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07 November 2023

இன்றைய புனிதர்கள் நவம்பர் 8

 Saint Elizabeth of the Trinity


Also known as

• Elizabeth Catez

• Élisabeth...



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Daughter of Captain Joseph Catez and Marie Catez. Her father died when the girl was seven, leaving her mother to raise Elizabeth and her sister Marguerite. Noted as a lively, popular girl, extremely stubborn, given to fits of rage, with great reverence for God, and an early attraction to a life of prayer and reflection. Gifted pianist. She visited the sick and taught catechism to children.


Much against her mother's wishes, she entered the Discalced Carmelite monastery in Dijon, France on 2 August 1901. Though noted for great spiritual growth, she was also plagued with periods of powerful darkness, and her spiritual director expressed doubts over Elizabeth's vocation. She completed her noviate, and took her final vows on 11 January 1903. She became a spiritual director for many, and left a legacy of letters and retreat guides. Her dying words: I am going to Light, to Love, to Life!


Born

Sunday 18 July 1880 in a military camp in the diocese of Bourges, France as Elizabeth Catez


Died

9 November 1906 at Dijon, Côte-d'Or, France of Addison's disease, a hormone disorder whose side effects are painful and exhausting


Beatified

25 November 1984 by Pope John Paul II





Blessed John Duns Scotus

அருளாளர் யோஹான்னஸ் துன்ஸ் ஸ்கோட்டஸ் 

(இறையியலாளர் & துறவி)

நினைவுத்திருநாள் : நவம்பர் 8

பிறப்பு : 1265 அல்லது 1266, துன்ஸ் Duns, ஸ்காட்லாந்து

இறப்பு : 8 நவம்பர் 1308, கொலோன் Köln, ஜெர்மனி

அருளாளர் பட்டம் : 20 March 1993, Vatican City (Pope John Paul II)

இவர் ஓர் புகழ்வாய்ந்த இறையியலாளர். இவர் தான் பிறந்த ஊரிலேயே கல்லூரிவரைப் படித்தார். தன்னுடைய இளமைப்பருவத்திலிருந்தே பிரான்சிஸ்கன் சபை குருக்களிடம் உறவு கொண்டிருந்தார். அவர்களின்மேல் கொண்ட அன்பால், தான் குருவாக வேண்டுமென்று ஆசைக்கொண்டார். இதனால் இறையியல் படிப்பை பாரிஸில் உள்ள ஆக்ஸ்போர்டு கல்லூரியில் கற்றார். பின்னர் அங்கிருந்து கொலோன் வந்தடைந்தார். அங்கு துறவற சபைத்தலைவர் ஒருவருக்கு உதவி செய்து அச்சபையை வளர்த்தெடுத்தார். பின்னர் அங்கிருந்து ரைன்(Rhein) என்ற நகருக்கு சென்று அங்கு பணியாற்றினார். இவர் தனது 43 ஆம் வயதில் இறந்தார்.


Also known as

• Doctor Subtilis

• Johannes Scotus

• The Subtle Doctor



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Son of a wealthy farmer. Friar Minor at Dumfries where his uncle Elias Duns was superior. Studied at Oxford and Paris. Ordained 17 March 1291 at Saint Andrew's Church, Northampton at age 25. Lectured at Oxford and Cambridge from 1297 to 1301 when he returned to Paris to teach and complete his doctorate.


John pointed out the richness of the Augustinian-Franciscan tradition, appreciated the wisdom of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Aristotle and the Muslim philosophers, and still managed to be an independent thinker. His ideas led to the founding of a school of Scholastic thought called Scotism. In 1303 when King Philip the Fair tried to enlist the University of Paris on his side in a dispute with Pope Boniface VIII over the taxation of Church property, but John dissented and was given three days to leave France.


He returned to Paris in 1305, and received his doctorate. He then taught there, and in 1307 so ably defended the Immaculate Conception of Mary that the university officially adopted his position. Drawing on this work, Pope Pius IX solemnly defined the Immaculate Conception of Mary in 1854.


The Franciscan minister general assigned John to the Franciscan school in Cologne, Germany; he died there the next year.


Born

1266 at Duns, Berwick, Scotland


Died

• 8 November 1308 of natural causes at Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia (in modern Germany)

• buried in a Franciscan church near the Cologne cathedral


Beatified

6 July 1991 by John Paul II (cultus confirmed)




Saint Godfrey of Amiens


Also known as

Gaufrid, Geoffrey, Geoffroy, Geofroi, Gioffredo, Godefrid, Godefridus, Goffredo, Goffrey, Gofrido, Gotfrid, Gottfried, Jeffrey



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Son of Frodon, a solid citizen in a small town. Raised from age 5 in the Benedictine abbey of Mont-Saint-Quentin where his godfather was abbot Godefroid, and where he immediately donned a Benedictine habit and lived as a tiny monk. He became a Benedictine monk when he came of age. Priest, ordained by bishop Radbod II of Noyon, France.


Abbot of Nogent-sous-Coucy, archdiocese of Rheims, Champagne province (in modern France) in 1096. When he arrived, the place was overrun by weeds and housed only six nuns and two children. He rebuilt, restored, and revitalized the abbey, bringing people to the Order, and Order to the people. Offered the abbacy of Saint-Remi, but refused. Offered the archbishopric of Rheims in 1097, but refused, claiming he was unworthy. Offered the bishopric of Amiens, France in 1104, and still considered himself unworthy of the trust; King Philip and the Council of Troyes each ordered him to take it, and so he did.


Noted for his rigid austerity - with himself, those around him, and in his approach to his mission as bishop. Enforced clerical celibacy. Fierce lifelong opponent of drunkeness and simony, which led to an attempt on his life. For most of his time as bishop, he wished to resign and retire as a Carthusian monk. In 1114 he moved to a monastery, but a few months later his people demanded his return, and he agreed. Took part in the Council of Chálons.


Though popular in life and death, his name did not appear on the calendars until the 16th century.


Born

c.1066 at Soissons, France


Died

c.1115




Blessed Maria Crucified Satellico


Also known as

• Elisabetta Maria Satellico

• Maria Crocifissa



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Daughter of Piero Satellico and Lucia Mander, she grew up in the home of her maternal uncle who was a priest. Weak and sickly as a child, she was strong in prayer, music and singing. "I want to become a nun," she said, "and if I succeed, I want to become a saint". Student in the Poor Clare Monastery of Ostra Vetere, and responsible for singing and playing the organ. Joined the Poor Clares at age 19, she made her religious profession on 19 May 1726, taking the name Maria Crucified. Abbess of her community.


Born

31 December 1706 at Venice, Italy as Elisabetta Maria Satellico


Died

• 8 November 1745 of natural causes

• buried at the Church of Saint Lucy in Ostra Vetere, Italy


Beatified

10 October 1993 by Pope John Paul II



Saint Willehad of Bremen

புனிதர் வில்ஹேட் 

மறைப்பணியாளர்/ திருயாத்திரீகர்/ ஆயர்:

பிறப்பு : கி.பி. 735

நார்த்தும்ப்ரியா, இங்கிலாந்து

இறப்பு : நவம்பர் 8, 789

வெஸ்ஸெர் மீதுள்ள ப்லெக்ஸன், ஜெர்மன்

ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளும் சமயம் :

ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை

கிழக்கு மரபுவழி திருச்சபை

முக்கிய  திருத்தலம் :

எக்டெர்னாக், லக்ஸம்பர்க்

பாதுகாவல் : சாக்ஸனி (Saxony)

புனிதர் வில்ஹேட், ஒரு கிறிஸ்தவ மறைப்பணியாளரும்,  திருயாத்திரீகரும், ஆயரும் ஆவார்.

தற்போதைய வடக்கு இங்கிலாந்து (North England) மற்றும் தென்கிழக்கு ஸ்காட்லாந்து ((South East Scotland)) பகுதிகளை உள்ளடக்கிய பிராந்தியமான நார்த்தும்ப்ரியாவில் ((Northumbria)) பிறந்த இவர், யார்க் (York) பேராயரான "எக்பேர்ட்" (Ecgbert) என்பவரின் மேற்பார்வையின் கீழே கல்வி கற்றார். ஆங்கிலேய கல்வியாளரும், இறையியலாளருமான "அல்குயின்" (Alcuin) நண்பரான அவர், கல்வியின் பின்னர் குருத்துவ அருட்பொழிவு பெற்றார். தற்போதைய நெதர்லாந்தின் (Netherlands) பெரும்பகுதியும், ஃபிரீஸ்லாந்து (Friesland) நாட்டின் சிறு பகுதியுமான "ஃபிரீசியா" (Frisia) என்னும் இடத்துக்கு கி.பி. 766ம் ஆண்டு பயணித்த இவர், கி.பி. 754ம் ஆண்டு, "ஃபிரீசியன்" (Frisian) இனத்தவரால் படுகொலை செய்யப்பட்டு, மறைசாட்சியாக மரித்த புனிதர் "போனிஃபேஸ்" (Boniface) என்பவரின் மறைப்பணிகளை தொடரும் நோக்கில், டச்சு வலுவூட்டப்பட்ட "டோக்கும்" (Dokkum) நகரம், மற்றும் நெதர்லாந்தின் மத்திய கிழக்கு பிராந்திய நகரான "ஓவரிஜ்செல்" (Overijssel) நகரங்களில் மதபோதனை செய்தார். கி.பி. 777ம் ஆண்டு, "பேட்ர்பார்னில்" (Paderborn) நடந்த ஒரு மாநாட்டில், சாக்சனி (Saxony) மிஷனரி மண்டலங்களாக (Missionary Zones) பிரிக்கப்பட்டது. வடமேற்கு ஜெர்மனியிலுள்ள (Northwestern Germany) "வெஸ்ஸர்" (Weser) எனும் நதி, மற்றும் மத்திய ஐரோப்பாவின் (Central Europe) முக்கிய பெரும் நதியான "எல்பி" (Elbe) ஆகிய இரண்டின் இடையேயுள்ள "விக்மோடியா" (Wigmodia) பிராந்தியம் வில்ஹேடுக்கு தரப்பட்டது.

வில்ஹேட், கி.பி. 780ம் ஆண்டு முதல், ஃபிராங்க்ஸ் அரசரும் (king of the Franks), தூய ரோமப் பேரரசருமான (Holy Roman Emperor) சார்லிமகன் (Charlemagne) அல்லது முதலாம் சார்லஸ் (Charles I) அவர்களின் ஆணையின் கீழ், "லோவர் வெஸ்ஸர்" (Lower Weser River) ஆற்றின் பிராந்தியங்களில் பிரசங்கித்தார்.

"ஃபிரீசியன்" (Frisian) இனத்தவர் அவரை கொலை செய்ய தேடியபோது, அங்கிருந்து தப்பியோடி மத்திய நெதர்லாந்தின் நகரான "உட்ரெட்ச்" (Utrecht) சென்றார். உள்ளூர் கோயில்கள் சிலவற்றை அழிப்பதற்காக அவர்களை கொள்வதற்காக பாகன் இனத்தவர்கள் தேடியபோது, அவரும் அவரது சக மிஷனரிகளை உயிர்தப்பி ஓடிப்போனார்கள். கடைசியாக, கி.பி. 780ம் ஆண்டு, சாக்ஸன் இனத்தவரிடையே மறைப்பணியாற்றுவதற்காக அவரை பேரரசர் முதலாம் சார்லஸ் அனுப்பினார். அவர் அங்கெ சாக்ஸன் இனத்தவரிடையே இரண்டு வருடங்கள் வரை மறைபோதகம் செய்தார். ஆனால், கி.பி. 782ம் ஆண்டு, சாக்ஸன் இன மக்களுள் சிலர், பேரரசர் முதலாம் சார்லஸின் எதிர்ப்பாளரான "விடுகைண்ட்"(Widukind) என்பவரது தலைமையில் கூடி, பேரரசருக்கு எதிராக கலகம் விளைவித்தனர். இதனால், வில்ஹேட் ஃபிரீசியாவுக்கு (Frisia) ஓடிச் செல்ல வேண்டிய கட்டாயம் ஏற்பட்டது. அவர் இந்த வாய்ப்பை ரோம் நகருக்கு பயணிக்க பயன்படுத்திக்கொண்டார்.  அங்கே, திருத்தந்தை முதலாம் அட்ரியன் (Pope Adrian I) அவர்களிடம் பணியாற்றினார்.

ரோம் நகரிலிருந்து திரும்பியதும், வில்ஹேட், தற்போதைய "லக்ஸம்பர்க்" (Luxembourg) நகரிலுள்ள "எக்டர்னாக்" (Monastery of Echternach) துறவுமட்டத்தில் சில காலம் ஒய்வு பெற்றார். அங்கே, தமது மிஷனரி குழுக்களை ஒன்றிணைக்க இரண்டு ஆண்டுகள் செலவிட்டார்.

பேரரசர் முதலாம் சார்லஸ் சாக்ஸன்களை வெற்றிகொண்டதும், வில்ஹேட் "லோவர் எல்பி" (Lower Elbe) மற்றும் "லோவர் வெஸ்ஸர்" நதிகளின் பிராந்தியங்களில் மறைபோதகம் செய்தார். கி.பி. 787ம் ஆண்டு, வில்ஹேட் ஆயராக அருட்பொழிவு செய்விக்கப்பட்டார். வெஸ்ஸர் நதியின் முகத்துவாரப் பகுதியான சக்ஸனி மற்றும் ஃ பிரீஸ்லாந்து பகுதிகள் (part of Saxony and Friesland) இவரது மறைமாவட்ட பகுதிகளாக இவருக்கு தரப்பட்டன. அவர், "ப்ரெம்மன்" (Bremen) நகரை தமது மறைமாவட்ட தலைமையகமாக தேர்வு செய்தார். கி.பி. 782ம் ஆண்டு, முதன்முதலாக ஆவணங்களில் "ப்ரெம்மன்" (Bremen) மறைமாவட்டமாக குறிக்கப்பட்டது. அங்கேயே ஒரு ஆலயமும் கட்டப்பட்டது. புனித அன்ஸ்கர் (Saint Ansgar) அவர்களால் அதன் அழகுக்காக புகழப்பட்ட இவ்வாலயம், கி.பி. 789ம் ஆண்டு, அர்ச்சிக்கப்பட்டது.

வில்ஹேட், கி.பி. 789ம் ஆண்டு, நவம்பர் மாதம், எட்டாம் தேதி, ஜெர்மன் நாட்டின் வெஸ்ஸெர் மீதுள்ள ப்லெக்ஸன் நகரில் மரித்தார். புதிதாய் கட்டப்பட்டு, தாம் மரிப்பதற்கு சிறிது காலம் முன்னால், தம்மால் அர்ச்சிக்கப்பட்ட ஆலயத்தில் அவர் அடக்கம் செய்யப்பட்டார்.

Also known as

Willihad of Bremen



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Educated at York, England. Benedictine monk. Priest. Friend of Blessed Alcuin. Evangelist throughout western Europe. Worked in Frisia in 766, preaching in Dokkum, Overyssel, Humsterland, and Utrecht, but was driven out by violent pagans. Sent by Charlemagne to evangelize the Saxons in 780, but was expelled in 782 following a revolt by King Widukind against Charlemagne's rule. Pilgrim to Rome, Italy. Copied manuscripts at the abbey of Echternach. Following Charlemagne's re-conquest of the Saxons, Willehad became bishop of Bremen in 787, a seat he held until his death. Built the cathedral there, and many churches throughout his see.


Born

8th century in Northumbria, England


Died

789 in Bremen, Germany of natural causes




Pope Saint Adeodatus I


Also known as

Deusdedit



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Son of Stephen, a subdeacon. Pope. Supported the clergy who were being repressed by the politics of the day, trying to work their vocations during rebellions in Ravenna and Naples in Italy. Worked among victims of leprosy and an earthquake in his diocese. Said to have been the first to use bullae or lead seals for pontifical documents; hence the term Papal Bull. Many old Benedictine documents describe him as a Benedictine monk, but there is no outside evidence of it, and Deusdedit was known for his support of and dependance on the secular clergy.


Born

Rome, Italy


Papal Ascension

19 October 615


Died

• November 618 in Rome, Italy of natural causes

• buried in Saint Peter's Basilica



Saint Cybi of Caenarvon


Also known as

Cuby, Gybi, Kebius, Kybi



Additional Memorial

13 August in Cornwall


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May have been the son of Saint Selevan; may have been the cousin of Saint David of Wales. Itinerent hermit, evangelist, monk and abbot. Found of the monastery of Caer Gybi (Cybi's Fort) at Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales, located within the walls of an ancient Roman fort, and is still venerated there. Missionary bishop to the area around the monastery. Friend of Saint Seiriol. Many exaggerated stories grew up around him.


Born

6th century Cornish



Four Crowned Martyrs


Profile

Saint Castorus, Saint Claudius, Saint Nicostratus, and Saint Simpronian. Skilled stone carvers in the 3rd century quarries. Martyred when they refused to carve an idol of Aesculapius for Diocletian.


St. Castorius is the patron saint of sculptors and his feast day is November 8th. Castorius, Claudius, Nicostratus, and Symphorian are called "the four crowned martyrs" who were tortured and executed in Pannonia, Hungary during the reign of Diocletian. According to legend, they were employed as carvers at Sirmium (Mitrovica, Yugoslavia) and impressed Diocletian with their art, as did another carver, Simplicius. Diocletian commissioned them to do several carvings, which they did to his satisfaction, but they then refused to carve a statue of Aesculapius, as they were Christians. The emperor accepted their beliefs, but when they refused to sacrifice to the gods, they were imprisoned. When Diocletian's officer Lampadius, who was trying to convince them to sacrifice to the gods, suddenly died, his relatives accused the five of his death; to placate the relatives, the emperor had them executed. Another story has four unnamed Corniculari beaten to death in Rome with leaden whips when they refused to offer sacrifice to Aesculapius. They were buried on the Via Lavicana and were later given their names by Pope Militiades. Probably they were the four Pannonian martyrs (not counting Simplicius) whose remains were translated to Rome and buried in the Four Crowned Ones basilica there. A further complication is the confusion of their story with that of the group of martyrs associated with St. Carpophorus in the Roman Martyrology under November 8th.

Died

drowned in the River Sava in 305






Saint Gervadius


Also known as

Garnat, Garnet, Gernad, Gerardin, Gerardine, Gernard, Gernardius, Gervat


Profile

Hermit at Kenedor and Holyman Head in Scotland, where he lived in a cave. He would light torches at night to warn ships away from the dangerous rocks along the shore. His cave survived into the 19th century, being a place of pilgrimage before being quarried out. Legend says that once when he needed wood to complete construction of a church, a great storm struck upriver of him, washing enough timber down river to finish the work.


Born

Irish


Died

c.934



Blessed Manuel Sanz Domínguez


Also known as

Manuel of the Holy Family



Profile

Priest in the Diocese of Madrid, Spain. Member of the Order of Saint Jerome, restorer. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.


Born

31 December 1887 in Sotodosos, Guadalajara, Spain


Died

between 6 and 8 November 1936 in Paracuellos de Jarama, Madrid, Spain


Beatified

27 October 2013 by Pope Benedict XVI



Saint Tysilio of Wales


Also known as

Suliac, Suliau, Tyssel, Tyssilo



Profile

Born to the Welsh royalty, the son of prince Brochwel Ysgythrog. Monk, and then abbot in Meifod, Montgomeryshire, Wales. The nearby town of Llandysilio, Wales is named for him. He founded several churches throughout Wales. May have moved to Brittany, but records are unclear.


Born

c.600 in Wales


Died

c.640 of natural causes



Saint Phaolô Nguyen Ngân


Additional Memorial

24 November as one of the Martyrs of Vietnam


Profile

Priest in the apostolic vicariate of West Tonkin (in modern Vietnam). Martyred in the persecutions of Emperor Thieu Tri.


Born

c.1771 in Ke Biên, Thanh Hóa, Vietnam


Died

tortured and beheaded on 8 November 1840 Bay Mau, Hanoi, Vietnam


Canonized

19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II



Saint Martinô Ta Ðuc Thinh


Additional Memorial

24 November as one of the Martyrs of Vietnam


Profile

Priest in the apostolic vicariate of West Tonkin (in modern Vietnam). Martyred in the persecutions of Emperor Thieu Tri.


Born

c.1760 in Ke Sat, Hanoi, Vietnam


Died

tortured and beheaded on 8 November 1840 Bay Mau, Hanoi, Vietnam


Canonized

19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II


Blessed Maximino Serrano Sáiz

Also known as

José Alfonso


Profile

Professed religious in the Brothers of the Christian Schools (De La Salle Brothers). Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.


Born

29 May 1887 in San Adrián de Juarros, Burgos, Spain


Died

8 November 1936 in Paracuellos de Jarama, Madrid, Spain


Beatified

13 October 2013 by Pope Francis



Saint John Baptist Con


Also known as

• Gioan Baotixta Còn

• Giovanni Battista Con


Additional Memorial

24 November as one of the Martyrs of Vietnam

Saint John Baptist Con (also known as Saint John Baptist of Vietnam or Saint John Baptist Nguyen Van Con) was a Vietnamese priest and martyr who was killed in 1841 during the persecution of Christians by the Vietnamese emperor Minh Mang. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church.

John Baptist Con was born in 1798 in the village of Ke Van, Vietnam. He was ordained a priest in 1827 and began working as a missionary in the province of Nghe An.

In 1841, the Vietnamese emperor Minh Mang launched a persecution of Christians. John Baptist Con was arrested and imprisoned. He was tortured and refused to renounce his faith. He was eventually beheaded on November 7, 1841.

Canonized

19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II



Saint Gregory of Einsiedeln


Profile

While on pilgrimage to Rome, Italy he became a Benedictine monk, receiving the cowl on the Caelian Hill. In 949, on his way back to England he stopped at the abbey of Einsiedeln, Switzerland, and stayed to join the community. Abbot during the abbey's period of greatest growth and fame.


Born

Anglo-Saxon from England


Died

996



Saint Giuse Nguyen Ðình Nghi


Also known as

Joseph Nghi


Profile

Priest in the apostolic vicariate of West Tonkin. Member of the Society of Foreign Missions of Paris. Martyr.


Born

c.1771 in Ke Voi, Hanoi, Vietnam


Died

beheaded on 8 November 1840 at Bay Mau, Hanoi, Vietnam


Canonized

19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II



Saint Clair


Also known as

Clarus


Profile

Wealthy citizen of Tours, France; he gave up his wealth and position to become a monk at Marmoutier Abbey in Tours. Spiritual student of Saint Martin of Tours. Friend of Saint Sulpicius Severus and Saint Paulinus of Nola. Priest. Lived his later years as a hermit near the abbey.


Born

Tours, France


Died

c.397 of natural causes



Saint Martinô Tho


Additional Memorial

24 November as one of the Martyrs of Vietnam


Profile

Saint Martinô Tho, also known as Martinô Trần Ngọc Thọ, was a Vietnamese layman who was killed for his faith in 1840 during the persecution of Christians by the Vietnamese emperor Minh Mạng. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church.

Martinô Tho was born in 1787 in the village of Kẻ Báng, Nam Định, Vietnam. He was a devout Catholic and a respected member of his community. He was also a successful farmer and businessman.

In 1840, the Vietnamese emperor Minh Mạng launched a persecution of Christians. Martinô Tho was arrested and imprisoned. He was tortured and refused to renounce his faith. He was eventually beheaded on November 8, 1840.


Canonized

19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II



Saint Wiomad of Trèves


Also known as

Weomadus, Wiomagus


Profile

Benedictine monk at Saint Maximinus at Trèves (modern Trier, Germany) Abbot of the monastery of Mettlach, Germany. Bishop of Trèves c.770. Part of the court of Charlemagne.


Died

c.790



Saint Moroc of Scotland


Profile

Abbot at Dunkeld, Scotland. Bishop of Dunblane, Scotland. Several churches are named for him, and he was venerated with a solemn office in the old Scottish rite.


Born

Scottish


Died

9th century of natural causes



Saint Maurus of Verdun


Profile

Saint Maurus of Verdun (died c. 384 AD) was a bishop of Verdun, France. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church.

Maurus was born in Gaul in the 4th century. He was ordained a priest and served in the diocese of Verdun. In 369 AD, he was elected bishop of Verdun.

Maurus was a wise and holy bishop. He was known for his compassion for the poor and the sick, and for his dedication to prayer and study. He was also a skilled preacher and teacher.

Maurus died in Verdun in 384 AD. He is buried in the cathedral of Verdun. His feast day is celebrated on November 8.




Saint Drouet of Auxerre


Profile

Bishop of Auxerre, France.


Died

532 of natural causes



All Saints of the Diocese of Evry


About

A regional memorial of all the saints and beati of the calendar who have a connection to the Diocese of Evry-Corbeil-Essonnes, France.


• Blessed Isabella of France, founded the Longchamp monastery

• Blessed Nicolas Gaudreau, pastor of Vert-le-Petit

• Blessed Pierre Bonse, pastor of Massy

• Our Lady of Good Guard, patron saint of the diocese, venerated in Longpont-sur-Orge, France

• Saint Corbinian, born in Saint-Germain-lès-Arpajon

• Saint Denis of Paris, evangelizer of part of Essonne and revered ni Longpont-sur-Orge

• Saint Eloi, who lived in Chilly-Mazarin

• Saint Germain of Paris

• Saint William of Bourges, son of Count Baldwin IV of Corbeil

• Saint William of Aebelholt, pastor of Brunoy

• Saint Wulfran of Sens, born in Milly-la-Forêt

• Blessed Nativelle, vicar of Longjumeau

• Blessed René Le Bris, pastor of Bris-sous-Forges

• Saint Spire of Bayeux, whose relics are in Corbeil in the cathedral that bears his name



All Saints of Wales


Blessed Conan of Margam

Blessed Edward Jones

Blessed Edward Powell

Blessed Humphrey Pritchard

Blessed Richard Flower

Blessed William Davies

Blessed William Gunter

Blessed William Richardson

Saint Aaron of Brettany

Saint Almedha

Saint Arianell

Saint Armagillus of Brittany

Saint Beoc

Saint Beuno Gasulsych

Saint Bodian of Hanvec

Saint Brannock of Braunton

Saint Brieuc of Brittany

Saint Byblig

Saint Cadell

Saint Cadoc of Llancarvan

Saint Caradoc of Wales

Saint Cawrdaf

Saint Cewydd

Saint Cian of Wales

Saint Ciwg ap Arawn

Saint Clether

Saint Collen of Denbighshire

Saint Congar

Saint Cristiolus

Saint Curig of Llanbadarn

Saint David of Wales

Saint Decuman

Saint Derfel Gadarn

Saint Dochow

Saint Dubricius of Wales

Saint Dyfnan of Anglesey

Saint Dyfnog

Saint Ellidius

Saint Enéour

Saint Eurgain

Saint Gallgo

Saint Gladys

Saint Gorfor of Llanover

Saint Gowan of Wales

Saint Grwst

Saint Gudwall

Saint Gunthiern

Saint Gwrnerth

Saint Gwrnerth

Saint Gwynllyw

Saint Hywyn of Aberdaron

Saint Illtyd

Saint John Jones

Saint John Lloyd

Saint John Roberts

Saint Laurus

Saint Leonorious of Brittany

Saint Lleudadd of Bardsey

Saint Llewellyn

Saint Mabenna

Saint Maglorius of Wales

Saint Malo of Aleth

Saint Mawes

Saint Mellon

Saint Meriadoc of Vannes

Saint Midan of Anglesey

Saint Mor

Saint Nectan of Hartland

Saint Paul Aurelian

Saint Philip Evans

Saint Rhian

Saint Richard Gwyn

Saint Samson of York

Saint Sawl

Saint Teilo of Llandaff

Saint Tudclyd

Saint Tudwal of Tréguier

Saint Tudwg

Saint Tydecho

Saint Tydfil

Saint Tyfrydog

Saint Tysilio of Wales

Saint Wenog

Saint Winifred of Wales

Saint Winnoc of Wormhoult

Venerable Edward Morgan


All Deceased Dominicans



Archbishop Joseph Sadoc Alemany y Conill

Bishop Bartolomé de las Casas

Bishop Edward Dominic Fenwick

Blessed Abilio Sáiz López

Blessed Abraham Furones y Furones

Blessed Adelfa Soro Bó

Blessed Adrian of Dalmatia

Blessed Agnès of Jesus

Blessed Aimo Taparelli

Blessed Alanus de Rupe

Blessed Albert of Bergamo

Blessed Alexander of Lugo

Blessed Alexius Sanbashi Saburo

Blessed Alexius Sanbashi Saburo

Blessed Alfonso Navarrete-Benito

Blessed Alfredo Fanjul Acebal

Blessed Alonso de Mena Navarette

Blessed Alphonsus de Mena

Blessed Alvarez of Cordova

Blessed Amado Cubeñas Díaz-Madrazo

Blessed Amata of San Sisto

Blessed Ambrose Sansedoni of Siena

Blessed Andrea Franchi

Blessed Andrés de Peschiera Grego

Blessed Andrew Abellon

Blessed Ángel Marina Álvarez

Blessed Angela Serafina Correggiari

Blessed Angelus Portasole

Blessed Anna of the Angels Monteagudo

Blessed Antero Mateo García

Blessed Anthony Fuster

Blessed Antoine Neyrot

Blessed Antolín Martínez Santos

Blessed Antonio della Chiesa

Blessed Antonio Manuel López Couceiro

Blessed Antonio of Saint Dominic

Blessed Antonio Trancho Andrés

Blessed Antonio Varona Ortega

Blessed Antony of Pavoni

Blessed Arsenio de la Viuda Solla

Blessed Augustine Fangi

Blessed Augustine Gazotich

Blessed Bartholomew Longo

Blessed Bartholomew of Vicenza

Blessed Beatrice Bicchieri

Blessed Beatrix of Engelport

Blessed Benvenuta Bojani

Blessed Bernard O’Ferrall

Blessed Bernard of Roquefort

Blessed Bernard of Toulouse

Blessed Bernard Scammacca

Blessed Bernardino Irurzun Otermín

Blessed Bertrand of Garrigue

Blessed Blaise of Auvergne

Blessed Brocard of Strasbourg

Blessed Buenaventura García-Paredes Pallasá

Blessed Caius Akashi Jiemon

Blessed Calimerius of Montechiaro

Blessed Catherine Jarrige

Blessed Catherine of Racconigi

Blessed Cecilia of Ferrara

Blessed Ceferino Fernández Martínez

Blessed Ceferino Jimenez-Malla

Blessed Celestino José Alonso Villar

Blessed Ceslas Odrowaz

Blessed Christian of Perugia

Blessed Christina Ebner

Blessed Christopher of Milan

Blessed Cipriano Alguacil Torredenaida

Blessed Clement of Dunblane

Blessed Columba of Rieti

Blessed Conrad of Frisach

Blessed Constantino Fernández Álvarez

Blessed Constantius of Fabriano

Blessed Cristiano of Perugia

Blessed Cristobal Iturriaga-Echevarría Irazola

Blessed Damian dei Fulcheri

Blessed Damiano Grassi of Rivoli

Blessed Diana d’Andalo

Blessed Diego de Azevedo

Blessed Dionisio Pérez García

Blessed Dominic Dillon

Blessed Dominic of Besians

Blessed Dominic of the Holy Rosary

Blessed Dominic Shobyoye

Blessed Dominic Spadafora

Blessed Eduardo González Santo Domingo

Blessed Eduardo Sáinz Lantarón

Blessed Eleuterio Marne Mansilla

Blessed Elisabeth Heimburg

Blessed Elisabeth Stagel

Blessed Eliseo Miguel Lagro

Blessed Emilia Bicchieri

Blessed Enrique Cañal Gómez

Blessed Enrique Izquierdo Palacios

Blessed Estanislao García Obeso

Blessed Eugenio Andrés Amo

Blessed Felicísimo Díez González

Blessed Félix Alonso Muñiz

Blessed Fernando de Pablos Fernández

Blessed Fernando García de Dios

Blessed Fernando Grund Jiménez

Blessed Florentina Nicol Goni

Blessed Fra Angelico

Blessed Francisca Pinzokere

Blessed Francisco Calvo Burillo

Blessed Francisco Castellet Vinale

Blessed Francisco Fernández Escosura

Blessed Francisco Martín Fernández de Posadas

Blessed Francisco Monzón Romeo

Blessed Francisco Morales Sedeño

Blessed Francisco Santos Cadierno

Blessed Gaius Xeymon

Blessed Garcia d’Aure

Blessed Gaspar Koteda

Blessed Germán Caballero Atienza

Blessed Giacomo Bianconi of Mevania

Blessed Giles of Santarém

Blessed Giovanni Dominici

Blessed Giovanni Licci

Blessed Giuseppe Girotti

Blessed Gonzalo de Amarante

Blessed Gregorio Díez Pérez

Blessed Gregory of Besians

Blessed Guala of Brescia

Blessed Gumersindo Soto Barros

Blessed Guy Maramaldi

Blessed Helen of Hungary

Blessed Henry of Cologne

Blessed Henry Suso

Blessed Higinio Roldán Iriberri

Blessed Hosanna of Cattaro

Blessed Humbert of Romans

Blessed Hyacinth-Marie Cormier

Blessed Iacobus Hayashida

Blessed Ingrid of Sweden

Blessed Inocencio García Díez

Blessed Ioannes Imamura

Blessed Ioannes Nagata Magoshichiro

Blessed Ioannes Tomachi

Blessed Isabel Sánchez Romero

Blessed Isabelino Carmona Fernández

Blessed Isidro Ordóñez Díez

Blessed Isnard de Chiampo

Blessed Jacinto García Riesco

Blessed Jacinto Orfanell-Prades

Blessed Jacinto Serrano López

Blessed James Benefatti

Blessed James Grissinger

Blessed James of Voragine

Blessed James Salomone

Blessed Jan Chrysostom Zavrel

Blessed Jan Franciszek Czartoryski

Blessed Jane of Orvieto

Blessed Jane of Portugal

Blessed Jean-Georges Rehm

Blessed Jean-Marie Joseph Lataste

Blessed Jesús Villaverde Andrés

Blessed Joaquín Prats Baltueña

Blessed John Amero

Blessed John of Salerno

Blessed John of Vercelli

Blessed Jordan of Pisa

Blessed Jordan of Saxony

Blessed José Delgado Pérez

Blessed José Gafo Muñiz

Blessed José Garrido Francés

Blessed José López Tascón

Blessed José Luis Palacio Muñiz

Blessed José María García Tabar

Blessed José María González Solís

Blessed José María Laguía Puerto

Blessed José María López Carrillo

Blessed José María Muro-Sanmiguel

Blessed José María Palacio Montes

Blessed José Menéndez García

Blessed José Negro Maroto

Blessed José Prieto Fuentes

Blessed Josep Maria Vidal Segú

Blessed Josep Santonja Pinsach

Blessed Juan Aguilar Donis

Blessed Juan Crespo Calleja

Blessed Juan Herrero Arroyo

Blessed Juan Mendibelzúa Ocerín

Blessed Juan of San Domenico

Blessed Juan Peña Ruiz

Blessed Julia Rodzinska

Blessed Justo Vicente Martínez

Blessed Lamberto María de Navascués de Juan

Blessed Laurence O’Ferrall

Blessed Laurentius Yamada

Blessed Leo Aibara

Blessed Leo Kurobyoe Nakamura

Blessed Leoncio Arce Urrutia

Blessed Lorenzo of Ripafratta

Blessed Lucia Ludovica

Blessed Luciano Hernández Ramírez

Blessed Lucio Martínez Mancebo

Blessed Ludovic Frarijn

Blessed Ludovicus Nihachi

Blessed Luis Bertrán

Blessed Luis Suárez Velasco

Blessed Luis Urbano Lanaspa

Blessed Magdalen Panattieri

Blessed Magdalena Kiyota

Blessed Mancius of Saint Thomas

Blessed Mancius of the Cross

Blessed Manés de Guzmán

Blessed Manuel Alvarez y Alvarez

Blessed Manuel Fernández-Herba Pereira

Blessed Manuel Gutiérrez Ceballos

Blessed Manuel Moreno Martínez

Blessed Manuel Santiago y Santiago

Blessed Marcolinus Amanni

Blessed Margaret of Savoy

Blessed Margareta Ebner

Blessed Maria Bagnesi

Blessed María del Carmen Zaragoza y Zaragoza

Blessed Maria Mancini

Blessed Maria of Nagasaki

Blessed María Rosa Adrover Martí

Blessed Marie Poussepin

Blessed Mark Scalabrini

Blessed Matías Manuel Albert Ginés

Blessed Matthaeus Alvarez Anjin

Blessed Matthew Carreri

Blessed Maximino Fernández Marinas

Blessed Michaël Himonoya

Blessed Michaël Yamada Kasahashi

Blessed Michele Orsucci

Blessed Miguel Menéndez García

Blessed Miguel Rodríguez González

Blessed Natalio Camazón Junquera

Blessed Nera

Blessed Nicola Paglia

Blessed Osanna Andreasi

Blessed Otilia Alonso González

Blessed Ovidio Bravo Porras

Blessed Paganus of Lecco

Blessed Paul Himonoya

Blessed Paul Mary

Blessed Paul of Wallachia

Blessed Paulino Reoyo García

Blessed Paulus Aibara Sandayu

Blessed Paulus Nagaishi

Blessed Paulus Tanaka

Blessed Pedro Ibáñez Alonso

Blessed Pedro López Delgado

Blessed Pedro Luís y Luís

Blessed Pedro Vázquez

Blessed Peter Cambiano

Blessed Peter Cerdan

Blessed Peter de Geremia

Blessed Peter de la Cadireta

Blessed Peter Higgins

Blessed Peter of Città di Castello

Blessed Petrus of Saint Mary

Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati

Blessed Pierre-Lucien Claverie

Blessed Pio Alberto del Corona

Blessed Pope Benedict XI

Blessed Rafael Pardo Molina

Blessed Raimundo Joaquín Castaño González

Blessed Ramon Peiró Victori

Blessed Ramona Fossas Románs

Blessed Ramona Perramón Vila

Blessed Raymond of Capua

Blessed Réginald of Orléans

Blessed Reginalda Picas Planas

Blessed Ricardo López y López

Blessed Richard Barry

Blessed Richard Overton

Blessed Romanus Aibara

Blessed Rosa Jutglar Gallart

Blessed Sadoc of Sandomierz

Blessed Santiago Aparicio López

Blessed Santiago de Prado Fernández

Blessed Santiago Franco Mayo

Blessed Santiago Meseguer Burillo

Blessed Santiago Vega Ponce

Blessed Saturio Rey Robles

Blessed Sebastian Maggi

Blessed Sebastian Montanol

Blessed Sebastián Sáinz López

Blessed Sibyllina Biscossi

Blessed Simon Ballachi

Blessed Stephana de Quinzanis

Blessed Teófilo Montes Calvo

Blessed Teresa Prats Martí

Blessed Terrence Albert O’Brien

Blessed Thaddeus Moriarty

Blessed Thomas of Saint Hyacinth

Blessed Thomas of the Rosary

Blessed Tirso Manrique Melero

Blessed Tomás de Zumárraga Lazcano

Blessed Tomás Morales y Morales

Blessed Ventureta Sauleda Paulís

Blessed Venturino of Bergamo

Blessed Vicente Álvarez Cienfuegos

Blessed Vicente Rodríguez Fernández

Blessed Victor García Ceballos

Blessed Victoriano Ibañez Alonso

Blessed Vidal Luis Gómara

Blessed Villana de’Botti

Blessed William Arnaud

Brother Alphonsus de Peces

Brother Bartholomew the Little

Brother David Fox

Brother Domingo Báñez

Brother Dominic O’Neaghten

Brother Gabriel Chatagneret

Brother Gerald FitzGibbon

Brother Giovanni Leonardi

Brother Ludolph of Saxony

Brother Manuel Escabias García

Brother Natalis Alexander

Brother Ubaldo Albacete Moraleda

Brother Vincent Colegero

Cardinal Tommaso Pio Boggiani

Father Antonio Abad Bernad

Father Cándido Fernández García

Father Canuto Arregui Luis

Father Casimiro Adeva Fernández

Father Eugéne Delhorme

Father Félix Osés Abaurre

Father Florentino Fernández de Fuentes

Father Floro Casamitjana Carrera

Father François-Eugéne Captier

Father Henri Cotrault

Father Isaías Arroyo San José

Father José García Díaz

Father José Mira Lloret

Father José Pérez García

Father Kazimierz Stanislaw Badeni

Father Louis-Ferdinand Bourard

Father Luis Cancer de Barbastro

Father Luis Sarriá

Father Mariano Urbano Porta

Father Peter Costello

Father Toribio Fuertes Cabello

Martyred Dominicans of Santander

Martyrs of Barcelona

Martyrs of Calanda

Martyrs of Castelseras

Martyrs of La Tejera

Martyrs of Sandomierz

Mother Alphonsa Hawthorne

Mother Anna Ivanovna Abrikosova

Mother Margaret Hallahan

Pope Blessed Innocent V

Pope Saint Pius V

Saint Agnes of Montepulciano

Saint Albert the Great

Saint Antonio González

Saint Antonius of Florence

Saint Augustine Moi Van Nguyen

Saint Augustinô Nguyen Van Moi

Saint Bartolomeu dei Martiri Fernandes

Saint Catherine del Ricci

Saint Catherine of Siena

Saint Clemente Ignacio Delgado Cebrián

Saint Domingo Henares de Zafra Cubero

Saint Domingo Ibáñez de Erquicia

Saint Dominic de Guzman

Saint Ðaminh Bùi Van Úy

Saint Ðaminh Cam

Saint Ðaminh Mau

Saint Ðaminh Nguyen Van Hanh

Saint Ðaminh Nguyen Van Xuyên

Saint Ðaminh Pham Trong Kham

Saint Ðaminh Trach Ðoài

Saint Ðaminh Tuoc

Saint Francesc Gil de Federich de Sans

Saint Francis Ferdinand de Capillas

Saint Francis Serrano

Saint Francisco Coll Guitart

Saint Francisco Díaz del Rincón

Saint Franciso Shoyemon

Saint Giacinto Ansalone

Saint Giuse Hiên

Saint Giuse Hoàng Luong Canh

Saint Giuse Nguyen Duy Khang

Saint Giuse Nguyen Ðình Uyen

Saint Giuse Pham Trong Ta

Saint Giuse Tuân

Saint Guillermo Courtet

Saint Hyacinth

Saint Jacinto Castañeda Puchasóns

Saint Jacobo Kyushei Gorobioye Tomonaga de Santa María

Saint Jerome Hermosilla

Saint Joaquín Royo Pérez

Saint John of Cologne

Saint José Fernández de Ventosa

Saint José María Díaz Sanjurjo

Saint José Melchór García-Sampedro Suárez

Saint Juan Alcober Figuera

Saint Juan Macías

Saint Lorenzo Ruiz of Manila

Saint Louis Bertrand

Saint Luca Pham Trong Thìn

Saint Lucas Alonso Gorda

Saint Lucy the Chaste

Saint Luke Alonso Gorda

Saint Margaret of Castello

Saint Margaret of Fontana

Saint Marina of Omura

Saint Martin de Porres

Saint Mateo Alonso de Leciñana

Saint Matthaeus Kohyoe

Saint Michaël Kurobyoie

Saint Miguel González de Aozaraza de Leibar

Saint Pere Josep Almató Ribera Auras

Saint Pere Sans Jordà

Saint Peter Gonzales

Saint Peter Verona

Saint Phanxicô Xaviê Hà Trong Mau

Saint Phêrô Nguyen Van Tu

Saint Raymond of Penyafort

Saint Rose of Lima

Saint Stêphanô Nguyen Van Vinh

Saint Thomas Aquinas

Saint Thomas Hioji Nishi Rokuzaemon

Saint Thomasello

Saint Tôma Ðinh Viet Du

Saint Tôma Ðinh Viet Du

Saint Tôma Khuông

Saint Tôma Nguyen Van Ðe

Saint Tôma Toán

Saint Valentin Faustino Berri Ochoa

Saint Vicente Shiwozuka de la Cruz

Saint Vihn Son Ðo Yen

Saint Vincent Ferrer

Saint Vincent Liêm

Saint Yolanda

Saint Zedislava Berka

Sister Anna Moes

Sister Anna Stiegler

Sister Berta Schneider

Sister Camilla Pio de Savoia

Sister Christa Elisabeth Lewandowski

Sister Euphemia Domitilla

Sister Galina Fadeevna Entkevic

Sister Pauline Wilkinson

Sister Rita Neff

Venerable Benoîte Rencurel

Venerable Charles Samuel Mazzuchelli

Venerable Felisa Pérez de Iriarte Casado

Venerable Francisca Fuentes

Venerable Giacinta Gertrude Maurizi

Venerable Giorgio la Pira

Venerable Maria Antonella Bordoni

Venerable María Beatriz del Rosario Arroyo y Pidal

Venerable Praxedes Fernández García de Fernández

Venerable Rachele Lalía

Venerable Teresa Rosa Ferdinanda de Saldanha Oliveira y Sousa

06 November 2023

இன்றைய புனிதர்கள் நவம்பர் 7

 Saint Engelbert of Cologne


Also known as

Engelbert of Berg





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Son of the influential Count Englebert of Berg and Margaret, daughter of the Count of Gelderland. Studied at the cathedral school at Cologne, Germany. In a time when clerical and episcopal positions were a part of political patronage, Englebert was made provost of churches in Cologne and Aachen, Germany while still a young boy, and of the Cologne cathedral at age 14. He led a worldly and dissolute youth; known for his good looks, keen mind, and wild ways. Englebert went to war to support his cousin, Archbishop Adolf, against Archbishop Bruno; for this, and for threatening to attack the Holy Roman Emperor Otto IV, both Engelbert and Adolf were excommunicated in 1206.


In 1208 Engelbert publicly submitted to the pope's authority, and was received back into the Church. He fought the Albigensians in 1212. Chosen archbishop of Cologne on 29 February 1216. By this point, Engelbert had mellowed somewhat, and cared about his see, but still had worldly ambitions. To preserve the possessions and revenues of his see and the countship of Berg, he went to war with the Duke of Limburg and the Count of Cleves, restored civil order, demanded the allegiance of his nobles, erected defences around his lands, and even prosecuted family members when needed. He enforced clerical discipline, helped establish the Franciscans in his diocese in 1219 and the Dominicans in 1221, built monasteries and insisted on strict observance in them, and used a series of provincial synods to regulate church matters.


Engelbert was appointed guardian of the juvenile King Henry VII and administrator of the Holy Roman Empire by Emperor Frederick II in 1221. He supervised the kingdom and the king's education, and placed the crown himself during Henry's coronation in 1222. Worked for a treaty with Denmark at the Diet of Nordhausen on 24 September 1223.


However, for all that he was loved by his people for the stability and security he brought, many of the nobility hated and feared him, and the archbishop had to travel with a troupe of bodyguards. Pope Honorius III and Emperor Frederick II advised Engelbert to protect the nuns of Essen who were being oppressed and harassed by Engelbert's cousin, Count Frederick of Isenberg. To prevent action by the archbishop, Count Frederick and some henchmen ambushed Engelbert on the road from Soest to Schwelm, stabbing him 47 times. Considered a martyr as he died over the defense of religious sisters.


Born

c.1185 at Berg in modern Germany


Died

• stabbed to death on the evening of 7 November 1225 near Schwelm, Germany

• relics translated to the old cathedral of Cologne, Germany on 24 February 1226



Saint Peter Ou

  வி.  பீட்டர் யு 

 (1768-1814)

 சீனாவில் வாழ்ந்து இயேசுவுக்காக தியாகியாக இருந்த பல புனிதர்களில் பீட்டர் யூவும் ஒருவர்.  கிறிஸ்தவமல்லாத பெற்றோருக்குப் பிறந்த யூ, சிறுவயதிலிருந்தே நல்லொழுக்கங்களால் நிறைந்திருந்தார்.  எல்லா வகையிலும் இருந்த யூ, எப்போதும் ஏழைகளுக்கு உதவவும், ஏழைகளுக்கு உதவவும் முயன்றார்.  அவர் இளமையாக இருந்தபோது, ​​ஒரு பெரிய ஹோட்டலைத் தொடங்கினார்.  வர்த்தகம் பெருகிக் கொண்டிருந்த நேரத்தில் அவர் திருமணம் செய்து கொண்டார்.  யு மிகவும் உற்சாகமாகவும் பேசக்கூடியதாகவும் இருந்தது.  அந்த நேரத்தில் கிறிஸ்தவ மிஷனரிகள் ஒரு குழு அவரது தாயகத்திற்கு வந்தது.  அவர்களின் பேச்சும் நடத்தையும் யூவைக் கவர்ந்தது.  கடவுள் மீதான தனது நம்பிக்கை தவறான பாதையில் இருப்பதை அவர் உணர்ந்தார்.  அவர் வீடு திரும்பி தனது கடவுள்களின் எல்லா உருவங்களையும் அழித்த பிறகு, அவர் முழுக்காட்டுதல் பெற்று ஒரு கிறிஸ்தவராக ஆனார்.  பீட்டர் என்ற பெயரை ஏற்றுக்கொண்டார்.  அவர் சென்ற இடமெல்லாம் கிறிஸ்துவைப் பற்றி பேசிக் கொண்டிருந்தார்.  யூவின் பேச்சு பலரை இயேசுவிடம் ஈர்க்க முடிந்தது.  அந்த நாட்டில் கிறிஸ்தவர்களை வழிநடத்தியது யு.  பின்னர் அவர் சீனாவின் பல பகுதிகளுக்குச் சென்று சுவிசேஷம் செய்தார்.  கிறிஸ்தவத்தை அடக்க அதிகாரிகள் முயன்றபோது யு கைது செய்யப்பட்டார்.  சிறைச்சாலை சித்திரவதை.  ஆனால் அவர் இயேசுவை மறுக்க மறுத்துவிட்டார்.  சிறையில் தன்னுடன் இருந்தவர்களையும் அவர் மாற்றி, அவர்களை இயேசுவின் சீஷர்களாக மாற்றினார்.  அதிகாரிகள் பீட்டர் யூவை சிலுவையில் அறையுமாறு கட்டளையிட்டனர்.  அவர் அதற்குத் தயாராக இல்லை என்பதைக் கண்டதும் அவர் தூக்கிலிடப்பட்டார்.  அக்டோபர் 1, 2000 அன்று போப் இரண்டாம் ஜான் பால் பீட்டர் யூவை நியமனம் செய்தார்.

Also known as

• Peter Wu Gousheng

• Wu Gousheng

• Wu Guosheng Petrus


Additional Memorial

28 September as one of the Martyrs of China



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Born to a non-Christian family. Known from his youth for his sense of justice, his quick defense of the poor and oppressed; his outspoken nature actually frightened people in his traditionalist region. A husband and self-made businessman, he owned and ran a large hotel. One of the first converts made by missionaries to his area. Naturally enthusiastic, Peter tossed out his household idols, and preached Christianity to anyone who came by. Lay leader of the converts in his district, he took the name Peter at baptism. Worked as a catechist for missionaries in Sichuan; instructed 600 people in Christianity. Arrested on 3 April 1814 during a violent backlash against the faith. Imprisoned and tortured to break him from his faith, he worked to inspire the faith in his fellow prisoners, and led prayer services in the cells. Condemned to death for refusing to step on a crucifix. Martyr.


Born

1768 at Longping in Guizhou Province, China


Died

strangled to death on 7 November 1814 at Tsen-y-Fou, Su-Tchuen province, China


Beatified

27 May 1900 by Pope Leo XIII


Canonized

1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II




Saint Willibrord of Echternach

 புனிதர் வில்லிப்ரார்ட் 

உட்ரெச்ட் ஆயர்:

பிறப்பு: கி.பி. 658

நார்தும்ப்ரியா

இறப்பு: நவம்பர் 7, 739 (வயது 81)

எக்டேர்னாக், லக்ஸம்பர்க்

ஏற்கும் சமயம்:

ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை

கிழக்கு மரபுவழி திருச்சபை

ஆங்கிலிக்கன் சமூகம்

முக்கிய திருத்தலம்:

எக்டேர்னாக் 

நினைவுத் திருநாள்: நவம்பர் 7

பாதுகாவல்:

வலிப்பு, கால்-கை வலிப்பு நோய், லக்ஸம்பர்க் (Luxembourg), நெதர்லாந்து (Netherlands), உட்ரெச்ட் பேராயம் (Archdiocese of Utrecht)

புனிதர் வில்லிப்ரார்ட், நவீன நெதர்லாந்தின் “ஃபிரைசியன்ஸ்" (Frisians) இன மக்களின் அப்போஸ்தலர் எனப்படுபவரும், “நார்தும்ப்ரியன்” (Northumbrian) துறவு புனிதரும் ஆவார். இவர், “உட்ரெச்ட்” (Utrecht) மறை மாவட்டத்தின் முதல் ஆயர் ஆவார்.

ஆரம்ப வாழ்க்கை:

வில்லிப்ரார்ட்டின் தந்தை பெயர் “வில்கில்ஸ்” (Wilgils) ஆகும். இவர் புதிதாய் கிறிஸ்தவ மதத்தை தழுவியவர் ஆவார். இவர் தமது மகன் வில்லிப்ரார்டை உலக பந்தங்களிலிருந்து விடுவித்து, “ரிப்பொன்” (Ripon) எனும் இடத்திலுள்ள துறவு மடத்தில் இணைக்க விரும்பினார். புனித ஆண்ட்ரூவுக்கு அர்ப்பணிக்கப்பட்ட, "வாக்குவன்மை" பற்றின இனச் சார்பற்ற சமூகத்தை (Oratory) நிறுவினார். (கி.பி. 1564ல், ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபையில் சார்புநிலையற்ற அருட்பணியாளர்கள் ரோம் நகரில் கூடி, பிரசங்கம் மற்றும் பிரபலமான சேவைகளை வழங்கும் அமைப்பினைத் தொடங்கி, பிற நாடுகளிலும் பரவச் செய்தனர்.

வில்லிப்ரார்ட், அன்றைய “யார்க்” மறைமாவட்ட ஆயர் (Bishop of York) “புனித வில்ஃபிரிடின்” செல்வாக்கின் கீழ் வளர்ந்தார்.

பின்னர், இவர் பெனடிக்டைன் (Benedictines) துறவு மடத்தில் இணைந்தார். நெடுங்கால துறவு வாழ்வில், மறைபோதனையுடன் தவ வாழ்வு வாழ்ந்த வில்லிப்ரார்ட், தமது 81ம் வயதில் மரணமடைந்தார்.

Also known as

• Clement of Echternach

• Apostle of the Frisians

• Willibrordus



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Son of Saint Hilgis. Educated at Ripon, England and in Ireland under Saint Egbert. Missionary to Friesland and Luxembourg with Saint Swithbert. Benedictine monk. Founding bishop of Utrecht, Netherlands in 695. Worked with Saint Boniface, Saint Rumold, Saint Werenfridus, Saint Engelmund, and Saint Adalbert of Egmond. Founded monasteries.


Born

658 at Northumbria, England


Died

• 7 November 739 of natural causes

• relics at Echternach, Luxembourg and in the Cathedral of Saint Catherine in Utrecht, Netherlands



Blessed Anthony Baldinucci


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Joined the Jesuits on 21 April 1681. He taught in Rome and Terni, Italy. Ordained on 28 October 1695. Parish missioner in the area of Colli Albani, Frascati and Viterbo, Italy, preaching 448 missions. Noted for organizing processions during which Anthony and many of his flock wore crowns of thorns, and scourged themselves. His missions were popular, drawing crowds so large that they had to be conducted outdoors; Anthony employed a crowd control gang of thugs - and then converted them all to the faith. Also noted for his spread of devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary whose image was always carried on his missions.



Born

19 June 1665 in Florence, Italy


Died

6 November 1717 of natural causes


Beatified

23 April 1893 by Pope Leo XIII



Saint Vincent Liêm


Also known as

• Vincent Liêm Quang Lê

• Vinh-son Le Quang Liem

• Vinh-son Liêm Quang Lê



Additional Memorial

24 November as one of the Martyrs of Vietnam


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Born to the Tonkinese nobility. Studied in the Philippines. Joined the Dominicans in 1753, making his solemn profession in 1754. Ordained in 1758. Returned to Tonkin in January 1759 where he served as missionary and evangelist. Imprisoned for preaching Christianity, he preached to prisoners. Martyr.


Born

c.1732 in Trà Lu, Nam Ðinh, Vietnam


Died

beheaded on 7 November 1773 in Ðong Mo, Ha Tay, Vietnam


Canonized

19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II



Saint Vincenzo Grossi

அருளாளர் வின்செண்ட் குரோசி (குரு)

நினைவுத்திருநாள் : நவம்பர் 7

பிறப்பு : 9 மார்ச் 1845, பிச்சிக்ஹெட்டோனே , இத்தாலி

இறப்பு : 7 நவம்பர் 1917, விகோபெல்லிக்னானோ , இத்தாலி

முத்திபேறுபட்டம்: 1 நவம்பர் 1975, திருத்தந்தை 6 ஆம் பவுல்

வின்செண்ட் குரோசி தன்னுடைய இளம் வயதிலேயே, பள்ளியில் கற்கும்போது, தன்னுடன் படித்த சக மாணவர்கள் வியக்கும் வகையில் அனைவரையும் சிரிக்கவைப்பார். தினமும் தவறாமல் ஆலயத்திற்கு சென்று, பங்குத்தந்தைக்கு உதவி செய்து வந்தார். தன் கல்வியை முடித்தப்பிறகு, 24 ஆம் வயதில் குருப்பட்டம் பெற்றார். பின்னர் தீர்க்கமுடியாத பிரச்சனைகள் நிறைந்த பங்கிற்கு அனுப்பப்பட்டார். அப்பங்கில் பல துன்பங்களை அனுபவித்தார். தகாத சொற்களால் அவமானப்படுத்தப்பட்டார். இருப்பினும் இவர் தன்னம்பிக்கையை இழக்காமல் அம்மக்களின் ஒற்றுமைக்காகவும், நலமான வாழ்வை சுமூகமான உறவை கொண்டு வருவதற்காகவும் அயராது உழைத்தார். இவரின் செயல்களை கண்டு அப்பங்கு மக்கள் அருட்தந்தைக்கு உதவினர். தங்களிடையே இருந்த எல்லாப் பிரச்சனைகளையும் அவர்களுக்குள்ளாகவே தீர்த்துக்கொண்டனர். பின்னர் வின்செண்ட் அம்மக்களின் ஒற்றுமையை தொடர்ந்து நிலை நிறுத்துவதற்காக காரிதாஸ் அமைப்பு ஒன்று ஏற்படுத்தினார். அவ்வமைப்பின் வழியாக சமூகப்பணிகளிலும் ஈடுபடவைத்தார். அதன்பிறகு இளைஞர்களுக்காக பல மன்றங்களையும் நிறுவி சிறப்பாக தன் மறைப்பணியை ஆற்றினார். 

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One of seven children born to Baldassare Grossi and Maddalena Capellini. Ordained a priest in the diocese of Lodi, Italy on 22 May 1869. Noted for this simple austere life style, and the humour and trust in Christ that he brought to it. Founded the Daughters of the Oratory for the Christian eduction of young people.



Born

9 March 1845 in Pizzighettone, Cremona, Italy


Died

7 November 1917 in Vicobellignano, Cremona, Italy of natural causes


Canonized

18 October 2015 by Pope Francis at Rome, Italy




Saint Jacinto Castañeda Puchasóns


Also known as

Hyacint, Hyacinth


Additional Memorial

24 November as one of the Martyrs of Vietnam



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Saint Jacinto Castañeda Puchasóns (13 January 1743 – 7 November 1773) was a Spanish Dominican priest and missionary who was martyred in Vietnam. He was canonized by Pope John Paul II in 1988.

Castañeda was born in Xàtiva, Spain, to a devout Catholic family. He entered the Dominican Order in 1760 and was ordained a priest in 1767. He was sent to Vietnam as a missionary in 1770.

Castañeda worked tirelessly to spread the Gospel in Vietnam. He was known for his compassion for the poor and the sick, and he was also a skilled catechist. He was fluent in the Vietnamese language and he was able to communicate effectively with the local people.

In 1773, Castañeda was arrested by the Vietnamese authorities for his missionary work. He was tortured and imprisoned, but he refused to renounce his faith. He was eventually beheaded on 7 November 1773.

Born

13 November 1743 in Xàtiva, Valencia, Spain


Died

beheaded on 7 November 1773 in Ðong Mo, Ha Tay, Vietnam


Canonized

19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II



Saint Prosdocimus of Padua


Also known as

Prosdecimus, Prosdocimo, Prosdozimus



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First bishop of Padua, Italy; he evangelized the entire region. Baptized Saint Daniel of Padua, who served him as deacon. Tradition says Prosdocimus was sent Saint Peter the Apostle.


Died

• c.100

• entombed is situated at the basilica of Santa Giustina at Padua, Italy




Blessed Lucia of Settefonti


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Twelfth-century nun in the Camaldolese monastery of Santa Cristina in Ozzana Emilia, Italy. Abbess of her house. Noted for her personal piety, and as a pious and charitable leader of her sisters.



Died

• 12th century Italy of natural causes

• relics enshrined in the church of Sant’Adrea di Ozzano by Cardinal Paleotti on 7 November 1573


Beatified

1779 by Pope Pius VI (cultus confirmation)



Saint Tremorus of Brittany


Also known as

Trémeur



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Son of Saint Triphina. Educated by Saint Gildas the Wise. Murdered as a child by his step-father, Count Conmore due to his hatred of the faith.


Died

6th century at a monastery at Carhaix, Brittany (in modern France)



Saint Florentius of Strasbourg


Also known as

Florent



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Immigrated to Alsace (in modern France), and built a monastery at Haselac. Bishop of Strasbourg, France in 678.


Born

Ireland


Died

c.693




Saint Gébétrude of Remiremont


Also known as

Gertrude of Remiremont


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Grandaughter of Saint Romaricus. Niece of Saint Clare. Sister of Saint Adolphus. Educated at the convent at Saint-Mont where she became a Benedictine nun. Third abbess of Remiremont Abbey.


Died

c.680


Beatified

1051 by Pope Saint Leo IX (cultus confirmation)



Saint Ernest of Mecca


Also known as

Ernest of Zwiefalten



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Benedictine monk and then abbot at Zwiefalten Abbey in southern Germany. Crusader, making it to Arabia. Martyr.


Born

Steißlingen, Germany


Died

1148 in Mecca



Saint Herculanus of Perugia


Also known as

Ercolano, Herculan



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Saint Herculanus of Perugia (Italian: Ercolano; died 549 AD) was a bishop of Perugia. He was canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church and is recognized as patron saint of Perugia. His main feast day is November 7; his second feast is celebrated on March 1. 


According to Pope Gregory the Great in his Dialogues, Herculanus suffered martyrdom when Totila, king of the Ostrogoths, captured Perugia in 549. Totila had previously besieged the city for seven years, during which time the inhabitants suffered greatly from famine. When the city finally fell, Totila was furious and ordered the execution of many of the citizens. Herculanus was one of those who were killed.


Herculanus is buried in the Cathedral of San Lorenzo in Perugia. His tomb is a popular pilgrimage site for Catholics from all over the world.

Died

beheaded 549 by Ostro-Gothic soldiers



Saint Hieron of Mytilene


Also known as

Gerone, Ierone



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Saint Hieron of Mytilene was a martyr who was killed in 304 AD during the persecution of Christians by the Roman emperor Diocletian. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic and Orthodox churches.


Hieron was born in Mytilene, Lesbos, Greece. He was a devout Christian and was known for his holiness and his devotion to the poor and the sick. During the persecution of Christians by Diocletian, Hieron was arrested and imprisoned. He refused to renounce his faith and was eventually martyred.


There are several different accounts of Hieron's martyrdom. One account states that he was beheaded. Another account states that he was drowned. Still another account states that he was burned at the stake.


Hieron is buried in Mytilene. His feast day is celebrated on November 7.






Blessed Lazarus the Stylite


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Set an example of turning his back on the world and living for prayer by living without shelter on top of a series of columns for many year, often surviving on nothing but bread and water.


Died

1054 on Mount Galision near Ephesus, Asia Minor of natural causes



Saint Melasippus of Ancyra


Also known as

Melasippo


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Married to Saint Carina of Ancyra. Father of Saint Anthony of Ancyra. Martyred in the persecutions of Julian the Apostate.


Died

latter 4th century in Ancyra, Galatia



Saint Carina of Ancyra


Also known as

Cassina


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Married to Saint Melassipus of Ancyra. Mother of Saint Anthony of Ancyra. Martyred in the persecutions of Julian the Apostate.


Died

latter 4th century in Ancyra, Galatia



Saint Anthony of Ancyra


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Son of Saints Melasippus and Carina of Ancyra. Martyred at age 13 in the persecutions of Julian the Apostate.


Died

latter 4th century in Ancyra, Galatia



Saint Achillas


புனித_அக்கிலஸ் (-313)

நவம்பர் 07

இவர் எகிப்தில் உள்ள அலெக்சாந்திரியா நகரைச் சார்ந்தவர்.

கல்வியிலும் இறைப் பற்றிலும் சிறந்து விளங்கிய இவர், முதலில் அலெக்சாந்திரியா நகரின் ஆயராகவும், பின்னர் பதினெட்டாவது திருத்தந்தையாகவும் உயர்த்தப்பட்டார். 

இவருடைய காலத்தில் திரு அவைக்குப் பல தரப்பிலிருந்தும் எதிர்ப்புகள் வந்தன. குறிப்பாக ஆரியன் என்ற குருவானவர் இயேசு கிறிஸ்துவின் இறைத் தன்மையை மறுத்து வந்தார். அவரை எதிர்த்து  இவர் போராடியதால், அவர் தன்னோடு ஒருசிலரைச் சேர்த்துக் கொண்டு இவருக்கு எதிராகக் கிளர்ச்சி செய்தார். அப்படிப்பட்ட சூழ்நிலையிலும் இவர் மனவுறுதி இருந்து, அவரையும், அவருடைய தப்பறைக் கொள்கையையும் முறியடித்தார். 


இப்படித் திருஅவையைத் தப்பறைக் கொள்கையிலிருந்தும், எதிரிகளிடமிருந்தும் காப்பாற்றிய இவர், 313 ஆம் ஆண்டு இறையடி சேர்ந்தார்.

புனித அத்தனாசியஸ் இவரிடமிருந்த அறிவையும் ஞானத்தையும் பார்த்துவிட்டு, இவரை பெரிய அக்கிலஸ் என்று அழைப்பது குறிப்பிடத்தக்கது.

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Bishop of Alexandria, Egypt. Ordained Arius, the founder of the Arian heresy. Attacked by Meletianists for his orthodox Christianity.


Died

313 of natural causes



Saint Hesychius of Mytilene


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Saint Hesychius of Mytilene (c. 370 – c. 435) was a Greek theologian and ascetic. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic and Orthodox churches. 

Hesychius was born in Mytilene, Lesbos, Greece. He was a well-educated man and was fluent in both Greek and Latin. He was also a skilled writer and speaker.

Hesychius became a Christian in his early life and dedicated himself to a life of prayer and study. He was ordained a priest and eventually became the abbot of a monastery near Mytilene.

Hesychius was a prolific writer. He wrote on a wide range of theological topics, including the Trinity, the Incarnation, and the Eucharist. He also wrote on the spiritual life, including prayer, fasting, and almsgiving.

Hesychius's writings were very influential in the development of Eastern Christian theology. He was particularly interested in the relationship between the human and divine natures of Christ. He argued that Christ was both fully human and fully divine, and that these two natures were united in a single person.

Hesychius died in Mytilene in the early 5th century. He is buried in the monastery that he founded. His feast day is celebrated on November 7.



Saint Nicander of Mytilene


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Saint Nicander of Mytilene (died c. 390 AD) was a Greek poet and theologian. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic and Orthodox churches.

Nicander was born in Mytilene, Lesbos, Greece. He was a well-educated man and was fluent in both Greek and Latin. He was also a skilled poet and writer.

Nicander was a devout Christian and dedicated himself to a life of prayer and study. He wrote extensively on theological topics, including the Trinity, the Incarnation, and the Eucharist. He also wrote poetry about the saints and martyrs.

Nicander's writings were very influential in the development of Eastern Christian theology. He was particularly interested in the relationship between the human and divine natures of Christ. He argued that Christ was both fully human and fully divine, and that these two natures were united in a single person.

Nicander died in Mytilene in the late 4th century. He is buried in the city's cathedral. His feast day is celebrated on November 7.



Saint Amaranthus


Also known as

Amaranto


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Saint Amaranthus (also known as Amarandus) was a martyr who was put to death at Albi, in southern France, in the 8th century. He is venerated by the Catholic Church, and his feast day is celebrated on November 7th.

Very little is known about Saint Amaranthus' life. According to Saint Gregory of Tours, he was a Christian who was martyred during the persecution of Christians under the emperor Decius or Chrocus, king of the Allemanni.

Saint Amaranthus' tomb is shown at the village of Vians, near Albi. He is invoked as a patron saint against fevers and headaches.

Saint Amaranthus' name is derived from the Greek word "amarantos," which means "unfading." This is a reference to the amaranth flower, which is known for its long-lasting beauty. Saint Amaranthus is often depicted holding a sprig of amaranth in his hand.



Saint Prosdocimus of Rieti


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Saint Prosdocimus of Rieti (died c. 230 AD) is venerated as the first bishop of Rieti, Italy. He is also known as Saint Prosdócimo or Saint Prosdocime. 

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Tradition holds that Prosdocimus was a disciple of Saint Peter the Apostle. He was sent to Rieti to evangelize the region. Prosdocimus is said to have converted many pagans to Christianity and to have established the first Christian community in Rieti.

Prosdocimus was known for his holiness and his compassion for the poor and the sick. He was also a skilled preacher and teacher. He is said to have performed many miracles, including healing the sick and raising the dead.

Prosdocimus died in Rieti in the early 3rd century. He is buried in the Cathedral of Rieti. His feast day is celebrated on November 7.



Saint Taurio of Amphipolis


Also known as


Taurion


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Saint Taurio of Amphipolis was a 4th-century Christian martyr who was killed during the persecution of Christians under the emperor Diocletian. He is venerated by the Catholic Church, 

Very little is known about Saint Taurio's life. He was born in Amphipolis, a city in Greece, and was a member of a wealthy and influential family. He was converted to Christianity at an early age, and he dedicated his life to serving God.

During the persecution of Christians under Diocletian, Saint Taurio was arrested and imprisoned. He was tortured and interrogated, but he refused to renounce his faith. He was eventually beheaded, and his body was thrown into the sea.

The relics of Saint Taurio were later recovered and brought to the city of Thessaloniki, where they are now enshrined in the Church of Saint Panteleimon.



Saint Thessalonica of Amphipolis


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Saint Thessalonica of Amphipolis was a Christian martyr who lived in the 4th century. She is venerated as a saint by the Catholic and Orthodox churches.


Thessalonica was the daughter of a pagan priest in Amphipolis, Macedonia. She was secretly converted to Christianity by the martyrs Auctus and Taurion. When her father learned of her conversion, he was furious and beat her severely. He then threw her out of the house.


Auctus and Taurion took Thessalonica in and cared for her. However, they were soon arrested by the Roman authorities for being Christians. Thessalonica refused to renounce her faith and was also arrested.


Auctus, Taurion, and Thessalonica were tortured and then beheaded. Their bodies were buried in Amphipolis.


Saint Thessalonica is known for her courage and her fidelity to Christ. She is a model of Christian discipleship and a reminder that we can all remain faithful to God, even in the face of persecution.



Saint Baud of Tours


Also known as

Baldo


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Saint Baud of Tours (also known as Baudin) was a 6th-century Bishop of Tours, France. He was known for his piety, generosity, and love for the poor.


Baud was born into a noble family in Tours. He was educated at the local cathedral school, and he was ordained a priest at a young age. He quickly became known for his holiness and his ability to preach.


In 552, Baud was elected Bishop of Tours. He served as bishop for twenty-six years, during which time he did much to promote the Christian faith in the region. He also built several churches and monasteries.


Baud was especially known for his generosity to the poor. He is said to have distributed all of the gold and silver that he found in the episcopal treasury to the poor.


Baud died in 578. He is buried in the Cathedral of Tours, and his tomb is still a popular place of pilgrimage today.


Saint Raverranus of Séez


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Saint Raverranus of Séez (died 555 AD) was a bishop of Séez, France. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church.

Raverranus was born in Séez and was ordained a priest. He was eventually elected bishop of Séez.

Raverranus was a wise and holy man. He was known for his compassion for the poor and the sick, and for his commitment to justice and peace. He was also a skilled administrator and a gifted preacher.

Raverranus died in Séez in 555 AD. He is buried in the cathedral of Séez. His feast day is celebrated on November 7.





Saint Auctus of Amphipolis


Saint Auctus of Amphipolis was a 4th-century Christian martyr who was killed during the persecution of Christians under the emperor Diocletian. He is venerated by the Catholic Church, and his feast day is celebrated on November 7th.


Saint Auctus was born in Amphipolis, a city in Greece. He was a member of a wealthy and influential family, and he was converted to Christianity at an early age. He dedicated his life to serving God, and he became a close friend of Saint Taurio of Amphipolis.


During the persecution of Christians under Diocletian, Saint Auctus and Saint Taurio were arrested and imprisoned. They were tortured and interrogated, but they refused to renounce their faith. They were eventually beheaded, and their bodies were thrown into the sea.


The relics of Saint Auctus and Saint Taurio were later recovered and brought to the city of Thessaloniki, where they are now enshrined in the Church of Saint Panteleimon.



Saint Congar



Also known as

Cungaro


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Saint Congar (also Cumgar or Cungar; Welsh: Cyngar; Latin: Concarius) (c. 470 – 27 November 520), was a Welsh abbot and supposed bishop in Somerset, then in the British kingdom of Somerset, now in England.

Congar grew up in Pembrokeshire and travelled across the Bristol Channel to found a monastery on Cadbury Hill at Congresbury in Somerset. He gave his name to this village and to the parish church at Badgworth. This supposedly became the centre of a bishopric which preceded the Diocese of Bath and Wells. Legend has it that his staff took root when he thrust it into the ground and the resulting yew tree can be seen to this day.

The parish of Congresbury claimed to have enshrined Congar's body during the Middle Ages, and mentioned it in several pilgrim guides. There appear to have been no rival claimants for his relics. Congresbury itself is first mentioned in Asser's Life of Alfred as a derelict Celtic monastery, probably related to Congar. Though a minor saint, he is mentioned in a litany of Winchester in about 1060, and his feast day was recorded in most medieval Somerset calendars. Churches dedicated to Congar may also be found in Brittany and Cornwall, where he is said to have been a hermit at St Ingunger, in the parish of Lanivet.




Saint Blinlivet


Also known as

Blevileguetus

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Saint Blinlivet (also known as Blenlivet) was the twenty-fifth bishop of Vannes, in Brittany, France. He is said to have lived in the 6th century.

Blinlivet was a monk before he became a bishop. He was known for his asceticism and prayerfulness. He was also a skilled diplomat, and he helped to resolve several disputes between the Bretons and the Franks.

Blinlivet was a popular bishop, and he is remembered for his many miracles. He is said to have cured the sick, raised the dead, and even stopped a storm.

Blinlivet died in Vannes on October 27, 561. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church. 


Saint Amarand


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Saint Amarand (died c. 700) was a Benedictine monk and bishop of Albi in France. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church, and his feast day is celebrated on November 7th.

Very little is known about Saint Amarand's life. According to tradition, he was born in Spain and came to France as a missionary. He was eventually ordained a priest and became abbot of the monastery of Moissac.

In 700, Amarand was elected bishop of Albi. He was a zealous pastor and worked tirelessly to spread the Gospel throughout his diocese. He also founded a number of churches and monasteries.

Amarand is said to have died a martyr's death. According to tradition, he was killed by pagans who were opposed to his missionary work.

Saint Amarand is remembered for his piety, his zeal for evangelization, and his martyrdom. He is a patron saint of Albi and of the Diocese of Albi.

Died

c.700



Martyred in the Spanish Civil War


• Alfredo Fanjul Acebal

• Andrés Francisco Simón Gómez

• Gil Belascoain Ilagorri • Isabelino Carmona Fernández

• José Delgado Pérez

• José Vega Riaño

• Juan Mendibelzúa Ocerín

• Manuel Marín Pérez

• Serviliano Riaño Herrero

• Vicente Rodríguez Fernández

• Victoriano Reguero Velasco


அல்காலா நகரின் புனிதர் டிடாக்கஸ் 

(St. Didacus of Alcalá)

ஸ்பேனிஷ் ஃபிரான்சிஸ்கன் பொதுநிலை அருட்சகோதரர்:

பிறப்பு: கி.பி. 1400

சேன் நிக்கோலஸ் டெல் புயேர்டோ, செவில் அரசு, கேஸ்டில் கிரீடம்

இறப்பு: நவம்பர் 12, 1463 (வயது 62-63)

அல்காலா டி ஹெனெரெஸ், டோலிடோ அரசு, கேஸ்டில் கிரீடம்

ஏற்கும் சமயம்:

ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை

புனிதர் பட்டம்: கி.பி. 1588

திருத்தந்தை ஐந்தாம் சிக்ஸ்டஸ்

முக்கிய திருத்தலம்:

எர்மிட்டா டி சான் டியாகோ, சான் நிக்கோலா டெல் பியூர்டோ, செவில், ஸ்பெய்ன்

நினைவுத் திருநாள்: 13 November,

7 November (Franciscan Order in the United States and the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego)

பாதுகாவல்:

சான் டியாகோ ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க மறைமாவட்டம் (Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego),

ஃபிரான்சிஸ்கன் பொதுநிலை அருட்சகோதரர்கள் (Franciscan Lay Brothers)

“டியேகோ டி சேன் நிக்கோலஸ்” (Diego de San Nicolás) என்ற பெயரிலும் அறியப்படும் அல்காலா நகரின் புனிதர் டிடாக்கஸ், புதிதாய் வெற்றிகொள்ளப்பட்டிருந்த “கனரி தீவுகளில்” (Canary Islands) பணியாற்றிய முதல் குழுவினருடன் மறைப்பணியாற்றிய “ஸ்பேனிஷ் ஃபிரான்சிஸ்கன் பொதுநிலை அருட்சகோதரரும்” (Spanish Franciscan Lay Brother), ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபையின் புனிதருமாவார்.

கி.பி. 1400ம் ஆண்டு, “செவில்” அரசிலுள்ள (Kingdom of Seville) “சேன் நிக்கோலஸ் டெல் புயேர்டோ” (San Nicolás del Puerto) எனும் நகராட்சிப் பகுதியில் பக்தியான ஏழைக் குடும்பத்தில் பிறந்த இவரது பெற்றோர் இவருக்கு, ஸ்பெயின் நாட்டின் பாதுகாவலரான புனிதர் “சந்தியாகுவின்” (Santiago/ St. James) பெயரிலிருந்து மருவிய பெயரான “டியாகோ” (Diego) என்ற பெயரிட்டிருந்தனர். சிறு வயதிலேயே ஒதுங்கி வாழும் துறவு வாழ்க்கையை தழுவினார். பின்னர், அலைந்து திரியும் துறவு வாழ்வில் தம்மை ஈடுபடுத்திக்கொண்டார். ஆன்மீக வாழ்க்கைக்கு தாம் அழைக்கப்படுவதை உணர்ந்த இவர், “அல்பைதா” (Albaida) எனும் இடத்திலுள்ள “ஃபிரான்சிஸ்கன்” (Order of Friars Minor) சபையின் “விழிப்புடன் கூர்ந்து கவனிக்கும் அல்லது சீர்திருத்த” (Observant (or Reformed) கிளைகளில் இணைய விண்ணப்பித்தார். தென் ஸ்பெயின் நாட்டின் “அண்டலூசியாவின்” (Andalusia) “கொரொடோபா” (Córdoba) பிராந்தியத்திலுள்ள “அர்ருசஃபா” (Arruzafa) எனுமிடத்திலுள்ள துறவு மடத்திற்கு அனுப்பப்பட்டார். அங்கே இவர் “பொதுநிலை அருட்சகோதரராக” (Lay Brother) ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளப்பட்டார்.

டிடாக்கஸ், அங்கே வாழ்ந்த காலத்தில், தமது பிராந்தியத்தின் “கொரொடோபா”, “காடிஸ்”, மற்றும் “செவில்” (Córdoba, Cádiz and Seville) ஆகிய சுற்றுப்புற கிராமங்களில் அலைந்து திரிந்து பயணித்து பிரசங்கித்தார். இன்றும் அப்பகுதிகளில் அவர் மீதான பக்தி பரவியுள்ளது.

“கனரி” (Canary Islands) தீவுகளின் ஒரு பகுதியான “லேன்ஸரோட்” (Lanzarote) தீவின் “அர்ரஸிஃப்” (Arrecife) எனுமிடத்திலுள்ள சபையின் புதிதாய் அமைக்கப்பட்ட துறவு மடத்துக்கு டிடாக்கஸ் அனுப்பப்பட்டார். சுமார் 40 வருடங்களுக்கு முன்னர் ஸ்பேனிஷ் இராணுவத்தால் வெற்றிகொள்ளப்பட்ட அத்தீவுகளின் மக்களை கிறிஸ்தவ மதத்திற்கு அறிமுகம் செய்விக்கும் நடைமுறைப் பணிகளே இன்னமும் நடந்துகொண்டிருந்தன. அவர் போர்ட்டர் பதவிக்கு நியமிக்கப்பட்டார்.

கி.பி. 1445ம் ஆண்டு, “ஃபியூர்டேவெஞ்சுரா” (Fuerteventura) தீவிலுள்ள “ஃபிரான்சிஸ்கன் சமூகத்தினரின்” (Franciscan community) பாதுகாவலராக டிடாக்கஸ் நியமிக்கப்பட்டார். அங்கேயிருந்த “ஃபிரான்சிஸ்கன்” (Order of Friars Minor) சபையின் “விழிப்புடன் கூர்ந்து கவனிக்கும் கிளையினர்”, (Observant Franciscans) “தூய பொனவெஞ்சுரா” (Friary of St. Bonaventure) துரவுமடத்தை நிறுவினார்கள். இந்த நிலைப்பாட்டிற்கு ஒரு “பொதுநிலை அருட்சகோதரராக” சாதாரண விதிகள் விதிவிலக்காக இருந்தபோதிலும், அவருடைய ஆர்வமும், விவேகமும், பரிசுத்தமும் இந்த விருப்பத்தை நியாயப்படுத்தின.

கி.பி. 1450ம் ஆண்டு, ஸ்பெயின் அழைக்கப்பட்ட டிடாக்கஸ், திருத்தந்தை “ஐந்தாம் நிக்கோலஸ்” (Pope Nicholas V) அறிவித்திருந்த “ஜூபிலி ஆண்டில்” (Jubilee Year) பங்கேற்கவும், ஃபிரான்சிஸ்கன் துறவியான “பெர்னார்டின்” (Bernardine) என்பவரது புனிதர் பட்ட அருட்பொழிவு விழாவில் பங்குபெறவும் ரோம் நகருக்கு அனுப்பப்பட்டார். ஜூபிலி ஆண்டில் பங்குபெற வந்திருந்த பெரும் திருப்பயணியர் கூட்டமும், தமது சபையின் தூண்களில் ஒருவரான “பெர்னார்டினுடைய” (Bernardine) புனிதர் பட்ட விழாவில் பங்கேற்க வந்திருந்த ஆயிரக்கணக்கான துறவியர் கூட்டமும் சேர்ந்து, ரோம் நகரில் பல்வேறு நோய்த்தொற்றுகளை வரவழைத்தது. டிடாக்கஸ், மூன்று மாதங்கள் அங்கே தங்கியிருந்து நோயுற்றோருக்கு சேவை செய்வதிலும், தமது செப வல்லமையினால் அவர்களை குணமாக்குவதிலும் ஈடுபட்டிருந்தார்.

பின்னர், ஸ்பெயின் நாட்டுக்கு திரும்ப வரவழைக்கப்பட்ட டிடாக்கஸ், “அல்காலா” (Alcalá) நகரிலுள்ள “சான்ட மரியா டி ஜீசஸ்” (Friary of Santa María de Jesús) எனும் துறவு மடத்துக்கு அனுப்பட்டார். அங்கேயே தமது வாழ்நாளின் மீதமுள்ள நாட்களை தவம், தனிமை, மற்றும் ஆழ்ந்த சிந்தனைகள் தந்த மகிழ்வில் கழித்தார். அங்கே, கி.பி. 1463ம் வருடம், நவம்பர் மாதம், 12ம் நாள், “டியேகோ” என்றழைக்கப்பட்ட “டிடாக்கஸ்” மரித்தார்.



Religious and Missionary:

Born: 1400 AD

San Nicolás del Puerto, Kingdom of Seville, Crown of Castile

Died: November 12, 1463 (Aged 62–63)

Alcalá de Henares, Kingdom of Toledo, Crown of Castile

Venerated in:

Catholic Church

(Franciscans, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seville and the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego)

Canonized: 1588 AD

Pope Sixtus V

Major shrine:

Ermita de San Diego, San Nicolás del Puerto, Seville, Spain

Feast: 13 November,

7 November (Franciscan Order in the United States and the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego)

Patronage:

Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego, Franciscan Lay Brothers

Saint Didacus of Alcalá, also known as Diego de San Nicolás, was a Spanish Franciscan lay brother who served as among the first group of missionaries to the newly conquered Canary Islands. He died at Alcalá de Henares on 12 November 1463 and is now honoured by the Catholic Church as a saint.

Today is the Feast of St. Didacus.  While most people are not aware, the City of San Diego, CA is named after St. Didacus of Alcalá.

St. Didacus was a Spanish lay brother of the Order of Friars Minor who served as among the first group of missionaries to the newly conquered Canary Islands. He was born in c. 1400 to poor yet pious parents who named him after St. James, the patron saint of Spain.  In Spanish, St. James is called "St. Santiago" and Diego is a derivative of Santiago.

Even as a young age he was called to the religious life.  He joined the Order of Friars Minor at the friary in Albaida.  He is remembered today for his missionary work in the New World.  For a time he also headed a large monastery he had founded there. St. Didacus was above all a contemplative, and his abundant good works were the fruit of his ardent love of Christ. His charity for the sick was especially moving.

He died at Alcalá de Henares on 12 November 1463.

           "St. Didacus was canonized by Pope Sixtus V in 1588, the first after a long hiatus following the Reformation, and the first of a lay brother of the Order of Friars Minor. His feast day is celebrated on 13 November, since 12 November, the anniversary of his death was occupied, first, by that of Pope Saint Martin I, then by that of the Basilian monk and Eastern Catholic bishop and martyr, Josaphat Kuntsevych"

There are many miracles attributed to the intercession of St. Didacus.  One such miracle follows:

                            On a hunting trip, Henry IV of Castile fell from his horse and injured his arm. In intense pain and with his doctors unable to relieve his agony, he went to Alcalá and prayed to Didacus for a cure. The saint's body was removed from his casket and placed beside the king. Henry then kissed the body and placed the saint's hand on his injured arm. The king felt the pain disappear and his arm immediately regained its former strength.

Saint Didacus was born in Andalusia in Spain, towards the beginning of the fifteenth century. He was remarkable from childhood for his love of solitude, and for conversations concerning holy things. When still young he retired to live with a hermit not far from his village, where he spent several years in vigils, fasting, and manual work. Like the Fathers of the desert, he made baskets and other objects with willow branches and gave them to those who brought alms to the two hermits.

God inspired him to enter into the Order of the seraphic Saint Francis; he did so at the convent of Arrizafa, not far from Cordova. He did not aspire to ecclesiastical honours, but to the perfection and inviolable observance of his Rule — an admirable ideal, the practice of which, according to Saint Thomas Aquinas, is equivalent to martyrdom in merit. He made himself the servant of all his brethren. Any occupation was his choice. All his possessions were a tunic, a crucifix, a rosary, a prayer book and a book of meditations; and these he did not consider as his own and wanted them to be the most worn of all that was in the house. He found ways to nourish the poor who came to the convent, depriving himself of bread and other food given him, and if unable to do so consoled them with such gentle words that they left with profit nonetheless.

At one time he was sent by his superiors to the Canary Islands, and went there joyfully, hoping to win the crown of martyrdom. Such, however, was not God's Will. After making many conversions by his example and holy words, he was recalled to Spain. He was assigned to the care of the sick and when he went to Rome for the Jubilee year of 1450, with 3,800 other religious of his Order, most of whom fell ill there, he undertook to care for them, succeeding in procuring for them all they needed even in that time of scarcity.

Saint Didacus one day heard a poor woman lamenting, and learned that she had not known that her seven-year-old son had gone to sleep in her large oven; she had lighted a fire and lost her senses when she heard his cries. He sent her to the altar of the Blessed Virgin to pray and went with a large group of persons to the oven; although all the wood was burnt, the child was taken from it without so much as a trace of burns. The miracle was so evident that the neighbours took the child in triumph to the church where his mother was praying, and the Canons of the Church dressed him in white in honour of the Blessed Virgin. Since then, many afflicted persons have invoked the Mother of Heaven there.

After a long and painful illness, Saint Didacus ended his days in 1463, embracing the cross which he had so dearly loved during his entire life. He died having on his lips the words of the hymn, Dulce lignum [Sweet wood - a chant of Good Friday]. His body remained incorrupt for several months, exposed to the devotion of the faithful, ever exhaling a marvellous fragrance. He was canonized in 1588; Philip II, king of Spain, had laboured to obtain that grace after his own son was miraculously cured in 1562 by the relics of the Saint when he had fallen from a ladder and incurred a mortal wound on his head.

Reflection: If God is in your heart, He will be also on your lips; for Christ has said, Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

Prayer:

Almighty and eternal God, Your wondrous providence has chosen the weak things of the world to confound the strong. Hear our humble prayer and grant that the prayers of Your blessed confessor Didacus may make us worthy of eternal glory in heaven. Through Our Lord!