Bl. Caspar Sadamazu
Feastday: June 10
Death: 1626
Japanese martyr, a Jesuit received into the Order at Bungo in 1582. Caspar served as the secretary to several provincials before being arrested as a Christian. His superior, who joined him in prison, was Blessed Francis Pacheco. Caspar was burned alive in Nagasaki. He was beatified in 1867.
St. Bardo
புனித.பார்டோ (St.Bardo)
மைன்ஸ் ஆயர்(Bishop of Mainz)
பிறப்பு
980
ஒப்பர்ஹோப்பன்(Oppershofen), ஹெஸன்(Hessen), ஜெர்மனி
இறப்பு
10 ஜூன் 1051
பாடர்போர்ன்(Paderborn), ஜெர்மனி
பார்டோ மிகவும் அமைதியானவராகவும் பக்தியானவராகவும் தன் வாழ்நாள் முழுவதும் திகழ்ந்தார். சிறுவயதிலிருந்தே தான் பிறந்த ஊரிலிருந்த ஆலயத்திற்கு சென்று, ஆலய பணிகளில் ஈடுபட்டு வந்தார். பார்டோ புல்டாவில்(Fulda) இருந்த ஆசீர்வாதப்பர் சபையில் சேர்ந்து குருவானார். குருவானபிறகு ஹெர்ஸ்பெல்டு(Herzfeld) என்ற ஊரிலிருந்த துறவற மடத்தில் பணிபுரிய அனுப்பப்பட்டார். அப்போது எதிர்பாராதவிதமாக அத்துறவற இல்ல தலைவர் இறந்துவிட்டார். இதனால் அவரை தொடர்ந்து, பார்டோ தலைவர் பொறுப்பேற்று, ஆலயப்பணிகளிலும் ஈடுபட்டார். அப்போதுதான் அவர் மைன்ஸ் என்ற மறைமாநிலத்திற்கு 1031 ஆம் ஆண்டு ஆயராக தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்பட்டார். இவர் மற்றவர்களின் நல்வாழ்விற்காக தன் வாழ்வையே தியாகமாக்கினார். போதுமான அளவு உணவுகூட உண்ணாமல் வாழ்ந்தார். தன்னுடைய உணவையும், தனக்கு சொந்தமான அனைத்தையுமே ஏழைகளுக்கு கொடுத்துவிட்டு, மிகவும் ஏழ்மையான வாழ்வு வாழ்ந்தார். இதனால் திருத்தந்தை 9 ஆம் லியோ அவர்களால் கண்டிக்கப்பட்டார். பணியாற்ற உடலுக்கு சக்தி வேண்டுமென்று திருத்தந்தை அறிவுரை கூறினார். திருத்தந்தையின் ஆசீரையும் அறிவுரையும் பெற்ற பார்டோ, பாடர்போன் என்ற ஊருக்கு இறைபணிக்காக பயணம் செய்யும்போது காலமானார். அவரது கல்லறை ஜெர்மனியில் வைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. இவரது கல்லறையை ஏராளமானோர் பார்வையிட சென்றனர். அவர்கள் இவரிடம் மன்றாடும்போது, கேட்டவைகள் அனைத்தையும் பெற்றுக்கொண்டனர். இன்றுவரை இவரின் கல்லறையில் ஏராளமான புதுமைகள் நடந்த வண்ணமாக உள்ளது.
Feastday: June 10
Death: 1053
Benedictine archbishop and official of the Holy Roman Empire. He was born in Oppershafen, Wetterau, Germany, in about 982. Educated at Fulda Abbey, he became a Benedictine and was made the abbot of two monasteries, becoming the archbishop of Mainz in 1031. He served as chancellor and chief almoner alms distributor for the empire. Pope St. Leo IX advised Bardo to lighten his duties and relax some of his personal austerities and mortifications.
St. Maximus of Aquila
Feastday: June 10
Death: 250
Martyred deacon of Aquila, Italy. He was thrown over a cliff by the Roman authorities for refusing to deny the faith. Maximus is patron saint of Aquila.
St. Maximus of Naples
Died 361
Venerated in Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church
Canonized Pre-congregation
Major shrine Naples Cathedral, Naples, Italy relics in Chiesa di Sant'Eframo Vecchio, Naples, Italy
Feast 10 June Roman Catholic 23 June Eastern Orthodox
Martyred bishop of Naples, Italy, from 359 . He died in exile from his see and is venerated as a martyr.
Saint Maximus (died 361 AD) was Bishop of Naples, who was sent into exile. Maximus was known as a great defender of the decrees of the Council of Nicaea, especially with the opposition to Arianism. This led to his exile, and being replaced as Bishop of Naples, by Zosimos, who proclaimed the Arianistic doctrine. A well known legend states that each time Zosimos wanted to speak in public, his words would not come out. Many attributed this as a miracle, through the prayers of the exiled Maximus. He would be martyred in exile.
Bl. Olivia
பலெர்மோ நகர் புனிதர் ஒலிவியா
கன்னியர்/ மறைசாட்சி:
பிறப்பு: கி.பி. 448
பலெர்மோ, சிசிலி
இறப்பு: கி.பி. 463
டுனிஸ், வட ஆபிரிக்கா
ஏற்கும் சமயம்:
ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை
கிழக்கு மரபுவழி திருச்சபை
நினைவுத் திருவிழா: ஜூன் 10
பாதுகாவல்:
சிசிலியின் நகரங்களான:
பலெர்மோ, மோன்டே சேன் கிலியானோ, டேர்மினி இமெரெஸ், அல்கமோ, பெட்டினியோ, செஃபலு
ஒலேசா டி மொன்ட்செர்ராட் (கட்டலோனியா)
புனிதர் ஒலிவியா கிறிஸ்தவ விசுவாசத்திற்காக கொடூரமாக துன்புறுத்தப்பட்டு மறைசாட்சியாக உயிர்துறந்த கன்னியரும் கிறிஸ்தவ புனிதரும் ஆவார்.
இவரது சரித்திரத்தை எழுதிய சரித்திரவியலாளர்களின் கூற்றின்படி, கி.பி. ஏறக்குறைய 448ம் ஆண்டு உன்னதமான சிசிலியன் குடும்பமொன்றில் பிறந்த அழகிய மகள் ஆவார். சிறு வயதிலிருந்தே ஏழைகளுக்கு தொண்டாற்ற விரும்பிய இச்சிறுமி, தமது குடும்பத்துக்கே உரித்தான வசதியான வாழ்க்கை மற்றும் கௌரவம் ஆகியவற்றை ஒதுக்கி, தம்மை ஆண்டவருக்கு அர்ப்பணித்துக் கொண்டவர் ஆவார்.
கி.பி. 454ம் ஆண்டு, சிசிலியை வெற்றிகொண்ட “வண்டல்ஸ்” அரசன் “ஜென்செரிக்” என்பவன், “பலெர்மோ” மாநிலத்தை முற்றுகையிட்டதுடன் அநேகம் கிறிஸ்தவர்களை துன்புறுத்தி கொன்றான்.
ஒலிவியா தமக்கு பதின்மூன்று வயதானபோது, நோயாளிகளுக்கு வேண்டிய சேவைகளை செய்ய தொடங்கினார். தமது கிறிஸ்தவ விசுவாசத்தில் திடமாக, உறுதியாக இருக்குமாறு பிற கிறிஸ்தவ மக்களை வேண்டிக்கொண்டார். அவருடைய ஆத்மாவின் வலிமையால் “வண்டல்ஸ்” ஈர்க்கப்பட்டிருந்தது. அவருடைய விசுவாசத்திற்கு எதிராக எதுவுமே நடக்க முடியாது என்பதையும் அறிந்திருந்தது. “வண்டல்ஸ்” மக்கள் அவரை “டுனிஸ்” நகரத்துக்கு அனுப்பி வைத்தனர். அங்கே, ஆளுநர் அவருடைய நிலைப்பாட்டிலிருந்து அவரை மீட்டெடுக்க முயல்வார் என்று நம்பினார்கள்.
ஆனால், “டுனிஸ்” நகரில் ஒலிவியா அற்புதங்கள் நிகழ்த்தத் தொடங்கினார். ஏராளமான பாகன் இன மக்களை கிறிஸ்தவ மதத்திற்கு மனம் மாற்றினார். கோபமுற்ற ஆளுநர், ஒலிவியாவை கொடிய விலங்குகள் இருக்கும் காட்டில் கொண்டு தனிமையில் விட உத்தரவிட்டார். ஒன்று, ஒலிவியா பசி பட்டினியால் சாகனும்; அல்லது பசியெடுத்த காட்டு மிருகங்களுக்கு இரையாகணும் என்ற எண்ணத்தில் அவரை காட்டில் கொண்டு விட்டனர். ஆனால், அவர்களது எண்ணம் ஈடேறவில்லை. அங்கிருந்த காட்டு மிருகங்கள் அவரை சீண்டவேயில்லை. அவரைச் சுற்றிலும் அமைதியுடன் திரிந்தன.
ஒருமுறை, “டுனிஸ்” நகரிலிருந்து வேட்டையாடும் நோக்கில் ஓலிவியா இருந்த காட்டுக்கு வேட்டையாட வந்த சிலர், அங்கே ஒலிவியாவைக் கண்டு, அவரது அழகில் ஆசை கொண்டு, அவரை பாலியல் வன்கொடுமை செய்ய முயன்றனர். ஆனால், ஒலிவியா இறை வார்த்தைகளைக் கொண்டு அவர்களையும் மனம் மாற்றினார். பாகன் இன இளைஞர்களாகிய அவர்கள் அனைவரையும் கிறிஸ்தவ வேதத்திற்கு மனம் மாற்றினார். அவர்களுக்கு அங்கேயே திருமுழுக்கு அளித்தார்.
காட்டிலிருந்து வெளியே வந்த ஒலிவியா, “டுனிஸ்” பிராந்தியத்திலுள்ள நோயுற்ற மக்களை அற்புதமாக குணமாக்கினார். துன்புறும் மக்களை அதிசயமாக ஆறுதல் படுத்தினார். எண்ணற்ற பாகன் இன மக்களை கிறிஸ்தவ விசுவாசத்திற்கு மனம் மாற்றினார். இவற்றையெல்லாம் கேள்வியுற்ற ஆளுநர், ஒலிவியாவை கைது செய்து சிறையிலடைத்தார். மனம் மாறி வருத்தம் தெரிவித்து கிறிஸ்தவ விசுவாசத்தைக் கைவிட சந்தர்ப்பமளித்தார். ஆனால், இவை யாவற்றையும் மறுத்த ஒலிவியா கிறிஸ்தவ விசுவாசத்தை கைவிட தீர்க்கமாக மறுத்தார்.
சிறையிலடைக்கப்பட்ட ஒலிவியாவின் ஆடைகள் களையப்பட்டன. சிறுமியென்றும் பாராமல் இரக்கமற்ற வகையில் அவர் அடித்து துன்புறுத்தப்பட்டார். கொதிக்கும் எண்ணெயுள்ள கொப்பரையில் மூழ்கடிக்கப்பட்டார். ஆனால் இத்தகைய சித்திரவதைகள் அவருடைய உடலில் எவ்விதத்திலும் தீங்கு இழைக்கவில்லை. அதேபோல கிறிஸ்தவ விசுவாசத்தை கைவிடுமளவுக்கு அவரது மனமும் பலவீனப்படவில்லை. இறுதியில், கி.பி. 463ம் ஆண்டு, ஜூன் மாதம், பத்தாம் தேதி, ஒலிவியாவின் தலை துண்டிக்கப்பட்டு அவர் கொலை செய்யப்பட்டார். அவரது ஆன்மா ஒரு புறா வடிவில் வான் நோக்கி பறந்து சென்றதாக கூறப்படுகிறது.
ஒலிவியாவின் உடலை தேடிக்கொண்டிருந்த ஃபிரான்சிஸ்கன் சபையினரால் கி.பி. 1500ம் ஆண்டின் இறுதியில் அவருடைய வழிபாட்டு முறை பரவத்தொடங்கியது.
Born 448
Palermo, Sicily
Died 463
Tunis, Roman Africa
Venerated in
Roman Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church[1][2]
Feast 10 June
Olivia is a derivative of Olive whose feast day is June 10th. According to pious fictional legend, she was a beautiful girl of thirteen, of a noble Palermo, Italy, family who was carried off to Tunis by raiding Moslems. They allowed her to live in a nearby cave but when they found that her miracles and cures had converted many Mohammedans, she was imprisoned, tortured, and after converting her executioners trying to burn her to death, was beheaded.
Martyrs of the Hulks of Rochefort
Also known as
• Martyrs des Pontons de Rochefort
• Martyrs of La Rochelle
• Martyrs of Rochefort
• Martyrs of the Prison Hulks of Rochefort
• Martyrs of the Rochefort Ships
Profile
In 1790 the French Revolutionary authorities passed a law requiring priests to swear allegience to the civil constitution, which would effectively remove them from the authority of, and allegience to, Rome. Many refused, and in 1791 the government began deporting them to French Guyana. 827 priests and religious were imprisoned on hulks (old ships no longer sea-worthy and used for storage, jails, hospitals, etc.) at Rochefort, France to await exile, most on the Deux-Associés and the Washington which had previously been used to house slaves or prisoners. There they were basically ignored to death as there was little provision for food and water, less for sanitation, and none at all for medical help. 542 of the prisoners died there.
The survivors were freed on 12 February 1795 and allowed to return to their homes. Many of them wrote about their time on the hulks, and many of them wrote about the faith and ministry of those who had died. 64 of them have been positively identified and confirmed to have died as martyrs, dying for their faith –
• Antoine Auriel
• Antoine Bannassat
• Augustin-Joseph Desgardin
• Barthélemy Jarrige de La Morelie de Biars
• Charles-Antoine-Nicolas Ancel
• Charles-Arnould Hanus
• Charles-René Collas du Bignon
• Claude Beguignot
• Claude Dumonet
• Claude Laplace
• Claude Richard
• Claude-Barnabé Laurent de Mascloux
• Claude-Joseph Jouffret de Bonnefont
• élie Leymarie de Laroche
• Florent Dumontet de Cardaillac
• François d'Oudinot de la Boissière
• François François
• François Hunot
• François Mayaudon
• Gabriel Pergaud
• Georges-Edme René
• Gervais-Protais Brunel
• Jacques Gagnot
• Jacques Lombardie
• Jacques Retouret
• Jacques-Morelle Dupas
• Jean Baptiste Guillaume
• Jean Bourdon
• Jean Hunot
• Jean Mopinot
• Jean-Baptiste de Bruxelles
• Jean-Baptiste Duverneuil
• Jean-Baptiste Laborie du Vivier
• Jean-Baptiste Menestrel
• Jean-Baptiste Souzy
• Jean-Baptiste-Ignace-Pierre Vernoy de Montjournal
• Jean-Baptiste-Xavier Loir
• Jean-François Jarrige de la Morelie de Breuil
• Jean-Georges Rehm
• Jean-Nicolas Cordier
• Joseph Imbert
• Joseph Juge de Saint-Martin
• Joseph Marchandon
• Lazare Tiersot
• Louis-Armand-Joseph Adam
• Louis-François Lebrun
• Louis-Wulphy Huppy
• Marcel-Gaucher Labiche de Reignefort
• Michel-Bernard Marchand
• Michel-Louis Brulard
• Nicolas Savouret
• Nicolas Tabouillot
• Noël-Hilaire Le Conte
• Paul-Jean Charles
• Philippe Papon
• Pierre Gabilhaud
• Pierre Jarrige de la Morelie de Puyredon
• Pierre-Joseph le Groing de la Romagère
• Pierre-Michel Noël
• Pierre-Sulpice-Christophe Faverge
• Pierre-Yrieix Labrouhe de Laborderie
• Raymond Petiniaud de Jourgnac
• Scipion-Jérôme Brigeat Lambert
• Sébastien-Loup Hunot
Died
between 19 May 1794 and 23 February 1795 aboard prison ships docked at Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, France
Beatified
1 October 1995 by Pope John Paul II
Blessed Edward Joannes Maria Poppe
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Son of Dèsirè, a baker, and Josefa; Edward was one of eleven children; one brother became a priest, five sisters were nuns. Raised in a pious and hard working family, Edward was an energetic, almost hyperactive child, but an excellent student who early felt a call to the priesthood. His father died in January 1907, and Edward wanted to take over the family business, but his mother insisted that he continue his studies. Seminarians were subject to military service, and in September 1910 Edward was drafted; being a seminarian made him the target for much harassment. He entered the seminary in Leuven, Belgium on 13 March 1912, and in Ghent in September 1913. He served as battlefield nurse during World War I, during which his health was nearly ruined, and his prayers to Saint Joseph led to the miraculous freeing of several prisoners of war.
Ordained on 1 May 1916. Associate pastor at Saint Collette's in Ghent, a struggling parish where he had strong ministry to the poor, children and the dying; taught catechism, founded Eucharistic associations, and worked against the secularization of life in his city. His health still suffering, he was transferred to rural Moerzeke, Belgium where he served from 1918 to 1922 as rector of a religious community. He suffered a heart attack on 11 May 1919, and spent his recuperation studying, praying, and writing hundreds of articles and thousands of letters against Marxism, secularism, and materialism. Edward developed a devotion to Saint Therese of Lisieux, visiting her tomb in 1920, and adopting her "little way". He organized teachers in an evangelization campaign, and his home became a center of organization, prayer and spiritual rebirth. Began service as spiritual director of seminarians doing military service in October 1922. He suffered another heart attack on 1 January 1924, and his health deteriorated rapidly, but he worked tirelessly in his remaining months, encouraging the laity and seminarians.
Born
18 December 1890 in Temse, Belgium
Died
10 June 1924 at Moerzeke, Belgium of a stroke
Beatified
3 October 1999 by Pope John Paul II
Blessed John Dominic
Also known as
• Giovanni Dominici
• John Dominici
• John Dominici de Banchini
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He had a humble background, little education, and a tendency to stammer and stutter, but John had a great memory, great drive to improve, and became a great theologian and preacher. He spent much of his youth in or around the nearby Dominican church of Santa Maria Novella. Though he lacked education and the Dominicans were scholars, and though he had trouble speaking and the Dominicans were preachers, he joined the Order at age 17.
He studied in Pisa and Florence in Italy, and received his degree in theology from the University of Paris. Priest. In one letters, he said that his speech impediment threatened to limit his vocation; it was cured through the intervention of Saint Catherine of Siena, and he spent 12 years as a preacher in Venice, Italy.
Prior of the Dominican house at Santa Maria Novella. Vicar-provincial in Rome, Italy in 1392. With Blessed Raymund of Capua, master general of the Order, he helped lead the rebuilding of the Order after the plague, and restoration of discipline to the members. Founded Dominican houses and convents in the Italian cities of Venice (1388 and 1394), Fiesole (1406), Chioggia, Citta di Castello, Cortona, Lucca, and Fabriano. Correspondent with Blessed Clara Gambacorta, giving her advice on her work to restore discipline to Dominican nuns. Because of his support of the Dominican White Penitents in Venice, he briefly lost papal support, but was later welcomed back, and resumed the work.
Worked to support Christian education of the young. Opposed pagan ideas that were creeping into the humanist thought of the day. Confessor and advisor to Pope Gregory XII. Cardinal of San Sisto in 1407. Archbishop of Ragusa, Italy in 1408. Helped heal the Western Schism. Convinced Pope Gregory XII to call the Council of Constance, and to abdicate in order to force the hands of the anti-popes, causing them to drop their claims to the crown.
Papal legate to Hungary and Bohemia for Pope Martin V. Worked to settle the disruptions caused by the death of John Hus, and to heal the Hussite Schism; converted some, but was unable to affect the larger problem.
Wrote Scripture commentaries and hymns in Italian. His portrait was painted by Fra Angelico, who had joined the order under him, and a memoir of him was written by Saint Antoninus of Florence who had joined the Order after hearing John preach, and had worked with him in Fiesole.
Born
1356 at Florence, Italy
Died
• 10 June 1419 of a fever at Buda, Hungary
• buried in the Church of Saint Paul the Hermit in Buda
• his tomb became noted for miracles, and was briefly a pilgrimage point
• it was destroyed by the Turks
Beatified
• 1832 (cultus confirmed) by Pope Gregory XVI
• 1837 (beatified) by Pope Gregory XVI
Blessed Bogumilus of Gniezno
Also known as
Bogimilus, Bogumil Piotr, Bogumilo, Theophilus
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Born to the Polish nobility, twin brother of Boguphalus. Studied in Paris, France. Priest. Served Holy Trinity parish in Dobrow, Poland, a church that he built himself. Chancellor of Gniezno, Poland. Had a great dedication to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and loved solitude. Archbishop of Gniezno in 1167. Through the five years of his episcopacy, he was opposed by his own clergy for his insistence on strict adherance to the clerical discipline and simple lifestyle. He resigned his see in 1172 and became a Camaldolese hermit at Uniedow, Poland for the last decade of his life.
Born
c.1135 bear Dobrow, Poland
Died
• c.1182 near Uniedow, Poland of natural causes
• on his deathbed he received a vision of Our Lady and the Christ Child surrounded by angels and beckoning him to heaven
• relics enshrine in the Collegiate Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Uniejów, Poland
• his stole is kept in Archcathedral Basilica of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Poznan, Poland
Beatified
27 May 1925 by Pope Pius XI (cultus confirmation)
Blessed Diana d'Andalo
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Born to a wealthy and politically connected land owner. We know nothing of her childhood, but was known as a beautiful, intelligent and happy young woman. Influenced by the preaching of Blessed Reginald, she joined the Dominicans, and was received into the Order by Saint Dominic de Guzman himself, but her family forced her to stay home. She joined the Augustinians at Roxana, Italy, but was abducted and taken home by her family; Diana was injured in the abduction, but later escaped from home and returned to the Augustinians. Blessed Jordan of Saxony met with her family and convinced them that the way to keep the girl close to them was to build a Dominican convent; in 1222 they helped her found the monastery of Saint Agnes in Bologna, Italy on land her father owned. She and several other sisters, including Blessed Cecilia of Bologna and Blessed Amata of Bologna lived out their days there. Diana and Blessed Jordan kept up a correspondence that lasted for years and dozens of letters, many of which survive today.
Born
1201 near Bologna, Italy
Died
9 January 1236 in Bologna, Italy of natural causes
Beatified
8 August 1888 by Pope Leo XIII
Blessed Henry of Treviso
Also known as
• Henry of Bolzano
• Henry of Bozen
• Arrigo, Heinrich, Rigo
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Born poor, Henry was a married lay man and father who worked as a day labourer. However, when his wife and child died young, Henry completely lost interest in a worldly life. He continued to work as a labourer, giving away everything he could spare. He never learned to read or write, but attended daily Mass, worked to help those even poorer than himself, and spent his spare time in prayer. In his later years he became a beggar, asking alms and giving away all that he did not need.
Born
c.1250 at Bolzano, Italy
Died
• 10 June 1315 in Treviso, Italy of natural causes
• he was so well loved by the people of Treviso that at his death his little room was stripped of the straw that served for his bed and was his only possession
Beatified
• 23 July 1750 by Pope Benedict XIV (cultus confirmed)
• 276 miracles were recorded before the confirmation could be completed
Blessed Joseph Kugler
Also known as
Brother Eustachius
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As a young man he was apprenticed as an iron worker, but an injury ended that career. He joined the Order of the Hospitallers of Saint John of God at Reichenbach, Germany in 1893, making his profession in 1898. He served 20 years in several Hospitaller convent hospitals, often as their prior. He then served 21 years as the Hospitaller provincial. Founded two hospitals.
Born
15 January 1867 in Neuhaus, diocese of Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany
Died
10 June 1946 in Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany of natural causes
Beatified
• 4 October 2009 by Pope Benedict XVI
• recognition celebrated at the Cathedral of Regensburg, Germany by Archbishop Angelo Amato
Saint Getulius of Tivoli
Also known as
Getulio
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Husband of Saint Symphorosa of Tivoli. Roman officer in the armies of Emperors Trajan and Hadrian. Public convert to Christianity with his brother Saint Amantius. Getulius resigned his commission, and retired to the country of the Sabines. Emperor Hadrian sent the guards Caerealis and Primitivus to arrest the ex-officer; instead, the brothers converted the guards. Hadrian ordered the judge Licinius to condemn the whole group to death. They were offered a reprieve if they would renounce Christianity; they declined. Martyr.
Died
clubbed to death c.120 at Tivoli, Italy
Blessed Walter Pierson
Additional Memorial
4 May as one of the Carthusian Martyrs
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Carthusian lay brother in the London Charterhouse. Arrested with his brothers for opposing the takeover of the Church by King Henry VIII. Chained standing up in Newgate Prison and left to starve. Martyr.
Died
starved to death on 10 June 1537 in Newgate Prison, London, England
Beatified
29 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmed)
Saint Amantius of Tivoli
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Public convert to Christianity with his brother Saint Getulius. With Getulius he retired to the country of the Sabines. Emperor Hadrian sent the guards Caerealis and Primitivus to arrest the two; instead, the brothers converted the guards. Emperor Hadrian ordered the judge Licinius to condemn the whole group to death. They were offered a reprieve if they would renounce Christianity; they declined. Martyr.
Died
clubbed to death c.120 at Tivoli, Italy
Blessed Gerlac of Obermarchtal
Also known as
Gerlach, Gerlache, Gerlachus, Gerlacus
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Premonstratensian monk at Mönchsrot monastery in southern Germany. Spiritual student of Blessed Eberhard of Obermarchtal and Blessed Ulrik of Obermarchtal. Prior of his house, and then its third abbot where he served until struck down by a stroke.
Born
12th century Germany
Died
10 June c.1200 of natural causes
Saint Ithamar of Rochester
Also known as
Itamaro, Ythamar
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Known in his day for his learning. First Anglo-Saxon to be ordained a bishop, succeeding Saint Paulinus of York to the see of Rochester, England in 644, consecrated by Saint Honorius. Miraculous cures, especially of the eyes, recorded at his tomb.
Born
at Kent, England
Died
• c.656 of natural causes
• buried at Rochester, England
Saint Faustina of Cyzicus
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Martyr.
Died
• 303
• buried in the catacombs of San Callisto in Rome, Italy
• relics re-discovered in 1830
• relics transferred to Palma Campania, Italy in 1839
• relics enshrined in a glass reliquary in the church of Saint Michael the Archangel in Palma Campania
Saint Asterius of Petra
Also known as
Asterio
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A former heretic who converted from Arianism to orthodox Christianity. Bishop of Petra. Fought heresy and earned the hatred of Arians by writing about their intrigues at the Council of Sardica in 347. Exiled to Africa by Emperor Constantius. Recalled to his diocese by Julian the Apostate. Assisted at the Council of Alexandria in 362.
Died
c.364 of natural causes
Blessed Elizabeth Guillen
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Mercedarian nun in Barcelona, Spain.
Died
• 1300 of a fever at the the monastery of Saint Eulalia, Barcelona, Spain
• interred near the high altar in the monastery church
Saint Primitivus of Tivoli
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Imperial Roman guard. Sent by Emperor Hadrian with Caerealis to arrest the brother converts Saint Getulius and Saint Amantius. Instead, the brothers converted the guards. Hadrian ordered the judge Licinius to condemn the whole group to death. They were offered a reprieve if they would renounce Christianity; they declined. Martyr.
Died
clubbed to death c.120 at Tivoli, Italy
Saint Caerealis of Tivoli
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Imperial Roman guard. Sent by Emperor Hadrian with Primitivus to arrest the brother converts Saint Getulius and Saint Amantius. Instead, the brothers converted the guards. Hadrian ordered the judge Licinius to condemn the whole group to death. They were offered a reprieve if they would renounce Christianity; they declined. Martyr.
Died
clubbed to death c.120 at Tivoli, Italy
Blessed Thomas Green
Also known as
Thomas Greenwood
Additional Memorial
4 May as one of the Carthusian Martyrs
Profile
Carthusian choir monk of the Charterhouse in London, England. Martyred for refusing to accept King Henry VIII as head of the Church.
Died
starved to death on 10 June 1537 in Newgate Prison, London, England
Beatified
29 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII
Blessed José Manuel Claramonte Agut
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Priest. Member of the Diocesan Laborer Priests of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.
Born
6 November 1892 in Almazora, Castellón, Spain
Died
10 June 1938 in Vall d'Alba, Castellón, Spain
Beatified
13 October 2013 by Pope Francis
Saint Evermund of Fontenay
Also known as
Ebremund of Fontenay
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Married. Founded several monasteries and convents. His wife then entered one of the convents as a nun, and Evermund became a monk at the Fontenay-Louvet house near Séez, France. Abbot.
Born
in Bayeux, France
Died
c.720 of natural causes
Blessed Amata of San Sisto
Also known as
Amata of Bologna
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Dominican nun, assigned to Rome. Helped found the Saint Agnes Convent at Valle di Petro, Bologna, Italy.
Died
• 1270 of natural causes
• interred in the chapel of Saint Clare, Assisi, Italy
Saint Landericus of Paris
Also known as
Landry
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Bishop of Paris, France from 650. Founded the first hospital in Paris. Noted for his work with the poor. Encouraged the Benedictines to establish houses in his diocese.
Died
c.661 of natural causes
Saint Censurius of Auxerre
Also known as
Censurio
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Bishop of Auxerre, France from 448 until his death; he served 38 years.
Died
• 486 of natural causes
• buried in the church of Saint Germanus
Saint Maurinus of Cologne
Also known as
Maurino
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Monk at the monastery of Saint Panteleon, Cologne, Germany. Probably served as abbot of his house. Martyr.
Died
Cologne, Germany
Blessed Albert of Cotignola
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Franciscan friar from the Cotignola area of Ravenna, Italy, remembered in an early Franciscan martyrology for his "wisdom, writing and piety".
Died
c.1531
Saint Landericus of Novalese
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Monk at Novalèse abbey in Savoy (part of modern France). Martyr.
Died
drowned in the River Arc (in modern France) in 1050
Saint Restitutus of Rome
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Martyred in the persecutions of Emperor Nero.
Died
martyred in the 1st century, either in Rome, Italy, or in Spain; records are unclear
Saint Crispulus of Rome
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Martyred in the persecutions of Emperor Nero.
Died
martyred in the 1st century, either in Rome, Italy, or in Spain; records are unclear
Blessed Mary Magdalene of Carpi
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Nun who served as alms-beggar for her house in Carpi, Italy.
Born
Austria
Died
1546
Saint Timothy of Prusa
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Bishop of Prusa, Bithynia (in modern Turkey). Martyred in the persecutions of Julian the Apostate.
Died
362
Saint Illadan of Rathlihen
Also known as
Illathan, Iolladham
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Sixth century bishop of Rathlihen, Offaly, Ireland.
Blessed Elisabeth Hernden
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Leader of a group of Franciscan tertiaries in Germany.
Died
1527
Saint Zachary of Nicomedia
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Martyr.
Died
at Nicomedia, date unknown
Martyrs of North Africa
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A group of seventeen Christians martyred together in North Africa; the only surviving details are two of their names - Aresius and Rogatius.
Died
North Africa, date unknown
Martyrs of the Aurelian Way
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A group of 23 martyrs who died together in the persecutions of Aurelian. The only details that survive are three of their names - Basilides, Mandal and Tripos.
Died
c.270-275 on the Aurelian Way, Rome, Italy
Bonaventura Baduario of Peraga
Bonaventura Baduario de Peraga was a prominent Italian cardinal who lived in the 14th century. Here's a summary of what we know about him:
Life:
Born in Peraga, near Padua, Italy in 1332 [1].
Died in Rome in 1389 [2].
Became a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church [2].
Served as the General Prior of the Augustinian Eremiten order [2].
Achievements:
Renowned author of various theological works including biblical commentaries, biographies of saints, and sermons [2].
Delivered the funeral eulogy for the famous poet Petrarch [2].
Exchanged letters with Saint Catherine of Siena [2].
Tragic End:
Assassinated by order of Francesco Carrara, the ruler of Padua, in 1389 [2]. The murder took place while he was crossing the Tiber River in Rome [2].
Guido di Valperga
Guido di Valperga, also known as Guido II Reghini di Valperga or Guidone, was a bishop in Asti, Italy, during the 14th century. Here's what we can glean about him:
Life:
Descendant of the noble Valperga family, one of the "Four Noble Houses of Piedmont" [IT Wikipedia Guido II Valperga].
Son of Count Reghini and Eleonora di Levone [IT Wikipedia Guido II Valperga].
Became a Benedictine monk at Fruttuaria Abbey at a young age [IT Wikipedia Guido II Valperga].
Later became a priest and canon of Laon, France [IT Wikipedia Guido II Valperga].
Appointed Bishop of Asti in 1295 by Pope Boniface VIII [IT Wikipedia Guido II Valperga].
Died in Asti on June 10, 1327 [IT Wikipedia Guido II Valperga].
Reign as Bishop:
Played a crucial role in restoring peace and order to the Diocese of Asti, which faced territorial disputes between local lords and communes [IT Wikipedia Guido II Valperga].
Held a synod in 1296 to issue decrees against usury and strengthen church discipline [IT Wikipedia Guido II Valperga].
Pledged allegiance to Emperor Henry VII in 1310, who acknowledged him as a respected prince [IT Wikipedia Guido II Valperga].
Maximus of Naples
Saint Maximus of Naples was a bishop during the 4th century AD, known for his opposition to Arianism. Here's a quick summary of his life:
Bishop of Naples: Maximus served as the Bishop of Naples, Italy.
Defender of Nicaea: He was a strong advocate for the decrees of the Council of Nicaea, which condemned Arianism, a heresy that denied the divinity of Jesus Christ.
Exile: Due to his opposition to Arianism, Maximus was exiled from his position as bishop. The emperor or a local ruler likely supported Arianism and forced him out.
Replacement: Zosimos, an Arian follower, was appointed as the new bishop of Naples in place of Maximus.
Legend of Silence: A legend states that whenever Zosimos attempted to speak publicly, he would lose his voice. People attributed this to the prayers of the exiled Maximus.
Martyrdom: Maximus died in exile, considered a martyr for his faith.
Thiddag of Prague
Thiddag of Prague was a bishop who served during a turbulent period in Bohemian history, likely between 997 and 1017 AD.
