St. Victor
Feastday: October 17
Death: 554
Bishop of Capua, Italy, from 541 and an ecclesiastical writer, He authored several notable works, including the Codex Fuldensis , De cyclo paschali , and Capitula de Resurrectione Domine . He is perhaps to be identified with Victor, bishop of Capua of the same century. He is honored for his learning and historical concerns.
St. Herodion
Feastday: October 17
Death: 136
Martyred bishop, the successor of St. Ignatius at Antioch, Turkey, where he served for two decades.
Saint Herodian (died 136 AD) was a 2nd-century Christian martyr and Bishop of Antioch, successor of Ignatius at Antioch, a title he held for two decades
St. Regulus
Feastday: October 17
Death: 4th century
An abbot of Scotland. He is best known for bringing the relics of St. Andrew to Scotland from Greece.
Saint Regulus or Saint Rule (Old Irish: Riagal) was a legendary 4th century monk or bishop of Patras, Greece who in AD 345 is said to have fled to Scotland with the bones of Saint Andrew, and deposited them at St Andrews. His feast day in the Aberdeen Breviary is 17 October.
Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque
புனித மார்கரெட் மரி அலக்கோக்
திருவிழா : அக்டோபர் 16, 17 October 16
(October 17 by the Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary and universally prior to 1969; transferred to Oct 20 in Canada)
பிறப்பு : 22 ஜூலை, 1647, லாட்டகொர், பர்கன்டி,பிரான்சு
இறப்பு : 17அக்டோபர், 1690(அகவை 43) பரே-லீ-மொனியல், பர்கன்டி, பிரான்சு
அருளாளர் பட்டம் : 18 செப்டம்பர் 1864,ரோம் (திருத்தந்தை 9ம் பயஸ்)
புனிதர் பட்டம் : 13 மே 1920,ரோம் (திருத்தந்தை 15ம் பெனடிக்ட்)
பாதுகாவல் : போலியோ பாதித்தோர், திருஇதய பக்தர்கள், பெற்றோரை இழந்தோர்
புனித மார்கரெட் மரி அலக்கோக் (Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque) அல்லது புனித மார்கரெட் மரியா (22 ஜூலை 1647 – 17 அக்டோபர் 1690), பிரான்சு நாட்டைச் சார்ந்த கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபையின் அருட்சகோதரி (கன்னியர்) மற்றும் மறைபொருளாளர் ஆவார். இயேசுவின் திருஇதய பக்திக்கு தற்போதைய வடிவம் கொடுத்தவர் இவரே.
தொடக்க காலம்
மார்கரெட் மரியா, 1647ஆம் ஆண்டு ஜூலை 22ந்தேதி பிரான்ஸ் நாட்டின் பர்கன்டியில் உள்ள லாட்டகொர் என்ற இடத்தில் பிறந்தார். இவரது பெற்றோர்கள் புண்ணிய வாழ்வில் சிறந்து விளங்கியவர்கள். மார்கரெட் சிறு வயது முதலே, திவ்விய நற்கருணையில் இருக்கும் ஆண்டவர் இயேசுவின்மீது அதிக பக்தி கொண்டிருந்தார்; இயேசுவோடு அமைதியில் பேசுவது இவரது வழக்கமாக இருந்தது. இவர் முடக்கு வாதத்தால் பாதிக்கப்பட்டபோது, மரியன்னையின் உதவியால் குணமடைந்தார். இதற்கு நன்றியாகத் துறவற சபை ஒன்றில் சேர்ந்து கன்னியராக விரும்பினார்.
இயேசுவின் காட்சிகள்
1671 மே 25ந்தேதி, மார்கரெட் தனது 24ஆம் வயதில் பரே நகரிலுள்ள விசிட்டேசன் (மினவுதல் அல்லது சந்திப்பு) துறவற சபையில் இணைந்தார். அதே ஆண்டு ஆகஸ்ட் 25ந்தேதி தனது துறவற உடைகளைப் பெற்றுக்கொண்டார். 1672ஆம் ஆண்டு, இவர் கன்னியருக்கான இறுதி வாக்குறுதிகளை உச்சரித்தார்.
அந்த துறவற மடத்தில் மார்கரெட் திவ்விய நற்கருணை முன்பாக அதிக நேரம் செலவிட்டார். இயேசு கிறிஸ்துவின் பல காட்சிகளை காணும் பேறு மார்கரெட் மரியாவுக்கு கிடைத்தது. பலமுறை இயேசுவின் வேதனையுற்ற உருவத்தை இவர் காட்சியாக கண்டுள்ளார்.
1673 டிசம்பர் 27ந்தேதி, இயேசு கிறிஸ்து அன்புத் தீ பற்றி எரியும் இதயத்துடன் முதல்முறை மார்கரெட்டுக்கு காட்சி அளித்து, தனது திரு இதயத்தின் பக்தியைப் பரப்பும் திருத்தூதராக இவரைத் தேர்ந்து கொண்டார். அதன் பிறகு பதினெட்டு மாதங்கள் வரை, இயேசு இவருக்கு பலமுறை காட்சி அளித்தார். இயேசு இறப்பதற்கு முந்திய நாள் கெத்சமனித் தோட்டத்தில் அனுபவித்த மரண வேதனையை நினைவுகூரும் வகையில், ஒவ்வொரு வியாழனும் இரவில் திருமணி ஆராதனை மேற்கொள்ளுமாறு இயேசு இவரிடம் கூறினார்.
தொடக்கத்தில் மார்கரெட் கண்ட காட்சிகளை நம்ப பலரும் மறுத்தனர். அவ்வேளையில் இவரது சபையின் ஒப்புரவாளராக இருந்த புனித கிளாட் தெ லா கொலம்பியர், இவரது காட்சிகளின் உண்மைத்தன்மையை முதன்முதலில் ஏற்று அறிக்கையிட்டார். அதன்பின், இவரது சபையைச் சார்ந்த மற்ற அருட்சகோதரிகள் அக்காட்சிகளை ஏற்றுக்கொண்டனர். 1686ஆம் ஆண்டு, அந்த துறவற மடத்தில் தனிப்பட்டவிதத்தில் முதல்முறையாக இயேசுவின் திருஇதயத்திற்கு விழா கொண்டாடப்பட்டது, இரண்டு ஆண்டுகளுக்கு பிறகு இயேசுவின் திருஇதயத்தின் பெயரால் அங்கு ஒரு சிற்றாலயமும் எழுப்பப்பட்டது.
புனிதர் பட்டம்
புனித மார்கரெட் மரியாவின் மெழுகு உருவம் இவ்வுலகில் இயேசு கிறிஸ்துவைப் பலமுறைக் காணப் பேறுபெற்ற மார்கரெட் மரியா, அவரை நிரந்தரமாகக் காண 1690 அக்டோபர் 17ந்தேதி விண்ணகம் சென்றார். திருஇதய பத்தி பற்றி மார்கரெட் எழுதிய குறிப்புகள், 1698ல் ஜெ. க்ரோய்செட் என்பவரால் இயேசுவின் திருஇதய பக்தி (La Devotion au Sacré-Coeur de Jesus) என்ற பெயரில் புத்தகமாக வெளியிடப்பட்டன.1824ல் திருத்தந்தை 12ம் லியோ இவரை வணக்கத்திற்குரியவர் என்று அறிவித்தார்.
மார்கரெட் இறந்து 140 ஆண்டுகள் கழித்து 1830ல் இவரது கல்லறைத் தோண்டப்பட்ட வேளையில், அழியாத நிலையில் இருந்த மார்கரெட் மரியாவின் உடல் வெளியே எடுக்கப்பட்டது. அப்போது இரண்டு அதிசயங்களும் நடைபெற்றன. 1864ல் திருத்தந்தை 9ம் பயஸ் இவருக்கு அருளாளர் பட்டம்வழங்கினார்.
1928ல் திருத்தந்தை 11ம் பயஸ் இரக்கமுள்ள மீட்பர் (Miserentissimus Redemptor) என்ற தனது சுற்றுமடலில் மார்கரெட் மரியா கண்ட காட்சிகளை உறுதிசெய்யும் விதத்தில், இயேசு தன்னை மார்கரெட் மரிக்கு வெளிப்படுத்தி, அவரது இதயத்துக்கு மரியாதை செலுத்துவோருக்கு விண்ணக அருள்வரங்களை வழங்குவதாக வாக்குறுதி அளித்திருக்கிறார்" என்று குறிப்பிட்டுள்ளார்.
Also known as
Margarita, Margherita, Marguerite
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Healed from a crippling disorder by a vision of the Blessed Virgin, which prompted her to give her life to God. After receiving a vision of Christ fresh from the Scourging, she was moved to join the Order of the Visitation at Paray-le-Monial in 1671.
Received a revelation from Our Lord in 1675, which included 12 promises to her and to those who practiced a true to devotion to His Sacred Heart, whose crown of thorns represent his sacrifices. The devotion encountered violent opposition, especially in Jansenist areas, but has become widespread and popular.
Born
22 July 1647 at L'Hautecourt, Burgundy, France
Feast:October 16 (October 17 by the Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary and universally prior to 1969; transferred to Oct 20 in Canada)
Died
• 17 October 1690 of natural causes
• body incorrupt
Beatified
18 September 1864 by Pope Blessed Pius IX
Canonized
13 May 1920 by Pope Benedict XV
Saint Ignatius of Antioch
புனித அந்தியோக்கு இஞ்ஞாசியார் (ஆயர், இரத்த சாட்சி மற்றும் திருச்சபையின் தந்தையர்)
நினைவுத்திருநாள் : அக்டோபர் 17
பிறப்பு: சுமார், கி.பி 35
இறப்பு: சுமார் கி.பி 108 உரோமை
புனிதர் பட்டம்: சட்ட உறுவாக்கத்துக்கு முன்
முக்கிய திருத்தலங்கள்: சான் கிலெமான்தே, உரோமை
திருவிழா: கிழக்கு மற்றும் சிரியன் கிறித்தவம்: அக்டோபர் 17 General Roman Calendar, 12th century to 1969: February 1 கிழக்கு மரபுவழி திருச்சபை மற்றும்காப்டிக் கிழக்கு மரபுவழி திருச்சபை: டிசம்பர் 20
புனித அந்தியோக்கு இஞ்ஞாசியார் (சுமார் கிபி 35 - கிபி 108), அல்லது தியோபோரஸ் அதாவது கடவுளை தாங்குபவர்) என கிரேக்க மொழியில் அறியப்படும் அந்தியோக்கு நகர இஞ்ஞாசியார், அந்தியோக்கியா நகரின் மூன்றாம் ஆயரும், திருச்சபையின் தந்தையரும், திருத்தூதர் யோவானின் சீடரும் ஆவார்.
இவரைக் கொல்ல உரோமைக்கு இட்டு சென்ற வழியில் இவர் பல கடிதங்களை எழுதியுள்ளார். இக்கடிதங்களின் மூலம் ஆதி கிறித்தவர்களின் விசுவாசம் மற்றும் நம்பிக்கையினைப் பற்றி அறிய முடிகின்றது. இவரின் கடிதங்களில் திருவருட்சாதனங்கள், ஆயர்களின் பணி முதலியவைப்பற்றி எழுதியுள்ளார். கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை என்னும் சொல்முறையை முதன்முதலாக எழுத்தில் பயன்படுத்தியவர் இவரே.
கிழக்கு மரபுவழி திருச்சபை மற்றும் காப்டிக் கிழக்கு மரபுவழி திருச்சபையில் இவரின் விழா நாள் திசம்பர் 20.கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபையில் இவரின் விழா நாள் 17 அக்டோபர் ஆகும்.
Also known as
God-Bearer, Theophoros
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Convert from paganism to Christianity. Succeeded Saint Peter the Apostle as bishop of Antioch, Syria. Served during persecution of Domitian. During the persecution of Trajan, he was ordered taken to Rome to be killed by wild animals. On the way, a journey which took months, he wrote a series of encouraging letters to the churches under his care. First writer to use the term the Catholic Church. Martyr. Apostolic Father. His name occurs in the "Nobis quoque peccatoribus" in the Canon of the Mass. Legend says he was the infant that Jesus took into his arms in Mark 9.
Born
c.50 in Syria
Died
• thrown to wild animals c.107 at Rome, Italy
• relics at Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome
Saint John the Short
சித்திரைக்குள்ளர் புனிதர் ஜான்
எகிப்திய பாலைவனத் தந்தை:
பிறப்பு: கி.பி. 339
தீப்ஸ், எகிப்து (Thebes, Egypt)
இறப்பு: கி.பி. 405
மவுன்ட் கொல்ஸிம், எகிப்து
ஏற்கும் சமயம்:
ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை
கிழக்கு மரபுவழி திருச்சபைகள்
ஓரியண்டல் மரபுவழி திருச்சபைகள்
நினைவுத் திருநாள்: அக்டோபர் 17
“புனிதர் ஜான் கொலாபஸ்” (Saint John Colobus) என்றும், “தந்தை சித்திரைக்குள்ளர் ஜான்” (Abba John the Dwarf) என்றும் பலவித பெயர்களில் அழைக்கப்படும் இப்புனிதர் “சித்திரைக்குள்ளர் ஜான்” (John the Dwarf), ஆதி கிறிஸ்தவ திருச்சபையின் பாலைவனத்து தந்தை (Egyptian Desert Father) ஆவார்.
ஜான், எகிப்து (Egypt) நாட்டின் தீப்ஸ் (Thebes) நகரில், ஏழை கிறிஸ்தவ பெற்றோருக்குப் பிறந்தவர் ஆவார். பதினெட்டு வயதில், அவர் மூத்த சகோதரருடன், “ஸ்கேட்டிஸ்” பாலைவனத்திற்கு (Desert of Scetes) குடிபெயர்ந்தார். அங்கே, அவர் புனிதர் “பம்போவின்” (Saint Pambo) சீடராகவும், புனிதர் பிஷோயின் (Saint Pishoy) ஒரு நல்ல நண்பராகவும் ஆனார். அங்கே, கடின எளிய வாழ்க்கையை வாழ்ந்த அவர், அங்கே சுற்றிலுமுள்ள துறவியர்க்கு தமது வாழ்க்கை முறையை கற்றுக்கொடுத்தார். அவர்களுள், ரோமன் அரச ஆசானும், பாலைவனத்து தந்தையுமான புனிதர் “பெரிய அர்சேனியசும்” (St. Arsenius the Great) ஒருவர் ஆவார்.
புனிதர் “பம்போ” (Saint Pambo) அங்கிருந்து புறப்பட்டதன் பின்னர், திருத்தந்தை “தியோபிலஸ்”, (Pope Theophilus) ஜானுக்கு குருத்துவ அருட்பொழிவு செய்வித்தார். பின்னர், சுற்றுவட்டாரத்திலுமுள்ள “கீழ்படியும் மரங்களினூடே” (Tree of Obedience) தாம் நிறுவிய துறவு மடத்தின் மடாதிபதியானார். கி.பி. 395ம் ஆண்டு, வட ஆபிரிக்காவின் பெர்பெர் (Berbers) இனத்தவர்கள், “ஸ்கேட்டிஸ்” பாலைவனத்தை (Desert of Scetes) முற்றுகையிட்டபோது, ஜான் அங்கிருந்து “நைட்ரியன்” பாலைவனத்திலிருந்து (Nitrian Desert) வெளியேறி, ஓடிப்போன அவர், தற்போதைய சூயஸ் (Suez) நகரத்திற்கு அருகே கொல்சிம் (Mount Colzim) மலைக்குச் சென்றார். மீதமுள்ள வாழ்நாளை அங்கேயே கழித்த அவர், அங்கேயே மரித்துப்போனார்.
515ம் ஆண்டு, புனித ஜானுடைய உடலின் மீதங்கள், “நைட்ரியன்” (Nitrian Desert) பாலைவனத்திற்கு மாற்றப்பட்டன.
புராணங்களின்படி, ஜான் கீழ்படிதலுக்கு மிகவும் பெயர் போனவர். அவரது கீழ்ப்படிதலைப் பற்றி மிகவும் பிரபலமான கதை ஒன்று உண்டு. ஒரு நாள் புனிதர் பாம்போ, அருட்தந்தை ஜானிடம் ஒரு உலர்ந்த மரக் குற்றியைக் கொடுத்து, அதனை நட்டு, நீரூற்றி வளர்க்குமாறு கட்டளையிட்டார். அதனை நட்டுவைத்த ஜான், தினமும் இரண்டுமுறை, தாங்கள் வசிக்குமிடத்திலிருந்து பன்னிரெண்டு மைல் தூரம் நடந்து சென்று தண்ணீர் எடுத்துவந்து அதற்கு ஊற்றினார். மூன்று ஆண்டுகளுக்குப் பிறகு, மரத்தின் குற்றி துளிர்த்து முளைத்து, ஒரு பழம் தரும் மரமாக வளர்ந்தது. புனிதர் பாம்போ, இந்த மரத்தின் சில பழங்களை எடுத்துச் சென்று, சுற்றிலுமுள்ள துரவியருக்குக் கொடுத்து, "எடுத்துக் கொள்ளுங்கள், கீழ்ப்படிதலின் கனியை சாப்பிடுங்கள்” என்று கூறி கொடுத்தார். கி.பி. 402ம் ஆண்டு, எகிப்தில் இருந்த போஸ்டுமியன் (Postumian), மடாலயத்தின் முற்றத்தில் வளர்ந்த இந்த மரத்தை காட்டினார், அதில் அவர் தளிர்கள் மற்றும் பச்சை இலைகள் ஆகியவற்றைக் கண்டார்
Also known as
• John Colobus
• John Kolobos
• John the Little
• John the Dwarf
• Yoannis Pi Kolobos
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Born to a poor but pious family. From age 18, he lived in an underground cave he dug in the desert of Skete. Spiritual student of Saint Poemen and Saint Ammoes. Noted for being short of stature, short of temper, and conceited by nature; he did not grow in height, but as his faith increased, so did his gentleness and humility. In later life he was known for absent-mindedness, his thoughts being on the spiritual life. As a test of his new humble obedience, his director ordered him to water a walking staff stuck in the sand; John did so. It later blossomed, and John referred to it as the "tree of obedience". To escape Berber invaders around 395, he fled Skete and lived for years as a hermit on Mount Queolzum, near the current city of Suez. Spiritual teacher of Saint Arsenius.
Born
c.339 at Basta, Egypt
Died
• at Mount Qolzum of natural causes
• when John died, his servant, who had been in a nearby village, had a vision of John being carried to heaven by a group of angels and saints
• body moved to the desert of Skete in 515
Saint François-Isidore Gagelin
Also known as
• Francis Isidore Gagelin
• Frans Isidor Gagelin
Additional Memorial
24 November as one of the Martyrs of Vietnam
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Studied at the Grand Seminary at Besancon, France. Member of the Paris Foreign Mission Society in 1817. Missionary to Vietnam in 1822. Priest. When the government began a crackdown on Christians, Francis turned himself over to the authorities of Bongson, and worked with other prisoners in the short time he had left. Martyr.
Born
10 May 1799 in Montperreux, Doubs, France
Died
• strangled to death on 17 October 1833 in Bãi Dâu, Saigon, Vietnam
• buried in Phukam, Vietnam
• relics later transferred to the seminary in Paris, France
Canonized
19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II
Blessed Contardo Ferrini
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Lifelong layman in the archdiocese of Milan, Italy. Graduated from the University of Padua in 1880. Noted civil and canon lawyer. Taught at several universities. Dean of the law faculty in Modena. Secular Franciscan tertiary. Member of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul charity group. Friend of Pope Pius XI.
Born
4 April 1859 at Milan, Italy
Died
• 17 October 1902 at Suna, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Italy of a heart lesion
• buried in Suna
• re-interred in the chapel of the Catholic University in Milan, Italy after his beatification
Beatified
13 April 1947 by Pope Pius XII
Blessed Társila Córdoba Belda de Girona
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Lifelong lay woman in the archdiocese of Valencia, Spain. Married to Girona Lozano in 1884; mother of three; all of them preceded her in death. Widowed in 1922, she devoted herself to the Church and her faith. Had a great devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, was active in parish life, a member of Catholic Action, and had a ministry to the poor. Imprisoned on 10 October in the Spanish Civil War, she spent her final week ministering to fellow prisoners. Martyr.
Born
8 May 1861 in Sollana, Valencia, Spain
Died
shot at dawn on 17 October 1936 against the wall of the cemetery in Algemesí, Valencia, Spain
Beatified
11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II
Saint Richard Gwyn
Also known as
Richard White
Additional Memorial
25 October as one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales
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Cambridge educated. Teacher. Renounced Protestantism, and converted. Imprisoned and martyred for his profession of faith. While in jail, he wrote religious poetry in Welsh. Martyr.
Born
c.1537 at Llanidloes, Powys, Wales
Died
17 October 1584 at Wrexham, Clwyd, Wales
Canonized
25 October 1970 by Pope Paul VI
Blessed Balthassar of Chiavari
Also known as
Baldassare Ravaschieri
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Born to the Italian nobility. Franciscan Friar Minor (Observant). Doctor of theology. Priest. Guardian of Chiavari, Genoa, Italy. Preacher with Blessed Bernardine of Feltre. Gout forced him to retire from travelling, and he lived in a cell in the convent of Biansco, Italy, celebrating Mass and hearing Confessions.
Born
1420 in Chiavari, Genoa, Italy
Died
• 17 October 1492 in Binasco, Milan, Italy of natural causes
• buried in a marble tomb
Beatified
8 January 1930 by Pope Pius XI (cultus confirmed)
Saint Catervus
Also known as
• Catervo
• Flavius Julius Catervus
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Born to the imperial Roman nobility. Roman prefect. Married layman with a son named Bassus. Brought Christianity to the city of Tolentino, Italy. Martyred for doing so.
Died
• martyred in the 4th century in Tolentino, Italy
• relics in the Cathedral of San Catervo, Tolentino, which appears to have been built over his original sarcophagus
• sarcophagus opened in 1455 and his head transferred to a reliquary for veneration
Saint Anstrudis of Laon
Also known as
Anstrude, Austru, Austrude
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Daughter of Saint Blandinus of Laon and Saint Sadalberga; sister of Saint Baldwin. When Sadalberga withdrew from the world to become abbess at Saint John the Baptist convent at Laon, France, Anstrudis went with her as a nun. On the death of her mother, Anstrudis reluctantly became abbess of the convent. Noted for her care for her sisters, her all night vigils, and her self-imposed austerities. Ebroin, mayor of the palace, viciously persecuted the Church of the day, and had her brother killed. He threatened Anstudis, but her simple faith won him over.
Died
688 of natural causes
Saint Florentius of Orange
Also known as
Fiorenzo, Florence, Florencio
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Bishop of Orange, France. Known for his scholarship, his personal piety, and his non-stop fight against the heresies of the day. Part of the Council of Epaone in 517. Part of the Council of Arles in 527. Pilgrim to Rome, Italy.
Born
Tours, France
Died
c.526 in Orange, Provence, Gaul (in modern France)
Blessed Battista de Bonafede
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Mercedarian friar at the Sant'Anne convent in Palermo, Sicily. Imprisoned and tortured in Africa by Muslims for preaching Christianity. Eventually ransomed by brother Mercedarians, and retired to the Sant'Anne convent.
Died
Sant'Anne convent in Palermo, Sicily of natural causes
Saint Rudolph of Gubbio
புனித_ருடால்ஃப் (1032-1066)
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இவர் (#St_Rudolph_Of_Gubbio) இத்தாலியைச் சார்ந்தவர்.
புனித பீட்டர் தமியானின் சீடராக இருந்த இவர், அவருடைய போதனையால் தொடப்பட்டு, தன்னுடைய உடைமைகளையெல்லாம் விற்று ஏழைகளுக்குக் கொடுத்துவிட்டு, புனித பெனடிக்ட் சபையில் துறவியாகச் சேர்ந்தார்.
குருவாக அருள்பொழிவு செய்யப்பட்ட பின் இவர் இறைவேண்டலுக்கும் ஒறுத்தல் முயற்சிகளுக்கும் மிகுந்த முக்கியத்துவம் கொடுத்து வாழ்ந்து வந்தார்.
இப்படி இருக்கையில் 1061 ஆம் ஆண்டு இவர், மிகக் குறைந்த வயதிலேயே இத்தாலியில் உள்ள குப்பியோ நகரின் ஆயராக உயர்த்தப்பட்டார்.
இதற்குப் பின்பு இவர் இறைப்பணியோடு மக்கள் பணியையும் மிகச் சிறப்பான முறையில் செய்தார். குறிப்பாக இவர் ஏழைகளுக்கு வாரி வாரி வழங்கி, தன்னலமில்லாமல் சேவை செய்தார். இப்படிப்பட்டவர் 1066 ஆம் ஆண்டு இறையடி சேர்ந்தார்.
Also known as
Rodolph
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In 1054 he gave his castle at Campo Regio to Saint Peter Damian, and became a Benedictine monk at Fonte Avellana under Saint Peter. Bishop of Gubbio, Italy in 1061. Described as a "miracle of unselfishness", noted for his charity.
Died
c.1066 of natural causes
Blessed Jacques Burin
Additional Memorial
21 January as one of the Blessed Martyrs of Laval
Blessed Jacques Burin was a French priest and martyr who was born in Champfleur, Sarthe, France, on January 6, 1756. He was ordained a priest in 1779 and served as the parish priest of Saint-Martin-de-Connée from 1786 to 1791.
During the French Revolution, Burin refused to take the oath of allegiance to the Civil Constitution of the Clergy, which was a requirement of the revolutionary government. As a result, he was declared a "refractory priest" and was forced to go into hiding.
Burin continued to minister to his flock in secret, traveling from village to village disguised as a merchant. In October 1794, he was betrayed by two women who had lured him to a farmhouse under the pretense of wanting to confess. Burin was arrested and shot by soldiers on October 17, 1794.
Blessed Jacques Burin was beatified by Pope Pius XII on June 19, 1955. His feast day is celebrated on October 17th.
Blessed Gilbert the Theologian
Also known as
• Gilbert of Citeaux
• Gilbert of Ourscamp
• Gilbert the Great
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Benedictine Cistercian monk at Ourscamp Abbey in the diocese of Noyon, France. Abbot at Ourscamp in 1147. Abbot at Citeaux in 1163.
Born
in England
Died
1167 of natural causes
Saint Nothelm of Canterbury
Also known as
Nothhelm
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Friend of Saint Bede and Saint Boniface. Priest in London, England. Archbishop of Canterbury, England in 734. His research into the history of Kent, England was used by Bede in his histories.
Died
739 of natural causes
Blessed Peter Casini
Also known as
Peter of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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Priest. Member of the Order of the Clerks Regular of the Pious Schools. Beloved teacher who worked for years with kindergarten children.
Died
1647 in Rome, Italy of natural causes
Saint Rufus of Rome
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Brought to Rome with Saint Ignatius of Antioch and Saint Zosimus during the persecutions of Trajan. Marytr.
Saint Rufus of Rome was a disciple of the Apostle Paul and a close friend of his. He is mentioned in the Letter to the Romans 16:13, where Paul writes, "Greet Rufus, chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine."
Rufus is also mentioned in the Gospel of Mark 15:21, where he is identified as the son of Simon of Cyrene. Some traditions hold that Rufus and Simon of Cyrene were the same person, but this is not certain.
Rufus is believed to have been a prominent member of the early Christian community in Rome. He is said to have served as a bishop of Rome, but this is also uncertain. Rufus is believed to have died around the year 90 AD.
Born
Philippi, Greek
Died
mangled by wild animals c.107 in the arena of Rome, Italy
Saint Zosimus of Rome
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Brought to Rome, Italy with Saint Ignatius of Antioch and Saint Rufus during the persecutions of Trajan. Marytred with Saint Rufus.
Born
Greek
Died
mangled by wild animals c.107 in the arena of Rome, Italy
Hosea the Prophet
Also known as
Osee
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Eighth century BC Old Testament prophet. His message concerned the destruction of his compatriots in Samaria.
Saint Louthiern
Also known as
Ludowanus, Ludgvan, Ludewan, Ludgran, Luchtighem, Louthiem, Louthern
Saint Louthiern was an Irish bishop who lived in the 6th century AD. He is the patron saint of the parish of Saint Ludgvan in Cornwall, England.
Louthiern was born in Ireland and became a monk at the abbey of Bangor, County Down. He was consecrated a bishop and sent to evangelize the pagans in Cornwall. He arrived in Cornwall around the year 560 AD and established his base at Aleth, now Saint-Servan in Brittany, France.
Louthiern traveled throughout Cornwall preaching the Gospel and converting the pagans. He is said to have founded many churches and monasteries in the county. He was also known for his healing powers and his ability to perform miracles.
Louthiern died in the late 6th century AD and was buried at his church in Aleth. His feast day is celebrated on October 17th.
Saint Solina of Chartres
Also known as
Solina of Gascony
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Saint Solina of Chartres was a virgin martyr who lived in the 3rd century AD. She is venerated by the Catholic Church and her feast day is celebrated on October 17th.
According to tradition, Solina was born in Aquitania, France. She was a beautiful and devout young woman who consecrated herself to God as a virgin. When a pagan man sought her hand in marriage, Solina refused. The man was enraged and denounced Solina to the Roman authorities as a Christian.
Solina was arrested and brought before the prefect of Chartres, Quirinus. She confessed her faith in Christ and refused to renounce it. Quirinus was furious and ordered Solina to be tortured. She endured the torture with courage and never wavered in her faith.
Finally, Quirinus ordered Solina to be beheaded. She was led to the place of execution and her head was struck off with a sword. Solina died a martyr for her faith in Christ.
Born
Gascony, France
Died
beheaded c.290 in Chartres, France
Saint Heron of Antioch
Also known as
Herodion
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Saint Heron of Antioch was a 2nd-century Christian martyr and Bishop of Antioch, successor of Ignatius at Antioch, a title he held for two decades. He was martyred in 136 AD.
According to tradition, Heron was born in Antioch to a wealthy and influential family. He was educated in the best schools and received a classical education. After his conversion to Christianity, Heron became a monk and later a priest.
Heron was known for his piety, his wisdom, and his eloquence. He was also a defender of orthodoxy against the heresies of his time. In 117 AD, Heron was elected Bishop of Antioch, succeeding the martyred Bishop Ignatius.
Heron served as Bishop of Antioch for twenty years. During his episcopate, he oversaw the growth and development of the Christian community in Antioch. He also built many churches and monasteries in the city.
In 136 AD, Heron was arrested by the Roman authorities during the persecutions of Hadrian. He was brought before the prefect of Antioch, Saturninus, and charged with being a Christian. Heron refused to renounce his faith and was sentenced to death.
Heron was beheaded on October 17, 136 AD. He is remembered as a courageous and faithful martyr for the faith. He is a role model for all Christians who are called to witness to the Gospel, even in the face of persecution.
Saint Heron of Antioch is venerated by both the Catholic and Orthodox Churches. His feast day is celebrated on October 17th.
Died
c.136
Saint Berarius I of Le Mans
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Saint Berarius (or Berarius I) of Le Mans was a 5th-century bishop of Le Mans, France. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church, and his feast day is celebrated on October 17th.
Berarius was born in Le Mans into a noble family. He was converted to Christianity by Saint Innocent, the bishop of Le Mans. After his conversion, Berarius entered the priesthood and served as a priest under Saint Innocent.
In 439 AD, Saint Innocent died and Berarius was elected to succeed him as bishop of Le Mans. Berarius served as bishop of Le Mans for over twenty years. During his episcopate, he oversaw the growth and development of the Christian community in Le Mans. He also built many churches and monasteries in the city.
Berarius was known for his piety, his wisdom, and his eloquence. He was also a defender of orthodoxy against the heresies of his time. In 451 AD, Berarius attended the Council of Chalcedon, where he helped to condemn the heresy of Eutychianism.
Berarius died in 461 AD and was buried in the cathedral of Le Mans. He is remembered as a holy and wise bishop who dedicated his life to serving the people of Le Mans. He is a role model for all Christians who are called to be witnesses to the Gospel.
Died
c.680
Saint Ethelbert of Eastry
Also known as
Aethelbert
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Saint Ethelbert of Eastry was a 7th-century English prince and martyr. He was the son of King Ermenred of Kent and his wife, Saint Ermenburga. Ethelbert and his younger brother, Saint Ethelred, were pious and devout Christian youths.
In around the year 669 AD, Ethelbert and Ethelred were murdered by their cousin, King Egbert of Kent. Egbert's counselor, Thunor, had convinced Egbert that Ethelbert and Ethelred were a threat to his throne. Thunor had the two princes lured to Eastry under the pretense of hunting, and then he and his men murdered them.
Ethelbert and Ethelred were buried in the church at Eastry. Their bodies were later enshrined in the abbey at Minster-in-Thanet. Ethelbert and Ethelred were venerated as saints by the Anglo-Saxon Church. Their feast day is celebrated on October 17th.
Died
640 at Eastry, England
Saint Mamelta of Persia
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Saint Mamelta of Persia was a 4th-century Christian martyr. She is venerated by both the Catholic and Orthodox Churches, and her feast day is celebrated on October 17th.
According to tradition, Mamelta was born into a wealthy and influential family in Persia. She was a priestess in the temple of the goddess Artemis. Mamelta's sister was a Christian, and she convinced Mamelta to convert to Christianity as well.
When the pagans found out that Mamelta had converted to Christianity, they were enraged. They stoned her to death while she was still wearing her white baptismal garments. After she was martyred, the pagans threw her body into a deep pit.
Mamelta's body was later recovered by the Christians and buried in a church. The church was built on the site of the temple where Mamelta had served as a priestess.
Saint Mamelta is remembered as a courageous and faithful martyr. She is a role model for all Christians who are called to witness to the Gospel, even in the face of persecution.
Died
stoned and then drowned in a lake in Persia c.344
Saint Ethelred of Eastry
Also known as
Aethelred
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Saint Ethelbert of Eastry was a 7th-century English prince and martyr. He was the son of King Ermenred of Kent and his wife, Saint Ermenburga. Ethelbert and his younger brother, Saint Ethelred, were pious and devout Christian youths.
In around the year 669 AD, Ethelbert and Ethelred were murdered by their cousin, King Egbert of Kent. Egbert's counselor, Thunor, had convinced Egbert that Ethelbert and Ethelred were a threat to his throne. Thunor had the two princes lured to Eastry under the pretense of hunting, and then he and his men murdered them.
Ethelbert and Ethelred were buried in the church at Eastry. Their bodies were later enshrined in the abbey at Minster-in-Thanet. Ethelbert and Ethelred were venerated as saints by the Anglo-Saxon Church. Their feast day is celebrated on October 17th.
Died
640 at Eastry, England
Saint Colman of Kilroot
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Saint Colman of Kilroot was a 6th-century Irish saint who was an abbot and bishop of Kilroot (County Antrim), a minor see which was afterwards incorporated in the Diocese of Connor. He may have given his name to Kilmackevat (County Antrim).
Colman is mentioned in the Life of Mac Nise in the Codex Salmanticensis, where the young Colman is saved from death by Bishop Mac Nisse of Connor, and instructed in the Holy Scriptures. Colman was a disciple of St. Ailbe of Emly. At the direction of Ailbe, Colmán founded a church on the northern shore of Lough Laoigh. According to Bishop Healy, Colmán of Kilroot was the uncle of Colmán of Dromore.
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6th century Irish
Martyrs of Nicomedia
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A group of Christians martyred in the persecutions of Diocletian. The only details about them that have survived are their names - Alexander, Marianus and Victor.
Died
303 in Nicomedia (in modern Turkey)
Martyrs of Valenciennes
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A group of Ursuline nuns martyred in the persecutions of the French Revolution.
• Hyacinthe-Augustine-Gabrielle Bourla
• Jeanne-Reine Prin
• Louise-Joseph Vanot
• Marie-Geneviève-Joseph Ducrez
• Marie-Madeleine-Joseph Déjardins
Died
guillotined on 17 October 1794 at Valenciennes, Nord, France
Beatified
13 June 1920 by Pope Benedict XV
Martyrs of Volitani
Also known as
Martyrs of Bolitani
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The Martyrs of Volitani were a group of Christians who were executed in the city of Volitani, in the Roman province of Africa Proconsularis, in the year 200 AD. They were led by a man named Perpetua, who was a young woman of noble birth.
Perpetua was a devout Christian, and she refused to renounce her faith, even when she was threatened with death. She was imprisoned with her slave Felicitas, and the two women gave birth to their children while in prison. Perpetua's son was baptized by a priest who had been smuggled into the prison.
Perpetua and Felicitas were eventually executed, along with two other Christians, Saturninus and Revocatus. Their deaths were a major event in the early history of the Christian Church, and they are remembered as martyrs.
The story of the Martyrs of Volitani is told in a book called "The Passion of Perpetua and Felicity." This book is a first-person account of the events leading up to the executions, and it is considered to be one of the most important early Christian texts.
Died
Volitani, proconsular Africa (in modern Tunisia)
Martyred in the Spanish Civil War
• Blessed Fidel Fuidio Rodriguez
• Blessed José Sánchez Medina
• Blessed Perfecto Carrascosa Santos
• Blessed Ramón Esteban Bou Pascual
• Blessed Társila Córdoba Belda de Girona
