இன்றைய புனிதர்கள் ஜீன் 10

 Bl. Caspar Sadamazu

Feastday: June 10

Death: 1626

Japanese martyr, a Jesuit received into the Order at Bungo in 1582. Caspar served as the secretary to several provincials before being arrested as a Christian. His superior, who joined him in prison, was Blessed Francis Pacheco. Caspar was burned alive in Nagasaki. He was beatified in 1867.

St. Bardo

புனித.பார்டோ (St.Bardo)

மைன்ஸ் ஆயர்(Bishop of Mainz)

பிறப்பு 

980

ஒப்பர்ஹோப்பன்(Oppershofen), ஹெஸன்(Hessen), ஜெர்மனி

இறப்பு 

10 ஜூன் 1051

பாடர்போர்ன்(Paderborn), ஜெர்மனி

பார்டோ மிகவும் அமைதியானவராகவும் பக்தியானவராகவும் தன் வாழ்நாள் முழுவதும் திகழ்ந்தார். சிறுவயதிலிருந்தே தான் பிறந்த ஊரிலிருந்த ஆலயத்திற்கு சென்று, ஆலய பணிகளில் ஈடுபட்டு வந்தார். பார்டோ புல்டாவில்(Fulda) இருந்த ஆசீர்வாதப்பர் சபையில் சேர்ந்து குருவானார். குருவானபிறகு ஹெர்ஸ்பெல்டு(Herzfeld) என்ற ஊரிலிருந்த துறவற மடத்தில் பணிபுரிய அனுப்பப்பட்டார். அப்போது எதிர்பாராதவிதமாக அத்துறவற இல்ல தலைவர் இறந்துவிட்டார். இதனால் அவரை தொடர்ந்து, பார்டோ தலைவர் பொறுப்பேற்று, ஆலயப்பணிகளிலும் ஈடுபட்டார். அப்போதுதான் அவர் மைன்ஸ் என்ற மறைமாநிலத்திற்கு 1031 ஆம் ஆண்டு ஆயராக தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்பட்டார். இவர் மற்றவர்களின் நல்வாழ்விற்காக தன் வாழ்வையே தியாகமாக்கினார். போதுமான அளவு உணவுகூட உண்ணாமல் வாழ்ந்தார். தன்னுடைய உணவையும், தனக்கு சொந்தமான அனைத்தையுமே ஏழைகளுக்கு கொடுத்துவிட்டு, மிகவும் ஏழ்மையான வாழ்வு வாழ்ந்தார். இதனால் திருத்தந்தை 9 ஆம் லியோ அவர்களால் கண்டிக்கப்பட்டார். பணியாற்ற உடலுக்கு சக்தி வேண்டுமென்று திருத்தந்தை அறிவுரை கூறினார். திருத்தந்தையின் ஆசீரையும் அறிவுரையும் பெற்ற பார்டோ, பாடர்போன் என்ற ஊருக்கு இறைபணிக்காக பயணம் செய்யும்போது காலமானார். அவரது கல்லறை ஜெர்மனியில் வைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. இவரது கல்லறையை ஏராளமானோர் பார்வையிட சென்றனர். அவர்கள் இவரிடம் மன்றாடும்போது, கேட்டவைகள் அனைத்தையும் பெற்றுக்கொண்டனர். இன்றுவரை இவரின் கல்லறையில் ஏராளமான புதுமைகள் நடந்த வண்ணமாக உள்ளது.

Feastday: June 10

Death: 1053

Benedictine archbishop and official of the Holy Roman Empire. He was born in Oppershafen, Wetterau, Germany, in about 982. Educated at Fulda Abbey, he became a Benedictine and was made the abbot of two monasteries, becoming the archbishop of Mainz in 1031. He served as chancellor and chief almoner alms distributor for the empire. Pope St. Leo IX advised Bardo to lighten his duties and relax some of his personal austerities and mortifications.

St. Maximus of Aquila

Feastday: June 10

Death: 250

Martyred deacon of Aquila, Italy. He was thrown over a cliff by the Roman authorities for refusing to deny the faith. Maximus is patron saint of Aquila.

St. Maximus of Naples

Died 361

Venerated in Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church

Canonized Pre-congregation

Major shrine Naples Cathedral, Naples, Italy relics in Chiesa di Sant'Eframo Vecchio, Naples, Italy

Feast 10 June Roman Catholic 23 June Eastern Orthodox

Martyred bishop of Naples, Italy, from 359 . He died in exile from his see and is venerated as a martyr.

Saint Maximus (died 361 AD) was Bishop of Naples, who was sent into exile. Maximus was known as a great defender of the decrees of the Council of Nicaea, especially with the opposition to Arianism. This led to his exile, and being replaced as Bishop of Naples, by Zosimos, who proclaimed the Arianistic doctrine. A well known legend states that each time Zosimos wanted to speak in public, his words would not come out. Many attributed this as a miracle, through the prayers of the exiled Maximus. He would be martyred in exile.

Bl. Olivia

பலெர்மோ நகர் புனிதர் ஒலிவியா 

கன்னியர்/ மறைசாட்சி: 

பிறப்பு: கி.பி. 448

பலெர்மோ, சிசிலி 

இறப்பு: கி.பி. 463

டுனிஸ், வட ஆபிரிக்கா 

ஏற்கும் சமயம்: 

ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை 

கிழக்கு மரபுவழி திருச்சபை 

நினைவுத் திருவிழா: ஜூன் 10 

பாதுகாவல்: 

சிசிலியின் நகரங்களான:

பலெர்மோ, மோன்டே சேன் கிலியானோ, டேர்மினி இமெரெஸ், அல்கமோ, பெட்டினியோ, செஃபலு 

ஒலேசா டி மொன்ட்செர்ராட் (கட்டலோனியா) 

புனிதர் ஒலிவியா கிறிஸ்தவ விசுவாசத்திற்காக கொடூரமாக துன்புறுத்தப்பட்டு மறைசாட்சியாக உயிர்துறந்த கன்னியரும் கிறிஸ்தவ புனிதரும் ஆவார். 

இவரது சரித்திரத்தை எழுதிய சரித்திரவியலாளர்களின் கூற்றின்படி, கி.பி. ஏறக்குறைய 448ம் ஆண்டு உன்னதமான சிசிலியன் குடும்பமொன்றில் பிறந்த அழகிய மகள் ஆவார். சிறு வயதிலிருந்தே ஏழைகளுக்கு தொண்டாற்ற விரும்பிய இச்சிறுமி, தமது குடும்பத்துக்கே உரித்தான வசதியான வாழ்க்கை மற்றும் கௌரவம் ஆகியவற்றை ஒதுக்கி, தம்மை ஆண்டவருக்கு அர்ப்பணித்துக் கொண்டவர் ஆவார். 

கி.பி. 454ம் ஆண்டு, சிசிலியை வெற்றிகொண்ட “வண்டல்ஸ்” அரசன் “ஜென்செரிக்”  என்பவன், “பலெர்மோ”  மாநிலத்தை முற்றுகையிட்டதுடன் அநேகம் கிறிஸ்தவர்களை துன்புறுத்தி கொன்றான். 

ஒலிவியா தமக்கு பதின்மூன்று வயதானபோது, நோயாளிகளுக்கு வேண்டிய சேவைகளை செய்ய தொடங்கினார். தமது கிறிஸ்தவ விசுவாசத்தில் திடமாக, உறுதியாக இருக்குமாறு பிற கிறிஸ்தவ மக்களை வேண்டிக்கொண்டார். அவருடைய ஆத்மாவின் வலிமையால் “வண்டல்ஸ்” ஈர்க்கப்பட்டிருந்தது. அவருடைய விசுவாசத்திற்கு எதிராக எதுவுமே நடக்க முடியாது என்பதையும் அறிந்திருந்தது. “வண்டல்ஸ்” மக்கள் அவரை “டுனிஸ்”  நகரத்துக்கு அனுப்பி வைத்தனர். அங்கே, ஆளுநர் அவருடைய நிலைப்பாட்டிலிருந்து அவரை மீட்டெடுக்க முயல்வார் என்று நம்பினார்கள். 

ஆனால், “டுனிஸ்”  நகரில் ஒலிவியா அற்புதங்கள் நிகழ்த்தத் தொடங்கினார். ஏராளமான பாகன் இன மக்களை கிறிஸ்தவ மதத்திற்கு மனம் மாற்றினார். கோபமுற்ற ஆளுநர், ஒலிவியாவை கொடிய விலங்குகள் இருக்கும் காட்டில் கொண்டு தனிமையில் விட உத்தரவிட்டார். ஒன்று, ஒலிவியா பசி பட்டினியால் சாகனும்; அல்லது பசியெடுத்த காட்டு மிருகங்களுக்கு இரையாகணும் என்ற எண்ணத்தில் அவரை காட்டில் கொண்டு விட்டனர். ஆனால், அவர்களது எண்ணம் ஈடேறவில்லை. அங்கிருந்த காட்டு மிருகங்கள் அவரை சீண்டவேயில்லை. அவரைச் சுற்றிலும் அமைதியுடன் திரிந்தன. 

ஒருமுறை, “டுனிஸ்” நகரிலிருந்து வேட்டையாடும் நோக்கில் ஓலிவியா இருந்த காட்டுக்கு வேட்டையாட வந்த சிலர், அங்கே ஒலிவியாவைக் கண்டு, அவரது அழகில் ஆசை கொண்டு, அவரை பாலியல் வன்கொடுமை செய்ய முயன்றனர். ஆனால், ஒலிவியா இறை வார்த்தைகளைக் கொண்டு அவர்களையும் மனம் மாற்றினார். பாகன் இன இளைஞர்களாகிய அவர்கள் அனைவரையும் கிறிஸ்தவ வேதத்திற்கு மனம் மாற்றினார். அவர்களுக்கு அங்கேயே திருமுழுக்கு அளித்தார். 

காட்டிலிருந்து வெளியே வந்த ஒலிவியா, “டுனிஸ்” பிராந்தியத்திலுள்ள நோயுற்ற மக்களை அற்புதமாக குணமாக்கினார். துன்புறும் மக்களை அதிசயமாக ஆறுதல் படுத்தினார். எண்ணற்ற பாகன் இன மக்களை கிறிஸ்தவ விசுவாசத்திற்கு மனம் மாற்றினார். இவற்றையெல்லாம் கேள்வியுற்ற ஆளுநர், ஒலிவியாவை கைது செய்து சிறையிலடைத்தார். மனம் மாறி வருத்தம் தெரிவித்து கிறிஸ்தவ விசுவாசத்தைக் கைவிட சந்தர்ப்பமளித்தார். ஆனால், இவை யாவற்றையும் மறுத்த ஒலிவியா கிறிஸ்தவ விசுவாசத்தை கைவிட தீர்க்கமாக மறுத்தார். 

சிறையிலடைக்கப்பட்ட ஒலிவியாவின் ஆடைகள் களையப்பட்டன. சிறுமியென்றும் பாராமல் இரக்கமற்ற வகையில் அவர் அடித்து துன்புறுத்தப்பட்டார். கொதிக்கும் எண்ணெயுள்ள கொப்பரையில் மூழ்கடிக்கப்பட்டார். ஆனால் இத்தகைய சித்திரவதைகள் அவருடைய உடலில் எவ்விதத்திலும் தீங்கு இழைக்கவில்லை. அதேபோல கிறிஸ்தவ விசுவாசத்தை கைவிடுமளவுக்கு அவரது மனமும் பலவீனப்படவில்லை. இறுதியில், கி.பி. 463ம் ஆண்டு, ஜூன் மாதம், பத்தாம் தேதி, ஒலிவியாவின் தலை துண்டிக்கப்பட்டு அவர் கொலை செய்யப்பட்டார். அவரது ஆன்மா ஒரு புறா வடிவில் வான் நோக்கி பறந்து சென்றதாக கூறப்படுகிறது. 

ஒலிவியாவின் உடலை தேடிக்கொண்டிருந்த ஃபிரான்சிஸ்கன் சபையினரால் கி.பி. 1500ம் ஆண்டின் இறுதியில் அவருடைய வழிபாட்டு முறை பரவத்தொடங்கியது.

Born 448

Palermo, Sicily

Died 463

Tunis, Roman Africa

Venerated in

Roman Catholic Church

Eastern Orthodox Church[1][2]

Feast 10 June

Patronage

Sicilian towns of: Palermo; Monte San Giuliano; Termini Imerese; Alcamo; Pettineo; Cefalù.

Olesa de Montserrat (Catalonia).

Olivia is a derivative of Olive whose feast day is June 10th. According to pious fictional legend, she was a beautiful girl of thirteen, of a noble Palermo, Italy, family who was carried off to Tunis by raiding Moslems. They allowed her to live in a nearby cave but when they found that her miracles and cures had converted many Mohammedans, she was imprisoned, tortured, and after converting her executioners trying to burn her to death, was beheaded.

Martyrs of the Hulks of Rochefort

Also known as

• Martyrs des Pontons de Rochefort

• Martyrs of La Rochelle

• Martyrs of Rochefort

• Martyrs of the Prison Hulks of Rochefort

• Martyrs of the Rochefort Ships

Profile

In 1790 the French Revolutionary authorities passed a law requiring priests to swear allegience to the civil constitution, which would effectively remove them from the authority of, and allegience to, Rome. Many refused, and in 1791 the government began deporting them to French Guyana. 827 priests and religious were imprisoned on hulks (old ships no longer sea-worthy and used for storage, jails, hospitals, etc.) at Rochefort, France to await exile, most on the Deux-Associés and the Washington which had previously been used to house slaves or prisoners. There they were basically ignored to death as there was little provision for food and water, less for sanitation, and none at all for medical help. 542 of the prisoners died there.

The survivors were freed on 12 February 1795 and allowed to return to their homes. Many of them wrote about their time on the hulks, and many of them wrote about the faith and ministry of those who had died. 64 of them have been positively identified and confirmed to have died as martyrs, dying for their faith –

• Antoine Auriel

• Antoine Bannassat

• Augustin-Joseph Desgardin

• Barthélemy Jarrige de La Morelie de Biars

• Charles-Antoine-Nicolas Ancel

• Charles-Arnould Hanus

• Charles-René Collas du Bignon

• Claude Beguignot

• Claude Dumonet

• Claude Laplace

• Claude Richard

• Claude-Barnabé Laurent de Mascloux

• Claude-Joseph Jouffret de Bonnefont

• élie Leymarie de Laroche

• Florent Dumontet de Cardaillac

• François d'Oudinot de la Boissière

• François François

• François Hunot

• François Mayaudon

• Gabriel Pergaud

• Georges-Edme René

• Gervais-Protais Brunel

• Jacques Gagnot

• Jacques Lombardie

• Jacques Retouret

• Jacques-Morelle Dupas

• Jean Baptiste Guillaume

• Jean Bourdon

• Jean Hunot

• Jean Mopinot

• Jean-Baptiste de Bruxelles

• Jean-Baptiste Duverneuil

• Jean-Baptiste Laborie du Vivier

• Jean-Baptiste Menestrel

• Jean-Baptiste Souzy

• Jean-Baptiste-Ignace-Pierre Vernoy de Montjournal

• Jean-Baptiste-Xavier Loir

• Jean-François Jarrige de la Morelie de Breuil

• Jean-Georges Rehm

• Jean-Nicolas Cordier

• Joseph Imbert

• Joseph Juge de Saint-Martin

• Joseph Marchandon

• Lazare Tiersot

• Louis-Armand-Joseph Adam

• Louis-François Lebrun

• Louis-Wulphy Huppy

• Marcel-Gaucher Labiche de Reignefort

• Michel-Bernard Marchand

• Michel-Louis Brulard

• Nicolas Savouret

• Nicolas Tabouillot

• Noël-Hilaire Le Conte

• Paul-Jean Charles

• Philippe Papon

• Pierre Gabilhaud

• Pierre Jarrige de la Morelie de Puyredon

• Pierre-Joseph le Groing de la Romagère

• Pierre-Michel Noël

• Pierre-Sulpice-Christophe Faverge

• Pierre-Yrieix Labrouhe de Laborderie

• Raymond Petiniaud de Jourgnac

• Scipion-Jérôme Brigeat Lambert

• Sébastien-Loup Hunot

Died

between 19 May 1794 and 23 February 1795 aboard prison ships docked at Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, France

Beatified

1 October 1995 by Pope John Paul II

Blessed Edward Joannes Maria Poppe

Profile

Son of Dèsirè, a baker, and Josefa; Edward was one of eleven children; one brother became a priest, five sisters were nuns. Raised in a pious and hard working family, Edward was an energetic, almost hyperactive child, but an excellent student who early felt a call to the priesthood. His father died in January 1907, and Edward wanted to take over the family business, but his mother insisted that he continue his studies. Seminarians were subject to military service, and in September 1910 Edward was drafted; being a seminarian made him the target for much harassment. He entered the seminary in Leuven, Belgium on 13 March 1912, and in Ghent in September 1913. He served as battlefield nurse during World War I, during which his health was nearly ruined, and his prayers to Saint Joseph led to the miraculous freeing of several prisoners of war.

Ordained on 1 May 1916. Associate pastor at Saint Collette's in Ghent, a struggling parish where he had strong ministry to the poor, children and the dying; taught catechism, founded Eucharistic associations, and worked against the secularization of life in his city. His health still suffering, he was transferred to rural Moerzeke, Belgium where he served from 1918 to 1922 as rector of a religious community. He suffered a heart attack on 11 May 1919, and spent his recuperation studying, praying, and writing hundreds of articles and thousands of letters against Marxism, secularism, and materialism. Edward developed a devotion to Saint Therese of Lisieux, visiting her tomb in 1920, and adopting her "little way". He organized teachers in an evangelization campaign, and his home became a center of organization, prayer and spiritual rebirth. Began service as spiritual director of seminarians doing military service in October 1922. He suffered another heart attack on 1 January 1924, and his health deteriorated rapidly, but he worked tirelessly in his remaining months, encouraging the laity and seminarians.

Born

18 December 1890 in Temse, Belgium

Died

10 June 1924 at Moerzeke, Belgium of a stroke

Beatified

3 October 1999 by Pope John Paul II

Blessed John Dominic

Also known as

• Giovanni Dominici

• John Dominici

• John Dominici de Banchini

Profile

He had a humble background, little education, and a tendency to stammer and stutter, but John had a great memory, great drive to improve, and became a great theologian and preacher. He spent much of his youth in or around the nearby Dominican church of Santa Maria Novella. Though he lacked education and the Dominicans were scholars, and though he had trouble speaking and the Dominicans were preachers, he joined the Order at age 17.

He studied in Pisa and Florence in Italy, and received his degree in theology from the University of Paris. Priest. In one letters, he said that his speech impediment threatened to limit his vocation; it was cured through the intervention of Saint Catherine of Siena, and he spent 12 years as a preacher in Venice, Italy.

Prior of the Dominican house at Santa Maria Novella. Vicar-provincial in Rome, Italy in 1392. With Blessed Raymund of Capua, master general of the Order, he helped lead the rebuilding of the Order after the plague, and restoration of discipline to the members. Founded Dominican houses and convents in the Italian cities of Venice (1388 and 1394), Fiesole (1406), Chioggia, Citta di Castello, Cortona, Lucca, and Fabriano. Correspondent with Blessed Clara Gambacorta, giving her advice on her work to restore discipline to Dominican nuns. Because of his support of the Dominican White Penitents in Venice, he briefly lost papal support, but was later welcomed back, and resumed the work.

Worked to support Christian education of the young. Opposed pagan ideas that were creeping into the humanist thought of the day. Confessor and advisor to Pope Gregory XII. Cardinal of San Sisto in 1407. Archbishop of Ragusa, Italy in 1408. Helped heal the Western Schism. Convinced Pope Gregory XII to call the Council of Constance, and to abdicate in order to force the hands of the anti-popes, causing them to drop their claims to the crown.

Papal legate to Hungary and Bohemia for Pope Martin V. Worked to settle the disruptions caused by the death of John Hus, and to heal the Hussite Schism; converted some, but was unable to affect the larger problem.

Wrote Scripture commentaries and hymns in Italian. His portrait was painted by Fra Angelico, who had joined the order under him, and a memoir of him was written by Saint Antoninus of Florence who had joined the Order after hearing John preach, and had worked with him in Fiesole.

Born

1356 at Florence, Italy

Died

• 10 June 1419 of a fever at Buda, Hungary

• buried in the Church of Saint Paul the Hermit in Buda

• his tomb became noted for miracles, and was briefly a pilgrimage point

• it was destroyed by the Turks

Beatified

• 1832 (cultus confirmed) by Pope Gregory XVI

• 1837 (beatified) by Pope Gregory XVI

Blessed Bogumilus of Gniezno

Also known as

Bogimilus, Bogumil Piotr, Bogumilo, Theophilus

Profile

Born to the Polish nobility, twin brother of Boguphalus. Studied in Paris, France. Priest. Served Holy Trinity parish in Dobrow, Poland, a church that he built himself. Chancellor of Gniezno, Poland. Had a great dedication to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and loved solitude. Archbishop of Gniezno in 1167. Through the five years of his episcopacy, he was opposed by his own clergy for his insistence on strict adherance to the clerical discipline and simple lifestyle. He resigned his see in 1172 and became a Camaldolese hermit at Uniedow, Poland for the last decade of his life.

Born

c.1135 bear Dobrow, Poland

Died

• c.1182 near Uniedow, Poland of natural causes

• on his deathbed he received a vision of Our Lady and the Christ Child surrounded by angels and beckoning him to heaven

• relics enshrine in the Collegiate Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Uniejów, Poland

• his stole is kept in Archcathedral Basilica of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Poznan, Poland

Beatified

27 May 1925 by Pope Pius XI (cultus confirmation)

Patronage

archdiocese of Gniezno, Poland (given by Pope Paul VI)

Representation

• bishop having a vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary

• bishop holding a fish

• bishop walking on the surface of a stream or river

Blessed Diana d'Andalo

Profile

Born to a wealthy and politically connected land owner. We know nothing of her childhood, but was known as a beautiful, intelligent and happy young woman. Influenced by the preaching of Blessed Reginald, she joined the Dominicans, and was received into the Order by Saint Dominic de Guzman himself, but her family forced her to stay home. She joined the Augustinians at Roxana, Italy, but was abducted and taken home by her family; Diana was injured in the abduction, but later escaped from home and returned to the Augustinians. Blessed Jordan of Saxony met with her family and convinced them that the way to keep the girl close to them was to build a Dominican convent; in 1222 they helped her found the monastery of Saint Agnes in Bologna, Italy on land her father owned. She and several other sisters, including Blessed Cecilia of Bologna and Blessed Amata of Bologna lived out their days there. Diana and Blessed Jordan kept up a correspondence that lasted for years and dozens of letters, many of which survive today.

Born

1201 near Bologna, Italy

Died

9 January 1236 in Bologna, Italy of natural causes

Beatified

8 August 1888 by Pope Leo XIII

Representation

Domincan nun holding lilies (indicative of purity) and the Saint Agnes convent

Blessed Henry of Treviso

Also known as

• Henry of Bolzano

• Henry of Bozen

• Arrigo, Heinrich, Rigo

Profile

Born poor, Henry was a married lay man and father who worked as a day labourer. However, when his wife and child died young, Henry completely lost interest in a worldly life. He continued to work as a labourer, giving away everything he could spare. He never learned to read or write, but attended daily Mass, worked to help those even poorer than himself, and spent his spare time in prayer. In his later years he became a beggar, asking alms and giving away all that he did not need.

Born

c.1250 at Bolzano, Italy

Died

• 10 June 1315 in Treviso, Italy of natural causes

• he was so well loved by the people of Treviso that at his death his little room was stripped of the straw that served for his bed and was his only possession

Beatified

• 23 July 1750 by Pope Benedict XIV (cultus confirmed)

• 276 miracles were recorded before the confirmation could be completed

Blessed Joseph Kugler

Also known as

Brother Eustachius

Profile

As a young man he was apprenticed as an iron worker, but an injury ended that career. He joined the Order of the Hospitallers of Saint John of God at Reichenbach, Germany in 1893, making his profession in 1898. He served 20 years in several Hospitaller convent hospitals, often as their prior. He then served 21 years as the Hospitaller provincial. Founded two hospitals.

Born

15 January 1867 in Neuhaus, diocese of Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany

Died

10 June 1946 in Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany of natural causes

Beatified

• 4 October 2009 by Pope Benedict XVI

• recognition celebrated at the Cathedral of Regensburg, Germany by Archbishop Angelo Amato

Saint Getulius of Tivoli

Also known as

Getulio

Profile

Husband of Saint Symphorosa of Tivoli. Roman officer in the armies of Emperors Trajan and Hadrian. Public convert to Christianity with his brother Saint Amantius. Getulius resigned his commission, and retired to the country of the Sabines. Emperor Hadrian sent the guards Caerealis and Primitivus to arrest the ex-officer; instead, the brothers converted the guards. Hadrian ordered the judge Licinius to condemn the whole group to death. They were offered a reprieve if they would renounce Christianity; they declined. Martyr.

Died

clubbed to death c.120 at Tivoli, Italy

Blessed Walter Pierson

Additional Memorial

4 May as one of the Carthusian Martyrs

Profile

Carthusian lay brother in the London Charterhouse. Arrested with his brothers for opposing the takeover of the Church by King Henry VIII. Chained standing up in Newgate Prison and left to starve. Martyr.

Died

starved to death on 10 June 1537 in Newgate Prison, London, England

Beatified

29 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmed)

Saint Amantius of Tivoli

Profile

Public convert to Christianity with his brother Saint Getulius. With Getulius he retired to the country of the Sabines. Emperor Hadrian sent the guards Caerealis and Primitivus to arrest the two; instead, the brothers converted the guards. Emperor Hadrian ordered the judge Licinius to condemn the whole group to death. They were offered a reprieve if they would renounce Christianity; they declined. Martyr.

Died

clubbed to death c.120 at Tivoli, Italy

Blessed Gerlac of Obermarchtal

Also known as

Gerlach, Gerlache, Gerlachus, Gerlacus

Profile

Premonstratensian monk at Mönchsrot monastery in southern Germany. Spiritual student of Blessed Eberhard of Obermarchtal and Blessed Ulrik of Obermarchtal. Prior of his house, and then its third abbot where he served until struck down by a stroke.

Born

12th century Germany

Died

10 June c.1200 of natural causes

Saint Ithamar of Rochester

Also known as

Itamaro, Ythamar

Profile

Known in his day for his learning. First Anglo-Saxon to be ordained a bishop, succeeding Saint Paulinus of York to the see of Rochester, England in 644, consecrated by Saint Honorius. Miraculous cures, especially of the eyes, recorded at his tomb.

Born

at Kent, England

Died

• c.656 of natural causes

• buried at Rochester, England

Saint Faustina of Cyzicus

Profile

Martyr.

Died

• 303

• buried in the catacombs of San Callisto in Rome, Italy

• relics re-discovered in 1830

• relics transferred to Palma Campania, Italy in 1839

• relics enshrined in a glass reliquary in the church of Saint Michael the Archangel in Palma Campania

Saint Asterius of Petra

Also known as

Asterio

Profile

A former heretic who converted from Arianism to orthodox Christianity. Bishop of Petra. Fought heresy and earned the hatred of Arians by writing about their intrigues at the Council of Sardica in 347. Exiled to Africa by Emperor Constantius. Recalled to his diocese by Julian the Apostate. Assisted at the Council of Alexandria in 362.

Died

c.364 of natural causes

Blessed Elizabeth Guillen

Profile

Mercedarian nun in Barcelona, Spain.

Died

• 1300 of a fever at the the monastery of Saint Eulalia, Barcelona, Spain

• interred near the high altar in the monastery church

Readings

I want to melt and be in Christ. - Blessed Elizabeth on her deathbed

Saint Primitivus of Tivoli

Profile

Imperial Roman guard. Sent by Emperor Hadrian with Caerealis to arrest the brother converts Saint Getulius and Saint Amantius. Instead, the brothers converted the guards. Hadrian ordered the judge Licinius to condemn the whole group to death. They were offered a reprieve if they would renounce Christianity; they declined. Martyr.

Died

clubbed to death c.120 at Tivoli, Italy

Saint Caerealis of Tivoli

Profile

Imperial Roman guard. Sent by Emperor Hadrian with Primitivus to arrest the brother converts Saint Getulius and Saint Amantius. Instead, the brothers converted the guards. Hadrian ordered the judge Licinius to condemn the whole group to death. They were offered a reprieve if they would renounce Christianity; they declined. Martyr.

Died

clubbed to death c.120 at Tivoli, Italy

Blessed Thomas Green

Also known as

Thomas Greenwood

Additional Memorial

4 May as one of the Carthusian Martyrs

Profile

Carthusian choir monk of the Charterhouse in London, England. Martyred for refusing to accept King Henry VIII as head of the Church.

Died

starved to death on 10 June 1537 in Newgate Prison, London, England

Beatified

29 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII

Blessed José Manuel Claramonte Agut

Profile

Priest. Member of the Diocesan Laborer Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.

Born

6 November 1892 in Almazora, Castellón, Spain

Died

10 June 1938 in Vall d'Alba, Castellón, Spain

Beatified

13 October 2013 by Pope Francis

Saint Evermund of Fontenay

Also known as

Ebremund of Fontenay

Profile

Married. Founded several monasteries and convents. His wife then entered one of the convents as a nun, and Evermund became a monk at the Fontenay-Louvet house near Séez, France. Abbot.

Born

in Bayeux, France

Died

c.720 of natural causes

Blessed Amata of San Sisto

Also known as

Amata of Bologna

Profile

Dominican nun, assigned to Rome. Helped found the Saint Agnes Convent at Valle di Petro, Bologna, Italy.

Died

• 1270 of natural causes

• interred in the chapel of Saint Clare, Assisi, Italy

Saint Landericus of Paris

Also known as

Landry

Profile

Bishop of Paris, France from 650. Founded the first hospital in Paris. Noted for his work with the poor. Encouraged the Benedictines to establish houses in his diocese.

Died

c.661 of natural causes

Saint Censurius of Auxerre

Also known as

Censurio

Profile

Bishop of Auxerre, France from 448 until his death; he served 38 years.

Died

• 486 of natural causes

• buried in the church of Saint Germanus

Saint Maurinus of Cologne

Also known as

Maurino

Profile

Monk at the monastery of Saint Panteleon, Cologne, Germany. Probably served as abbot of his house. Martyr.

Died

Cologne, Germany

Blessed Albert of Cotignola

Profile

Franciscan friar from the Cotignola area of Ravenna, Italy, remembered in an early Franciscan martyrology for his "wisdom, writing and piety".

Died

c.1531

Saint Landericus of Novalese

Profile

Monk at Novalèse abbey in Savoy (part of modern France). Martyr.

Died

drowned in the River Arc (in modern France) in 1050

Saint Restitutus of Rome

Profile

Martyred in the persecutions of Emperor Nero.

Died

martyred in the 1st century, either in Rome, Italy, or in Spain; records are unclear

Saint Crispulus of Rome

Profile

Martyred in the persecutions of Emperor Nero.

Died

martyred in the 1st century, either in Rome, Italy, or in Spain; records are unclear

Blessed Mary Magdalene of Carpi

Profile

Nun who served as alms-beggar for her house in Carpi, Italy.

Born

Austria

Died

1546

Saint Timothy of Prusa

Profile

Bishop of Prusa, Bithynia (in modern Turkey). Martyred in the persecutions of Julian the Apostate.

Died

362

Saint Illadan of Rathlihen

Also known as

Illathan, Iolladham

Profile

Sixth century bishop of Rathlihen, Offaly, Ireland.

Blessed Elisabeth Hernden

Profile

Leader of a group of Franciscan tertiaries in Germany.

Died

1527

Saint Zachary of Nicomedia

Profile

Martyr.

Died

at Nicomedia, date unknown

Martyrs of North Africa

Profile

A group of seventeen Christians martyred together in North Africa; the only surviving details are two of their names - Aresius and Rogatius.

Died

North Africa, date unknown

Martyrs of the Aurelian Way

Profile

A group of 23 martyrs who died together in the persecutions of Aurelian. The only details that survive are three of their names - Basilides, Mandal and Tripos.

Died

c.270-275 on the Aurelian Way, Rome, Italy

Also celebrated but no entry yet

• Our Lady of the Grotto

• Martyrs of Besech

• Bonaventura Baduario of Peraga

• Guido di Valperga

• Maximus of Naples

• Thiddag of Prague

இன்றைய புனிதர்கள் ஜீன் 09

 Saint Columba of Iona

Also known as

• Apostle of the Picts

• Apostle to Scotland

• Coim, Colmcille, Colum, Columbkill, Columbkille, Columbus, Columcille, Columkill, Combs

Additional Memorials

• 6 January as one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland

• 17 June translation of relics

Profile

Born to the Irish royalty, the son of Fedhlimidh and Eithne of the Ui Neill clan. Bard. Miracle worker. Monk at Moville. Spiritual student of Saint Finnian. Priest. Itinerant preacher and teacher throughout Ireland and Scotland. Spiritual teacher of Saint Corbmac, Saint Phelim, Saint Drostan, Saint Colman McRhoi and Saint Fergna the White; uncle of Saint Ernan. Travelled to Scotland in 563. Exiled to Iona on Whitsun Eve, he founded a monastic community there and served as its abbot for twelve years. He and the monks of Iona, including Saint Baithen of Iona and Saint Eochod, then evangelized the Picts, converting many, including King Brude. Attended the Council of Drumceat, 575. Legend says he wrote 300 books.

Born

7 December 521 at Garton, County Donegal, Ireland

Died

• 9 June 597 at Iona, Scotland, and buried there

• relics translated to Dunkeld, Scotland in 849

Patronage

• against floods

• bookbinders

• poets

• Ireland

• Scotland

• 5 dioceses, 2 cities

Saint Ephrem of Syria

நிசிபிஸ் புனித எஃப்ரெம் 

பிறப்பு : 306, நிசிபிஸ் 

இறப்பு : ஜூன் 09, 373 

நினைவுத் திருநாள்: ஜுன் 09 

எஃப்ரேம், 306 ஆம் ஆண்டு, மெசபடோமியாவில் உள்ள நிசிபிஸ் என்னும் இடத்தில் பிறந்தார். இவருடைய தந்தை பிற சமயத்தைச் சார்ந்தவர். ஆனால், எஃப்ரேமோ கிறிஸ்தவ விசுவாசத்தில் அதிகமான ஈடுபாடு வாழ்ந்து வந்தார். இதனால் அவருடைய தந்தை அவரை வீட்டை விட்டே துரத்திவிட்டார். எஃப்ரேம் வீட்டைவிட்டு வெளியே வந்து நிசிபிசில் ஆயராக இருந்த ஜேம்ஸ் என்பவரிடத்தில் தஞ்சம் புகுந்து கல்வி கற்றார். ஏறக்குறைய எட்டு ஆண்டுகள் அவரோடு இருந்து எல்லாவிதமான பயிற்சிகளையும் பெற்ற இவர், அதன்பிறகு பாலைவனத்திற்குச் சென்று தனிமையில் சில காலத்தைச் செலவழித்தார். 

363 ஆம் ஆண்டு நாட்டில் ஏற்பட்ட அரசியல் குளறுபடிகளின் காரணமாக இவர் எடேசாவிற்கு செல்ல நேர்ந்தது. அங்கே இவர் தியாக்கோனாக இருந்து பல்வேறு விதமான பணிகளைச் செய்தார். ஏற்கனவே அறிவிலும் ஞானத்திலும் சிறந்துவிளங்கிய இவர் அப்போது திருச்சபைக்கு மிகவும் அச்சுறுத்தலாக இருந்த பலவிதமான தப்பறைக் கொள்கைகளை மிகத் துணிவோடு எதிர்த்து வெற்றிகொண்டார். மேலும் இறைவன் இவருக்கு நல்ல எழுத்துத் திறனைக் கொடுத்திருந்தார். அதைக் கொண்டு இவர் பல மறையுரைகளை எழுதினார். இது மட்டுமல்லாமல், திருச்சபையின் வரலாற்றில் முதல்முறை திருவழிபாட்டுப் பாடல்கள் மூலம் இறைமக்களுக்கு பல உண்மைகளை எடுத்துச் சொன்னார்.  

இப்படி நாட்கள் நகர்ந்துகொண்டிருக்க எடேசாவில் மிகப்பெரிய பஞ்சம் உண்டானது. அந்நாட்களில் மக்கள் உணவிற்காக மிகவும் கஷ்டப்பட்டார்கள். அப்படிப்பட்ட சமயத்தில் இவர் மக்களுக்கு மத்தியில் இறங்கி பணிசெய்யத் தொடங்கினார். குறிப்பாக இவர் வசதிபடைத்தவர்களிடமிருந்து தேவைக்கு மிகுதியாக இருந்த உணவுப் பொருட்களை வாங்கி, அவற்றை தேவையில் இருந்த மக்களுக்குப் பகிர்ந்து கொடுத்தார். இவ்வாறு அங்கு ஏற்பட்ட பஞ்சத்தை ஓரளவு சமாளித்தார். 

இப்படி பல்வேறு பணிகளைச் செய்து, திருச்சபையை எதிரிகளிடமிருந்து காப்பாற்றி, தன் வாழ்நாள் முழுக்க ஒரு திருத்தொண்டராகவே இருந்த எஃப்ரேம் 373 ஆம் ஆண்டு இறையடி சேர்ந்தார். இவருக்கு 1920 ஆண்டு மறைவல்லுநர் பட்டம் கொடுக்கப்பட்டது.

Also known as

• Ephrem of Edessa

• Ephrem the Syrian

• Ephraem...

• Ephraim...

• Ephraem Syrus

• Deacon of Edessa

• Harp of the Holy Spirit

• Jefrem Sirin

• Sun of the Syrians

Additional Memorials

• 28 January (Eastern Orthodox; Eastern Catholic)

• 8 June (Scottish Episcopal)

• 10 June (Wales; Episcopal Church in the USA)

• 18 June (Maronite Church)

• 7th Saturday before Easter (Syriac Orthodox Church)

Profile

May have been the son of a pagan priest. Brought to the faith by Saint James of Nisibis, and baptized at age 18. Helped to evangelize Nisibis, Mesopotamia. May have attended the Council of Nicaea in 325. Deacon. Preacher. Had a great devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. In 363 Nisibis was ceded to Persia; a great persecution of Christians began, and Eprem led an exodus of the faithful to Edessa. Founded a theological school in Edessa. Wrote homilies, hymns and poetry. Helped introduce the use of hymns in public worship. Fought Gnosticism and Arianism by his writings, including poems and hymns. Proclaimed a Doctor of the Church in 1920.

Born

c.306 at Nisibis, Mesopotamia (in modern Syria)

Died

• 9 June 373 at Edessa (in modern Iraq) of natural causes

• tomb in Armenian monastery, Der Serkis, west of Edessa

Patronage

• spiritual directors

• spiritual leaders

Representation

• hermit sitting on a column

• deacon's vestments and thurible

• man composing hymns with a lyre

• man in a cave with a book

• man with a cross on his brow, pointing upwards

• man with Saint Basil the Great

• vine and scroll

Blessed Anne Marie Taigi

Also known as

• Anna Maria Gesualda Antonia Taigi

• Anna Maria Taigi

• Anne Marie Gianetti

Profile

Daughter Luigi Giannetti and Maria Masi. Her father was a pharmacist in Siena, Italy, but his business went bankrupt when Anna Marie was five years old. The family moved to Rome, Italy in search of work, but Luigi could only find a job as a household servant. Anne was married on 7 January 1789 to Dominico Taigi, a butler to the noble family of Chigi. She was married for 48 years, and mother of seven, two of whom died very young.

Anne Marie was always very concerned about her dress and appearance, far more than would be expected of a working class mother. Life at home was not always peaceful, Dominico could be ill-tempered and caustic, and Anne was known to have had an adulterous affair with an older man. But one day while at prayer at Saint Peter's Cathedral, she felt a sudden strong inspiration to ignore the things of this world. She began to live a more austere life, and to listen to the Spirit. Trinitarian tertiary. She found holy spiritual directors, gave all she could to the poor, visited the sick, and counselled many of the patients at the hospital of San Giacomo of the Incurables. She worked hard to evangelize her own family, changing her husband's demeanor, and they all regularly assembled in a small personal chapel to pray together.

As the years went on and Anne Marie devoted herself more and more to prayer, she began to receive mystical gifts, including prophecy and clairvoyance. She sometimes went into ecstacies, and received heavenly and prophetic visions. Her simple presence had a powerful effect on many, and she helped with many conversions. Counsellor to cardinals, royalty and three popes.

Because of her charismatic gifts, and her lack of concern about worldly matters, Anne was often the topic of gossip and sander, but she was the recipient of public veneration soon after her death, and her Cause for beatification began in 1863.

Born

29 May 1769 at Siena, Italy as Anne Marie Gianetti

Died

• 9 June 1837 at Rome, Italy of natural causes

• body incorrupt

• remains transferred several times

• interred at Saint Crisogono church, Trastevere, Rome, Italy

Beatified

30 May 1920 by Pope Benedict XV

Patronage

victims of verbal spouse abuse

Saint José de Anchieta

Also known as

• Apostle of Brazil

• Giuseppe de Anchieta

• Jose Anchieta

• Joseph Anchieta

Profile

Son of a wealthy and prominent family, and possibly related to Saint Ignatius of Loyola. Educated in Portugal. Joined the Jesuits in 1551 at age 17. Missionary to Brazil, arriving on 13 July 1553. He is the National Apostle of Brazil, and was co-founder of the cities of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.

In youth he dislocated his spine. When he joined the Jesuits, he was sent to Brazil for its mild climate in the hope that his back would improve. It never did, and he was in constant pain for the 44 years he worked in the Americas.

He and the Jesuit Emanuel Nóbrega arrived at Piratininga on the feast of Saint Paul and so named the mission Sao Paulo. In 1553 he first met the Tupi Indians who lived on the outskirts of the settlement. As he was adept at languages, Joseph sooned learned theirs. For two decades Joseph worked on a grammar and dictionary used by Portuguese settlers and missionaries.

Joseph was later held hostage for five months by the Tamoyo tribe during which time he occupied himself by composing a Latin poem in honour of the Blessed Virgin. Since he had no writing supplies, he wrote in wet sand and memorized the verses. When he again reached Sao Vicente he committed all 4,172 lines to paper.

Joseph converted the Maramomis tribe, and composed plays for his students to perform, writing them in Latin, Spanish, Portuguese, and Tupi. Because his dramas were the first written in Brazil, Joseph is known as the Father of Brazilian national literature.

Jesuit provincial in 1577. In letters to his fellow missionaries, he warned that burning desire was not enough: "You must come with a bag-full of virtues."

Born

19 March 1534 at San Cristobal de la Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain

Died

9 June 1597 at Reritigba (Anchieta), Brazil of natural causes

Canonized

3 April 2014 by Pope Francis (equipollent canonization)

Representation

birds

Blessed Luigi Boccardo

Also known as

Apostle of Merciful Love

Profile

One of ten children. Brother and god-son of Blessed Giovanni Maria Boccardo. Educated by the Barnabites. Entered the seminary in 1875, and was ordained in 1884 in the archdiocese of Turin, Italy. Assistant priest to his brother. Vice-rector and spiritual director at the Consolata College. Professor and spritual director of seminarians. Director of religious schools and religious education in his diocese. Visited prisoners and spent hours in the confessional at the Shrine of the Consolata. On the death of his brother, he was appointed superior of the Poor Daughters of San Gaetano in 1913. Director of an institute for the blind in 1919. Preached retreats. Promoted the building of a shrine to Jesus Christ, King and Priest. Founded the Sisters of Jesus the King, a contemplative branch of the Poor Daughters of San Gaetano in 1932.

Born

9 August 1861 in Moncalieri, Turin, Italy

Died

9 June 1936 at Turin, Italy of natural causes

Beatified

• 14 April 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI

• recognition celebrated by Cardinal José Saraiva Martins in Chiesa del Santo Volto (Church of the Holy Countenance), Turin, Italy at 3:30pm on Saturday 14 April 2007

Saint Baithen of Iona

Also known as

• Baithen Mor

• Baithen the Great

• Baithin, Comin, Cominus

Profile

Born to a noble Irish family, the son of Brenaron. Monk. Abbot of Tiree Island, Scotland. Spiritual student of Saint Columba, and part of Columba's mission to Britain in 563; may have been Columba's cousin. When Columba died, Baithen was immediately chosen abbot to replace him and continue his work. He wrote a biography of Columba, which was used by Saint Adamnan, but the work itself is lost.

When Saint Baithen ate, before each bite he recited the prayer "Deus in adjutorium meum intende". When he worked the fields with the monks, he held up one hand to Heaven, beseeching God, while with the other hand he gathered the corn. A wise counsellor, his advice was sought by many Irish saints. Spiritual teacher of Saint Fintan Munni.

Born

536 in Ireland

Died

c.599 of natural causes

Blessed Arnulf of Velseca

Profile

Premonstratensian monk. Lector at the Saint Cornelius monastery in Ninove in modern Belgium. Worked as a shoemaker at the monastery. He enjoyed the work as it kept his hands busy while his mind was on the things of heaven. Made trips to all the neighboring parishes on Sundays and feasts to distribute alms to the poor.

Born

12th century in the area of modern Belgium

Died

fractured his skull when he fell off a ladder while putting up a ladder for an Ascension procession in 1221 at the Saint Cornelius monastery in Ninove (in modern Flanders, Belgium)

Saint Felicianus and Saint Primus

Profile

Brothers who were tortured and martyred for their faith in the persecutions of Diocletian. The two were the first martyrs whose remains were transferred from a basilica outside the walls of Rome, Italy.

Died

• beheaded in 286 on the Via Nomentana, Rome, Italy

• relics in the church of Saint Stephen on Mount Celio

Blessed Joseph Imbert

Profile

Jesuit priest. Vicar apostolic of Moulins, France. Imprisoned on a ship during the anti-Catholic persecutions of the French Revolution and left to die. One of the Martyrs of the Hulks of Rochefort.

Born

c.1720 in Marseilles, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

Died

9 June 1794 aboard the prison ship Deux-Associés, in Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, France

Beatified

1 October 1995 by Pope John Paul II

Blessed Henry the Shoemaker

Also known as

• Der Gute Heinrich

• Heinrich Bucke

• Henry Michael Bucke

• Henry the Good

Profile

Shoemaker. Moved to Paris, France in 1645 where, with the help of Baron de Renti, he founded the Confraternity of Saints Crispin and Crispinian (Freres Cordonniers) for the spiritual development of his fellow cobblers. Though he considered a beati, there is no evidence of a public cultus for Henry.

Born

in Luxembourg

Died

1666

Saint Pelagia of Antioch

Profile

Disciple of Saint Lucian of Antioch. When soldiers arrived to arrest her for her faith, she believed she would be raped. To escape she invited the soldiers in, claimed she was going to change, then jumped out of an upper floor window; she was killed by the fall.

Born

late 3rd century in Antioch

Died

c.311 by jumping off a roof

Patronage

against sexual temptation

Blessed Sylvester Ventura

Also known as

Sylvester of Valdisive

Profile

At age 40 he joined the Camaldolese monks at the convent of Santa Maria degli in Florence, Italy where he served as a cook. Received a series of visions, and when he got behind in the kitchen, angels would come to help. Much in demand as a spiritual advisor.

Born

Florence, Italy

Died

1348

Blessed Robert Salt

Additional Memorial

4 May as one of the Carthusian Martyrs

Profile

Carthusian lay brother. Arrested on 29 May 1535 for refusing to take the Oath of Supremacy. Martyred with five other Carthusian brothers.

Born

English

Died

starved to death on 9 June 1537 at Newgate Prison, London, England

Beatified

20 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII

Saint Richard of Andria

Profile

Bishop of Andria, Italy for 40 years. Attended the Third Lateran Council in 1179. Known for his personal sanctity, his work in building the diocese, and as a miracle worker.

Born

England

Died

c.1200 of natural causes

Patronage

• city of Andria, Italy

• diocese of Andria, Italy

Blessed Alexander of Kouchta

Profile

Monk in Kamenni, Bulgaria. Seeking a more disciplined life, he became a hermit in the forest near Lake Koubensk in Russia. When Tartars attacked the area around his hermitage, he allowed the local peasants to “secretly” steal from his fields and garden to keep them fed.

Died

1439 of natural causes

Blessed Luciano Verdejo Acuña

Profile

Married layman in the diocese of Almeria, Spain. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.

Born

26 October 1885 in Almeria Spain

Died

9 June 1938 in Tur´n, Granada Spain

Venerated

14 June 2016 by Pope Francis (decree of martyrdom)

Saint Diomedes of Tarsus

Also known as

• Diomedes of Nicaea

• Diomede...

Profile

Physician at Constantinople. Lay evangelist. Martyred in the persecutions of Diocletian.

Born

Tarsus, Cilicia

Died

beheaded c.305 at Nicaea, Bithynia

Saint Maximian of Syracuse

Profile

Monk at the monastery of Saint Andrew, Coelian Hill, Rome, Italy. Brother monk with Pope Saint Gregory the Great. Papal ambassador to Contantinople. Bishop of Syracuse, Sicily.

Born

Sicily

Died

594 of natural causes

Saint Julian of Mesopotamia

Profile

Kidnapped and sold into slavery in 4th century Syria. When free again, he became a monk in Mesopotamia. Spiritual student of Saint Ephrem of Syria.

Died

c.370 of natural causes

Saint Vincent of Agen

Also known as

Vincenzo di Aquitania

Profile

Deacon and preacher. Martyred by pagans as a sacrifice to a sun god.

Died

staked out, scourged and beheaded c.292 at Agen, Gascony, France

Saint Cumian of Bobbio

Also known as

Cummian, Cummin, Cummianus

Profile

Eight-century bishop in Ireland, he left his native land to live most of his life as a monk in Bobbio, Italy.

Born

Ireland

Saint Alexander of Prusa

Also known as

Alexandros

Profile

Bishop of Prusa, Bithynia (in modern Turkey). Martyr.

Saint Comus of Scotland

Also known as

Come

Profile

6th-century monk and abbot in Scotland.

Saint Valerius of Milan

Profile

Venerated in Milan, Italy, but no details have survived.

Saint Cyrus

Also known as

Kyros

Profile

No details have survived.

Martyrs of Arbil

Profile

Five nuns who were martyred together in the persecutions of Tamsabur for refusing to renounce Christianity for sun-worship - Amai, Mariamne, Martha, Mary and Tecla.

Died

beheaded on 31 May 347 at Arbil, Assyria (in modern Kurdistan, Iraq)

Also celebrated but no entry yet

• Madonna della Fonte Nuova

• Mary of the Walnut

• Mary, Mother of Grace

இன்றைய புனிதர்கள் ஜீன் 08

 St. Severinus

Feastday: June 8

Patron: of Pioraco

Death: 550

ictorinus. Severinus and Victorinus became hermits at Montenero, Italy, giving away their extensive wealth to the poor. Compelled to become bishops by Pope Vigilius, Severinus served as head of Septempeda (modern Sanseverino) in the marches, or territories of Aneona, and Victorinus was named bishop of Camerino.

Saints Severinus of Sanseverino (or of Septempeda) (d. 550 AD) and Victorinus of Camerino (d. 543 AD) were brothers who were both bishops and hermits of the 6th century.

Biography

According to an unreliable legend, the brothers were noblemen who had given away their great wealth to the poor and had become hermits at Monte Nero near Septempeda.[2]

Victorinus then withdrew to a cave near Pioraco.[3] Victorinus was prone to strong temptations, and he inflicted upon himself a difficult and painful penance: he had himself tied to a tree, with his hands clasped between two branches.[1] Victorinus’ particular method of self-mortification was depicted on a small panel in the church of San Venanzio, in Camerino, by the artist Niccolò da Foligno (called l'Alunno), who created the piece between 1478–80.[4]

However, in 540 Pope Vigilius appointed them each as bishops of two separate sees: Severinus became bishop of what was then called Septempeda, later called San Severino Marche after him, in the Marches of Ancona; Victorinus became bishop of Camerino.

Severinus died in 545. His remains were hidden in the Cathedral of St. Maria in Septempeda to protect them from looting; found in 590 during the restoration of the cathedral, they were brought to Monte Nero.

Veneration

There is a church dedicated to San Vittorino in Pioraco. Their joint feast day is June 8

St. Levan

Feastday: June 8

Death: 6th century

Celtic saint, sometimes listed as Levin or Selyr. He went to Cornwall, England, as a missionary and is revered there

6th century. The Irish Saint Levan (possibly a shortened form of Silvanus) migrated to Cornwall, where he gave his name to a parish (Benedictines).

Saint Medard of Noyon

புனித.மேடர்டாஸ் (St. Medardaus)

ஆயர்

பிறப்பு 

475

வாலெண்சியென்னா(Valencienne), ஆப்பிரிக்கா

 இறப்பு 

560

பிரான்சு

இவர் தன் இளம் வயதில், ஒரு நாள் புல்வெளியில் நடந்து கொண்டிருக்கும்போது, இடி மின்னலுடன் கூடிய மழை வந்தது. அப்போது ஒரு பெரிய பருந்து வந்து இளைஞனை அப்படியே தூக்கிக்கொண்டு பிறந்தது. இளைஞன் மழையில் நனையாமல் இருக்க தன் சிறகுகளை அடர்ந்து விரித்து, தன் சிறகுகளின் நிழலில் வைத்து காத்தது. இதனால் மழை இல்லாமல் இயற்கை வளம் கருகும்போது இவரின் பெயரை கூறி ஜெபித்தால் மழை வரும் என்ற நம்பிக்கை பரவியது. அதேபோல் மக்கள் இவரின் பெயரால் ஜெபிக்கும்போது, பலமுறை மழையைபெற்று கொண்டனர். இதனால் ஜூன் 8 ஆம் நாள் மழைக்கான நாள் என்று குறிப்பிட்டுள்ளனர். இறைவனின் அருளால் நிரப்பப்பட்டு இவர் எப்போதும் சிரித்துக் கொண்டே இருப்பார். இவர் சிரித்தாலே, இவரின் வாயில் உள்ள மொத்தப் பற்களையும் பார்க்கலாம். அவ்வாறு அவர் வாய்விட்டு சிரிப்பார். 

505 ஆம் ஆண்டு இவர் குருவாக திருநிலைப்படுத்தப்பட்டார். 530 ஆம் ஆண்டு பாரிசிலிருந்த நையன் (Noyon) என்ற மறைமாநிலத்திற்கு ஆயராக தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்பட்டார். இவர் ரைம்ஸ் (Reims) பேராயர் ரெமிஜியுஸ் என்பவரால் ஆயராக திருநிலைப்படுத்தப்பட்டார். ஆயர் மேடர்டாஸ் – ன்(Medardaus) பணி அம்மறைமாநிலத்தில் ஆல் போல் தழைத்து வளர்ந்தது. அப்போது அவர் தூரின் நாட்டு அரசின் ராடேகுண்டீஸ் என்பவரால் வதைக்கப்பட்டு கொல்லப்பட்டார். இவரது உடல் "புனித மடோனா" என்ற துறவற மடத்திற்கு சொந்தமான கல்லறையில் புதைக்கப்பட்டது. இன்று இக்கல்லறையின் மேல் ஒரு சிறிய கெபி கட்டப்பட்டுள்ளது

Also known as

Medardus

Profile

Son of Nectardus, a Frankish noble, and Protagia, Gallo-Roman nobility. Brother of Saint Gildardus, Bishop of Rouen, France. Pious youth and excellent student, educated at Saint-Quentin. Often accompanied his father on business to Vermand, France and to Tournai, Belgium, and frequented the schools there. Ordained at age 33.

Reluctant bishop of Vermand in 530; in 531, he moved his see to Noyon, France, which was further from border clashes. Bishop of Tournai in 532; the union of the two dioceses lasted until 1146. Gave the veil to Queen Saint Radegunde. Medardus was one of the most honoured bishops of his time, his memory has always been venerated in northern France, and he soon became the hero of numerous legends.

Each year on his memorial the Rosiere is awarded to the young girl who has been judged the most virtuous and exemplary in the region of Salency, France; she is escorted by 12 boys and 12 girls to the church, where she is crowned with roses and given a gift of money. This is a continuation of a yearly stipend or "scholarship" he apparently instituted when bishop.

Legend says that when he was a child, Medard was once sheltered from the rain by a hovering eagle. This is his most common depiction in art, and led to his patronage of good weather, against bad weather, for people who work the fields, etc. Legend has it that if it rains on his feast day, the next 40 days will be wet; if the weather is good, the next 40 will be fine as well. He was also depicted as laughing aloud with his mouth wide open; this led to his patronage against toothache.

Born

c.456 at Salency, Picardy, France

Died

• 8 June 545 at Noyon, France of natural causes

• relics at the royal manor of Crouy at the gates of Soissons, France

• a Benedictine abbey was built over his tomb

Patronage

• against bad weather

• against imprisonment, prisoners, captives

• against sterility

• against toothache

• brewers

• for good harvests

• for good weather

• for rain

• mentally ill people

• peasants

• vineyards

Representation

• being sheltered from rain by an eagle or other large bird

• holding a citadel

• laughing aloud with his mouth wide open

• leaving footprints in stone

• with two horses at his feet

Blessed Maria Droste zu Vischering

Also known as

• Countess Droste zu Vischering

• Maria Anna Johanna Franziska Theresia Antonia Huberta Droste zu Vischering

• Maria of the Sacred Heart

• Mary of the Divine Heart of Jesus

• Maria vom Göttlichen Herzen

Profile

Born to the wealthy German nobility, she had a twin brother, Max, and pious parents, Klemens Heidenreich Franz Hubertus Eusebius Maria, the count Droste zu Vischering, and Helene Clementine Maria Anna Sybille Huberta Antonia, the countess of Galen, who were loyal to the Church during the period of the Kulturkampf persecution. Baptized on the day of her birth, she grew up in Darfeld Castle, in Rosendahl, Germany, dressing like a princess and playing like a tomboy. She was educated at home by a governess and begining in April 1879 at the school of the Sacré-Coeur Sisters in Riedenburg, Bavaria, Germany. There she began feeling a call to religious life. She began her novitiate in the Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd at the convent in Münster, Germany on 21 November 1888; she received the habit on 10 January 1889, taking the name Maria vom Göttlichen Herzen (Mary of the Divine Heart). She became mother superior of the convent of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd in Porto, Portugal in 1896. Through her adult life she received visions and locutions from Jesus to promote devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Blessed Eucharist. She influenced Pope Leo XIII to make the consecration of the world to the Sacred Heart.

Born

8 September 1863 in Münster, Germany

Died

• Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, 8 June 1899 in the Convent of the Good Shepherd in Porto, Portugal of natural causes

• incorrupt body exposed in the church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Ermesinde, Portugal

• some relics enshrined at the sanctuary of Christ the King, Almada, Portugal

Beatified

1 November 1975 by Pope Paul VI

Saint William of York

யோர்க் நகர தூய வில்லியம் 

12 ஆம் நூற்றாண்டு இங்கிலாந்து. 

பிறப்பு : ஏப்ரல் 12, 1789 

இறப்பு : ஜூன் 7, 1846 (வயது 57) 

நினைவுத் திருநாள்: ஜுன் 08 

வில்லியம், பன்னிரெண்டாம் நூற்றாண்டின் பிற்பகுதியில் இங்கிலாந்தில் உள்ள யோர்க் நகரில் இருந்த ஹெர்பர்ட் என்பவருக்கு மகனாகப் பிறந்தார். இந்த ஹெர்பர்ட் ஒரு நிலபிரபு. 

வசதியான குடும்பத்தில் பிறந்த வில்லியம் மிகவும் சந்தோசமாக வாழ்ந்து வந்தார். எதையும் பெரிதாக எடுத்து கொள்ளாவிட்டாலும் எல்லாரிடத்திலும் அன்பாக இருந்தார். இவர் வளர்ந்து பெரியவனாகியபோது இவருடைய தந்தை தனக்கு இருந்த அதிகார பலத்தையும் பண பலத்தையும் பயன்படுத்தி 1143 ஆம் ஆண்டு இவரை யோர்க் நகரத்தின் பேராயராக ஏற்படுத்தினார். இது குருக்களுக்கு மத்தியிலும் இறைமக்களுக்கு மத்தியிலும் மிகப்பெரிய குழப்பத்தை ஏற்படுத்தியது. எனவே அவர்கள் வில்லியம் பேராயராக உயர்ந்ததை ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளாமல் செய்தியை அப்போது திருத்தந்தையாக இருந்த மூன்றாம் யூஜினுசிடமும் கொண்டு சென்றார்கள். அவர் வில்லியம் யோர்க் நகரின் பேராயராக நியமிக்கப்பட்டது செல்லாது என்று 1147 ஆம் ஆண்டு அறிவித்தார். 

இதனால் வில்லியம் மிகுந்த மன வேதனைக்கு உள்ளானார். அதன்பிறகு இவர் ஜெபத்திலும் தவத்திலும் தன்னை முழுமையாய் ஈடுபடுத்தி வாழ்ந்து வந்தார். இவருடைய ஜெப தவத்தினாலோ என்னவோ ஏறக்குறைய ஆறு ஆண்டுகள் கழித்து இவர் மீண்டுமாக யோர்க் நகரப் பேராயராக திருப்பொழிவு செய்யப்பட்டார். அப்போது இவர் அடைந்த மகிழ்ச்சிக்கு அளவே இல்லை. 

இவர் பேராயராக பேறுபெற்ற பின்பு பல்வேறு பணிகளை மிகச் சிறப்பான முறையில் செய்தார். அது மட்டுமல்லாமல் முன்பு தன்னைப் பேராயர் பதவியிலிருந்து விலகுவதற்குக் காரணமாக இருந்தவர்களை மனதார மன்னித்தார். 

இப்படிப்பட்ட இரக்கமும் மன்னிக்கின்ற குணமும் எல்லாரையும் நேசிக்கக்கூடிய குணத்தையும் தன்னகத்தே கொண்ட வில்லியம் ஒருசில ஆண்டுகளிலே இறையடி சேர்ந்தார். இவருக்கு 1227 ஆம் ஆண்டு திருத்தந்தை மூன்றாம் ஹோனோரியஸ் என்பவரால் புனிதர் பட்டம் கொடுக்கப்பட்டது.

Also known as

• William FitzHerbert

• William FitzHerbert of York

• William of Thwayt

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Son of Count Herbert, treasurer to King Henry I, and Emma, half-sister to King William. Treasurer of the church in York, England while still young. Priest. Chaplain to King Stephen.

Archbishop of York in 1140. His selection was challenged by reformers, especially a group of Cistercians, and William was accused of simony, sexual misconduct, and being unduly influenced by his connections to the royal court. The Vatican investigated, Pope Innocent cleared him of all charges, and confirmed him as archbishop on 26 September 1143. However, the charges resurfaced a few years later under Pope Eugene III, a Cistercian; Eugene suspended William from his see, and in 1147 removed him as archbishop, replacing him with the Cistercian Henry Murdac, abbot of Fountains. Some of William's supporters took to the streets to defend him, and during a riot, they attacked and burned the monastery of Fountains. William, however, retired to Winchester, and became a monk, noted for his austerities and active prayer life.

In 1154, in the reign of Pope Anastasius IV, William was called from his seclusion, and again ordained archbishop of York; he died a month later. There were accusations of poisoning, including poison introduced in the sacramental wine. An investigation ensued, but no records of its result have survived, and it's more likely he died from fever.

Died

• June 1154

• buried in the cathedral of York, England

Canonized

• 18 March 1226 by Pope Honorius III

• the investigation was led by the Cistercians

Our Lady of Sunday

Also known as

Notre-Dame du Dimanche

About the Apparition

An apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Auguste Arnaud on 8 June 1873 and 8 July 1873. Arnaud was married, the father of two, and a winemaker who regularly skipped Sunday Mass to work his vineyards. Our Lady appeared to him in the vineyard on 8 June and reminded him "You must not work on Sundays." In honour of this blessing, Arnaud placed a cross and a statue of Mary at the site in the field. On 8 July Our Lady appeared again, this time to both Auguste and his neighbors who had gathered there, and told them, "You must never work on Sunday! Blessed are those who believe."

Dates

8 June and 8 July in 1873

Location

vineyard in Saint-Bauzille-de-la-Sylve, l'Hérault, France

Approval

1876 by Bishop de Cabrières

Saint Mariam Thresia Chiramel Mankidiyan

புனிதர் மரியம் திரேசியா சிரமெல் 

அருட்சகோதரி, தூய திருக்குடும்ப சபை நிறுவனர்:

பிறப்பு: ஏப்ரல் 26, 1876

புத்தேஞ்சிரா, திருச்சூர் மாவட்டம், கேரளா, இந்தியா

இறப்பு: ஜூன் 8, 1926 (வயது 50)

குஜிகட்டுசேரி, திருச்சூர் மாவட்டம், இந்தியா

ஏற்கும் சமயம்:

கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை

சிரோ-மலபார் திருச்சபை

சிரியாக் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை

லத்தீன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை

முக்திப்பேறு பட்டம்: ஏப்ரல் 9, 2000

திருத்தந்தை இரண்டாம் ஜான் பவுல்

புனிதர் பட்டம்: அக்டோபர் 13, 2019

திருத்தந்தை ஃபிரான்சிஸ்

முக்கிய திருத்தலம்:

புத்தன்சிரா, இந்தியா

நினைவுத் திருநாள்: ஜூன் 8

பாதுகாவல்:

தூய திருக்குடும்ப சபை

"திரேசியா சிரமெல் மன்கிடியன்" (Thresia Chiramel Mankidiyan) எனும் இயற்பெயர் கொண்ட புனிதர் மரியம் திரேசியா சிரமெல், ஒரு இந்திய சிரோ-மலபார் கத்தோலிக்க அருட்சகோதரியும் (Indian Syro-Malabar Catholic Professed Religious), "பரிசுத்த திருக்குடும்ப சபையின்" (Congregation of the Holy Family) நிறுவனரும் ஆவார். தனது சக அருட்சகோதரியரிடையே, தனது சபை விதிமுறைகளை கண்டிப்பாக கடைப்பிடிக்க வேண்டும் என்று வலியுறுத்திய இவர், தனது வாழ்நாள் முழுவதும் திருத்தூதுப் பணிகளில் ஈடுபட்டிருந்தார்.

1999ம் ஆண்டு, ஜூன் மாதம் 28ம் தேதி இவருக்கு "வணக்கத்துக்குரியவர்" என்ற பட்டமும், 2000ம் ஆண்டு, ஏப்ரல் மாதம், 9ம் தேதி, முக்திப்பேறு பட்டமும் திருத்தந்தை இரண்டாம் ஜான் பால் வழங்கினார்.

2019ம் ஆண்டு, அக்டோபர் மாதம், 13ம் தேதி, திருத்தந்தை ஃபிரான்சிஸ் இவரை புனிதராக அருட்பொழிவு செய்வித்தார்.

கி.பி. 1876ம் ஆண்டு, ஏப்ரல் மாதம், 26ம் தேதி, கேரள மாநிலம், திருச்சூர் (Thrissur) மாவட்டத்தின், "புத்தேஞ்சிரா" (Puthenchira) எனும் கிராமத்தில், பணக்காரக் குடும்பத்தில் பிறந்த திரேசியாவின் தந்தை பெயர், "தோமா" (Thoma), தாயார் பெயர், "தாந்தா" (Thanda) ஆகும். இவரது பெற்றோருக்குப் பிறந்த ஐந்து குழந்தைகளில், இவர் மூன்றாவது குழந்தை ஆவார்.

செல்வச் செழிப்புடன் இருந்த இவர்களுடைய குடும்பம் ஏழ்மையில் வாடியது. இதனால் மனம் உடைந்த இவரது தந்தை தோமா, குடிப்பழக்கத்திற்கு அடிமையானார். ஆனால், இவரது தாய் தாந்தா மிகுந்த பக்தியுள்ளவர் என்பதால், திரேசியா உள்பட எல்லா குழந்தைகளையும் பக்தி மார்க்கத்தில் வளர்த்தார்.

அம்மாவைப்போலவே திரேசியா பக்தியில் அதிக ஈடுபாட்டுடன், தினமும் தவறாமல் ஜெபம் செய்வார். அவருக்கு 12 வயதாகும்போது அவரது தாய் தாந்தா இறந்துவிட்டதால், பள்ளிப்படிப்பை நிறுத்திவிட்டார். ஆனாலும், ஜெபம் செய்வதை மட்டும் விடவில்லை. ஒருநாள் ஜெபம் செய்துகொண்டிருக்கும்போது தன்னைக் கடவுள் அழைப்பதை உணர்ந்தார்.

அன்னை மரியின் மீதான அன்பின் காரணமாகத் தன் பெயருடன் 'மரியம்' என்று சேர்த்துக் கொண்டார். அதேபோல் புனிதர் "அவிலாவின் தெரசா" (St. Teresa of Ávila) மீது கொண்ட பற்றின் காரணமாகத் 'திரேசா' என்ற பெயரையும் சேர்த்துக் கொண்டார். இவரது பெயர் பிற்காலத்தில் "மரியம் திரேசியா சிரமெல்" என்று அழைக்கப்பட்டது.

திரேசியா சிரமெல்லுக்கு மூன்று தோழிகள் இருந்தனர். இவர்கள் அனைவரும் ஒன்றுசேர்ந்து "திருக்குடும்பச் சபை" என்ற பெயரில் கத்தோலிக்க சபை தொடங்கும் ஆர்வத்தில், அப்போதைய ஆயரிடம் அனுமதி வேண்டி விண்ணப்பித்தனர். தோழியர் அனைவருக்கும் 13 அல்லது 14 வயதே ஆகியிருந்தது என்பதால், "கார்மெல்" (Carmelite) என்ற பெயரில் இயங்கிவரும் அருட்கன்னியர்களுக்கான சபையில் சேர்ந்து செயல்படுங்கள்' என்று பதில் கிடைத்தது. மேலும் 'சிறு வயது என்பதால், முதிர்ச்சி இருக்காது' என்ற காரணத்தைச் சுட்டிக்காட்டிச் 'சபை தொடங்கும் திட்டம் வேண்டாம்' என்றார் ஆயர். ஆனால், திரேசியா சிரமெல் உறுதியாக இருப்பதைப் பார்த்த ஆயர், பின்புச் சபை தொடங்க அனுமதி வழங்கினார்.

'திருக்குடும்பச் சபை' என்ற பெயரில் அருட்கன்னியர்களுக்கான சபையைத் தொடங்கிய திரேசியா சிரமெல், மூன்று முக்கியப் பணிகளைக் கையில் எடுத்துச் சிறப்பாகப் பணியாற்றினார்.

குடிக்கு அடிமையானவர்களை மீட்டெடுக்கும்விதமாக அவர்களுக்குக் கவுன்சலிங் கொடுப்பதை முதன்மைப் பணியாகச் செய்தார்.

அடுத்துக் குடும்பப் பிரச்சினைகளைக் கையில் எடுத்தார். அதாவது, பல்வேறு காரணங்களால் பிரிந்துபோன குடும்பங்களை ஒன்று சேர்த்து வைத்தார்.

மூன்றாவதாக, நோய்களால் அவதிப்படுபவர்களைச் சந்தித்து அவர்களது தனிமைத் துயரைப் போக்கியதுடன் சிகிச்சைப் பெறவும் உதவினார்.

அன்றைய காலகட்டத்தில், பெண்கள் வீட்டைவிட்டு வெளியே வரக்கூடாது என்று நிறைய கட்டுப்பாடுகள் இருந்தன. ஆனால், அவை அனைத்தையும் மீறி இந்தப் பணிகள் அனைத்தையும் அவர் சிறப்பாகச் செய்தார். மேலும் இந்தப் பணிகளின்போது இவரது அளவுகடந்த பக்தி, ஜெபம், ஒறுத்தல் முயற்சிகள் போன்றவை மக்கள் மத்தியில் பெரிதும் பேசப்பட்டது.

சேவை ஒன்றையே குறிக்கோளாகக் கொண்ட இவரை, நீரிழிவு நோய் பீடித்தது. அதுபற்றி பற்றிக் கவனம் செலுத்தாத காரணத்தால், ஒருநாள், காலில் மரக்கட்டை ஒன்று விழுந்தபோது ஏற்பட்ட புண்ணைக் குணப்படுத்த முடியவில்லை. இதன் காரணமாக, தமது 50வது வயதில், 1926ம் ஆண்டு, ஜூன் மாதம், 8ம் தேதி, திரேசியா சிரமெல் மரணமடைந்தார்.

Also known as

Maria Theresa Chiramel

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Made a vow of private chastity at age 10. Her mother died when Mariam was 12, and she dedicated herself to prayer, to the service of the poor and sick, and to the comfort of lonely people in her parish. With three friends, she formed a prayer group, and engaged in apostolic work on the streets, with the neediest families of the village including the Untouchables caste.

In 1903 she requested permission to build a house of prayer and retreat, but Apostolic Vicar, Mar John Menachery of Trichur, refused the request, and recommended that she test her vocation. Mariam entered several Congregations, and in 1913 her bishop granted her permission to build the home. On 14 May 1914, the Congregation of the Holy Family was founded. By Mariam's death, they had established three convents, two day schools, two boarding schools, a study home, and an orphanage. Today the Congregation operates in Kerala, in northern India, Germany, Italy, and Ghana with over 170 houses.

Born

26 April 1876 at Trichur, Kerala, India

Died

8 June 1926 in Kuzhikattussery, Thissur, Kerala, India of natural causes

Canonized

13 October 2019 by Pope Francis at Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome, Italy

Saint Jacques Berthieu

Also known as

• Giacomo Berthieu

• Jacob Berthieu

• Martyr of Madagascar

• Martyr of the Red Island

Profile

One of seven children in a pious farm family. Ordained on 21 May 1864. Parish priest in Roannes-Saint Mary, France. Feeling a call to religious life, he joined the Jesuits on 31 October 1873. Missionary to Madagascar in 1875. Superior of the mission in Ambositra in 1885, he expanded the stations and brought many converts to the faith. Forced to move several times due to political reasons as his connection to France brought him into conflict with assorted local officials. Martyr.

Born

28 November 1838 in Monlogis, Polminhac, Cantal, France

Died

• shot on 8 June 1896 in Ambiatibe, Antananarivo, Madagascar by Menalamba rebels for his work in replacing ancestor worship with Christianity

• body dumped in the Mananara River

Canonized

21 October 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI

Blessed István Sándor

Also known as

Stephen Sándor

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Printer. Salesian lay brother in 1940. Led a group of young Catholic workers. Arrested in 1952 by the Hungarian Communist authorities in a crackdown during which all religous groups were outlawed; he received a show trial in October and was sentenced to death for bring actively Christian. Martyr.

Born

26 October 1914 in Szolnok, Hungary

Died

hanged on 8 June 1953 at Budapest, Hungary

Beatified

19 October 2013 by Pope Francis

Blessed John Davy

Also known as

John Davies

Additional Memorial

4 May (as one of the Carthusian Martyrs)

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Carthusian deacon and choir monk at the Charterhouse in London, England. Imprisoned on 29 May 1537 and martyred with brother Carthusians for opposing King Henry VIII's claim of supremacy in spiritual matters.

Died

chained to a wall until he starved to death on 8 June 1537 in Newgate Prison, London, England

Beatified

20 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII

Blessed Peter de Amer

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Mercedarian secular knight. Elected Master-General of the Mercedarians in 1271. Wrote the first Constitutions of the Order. Founded at least 15 new Mercedarian convents in Spain and France. Led the Order for nearly 30 years until his brother Mercedarians began calling for a clerical Master-General instead of a layman.

Died

8 June 1301 at the convent of El Puig, Spain of natural causes

Saint Victorinus of Camerino

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Brother of Saint Severinus of Septempeda. The two brothers distributed their wealth to the poor in their area, then retired to live as hermits on Montenero. Ordered by Pope Vigilius to become Bishop of Camerino, Italy.

Died

543 of natural causes

Saint Clodulf of Metz

Also known as

Chlodulf, Clodould, Clodulphe, Clodulphus, Clou, Cloud

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Son of Saint Arnulf of Metz. Courtier. Bishop of Metz, France in 656 where he served for 40 years.

Born

605

Died

• 696 of natural causes

• interred in the cathedral in Metz, France

• relics taken to Lay Abbey near Nancy, France in the 10th century

Saint Melania the Elder

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Married; mother; grandmother of Saint Melania the Younger. Widowed at age 21. Travelled through Palestine for several years, and founded a monastery on the Mount of Olives.

Born

c.342

Died

c.410 of natural causes

Saint Gildard of Rouen

Also known as

Gildardus, Godard

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Bishop of Rouen, France from 488 to 525. Attended the First Council of Orléans in 511.

Died

c.525 of natural causes

Saint Heraclius of Sens

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Bishop of Sens, France. Witnessed the baptism of Clovis on 25 December 496. Built the abbey of Saint John the Evangelist at Sens.

Died

• c.515 of natural causes

• buried at the abbey of Saint John the Evangelist at Sens, France

Saint Syra of Troyes

Also known as

Syria of Troyes

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Sister of Saint Fiacre. When her brother fled Ireland to find solitude, she followed and lived as an anchoress in Troyes, France.

Born

Ireland

Died

7th-century Troyes, France of natural causes

Saint Eustadiola of Moyen-Moutier

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Married. Wealthy widow. She spent her fortune building the convent of Moyen-Moutier, Francewhere she became a nun and then abbess.

Born

Bourges, France

Died

690 of natural causes

Saint Maximinus of Aix

Also known as

Massimino, Maximin

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First bishop of Aix, Provence (in modern France).

Patronage

archdiocese of Aix, France

Blessed Engelbert of Schäftlarn

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Premonstratensian monk. First prior of the convent in Ursber, Bavaria, Germany, the Order‘s first house in southern Germany.

Born

c.1100 in Germany

Died

8 June 1153

Blessed Maddallena of the Conception

Also known as

Magdalene

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Mercedarian nun at the monastery of the Assumption in Seville, Spain. Had a great devotion to prayer for souls in Purgatory.

Blessed Giorgio Porta

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Mercedarian monk. Commander of the San Lazzaro convent in Zaragoza, Spain. Ransomed many Christians enslaved by Muslims in Granada, Spain and Algiers in north Africa.

Died

15th century

Blessed Giselbert of Cappenberg

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Servant to Blessed Godfrey of Cappenberg. Premonstratensian monk. Lector. Known for his charity.

Died

early 12th century

Blessed Robert of Frassinoro

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Benedictine monk. Abbot of the abbey of Frassinoro near Modena, Italy.

Died

1070

Blessed John Rainuzzi

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Benedictine monk at Saint Margaret's monastery at Todi, Italy. Noted for his charity.

Died

c.1330

Saint Bron of Cassel-Irra

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Spiritual student of Saint Patrick. Bishop of Cassel-Irra, Ireland.

Died

c.511

Saint Muirchu

Also known as

Maccutinus

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Writer whose works include biographies of Saint Brigid of Ireland and Saint Patrick.

Saint Calliope

Also known as

Calliopa

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Third century martyr.

Died

beheaded, exact date and time unknown

Saint Fortunato of Fano

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Sixth century bishop of Fano, Italy.

Patronage

Fano, Italy

Saint Sallustian

Also known as

Sallustianus

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Hermit in Sardinia.

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• Armando of Zierikzee

• Ilga of Schwarzenberg

• Nicola da Gesturi

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 Saint Robert of Newminster

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Studied at the University of Paris. Wrote a commentary on the Psalms, but it has been lost. Parish priest at Gargrave, England, and later a Benedictine monk at Whitby, England. With his abbot's permission, he joined the founders of the Cistercian monastery of Fountains Abbey in 1132. He headed the first Cistercian colony sent from Fountains in 1138. He established the abbey of Newminster near the castle of Ralph de Merlay, one in Morpeth, England, one in Pipewell, England in 1143, one in Roche, Cornwall in 1147, and another in Sawley, Lancashire, England in 1148. Friend of Saint Godric of Finchale. Reputed to have had supernatural gifts, received visions, and suffered encounters with demons.

At least one biography says that Robert was accused by his own monks of sexual misconduct with a local woman, and that he went abroad c.1147-1148, to defend himself before Saint Bernard of Clairvaux. However, there seems little support for this story except the desire by its originator to claim he was acquitted by the great Bernard.

Legend says that he fasted so rigorously during Lent that a brother monk pleaded with him to eat. Robert agreed, and was given some buttered oatcake. But he suddenly feared to commit the sin of gluttony, and asked it be given to the poor. A beautiful stranger at the gate took the cake - and the dish. As a brother was explaining the incident, the dish suddenly appeared on the table before the abbot; the brothers decided the stranger was an angel.

Born

c.1100 at Gargrave, Craven district, Yorkshire county, England

Died

• 7 June 1159 at Newminster England of natural causes

• buried in Newminster, but later entombed in the local church

• Saint Godric of Finchale said that he saw Robert's soul ascend to heaven as a ball of fire

• miracles reported at the tomb

Saint Anthony Mary Gianelli

புனிதர் அன்டோனியோ மரிய கியனேல்லி 

பிறப்பு : ஏப்ரல் 12, 1789

செரெட்டா, மான்ட்டுவா, மிலன்

இறப்பு : ஜூன் 7, 1846 (வயது 57) 

புனிதர் பட்டம் : அக்டோபர் 21, 1951

திருத்தந்தை பன்னிரெண்டாம் பயஸ்

நினைவுத் திருநாள்: ஜுன் 07 

பாதுகாவல் :

போப்பியோ மறைமாவட்டம் (Diocese of Bobbio), வல் டி வர (Val di Vara) 

புனிதர் அன்டோனியோ மரிய கியனேல்லி, இத்தாலியின் ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபையின் ஆயரும், "தோட்ட அன்னையின் மகள்கள்" (Daughters of Our Lady of the Garden) மற்றும் "புனித அல்போன்சஸ் மறைப்பணியாளர்கள்" (The Missionaries of Saint Alphonsus) ஆகிய சபைகளை நிறுவியவரும் ஆவார். 

கி.பி. 1789ம் ஆண்டு, விவசாயிகளின் கிராமமொன்றில் பிறந்த அன்டோனியோ மரிய கியனேல்லியின் தந்தை பெயர் "கியாகொமோ" (Giacomo) ஆகும். இவரது தாயார் பெயர் "மரிய கியனேல்லி" (Maria Gianelli) ஆகும். ஐந்து சகோதரர்களுடன் பிறந்த இவர் ஒரு விதிவிலக்கான மாணவர் ஆவார். இவரது குடும்பத்தினர் தங்கியிருந்து பணியாற்றிய பண்ணையின் உரிமையாளரே இவரது குருத்துவ படிப்புக்காக செலவு செய்தார். 

1807ம் ஆண்டு, நவம்பர் மாதம், தமது 18 வயதில் "இறையியல் சித்தாந்தம்" மற்றும் "புனித வழிபாட்டு முறை" ஆகியவற்றை கற்க ஆரம்பித்து முனைவர் பட்டம் வென்றார். 1812ம் ஆண்டு, மார்ச் மாதம், "ஜெனோவாவின் கர்தினால் பேராயர்" (Cardinal Archbishop of Genoa) "கியுசெப் மரிய ஸ்பினா" (Giuseppe Maria Spina) அவர்களால் திருத்தொண்டராக அருட்பொழிவு செய்விக்கப்பட்ட இவர், அதே 1812ம் வருடத்திலேயே அதே கர்தினால் பேராயராலேயே குருத்துவ அருட்பொழிவு செய்விக்கப்பட்டார். முறையான வயதாகாத காரணத்தால் இவருக்கு சிறப்பு ஒதுக்கீடு அளிக்கப்பட்டது. குருத்துவம் பெற்ற இவர், "மான்ட்டுவா" (Mantua) என்ற பங்கில் பங்குத்தந்தையாக நியமனம் பெற்று பணியாற்றினார். 

1826ம் ஆண்டு, "சியாவாரியின்" (Chiavari) தலைமை குருவாக நியமிக்கப்பட்டார். 1837ம் ஆண்டு வரை பதினோரு வருடங்கள் அதே பதவியிலிருந்தார். ஆண்களுக்கான "புனித அல்போன்சஸ் மறைப்பணியாளர்கள்" (The Missionaries of Saint Alphonsus) என்ற சபையை 1827ம் ஆண்டு நிறுவினார். அந்த சபை 1848ம் ஆண்டு வரை நீடித்தது. 1829ம் ஆண்டு, ஜனவரி மாதம், 12ம் நாளன்று, "தோட்ட அன்னையின் மகள்கள்" (Daughters of Our Lady of the Garden) என்ற பெண்களுக்கான சபையை நிறுவினார். ஏழைப் பெண்களுக்கு கல்வி கற்பிக்கவும் நோயாளிகளுக்கு சேவை செய்வதற்காகவும் இந்த சபை பணியாற்றுகிறது. இதன் சேவைகள், இன்றும் ஐரோப்பா, ஆசியா மற்றும் ஐக்கிய அமெரிக்க நாடுகள் (Europe, Asia and the United States of America) ஆகிய உலக நாடுகளில் தொடர்ந்து நடைபெறுகிறது. இவர் மரித்து பல வருடங்களின் பின்னர் 1882ம் ஆண்டு, ஜூன் மாதம், 7ம் நாளன்று, திருத்தந்தை பதின்மூன்றாம் லியோ (Pope Leo XIII) இச்சபைக்கு முறையாக அங்கீகாரமளித்தார். 

திருத்தந்தை பதினாறாம் கிரகோரி (Pope Gregory XVI) அவர்கள் இவரை "போப்பியோ" மறைமாவட்ட ஆயராக (Bishop of Bobbio) 1837ம் ஆண்டு, நியமித்தார். 

சுமார் ஒரு வருட காலம் நோய்வாய்ப்பட்டிருந்த இவர், ஜூன் 1846ம் ஆண்டு, ஜூன் மாதம், 7ம் நான்று, மரித்தார்.

Also known as

Antony Gianelli

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Son of Mary and James Gianelli, Anthony grew up in a poor but pious family in a small farming village. His mother taught catechism, and his father was known as a generous peace-maker in the town. Anthony was such a promising student that the owner of his family farm paid for his seminary education. Ordained on 24 May 1812; he was so young that he needed special dispensation for the ordination, but was such a promising candidate that he received it. Served as a parish priest.

Archpriest of Chiavari, Italy in 1826. Founder of the Missionaries of Saint Alphonsus in 1827, a men's missionary congregation that lasted until 1856. Founder of the Oblates of Saint Alphonsus in 1828, which lasted until 1848. Founder of the Sisters of Our Lady of the Garden 1829, a women's teaching order that also worked with the sick, and which continues its work today in Europe, the United States, and Asia. Bishop of Bobbio, Italy in 1837. Organized the Society of Saint Raphael and Society of Saint Dorothea to instruct the faithful in his diocese. Restored devotion to Saint Columbanus in his diocese. Conducted two synods, and was constantly on the road from parish to parish, visiting his flock.

Born

12 April 1789 at Cerreto, Italy

Died

7 June 1846 of a serious fever

Canonized

21 October 1951 by Pope Pius XII

Saint Deochar

Also known as

Deocarus, Deotker, Dietger, Gottlief, Theotgar, Theutger

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Hermit in the Franconia forests near Fulda, an area in modern Germany. Spiritual student of Blessed Alcuin at Aachen, Germany. Benedictine monk and first abbot of Herriedon abbey; he was chosen for the position by Blessed Charlemagne. Appointed missus regius (king's messenger), a royal office, in 802. Helped translate the relics to Saint Boniface to Fulda in 819. Attended the synod of Mainz, Germany in 829. A famous miracle ascribed to him was healing a young boy's blindness by prayer.

Born

late 8th century, probably in Bavaria, Germany

Died

• 847 at the abbey of Herriedon, Germany of natural causes

• interred in the church of Saint Vitus

• some relics were moved to Saint Lawrence church, Nuernberg, Germany in 1316

• these relics were moved to Eichstätt, Germany in 1845

Patronage

• blind people

• eye patients

Blessed Anne of Saint Bartholomew

Also known as

• Ana García Manzanas

• Ana of Saint Bartholomew

• Anne Garcia

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Worked as a shepherdess in her youth. Lay Carmelite at age 20 under the direction of Saint Teresa of Avila. Anne became secretary to and close friend of Saint Teresa; Teresa died in Anne's arms. Worked on the Carmelite reform in France. Prioress of houses at Tours and Pontoise. Founded the Carmelite house in Antwerp, Belgium in 1612. Wrote poetry, some of which has survived to today.

Born

1 October 1549 at Almendral, Spain as Anne Garcia

Died

7 June 1626 at Antwerp, Belgium of natural causes

Beatified

6 May 1917 by Pope Benedict XV

Saint Gotteschalk

Also known as

Godescalco, Godescalcus, Godeschalc, Gotteschalc, Gottschalk

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Son of Udo, Prince of the Abrodites. Prince of the Wends. Raised a Christian, he turned apostate following the murder of his father, led armies into lands held by the Slavs, and then into England. There, for reasons never clearly explained, he returned to the faith. On his return from England, he subdued more of the Slavic countries, and went on period a great missionary work and church construction. Gottschalk often interpreted to the people in the Sclavonian tongue the sermons and instructions of the priests in the church, which led to his patronage of linguists and translators. Martyr.

Died

murdered at the altar with 29 fellow missionaries on 7 June 1066 in Lenzen, Pomerania, by assassins hired by his brother-in-law

Patronage

• linguists

• lost vocations

• princes

• translators

Saint Colman of Dromore

Also known as

• Colman of Llangolman

• Colmoc, Mocholmoc, Mocholmog

Additional Memorials

• 20 November (Llangolman, Wales)

• 6 June (Aberdeen Breviary)

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Knew Saint Patrick. Studied at Noendrum under Saint Mochae of Noendrum, and then under Saint Ailbe of Emly. First abbot of Muckmore Abbey, County Antrim, Ireland. Founding abbot-bishop of the diocese of Dromore, County Down, Ireland c.514. Taught Saint Finnian of Clonard. Friend and advisor to Saint Macanisius. Miracle worker.

Born

Argyllshire, Dalriada (in modern Scotland)

Died

c.585 of natural causes

Canonized

1903 (cultus confirmed)

Patronage

diocese of Dromore, Ireland

Saint Meriadoc of Vannes

Also known as

Meredith, Meriadec, Meriasek, Meryasek

Profile

Wealthy 6th-7th century lord of a large manor, he sold it off and gave the procedes to the poor. Hermit at Rohan, Brittany, France. Ordained by Saint Hingueten. Bishop of Vannes, France in 666. Subject of a wholly fictional medieval play in vernacular Cornish. Legend says that a bell from his church in Stival in Brittany would cure deafness and migraines if placed against the head of the sufferer.

Born

Welsh

Patronage

• against deafness

• against migraines

• Cambourne, Cornwall, England

Saint Wallabonsus of Cordoba

Also known as

Wallabonso

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His mother was a Christan convert from Islam; his sister Maria became a nun. Educated at the monastery of Saint Felix. Deacon in Moorish-occupied Cordoba, Spain, working with Saint Peter. Martyred in the persecutions of Abderrahman for denouncing Mohammed.

Born

Elepha (modern Niebla), Huelva, Spain

Died

• beheaded on 7 June 851 at Cordoba, Spain

• body put on display for public abuse, then burned and ashes dumped in the Guadalquivir river

Saint Jeremiah of Cordoba

Also known as

Geremia, Jeremias

Profile

As a very old man, Jeremiah founded the double-monastery of Tábanos in Moorish-occupied Cordoba, Spain, and became a monk there; his wife, Elizabeth, became a nun in the female wing. Martyred in the persecutions of Abderrahman for denouncing Mohammed.

Born

Cordoba, Spain

Died

• scourged to death on 7 June 851 at Cordoba, Spain

• body put on display for public abuse, then burned and ashes dumped in the Guadalquivir river

Saint Landulf of Yariglia

Also known as

Landulf of Asti

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Studied at the Benedictine monastery of San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro in Pavia, Italy. Priest. Canon of Milan, Italy. Bishop of Asti, Italy in 1105, a position that included the civil government of the city.

Born

the latter 11th century at Vergiate, Milan, Italy

Died

• c.1133

• interred in a marble sarcophagus

• relics moved to the altar of the chapel of Saint Agnes at the cathedral of Asti, Italy some point soon after 1450

Blessed Basilissa Fernandez

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Premonstratensian nun at the monastery of Santa Sofia Toro in Zamora, Spain, making her vows on 13 October 1867. Secretary to her abbess, she maintained the correspondence with all other Premonstratensian houses. wrote several articles and pamphlets to support the work of Messe Réparatrice and the Sodality of Saint Peter Claver. Known for her dedication to Eucharistic Adoration.

Born

15 April 1845 in Tiedra, Valladolid, Castilla y Leon, Spain

Died

7 June 1907

Saint Wistremundus of Cordoba

Also known as

Wistremundo

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Monk at the monastery of Saint Zoilus in Moorish-occupied Cordoba, Spain. Martyred in the persecutions of Abderrahman for denouncing Mohammed.

Born

Froniano, Spain

Died

• beheaded on 7 June 851 at Cordoba, Spain

• body put on display for public abuse, then burned and ashes dumped in the Guadalquivir river

Saint Sabinian of Cordoba

Also known as

Sabiniano, Sabinianus

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Monk at the monastery of Saint Zoilus in Moorish-occupied Cordoba, Spain. Martyred in the persecutions of Abderrahman for denouncing Mohammed.

Born

Froniano, Spain

Died

• beheaded on 7 June 851 at Cordoba, Spain

• body put on display for public abuse, then burned and ashes dumped in the Guadalquivir river

Blessed Demosthenes Ranzi

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Graduated with a law degree from the University of Turin, Italy. Joined the Franciscans in 1477 at the convent of Santa Maria degli Angeli in Turin. A noted preacher, in 1497 he was given a commission by Pope Alexander VI to preach against Waldensianism.

Born

Vercelli, Italy

Died

1512 in the convent of Santa Maria degli Angeli Turin, Italy of natural causes

Saint Habentius of Cordoba

Also known as

Abenzio, Abenzo

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Monk at the monastery of Saint Christopher in Moorish-occupied Cordoba, Spain. Martyred in the persecutions of Abderrahman for denouncing Mohammed.

Died

• beheaded on 7 June 851 at Cordoba, Spain

• body put on display for public abuse, then burned and ashes dumped in the Guadalquivir river

Saint Meriadoc II of Vannes

Profile

Priest. Hermit. Meriadoc's reputation for holiness spread, and he was chosen reluctant bishop of in Brittany (in modern France). He hated to give up his life of solitude, but was a good shepherd to his people, especially noted for his charity to the poor.

Born

Brittany (part of modern France)

Died

1302

Saint Peter of Cordoba

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Priest in Moorish-occupied Cordoba, Spain. Martyred in the persecutions of Abderrahman for denouncing Mohammed.

Born

Astigi (modern Ecija), Seville, Spain

Died

• beheaded on 7 June 851 at Cordoba, Spain

• body put on display for public abuse, then burned and ashes dumped in the Guadalquivir river

Saint Aventinus of Larboust

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Hermit in the Larboust valley in the Pyrenees, part of the border region between modern France and Spain. Martyred by Saracens.

Born

in Bagnères in the Pyrenees mountains in France

Died

732 in the valley of Larboust

Saint Vulflagius of Abbeville

Also known as

Vulfiafius, Vulphy, Wulflagius

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Priest who lived as a hermit near Abbeville, France. Greatly venerated in Montreuil-sur-Mer, France.

Died

c.643 of natural causes near Abbeville, France

Saint Lycarion of Egypt

Also known as

Licarion

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Tortured extensively and executed for his faith. Martyr.

Born

Egypt

Died

beheaded with a sword in Egypt, exact date and location lost

Saint Potamiaena of Alexandria the Younger

Profile

Young Christian girl martyred in the persecutions of Diocletian.

Died

c.304 in Alexandria, Egypt

Saint Justus of Condat

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6th-century Benedictine monk in France.

Died

Condat, France

Canonized

9 December 1903 by Pope Pius X (cultus confirmation)

Saint Odo of Massay

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Benedictine monk. Abbot at Massay the last 32 years of his life.

Died

967 of natural causes

Saint Quirinus of Cluny

Profile

Martyr.

Saint Sergius of Cluny

Profile

Martyr.

Martyrs of Africa

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A group of seven Christians who were martyred together. No details about them have survived except the names – Donata, Evasius, Guirillus, Januaria, Privata, Spisinna, Victurus

Died

unknown location in Africa, date unknown

St. Maria Theresia de Soubiran

புனித மரிய தெரேசியா டி சோபிரான் 

சபை நிறுவுனர்

பிறப்பு 

1834

காஷ்டல்நாடரி(Castelnaudary)

இறப்பு 

7 ஜூன் 1889

முக்திபேறுபட்டம்: 1946, திருத்தந்தை 12 ஆம் பயஸ்

இவர் தனது 21 ஆம் வயதிலிருந்து அன்னைமரியிடம் கற்பு என்னும் வார்த்தைப்பாட்டை அர்ப்பணித்து துறவற வாழ்வை வாழ்ந்தார். தன்னுடன் 14 இளம் பெண்களையும் சேர்த்து அனைவரும் ஒரே குழுமமாக வாழ்ந்து வந்தனர். பின்னர் இக்குழுவை நாளடைவில் பல இளம் பெண்கள் இனங்கண்டு கொண்டு, தங்களையும் அக்குழுவோடு இணைத்தார். இளம் பெண்களின் எண்ணிக்கை அதிகரிக்கவே, மரிய தெரேசியா டி சோபிரான், தன் பிறந்த ஊரிலேயே ஒரு துறவற இல்லம் தொடங்கினார். இவ்வில்லத்தை இயேசு சபையை சார்ந்த அருட்தந்தை மரியா அக்சீலியாடிஸ் (Maria Auxiliatrice) என்பவர் உதவிசெய்து, ஆன்ம குருவாக பணியாற்றி வழிநடத்திவந்தார். இவர்கள் அனைவரும் ஒன்றாக இணைந்து ஜெபித்து, அன்னையின் அருளால் "மரியன்னையின் உதவியாளர்கள்"(Mariens von der immer währenden Hilfe) என்று தங்களின் சபைக்கு பெயர் சூட்டினர்.

இச்சபையினர் தேவையில் இருக்கும் மனிதர்களை இனங்கண்டு, ஏழைகளைத் தேடி சென்று உதவி செய்து வந்தனர். இவர்களின் பணி சிறக்கவே 1868 ஆம் ஆண்டு திருத்தந்தை 9 ஆம் பயஸ் அவர்களால், முறையான துறவற சபையாக அங்கீகரிக்கப்பட்டது. இதன்பின் தன் 34 ஆம் வயதில் அச்சபையின் முதல் சபைத்தலைவியாக மரிய தெரேசியா டி சோபிரான் அவர்கள் பொறுப்பேற்று வழிநடத்தினார். அதன்பின் பல அவதூறுகளுக்கும், துன்பங்களுக்கும் ஆளாக்கப்பட்டு, பல்வேறு துன்பங்களை அனுபவித்தார். இதனால் 1873 ஆம் ஆண்டு சபைத்தலைவி பதவியிலிருந்து தானே முன்வந்து விலகினார். அதன்பின் அச்சபையை விட்டே வெளியேற வேண்டிய கட்டாயம் ஏற்பட்டது. இதனால் அச்சபையிலிருந்து வெளியேறி "இயேசுவின் இறை இரக்கத்தின் கன்னியர்கள்"(Barmherzigen Sisters) என்ற சபையில் சேர்ந்து, தான் இறக்கும்வரை அங்கேயே தன் வாழ்நாட்களை கழித்தார்.

Born 16 May 1834

Castelnaudary, Aude, France

Died 7 June 1889 (aged 55)

Paris, France

Venerated in Roman Catholic Church

Beatified 20 October 1946, Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City by Pope Pius XII

Feast 7 June

Attributes Religious habit

Patronage Sisters of Marie-Auxiliatrice

Sophie-Thérèse de Soubiran La Louvière French pronunciation: ​[maʁi teʁɛz d subiʁã la luvjɛʁ] (16 May 1834 - 7 June 1893) was a French Roman Catholic nun who established the Sisters of Marie-Auxiliatrice. She adopted the name of Marie of the Sacred Heart in 1877 after she had become a nun.

Pope Pius XII beatified her on 20 October 1946 after the recognition of two miracles found to have been attributed to her intercession.[1]

Life

Sophie-Thérèse de Soubiran La Louvière was born in 1834 in France to Joseph Paul Comte de Soubiran and Noemi de Gélis. She received her First Communion on 29 June 1845.

At the age of 20 she renounced her plans to become a Carmelite nun in order to achieve the aims that her priest uncle Louis de Soubiran had set out for his parish. She attended a retreat under the Jesuit Paul Ginhac and decided to establish her own religious institution in 1864 with a focus on girls. Pope Pius IX - on 19 December 1868 - issued a Decree of Praise for the new order.

Trouble began in 1869, the year after the community was authorized, with the profession of a new sister, who claimed to be a widow. Louvière trained her to keep the books of the order. In 1870 she fled to London due to the Franco-Prussian War and returned home after the Treaty of Frankfurt in May 1871. When she returned, she found herself accused of financial mismanagement by the new sister, with evidence out of the books. As a result, Louvière was forced to leave the community. It took a few years for her to find a community that would accept her; to support herself in the meantime, she took in embroidery. Finally, she was accepted by the Paris monastery of Our Lady of Charity in 1874, where she took vows three years later under the name Marie of the Sacred Heart.

Her health began to take a steep decline after 1881 and she taught at various places in France. Despite the pain she endured she continued to teach catechism to people. She died on 7 June 1889 with her last words being: "Come, Lord Jesus, come!"[1]

Two years later, a new Mary Help of Christians superior reviewed the allegations, as Louvière's book-keeping nemesis had fled the convent, and her husband had come looking for her. As a result of the subsequent examination, it was discovered that the fled book-keeper had embezzled monies of the order, and falsified the books so as to throw the blame on Louvière. The founder was vindicated, and her reputation was restored.

Sainthood

The beatification process started in Paris on 9 May 1934 under Pope Pius XI which granted her the title of Servant of God. The two processes that ensured were ratified in a decree on 22 March 1938. Pope Pius XII conferred upon her the title of Venerable on 7 August 1940 after the recognition of her life of heroic virtue.

Two miracles attributed to her were approved in 1945 and Pius XII beatified her on 20 October 1946.

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• Herkumbert of Minden

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• Paul I of Constantinople

• Valentine of Tongeren