Blessed Maria Candida of the Eucharist
Also known as
• Maria Barba
• Maria Candida dell'Eucharistia
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Daughter of Pietro Barba, an appelate court judge. Raised in Palermo, Sicily. She made her first Communion at age 10, and had an intense devotion to the Eucharist from a very early age. At fifteen she felt a call to religious life, but her family, though pious, opposed her vocation. She was 35 when she was able to follow the call, and she entered the Discalced Teresian Carmel at Ragusa, Italy on 25 September 1919, taking the name Maria Candida of the Eucharist. Eucharistic devotion dominated her spiritual life, and she would spend hours before the Host. Prioress of her house from 1924 to 1947. Greatly expanded the Carmel in Sicily, and promoted devotion to Saint Teresa of Jesus and her Rule within her Order. Wrote a small book titled The Eucharist, a description of her experiences and theological meditations on them.
Born
16 January 1884 in Catazaro, Italy as Maria Barba
Died
12 June 1949 of natural causes
Beatified
21 March 2004 by Pope John Paul II
Saint Gaspare Bertoni
புனிதர் கேஸ்பர் பெர்டோனி
குரு/ சபை நிறுவனர்:
பிறப்பு: அக்டோபர் 9, 1777
வெரோனா, வெனிஸ் குடியரசு
இறப்பு: ஜூன் 12, 1853 (வயது 75)
வெரோனா, லொம்பார்டி-வெனிஷியா அரசு
ஏற்கும் சமயம்:
ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை
முக்திபேறு பட்டம்: நவம்பர் 1, 1975
திருத்தந்தை ஆறாம் பவுல்
புனிதர் பட்டம்: நவம்பர் 1, 1989
திருத்தந்தை இரண்டாம் ஜான் பவுல்
நினைவுத் திருநாள்: ஜூன் 12
பாதுகாவல்:
“ஸ்டிக்மேடைன்ஸ்”
புனிதர் கேஸ்பர் பெர்டோனி, ஒரு இத்தாலிய ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க குருவும், “தூய ஸ்டிக்மாட்டா" சபையின் நிறுவனரும் ஆவார்.
கி.பி. 1777ம் ஆண்டு, அக்டோபர் மாதம், 9ம் தேதி, வெனிஸ் குடியரசின் “வெரோனா” நகரில் பிறந்த இப்புனிதரின் தந்தை ஒரு சட்ட வல்லுநர் ஆவார். அவரது பெயர், “ஃபிரான்சிஸ்கோ பெர்டோனி“ ஆகும். இவரது தாயாரின் பெயர் “ப்ரூநோரா ரவெல்லி” ஆகும். இவரது குழந்தைப் பருவத்திலேயே இவரது ஒரே சகோதரி மரித்துப்போனார்.
ஆரம்பக் கல்வியை தமது பெற்றோரிடமே கற்ற பெர்டோனி, அதன் பின்னர், தமது சொந்த ஊரான வெரோனாவிலுள்ள “புனித செபாஸ்டியன்” பள்ளியின் “இயேசு சபை” மற்றும் “மரியான் சபை” துறவியரிடம் கற்றார்.
இவர் “புது நன்மை” பெறும்போது ஒரு திருக்காட்சி காணக் கிடைத்தது. அதன் அறிவுறுத்தலின்படி, கி.பி. 1796ம் ஆண்டு, குருத்துவ கல்வி கற்க ஆரம்பித்தார். கி.பி. 1796ம் ஆண்டு, ஜூன் மாதம், முதல் தேதியன்று, ஃபிரான்ஸ் நாட்டின் “ஃபிரெஞ்ச் புரட்சிப் படைகள்” இத்தாலி நாட்டின் வடக்குப் பிராந்திய நகரங்களை இருபதாண்டு கால ஆக்கிரமிப்பு செய்யத் தொடங்கியிருந்தன.
பெர்டோனி, மருத்துவமனைகளுக்கான “நற்செய்தி சகோதரத்துவ குழுவில்” இணைந்து, புரட்சிப்படைகளின் நடவடிக்கைகளால் காயமுற்ற, நோயுற்ற மற்றும் பாதிக்கப்பட்டவர்களுக்கு உதவும் பணியாற்ற தொடங்கினார். அவர் 1800ம் ஆண்டு, செப்டம்பர் மாதம், 20ம் தேதி, குருத்துவ அருட்பொழிவு பெற்றார்.
பெர்டோனி, “புனிதர் மகதலின் கனோஸ்ஸா பள்ளியின் அருட்சகோதரியரின் ஆலய குருவாக பணியாற்றிய அதே வேளையில், அருட்சகோதரியினரதும் குருத்துவ கல்லூரியினதும் ஆன்மீக இயக்குனராகவும் பணியாற்றினார். ஃபிரெஞ்ச் பேரரசர் நெப்போலியனால் சிறை பிடிக்கப்பட்டிருந்த திருத்தந்தை ஏழாம் பயசு’க்காக ஆதரவளிப்போர் மற்றும் செபிக்கும் தலைவர்களில் ஒருவராகவும் இருந்தார்.
மரியான் செபக்கூடங்களை நிறுவுதல், இயேசுவின் ஐந்து காய பக்தியைப் பரப்புதல் மற்றும் எழைகளுக்கான பள்ளிகளை நிறுவுதல் ஆகியன புனிதர் கேஸ்பர் பெர்டோனி அவர்களின் முக்கிய மறைபணிகளாக இருந்தன. 1816ம் ஆண்டு, நவம்பர் மாதம், 4ம் தேதி, “இயேசு கிறிஸ்துவின் தூய ஐந்து காய தழும்புகளின் சபை” எனும் சபையை தோற்றுவித்தார். 2012ம் வருட அறிக்கையின்படி, இச்சபையில் 94 இல்லங்களும் 331 குருக்கள் உள்ளிட்ட 422 உறுப்பினர்களும் இருப்பதாக கூறப்படுகின்றது.
புனிதர் கேஸ்பர் பெர்டோனி தமது இறுதி நாட்களில் காய்ச்சல் போன்ற நோய்களால் மோசமாகப் பாதிக்கப்பட்டார். தமது வாழ்க்கையின் கடைசி இருபது ஆண்டுகளை தமது வலது காலில் ஏற்பட்ட நோய்த் தொற்றுடனேயே கழித்தார். அவருடைய காலின் நோய்த்தொற்றை நீக்கும் முயற்சியாக, கடந்த இருபது ஆண்டுகளில், அவரது வலது காலில் முன்னூறுக்கும் மேற்பட்ட அறுவை சிகிச்சைகள் மேற்கொள்ளப்பட்டிருந்தன. அப்படியும், மருத்துவமனை படுக்கையில் இருந்தபடியே பலருக்கு ஆன்மீக வழிகாட்டியாகவும் ஆலோசகராகவும் 1853ம் ஆண்டு தாம் மரிக்கும்வரை தமது சேவையைத் தொடர்ந்தார்.
Also known as
• Caspar Bertoni
• Gaspar Bertoni
• The Apostolic Missionary
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Son of Francis, a wealthy lawyer and notary, and Brunora Ravelli Bertoni, he was raised in a pious family. His beloved sister died when Gaspare was quite young. He was educated at home, then by Jesuits and the Marian Congregation at Saint Sebastian's School in Verona, Italy.
At his first Communion Gaspare received a vision and message that he was to become a priest, and he entered the seminary in 1796. On 1 June 1796, troops from Revolutionary France began a 20 year occupation of northern Italy. Gaspar joined the Gospel Fraternity for Hospitals, and worked to help those wounded, ill, displaced, or otherwise harmed by the occupation. Ordained on 20 September 1800.
Chaplain to the sisters of Saint Magdalen Canossa convent. Spiritual director to many including Blessed Leopoldina Naudet, Venerable Teodora Campestrini, and an entire seminary. Well known preacher. One of the leaders in a Europe-wide movement to offer prayers and support for Pope Pius VII when he was imprisoned by Napolean Bonaparte. Established the Marian Oratories. Organized free schools for the poor. Spread devotion to the Five Wounds of Christ.
Founded the Congregation of the Sacred Stigmata of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Stigmatines) on 4 November 1816. Their mission was to serve as "Apostolic Missionaries for the assistance of bishops", and they were under the patronage of Mary and Joseph.
Beset by fevers and a continuing infection in his right leg during the last two decades of his life. Over 300 operations were performed on his leg in an effort to stem the infection. Continued to serve as counselor and spiritual director from his hospital bed.
Born
9 October 1777 in Verona, Italy
Died
Sunday 12 June 1853 in Verona, Italy of natural causes
Canonized
1 November 1989 by Pope John Paul II
Blessed Lorenzo Salvi
Also known as
Lorenzo Maria of Saint Francis Xavier
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Studied at the Collegio Romano in Rome, Italy; his classmates included Saint Gaspare del Bufalo and the future Pope Gregory XVI. Influenced by the work and preaching of Saint Vincent Mary Strambi. Became a Passionist novice at Monte Argentario in 1801, and made his profession on 20 November 1802. Ordained on 29 December 1805. For seven years the house and all the religious in it were suppressed by order of Napoleon. When Lorenzo was able to return to his vocation, he devoted himself to preaching missions and promoting devotion to the Passion. Showed a great personal devotion to the Child Jesus. Rector of the Passionist Generalate in Rome (his vice-rector was Blessed Dominic Barberi), but spent nearly every day on the road preaching missions.
Born
30 October 1782 in Rome, Italy
Died
• 12 June 1856 in Capranica, Viterbo, Italy of natural causes
• buried in the Passionist Church of Saint Angelo, Vetralla, Viterbo
Beatified
1 October 1989 by Pope John Paul II
Pope Saint Leo III
Also known as
Charlemagne's Pope
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The son of Atyuppius and Elizabeth. Priest. Cardinal. Papal treasurer. Elected pope the day after his predecessor's burial, probably so there would not be any outside interference with the decision of the cardinals.
Upon his election, he sent Charlemagne the keys of Saint Peter and the standard of the city of Rome, Italy indicating his choice of Charlemagne as protector of the city and the see. Charlemagne, with his letters of congratulations, sent a fortune which Leo used to build churches and found charitable institutions.
On 25 April 799, members of Pope Adrian I's family hired thugs to attack Leo in a procession. They scarred his face and tried to tear out his toungue and eyes to render him unfit for the papacy. He survived the attack, scarred but tongue and eyes miraculously healed. He fled to Charlemagne's protection at Paderborn, Germany where his enemies tried to turn the king against him. When Leo recovered, Charlemagne escorted him back to Rome. In 800 he conducted a trial of Leo and of his accusers. There was no evidence of Leo's guilt, but there was of his accusers, and they were imprisoned. On Christmas day in 800, Leo crowned Charlemagne emperor, marking the beginning of the Holy Roman Empire.
Born
at Rome, Italy
Papal Ascension
26 December 795
Died
• 12 June 816
• relics at Saint Peter's, Rome, Italy
Canonized
1673 by Pope Clement X
Saint Onuphrius
Also known as
• Onuphrius of Egypt
• Onuphrius the Great
• Humphrey, Onofre, Onofrio, Onophry, Onouphrius
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Hermit for 70 years in the desert near Thebais, Upper Egypt. He sought to imitate the solitude and privations of Saint John the Baptist, and lived on the the fruits of a date tree and a palm-tree that grew near his cell. Popular in the Middle Ages, initially with monks and then in general, he became associated with weavers because he was depicted "dressed only in his own abundant hair, and a loin-cloth of leaves".
Died
• c.400
• buried by Saint Paphnutius who had come to him to learn if the hermit's life was for him
• Paphnutius buried Onuphrius in a hole in the mountainside; the hole immediately disappeared
Blessed Antonia Maria Verna
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Antonia early felt a call to religious life, and as a teenager began caring for and catechising children in her village. Attended the Institute in San Giorgio Canavese, simultaneously a student and a teacher. In 1806, she and several companions formed a group that would become the Institute of the Sisters of Charity of the Immaculate Conception of Ivrea, dedicated to teaching and catechising children, and home care for the sick; in 1819 they opened their first home, on 7 March 1828 King Charles Felix gave secular approval, and on 10 June 1828 her bishop gave his approval. Antonio spent the rest of her life, and ruined her health, in leading, promoting and expanding the Institute.
Born
12 June 1773 in Pasquaro di Rivarolo Canavese, Turin, Italy
Died
• 25 December 1838 in Pasquaro di Rivarolo Canavese, Turin, Italy of natural causes
• interred in the basement of her parish church
Beatified
2 October 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI
Saint Cunera
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Her legend says that she was a princess in the region of York, England. One of the holy virgins who travelled with Saint Ursula, she was saved from the massacre by the Frisian king Radboud who took her to his castle in Rhenen (in modern Netherlands) where she eventually ran the household. Queen Aldegonde became jealous, and had Cunera strangled and buried in a cattle shed. A miracle led to the discovery of the crime, which led to the conversion of Radboud to Christianity.
There are a number of problems with this story, and nothing reliable about her has survived.
Born
British Isles
Died
strangled to death on 28 October 340 in Rhenen, Netherlands
Blessed Guy Vignotelli
Also known as
Guy of Cortona
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Wealthy layman known for his charity to the poor. After hearing a sermon by Saint Francis of Assisi, he gave away the rest of his riches and became a Franciscan tertiary, received into the order by Saint Francis himself in 1211. Priest. Hermit near Cortona, Italy living in a cell on a bridge. Miracle worker.
Born
c.1185 at Cortona, Italy
Died
• 1245 at the Franciscan convent at Cortona, Italy of natural causes
• on his death-bed he had a vision of Saint Francis coming to lead him to the next life
Beatified
1583 by Pope Gregory XIII (cultus confirmation)
Saint Odulph of Utrecht
Also known as
Odulfo, Odulphus
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French nobility. Pious and studious youth. Augustinian priest. Curate of Oresscoth in Brabant. Worked with Saint Frederick of Utrecht to evangelize the Frisons. Canon of the cathedral at Utrecht, Netherlands where he worked to set a good example of prayer and fasting to laymen. Founded the Augustinian monastery at Stavoren.
Born
Brabant (in modern Belgium)
Died
• c.855 of natural causes
• relics stolen in 1034
• relics turned up in London, England, and were interred at Evesham Abbey
Blessed Mercedes Molina Ayala
Also known as
Mercedes of Jesus
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Nun in 1873. Founded the Institute of the Sisters of Saint Mariana of Jesus (Marianitas Sisters) to care for and educate orphans and poor girls, and to help prostitutes escape the life.
Born
1828 in Baba, Los Ríos, Ecuador as Mercedes Molina
Died
12 June 1883 in Riobamba, Chimborazo, Ecuador of natural causes
Beatified
1 February 1985 by Pope John Paul II in Guayaquil, Ecuador
Blessed Conrad of Maleville
Also known as
Corrado
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Born to the French nobility. Mercedarian knight. In 1300 he ransomed 228 Christians enslaved in Tunis, Tunisia by Muslim raiders. Returning to France, he was sent to Algiers, Algeria where he ransomed 218 more.
Born
France
Died
1310 in the Mercedarian convent of Sainta Maria in Avignon, France of natural causes
Saint Amphion of Nicomedia
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Priest during the reign of Valerius Maximianus Galerius. Earliest known bishop of Epiphania, Cilicia (in modern Turkey) in 325. Attended the Council of Nicaea. Bishop of Nicomedia; opposed the Arians who were just starting to spread in the area. Writer whose works were recommended by Saint Athanasius of Alexandria for their defense of the faith. Suffered in the persecutions of Diocletian.
Died
early 4th century of natural causes
Saint Peter of Mount Athos
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First hermit on Mount Athos in 8th century Greece.
Legend says that he was a soldier captured by Muslims, but freed through the intercession of Saint Simeon. He made a pilgrimage to Rome, Italy and was given a monastic habit by the (unnamed) pope. Moved by a vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary, he became a hermit for 50 years on Mount Athos, fighting off assaults of the devil and starting a tradition for other hermits to follow.
Saint Eskil
Also known as
Aeschilus, Aeschylus, Eskill, Eskillo, Eschillo
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Missionary, working in Sweden with Saint Ansgar. Bishop. He converted so many pagan Swedes to Christianity that he was condemned to death by King Swerker the Bloody. Martyr.
Born
in England
Died
stoned to death on Good Friday 1131
Saint Arsenius of Konev
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Monk on Mount Athos in Greece for three years. Monk at the Valaam monastery in northern Russia. Founded a monastery in the island of Konev, putting it under the Rule he had learned on Mount Athos.
Born
Novgorod, Russia
Died
1447 of natural causes
Saint Chrodobald of Marchiennes
Also known as
Chlodobald, Chrodobalde, Ludbald, Rodebald
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Spiritual student of Saint Amandus of Belgium. Benedictine monk at the monastery of Elnone (modern Saint-Amand-les-Eaux) in Tournai, Flanders (in modern Belgium). Provost of the abbey of Marchiennes near Douai, France.
Born
Gaul (modern France)
Died
7th century
Saint Lochinia of Ireland
Also known as
Lochin, Lochein
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Born a princess, the daughter of Briga and King Conall Derg of Oriel in northern Ireland. Sister of Saint Fanchea of Rossory, Saint Carecha of Clonburren, Saint Darenia of Cashel and Saint Enda of Arran. No details of her life have survived.
Born
5th century Oriel, Ireland
Died
c.500
Saint Placid of Ocre
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Born to a working class family. Became a Cistercian monk at Saint Nicholas, Corno, Italy. Lived as a hermit at Ocre in the Abruzzi region of Italy. Founder and abbot of Santo Spirito monastery near Val d'Ocre. As a self-imposed penance, he slept standing the last 37 years of his life.
Born
at Rodi, Italy
Died
1248 of natural causes
Blessed Stefan Kielman
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Premonstratensian monk in 1641. Canon of the Strahov monastery outside Prague, Bohemia (modern Czech Republic). Ordained in 1647. Prior of his monastery. Spiritual director and confessor to the sisters in the Doksany convent.
Born
1622 in the area that is modern Czech Republic
Died
1678 of natural causes
Blessed Pelagia Leonti of Milazzo
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Daughter of Domenico Leonti and Bernarda Maiolino; sister of Blessed Angelica of Milazzo. Franciscan Minim tertiary lay woman. Her guardian angel was sometimes visible to other people.
Born
16th century in Milazzo, Italy
Died
1591 of natural causes
Blessed Antonio de Pietra
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Mercedarian friar. Ransomed 80 Christians from Muslim slavery in North Africa.
Died
1490 at San Martino convent, Oran, Algeria of natural causes
Saint Ternan of Culross
Also known as
Torannan
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Fifth-century missionary bishop to the Picts in Scotland, consecrated by Saint Palladius of Ireland. He used Abernethy, Scotland as his base of operations. Founded the monastery of Culross in Fifeshire, Scotland.
Saint Cyrinus of Antwerp
Also known as
Cirino
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Martyr.
Died
• Rome, Italy, date unknown
• buried in the Callistus catacombs in Rome
• relics transferred to the Jesuit college in Antwerp, Belgium in 1606
Saint Christian O'Morgair of Clogher
Also known as
Christianus, Croistan O'Morgair
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Brother of Saint Malachy of Armagh. Influential bishop of Clogher, Ireland in 1126.
Died
1138
Saint Valerius of Armenia
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Martyred in the persecutions of emperor Hadrian.
Born
Armenian
Died
• crucified in the early 2nd century
• relics enshrined in Gueldre, Limburg, the Netherlands
Saint Olympus of Aenos
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Bishop of Aenos, Rumelia (modern Enez, Turkey). Contemporary of Saint Athansius. Strongly opposed Arianism, and was driven from his diocese by the Arian emperor Constantus.
Died
343 of natural causes
Saint Galen of Armenia
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Martyred in the persecutions of emperor Hadrian.
Born
Armenian
Died
• crucified in the early 2nd century
• relics enshrined in Gueldre, Limburg, the Netherlands
Saint Gerebald of Chalons
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Bishop of Chalons-sur-Seine, France in 864; he served the last 21 years of his life.
Died
885 of natural causes
Saint Cuniald
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Seventh century confessor of the faith. No details about him have survived.
Saint Cominus
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Fifth-century monk and abbot.
Patronage
Ardcavan, Ireland
Saint Geslar
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Seventh century confessor of the faith. No details about him have survived.
Martyrs of Bologna
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Three Christians who were martyred at different times and places, but whose relics have been collected and enshrined together - Celsus, Dionysius, and Marcellinus
Died
relics enshrined in churches in Bologna and Rome in Italy
Martyrs of Rome
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Four members of the Imperial Roman nobility. They were all soldiers, one or more may have been officers, and all were martyred in the persecutions of Diocletian - Basilides, Cyrinus, Nabor and Nazarius.
Died
• 304 outside Rome, Italy
• buried along the Aurelian Way
Three Holy Exiles
St. Marinus, Vimius, & Zimius
Feastday: June 12
The "Three Holy Exiles' They were Benedictines at the Scottish St. James Abbey in Regensburg, Germany. They became hermits at Griestatten.
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Three Christian men who became Benedictine monks at the Saint James Abbey in Regensburg, Germany, then hermits at Griestatten, and whose lives and piety are celebrated together. - Marinus, Vimius and Zimius.
108 Martyrs of World War II
Also known as
• Polish Martyrs
• 108 Polish Martyrs of the Nazis
• 108 Blessed Polish Martyrs
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Among the millions murdered by Nazis in World War II, many were Poles killed for being Poles, and many were Catholics killed for being Catholic. As emblematic of this group, 108 Polish Catholics who were murdered for their faith, and whose faithfulness was attested by by witnesses, were beatified as a group of by Pope John Paul II. They each have a separate memorial day on the calendar, and a separate profile in this system, and will appear on the appropriate pages as the calendar rolls around, but they are celebrated as a group today.
• Adalbert Nierychlewski • Adam Bargielski • Aleksy Sobaszek • Alfons Maria Mazurek • Alicja Maria Jadwiga Kotowska • Alojzy Liguda • Anastazy Jakub Pankiewicz • Anicet Koplinski • Antoni Beszta-Borowski • Antoni Julian Nowowiejski • Antoni Leszczewicz • Antoni Rewera • Antoni Swiadek • Antoni Zawistowski • Bogumila Noiszewska • Boleslas Strzelecki • Boniface Zukowski • Bronislao Kostkowski • Bronislaw Komorowski • Bruno Zembol • Czeslaw Jozwiak • Dominik Jedrzejewski • Edward Detkens • Edward Grzymala • Edward Kazmierski • Edward Klinik • Emil Szramek • Fidelis Jerome Chojnacki • Franciszek Dachtera • Franciszek Drzewiecki • Franciszek Kesy • Franciszek Rogaczewski • Franciszek Roslaniec • Franciszek Stryjas • Grzegorz Boleslaw Frackowiak • Henryk Hlebowicz • Henryk Kaczorowski • Henryk Krzysztofik • Hilary Pawel Januszewski • Jan Eugeniusz Bajewski • Jan Franciszek Czartoryski • Jan Nepomucen Chrzan • Jan Oprzadek • Jarogniew Wojciechowski • Jerzy Kaszyra • Józef Achilles Puchala • Józef Cebula • Józef Czempiel • Józef Jankowski • Jozef Kowalski • Józef Kurzawa • Józef Kut • Józef Pawlowski • Józef Stanek • Józef Stepniak • Józef Straszewski • Józef Wojciech Guz • Józef Zaplata • Julia Rodzinska • Karol Herman Stepien • Katarzyna Faron • Kazimiera Wolowska • Kazimierz Gostynski • Kazimierz Grelewski • Kazimierz Tomasz Sykulski • Leon Nowakowski • Leon Wetmanski • Ludwik Mzyk • Ludwik Roch Gietyngier • Maksymilian Binkiewicz • Marcin Oprzadek • Maria Antonina Kratochwil • Maria Klemensa Staszewska • Marian Gorecki • Marian Konopinski • Marian Skrzypczak • Marianna Biernacka • Michal Ozieblowski • Michal Piaszczynski • Michal Wozniak • Mieczyslaw Bohatkiewicz • Mieczyslawa Kowalska • Narcyz Putz • Narcyz Turchan • Natalia Tulasiewicz • Piotr Edward Dankowski • Roman Archutowski • Roman Sitko • Stanislaw Antoni Trojanowski • Stanislaw Kostka Starowieyski • Stanislaw Kubista • Stanislaw Kubski • Stanislaw Mysakowski • Stanislaw Pyrtek • Stanislaw Starowieyski • Stefan Grelewski • Stefan Wincenty Frelichowski • Symforian Ducki • Tadeusz Dulny • Wincenty Matuszewski • Wladyslaw Bladzinski • Wladyslaw Demski • Wladyslaw Goral • Wladyslaw Maczkowski • Wladyslaw Miegon • Wlodzimierz Laskowski • Wojciech Gondek • Zygmunt Pisarski • Zygmunt Sajna •
Died
between 5 October 1939 and April 1945 in Germany and Nazi-occupied Poland
Beatified
13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II in Warsaw, Poland
Blessed Yolanda
அருளாளர் யோலந்தா
பிறப்பு : கி.பி. 1235
எஸ்டர்காம், போலந்து
இறப்பு : கி.பி. 1298
அருளாளர் பட்டம் : கி.பி. 1827
திருத்தந்தை 12ம் லியோ
நினைவுத் திருநாள் : ஜூன் 12
அருளாளர் யோலந்தா, ஹங்கேரியின் அரசர் "நான்காம் பேலா" மற்றும் "மரிய லஸ்கரினா" (King B�la IV of Hungary and Maria Laskarina) ஆகியோரின் மகளாவார். இவர், "புனிதர் ஹங்கேரியின் மார்கரெட்" (Saint Margaret of Hungary) மற்றும் "புனிதர் "கிங்கா" (Saint Kinga (Cunegunda) ஆகியோரின் சகோதரியுமாவார். புகழ்பெற்ற ஃபிரான்சிஸ்கன் "புனிதர் ஹங்கேரியின் எலிசபெத்" (Elizabeth of Hungary) இவரது தந்தை வழி அத்தை ஆவார்.
போலந்து நாட்டின் பிரபுவைத் திருமணம் செய்திருந்த யோலந்தாவின் தமக்கை கிங்காவின் மேற்பார்வையில் கல்வி கற்பதற்காக யோலந்தா போலந்து அனுப்பப்பட்டார். அங்கே, அவர் "போலஸ்லா" (Bolesław the Pious) என்பவரைத் திருமணம் செய்ய அறிவுறுத்தப்பட்டார். 1257ம் ஆண்டு, அவர்களது திருமணம் நடந்தது. அவர்களுக்கு பின்வரும் மூன்று பெண்குழந்தைகள் பிறந்தன:
1. 1263ம் ஆண்டு, பிறந்த எலிசபெத் (Elisabeth of Kalisz) (இவர் பின்னாளில் "லெக்னிகா�வின்" பிரபு "ஹென்றி" (Henry V, Duke of Legnica) என்பவரை திருமணம் செய்துகொண்டார்.)
2. 1266ம் ஆண்டு, பிறந்த ஹெட்விக் (Hedwig of Kalisz) (இவர் பின்னாளில் போலந்தின் மன்னன் "முதலாம் விளாடிஸ்லாவ்" (Władysław I the Elbow-high, King of Poland) என்பவரை திருமணம் செய்துகொண்டார்.)
3. 1278ம் ஆண்டு, பிறந்த அன்னா (Anna of Kalisz) (இவர் பின்னாளில் "க்நீஸ்னோ" நகரில் அருட்சகோதரியாக (Nun in Gniezno) துறவறம் பெற்றார்.)
யோலந்தா, தமது திருமணத்தின்போதே எதிர்காலத்தில் ஏழைகளுக்கும் வீடற்றவர்களுக்கும் உதவும் எண்ணம் கொண்டார். இதற்கு அவரது கணவரான "போல்ஸ்லா"வும் துணை நின்றார். அதன் காரணமாகவே அவருக்கு "நல்லோர்" (The Pious) எனும் பட்டப்பெயரும் கிடைத்தது.
"சண்டேஸ்" (Sandez) என்னுமிடத்தில் யோலந்தாவின் தமக்கை கிங்கா, ஏழைகளுக்கான (Poor Clare monastery) துறவு மடம் ஒன்றினை நிறுவினார்.
1279ம் ஆண்டு, யோலந்தாவின் கணவர் "போல்ஸ்லா" மரணமடைந்தார். விதவையான யோலந்தா, தமது பெண்களில் ஒருவரான அன்னாவுடன் (Anna) இணைந்து தமக்கையின் "ஏழை கிளாரா" (Poor Clare monastery) என்ற துறவு மடத்தினை நிர்வகிக்க ஆரம்பித்தார். ஆனால், அங்கே நடந்த ஆயுதப் போரின் காரணமாக துறவு மடத்தை அங்கிருந்து அகற்ற வற்புறுத்தப்பட்டார்கள்.
யோலந்தா "க்நீஸ்னோ" (Gniezno) என்னுமிடத்தில் புதிய துறவு மடம் ஒன்றினை நிறுவினார். 63 வயதான யோலந்தா, 1298ம் ஆண்டு, மரணமடைந்தார்.
Jolenta was the daughter of Bela IV, King of Hungary. Her sister, St. Kunigunde, was married to the Duke of Poland. Jolenta was sent to Poland where her sister was to supervise her education. Eventually married to Boleslaus, the Duke of Greater Poland, Jolenta was able to use her material means to assist the poor, the sick, widows, and orphans. Her husband joined her in building hospitals, convents, and churches so that he was surnamed “the Pious.”
Upon the death of her husband and the marriage of two of her daughters, Jolenta and her third daughter entered the convent of the Poor Clares. War forced Jolenta to move to another convent where despite her reluctance, she was made abbess.
So well did Jolenta serve her Franciscan sisters by word and example, that her fame and good works continued to spread beyond the walls of the cloister. Her favorite devotion was the Passion of Christ. Indeed, Jesus appeared to her, telling her of her coming death. Many miracles, down to our own day, are said to have occurred at her grave.
Our Lady of Montalto
Shrine of Our Lady of Montalto in Messina, Italy: This is a sanctuary dedicated to the Virgin Mary located on the Caperrina hill in Messina, Sicily. Legend has it that the Virgin Mary appeared in a dream to a friar named Nicholas in 1282, requesting a church be built on the spot. A white dove is said to have marked the perimeter of the desired church the following day. Construction began in 1294 during the Vespers War. The sanctuary was destroyed by an earthquake in 1908 and rebuilt twice. A feast day is celebrated in her honor on June 12th.
Florida Cevoli
Florida Cevoli, also known by her birth name Lucrezia Elena Cevoli, was an Italian Roman Catholic professed religious of the Capuchin Poor Clares. Here's a summary of her life:
Life: Born November 11, 1685, in Pisa, Italy to a noble family. Died June 12, 1767, in Città di Castello, Italy.
Religious Life: Entered the Capuchin Poor Clares in 1703, taking the name Florida. Became a close disciple and friend of Saint Veronica Giuliani. Held various positions within the convent, including cook, novice mistress, pharmacist, and abbess. Succeeded Veronica Giuliani as abbess in 1727 and served for many years.
Known For: Deep devotion to prayer, strict adherence to the religious rules, and strong leadership as abbess.
Veneration: Beatified by Pope John Paul II on May 16, 1993. Considered a Blessed in the Catholic Church.
Hildegard Burjan
Background: Born Hildegard Freund in 1883 to a Jewish family in Germany. Received a strong education, studying philosophy, sociology, and economics. Converted to Catholicism after a near-death experience.
Social Activism: Championed women's rights and worker's rights. Founded several organizations to support these causes. Played a key role in mobilizing women during World War I.
Political Career: Became the first woman elected to the Austrian Parliament in 1919, representing the Christian Social Party.
Religious Life: Founded the Sisterhood of Caritas Socialis in 1919, a religious congregation dedicated to helping the poor, sick, and marginalized, particularly women and children.
Legacy: Considered a pioneer for both social justice and Catholic social work in Austria. Beatified by the Catholic Church in 2012.
June 12th, the anniversary of her death in 1933, as her feast day. This is particularly observed by the Sisterhood of Caritas Socialis, which she founded.
