இன்றைய புனிதர்கள் செப்டம்பர் 24

 St. Chuniald & Gislar

Feastday: September 24

Death: 7th century

Irish or Scottish missionaries to southern Germany and Austria. They labored as disciples of St. Rupert of Salzburg

He was one of those eminent Scottish or Irish missionaries who left their native country to carry the faith of Christ into Germany. He was for many years the constant companion of St. Rupert[a], bishop of Saltzburg, in all his apostolical functions. He is mentioned in some Martyrologies on the 27th of February, but his feast is kept on the 24th of September, the day of the translation of his relics. See Colgan, Act. SS. p. 769

St. Rupert of Salzberg

Feastday: September 24 ,March 27

Possibly descended from the Merovingians and claimed by the Irish as one of their own, St. Rupert of Salzburg was bishop of Worms when Childeric III asked that he evangelize Bavaria. Rupert travelled from Ratisbon to the Danube, where he converted Duke Theodo II. The duke gave him land at Iuvavum, on which Rupert established the abbey of St. Peter and the Nonnberg convent. Its abbess was his niece, Erendruda. Rupert also converted pagan temples into Christian churches and established the salt-mining industry from which the city takes its present name, Salzburg. When Rupert died c. 710/717, he was buried in St. Peter's abbey. Vergil of Salzberg later translated his relics to the cathedral in Salzberg.

Rupert of Salzburg (German: Ruprecht,[a] Latin: Robertus, Rupertus; c. 660[b] – 710 AD) was Bishop of Worms as well as the first Bishop of Salzburg and abbot of St. Peter's in Salzburg. He was a contemporary of the Frankish king Childebert III.[2] Rupert is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches.[3] Rupert is also patron saint of the Austrian state of Salzburg.

Blessed Anton Martin Slomsek

Also known as

Anton Martin Slomshek

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Born to a peasant family in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Seminarian at Klagenfurt, Austria. Ordained on 8 September 1824. Parish priest for five years. Spiritual director of the Klagenfurt seminary. Taught the Slovene language to seminarians; because the rulers of the empire spoke German, Slovenian was in danger of disappearing. Prince-bishop of Lavant, Austria (modern Maribor, Slovenia) on 30 May 1846, a diocese with a Slovene majority.

Bishop Slomsek began a campaign of patriotic education. He built new schools, encouraged Slovenian language and culture, wrote textbooks, and edited others. He founded a weekly newspaper, and published his sermons and episcopal statements. Founded the Saint Hermagoras Society publishing house to publish popular works in Slovenian. Today the region is nearly 100% literate, much of it due to Bishop Anton's good work.

Born

26 November 1800 in Ponikva pri Zalcu, Savinjska, Slovenia

Died

24 September 1862 in Maribor, Podravska, Slovenia of natural causes

Beatified

• 19 September 1999 by Pope John Paul II at Maribor, Slovenia

• the first beatified Slovene

Our Lady of Walsingham

Also known as

Virgin by the Sea

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In 1061 Lady Richeldis de Faverches, lady of the manor near the village of Walsingham, Norfolk, England, was taken in spirit to Nazareth. There Our Lady asked her to build a replica, in Norfolk, of the Holy House where she had been born, grew up, and received the Annunciation of Christ's impending birth. She immediately did, constructing a house 23'6" by 12'10" according to the plan given her. Its fame slowly spread, and in 1150 a group of Augustinian Canons built a priory beside it. Its fame continued to grow, and for centuries it was a point of pilgrimage for all classes, the recipient of many expensive gifts.

In 1534 Walsingham became one of the first houses to sign the Oath of Supremacy, recognizing Henry VIII as head of the Church in England. Dissenters were executed, and in 1538 the House was stripped of its valuables, its statue of the Virgin taken to London, England to be burned, its buildings used as farm sheds for the next three centuries.

In 1896 Charlotte Boyd purchased the old Slipper Chapel and donated it to Downside Abbey. In 1897 Pope Leo XIII re-founded the ancient shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham, and pilgrimages were permitted to resume. The statue of Our Lady was re-enshrined in 1922, beginning an era of cooperation at the shrine between Catholics and Anglicans. In 1981 construction began on the Chapel of Reconciliation, a cooperative effort between the two confessions, and located near the shrine. The feast of Our Lady of Walsingham was reinstated in 2000. In 2012 the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter for Anglicans joining the Church was given its patron as the Blessed Virgin Mary under the title Our Lady of Walsingham.

Feast of Our Lady of Mercy

இரக்கத்தின்_அன்னை 

பதின்மூன்றாம் நூற்றாண்டில் ஸ்பெயின் நாட்டில் பிறந்தவர் புனித பீட்டர் நோலாஸ்கா. 

மிகப்பெரிய செல்வந்தரான இவர், மூர் இனத்தவரால் ஆப்பிரிக்கச் சிறைகளில் அடைத்து வைக்கப்பட்டு, கடுமையாகச் சித்திரவதை செய்யப்பட்ட கிறிஸ்தவர்களை எப்படியாவது மீட்கவேண்டும் என்று முடிவுசெய்தார். அதற்காகத் தன் சொத்துக்களையெல்லாம் விற்றார்.

இவருடைய இந்த முயற்சிக்கு ஸ்பெயின் நாட்டில் உள்ள அரகோனை ஆண்டுவந்த முதலாம் ஜேம்ஸ் என்ற மன்னரும், பெனபோர்ட் நகர்ப் புனித ரெய்மெண்டும் பெரிதும் உதவினர்.

இவர்களுடைய உதவியினால் புனித பீட்டர் நோலாஸ்கா, மூர் இனத்தவரிடம் அடிமைகளாக இருந்த கிறிஸ்தவர்களை மீட்க முயற்சி செய்துகொண்டிருக்கும்போதுதான், அன்னை மரியா இவருக்கு இரண்டு பைகள் நிறைய தங்கக் காசுகளோடு தோன்றினார். 

தங்கக் காசுகள் இருந்த அந்த இரண்டு பைகளையும் புனித பீட்டர் நோலாஸ்காவிடம் கொடுத்த அன்னை மரியா, இவற்றைக் கொண்டு மூர் இனத்தவரிடம் அடிமைகளாக  இருக்கும் கிறிஸ்தவர்களை மீட்டு வா என்றார். கூடவே அவரோடு சேர்ந்து பணிபுரியக்கூடியவர்கள் அணியவேண்டிய வெந்நிற ஆடையையும் கொடுத்துவிட்டு அங்கிருந்து மறைந்தார்.

இவ்வாறு அன்னை மரியா, புனித பீட்டர் நோலாஸ்காவிற்குத் தோன்றிய நாள் 1281 ஆம் ஆண்டு, ஆகஸ்ட் திங்கள் 1.

Also known as

• Nuestra Señora de la Merced

• Our Lady of Ransom

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Commemorates the foundation of the Mercedarian Order and the apparition of Our Lady of Ransom. In this appearance she carried two bags of coins for use in ransoming Christians imprisoned by Moors. On 10 August 1218, the Mercedarian Order was legally constituted at Barcelona, Spain by King James of Aragon, and was approved by Pope Gregory IX on 17 January 1235. The Mercedarians celebrated their institution on the Sunday nearest to 1 August because it was on 1 August 1218 that the Blessed Virgin showed Saint Peter Nolasco the white habit of the Order. This custom was approved by the Congregation of Rites on 4 April 1615. On 22 February 1696 it was extended to the entire Latin Church, and the date changed to 24 September.

Blessed José Ramón Ferragud Girbes

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Baptized at the age of two days at his parish church of Saint James the Apostle. Lifelong layman in the archdiocese of Valencia, Spain. Married on 21 January 1914 to Josefa Borras Borras. Father of eight children. Attended daily Mass, and was active in the lay apostolates in his parish including the Union of Catholic Workers, serving as a catechist, writing about the conditions of Christians in Spain, and standing guard to protect churches. Arrested several times by anti–Catholic miitia men, and eventually martyred in the Spanish Civil War. He died shouting “Viva Christo Rey!” (Long live Christ the King!)

Born

10 October 1887 in Algemesí, Valencia, Spain

Died

shot on 24 September 1936 in Alzira, Valencia, Spain

Beatified

11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II

Blessed William Spenser

Additional Memorial

• 29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai

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

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Raised in an Anglican family. Studied at Trinity College, Oxford, England but left in 1580 and joined the Catholic Church in 1582. Studied at the seminary in Reims, France. Ordained as a priest in the apostolic vicariate of England on 24 September 1583. Father William returned to England to ministery to covert Catholics on 29 August 1584 where he brought his family to the Church. For a while Blessed Robert Hardesty hid and supported him. William turned himself in to authorities in York for the crime of being a priest in England so he could minister to other prisoners. Martyr.

Born

c.1555 in Gisburn, Lancashire, England

Died

hanged on 24 September 1589 in York, North Yorkshire, England

Beatified

22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II

Saint Gerard Sagredo

புனித ஜெரார்ட் சார்கிரேடோ 

நினைவுத் திருநாள்: செப்டம்பர் 24

பிறப்பு : 980

இறப்பு : 24 செப்டம்பர் 1046

புனிதர்பட்டம் : 1083, திருத்தந்தை 7 ஆம் கிரகோரி

பாதுகாவல் : ஹங்கேரி, புடாபெஸ்ட் நாடு

இவர் கசானாட் (Csanad) என்ற மறைமாவட்டத்தில் ஆயராக இருந்தார். வெனிஸ் நகர் ஆயர் ஹங்கேரி நாட்டு அரசருக்கு பலவிதங்களில் உதவினார். அதனால் புனித ஜெரார்ட் வெனிஸ் நகர ஆயருக்கு மறைமாவட்டத்திற்கு தேவையான உதவிகளை செய்து கொடுத்தார். பின்னர் ஹங்கேரி நாட்டு அரசர் புனித ஸ்டீபனின் மகன் வெனிஸ் நகர் பல்கலைக்கழகத்தில் படிக்கும்போது, அவருக்கும், படிப்பிற்கு தேவையான உதவிகளை செய்து கொடுத்தார். ஹங்கேரி நாட்டில் கிறிஸ்தவம் வளர்வதற்கு அந்நாட்டு அரசர் புனித ஸ்டீபனிற்கும் பெரும் உதவியாளராக இருந்தார்.

இவர் ஹங்கேரியில் மலைப்பகுதியில் செல்லும்போது, அவர் சென்ற இரு சக்கர வண்டி கீழே சரிந்ததில், மலை உச்சியிலிருந்து விழுந்துள்ளார். அவர் கீழே பாதாளத்தில் விழுந்ததும் இறந்துவிட்டார் போல காணப்பட்டார். ஆனால் அவரின் உடலில் சிறிதும் அடிபடாமல் தன் கைகளை கூப்பி, தான் இறப்பதற்காக செபித்துள்ளார் என்று கூறப்படுகின்றது. இவர் இறந்தப்பிறகு அம்மலையானது கில்லர்ட் ஹில் (Gillert Hill) என்று பெயரிட்டு அழைக்கப்படுகின்றது. இவர் இறக்கும் வரை வெனிஸ் மற்றும் ஹங்கேரி நாட்டு மக்களுக்காக பெரிதும் உழைத்து மறைப்பணியை ஆற்றியுள்ளார்.

Also known as

• Apostle of Hungary

• Gerard of Hungary

• Collert, Gerardo, Gellért

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Benedictine monk. Abbot at San Giorgio Maggiore abbey, Venice, Italy. He passed through Hungary while on a pilgrimage to Palestine. There he met with King Saint Stephen who persuaded him to stay and minister to the Magyars. Tutor of Prince Saint Emeric. First bishop of Csanad, Hungary in 1035. Martyred during the pagan backlash that followed the death of Saint Stephen.

Born

23 April 980 in Venice, Italy

Died

• stabbed to death with a lance on 24 September 1046 at Buda, Hungary

• body thrown into the Danube River

• surviving relics enshrined in the Basilica of San Donato in Murano, Venice, Italy

Canonized

1083 by Pope Saint Gregory VII

Blessed Encarnación Gil Valls

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Lay woman in the archdiocese of Valencia, Spain. Baptized on the day of her birth, she was confirmed at age 5 and made her first Communion at 11, all in her parish church of Santa Maria. She considered religious life, but realized a vocation of helping her brother who as a parish priest. Taught elementary school. Member of Catholic Action the Daughters of Mary, a catechist, she was devoted to Eucharistic adoration. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.

Born

27 January 1888 in Ontinyent, Valencia, Spain

Died

shot on the night of 24 September 1936 at the port of L'Ollería, Valencia, Spain

Beatified

11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II

Saint Pacificus of San Severino

 சான் செவரினோ நகர் புனிதர் பஸிஃபிகஸ் 

குரு:

பிறப்பு: மார்ச் 1, 1653

சான் செவரினோ, மேக்கராடா, திருத்தந்தையர் மாநிலங்கள்

இறப்பு: செப்டம்பர் 24, 1721 (வயது 68)

சான் செவரினோ, மேக்கராடா, திருத்தந்தையர் மாநிலங்கள்

ஏற்கும் சமயம்:

ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை

முக்திபேறு பட்டம்: ஆகஸ்ட் 4, 1786

திருத்தந்தை ஆறாம் பயஸ்

புனிதர் பட்டம்: மே 26, 1839

திருத்தந்தை பதினாறாம் கிரகோரி

நினைவுத் திருநாள்: செப்டம்பர் 24

புனிதர் பஸிஃபிகஸ், ஒரு இத்தாலி நாட்டைச் சேர்ந்த ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபையின் குரு ஆவார். இவர், தாம் நிகழ்த்திய அற்புதங்களின்பேரில் பிரபலமானவர்.

“கார்லோ அன்டோனியோ டிவைனி” (Carlo Antonio Divini) எனும் இயற்பெயர் கொண்ட இவர், கி.பி. 1653ம் ஆண்டு, மார்ச் மாதம், முதலாம் தேதியன்று, “சான் செவரினோ” (San Severino) எனுமிடத்தில் பிறந்தார். “அன்டோனியோ மரியா டிவைனி” (Antonio Maria Divini) இவரது தந்தை ஆவார். இவரது தாயாரின் பெயர், “மரியேஞ்சலா புரூனி” (Mariangela Bruni) ஆகும். மூன்று வயதான இவர் உறுதிப்பூசுதல் அருட்சாதனம் பெற்றதும், இவருடைய பெற்றோர் மரித்துப் போயினர். கி.பி. 1670ம் ஆண்டும், டிசம்பர் மாதம் வரை, இவர் மிகுந்த கஷ்டங்கள் அனுபவித்தார். பின்னர், “மார்ச் அன்கோனா” (March of Ancona) நகரிலுள்ள சீர்திருத்தப்பட்ட ஃபிரான்சிஸ்கன் சபையில் இணைந்து அதன் சீருடைகளைப் பெற்றார்.

மிகுந்த கஷ்டங்களினூடே படித்த இவர், கி.பி. 1678ம் ஆண்டு, ஜூன் மாதம், 4ம் தேதியன்று, குருத்துவ அருட்பொழிவு பெற்றார். 1680ம் ஆண்டு முதல், 1683ம் ஆண்டு வரையான காலத்தில், தமது சபையின் புதிய உறுப்பினர்களுக்கு தத்துவ பாடம் கற்பிக்கும் பேராசிரியர் பணியாற்றினார். இதைத் தொடர்ந்து நான்கு அல்லது ஐந்து ஆண்டுகளுக்கு ஒரு மிஷனரியாக சுற்றியிருந்த பகுதிகளில் மறைபணிபுரிந்தார். ஆனால், அதனைத் தொடர்ந்து ஏற்பட்ட நடை தடுமாற்றம் (Lameness), செவிட்டுத் தன்மை (Deafness) மற்றும் கண்பார்வைக் குறைபாடு (Blindness) போன்றவற்றினால் அவரால் தொடர்ந்து மறைப் பணியாற்ற இயலாமல் போனது. பின்னர் அவர், அவர் தியான வாழ்க்கையை தொடங்கினார். அவரது வாழ்நாள் முழுவதும் ஆழ்ந்த உடல் வேதனைகள் தொடர்ந்தாலும், அவர் கடவுளிடம் மட்டுமே ஆறுதலையும் நிவாரணத்தையும் தேடிக்கொண்டிருந்தார். அதிசயமான இயற்கை சக்திகள் மற்றும் உழைக்கும் அற்புதங்களின் பரிசுகள் அவருக்கு கடவுளால் வழங்கப்பட்டிருந்தன. அவர், ஒரு தேவதூதனின் பொறுமையுடன் நோய்களின் வேதனைகளைத் தாங்கிக் கொண்டு, பல அற்புதங்களைச் செய்தார். மென்மேலும் கடவுளால் ஆசீர்வதிக்கப்பட்டார்.

இவர் ஒரு நிலையான நோயாளியாக இருந்தபோதிலும், கி.பி. 1692ம் ஆண்டு முதல் 1693ம் ஆண்டுவரை, "சான் சவரினோ" (San Severino) நகரிலுள்ள "சான்ட மரியா டெல் கிரேஸி" கான்வென்ட்டில் (Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie) பாதுகாவலர் பதவியை வகித்தார். பின்னர், அங்கேயே கி.பி. 1721ம் ஆண்டு, செப்டம்பர் மாதம், 24ம் நாளன்று, மரித்தார்

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Son of Antonio M Divini and Mariangela Bruni, both of whom died when Pacificus was about 3 years old, leaving him to be raised by an uncle. Joined the Franciscans in December 1670. Ordained in 1678. Professor of philosophy, teaching novices. Parish mission preacher. His health failed and he spent his final 29 years lame, deaf and blind, leading a contemplative life. Received visions and ecstasies. Miracle worker.

Born

1 March 1653 at San Severino, Italy

Died

24 September 1721 at San Severino, Italy

Beatified

4 August 1786 by Pope Pius VI

Canonized

26 May 1839 by Pope Gregory IX

Saint Terence of Pesaro

Also known as

Terenzio

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Fled to across the Adriatic Sea Italy to escape persecutions in Pannonia (modern Hungary in the early 3rd century. Bishop of Pesaro, Italy. Martyr.

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c.210 in Pannonia (modern Hungary)

Died

• 24 September 247 at Pesaro, Italy

• relics enshrined in the cathedral of Pesaro

Saint Isarnus of Toulouse

Also known as

• Isarnus of Marseille

• Isarno of...

• Ysarn of...

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Educated at Saint Victor's, Marseilles, France. Benedictine monk at Saint Victor's. As abbot at Saint Victor's he revitalized spiritual life and devotion to the Rule; his house became the center of a great Benedictine revival in the region. Famous for his charity and his prison ministry. Secured the release of the monks of the Lérins Abbey when it was captured by Saracens.

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at Marseilles, Provence (in modern France)

Died

1048 at Marseilles, Provence (in modern France)

Blessed Colomba Matylda Gabriel

Also known as

Janina Matylda Gabriel

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Founder of the Benedettine di Caritá (Benedictine Sisters of Charity).

Born

3 May 1858 at Ivano-Frankivsk, Poland (now in Ukraine) as Janina Matylda Gabriel

Died

24 September 1926 at Rome, Italy of natural causes

Beatified

16 May 1993 by Pope John Paul II

Saint Anathalon of Milan

Also known as

Anatalone, Anatelon, Anatalo, Anatolo, Anatolio, Anatalofle, Anatelofl, Anatolofle

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Spiritual student of Saint Barnabas the Apostle. First-century bishop of Milan, Italy, assigned by Saint Barnabas. Evangelized the entire region.

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Brescia, Italy

Blessed Robert Hardesty

Additional Memorial

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

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Layman, martyred for the crime of hiding and supporting the work of Blessed William Spenser.

Born

Yorkshire, England

Died

hanged on 24 September 1589 in York, North Yorkshire, England

Beatified

22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II

Saint Antonio González

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Dominican priest. Missionary to Japan. Martyr.

Born

1593 in León, Spain

 

Died

24 September 1637 at Nagasaki, Japan

He was born in Valladolid, Spain, in 1588. He joined the Dominican Order at the age of 15 and was ordained a priest in 1612. In 1618, he volunteered to be a missionary to Japan. He arrived in Manila in 1619 and studied Japanese for two years. In 1621, he traveled to Japan and began his missionary work.

Saint Antonio González worked tirelessly to evangelize the Japanese people. He traveled throughout the country, preaching the Gospel and converting many people to Christianity. He also established schools and orphanages.

In 1633, Saint Antonio González was arrested by the Japanese authorities. He was imprisoned and tortured for two years. On September 24, 1637, he was beheaded at Nishizaka Hill in Nagasaki, along with several other missionaries and Japanese Christians.

Canonized

18 October 1987 by Pope John Paul II

Saint Coprio

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Abandoned as an infant on a dungheap (Greek: koprìa) by his parents, the boy was found and rescued by monks of the nearby monastery of Saint Theodosius in Bethleham. The monks named him Coprio, and raised him as their own. He grew become a model of holiness, living his 90 years in the monastery. Monk.

Saint Paphnutius of Egypt

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Hermit. During the persecutions of Diocletian, Paphnutius came out of the wilderness to stand with his fellow Christians. Martyr.

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tortured on a rack then hanged from a palm tree in 303 in Egypt

Saint Ysarn of Saint Victor

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Benedictine monk and then abbot of Saint Victor Abbey in Marseilles, France, which flourished under him.

Born

Toulouse, France

Died

1048

Saint Andochius of Autun

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Second-century priest in Smyrna. Missionary in the area of Autun in Gaul (modern France), assigned by Saint Polycarp. Martyr.

Died

179

Saint Thyrsus of Autun

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Second-century deacon in Smryna. Missionary in the area of Autun in Gaul (modern France), assigned by Saint Polycarp. Martyr.

Died

179

Saint Lupus of Lyons

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Monk near Lyons, France. Archbishop of Lyons. Suffered in the turmoil which followed the death of Saint Sigismund of Burgundy.

Died

542

Saint Felix of Autun

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Rich, second-century merchant in Autun, France. Convert. Assisted and supported missionaries in his region. Martyr.

Died

179

Saint Rusticus of Clermont

Also known as

Rotiri

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Bishop of Clermont, France from 426 to 446.

Saint Rusticus of Clermont was a bishop of Clermont in Auvergne, France. He lived from the late 4th century to the mid-5th century. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church.

His feast day is September 24.

According to tradition, Rusticus was a priest in Clermont when the former bishop, Venerandus, died. An assembly of citizens was gathered to discuss candidates to succeed Venerandus when a veiled nun told them to let the Lord make the choice and the chosen would appear. At that moment, Rusticus arrived, and the woman cried out that he was the one appointed by the Lord.

Rusticus served as bishop of Clermont from 424 to 446. He is known for his holiness of life and his dedication to his flock. He was also a strong defender of the Catholic faith.

Rusticus died in 446. He was buried in the cathedral of Clermont.

Died

446

Saint Erinhard

Saint Erinhard was a monk and prior who was born in Normandy, France, in the 9th century. He was educated at the Benedictine Abbey of Fulda, where he became a monk. In 851, he was appointed bishop of Würzburg.

As bishop, Erinhard was a strong advocate for reform. He worked to improve the education of the clergy and to promote the religious life of the people of his diocese. He also founded several schools and monasteries.

Erinhard was also a loyal supporter of King Louis the German. He accompanied Louis on several military campaigns and helped to settle disputes between the king and his vassals.

Erinhard died in 884 and was buried in the cathedral of Würzburg. He was canonized by Pope John X in 923.

Saint Erinhard is a patron saint of Würzburg and of the diocese of Würzburg. He is also invoked against headaches and eye problems.

Died

739 in the diocese of Fontenelle, France

Martyrs of Chalcedon

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Forty-nine Christian choir singers of the church in Chalcedon in Asia Minor who were martyred together in their persecutions of Diocletian.

Died

304

Martyred in the Spanish Civil War

• Blessed Antonio Pancorbo López

• Blessed Esteban García y García

• Blessed José María Ferrándiz Hernández

• Blessed Juan Francisco Joya Corralero

• Blessed Luis de Erdoiza Zamalloa

• Blessed Manuel Gómez Contioso

• Blessed Melchor Rodríguez Villastrigo

• Blessed Pascual Ferrer Botella

• Blessed Rafael Rodríguez Mesa

• Blessed Santiago Arriaga Arrien

Our Lady of Val Camonica

Our Lady of Val Camonica is a title given to the Virgin Mary in the Val Camonica valley in Lombardy, Italy. The title is associated with a number of different images of Mary in the valley, including a fresco in the Church of San Bartolomeo in Galleno and a statue in the Church of Santa Maria in Sonico.

The veneration of Our Lady of Val Camonica dates back to the Middle Ages. According to tradition, a group of shepherds were tending their flocks in the valley when they saw a vision of Mary. Mary told the shepherds to build a church in her honor, and they did so. The church became a popular pilgrimage site, and many people came to pray to Our Lady of Val Camonica for intercession.

Over the centuries, Our Lady of Val Camonica has been credited with many miracles. People have come to her for help with a variety of problems, including illness, infertility, and financial difficulties. She is also known as a protector of children and travelers.

Today, Our Lady of Val Camonica is still venerated by people in the Val Camonica valley and beyond. She is a reminder of God's love and mercy, and she is a source of hope and comfort for many people

Dalmazio Moner

Dalmazio Moner (1291-1341) was a Dominican friar and priest from Spain. He is known for his humble life, his dedication to prayer, and his many miracles.

Moner was born into a wealthy family in Santa Coloma de Farners, Catalonia. He was educated at the monastery of Sant Pere Cercada, where he developed a love for the Dominican Order. In 1306, at the age of 15, he entered the Dominican convent in Girona.

Moner was a model Dominican friar. He was humble, obedient, and prayerful. He was also a gifted preacher and confessor. He was known for his compassion for the poor and the sick.

Moner lived a very simple life. He slept on a hard bed and wore only the simplest clothes. He ate very little and fasted often. He also spent many hours in prayer, often in the solitude of his cell.

Moner was known for his many miracles. He healed the sick, raised the dead, and even controlled the weather. He was also known for his ability to read hearts and minds.

Moner died in Girona on September 24, 1341. He was beatified by Pope Innocent XIII in 1721.

Robert of Knaresborough

Robert of Knaresborough (c. 1160 – 24 September 1218) was a British hermit who lived in a cave by the River Nidd, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. His feast day is on September 24.

Robert was born into a wealthy family in Knaresborough. He was educated at the local Benedictine abbey, but he felt drawn to a more solitary life. In his early twenties, he left the abbey and began to live as a hermit in a cave by the river.

Robert lived a very simple life. He ate very little and slept on a hard bed. He spent most of his time in prayer and meditation. He also became known for his healing powers. People from all over the country came to see him for help, and he healed many of them.

Robert was also known for his outspokenness. He was not afraid to speak out against injustice, even if it meant getting into trouble. He was once arrested for criticizing the local sheriff.

Robert died in 1218. He was buried in his cave, which became a popular pilgrimage site. In 1252, Pope Innocent IV granted Robert's followers permission to build a chapel over his grave. The chapel still stands today, and it is known as St Robert's Chapel.

Wolfgang of Steinkirchen

Wolfgang of Steinkirchen (c. 934 – 31 October 994) was the bishop of Regensburg from 972 to 994. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. His feast day is on October 31.

Wolfgang was born into a wealthy family in Swabia, Germany. He was educated at the monastery of Reichenau, where he became a monk. In 972, he was appointed bishop of Regensburg.

As bishop, Wolfgang was a reformer. He worked to improve the education of the clergy and to promote the religious life of the people of his diocese. He also founded several schools and monasteries.

Wolfgang was also a loyal supporter of the Holy Roman Emperor Otto II. He accompanied Otto on several military campaigns and helped to settle disputes between the emperor and his vassals.

Wolfgang died in 994. He was buried in the cathedral of Regensburg. He was canonized by Pope John XV in 995.

Wolfgang of Steinkirchen is a model of Christian leadership and reform. He is also a reminder of the importance of working for peace and justice. He is intercessor for many people, and he is especially invoked for the protection of children and travelers.

In addition to his work as bishop, Wolfgang was also a poet and composer. He wrote a number of hymns and liturgical works, including the famous hymn "Christus Vincit, Christus Regnat, Christus Imperat."