St. Burchard
Feastday: October 14
Death: 754
Disciple of St. Boniface and a missionary to Germany. Burchard was a priest of Wessex, England, and a Benedictine. In 732, he went to Germany, serving under St. Boniface who consecrated him the first bishop of Würzburg. In 749, Burchard was sent by the Frankish King Pep in the Short to Rome, where he received Pope St. Zachary's approval of Pepin's accession to the Frankish throne. After founding the abbey of St. Andrew's, Burchard resigned from his see around 753. He retired to Hamburg, Germany, and the monastic life, dying there on February 2.
The statue of Saint Burchard on Würzburg's Alte Mainbrücke.
Burchard of Würzburg (in German Burkard or Burkhard) was an Anglo-Saxon missionary who became the first Bishop of Würzburg (741–751).
Life
He was an Anglo-Saxon who left England after the death of his parents and joined Boniface in his missionary labors, some time after 732. When Boniface organized bishoprics in Middle Germany, he placed Burchard over that of Würzburg; his consecration can not have occurred later than the summer of 741, since in the autumn of that year, he was documented as officiating as a bishop at the consecration of Willibald of Eichstädt.[2]
Pope Zachary confirmed the new bishopric in 743. Burchard appears again as a member of the first German council in 742, and as an envoy to Rome from Boniface in 748. With Fulrad of Saint-Denis, he brought to Zachary the famous question of Pepin, whose answer was supposed to justify the assumption of regal power by the Carolingians.[2]
In 751, he resigned his see in favor of Megingoz, a Benedictine monk from St. Peter's Abbey in Fritzlar,[3] and retired to a life of solitude.
His feast day is 14 October.
Pope Saint Callistus I
திருத்தந்தை புனித முதலாம் கலிஸ்டஸ்
Pope Saint Callixtus (Callixtus I)
நினைவுத் திருவிழா : அக்டோபர் 14
இறப்பு : 222
திருத்தந்தை புனித முதலாம் கலிஸ்டஸ் (Pope Saint Callixtus I or Callistus I) உரோமை ஆயராகவும் திருத்தந்தையாகவும் கிபி 217இலிருந்து 222 வரை திருப்பணி செய்தார். அவருக்கு முன் பதவியிலிருந்தவர்திருத்தந்தை செஃபரீனுஸ் ஆவார். கலிஸ்டசின் இறப்புக்குப் பின் அர்பன் திருத்தந்தையாகப் பதவி ஏற்றார். திருத்தந்தை புனித முதலாம் கலிஸ்டஸ் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபையின் 16ஆம் திருத்தந்தை ஆவார். இவரது திருவிழா அக்டோபர் 14ஆம் நாள் கொண்டாடப்படுகிறது. இவர் கல்லறைத் தொழிலாளர்களின் பாதுகாவலராகப் போற்றப்படுகிறார்.
கலிஸ்டஸ் (பண்டைக் கிரேக்கம்: Callixtus அல்லது Callistus; இலத்தீன்: Callixtus அல்லது Callistus) என்னும் பெயர் "அழகுமிக்கவர்","எழில் நிறைந்தவர்" என்னு பொருள்படும்.
வரலாறு
முதலாம் கலிஸ்டஸ் திருப்பணி புரிந்த காலத்தில் உரோமை மன்னர்களாக இருந்தோர் எலகாபலுஸ் (Elagabalus) என்பவரும் அவருக்குப் பின் அலக்சாண்டர் செவேருஸ் (Alexander Severus) என்பவருமாவர். கலிஸ்டஸ் மறைச்சாட்சியாக இரத்தம் சிந்தி இறந்தார்.
கலிஸ்டசின் வரலாறு பற்றிய குறிப்புகள் அவருடைய எதிரிகளின் எழுத்துகளிலிருந்தே தெரிய வருகின்றன. உரோமை நகர் இப்போலித்து (Hippolytus of Rome) என்னும் புகழ்பெற்ற இறையிலார் கலிஸ்டசின் எதிரிகளுள் ஒருவர். அவர் தம் "Philosophumena" என்னும் நூலில் கலிஸ்டசைப் பற்றிப் பின்வருமாறு கூறுகிறார்:
கலிஸ்டஸ் இளமைப் பருவத்தில் ஓர் அடிமையாக இருந்தார். அவரது தலைவர் கார்ப்போஃபொருஸ் (Carpophorus) என்பவர் கைம்பெண்களையும் கைவிடப்பட்ட குழந்தைகளையும் பராமரிப்பதற்காகக் கிறித்தவர்களிடமிருந்து பெறப்பட்ட நிதியை கலிஸ்டசின் பொறுப்பில் கொடுத்திருந்தார். அந்நிதியைத் தொலைத்துவிட்ட கலிஸ்டஸ் உரோமையிலிருந்து தப்பியோடினார். ஆனால் போர்த்துஸ் என்னும் இடத்தில் பிடிபட்டார். தப்பிப்பதற்காகக் கடலில் குதித்த கலிஸ்டசை அவருடைய தலைவரிடம் ஒப்படைத்தனர்.
கலிஸ்டசிடம் தாம் கொடுத்த பணத்தை மீண்டும் பெறவேண்டும் என்ற எண்ணத்தில் மக்கள் அவரை விடுதலை செய்யுமாறு கோரினார்கள். அவர் உரோமையிலிருந்த சில யூதர்களிடம் பணம் கடன் வாங்கவோ திரும்பப் பெறவோ சென்றபோது எழுந்த தகராறில் மீண்டும் கைதுசெய்யப்பட்டார்.
கலிஸ்டஸ் கிறித்தவர் என்று தெரிந்ததும் சார்தீனியா தீவில் சுரங்கங்களில் கட்டாய வேலை செய்ய அனுப்பப்பட்டார். உரோமை அரசன் கோம்மொதுஸ் என்பவரை மார்சியா என்னும் பெண்மணி அணுகி, கிறித்தவர்களை விடுதலை செய்யுமாறு கேட்டார். எனவே ஹையசிந்த் என்னும் குரு சார்தீனியாவுக்குச் சென்று அங்கே கட்டாய வேலை செய்ய அனுப்பப்பட்ட கலிஸ்டசுக்கும் பிறருக்கும் விடுதலை பெற்றுக் கொடுத்தார். அப்போது கலிஸ்டசின் உடல்நிலை மிகவும் மோசமானதால் அவர் ஆன்சியும் என்னும் நகருக்கு அனுப்பப்பட்டார். அங்கே முதலாம் விக்டர் என்னும் திருத்தந்தையிடமிருந்து பெற்ற உதவித் தொகை கொண்டு வாழ்ந்துவந்தார்.
திருத்தந்தை செஃபிரீனுசின் உதவியாளர்
திருத்தந்தை முதலாம் விக்டர் இறந்ததும் செஃபிரீனுஸ் திருத்தந்தையாகப் பதவியேற்றார். இவர் திருத்தொண்டராக இருந்த கலிஸ்டசிடம் உரோமை ஆப்பியா நெடுஞ்சாலையில் அமைந்திருந்த கல்லறைத் தோட்டத்தைப் பராமரிக்கும் பொறுப்பைக் கொடுத்தார்.
மேலும், கலிஸ்டஸ் திருத்தந்தை செஃஃபிரீனுசின் வலது கைபோல் செயல்பட்டு, அவரது ஆலோசனையாளராகவும் விளங்கினார்.
கலிஸ்டஸ் கல்லறைத் தோட்டம்
கலிஸ்டசின் பொறுப்பில் ஒப்படைக்கப்பட்டகல்லறைத் தோட்டம் இன்று "புனித கலிஸ்டஸ் கல்லறைப் புதைநிலம்" (Catacomb of St. Callixtus) என்று அழைக்கப்படுகின்றது. கிபி மூன்றாம் நூற்றாண்டில் வாழ்ந்த ஒன்பது திருத்தந்தையர் அப்புதைநிலத்தில் அடக்கம் செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளனர். அவர்கள் அடக்கம் செய்யப்பட்ட இடம் "திருத்தந்தையரின் சிறுகோவில்" என்று அழைக்கப்படுகிறது. திருத்தந்தை கலிஸ்டஸ் அவருடைய பெயர்கொண்ட கல்லறைத் தோட்டத்தில் அடக்கப்படவில்லை.
பல நூற்றாண்டுகளாகப் புதைந்து கிடந்த அக்கல்லறைத் தோட்டப் பகுதி 1849இல் ஜொவான்னி பத்தீஸ்தா தெ ரோஸ்ஸி (Giovanni Battista de Rossi) என்னும் அகழ்வாய்வு வல்லுநரால் கண்டுபிடிக்கப்பட்டது.
கலிஸ்டஸ் திருத்தந்தையாகத் தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்படல்
திருத்தந்தை செஃபிரீனுஸ் இறந்ததும் அவருக்கு நெருங்கிய துணையாளராகவிருந்த கலிஸ்டஸ் திருத்தந்தையாகத் தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்பட்டார். விடுதலை பெற்ற ஓர் அடிமை திருத்தந்தையாகப் பதவி ஏற்பதற்கு அக்காலத்தில் தடையிருக்கவில்லை. கிபி ஐந்தாம் நூற்றாண்டில்தான் திருத்தந்தை முதலாம் லியோ சட்டம் இயற்றி, விடுதலை பெற்ற அடிமை திருத்தந்தையாக முடியாது என்று வரையறுத்தார்.
கலிஸ்டசுக்கு எதிரான குற்றச்சாட்டுகள்
திருத்தந்தை கலிஸ்டசைப் பற்றி அவருடைய எதிரியாக இருந்த இப்போலித்து என்பவர் பல குற்றச்சாட்டுகளை முன்வைத்தார். அவற்றுள் சில:
• கலிஸ்டஸ் திருச்சபையின் உண்மையான போதனையைத் திரித்ததாகக் குற்றச்சாட்டு. ஒரே கடவுள் மூன்று ஆள்களாக உள்ளார் என்னும் கிறித்தவக் கொள்கையை கலிஸ்டஸ் "ஒரே கடவுள் மூன்று வடிவங்களில் தந்தை, மகன், தூய ஆவி என விளங்குகிறார்" என்று கலிஸ்டஸ் கூறியதாகக் குற்றம் சாட்டினார்.
• இருமுறை அல்லது மூன்றுமுறை திருமணம் செய்தவர்களையும் குருத்துவ நிலைபெற அனுமதித்தது தவறு என்னும் குற்றச்சாட்டு.
• அடிமைகளுக்கும் சுதந்திர மக்களுக்கும் இடையே நிகழும் திருமணம் செல்லுபடியாகாது என்று கலிஸ்டஸ் கூறவில்லை என்னும் குற்றச்சாட்டு.
• விபசாரத்தில் ஈடுபட்டோர் மனம் திரும்பி பாவப் பரிகாரம் செய்தபின் திருச்சபையில் சேர்த்துக்கொள்ளப்பட்டது தவறு என்னும் குற்றச்சாட்டு.
ஆக, இப்போலித்து கடுமையான ஒழுக்க நெறியைப் போதித்தார். கலிஸ்டசோ மக்களின் நலனைக் கருத்தில் கொண்டு செயல்பட்டார். எனவே, இருவருக்கும் இடையே மோதல் ஏற்பட்டது.
கலிஸ்டஸ் திருத்தந்தையாகத் தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்பட்டதும், இப்போலித்துவின்ஆதரவாளர்கள் அவரை எதிர்-திருத்தந்தையாக தேர்ந்தெடுத்தனர். இப்போலித்து தம் கிறித்தவ நம்பிக்கையின் பொருட்டு நாடுகடத்தப்பட்டு மறைச்சாட்சியாக உயிர்துறந்தார். இறப்பதற்கு முன் அவர் திருச்சபையோடு நல்லுறவு ஏற்படுத்திக் கொண்டார். அவர் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபையால் புனிதராகப் போற்றப்படுகிறார்.
மொந்தானியக் கொள்கைக்கு ஆதரவு அளித்த தெர்த்தூல்லியன் என்னும் பண்டைக் காலக் கிறித்தவ அறிஞரோடும் கலிஸ்டஸ் மோத வேண்டியதாயிற்று.
திருத்தந்தை கலிஸ்டசின் இறப்பு
"உரோமை மறைச்சாட்சியர் நூல்" (Roman Martyrology) என்னும் பழைய ஏட்டில், புனித பேதுருவுக்கு அடுத்த படியாக "மறைச்சாட்சி" என்னும் பட்டம் புனித கலிஸ்டசுக்கே வழங்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.
அவுரேலியா நெடுஞ்சாலையில் (Via Aurelia) அமைந்திருந்த கலிஸ்டசின் கல்லறை 1960இல் கண்டெடுக்கப்பட்டது. அக்கல்லறை திருத்தந்தை முதலாம் ஜூலியஸ் என்பவரால் கட்டியெழுப்பப்பட்டது. அதில் காணப்பட்ட குறிப்பின்படி, கலிஸ்டஸ் கிறித்தவ நம்பிக்கையின் பொருட்டு மறைச்சாட்சியாக உயிர்துறந்தார். அவரைக் கம்புகளால் அடித்துக் கொன்றார்கள். அவரது உடல் ஒரு குழியில் வீசப்பட்டது. அதனருகே கலிஸ்டசே எழுப்பியிருந்த புனித மரியா கோவில் (Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere) உள்ளது
Also known as
• Callixtus I
• Calixtus I
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Born a slave, owned by Carpophorus, a Christian in the household of Caesar. His master entrusted a large sum to Callistus to open a bank, which took in several deposits, made several loans to people who refused to pay them back, and went broke. Knowing he would be personally blamed and punished, Callistus fled, but was caught and returned to his owner. Several depositors begged for his life, believing he had not lost the money, but had stolen and hid it. They were wrong; he wasn't a thief, just a victim, but he was sentenced to work the tin mines. By a quirk of Roman law, the ownership of Callistus was transferred from Carpophorus to the state, and when he was later ransomed out of his sentence with a number of other Christians, he became a free man. Pope Zephyrinus put Callistus in charge of the Roman public burial grounds, today still called the Cemetery of Saint Callistus. Archdeacon. Sixteenth Pope.
Most of what we know about him has come down to us from his critics, including an anti-Pope of the day. Callistus was on more than one occasion accused of heresy for such actions as permitting a return to Communion for sinners who had repented and done penance, or for proclaiming that differences in economic class were no barrier to marriage. This last put him in conflict with Roman civil law, but he stated that in matters concerning the Church and the sacraments, Church law trumped civil law. In both cases he taught what the Church has taught for centuries, including today, and though a whole host of schismatics wrote against him, his crime seems to have been to practice orthodox Christianity. Martyred in the persecutions of Alexander Severus.
Papal Ascension
c.218
Died
• martyred c.223
• legend says he was killed by being thrown down a well with a millstone around his neck, but there is no solid evidence
Saint Angadrisma of Beauvais
புனித_அங்கடிரிஸ்மா (615-619)
அக்டோபர் 14
இவர் (#St_Angadrisma) பிரான்ஸ் நாட்டைச் சார்ந்தவர்.
சிறுவயதிலேயே இறைவன்மீது மிகுந்த பற்றுக்கொண்டு வாழ்ந்து வந்த இவர் ஒரு துறவியாகப் போகவேண்டும் என்று கனவு கண்டிருந்தார்.
இந்நிலையில் இவரது பெற்றோர் இவரை அன்ஸ்பர்ட் என்பவருக்கு மணம் முடித்துக்கொடுக்க முடிவு செய்தனர். இதையறிந்த இவர், தன்னுடைய திருமணம் எப்படியாவது நின்றுவிட வேண்டும் என்றும், தான் எப்படியாவது துறவியாகிவிட வேண்டும் என்றும் இறைவனிடத்தில் மிக உருக்கமாக மன்றாடத் தொடங்கினார்.
இதனால் இவருக்குத் தொழுநோய் வந்தது. இதைப் பார்த்துவிட்டு, அன்ஸ்பர்ட் வேறொரு பெண்ணை மணமுடித்தார். இது நடந்த சில நாள்களிலேயே இவரிடமிருந்து தொழுநோய் நீங்கியது. இதற்குப் பிறகு இவர் ஓமர் மற்றும் லாம்பார்ட் ஆகியோரிடம் கல்விகற்று, பிரான்சில் உள்ள, அர்வர் என்ற இடத்தில் இருந்த புனித பெனடிக்ட் துறவு மடத்தில் சேர்ந்து துறவியானார்.
துறவு மடத்தில் இருந்த நாள்களில் இவர் இறைவேண்டலுக்கும் நோன்பிற்கும் மிகச் சிறந்த எடுத்துக்காட்டாக விளங்கினார். இறைவன் இவருக்கு வல்ல செயல்களைச் செய்யும் ஆற்றலை அளித்திருந்தார். அதைக் கொண்டு இவர் பல்வேறு வல்ல செயல்களைச் செய்தார்.
இவர் 695 ஆம் ஆண்டு இறையடி சேர்ந்தார்.
Also known as
Andragasyna, Angadreme, Angadresima, Angadrême, Angradesma
Additional Memorial
27 June - procession instituted by King Louis XI to celebrate the protection of Saint Angadrême when Beauvais, France was besieged in 1472
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Cousin of Saint Lambert of Lyon. Educated in Therouanne by Lambert and Saint Omer. She felt drawn to religious life from an early age, but was promised in an arranged marriage to Saint Ansbert of Chaussy. Dreading marriage, Angadrisma prayed for a miracle to prevent it; she was striken with leprosy. The marriage was broken off, Ansbert married some one else, and Angadrisma became a nun; the leprosy was cured the moment she received the veil from Saint Ouen, archbishop of Rouen. Abbess of the Benedictine monastery of Oroër-des-Vierge near Beauvais, France. Miracle worker. Once stopped a fire that was about to destroy her monastery by praying while holding up the relics of the house's founder, Saint Ebrulf of Ouche.
Born
c.615 in the Diocese of Thérouanne, France
Died
• c.696 at the Oroër-des-Vierge Abbey, Beauvais, France of natural causes
• relics transferred to the Church of Saint Michael in Beauvais in 851 when invading Normans destroyed Oroër-des-Vierge Abbey
• relics transferred to the Cathedral of Beauvais during the French Revolution
Blessed Richard Creagh
Additional Memorial
20 June as one of the Irish Martyrs
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Son of a wealthy merchant; as a young man Richard worked in his father's business. However, feeling a call to the priesthood, he studied at the University of Leuven, Belgium where he was an excellent student, and was ordained in 1555. He returned to Limerick, Ireland in 1556 and opened a school in an abandoned Dominican friary there. Chosen archbishop of Armagh, Ireland on Low Sunday in 1564. Arrested in December 1564 for the crime of acknowleding the authority of the Pope over the Church. After several months in prison, and multiple interrogations, Creagh escaped from the Tower of London on 29 April 1565 and fled to Leuven. He went from there to Spain and then back to Ireland in July 1566, resuming his ministry and preaching peace between the Irish and English. Arrested on 30 April 1567 in Kinelea, Ireland. A Dublin jury refused to convict Richard of anything, and his jailer helped him to escape, but in October 1567 Richard was arrested yet again, and again imprisoned in the Tower of London. He was kept chained, periodically interrogated, and systematically abused for years; he lost all his teeth and the use of one leg. Richard was released on bail in March 1570, and returned to Ireland where he resumed his ministry. Arrested again in May 1574, he was imprisoned in Dublin until February 1575 at which point he was returned to the Tower of London where he stayed until his death. While there, the periods when he was unchained, he ministered to other prisoners. Martyr.
Born
1523 in Limerick, Ireland
Died
possibly poisoned (evidence inconclusive) on 14 October 1586 in the Tower of London, England
Beatified
27 September 1992 by Pope John Paul II in Rome, Italy
Blessed Franciszek Roslaniec
Additional Memorial
12 June as one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II
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Priest in the diocese of Radom, Poland, Father Franciszek was a noted Bible scholar, and taught at the University of Warsaw. Arrested by the Gestapo in November 1939 as part of the Nazi occupation of Poland in World War II, he was transferred from one prison to another, ending at the Dachau concentration camp. There he ministered to other prisoners and set an example for them of living the truth of the Faith. Martyr.
Born
19 December 1889 in Wysmierzyce, Mazowieckie, Poland
Died
gassed on 14 October 1942 in the gas chambers of the prison camp at Dachau, Oberbayern, Germany
Beatified
13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II in Warsaw, Poland
Blessed Stanislaw Mysakowski
Additional Memorial
12 June as one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II
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Priest in the archdiocese of Lublin, Poland. He served as a catechist and developed a personal ministry to the poor, the elderly and the handicapped. He was arrested with several other priests by the Gestapo in November 1939 as part of the Nazi occupation of Poland. For the crime of being a priest, he was sentenced to death, and over the next three years he was imprisoned and repeatedly tortured in the Sachsenhausen and Dachau concentration camps; he spent his time ministering to fellow prisoners. Martyr.
Born
14 September 1896 in Wojslawice, Lubelskie, Poland
Died
gassed on 14 October 1942 in the gas chambers of the prison camp at Dachau, Oberbayern, Germany
Beatified
13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II in Warsaw, Poland
Saint Donatian of Rheims
Also known as
Donas, Donatianus, Donatien, Donazianus
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Saint Donatian of Rheims (c. 330 - 389 AD) was the eighth bishop of Reims, France. He was born in Rome, Italy, and was consecrated bishop in 360 AD. He was a wise and compassionate shepherd of his flock, and was known for his zeal for the faith and his love for the poor.
Saint Donatian died in 389 AD, and his relics were translated to Bruges, Belgium, in 863 AD. He is venerated as the patron saint of Bruges, and his feast day is celebrated on October 14th.
Saint Donatian is often depicted holding a wheel with five candles, which is a reference to a legend about his childhood. According to the legend, Donatian was thrown into a river as a child, but he was miraculously saved by a holy man who placed five candles on a water wheel. The wheel floated to the spot where Donatian was drowning, and he was rescued.
Born
4th century in Rome, Italy
Died
• 390 of natural causes
• bones enshrined at Corbie, France
• relics relocated to Torhout, Belgium
• Charles the Bald later gave the relics to Earl Baldwin of Flanders
• relics translated to Bruges, Belgium in 863
• relics enshrined in the cathedral in Bruges
Blessed Roman Lysko
Additional Memorial
2 April as one of the Martyrs Killed Communist Regimes in Eastern Europe
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Greek Catholic. Graduated from the Lviv Theological Academy. Married. Ordained on 28 August 1941. Pastor of the Archeparchy of Lviv for the Ukrainians. Arrested for his faith on 9 September 1949 by the NKVD; imprisoned on Lontskoho Street, Lviv. Noted for loudly singing Psalms while in prison; his keepers thought he'd lost his mind. Died in prison; martyr.
Born
14 August 1914 at Horodok, Lviv District, Ukraine
Died
tortured and starved to death on 14 October 1949 in prison at Lviv, Ukraine
Beatified
27 June 2001 by Pope John Paul II at Ukraine
Saint Gaudentius of Rimini
Also known as
Gaudenzo, Gaudenzio
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Immigrant to Rome, Italy c.308; ordained there in 332. Evangelizing bishop of Rimini, Italy in 346. Ordained Saint Marinus as deacon. Attended the Council of Rimini in 359 which condemned Arianism. Murdered by Arians. Martyr.
Born
Ephesus, Asia Minor
Died
14 October 360
Saint Dominic Loricatus
Also known as
Domenico Loricato
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To get Dominic ordained, his parents made a gift to their local bishop, committing the sin of simony. Learning of it, Dominic devoted himself to penance, even wearing an iron cuirass next to his skin. Hermit at Luceolo, Italy. Hermit in Montefeltro, Italy. Monk at Fonte Avellano Abbey. Spiritual student of Saint Peter Damian.
Born
995 in Italy
Died
1060 of natural causes
Saint Bernard of Arce
Also known as
Berhard of Arce
Additional Memorial
13 September - translation of his relics
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Saint Bernard of Arce (died c. 1100 AD) was a hermit who lived in Arpino, in the Campania district of Italy. He was born in England or Ireland, and made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land and Rome. He then became a hermit, known for his sanctity and his ability to perform miracles.
Saint Bernard's life is somewhat shrouded in mystery, but there are a few legends that tell of his miracles. One legend says that he cured a leper by simply touching him. Another legend says that he raised a dead child to life.
Saint Bernard is also known for his love of animals. He is said to have tamed wild animals and even made them do his bidding. One
Saint Bernard died in the early 12th century, and his relics are now enshrined in Rocca d'Arce, Italy.
Died
• 9th century of natural causes
• relics at Rocca d'Arce, Italy where many miracles have been reported in connection with them
Saint Fortunatus of Todi
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Bishop of Todi, Italy. Saved Todi from being sacked by Totila the Goth. Converted many and showed the power of God over idols by destroying a temple of Pan and using the materials to build a church.
Died
537
Saint Manehildis
Also known as
Manechildis, Ménéhould, Manechilde
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Youngest of seven sisters, all of whom are honoured as saints in parts of Champagne, France. Hermitess. Nun, receiving the veil from Saint Alpinus.
Born
Perthois, France
Died
c.490
Saint Manacca
Also known as
Manaccus, Manakus
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Sixth century monk. Abbot at Caer Gybi in Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales. Worked with Saint Cuby of Caernarvon. Manaccan, Cornwall is named for him.
Died
in Cornwall, England
Saint Rusticus of Trier
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Bishop of Trier, Germany. Accused of sexual impurity, Rusticus feared the scandal would harm the faith of this parishioners, so he resigned and spent his remaining days as a hermit at Saint Goar.
Died
574 of natural causes
Saint Venanzio of Luni
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Bishop of Luni, Italy from 594 to c.604. Friend of Saint Gregory the Great who wrote about Venanzio’s personal piety and his apostolic zeal.
Born
6th century Piacenza, Italy
Died
early 7th century
Saint Celeste of Metz
Also known as
Celestio, Céleste, Celestius
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Saint Celeste of Metz (also known as Saint Céleste or Saint Celestine) was the second bishop of Metz, France. He is believed to have lived in the late 3rd or early 4th century.
According to tradition, Saint Celeste was sent to Metz by Saint Peter to evangelize the region. He was a successful missionary, and converted many people to Christianity. He was also known for his holiness and his dedication to his flock.
Saint Celeste is said to have performed many miracles during his lifetime. He is said to have healed the sick, raised the dead, and even cast out demons. He is also credited with building the first church in Metz.
Saint Celeste died in Metz, and his relics are now enshrined in the Cathedral of Saint Stephen. His feast day is celebrated on October 14th.
Born
3rd century
Died
4th century of natural causes
Saint Lupus of Caesarea
Also known as
Lupulo
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Saint Lupus of Caesarea was a martyr who was put to death in Caesarea, Cappadocia (in modern-day Turkey) during the reign of the Roman emperor Diocletian (284-305 AD). He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Saint Lupus's feast day is celebrated on October 14th. He is often depicted holding a sword and a palm branch, which are symbols of his martyrdom.
Saint Lupus is a reminder that Christians throughout history have been persecuted for their faith, but they have always remained faithful to God. He is also an inspiration to us all to live our lives with courage and conviction.
Feast Day: October 14th
Died
Caesarea, Cappadocia (in modern Turkey)
Saint Saturninus of Caesarea
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Saint Saturninus of Caesarea was a martyr who was put to death in Caesarea, Cappadocia (in modern-day Turkey) during the reign of the Roman emperor Diocletian (284-305 AD). He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Saint Saturninus was a deacon in the church of Caesarea. He was known for his zeal for the faith and his love for the poor. When Diocletian began his persecution of Christians, Saint Saturninus was arrested and imprisoned. He was tortured and tried, but he refused to renounce his faith.
On October 14, 304 AD, Saint Saturninus was led to the place of his execution. He was burned at the stake, but he died in peace, praying for his persecutors.
Saint Saturninus is remembered as a courageous martyr who stood up for his faith in the face of persecution. He is an inspiration to all Christians to live our lives in faith and hope, even in the most difficult of times.
Feast Day: October 14th
Died
Caesarea, Cappadocia (in modern Turkey)
Saint Modesto of Capua
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Saint Modesto of Capua (c. 260 - 303 AD) was a martyr who was put to death in Capua, Campania, Italy, during the reign of the Roman emperor Diocletian (284-305 AD). He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Saint Modesto was a deacon in the church of Capua. He was known for his piety and his dedication to his flock. When Diocletian began his persecution of Christians, Saint Modesto was arrested and imprisoned. He was tortured and tried, but he refused to renounce his faith.
On October 14, 303 AD, Saint Modesto was led to the place of his execution. He was beheaded, and his body was thrown into the Volturno River. However, his body was miraculously discovered by a group of Christians, and it was buried in Capua.
Saint Modesto is remembered as a courageous martyr who stood up for his faith in the face of persecution. He is an inspiration to all Christians to live our lives in faith and hope, even in the most difficult of times.
Feast Day: October 14th
Died
Capua, Campania, Italy
Saint Lupulo of Capua
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Saint Lupulo of Capua (c. 260 - 303 AD) was a martyr who was put to death in Capua, Campania, Italy, during the reign of the Roman emperor Diocletian (284-305 AD). He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Saint Lupulo was a priest in the church of Capua. He was known for his holiness and his dedication to his flock. When Diocletian began his persecution of Christians, Saint Lupulo was arrested and imprisoned. He was tortured and tried, but he refused to renounce his faith.
On October 14, 303 AD, Saint Lupulo was led to the place of his execution. He was beheaded, and his body was thrown into the Volturno River. However, his body was miraculously discovered by a group of Christians, and it was buried in Capua.
Died
Capua, Campania, Italy
Martyrs of Caesarea
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Three brothers and a sister martyred together in the persecutions of Diocletian - Carponius, Evaristus, Fortunata and Priscian.
Died
• in 303 in Caesarea, Cappadocia (in modern Turkey)
• relics enshrined in Naples, Italy
Martyred in the Spanish Civil War
• Blessed Ana María Aranda Riera
• Blessed Félix Barrio y Barrio
• Blessed Isaac Carrascal Moso
• Blessed Jacques Laigneau de Langellerie
Francis of Silos
Saint Francis of Silos (1010-1079) was a Benedictine monk and abbot who is known for his holiness, his wisdom, and his miracles. He was born in Spain, and entered the monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla at a young age. He quickly became known for his piety and his dedication to his studies.
In 1043, Francis was elected abbot of San Millán. He served as abbot for over 30 years, during which time he reformed the monastery and made it a center of learning and spiritual growth. He was also known for his compassion for the poor and the sick.
Francis is credited with many miracles, including healing the sick, raising the dead, and even casting out demons. He was also a gifted preacher, and his sermons drew large crowds from all over Spain.
Francis died in 1079, and was buried in the monastery of San Millán. His relics are now enshrined in the cathedral of Burgos.
Francis is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. His feast day is celebrated on October 14th.
