இன்றைய புனிதர்கள் மார்ச் 17

 Saint Gertrude of Nivelles

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Younger daughter of Saint Pepin of Landen and Saint Ida of Nivelles; sister of Saint Begga of Ardenne. Devoted to her faith from an early age, she turned down a noble marriage to pursue the religious life. Following the death of Pepin in 639, and on the advice of Saint Amand of Maastricht, Ida built a double monastery at Nivelles where both she and her daughter retired. Gertrude became abbess about age 20.

Known for her hospitality to pilgrims and the aid given to Irish missionary monks. Gertrude gave land to Saint Foillan, on which he built the monastery at Fosses, Belgium. She helped Saint Ultan in his evangelization. In 656, Gertrude resigned her office in favour of her niece, Saint Wilfetrudis of Nivelles, and spent the rest of her days studying Scripture and doing penance. Mystic and visionary. Died at the significant age of 33, the age of Our Lord at His death.

The cultus of Saint Gertrude spread widely in the Low Countries, neighbouring regions, and England, and folklore attached to her name. As late as 1822, offerings of gold and silver mice were left at her shrine in Cologne, Germany; mice represented souls in Purgatory, to whom she had a great devotion. Patron of gardeners because fine weather on her feast day meant it was time to begin spring planting. Her patronage of travellers comes from her hospitality to pilgrims. She is invoked as a patroness of those who had recently died, who were popularly supposed to experience a three-day journey to the next world; they spent the first night under the care of Gertrude, and the second under Michael the Archangel.

There is a legend that one day she sent some of her subjects to a distant country, promising that no misfortune would befall them on the journey; when they were on the ocean, a large sea-monster threatened to capsize their ship, but disappeared upon the invocation of Saint Gertrude. In memory of this occurence travellers during the Middle ages drank the so-called "Sinte Geerts Minne" or "Gertrudenminte" before setting out on their journey.

Born

626 at Landen, Belgium

Died

17 March 659 at Nivelles, Belgium of natural causes

Saint Patrick

புனிதர் பேட்ரிக் 

அயர்லாந்தின் அப்போஸ்தலர்:

பிறப்பு: கி.பி. 386

பெரிய பிரித்தானியா

இறப்பு: மார்ச் 17, 461

ஏற்கும் சமயம்:

கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை

கிழக்கு கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபைகள்

கிழக்கு மரபுவழி திருச்சபை

ஆங்கிலிக்கம்

லூதரனியம்

முக்கிய திருத்தலங்கள்:

அர்மாக் (Armagh), வட அயர்லாந்து (Northern Ireland),

கிலாஸ்டோன்பரி மடம் (Glastonbury Abbey),

இங்கிலாந்து (England)

நினைவுத் திருவிழா: 17 மார்ச்

பாதுகாவல்:

அயர்லாந்து (Ireland), நைஜீரியா (Nigeria), மொன்செராட் (Montserrat),

பாஸ்டன் (Boston), நியூயார்க் உயர் மறைமாவட்டம் (Archdiocese of New York),

மெல்பேர்ண் உயர் மறைமாவட்டம் (Archdiocese of Melbourne),

பாம்புகளுக்கு எதிராக, பாவ சோதனைக்கு எதிராக, பொறியாளர்கள்.

புனிதர் பேட்ரிக், 5ம் நூற்றாண்டைச் சேர்ந்த ரோமன்-பிரிட்டானியா கிறிஸ்தவ மறைப்பணியாளரும், அயர்லாந்தின் "அர்மாகி'ன்" (Armagh) ஆயராக இருந்தவரும் ஆவார். இவரே அயர்லாந்துக்கு கிறிஸ்தவத்தை கொண்டு வந்தார் என்பர். ஆதலால் இவர் அயர்லாந்தின் திருத்தூதர் என அழைக்கப்படுகின்றார். புனிதர் “கொலம்பா” (Columba) மற்றும் புனிதர் “பிரிஜிட்” (Brigit of Kildare) ஆகியோருடன் இவரும் அயர்லாந்தின் பாதுகாவலர் ஆவார்.

இவரது காலத்தை உறுதியுடன் அறிய இயலவில்லை. ஆயினும் இவர் அயர்லாந்தில் 5ம் நூற்றாண்டின் பிற்பகுதியில் பணிபுரிந்தார். இவரே அயர்லாந்தின் அர்மாகி'ன் (Armagh) முதல் ஆயர் என்பது மரபு.

இவருக்கு சுமார் 16 வயதிருக்கும் போது, பெரிய பிரிட்டானியாவில் இருந்த தனது இல்லத்திலிருந்து அயர்லாந்து கடற்கொள்ளையர்களால் பிடிக்கப்பட்டு, அயர்லாந்துக்கு அடிமையாக எடுத்துச் செல்லப்பட்டார். ஆறு ஆண்டுகள் அடிமையாக மிருகங்களைப் பராமரித்து வாழ்ந்த பின்னர், அங்கிருந்து தப்பித்து வீடு திரும்பினார். ஒரு குருவாக திருநிலைப்படுத்தப்பட்ட பின்பு, வடக்கு மற்றும் மேற்கு அயர்லாந்தில் பணி புரிந்தார். பிற்காலத்தில், அவர் ஆயராக பணியாற்றினார். ஆயினும் அவர் பணிபுரிந்த இடங்களைப் பற்றி சிறிய அளவே அறியக் கிடைக்கின்றது. ஏழாம் நூற்றாண்டு முதலே அயர்லாந்தின் பாதுகாவலர் என்னும் பட்டத்திற்காக இவர் வணக்கம் செலுத்தப்பட்டார் என்பதற்கான சான்றுகள் உள்ளன.

புனிதர் பேட்ரிக்கின் நினைவுத் திருநாள் ஆண்டுதோறும் இவரின் இறந்த நாளான 17 மார்ச் அன்று கொண்டாடப்படுகின்றது. இது அயர்லாந்துக்கு வெளியேயும் கலாச்சாரம் மற்றும் சமய நிகழ்வாக கொண்டாடப்படுகின்றது. அயர்லாந்து மறைமாவட்டத்தில் இது பெருவிழாவும் கடன் திருநாளும் ஆகும்.

Also known as

• Apostle of Ireland

• Maewyn Succat

• Patricius, Patrizio

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Kidnapped from the British mainland around age 16, and shipped to Ireland as a slave. Sent to the mountains as a shepherd, he spent his time in the field in prayer. After six years of this life, he received had a dream in which he was commanded to return to Britain; seeing it as a sign, he escaped. He studied in several monasteries in Europe. Priest. Bishop. Sent by Pope Celestine to evangelize England, then Ireland, during which his chariot driver was Saint Odran, and Saint Jarlath was one of his spiritual students. In 33 years he effectively converted the Ireland. In the Middle Ages Ireland became known as the Land of Saints, and during the Dark Ages its monasteries were the great repositories of learning in Europe, all a consequence of Patrick's ministry.

Born

between 387 and 390 at Scotland as Maewyn Succat

Died

between 461 and 464 at Saul, County Down, Ireland of natural causes

Name Meaning

• warlike (Succat - pagan birth name)

• noble (Patricius - baptismal name)

Blessed Juan Nepomuceno Zegrí y Moreno

Also known as

• John Nepomucene Zegrí y Moreno

• Johannes Nepomuk Zegrí y Moreno

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Son of Antonio Zegrí Martín and Josefa Moreno Escudero. A pious child, he received a good religious education, and felt an early call to the priesthood. Studied at Saint Dionysius Seminary, Granada, Spain. Ordained at Granada on 2 June 1855. Parish priest at Huétor Santillán and San Gabriel de Loja in Granada. Synodal judge. Canon of the cathedral of Malaga, Spain. Visitor of the religious orders in his diocese. Spiritual director of seminarians. Preacher and royal chaplain to Queen Isabel II.

In Malaga on 16 March 1878, Juan founded the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy to work for the spiritual and physical improvement of the poor. The Congregation soon spread throughout Spain. However, a scandal developed when some of the Sisters accused Juan of impropriety, and on 7 July 1888 he was ordered away from the Congregation. A lengthy investigation followed during which Juan kept his silence and obeyed all orders of his superiors. On 15 July 1894 he was cleared of all the false allegations, and though he voluntarily stayed away from the Congregation, he again was recognized as its founder.

Born

11 October 1831 at Granada, Spain

Died

17 March 1905 at Malaga, Spain of natural causes

Beatified

9 November 2003 by Pope John Paul II

Saint Jan Sarkander

Also known as

• John Sarkander

• Johannes Sarkander

• Martyr of the Confessional

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Son of Georg Mathias Sarkander and Helene Kornicz Sarkander. Born in a time and place in the midst of the turmoil of the Protestant Reformation. His father died when Jan was still young, and the family moved to Pribor. He married, but his wife died when they were young, and they had no children.

Educated by Jesuits at Prague, receiving a master of philosophy degree in 1603. Studied theology in Austria. Ordained in 1607 at Grozin. Curate at Boskowitz in 1613. Parish priest at Olmütz in 1616. There he became the center of a struggle for the hearts and souls of the local people; he was supported by Baron von Labkowitz of Moravia, but bitterly opposed by the wealthy anti-Catholic landowner Bitowsky von Bystritz.

The year 1618 saw the start of the Thirty Years War between Catholic and Protestant armies. When Protestant forces occupied Hollenschau, Jan was briefly exiled to Poland, but returned to minister to his oppressed parish flock. Polish forces moved into the area in 1620, and battle seemed imminent. Jan visited the field commander, carrying the Blessed Sacrament in a monstrance as a shield and chastisement. No battles were fought in the area of Hollenshau.

Siezing the opportunity to brand him a spy, and thus explain the lack of attack by the Polish troops, his enemy von Bystritz denounced Father Jan as a traitor. Jan was arrested, taken to Olmütz, and tortured for a confession, for revenge, and to get him to break the seal of the confessional and supply damaging information about his patron and parishioner Baron von Labkowitz. Sarkander was racked, beaten and murdered, but he clung to his faith and gave his tormentors nothing.

Born

20 December 1576 at Skotschau (Skoczow), Austrian Silesia (in modern Poland)

Died

• covered in flammable material and set on fire on 17 March 1620 at Olomouc, Moravia (in the modern Czech Republic)

• remains at the Cathedral of Jan Sarkander at Olomouc (in modern Czech Republic)

Canonized

Sunday 21 May 1995 by Pope John Paul II at Olomouc, Czech Republic

Blessed Conrad of Bavaria

Also known as

• Conrad di Baviera

• Conrad of Clairvaux

• Conrad of Molfetta

• Conrad the Confessor

• Corrado, Konrad

Additional Memorial

9 February (translation of relics; diocese of Molfetta, Italy; Cistercians)

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Son of Duke Henry IX of Bavaria. Educated at Wiengarten Abbey in Ravensburg, Germany, and in Cologne, Germany. Joined of the Cistercians c.1124. Spiritual student of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux in Cologne in 1147. Pilgrim to the Holy Lands as part of the spiritual Crusade, and died on the road.

Born

1105 Veitsburg, Baden-Württemberg (in modern Germany

Died

• 1154 at the Santa Maria ad Cryptam Benedictine monastery near Modugno, Italy of natural causes

• interred in a cave near the monastery, a traditional resting place for the monastery's dead

• relics translated to the cathedral of Molfetta in 1785

• reliquary restored and relics re-enshrined in August 2007

Beatified

1832 by Pope Gregory XVI (cultus confirmation)

Saint Gabriel Lalemant

Additional Memorial

19 October as one of the Martyrs of North America

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Nephew of the Jesuit missionaries Charles and Jerome Lalemant. Entered the Jesuits in Paris, France on 24 March 1630. Missionary, arriving in Canada on 20 September 1646. Assigned as assistant to Saint John de Brebeuf among the Huron in early 1649, he was soon martyred with him. One of the Martyrs of North America.

Born

10 October 1610 at Paris, France

Died

• tortured to death over the course of three hours on 17 March 1649 at the Saint Ignatius mission in the Huron country, Canada

• interred by fellow priests at Saint Mary's mission

• some relics moved to Quebec in the spring of 1650

Canonized

29 June 1930 by Pope Pius XI

Blessed Maria Bárbara Maix

Also known as

Maria Bárbara of the Holy Trinity

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Exiled from Austria for political reasons, she arrived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 9 November 1848. Drawn to the religious life, she founded the Congregation of the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary on 8 May 1849.

Born

27 June 1818 in Vienna, Austria

Died

• 17 March 1873 in Catumbi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil of natural causes

• relics in the chapel of São Raphael, Rua Riachuelo, 508, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

Beatified

6 November 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI

Saint Agricola of Châlon-sur-Saône 

Also known as

• Aregl of Châlon-sur-Saône

• Agrele of Châlon-sur-Saône

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Son of a Gallo-Roman senator. Bishop of Châlon-sur-Saône, France in 532; he governed the diocese for 48 years. Friend of Saint Gregory of Tours who wrote glowingly of him. Known for his simple, austere personal life, and his devotion to the spiritual lives of his flock.

Born

c.497

Died

580 at Châlon-sur-Saône, France of natural causes

Saint Withburgh of East Anglia

Also known as

• Withburgh of Dereham

• Vitburga, Wihtburh, Withburga

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Born a princess, the youngest daughter of King Anna of East Anglia (part of modern England). Following the death of her father in battle, Withburgh became a nun and lived as an anchoress at East Dereham, Norfolk, England. Founded a convent there.

Died

c.743

Blessed Gertrude of Trzebnica

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Daughter of Saint Hedwig of Silesia and Duke Henry I. Engaged to the Count Palatine Otto of Wittelsbach, but he died before the wedding. Cistercian nun and then abbess in Trzebnica, Poland.

Born

c.1200

Died

December 1268 in Trzebnica, Poland of natural causes

Blessed Josep Mestre Escoda

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Priest in the archdiocese of Tarragona, Spain. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.

Born

12 February 1899 in Dosaiguas, Tarragona, Spain

Died

17 March 1937 in Barcelona, Spain

Beatified

• 13 October 2013 by Pope Francis

• beatification celebrated in Tarragona, Spain

Saint Ambrose of Alexandria

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Rich nobleman of Alexandria, Egypt. Friend and financial supporter of Origen. Imprisoned for his faith in the persecutions of Maximinus but survived. Confessor of the faith.

Died

c.250 of natural causes

Saint Paul of Cyprus

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Cypriot monk. During the reign of the iconoclast emperor Constantine Copronymus, Paul was ordered to trample a crucifix. He refused, and was tortured and martryed.

Died

roasted to death hanging upside down over a slow fire in 775

Many Martyrs of Alexandria

Also known as

Martyrs of Serapis

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An unknown number of Christians who were martyred together by a mob of worshippers of the Graeco-Egyptian sun god Serapis.

Died

c.392 in Alexandria, Egypt

Saint Stephen of Palestrina

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Cistercian monk from the Clairvaux Abbey. Cardinal-bishop of Palestrina in 1141.

Died

1144

Canonized

• cultus originated within the Cistercians

• no formal recogition

Saint Thomasello

Also known as

Thomasellus

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Dominican. Student of Saint Thomas Aquinas.

Born

1242 at Etruria, Italy

Died

• 1270 at Perugia, Italy of natural causes

• buried in the Dominican church in Perugia

Saint Llinio of Llandinam

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Monk. Founded the abbey at Llandinam, Powys, Wales, and served as its first abbot.

Died

520 of natural causes

Saint Diemut of Saint Gall

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Recluse in 12th century Saint Gall, Switzerland.

Saint Theodore of Rome

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Martyr.

Died

martyred in 2nd century Rome, Italy

Saint Alexander

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two Saint Alexanders commemorated on March 16th, depending on the Christian tradition:

Hieromartyr Alexander I, Pope of Rome: This is the most likely saint you're interested in, considering the title "Hieromartyr" which refers to a martyr who was a church leader. Here's what we know about him:

Pope of Rome: He served as the Bishop of Rome for around ten years (estimates range from 10 to 17 years) around 115 AD 

Martyrdom: According to tradition, he was martyred by order of Emperor Hadrian, possibly by burning, though details are uncertain 

Saint Alexander the Wonderworker of Patmos: This saint is less commonly commemorated on March 16th.  Here's a brief summary:

Wonderworker: He was believed to have performed miracles during his life.

Monastery Founder: He established a monastery on the Greek island of Patmos 

Date of Death: He died on March 16th, but the year is uncertain, with estimates ranging from 1093 to 1122 

இன்றைய புனிதர்கள் மார்ச் 16

 Saint John de Brebeuf

Also known as

Jean

Additional Memorial

19 October as one of the Martyrs of North America

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French Jesuit. He wanted to enter the priesthood from an early age, but his health was so bad there were doubts he could make it. His posting as a missionary to frontier Canada at age 32, however, was a literal god-send. He spent the rest of his life there, and the harsh and hearty climate so agreed with him that the Natives, surprised at his endurance, called him Echon, which meant load bearer, and his massive size made them think twice about sharing a canoe with him for fear it would sink. Brebeuf had great difficulty learning the Huron language. "You may have been a famous professor or theologian in France," he wrote in a letter home, "but here you will merely be a student, and with what teachers! The Huron language will be your Aristla crosse." However, he eventually wrote a catechism in Huron, and a French-Huron dictionary for use by other missionaries.

According to histories of the game, it was John de Brebeuf who named the present day version of the Indian game lacrosse because the stick used reminded him of a bishop's crosier (la crosse).

Saint John was martyred in 1649, tortured to death by the Iroquois. By 1650 the Huron nation was exterminated, and the laboriously built mission was abandoned. But it proved to be "one of the triumphant failures that are commonplace in the Church's history." These martyrdoms created a wave of vocations and missionary fervor in France, and it gave new heart to the missionaries in New France.

Born

1593 at Normandy, France

Died

tortured to death in 1649

Canonized

29 June 1930 by Pope Pius XI

Saint Heribert of Cologne

கொலோன் நகர் பேராயர் ஹெரிபெர்ட் Herbert von Köln

பிறப்பு 

970, 

வோர்ம்ஸ் Worms, ஜெர்மனி

இறப்பு 

16 மார்ச் 1021, 

கொலோன் Köln, ஜெர்மனி

இவர் அரசர் ஹூயூகோபின் Hugo மகன். அரசர் 3 ஆம் ஒட்டோ அவர்களால் 994 ல் இவரின் 24 ஆம் வயதில் இத்தாலி நாட்டில் பேராலயக் கவுன்சிலராக தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்பட்டார். பின்னர் அப்பொறுப்பை ஜெர்மனி நாட்டிலும் ஏற்றார். இவர் அரசர் ஒட்டோவின் நெருங்கிய நண்பரானார். பின்னர் இவர் 995 ல் குருப்பட்டம் பெற்றார். பிறகு 999 ஆம் ஆண்டு கொலோன் நகரின் பேராயராகத் தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்பட்டார். அப்போது ஒருமுறை 1002 ஆம் ஆண்டு ஒட்டோ பயணம் ஒன்றை மேற்கொண்டபோது, திடீரென்று இறந்து போனார். 

இவ்விறப்பால் பேராயர் ஹெர்பெர்ட் பெரிதும் பாதிக்கபட்டார். இதனால் பல துன்பங்களை அனுபவித்தார். பல்வேறுபட்ட பிரச்சனைகளைச் சந்தித்தார். இவர் ஒட்டோவின் உடலை ஆஹனிற்கு Aachen கொண்டு வரப்பட்டு, அங்கு அடக்கம் செய்யப்பட்டார். ஒட்டோ இறந்ததால் அரசர் 2 ஆம் ஹென்றி பதவி ஏற்றார். அவர் பதவி ஏற்ற நாளிலிருந்து ஆயருக்கு தொல்லை கொடுக்க ஆரம்பித்தான். இதனால் ஆயரை கவுன்சிலர் பதவியிலிருந்து விலக வைத்தான். 

ஆயர் ஹெரிபெர்ட் தான் மேற்கொண்ட அனைத்து துன்பங்களையும் இறைவனின் அருளால் பொறுமையோடு ஏற்றார். தன் பணியை தளராமல் சிறப்பாக ஆற்றினார். ஏழைகளின் மேல் இரக்கங் கொண்டுச் செயல்பட்டார். இவர் இறந்தபிறகு கொலொனிலேயே அடக்கம் செய்யப்பட்டார்.

Also known as

Eriberto, Herbert, Bert, Berti, Berto, Heri, Herko

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Son of Duke Hugo of Worms, Germany. Educated at the cathedral school at Worms. Provost of the cathedral. Ordained in 994. Chancellor for Italy under King Otto III in 994. Chancellor for Germany in 997. Archbishop of Cologne, Germany on 9 July 999. Attended the death-bed of King Otto at Paterno. Initially opposed the ascension of King Henry II, and was imprisoned by him. However, when Henry was elected king on 7 June 1002, Heribert immediately acknowledged him as king, and became one of his advisors. Founded and endowed the Benedictine monastery and church of Deutz, Germany. Obtained miracles by prayer, including the end of a drought. Honoured as a saint even during his lifetime.

Born

c.970 at Worms, Germany

Died

• 16 March 1021 at Cologne, Germany of natural causes

• relics in the church at Deutz, Germany (part of modern Cologne

Canonized

1075 by Pope Saint Gregory VII

Saint Eusebia of Hamage

Also known as

• Eusebia of Hamay

• Eusebia of Hamaye

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Eldest daughter of Saint Adalbald of Ostrevant and Saint Rictrudis of Marchiennes; great-granddaughter of Saint Gertrude the Elder; sister of Saint Maurontius, Saint Clotsindis, and Saint Adalsindis of Hamay. After her father's murder when she was very young, she was sent to the abbey of Hamage, Doudi, France, which her great-grandmother had founded and served as abbess. Gertrude died when Eusebia was twelve years old; the young girl was elected to replace her. Rictrudis, realizing her daughter had no hope of governing the abbey, but wanting to keep it under the protection of a noble house, merged Hamage with her own house of Marchiennes, and ordered all the sisters to move in together under her rule. Many of the uprooted sisters, including Eusebia, were unhappy with this order as it kept them from obeying Saint Gertrude's last request. After much time and debate, the dissident sisters were permitted to return to their old house, taking Gertrude's relics with them, and taking Eusebia as their abbess. The delay had allowed her to grow into the position, and she proved an excellent abbess.

Born

c.640

Died

• c.680 of natural causes

• buried at her abbey church

Blessed John Sordi

Also known as

• John Cacciafronte

• Giovanni de Surdis Cacciafronte

• John de Surdis

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Benedictine monk at the abbey of Saint Lawrence in Cremona, Italy. Abbot in 1155. Sided with the Pope against Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, and so was banished from the abbey by the emperor. Hermit near Mantua, Italy.

Bishop of Mantua in 1174, replacing a bishop removed for transgressions in office. In 1177, his predecessor repented, returned, and requested the return of his see. John asked permission to resign, return the mitre to the previous bishop, and return to his life as a hermit. The request was granted, and John transferred to Vicenza, Italy.

John was murdered by a man who had embezzled Church funds, and whom John was reprimanding. As John died working for the Church, and correcting a sinner, he is considered a martyr.

Born

c.1125 at Cremona, Italy as John Sordi

Died

murdered on 16 March 1183 at Vicenza, Italy

Beatified

30 March 1824 by Pope Leo XII

Saint Julian of Anazarbus

Also known as

• Julian of Antioch

• Julian of Tarsus

• Julian of Cilicia

• Giuliano...

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Prominent citizen of senatorial rank. Arrested for his faith during the persecutions of Diocletian, he was tortured then put on display for abuse for a year in cities all over Cilicia, being led around behind a camel. Martyr. Praised by Saint John Chrysostom in a homily during the enshrinement of his relics.

Born

Anazarbus, Cilicia (in modern Turkey)

Died

• sewn into a sack full of vipers and scorpions, and thrown into the sea to drown c.302

• relics enshrined in Antioch

Blessed John Amias

Also known as

John Anne

Additional Memorial

29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai

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Married layman cloth merchant in Wakefield, England. Father of several children. A widower, he divided his property among his children, and studied for the priesthood in Rheims, France. Ordained in 1581. He returned to England as a home missioner to covert Catholics. Arrested at the home of a Mr Murton in Lancashire for the crime of priesthood. Martyred with Blessed Robert Dalby.

Born

at Wakefield, West Riding, England

Died

hanged, drawn, and quartered on 16 March 1589 at York, England

Beatified

15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI

Saint Finian Lobhar

புனித_ஃபின்னியன்_லோபர் (-560)

மார்ச் 16.

இவர் (#StFinnianLobhar) அயர்லாந்தைச் சார்ந்தவர்.

புனித கொலம்பியாவின் சீடரான இவர், அவரிடம் பயிற்சி பெற்று, குளோமோர் என்ற இடத்தில் தங்கி கோயிலையும் துறவுமடத்தையும் கட்டி, இறைப்பணியைச் செய்து வந்தார். 

இதற்கு இவர் டப்ளின் என்ற இடத்திற்கு அருகிலுள்ள ஓர் இடத்தில் துறவுமடத்தை நிறுவி, துறவு மட அதிபராகப் பணியாற்றினார். அங்கு இவர் தொழுநோயால் பாதிக்கப்பட்ட ஒரு சிறுவனை நலமாக்கினார். 

ஒருசில ஆண்டுகள் துறவு மட அதிபராகப் பணியாற்றிவிட்டு, முன்பிருந்த இடத்திற்கே திரும்பி வந்து, இறைவேண்டலிலும் நோன்பிலும் தன் நாள்களைச் செலவழித்து, இறுதியில் தன் ஆன்மாவை ஆண்டவனிடம் ஒப்படைத்தார்.

Also known as

• Finian Lobur

• Finian the Leper

• Finnian...

• Fintan...

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Disciple of Saint Columba. Founded a church and monastery at Innisfallen, Ireland. Monk at Clonmore, Ireland. Abbot of Swords abbey near Dublin, Ireland. In his later years he retired to Clonmore to spend his last days as a prayerful monk. He was called Lobhar (the Leper) because he briefly contracted leprosy when he miraculously cured a young boy of the disease.

Born

at Bregia, Leinster, Ireland

Died

c.560 at Clonmore, Ireland of natural causes

Blessed Robert Dalby

Additional Memorial

29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai

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Protestant minister. Convert to Catholicism. Studied in Douai and Rheims in France. Ordained in 1588, he returned to England to minister to covert Catholics. Arrested for the crime of priesthood in 1589, he was martyred with Blessed John Amias.

Born

at Hemingborough, Yorkshire, England

Died

hanged, drawn, and quartered on 16 March 1589 at York, England

Beatified

15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI

Saint Dentlin of Soignies

Also known as

Dentelin, Denain

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Son of Saint Vincent Madelgarus and Saint Waldetrudis; brother of Saint Landric, Saint Madalbarta and Saint Aldetrudis. Nephew of Saint Aldegund. An extraordinarily pious child, he is considered a confessor of the faith. A church in Cleves, Germany, was named for him.

Died

• at age 7 in 7th century of natural causes

• buried in Soignies, Belgium

• relics transferred to the abbey church in Rees, Germany in the 1040's

• miracles reported at his tomb

Saint Abban of Kill-Abban

Also known as

• Abban of Magheranoidhe

• Abban of Murneave

• Abban of Murnevin

• Abbán moccu Corbmaic

• Eibbán, Moabba

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Contemporary of Saint Patrick. Founded Kill-Abban abbey in Leinster, Ireland, and served as its first abbot. Founded the convent for Saint Gobnait of Ballyvourney, Ireland.

Born

Irish

Died

5th century Ireland of natural causes

Saint Megingaud of Würzburg

Also known as

Megingoz, Mengold, Megingaudus

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Benedictine monk at the monastery of Fritzlar, Germany, in 738. Teacher at the abbey school. Abbot at Fritzlar. Bishop of Würzburg, Germany in February 754. In 769 he retired to Neustadt abbey to spend his last days as a prayerful monk.

Born

710 in Franconia

Died

783 at the abbey of Neustadt, Germany of natural causes

Blessed Torello of Poppi

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After a wild and misspent youth, Torello lived 60 years as a hermit in a walled-up cave. Vallombrosan oblate.

Born

1201 or 1202 at Poppi, Tuscany, Italy

Died

between 1281 and 1292 at Poppi, Tuscany, Italy of natural causes

Beatified

by Pope Benedict XIV (cultus confirmed)

Saint Hilary of Aquileia

Also known as

Elaro, Ellaro, Hilarius, Ilario

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Bishop of Aquileia, Italy. His prayers would cause the collapse of pagan temples and idols. Martyred in the persecutions of Numerian by order of the prefect Beronius.

Died

tortured to death on 16 March c.284

Blessed Ferdinand Valdes

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Mercedarian friar. Priest. Bishop of Lugo, Spain. Royal chaplain to the court of Castile.

Died

• Saint Catherine monastery, Toledo, Spain

• body found incorrupt after 300 years

Blessed Joan Torrents Figueras

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Claretian priest. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.

Born

8 December 1873 in La Secuita, Tarragona, Spain

Died

16 March 1937 in Montcada, Barcelona, Spain

Venerated

21 December 2016 by Pope Francis

Saint Benedicta of Assisi

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Poor Clare nun. Succeeded Saint Clare of Assisi as abbess of Saint Damian's abbey at Assisi, Italy.

Died

1260 of natural causes

Saint Gregory Makar

Also known as

• Gregor Makar

• Gregory of Nicopolis

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Armenian monk. Bishop of Nicopolis, Armenia. Became a hermit at Pithiviers, Orleans, France.

Died

c.1000

Saint Tatian of Aquileia

Also known as

Taziano

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Deacon in Aquileia, Italy. Martyred in the persecutions of Numerian.

Died

beheaded c.284

Blessed Eriberto of Namur

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The details of this person's life have been lost.

Died

relics enshrined in a Marian chapel in the Saint Alban cathedral in Bois-Vlilliers, Namur, Belgium

Saint Dionysius of Aquileia

Also known as

Denis of Aquileia

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Layman in Aquileia, Italy. Martyred in the persecutions of Emperor Numerian.

Died

beheaded c.284

Saint Largus of Aquileia

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Christian lay man in Aquileia, Italy. Martyred in the persecutions of Numerian.

Died

beheaded c.284

Saint Papa of Seleucia

Also known as

Papas

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Martyr.

Born

Lycaonia, Asia Minor

Died

Seleucia, Persia

Saint Felix of Aquileia

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Layman in Aquileia, Italy. Martyred in the persecutions of Numerian.

Died

beheaded c.284

Saint Agapitus of Ravenna

Also known as

Agapetus, Agapito

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Fourth century bishop of Ravenna, Italy.

Saint Malcoldia of Asti

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Benedictine nun. Anchoress at Asti, Italy.

Died

c.1090 of natural causes

Saint Aninus of Syria

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Hermit and miracle worker in Syria.

 Allo of Bobbio

Allo di Bobbio (or Allone) was a monk who lived at the Abbey of Saint Columbanus in Bobbio, Italy.  Here's what we know about him:

Lived at Bobbio Abbey: Allo was one of 26 saints, including abbots and monks, buried in the crypt of the abbey [1]. The Abbey was founded by St. Columbanus in the early 600s [5].

Large Monastic Community: When Allo entered the monastery, there were over 150 monks residing there [3]. Bobbio Abbey was a center of learning and missionary activity, with many monks leaving to establish new monasteries throughout Europe [3].

Limited Biographical Information: Allo's specific dates of birth and death are unknown. He died in Bobbio on August 31st, but the year is not documented [3].

Veneration as a Saint: Allo was venerated as a saint, with a feast day originally celebrated on August 31st, later moved to March 16th