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22 May 2025

இன்றைய புனிதர்கள் மே 23

  St. Julia

கோர்ஸிகாவின் புனிதர் ஜூலியா 

கன்னியர்/ மறைசாட்சி:

பிறப்பு: ஜூலை 25

கர்தாஜ், மேற்கத்திய ரோமப் பேரரசு

இறப்பு: கி.பி. 5ம் நூற்றாண்டு (439)

கோர்ஸிகா, மேற்கத்திய ரோமப் பேரரசு

ஏற்கும் சமயம்:

ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை 

கிழக்கு மரபுவழி திருச்சபை

புனிதர் பட்டம்: ஃபெப்ரவரி 14

நினைவுத் திருவிழா: மே 23

பாதுகாவல்:

கோர்ஸிகா (Corsica), லிவோர்னோ (Livorno), 

சித்திரவதையால் பாதிக்கப்பட்டவர்கள் (Torture victims)

கைகள் மற்றும் கால்களின் நோய்க்குறிகள் (Pathologies of the hands and the feet)

புனிதர் “கோர்சிகாவின் ஜூலியா” (Saint Julia of Corsica) என்றும், புனிதர் “கார்தாஜ்’ன் ஜூலியா” (Saint Julia of Carthage) என்றும், புனிதர் நோன்ஸா’வின் ஜூலியா (Saint Julia of Nonza) என்றும் அறியப்படும் புனிதர் ஜூலியா, கன்னியரும், மறைசாட்சியும் ஆவார். இவரும் புனிதர் “டெவோட்டா’வும் (Saint Devota) கோர்ஸிகா’வின் (Corsica) பாதுகாவலர்களாக திருச்சபையினால் அறிவிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளனர்.

ரோமானிய ஆட்சியின் கீழே “கோர்சிகா” கிறிஸ்தவ மறையை தழுவியதன் முன்னர் (Pre-Christian Corsica under Roman rule) நடந்த கிறிஸ்தவர்களின் துன்புருத்தல்களின்போது இவர்கள் மறைசாட்சிகளாக கொல்லப்பட்டதாக சரித்திரம் இயம்புகின்றது.

“விக்டர் விட்டேன்சிஸ்” (Victor Vitensis) எனும் ஒரு ஆபிரிக்க ஆயர் (Bishop of Africa), ரோம சாம்ராஜ்ஜியத்தின் ஆபிரிக்க பிராந்திய நாடான “வண்டல்ஸ்” (Vandals) நாட்டின் அரசர்கள் “ஜீஸெரிக்” (Geiserici) மற்றும் “ஹனுரிக்” (Hunirici) ஆகியோரின் காலத்தில் நடைபெற்ற கிறிஸ்தவ துன்புறுத்தல்கள் பற்றிய சரித்திர பதிவுகளை எழுதினார்.

கி,பி, 429ம் ஆண்டு, அரசன் “ஜீஸெரிக்” (Geiseric) சுமார் 80,000 பழங்குடியினருடன் ஸ்பெயின் நாட்டிலிருந்து ஆபிரிக்கா நோக்கி படையெடுத்தான். கி.பி. சுமார் 439ம் ஆண்டு, “கார்தாஜ்” (Carthage) நாட்டை கைப்பற்றினான். அதன் பின்னர் அவன் அங்குள்ள கிறிஸ்தவ மக்களை “ஆரியனிஸ” (Arianism) மதத்திற்கு மாற்ற எடுத்துக்கொண்ட கொடுங்கோல் துன்புறுத்தல் நடவடிக்கைகள் அப்போதிருந்த கிறிஸ்தவ ஆயர்கள் எவராலும் மறக்கவோ, பொறுத்துக்கொள்ளவோ இயலாததாகும்.

ஜூலியா, ஒரு “கார்தாஜ்” (Carthaginian girl) பெண்ணாவார். அவர் “யூசேபியஸ்” (Eusebius) என்பவனால் அவரது நகரிலிருந்து பிடித்து கொண்டுவரப்பட்டார். பின்னர் அவரை அடிமையாக விற்றான். இதுபோலவே கீழ்படியாத கிறிஸ்தவர்கள் பலரை அவர்கள் அகற்றினார்கள். “யூசேபியஸ்” (Eusebius) ஒரு பாலஸ்தீனிய நாட்டின் சிரிய (Citizen of Syria in Palestine) பிரஜை ஆவான். “கேப் கோர்ஸ்” (Cap Corse) துறைமுகத்தில் நங்கூரமிட்டிருந்த சரக்குக் கப்பலில் போதையின் கொண்டாட்டத்தின் உச்சத்தில் இருந்தனர். அவர்களின் பாவச் செயல்களுக்காக ஜூலியா மிகவும் மன வருத்தத்தில் இருந்தார். கப்பலிலுள்ள ஒரு பெண், பாகனிய கடவுளர்களை பூஜிக்க மறுப்பதாகவும், ஏளனம் செய்வதாகவும் “ஃபெலிக்ஸ் சாக்சோ” (Felix Saxo) என்பவனிடம் கூறினர். ஃபெலிக்ஸ், அப்பெண்ணை நமது வழிக்கு கொண்டுவாருங்கள்; அல்லது அவளை என்னிடம் கொண்டுவாருங்கள் என்று யூசேபியஸிடம் சொன்னான். யூசேபியஸோ, நான் “எவ்வளவோ முயற்சித்தும் எனக்கு வெற்றி கிடைக்கவில்லை. உங்களால் முடிந்தால் முயற்சி செய்யுங்கள்” என்றான்.

“ஃபெலிக்ஸ் சாக்சோ” (Felix Saxo) நயமாகவும் பயமுறுத்தியும் முயன்று பார்த்தான். ஆனால், ஜூலியா கிறிஸ்துவின் விசுவாசத்தை கைவிட மறுத்துவிட்டார். ஆகவே, சிறிதும் இரக்கமற்ற முறையில் துன்புறுத்தப்பட்டு ஜூலியா

orn 25 July

Carthage, Roman Africa

Died 5th century

Corsica, Vandal Kingdom

Venerated in Roman Catholic Church

Eastern Orthodox Church

Major shrine Basilica di Santa Giulia

Feast 23 May (Catholicism)

16 July (Eastern Orthodoxy)

Attributes Palm of martyrdom, crucifix

Patronage Corsica; Livorno; torture victims; pathologies of the hands and the feet

Patron: Corsica, Livorno, torture victims, and pathologies of the hand and the feet


St. Julia of Corsica, also known as St. Julia of Carthage or St. Julia of Nonza, was born to noble, aristocratic parents in Carthage. Overtime, Carthage was subject to many barbaric attacks, weakening the city's defenses.



During an attack by Gaiseric, King of the Vandals, Julia was taken from her family and sold into slavery. She was purchased by a pagan merchant of Syria, named Eusebius.


Even during the most daunting chores, Julia never complained or felt sorry for herself. By being patient and cheerful, Julia was able to find comfort in her place in the world. Julia passionately loved God. When she was not working under her master's commands, Julia devoted her time toward praying and reading books of piety.


Eusebius, charmed by Julia's commitment and devotion, felt it was right to bring her along with him during his journey to Gual, where France now stands. Upon reaching the northern part of an island then called Corisca, he anchored his ship to join a pagan idolatrous festival.


Julia was left on her own some distance away from the festival, because she refused to be defiled by the "superstitious ceremonies" she openly hated.


The governor of the island, Felix, was a narrow-minded pagan who needed to have things his way. He noticed Julia outside of the festival and felt she was "insulting the gods." Eusebius informed Felix that Julia was a Christian and that despite his authority over her, she would not renounce her religion. Eusebius explained he could not bare parting with Julia because she was so diligent and faithful in her work for him.


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Felix would not accept this. He offered Eusebius four of his best female slaves in exchange for Julia. Eusebius replied, "No; all you are worth will not purchase her; for I would freely lose the most valuable thing I have in the world rather than be deprived of her."


Not content, Felix prepared a banquet and waited until Eusebius became intoxicated and fell into a deep sleep to make his next move.


Felix found Julia alone and unprotected. He tried to get her to sacrifice to his gods. He told her he would grant her freedom if she would obey. Julia refused to deny Christ.


"My freedom is to serve Christ," she said, "whom I love every day in all the purity of my soul."


Enraged by her response, Felix had Julia struck in the face and her hair torn from her head. Still, during her torture, Julia continued to confess her faith. Finally, he had her hanged on a cross until she died.


Her body was carried off by monks of the isle of Gorgon, but in 763, the King of Lombardy, Desiderius, had her relics moved to Brescia, a city in the northern Italian region of Lombardy where the memory of St. Julia is celebrated with great devotion.


St. Julia is often depicted with the palm of martyrdom and the crucifix. She is the patron saint of Corsica, Livorno, torture victims, and pathologies of the hand and the feet. Her feast day is celebrated on May 23.



St. Mercurialis of Forli


Feastday: may 23

Death: 406



First bishop of Forli, Italy, and an ardent foe of the Arian heresy which troubled the Church throughout much of the fourth century. Many remarkable adventures were woven onto legends about his life.


 

Mercurialis (Italian: Mercuriale) was the Christian bishop of Forlì, in Romagna. The historical figure known as Mercurialis attended the Council of Rimini in 359 and died around 406. He was a zealous opponent of paganism and Arianism.


He has come to be venerated as Saint Mercurialis, around which fanciful legends have sprung. The legend states that he was the first bishop of Forlì, during the Apostolic Age, and saved the city by killing a dragon. He has often been depicted in this act, imagery that resembles that associated with St. George. His feast day is May 23.[1][2]


The cathedral of Forlì is named after him.



Saint Giovanni Battista Rossi


Also known as

• John Baptist de Rossi

• John Baptist Rossi

• John Baptist de Rubeis



Profile

One of four children born to Charles de Rossi and Frances Anfossi. Taken by a wealthy noble couple to Genoa, Italy for schooling. There he met some Capuchin friars who thought well of him, and helped him continue his education in Rome, Italy. Studied under the Jesuits at the Roman College at age 13. Member of the Sodality of the Blessed Virgin and the Ristretto of the Twelve Apostles. Epileptic. His self-imposed acts of austerity nearly broke his health, and he never completely regained his strength. Studied philosophy and theology under the Dominicans. Ordained on 3 March 1721, assigned to Rome.


Helped start a hospice for homeless women near Saint Galla's hospice in Rome. Canon of Santa Maria, Cosmedin in 1737; he used his compensation from the position to purchase an organ for the church. Missioner and catechist to the teamsters, farmers, herdsmen, homeless, sick, beggars, prostitutes, and prisoners of the Campagna region. For many years, John was avoided hearing confessions for fear he would have a seizure in the confessional, but the bishop of Civitá Castellana convinced him it was part of his vocation. John relented, and soon became a sought after confessor in Rome; he once said that the shortest road to heaven was to guide others there by the confessional. Sought after preacher. Assigned as catechist to many government and prison officials, including the public hangman. Miracle worker. Always had a special devotion to Saint Aloysius Gonzaga.


Born

22 February 1698 at Voltaggio, diocese of Genoa, Italy


Died

• 23 May 1764 at Trinita dei Pellegrini, Italy of multiple strokes

• relics initially at Saints Trinita church

• relics translated to Saint John Baptist Rossi parish church in Rome, Italy in 1965


Canonized

8 December 1881 by Pope Leo XIII




Saint William of Rochester

ரோச்செஸ்டர் நகர் புனிதர் வில்லியம் 

மறைசாட்சி:

பிறப்பு: கி.பி 12ம் நூற்றாண்டு

பெர்த், ஸ்காட்லாந்து

இறப்பு: கி.பி 1201

ரோச்செஸ்டர், இங்கிலாந்து

ஏற்கும் சமயம்:

ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை

புனிதர் பட்டம்: கி.பி 1256

திருத்தந்தை நான்காம் அலெக்சாண்டர்

நினைவுத் திருநாள்: மே 23

பாதுகாவல்: தத்தெடுக்கப்பட்ட குழந்தைகள்

ரோச்செஸ்டர் நகர் வில்லியம் (Saint William of Rochester) என்றும் அழைக்கப்படும் பெர்த் நகர் புனிதர் வில்லியம் (Saint William of Perth), இங்கிலாந்தில் மறைசாட்சியாக மறைந்த ஒரு ஸ்காட்டிஷ் துறவி ஆவார். அவர் தத்தெடுக்கப்பட்ட குழந்தைகளின் பாதுகாவலர் ஆவார்.

அக்காலத்தில், ஸ்காட்லாந்து (Scotland) நாட்டின் முக்கிய நகரங்களில் ஒன்றான பெர்த் (Perth) நகரில் பிறந்த இவர், இளமையில், ஓரளவு முரட்டுத்தனமாக இருந்தார். ஆனால், வளர வளர, அவர் கடவுளின் சேவைக்காக தன்னை முழுமையாக அர்ப்பணித்தார். வர்த்தக ரீதியாக ஒரு ரொட்டி தயாரிக்கும் (Baker) தொழில் செய்து வந்த இவர், (சில ஆதாரங்கள் அவர் ஒரு மீனவர் என்று கூறுகிறார்கள்), தாம் உற்பத்தி செய்யும் ஒவ்வொரு பத்தாவது ரொட்டியையும் ஏழைகளுக்காக ஒதுக்குவது அவருக்குப் பழக்கமாக இருந்தது.

வில்லியம் தினம்தோறும் காலை திருப்பலி காண ஆலயம் செல்லும் வழக்கம் கொண்டிருந்தார். ஒரு நாள், வெளிச்சம் கூட சரியாக விடிகாலை வேளை, தேவாலயத்தின் வாசலில் ஒரு கைவிடப்பட்ட குழந்தையைக் கண்டு, அதனை தத்தெடுத்தார்.  குழந்தைக்கு டேவிட் எனும் பெயர் சூட்டிய அவர், தமது தொழிலான ரொட்டி தயாரிக்கும் பணியையும், வர்த்தகத்தை கற்பித்தார். சில காலத்தின் பின்னர், அவர் புனித திருத்தலங்களைப் பார்வையிட திட்டமிட்டார். மேலும், புனிதப்படுத்தப்பட்ட பணப்பையையும் (உண்டியல் பணம்), தமது வளர்ப்புப் பிள்ளையான டேவிட்டையும், ஊழியர்களையும்  அழைத்துக்கொண்டு, திருயாத்திரை புறப்பட்டார்.

அவர்கள் ரோச்செஸ்டர் (Rochester) நகரில் மூன்று நாட்கள் தங்கியிருந்தனர். அடுத்த நாள் கேன்டர்பரி (Canterbury) நகருக்கு எண்ணினர். அங்கிருந்து ஜெருசலேம் (Jerusalem) நகருக்கு செல்ல திட்டமிட்டிருந்தனர். ஆனால் அதற்கு பதிலாக, டேவிட் வேண்டுமென்றே தனது வரர்ப்புத் தந்தையை வேண்டுமென்றே ஒரு குறுக்கு வழியில் தவறாக வழிநடத்தினான். வழியில், அவர்கள் வழிச்செலவுக்கும், காணிக்கைகளுக்குமாக சேமித்து வைத்திருந்த உண்டியல் பணம் முழுதையும் கொள்ளையடித்தான். தமது வளர்ப்புத் தந்தையான வில்லியமை தலையில் அடித்து கீழே தரையில் வீழ்த்திய அவன், அவரது தொண்டையை அறுத்து அவரை கொலை செய்தான்.

அவரது உடல், மனநோயாளி பெண்மணி ஒருத்தியால் கண்டெடுக்கப்பட்டது. அப்பெண்மணி, "ஹனிசக்கிள்" (Honeysuckle) என்றழைக்கப்படும் மலர்களாலான ஒரு மலர்மாலை பின்னி, அதனை வில்லியமின் உடலின் தலையருகே வைத்தாள். (இந்த "ஹனிசக்கிள்" வகை மலர்கள், வட அமெரிக்கா (North America) மற்றும் யூரேசியா  (Eurasia) நாடுகளில் காணப்படுகிறது.) ஒரு மலர்மாலையை தனது தலையிலும் சூடிக்கொண்டாள். அக்கணமே, அவளை பிடித்திருந்த மனநோய் அவளை விட்டகன்றது.

நடந்த சம்பவங்களை கேட்டறிந்த ரோச்செஸ்டர் நகர (Monks of Rochester) துறவிகள், வில்லியமின் உடலை ஆலயத்திற்கு கொண்டு சென்று அங்கேயே அடக்கம் செய்தனர். அவர் புனித ஸ்தலங்களுக்கு யாத்திரை சென்ற காலத்தில் மரித்ததாலும், மனநோயாளி பெண்மணி குணமான காரணத்தினாலும், அவர் மறைசாட்சியாக கௌரவிக்கப்பட்டார். மனநோயாளி பெண்மணி குணமான அதிசயத்தின் விளைவாகவும், அவரது மரணத்திற்குப் பிறகு அவரது பரிந்துரையில் செய்யப்பட்ட மற்ற அற்புதங்களின் விளைவாகவும், அவர் மக்களால் ஒரு புனிதர் என்று வணங்கப்பட்டார்.

ரோச்செஸ்டர் (Rochester) நகரில் இவரது பெயரில் அர்ப்பணிக்கப்பட்ட ஆலயமும் (The shrine of St William of Perth), இவரது பெயரால் நிறுவப்பட்ட தொடக்கப்பள்ளியும் (St William of Perth Primary School) உள்ளன.

Also known as

William of Perth


Profile

William led a wild and misspent youth, but as an adult he had a complete conversion, devoting himself to God, caring especially for poor and neglected children. He worked as a baker, and gave every tenth loaf to the poor. He attended Mass daily, and one morning on his way to church he found an infant abandoned on the threshold. He named the baby David, and adopted him, and taught him his trade.



Years later he and David set out on a pilgrimage to the Holy Lands. During a stop-over in Rochester, England the boy David turned on William, clubbed him, cut his throat, robbed the body, and fled. Because he was on a holy journey, and because of the miraculous cures later reported at his tomb, he is considered a martyr.


A local insane woman found William's body, and plaited a garland of honeysuckle flowers for it; she placed the garland on William, and then on herself whereupon her madness was cured. Local monks, seeing this as a sign from God, interred William in the local cathedral and began work on his shrine. His tomb and a chapel at his murder scene, called Palmersdene, soon became sites of pilgimage and donation, even by the crown. Remains of the chapel can be seen near the present Saint William's Hospital.


Born

12th century at Perth, Scotland


Died

• throat cut in 1201 at Rochester, England

• interred in the cathedral at Rochester


Canonized

1256 by Pope Innocent IV




Saint Euphrosyne of Polotsk


Also known as

• Yefrasinnya Polatskaya

• Efrasinnia, Efrosin, Euphrasinne, Evfrosinia, Pradslava


Profile

Daughter of Prince Svyatoslav of Polotsk. Granddaughter of Prince Polacak Usiaslau. Entered the Convent of Holy Wisdom at Polotsk, a house founded by her aunt, at age 12; she was later joined by her sister, two nieces, and a cousin. Hermit in a cell in the Cathedral of Holy Wisdom. Book copyist; proceeds from the sale of the books were given to the poor. Founded a convent at Seltse. Pilgrim to Constantinople; received by emperor Manuel I and Patriarch Michael III. Pilgrim to the Holy Lands where she was received by the Crusader King Amaury I. Especially venerated by Belarussians, Ruthenians, Lithuanians, and Russians.



Born

1110 at Polotsk, Belarus as Pradslava


Died

• 1173 at the monastery of Mar Saba near Jerusalem of natural causes

• re-interred in the Monastery of the Caves at Kiev in 1187

• relics translated to Polotsk in 1910 at the Saviour-Efrosinia Convent


Canonized

1984 by Pope John Paul II in Belarus



Saint Michael of Synnada


Also known as

Michael the Confessor



Profile

Moved to Constantinople as a young man where he became a student of Saint Tarasius of Constantinople. Friend of Saint Theophylact of Nicomedia. Monk in a monastery on the Bosporus. Recalled to Constantinople by student of Saint Tarasius who ordained him. Bishop of Synnada, Phrygia (in modern Turkey) in 787. Part of the Second Council of Nicaea in 787. Imperial diplomat to caliph Harun al-Rashid in 806, to Pope Saint Leo III in 811, and Blessed Charlemagne in 812. Exiled in 814 and imprisoned in 815 by emperor Leo V for defending the use of icons.


Died

826 in Eudokiadu, Turkey of natural causes



Saint Guibertus of Gorze


Also known as

• Guibertus of Gembloux

• Guibert of...



Profile

Born to the French nobility. Soldier who fought in several campaigns. Hermit on his estates at Gembloux, Brabant (in modern Belgium. Founded a monastery in Gembloux. Benedictine monk at Gorze Abbey near Metz, France. Though he wanted to retire from the world, he was forced to return to Gembloux several times to defend the rights of the foundation he established to support the monastery.


Born

in the Lorraine region of France


Died

962 at Gorze Abbey in France of natural causes



Saint Desiderius of Langres


Also known as

• Desiderius of Genoa

• Desiderio, Dizier, Didier, Désiré


Additional Memorial

11 February (Hieronymian Martyrology)



Profile

Bishop of Langres, France. Supported the Acts of the Council of Serdica in 343. Killed by Vandal invaders while trying to negotiate with them for the people in his diocese. Martyr with many of his flock.


Born

407 in Genoa, Italy


Died

• beheaded near Langres, France

• buried in Langres



Blessed Wincenty Matuszewski


Additional Memorial

12 June as one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II


Profile

Priest in the diocese of Wloclawek, Poland. Murdered by occupying Nazi forces for the crime of being a Catholic priest. Martyr.


Born

3 March 1869 in Chruscienska Wola, Lódzkie, Poland


Died

23 May 1940 in Witowo, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland


Beatified

13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II



Blessed Józef Kurzawa


Additional Memorial

12 June as one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II


Profile

Priest in the diocese of Wloclawek, Poland. Murdered by occupying Nazi forces for the crime of being a Catholic priest. Martyr.


Born

6 January 1910 in Swierczyni, Wielkopolskie, Poland


Died

23 May 1940 in Witowo, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland


Beatified

13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II



Blessed Elizabeth of Melegnano


Also known as

Lisabetta


Profile

Poor Clare nun in the monastery of Santa Chiara in Mortara, Italy.



Born

15th century Melegnano, Italy


Died

23 May 1530 of natural causes



Blessed Cristoforo Soler



Profile

Mercedarian friar. In 1380 he redeemed 198 Christians who had been enslaved by Muslim Moors in Oran, Algeria. Returning to the convent, he was known by brother Mercedarians for his personal piety.



Saint Eutychius of Valcastoria


Also known as

• Eutychius of Norvia

• Eutizio of...


Profile

Sixth-century hermit and monk whose piety led many to God. Miracle worker. Abbot of a monastery in Valcastoria, Italy. Pope Gregory the Great wrote about him.



Saint Florentius of Valcastoria


Also known as

Florentius of Norcia


Profile

Sixth-century hermit and monk whose piety led many to God. Miracle worker. Abbot of a monastery in Valcastoria, Italy. Pope Gregory the Great wrote about him.



Blessed Leontius of Rostov


Profile

Missionary to Russia. Monk at the Caves of Kiev. Bishop of Rostov in 1051 where he served for over 25 years.


Born

Greek


Died

1077 of natural causes



Saint Epitacius of Tuy


Also known as

Epictetus, Epictritus



Profile

First bishop of Tuy, Galatia (in modern Spain).



Saint Syagrius of Nice


Also known as

Siacre, Siagrio


Profile

Monk at Lerins, France. Founded Saint Pons Monastery at Cimiez, France. Bishop of Nice, France in 777.


Died

c.787



Saint Onorato of Subiaco


Also known as

Honoratus, Honore


Profile

Benedictine monk in the early 6th century. Abbot at Subiaco, Italy, leading a community formed by Saint Benedict.



Saint Spes of Campi



Profile

Monk. Abbot in Campi, Italy. Totally blind for 40 years, his eyesight was suddenly restored for the last 15 days of his life.


Died

c.515



Saint Euphebius of Naples

Also known as

Efébo


Profile

4th century bishop of Naples, Italy.



Saint Goban Gobhnena


Profile

Sixth-seventh century abbot at Old-Leighlin, County Limerick, Ireland.



Saint Basileus of Braga


Profile

First bishop of Braga, Portugal.



Martyrs of Béziers


Profile

20 Mercedarian friars murdered by Huguenots for being Catholic. Martyrs.



Died

1562 at the Mercedarian convent at Béziers, France



Martyrs of Cappadocia


Profile

A group of Christians tortured and martyred in the persecutions of Diocletian and Galerius. Their names and the details of their lives have not come down to us.


Died

having their bones crushed, c.303 in Cappadocia (in modern Turkey)



Martyrs of Carthage


Profile

When a civil revolt erupted in Carthage in 259 during a period of persecution by Valerian, the procurator Solon blamed it on the Christians, and began a persecution of them. We know the names and a few details about 8 of these martyrs - Donatian, Flavian, Julian, Lucius, Montanus, Primolus, Rhenus and Victorius.


Born

African


Died

beheaded in 259 at Carthage (modern Tunis, Tunisia)



Martyrs of Mesopotamia


Profile

A group of Christians martyred in Mesopotamia in persecutions by imperial Roman authorities. Their names and the details of their lives have not come down to us.


Died

suffocated over a slow fire in Mesopotamia



Martyrs of North Africa


Profile

A group of 19 Christians martyred together in the persecutions of the Arian Vandal King Hunneric for refusing to deny the Trinity. We know little more than a few of their names - Dionysius, Julian, Lucius, Paul and Quintian.


Died

c.430




Strofan of Cluan-Mor


Commemoration: May 23rd

Possible Association: Believed to be connected to the monastery of Clonmore in County Carlow, Ireland

21 May 2025

இன்றைய புனிதர்கள் மே 22

  St. Peter Pareuzi


Born Rome, Italy

Died 1199

Orvieto, Italy

Venerated in Roman Catholic Church

Feast 22 May


Papal legate and martyr. Peter was from Rome and entered the service of the papacy. Trusted as a papal representative, he was dispatched as a legate to Orvieto in 1199 with the task of suppressing the Cathars who were at the time troubling the local Church. Against these heretics, Peter instituted harsh measures, and the outraged Cathars assassinated him.


St. Michael Ho-Dinh-Hy


Born c. 1808

Vietnam

Died May 22, 1857

Venerated in Roman Catholic Church

Beatified July 5, 1900, St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City by Pope Leo XIII

Canonized June 19, 1988, St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II

Feast May 22

Attributes Việt phục

Phốc Đầu

Martyr's palm

Dadao

Patronage Vietnam





Martyr of Vietnam. A native of Vietnam, he was born to Christian parents and was by profession a wealthy silk trader and superintendent of the royal silk mills. He did not practice the faith until late in life, becoming then protector of the Christian community. He was arrested for his Christian activities, suffering beheading. Pope John Paul II canonized him in 1988



Saint Rita of Cascia

கேஸியா நகர புனிதர் ரீட்டா 

தாய், விதவை, அருள் வடுவுற்றவர், அர்ப்பணிக்கப்பட்ட மறைப் பணியாளர்:

பிறப்பு: கி.பி. 1381

ரொக்கபொரேனா, பெருஜியா, உம்ப்ரியா, இத்தாலி

இறப்பு: மே 22, 1457

கேஸியா, பெருஜியா, உம்பிரியா, இத்தாலி

ஏற்கும் சமயம்: 

ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை

அக்லிபாயன் திருச்சபை (1902ல் ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபையிலிருந்து பிரிந்தது)

அருளாளர் பட்டம்: கி.பி. 1626

திருத்தந்தை எட்டாம் அர்பன் 

புனிதர் பட்டம்: மே 24, 1900

திருத்தந்தை பதின்மூன்றாம் லியோ

முக்கிய திருத்தலங்கள்: 

கேஸியா, இத்தாலி

நினைவுத் திருநாள்: மே 22

சித்தரிக்கப்படும் வகை: 

நெற்றியில் காயம், ரோஜா, தேனீக்கள், 

திராட்சைக் கொடி

பாதுகாவல்: 

தொலைந்த மற்றும் இயலாத காரணங்கள், நோய்கள், காயங்கள், திருமணம் சார்ந்த பிரச்சினைகள், அதிகாரம் மற்றும் உரிமை, முதலியவற்றைத் தவறாகப் பயன்படுத்துதல், தாய்மார்கள்

புனிதர் ரீட்டா, இத்தாலிய நாட்டின் விதவைப் பெண்ணும், அகஸ்தீனிய சபையின் (Augustinian nun) பெண் துறவியும், ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபையின் புனிதரும் ஆவார். திருமணமான இவர், இவரது 18 ஆண்டுகால திருமண வாழ்க்கையில், தமது கணவனை தவறான பாதையிலிருந்து மீட்க முயற்சி செய்ததிலேயே முடிவடைந்தது. 

வாழ்க்கைக் குறிப்பு:

“மார்கரிட்டா லோட்டி” (Margherita Lotti) எனும் இயற்பெயர் கொண்ட ரீட்டா, இத்தாலி நாட்டிலுள்ள கேஸியா (Cascia) நகருக்கு அருகிலுள்ள ரொக்கபொரேனா (Roccaporena) கிராமத்தில் கி.பி. 1381ம் ஆண்டு, பிறந்தார். அவரது பெற்றோர் "ஆண்டனியோ", (Antonio) மற்றும் "அமடா ஃபெர்ரி லோட்டி" (Amata Ferri Lotti) ஆவர்.

இவர், கால்நடைகளை வைத்து வாழ்க்கை நடத்தியவர்களின் ஒரே மகள். இவர்கள் மத்திய இத்தாலி நாட்டில், ஊம்ப்ரியா (Umbria) என்ற பிராந்தியத்தில் வாழ்ந்து வந்தார்கள். பல காலமாக இவரின் பெற்றோர்கள் குழந்தைபேறு இல்லாமல் வாழ்ந்தார்கள். 

ரீட்டாவின் பிறப்பிற்கு பின் இவ்வேதனை இவர்களைவிட்டு நீங்கியது. ரீட்டா தன் தாயின் வளர்ப்பால், இறை இயேசுவை முழுமையாக அன்பு செய்வதில் ஊறிக் கிடந்தார். ஏழை எளியவர்களின்மேல் அன்பு கொண்டு, வாரி வழங்கினார். ரீட்டா துறவு வாழ்வை தேர்ந்து கொள்ள விரும்பினார். ஆனால் இவரின் பெற்றோர் தங்களின் வயதான காலத்தில், தங்களை பராமரித்து கவனிக்க வேண்டுமென்று விரும்பி, மகளை துறவறத்திற்கு அனுப்பாமல் திருமணத்திற்கு சம்மதம் தர மீண்டும் மீண்டும் வற்புறுத்தினர். இதற்கு சம்மதம் தெரிவித்து தன் பெற்றோரின் ஆசையை நிறைவேற்றினார் ரீட்டா.

தன் பெற்றோரின் விருப்பப்படி "பவோலோ மன்சினி" (Paolo Mancini) என்பவரை தமது 12 வயதிலேயே மணந்தார். செல்வம் படைத்த இவரது கணவர் எளிதில் சினமடையக் கூடிய, ஒழுக்கக்கேடான மனிதராக இருந்தார். இவருக்கு கேஸியா பிராந்தியத்தில் அநேக விரோதிகள் இருந்தனர்.

கணவர் மிக கோபம் கொண்டவர். கொடூர குணங்களை தன் மனைவியிடம் காட்டிவந்தார். ரீட்டா தளரா நெஞ்சத்துடன் அனைத்து துன்பங்களையும் ஏற்றுக் கொண்டார். கணவர் மனம் மாற தன் துன்பங்களை ஒப்புக்கொடுத்தார். பல ஆண்டுகளாக ரீட்டா சொல்லொனா அவமானங்களையும், உடல் ரீதியான வன்கொடுமைகளையும் மற்றும் துரோகங்களையும் சகித்தபடியே வாழ்ந்தார்.

பன்னிரண்டு வயதில் தமது முதல் குழந்தையை ஈன்றார். இவருக்கு ஜான், பவுல் என்ற 2 மகன்கள் பிறந்தனர். இவர்களும் தந்தையைப்போலவே மூர்க்கர்களாக நடந்தனர். ரீட்டா எதையும் தாங்கும் இதயம் கொண்டு வாழ்ந்தார். இதன் மத்தியில் நோயுற்றோரையும், ஏழைகளையும் சிறப்பாக வழிதவறி சென்றோரையும் சந்தித்து, அவர்கள் அருட்சாதனங்களை பெற வழிகாட்டியாக வந்தார். 

இறைவன் ரீட்டாவின் மன்றாட்டுக்கு நல்ல பலன் அளித்தார். பவுலோ முற்றிலும் மனம் மாறினார். இதனால் பவுலோவின் நண்பர்கள் அவர்மேல் கோபம் கொண்டு அவரின் பகைவர்கள் ஆனார்கள். பிறகு அவரை குத்திக் கொன்றார்கள். இதனால் ரீட்டாவின் மகன்கள் கோபம் கொண்டு, தந்தையைக் கொன்றவர்களை பழிவாங்க சபதம் செய்தனர். இதனால் ரீட்டா தன் மகன்களின் மனமாற்றத்திற்காக கடுமையாக ஜெபித்துவந்தார். இவர்கள் மனம் மாறவில்லை என்றால் இறைவன் அவர்களை அழைத்துக் கொள்ள மன்றாடினார். ஓராண்டிற்குள் இறைவன் அவரின் மன்றாட்டை கேட்டு இருவரையும் அவரிடம் அழைத்துக்கொண்டார்.

ரீட்டா இவர்களின் இறப்பிற்குப் பின் தனிமையில் விடப்பட்டார். இந்நிலையில் ஜெப, தவ, அற முயற்சிகளில் ஈடுபட்டு, துறவறத்தை நாடினார். எனவே, புனித அகுஸ்தினாரின் சபையைத் தேர்ந்துகொண்டார். அதிகமாக புனித அருளப்பர், புனித அகஸ்டீன், புனித நிக்கோலாஸ் இவர்களின் பரிந்துரையை நாடி ஜெபித்து வந்தார்.

ஒருநாள் இரவு தூங்கும்போது யாரோ தனது பெயர் சொல்லி அழைப்பது அவரின் காதில் விழுந்தது. அதைக்கேட்ட ரீட்டா உடனே எழுந்தார். அப்போது இம்மூன்று புனிதர்களும் ரீட்டாவை, மடத்தின் கதவு பூடப்பட்டிருந்த நிலையில், மடத்திற்குள் இருந்த சிற்றாலயத்திற்குள் கொண்டுபோய் விட்டனர். அங்கு ரீட்டா மறுநாள் காலைவரை மெய்மறந்து தியானத்தில் மூழ்கி, ஜெபித்துக்கொண்டிருந்ததை கன்னியர்கள் கண்டார்கள். அப்போது எப்படி ஆலயத்திற்குள் வந்தாய் என்று ரீட்டாவிடம் கேட்டதற்கு, மூன்று புனிதர்களும் தன்னை இங்கு அழைத்து வந்ததாகக் கூறினார். இவர் கூறுவது உண்மை என்றுணர்ந்த கன்னியர்கள், அவரை தங்களின் துறவு மடத்தில் ஓர் உறுப்பினராக ஏற்றுக்கொண்டார்கள். 

அவர் அவ்வப்போது சிலுவையில் அறையுண்ட இயேசுவை காட்சி தியானத்தில் கண்டார். அக்காட்சியை அவர் இங்கும் கண்டு, அதிலேயே தன் நேரத்தை செலவிட்டார். ரீட்டா அவரின் தலையில் முள்முடி வைத்து கொண்டு ஜெபித்தார். இதனால் ஏற்பட்ட காயம் ஆறாமல் வலித்துக்கொண்டே இருந்தது. அக்காயத்தில் சகிக்க முடியாத துர்நாற்றம் வீசியது. அப்புண்ணில் புழுக்கள் நெளிந்து கொண்டிருந்தது. இச்சிலுவையின் நிமித்தம் அவர் தம் அறையைவிட்டு வெளியேறாமல் இருந்தார். 

ஆனால் இவரிடமிருந்து அருள் பொழியப்படுவதைப் பார்வையாளர் யாவரும் உணரமுடிந்தது. பல அருஞ்செயல்கள் இவரது இறப்பிற்குப் பின் நிகழ்ந்த வண்ணமாய் இருந்தது. 76ம் வயதில் தனது தூய ஆன்மாவை எல்லாம் வல்லவரிடம் ஒப்படைத்த இவர் வாழும் போதும், இறந்துவிட்ட பிறகும் நன்மைகளை இவ்வுலக மக்களுக்கு செய்து கொண்டே இருந்தார். இயலாதவைகளை பெற்றுத்தரும் ஆற்றல் வாய்ந்தவராக இப்புனிதர் திகழ்ந்தார்.

ரீட்டா பிறந்த சமயத்தில் ஒரு விநோத நிகழ்ச்சி நடந்தேறியது. பெரிய பெரிய தேனீக்களின் கூட்டம் ஒருவித சத்தத்துடன் ரீட்டா பிறந்த வீட்டிற்குள் புகுந்தது. அவரிடமிருந்த அறைக்குள்ளும் புகுந்தது. ஆனால் யாரையும் ஒரு தேனீயும் கொட்டியதில்லை. இந்நிகழ்ச்சி இன்றுவரை ஆண்டுதோறும் புனித வாரம் முழுவதும், ரீட்டாவின் திருநாளன்று நடைபெறுகிறது. இது உண்மைதானா என்று சோதித்துப் பார்க்கப்பட்டு, உண்மைதான் என்று கண்டறியப்பட்டது. 

இந்நிகழ்வானது, இவருக்கு புனிதர் பட்டம் கொடுப்பதற்கான தயாரிப்புத் தணிக்கையில் இடம் பெற்றுள்ளது.

இப்புனிதர், கி.பி. 1457ம் ஆண்டு, மே மாதம், 22ம் நாள், மரித்தார்.

Also known as

• Margarita of Cascia

• Rita La Abogada de Imposibles

• Saint of the Impossible

 


Profile

Daughter of Antonio and Amata Lotti, a couple known as the Peacemakers of Jesus; they had Rita late in life. From her early youth, Rita visited the Augustinian nuns at Cascia, Italy, and showed interest in a religious life. However, when she was twelve, her parents betrothed her to Paolo Mancini, an ill-tempered, abusive individual who worked as town watchman, and who was dragged into the political disputes of the Guelphs and Ghibellines. Disappointed but obedient, Rita married him when she was 18, and was the mother of twin sons. She put up with Paolo's abuses for eighteen years before he was ambushed and stabbed to death. Her sons swore vengeance on the killers of their father, but through the prayers and interventions of Rita, they forgave the offenders.


Upon the deaths of her sons, Rita again felt the call to religious life. However, some of the sisters at the Augustinian monastery were relatives of her husband's murderers, and she was denied entry for fear of causing dissension. Asking for the intervention of Saint John the Baptist, Saint Augustine of Hippo, and Saint Nicholas of Tolentino, she managed to bring the warring factions together, not completely, but sufficiently that there was peace, and she was admitted to the monastery of Saint Mary Magdalen at age 36.


Rita lived 40 years in the convent, spending her time in prayer and charity, and working for peace in the region. She was devoted to the Passion, and in response to a prayer to suffer as Christ, she received a chronic head wound that appeared to have been caused by a crown of thorns, and which bled for 15 years.


Confined to her bed the last four years of her life, eating little more than the Eucharist, teaching and directing the younger sisters. Near the end she had a visitor from her home town who asked if she'd like anything; Rita's only request was a rose from her family's estate. The visitor went to the home, but it being January, knew there was no hope of finding a flower; there, sprouted on an otherwise bare bush, was a single rose blossom.


Among the other areas, Rita is well-known as a patron of desperate, seemingly impossible causes and situations. This is because she has been involved in so many stages of life - wife, mother, widow, and nun, she buried her family, helped bring peace to her city, saw her dreams denied and fulfilled - and never lost her faith in God, or her desire to be with Him.


Born

1386 at Roccaparena, Umbria, Italy


Died

22 May 1457 at the Augustinian convent at Cascia, Italy of tuberculosis


Canonized

24 May 1900 by Pope Leo XIII



Blessed John Forest


Also known as

John Forrest


Additional Memorial

1 December as one of the Martyrs of Oxford University



Profile

Joined the Friars Minor of the Regular Observance at Greenwich, England while in his late teens. Studied theology at the Franciscan College at Oxford, England; he was known thereafter as "Doctor", though records of his degree have not survived. Priest and royal chaplain. Provincial of the Franciscans by 1525 when he threatened excommunication to those brothers who opposed Cardinal Thomas Wosley's legatine powers. Confessor to Queen Catherine of Aragon, wife of King Henry VIII.


Father John thought he had convinced King Henry in 1529 not to suppress his Order in response to their opposition to his divorce, but when Henry did not get his way, he suppressed the Order and arrested John. Records show him preaching in November 1532 against the state pulling down churches, and of the authorities keeping a close watch on him. Arrested in 1534, he established a correspondence from Newgate prison to Queen Catherine and Blessed Thomas Abel. Wrote a treatise against King Henry's usurpation of power over things spiritual.


Sentenced to death on 8 April 1538 for refusing the oath acknowledging Henry's primacy in spiritual matters. Martyr.


Born

1471 at Oxford, England


Died

• hanged and burned to death on 22 May 1538 at Smithfield, England

• a wooden statue of Saint Derfel, taken from a local church, was used in the fire, supposedly fulfilling a local prophecy that the statue's burning would destroy a forest

• John's relics may still be in hiding in Smithfield


Beatified

29 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII



Saint Julia of Corsica


Also known as

Julia of Carthage


Profile

Born to the Carthaginian Christian nobility. Captured by invading Vandals in 616, and sold into slavery to a pagan Syrian merchant named Eusebius. When the slave ship landed at Cape Corso, Corsica, a pagan festival was in progress, and Julia was ordered to join in; some versions indicate that participation would have won her freedom. When she refused, her hair was torn out of her head, and she was martyred.


Born

6th to 7th century Carthaginian



Died

• beaten and crucified c.616-620 at Cape Corso, Corsica

• relics at the Benedictine abbey at Brescia, Italy in 763, which became a middle ages pilgrimage site

• some relics later taken to Leghorn (modern Livorno, Italy



Saint Humility


Also known as

Rosanna, Humilitas, Umiltà


Profile

Born to a wealthy family. Married at age 15 to a nobleman named Ugoletto. Mother of two, both of whom died in infancy. In 1250 Ugoletto was nearly killed, an event made both of them examine their lives and enter the double monastery of Saint Perpetua near Faenza, Italy, Ugoletto as a lay-brother, Rosanna as a nun, taking the name Sister Humility. Spiritual student of Saint Crispin. Lived as a hermitess in a cell for twelve years near the church of Saint Apollinaris. Founded the convent of Santa Maria Novella on Malta, the first Vallombrosan convent for nuns, and served as its abbess. Founded a second convent at Florence, Italy, and lived her remaining years there.



Born

1226 at Faenza, Italy as Rosanna


Died

22 May 1310 at Florence, Italy of natural causes


Canonized

27 January 1720 by Pope Clement XI



Saint Basiliscus of Pontus


Also known as

• Basiliscus of Comana

• Basilicus, Basilisco



Profile

Bishop of Comana in Pontus, Asia Minor (in modern Turkey). One of a large group of Christians who were tortured and martyred in the persecutions of Emperor Galerius for refusing to sacrifice to idols. Legend says that when Basiliscus announced his refusal, lightning struck the temple and toppled the statues. His spirit is reported to have met Saint John Chrysostom at his death bed to escort him to the afterlife in 407.


Died

• beheaded c.310 in Comana, Pontus (in modern Turkey)

• body thrown into the river Iris

• body covertly recovered by local Christians and given proper burial in a freshly plowed field

• a chapel was later built over his grave



Saint Fulgencio of Otricoli


Profile

Mid-6th-century bishop of Otricoli, Italy. Pope Saint Gregory the Great wrote about him in Dialogues.


When his city was being approached by the Ostrogoth army of King Totila, Fulgencio went out to meet him, first to plead for his city, then to bribe him into passing by. The Ostrogoths seized him and while Totila considered his next move, they drew a circle in the dirt, put the bishop in it and told the guards to kill him if he left it. Fulgencio began to suffer from being left in the sun, and prayed for relief; the sky clouded up and it rained heavily – except in the circle where Fulgencio was imprisoned.


Died

6th century in Otricoli, Terni, Italy of natural causes



Blessed Maria Rita Lópes Pontes de Souza Brito


Also known as

Sister Dulce


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Nun in the Congregation of the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception.



Born

26 May 1914 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil


Died

13 March 1992 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil of natural causes


Beatified

22 May 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI


Canonized

on 13 May 2019 Pope Francis promulgated a decree of a miracle received through the intercession of Blessed Josephine



Saint Bobo of Provence


Also known as

• Bobo of Voghera

• Beuvon, Bovo



Profile

Soldier who fought invading Saracens. Tired of a life of violence, he retired to live as a penitent hermit.


Born

Provence, France


Died

• 22 May 986 near Voghera, Pavia, Italy of a fever while on a pilgrimage to Rome, Italy

• buried in Voghera, his grave became a site of miracles

• relics enshrined in Voghera in 1469



Blessed John Baptist Machado de Tavora


Also known as

João Baptista Machado de Távora


Additional Memorial

10 September as one of the 205 Martyrs of Japan


Profile

Jesuit at Coimbra, Portugal. Missionary to Japan in 1609. One of the Franciscan Martyrs of Japan.


Born

1580 at Terceira, Portuguese Azores


Died

beheaded on 22 May 1617 at Nagasaki, Japan


Beatified

7 May 1867 by Pope Blessed Pius IX



Saint Aigulf of Bourges


Also known as

Aigulphus, Ayoul, Aieul, Aout, Hou


Profile

Well educated, Aigulf became a hermit upon the death of his parents, and soon developed a reputation for great personal sanctity. Reluctant bishop of Bourges, France in 811. Attended the Council of Toulouse in 829. Sat in judgement of Archbishop Ebbo of Rheims who had joined a revolt against King Louis the Debonair.


Born

at Bourges, France


Died

836 of natural causes



Blessed Fulk of Castrofurli


Also known as

Folco


Profile

Pilgrim to Rome, Italy with Saint Arduin of Gallinaro. Died working with plague victims in the Castrofuli and Santopadre in Italy.


Died

c.600 in the area of Castrofuli, Italy of plague


Beatified

1572 (cultus confirmation)



Saint Emilius the Martyr  


Also known as

Aemilius, Emilio



Profile

Tortured in the persecutions of Decius, he renounced his Christianity. He later repented, returned to the Church, and when arrested a second time he stood by his faith. Martyr.


Died

burned to death c.250 in North Africa



Saint Romanus of Subiaco


Profile

Monk and then abbot near Subiaco, Italy. Friend of Saint Benedict of Nursia, and supported him during his time as a cave hermit. Built a monastery in the vicinity of modern Auxerre, France.



Died

c.560 of natural causes



Saint Atto of Pistoia


Also known as

Atho, Attho, Attone



Profile

Monk. Abbot of Vallombrosa. Bishop of Pistoia, Italy for 20 years. Wrote a work on the relics of and miracles that occurred at Saint James of Compostella.


Died

1153 of natural causes



Saint Boethian of Pierrepont


Profile

Seventh century spiritual student of Saint Fursey of Perrone. Built the Pierrepont Monastery near Laon, France. Murdered by some locals for preaching against their vices. Martyr.


Born

Ireland


Died

near Laon, France



Saint Aureliano of Pavia


Profile

Martyr. Since there were no surviving records about him, writers in later centuries invented lurid tales detailing his death and the divine vengeance that fell on his tormentors.


Died

• early 3rd century Rome, Italy

• relics transferred to Pavia, Italy



Blessed Dionisio Senmartin


Profile

Mercedarian friar known for devotion to praying for souls in Purgatory. Ransomed 216 Christians from slavery in Muslim Tunis, Tunisia in 1279, and preacher the faith throughout the region as they travelled.


Died

c.1350 of natural causes



Blessed Pedro of the Assumption


Profile

Franciscan Friars Minor (Alcantarines) priest. Martyr.


Born

c.1570 in Cuevas, Toledo, Spain


Died

22 May 1617 in Kori, Omura, Nagasaki, Japan


Beatified

7 May 1867 by Pope Blessed Pius IX



Saint Margaret of Hulme


Also known as

• Margaret of Hoveton

• Margarita, Margherita, Marguerite


Profile

Martyr.


Born

12th century England


Died

• 1170

• buried in the abbey church at Hoveton Saint John, Norfolk, England



Blessed Giusto Samper


Profile

Mercedarian friar known for devotion to praying for souls in Purgatory. Ransomed 216 Christians from slavery in Muslim Tunis, Tunisia in 1279, and preacher the faith throughout the region as they travelled.


Died

c.1350 of natural causes



Saint Castus the Martyr


Profile

Tortured in the persecutions of Decius, he renounced his Christianity. He later repented, returned to the Church, and when arrested a second time he stood by his Christianity. Martyr.


Died

burned to death c.250 in North Africa



Saint Helen of Auxerre


Also known as

Helena


Profile

Maiden described in the Acts of Saint Amator of Auxerre as being with him, and of being a holy woman. No details about her were given, and


Died

c.415 at Auxerre, France



Saint Lupicinus of Verona


Also known as

Lupicino


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Bishop of Verona, Italy in the early 5th century.


Died

relics enshrined in the crypt of the basilica of San Zeno Maggiore, Verona, Italy



Saint Quiteria

புனித குவித்தேரியா (எசுப்பானியம்: Quiteria; பிரெஞ்சு மொழி: Quitterie; போர்த்துக்கேய மொழி: Quitéria; தமிழ்: கித்தேரியம்மாள்) 2ம் நூற்றாண்டைச்சேர்ந்த கிறித்தவப் புனிதரும், கன்னியரும், மறைசாட்சியும் ஆவார். இவரின் வாழ்க்கையைப்பற்றி முழுவதும் தெரியவில்லை. இவர் ரோமை புனிதர்களின் பட்டியலில் (Roman Martyrology) இடம் பெறுகின்றார். இவரின் விழாநாள் மே 22 ஆகும்.


வீரமாமுனிவர் இவரைக் காவியத்தலைவியாகக் கொண்டு எழுதிய கித்தேரியம்மாள் அம்மானை என்னும் நூல் இவரின் வரலாற்றையும், இவர் கி.பி 1716 புனிதர் பட்டம் பெற்ற வரலாற்றையும் களமாகக் கொண்டுள்ளது.

போர்த்துகல் பாரம்பரியப்படி இவரின் சகோதரிகளான ஐமேலியா; லிபெறதா; ஜெமா; ஜெனீப்ரா; ஜெர்மானா; பசிலிசா; மரிக்கா; மற்றும் விடோரியா என்னும் சிறிய குழுவிற்கு தலைவியாக குவித்தேரியா இருந்தார் என்பர். இவர்கள் அனைவரும் ரோமில் இராணுவ அதிகாரியாக இருந்த ஒருவருக்கு ஒரே பிரசவத்தில் பிறந்த ஒன்பது குழந்தைகளாவர். ஒரு அடிமைப்பெண்னைப் போல ஒரே நேரத்தில் ஒன்பது மகள்களை பெற்றெடுத்ததால் வெறுப்படைந்த இவர்களின் தாய், இவர்களை ஒரு ஆற்றில் முக்கி கொல்ல வேலைக்காரிக்கு உத்தரவிட்டார். ஆனால் அவள் தலைவிக்கு கீழ்படியாமல், குழந்தைகளை சில உள்ளூர் பெண்களுக்கு தத்து கொடுத்தார். இவர்களது தந்தைக்கு இவர்களின் பிறப்பு செய்தி தெரியாமல் இருந்தது.


இவர்கள் வளர்ந்த பின்னர் ஒருமுறை ரோமானிய கடவுளர்களை வழிபாட மறுத்தனர். ஆகவே அவ்விடத்திற்கு அதிகாரியாக இருந்த தங்களின் தந்தையின், முன் கொண்டுவரப்பட்டனர். அவர்களைக்கண்ட உடனேயே அவர்களை தனது மகள்கள் என அவர் உணர்ந்தார். அவர்களின் தந்தை அவர்களை ரோம அதிகாரிகளுக்கு திருமணம் செய்து வைக்க விரும்பினார். அவர்கள் அதற்கு இணங்க மறுத்ததால் அவர்களை ஒரு கோபுரத்தில் சிறைவைத்தார். எனினும், அவர்கள் அங்கிருந்து தப்பி, அங்கிருந்த மற்ற கைதிகளையும் விடுவித்தனர்.


பின்னர் இவர்கள் உரோமைப் பேரரசுக்கு எதிராக கரந்தடிப் போரில் ஈடுபட்டனர். இப்போரின் போது இவர்கள் அனைவரும் கொல்லப்பட்டனர். குவித்தேரியா தலை வெட்டி கொல்லப்பட்டார்.

Also known as

Kitheriammal, Quiteira, Quitterie



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Nun. Martyr. Greatly venerated in the Navarre region on the border of France and Spain.

Quiteria (Spanish: Quiteria; Catalan: Quitèria; Occitan: Quiteira; French: Quitterie; Portuguese: Quitéria) was a second-century virgin martyr and saint about whom nothing is certain except her name and her cult. She appears in the Roman Martyrology, but not in any other ancient calendars (such as the Martyrologium Hieronymianum).


Name

Quiteria may be derived from Kythere (or Kyteria, Kuteria), a title applied to the Phoenician goddess Astarte which meant "the red one",[2] or from (the possibly related name) Cytherea, an epithet of the Greek goddess Aphrodite because she was born on the island of Kythira.


Legend

She is said to have been born in Bracara (now Braga, Portugal) to Lucius Catilius Serves, Roman governor of Gallaecia and Lusitania, and Calcia, his wife. Her father wanted her to marry and renounce Christianity. Quiteria fled and her father's men found her at Aire-sur-l'Adour, in Gascony. She was beheaded on the spot. Her sister, Liberata, also suffered the same fate in the forest of Montus and lies in a 14th-century sarcophagus in the fortified church of Saint Jean Baptiste in Mazéres 32 km from her sister Quiteria in Aire-sur-l'Adour.




Allegory of the martyrdom of Saint Quiteria, in Vida e Martyrio da Gloriosa Santa Quiteria, 1651, by Pedro Henriques de Abreu

Portuguese religious traditions state that Quiteria was the leader of the "Nonuplet Sisters," who were named Eumelia (Euphemia); Liberata (Virgeforte); Gema (Marina of Aguas Santas, Margarida); Genebra; Germana; Basilissa; Marica; and Vitoria (Victoria). These were born in Minho to an important Roman military official. Their mother, disgusted at the fact that she had given birth to nine daughters all at once as if she were a common peasant (or an animal), ordered a maid to take them to a river to drown them. Their father was unaware of their birth.


(Alternately, Calcia, their mother, frightened that her husband would interpret this multiple birth as a sign of infidelity, ordered her servant Sila to drown the girls in the Miñor River.)


Disobeying her mistress, however, the maid gave the girls over to some local women who brought them up as Christians. As adult women, they opposed the worship of Roman gods and were brought before their father, who recognized them as his daughters. Their father wanted them to marry Roman officers or other suitors. The nonuplets refused and were imprisoned in a tower. However, they escaped and liberated all of their other prisoners. They subsequently waged a guerrilla war in the mountains against the Roman Empire.


Quiteria was caught and beheaded. Her sister Eumelia, unable to escape from the soldiers who pursued her, threw herself from a cliff situated today in the Peneda-Gerês National Park (it is called today Penedo da Santa, Cliff of the Saint). A rock opened up and swallowed her and on the spot there sprang up a hot spring.


Popular devotion traditionally places the date of death Liberata on January 18, 139. Liberata's feast day is celebrated on July 20, which is the date for the translation of her relics from the city of Sigüenza to Baiona[citation needed] in 1515. Liberata (in Portuguese Livrada) is the patron saint of Sigüenza. The chapel dedicated to her in the transept of the city's cathedral, with a splendid reredos and the relics of the saint, was constructed at the expense of Bishop Fadrique de Portugal.[3]


In Kuthenkuly


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Kuthenkuly, a coastal village in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu is the home to a shrine which is dedicated to Saint Quiteria. The shrine attracts thousands of pilgrims from different places. The shrine is known for its Thursday devotion. Quiteria is the patron saint of this village. The hagiography of Saint Quiteria (Kitheriammal Ammanai), a Tamil language manuscript is preserved in this village. Based on the manuscript, an eight-day play is staged in Kuthenkuly.


Miracles

Saint Quiteria's statue was first brought to the village Kuthenkuly by Thommai Poobalarayar, a native of Kuthenkuly, who made an intension to her for an heir, also built a chapel. His wife gave birth to a boy child and in honour of her, he named his son Kitherian. Many miracles were reported at Kuthenkuly. A Hindu man offered a crown to the statue. While the crown was taken to the chapel, an eagle took the crown and flew away. Saint Quiteria came in the dream of Santhacruz, a guard who was appointed to protect the crown and asked him to go and get the missing crown. Immediately, he went to the chapel and found a broken piece of the crown but the other piece was not present there. He searched on the top of a palm tree, there he found the another piece. Finally, the crown was fixed and offered to the saint's statue. (Ref: Books printed in Kuthenkuly Parish) Kindly recheck Saint Quiteria's statue was first brought to the village by whom?


Alternate legend

Other Portuguese traditions make her a native of Bracara (Braga, Portugal) who was decapitated and thrown into the sea. This legend states that she emerged from the water with her head in her hands, and is thus sometimes represented as such. However, she is not considered one of the Cephalophores because there is no written record to support this. Her patronage against rabies stems from the fact that her legend states that she held two rabid dogs at bay with the power of her saintly voice. A festival in her honor was first held at Tui, Galicia in 2018 after a proclamation was made by its bishop.


Saint John of Parma


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Priest. Made six pilgimages to Jerusalem. Abbot of Saint John's Abbey in Parma, Italy from 973 until his death.


Born

in Parma, Italy


Died

c.982 in Parma, Italy of natural causes



Saint Baoithin of Ennisboyne


Also known as

Baithin mac Findech


Profile

No information available.


Born

Irish


Patronage

Ennisboyne, Ireland



Saint Conall of Inniscoel


Also known as

Coel, Conald


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Monk. Seventh-century abbot of Inniscoel Abbey in Donegal, Ireland where there is a holy well dedicated to him.



Blessed Diego de Baja


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Mercedarian friar known for his dedication to Bible study. Ransomed 289 Christians enslaved by Muslims in Algiers, and preached Christianity while travelling through.



Blessed Giacomo Soler


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Mercedarian friar known for his dedication to Bible study. Ransomed 289 Christians enslaved by Muslims in Algiers, and preached Christianity while travelling through.



Saint Faustinus the Martyr


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Martyred in the persecutions of Julian the Apostate.


Died

c.362 in Rome, Italy



Saint Ausonius of Angoulême


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Third century spiritual student of Saint Martial of Limoges. First Bishop of Angoulême, France.



Saint Lupo of Limoges


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Priest. Bishop of Limoges, France. Helped found the monastery of Solesme.


Died

637 of natural causes



Saint Venustus the Martyr


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Martyred in the persecutions of Julian the Apostate.


Died

c.362 in Rome, Italy



Saint Marcian of Ravenna


Also known as

Mariano


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Bishop of Ravenna, Italy in 112.


Died

c.127



Saint Timothy the Martyr


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Martyred in the persecutions of Julian the Apostate.


Died

c.362 in Rome, Italy



Martyred in the Spanish Civil War


• Blessed Francisco Salinas Sánchez/a>

• Blessed José Quintas Durán



Helen of Carnarvon


Helen of Carnarfon, also sometimes referred to as Saint Elen or Elen of the Hosts, i

Believed to have lived in the 4th century AD in Wales.

Likely married to Magnus Maximus, a Roman military leader who briefly claimed the title of Emperor in the West.

Some sources claim she was the daughter of Eudaf Hen, a king of the Welsh kingdom of Gwynedd.

Religious Veneration:

Venerated as a saint in the Welsh Church, though not formally canonized by Rome.

Often confused with Saint Helena, mother of Constantine the Great, due to similar names and sons (both named Constantine).

Legacy:

Associated with the spread of Christianity in Wales.

Roman roads in Wales named Sarn Helen (Causeways of Helen) are believed to be linked to her.

Several holy wells in Wales bear her name.


 Maria Domenica Brun Barbantini


Maria Domenica Brun Barbantini was a remarkable woman who dedicated her life to serving the sick. Here's a summary of her life and achievements:

Life: Born in Lucca, Italy in 1789. Faced personal tragedies early on, losing her father, brothers, husband, and son.

Dedication to God: These experiences led her to a deep faith and a vow to dedicate her life to God.

Service to the Ill: She volunteered extensively, caring for the sick and poor.

Founding the Sisters Ministers of the Sick: Recognizing the need for dedicated care, she founded the religious institute "Sisters Ministers of the Sick of St. Camillus" (also known as the Camillian Sisters) in 1841.

Beatification: Her life of service and compassion led to her beatification by Pope John Paul II in 1995. This signifies her recognition as a "Blessed" in the Catholic Church.

Feast Day: Her feast day is celebrated on May 22nd, the same day she passed away in 1868.



 Matthias of Arima


Blessed Matthias of Arima: This is the most likely candidate based on historical records. Here's what we know about him:


Martyr: A Japanese catechist who lived in the 17th century.

Loyalty and Faith: Worked for the Jesuit provincial superior and refused to denounce them despite pressure.

Martyrdom: Endured torture and was eventually killed for his faith, likely around 1622.

Beatification: Recognized as a Blessed Martyr by the Catholic Church, though the exact date of beatification is unclear.

Feast Day: Information about a specific feast day for Blessed Matthias of Arima is difficult to find.



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Life:

Born to Christian parents in Cochinchina, Vietnam, around 1808.

Raised Christian but practiced his faith privately due to persecutions.

Achieved success as a wealthy silk trader and held the prestigious position of Superintendent of the Royal Silk Mills.

Embraced his faith more openly later in life and became a protector of the Christian community.

Martyrdom:

Arrested for his Christian activities and defiance against the emperor's anti-Christian policies.

Endured suffering and ultimately beheaded for his faith on May 22, 1857.

Sainthood:

Recognized for his courage and unwavering faith.

Beatified by Pope Leo XIII in 1900.

Canonized (declared a saint) by Pope John Paul II in 1988 along with 116 other Vietnamese Martyrs.

Feast Day:

Celebrated on his death anniversary, May 22nd.


Pedro of Cordova


Pedro de Córdoba (Missionary):

A Spanish missionary, author, and inquisitor who lived from around 1460 to 1525.

He was the first to denounce the harsh treatment of Indigenous people in the Spanish system known as the Encomienda.

Played a vital role in establishing schools for both the native population and children of colonists on the island of Hispaniola (present-day Haiti and Dominican Republic).