பிறந்த ஒரு இளம்பெண்ணான இவர், திருத்தந்தையருக்கு ஆதரவாக வெளிப்படையாக பேசி வந்தவர் ஆவார். பின்னாளில் தனிமையான துறவியாக மாறிய இவர், எதிர்காலம் பற்றி தீர்க்கதரிசனம் கூறுமளவுக்கு சக்தி படைத்தவராக இருந்தார்.
இவரது வாழ்க்கை சம்பவங்களின் காலம் நிச்சயமற்றதாக இருந்தது. காரணம், இவரது புனிதர் பட்டத்திற்கான தயாரிப்புகள் உள்ளிட்ட பிற நிகழ்வுகள் எவற்றினதும் காலங்கள் எங்கும் குறிப்பிடப்படவில்லை. பெரும்பாலான அறிஞர்களின் கூற்றுப்படி, இவர் கி.பி. 1233ம் ஆண்டில் பிறந்தவர் என நம்பப்படுகிறது.
தெய்வ பக்தியுள்ள, ஏழைப் பெற்றோருக்கு பிறந்த ரோஸ், சிறு வயதிலேயே செபிப்பதிலும் ஏழைகளுக்கு உதவுவதிலும் பெரும் ஆர்வம் கொண்டிருந்தார். மூன்று வயதிலிருந்து தமது தாய்வழி அத்தையிடம் வளர்ந்ததாக கூறப்படுகிறது. பாவிகளின் மனமாற்றத்திற்காக அதிகம் செபித்த இவர், தம்மை ஆன்மீக வாழ்வில் அர்ப்பணித்துக்கொண்டார். பதினெட்டே ஆண்டுகள் வாழ்ந்திருந்த ரோஸின் வாழ்க்கை புனிதம் பெற்றது. சிறு பெண்ணாயினும், ரோஸ் ஜெப வாழ்விலும் வறியோருக்கு உதவுவதிலும் மகிழ்வு கொண்டிருந்தார்.
பெற்றோரின் வீட்டில் இருந்தபோதே, மிகவும் இளம் வயதிலேயே இவரது தவ வாழ்வு தொடங்கியது. மிகவும் கடின வாழ்க்கை வாழ்ந்த ரோஸ், எழைகளின்பால் தாராள மனம் கொண்டிருந்தார்.
இவருக்கு பத்து வயதாகுமுன்னர், தேவ அன்னை கன்னி மரியாள் இவருக்கு தோன்றி, மூன்றாம் நிலை ஃபிரான்சிஸ்கன் (Third Order of St. Francis) சபையில் இணைந்து, விடேர்போ நகரில் தவ முயற்சிகளை போதிக்குமாறு அறிவுறுத்தியதாக கூறப்படுகிறது. அக்காலத்தில், தூய ரோம பேரரசர் (Holy Roman Emperor) “இரண்டாம் ஃபிரடேரிக்” (Frederick II) ஆட்சியில் இருந்தார்.
விரைவிலேயே ஃபிரான்சிஸ்கன் சபையில் இணைந்த இவர், சபையின் சீறுடையான சாதாரண அங்கியை அணிந்துகொண்டார். தெருக்களிலே நடக்கையில் கைகளில் சிலுவையோன்றினை ஏந்தியபடி செல்லும் இவர், கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபைக்கு விசுவாசமாக இருக்கும்படி பிறருக்கு அறிவுறுத்தியபடி செல்வார். பாவங்கள் பற்றியும் இயேசுவின் பாடுகள் பற்றியும் போதிக்க தொடங்கினார்.
தமது 15 வயதில், ஒரு துறவற மடம் ஒன்றினை தொடங்க முயற்சித்த இவர், அம்முயற்சி தோல்வியுறவே, தமது தந்தையின் வீட்டுக்கு திரும்பி, அங்கேயே தனிமையில் செப, தவ முயற்சிகளில் ஈடுபட்டார். ஒவ்வொரு முறையும் தமது தனிமையிலிருந்து வெளிவரும்போதும், மக்களை தவம் செய்ய தூண்டினார். அவரது இந்த மறைப்பணி இரண்டு வருடம்வரை நீடித்தது.
கி.பி. 1250ம் ஆண்டு ஜனவரி மாதம், ரோஸின் சொந்த ஊரான விடெர்போ நகரில் திருத்தந்தைக்கு எதிராக கிளர்ச்சி நடந்தபோது, இவர் திருத்தந்தைக்கு ஆதரவாகவும் பேரரசருக்கு எதிராகவும் செயல்பட்டார். இதன் காரணமாக இவரும் இவரது குடும்பத்தினரும் நகரிலிருந்து கடத்தப்பட்டனர். இவர்கள் மத்திய இத்தாலியின் “லாஸியோ” (Lazio) பிராந்தியத்திலுள்ள “சொரியானோ நெல் சிமினோ” (Soriano nel Cimino) எனும் நகரில் தஞ்சம் புகுந்தனர். திருத்தந்தையின் தரப்பு வென்றதன் பிறகு, இவரும் இவரது பெற்றோரும் நகருக்குள் திரும்பி வர அனுமதிக்கப்பட்டனர்.
கி.பி. 1250ம் ஆண்டு, டிசம்பர் மாதம், ஐந்தாம் தேதியன்று, பேரரசர் விரைவிலேயே இறந்துபோவார் என்று ரோஸ் முன்னறிவித்தார். அவரது தீர்க்கதரிசனம் டிசம்பர் 13ம் நாளன்று நிறைவேறியது. பேரரசர் இறந்துபோனார்.
ரோஸ், விடெர்போ நகரிலுள்ள “தூய மரியாளின் எளிய கிளாரா” (Poor Clare Monastery of St. Mary) துறவு மடத்தில் இணைய விரும்பினார். ஆனால், அவரிடம் அதற்காக தரவேண்டிய தட்சினை இல்லாத ஏழ்மை காரணத்தால் அவர் நிராகரிக்கப்பட்டார். அவர்களது நிராகரிப்பை ஏற்றுக்கொண்ட அவர், ஆயினும் அவரது இறப்புக்குப் பிறகு மடாலயத்திற்கு அவள் அனுமதி அளிப்பதாக முன்னறிவித்தார்.
இவரது முயற்சி தோல்வியடையவே, இவர் தமது தந்தையின் வீட்டிலேயே ஜெப, தவ வாழ்வினைத் தொடர்ந்தார். அங்கேயே, தமது பதினெட்டாம் வயதிலே ரோஸ் மரணமடைந்தார்.
Rose of Viterbo, T.O.S.F. (Italian: Rosa da Viterbo; c. 1233 – 6 March 1251), was a young woman born in Viterbo, then a contested commune of the Papal States. She spent her brief life as a recluse, who was outspoken in her support of the papacy. Otherwise leading an unremarkable life, she later became known for her mystical gifts of prophecy and having miraculous powers. She is honoured as a saint by the Catholic Church.
Life
The chronology of her life remains uncertain, as the acts of her canonization, the chief historical sources, record no dates.[1] Most scholars agree she was probably born around the year 1233.[2]
Born of poor and pious parents, even as a child Rose had a great desire to pray and to aid the poor.[3] She prayed much for the conversion of sinners.[4] Rose was not yet 10 years old when the Blessed Virgin Mary is said to have instructed her to take the habit of the Third Order of St. Francis and to preach penance in Viterbo, at that time under the rule of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor.[1]
Rose was soon admitted to the Franciscan Third Order and adopted its religious habit, a simple tunic with a cord around her waist. While walking the streets with a crucifix in her hand, she would exhort others to be faithful to the Catholic Church.[5] She lived a life of prayer, penance and solitude in her father's home.
Every now and then she would emerge from her solitude to entreat the people to do penance.[4] Her mission seems to have lasted for about two years. In January 1250, Viterbo, her native city, was then in revolt against the pope. When she was 12, she began preaching in the streets against Frederick's occupation of Viterbo. She and her family were exiled from the city and took refuge in Soriano nel Cimino. When the pope's side won in Viterbo, Rose was allowed to return.[3]
On December 5, 1250, Rose allegedly foretold the speedy death of the emperor, a prophecy fulfilled on December 13. Soon afterwards she went to Vitorchiano, whose inhabitants, according to surviving reports, were affected by a supposed sorceress. Rose secured the conversion of all, even of the sorceress, reportedly by standing unscathed for three hours in the flames of a burning pyre.[1]
Rose wished to enter the Poor Clare Monastery of St. Mary in the city, but was refused because of her poverty, as she was not able to provide the dowry required for admission. She accepted her rejection, nonetheless foretelling her admission to the monastery after her death.
Rose died on March 6, 1251, in her father's home.[3] It was long believed that Rose had died of tuberculosis. In 2010, however, researchers examining her remains concluded that she had died of complications due to Pentalogy of Cantrell.[6]
Veneration
La Macchina of Saint Rose
The process of Rose's canonization was opened in the year of her death by Pope Innocent IV, but was not definitively undertaken until 1457. Originally buried at the parish church of Santa Maria in Poggio, in 1257 Pope Alexander IV ordered it moved to the monastery she had desired to enter, at which time it was renamed in her honor.[7]
When the liturgical calendar of the Roman Catholic Church was reformed after the Second Vatican Council, her feast day was transferred to the date of her death. September 4 is the date of the translation of her relics to the Monastery of St. Damian. It is this latter date on which her feast is celebrated in Viterbo and by the Franciscans.
On September 3, the eve of the feast of St. Rose, the people of Viterbo follow the transportation of La Macchina ("the Machine of St. Rose") a massive 28-metre-high (92 ft) tower, illuminated with 3,000 tiny electric lights and 880 candles, and topped off with a statue of her, which is carried for 1,200 metres through the darkened streets of the old medieval town on the backs of around 100 volunteers called "facchini". The tradition goes all the way back to September 4, 1258, when the body of the saint was exhumed and transported to the Monastery of Saint Damian; but it was not until 1664, following seven years of plague in the city, that a "machine" first appeared. In gratitude for having survived such a terrible pestilence the citizens voted to renew the veneration of their saint every year.[8]
St. Rose of Viterbo Convent, named for her, in La Crosse, Wisconsin, is the motherhouse of the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration.[9] The convent is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Viterbo University is a Catholic, Franciscan university in the liberal arts tradition, founded by these Franciscan Sisters, also located in La Crosse, Wisconsin.[2]
Rose of Viterbo is one of the religious figures featured in the award-winning series of saint plays by Erik Ehn. The play celebrating her life premiered in October 2008 at Goshen College.
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