இன்றைய புனிதர்கள் ஆகஸ்ட் 03

 Saint Lydia Purpuraria

புனித லீதிரா 

பிலிப்பியின்(இன்றைய கிரேக்கத்தின்) முதல் கிறித்தவர்

பிறப்பு 

முதல் நூற்றாண்டு

தியத்திரா (அக்-ஈசார்), ஆசியா மைனர் Thyatira (Ak-Hissar), Asia minor

இறப்பு 

முதல் அல்லது இரண்டாம் நூற்றாண்டு

பாதுகாவல்: சாயத்தொழில் (Patronin der Färber)

திருத்தூதர் பவுலால் மனமாற்றம் செய்யப்பட்ட முதல் பெண் இவர். திருத்தூதர் பவுல் இவரின் வீட்டிலேயே தங்கி இவருக்கு திருமுழுக்கு கொடுத்தார். இவர் பிலிப்பி (Philippi) என்ற நகரில் மனமாற்றம் அடைந்தார். இவரைப்பற்றி திருத்தூதர்பணி 16:14-15-ல் விளக்குகிறது. உரோமையரின் குடியேற்ற நகரமான பிலிப்பியில் பவுல் சில நாள்கள் தங்கியிருக்கும் வேளையில் ஓய்வுநாளன்று நகர வாயிலுக்கு வெளியே வந்து ஆற்றங்கரை சென்றார். அங்கு இறைவேண்டல் செய்யும் இடம் ஏதேனும் இருக்கும் என்று எண்ணி அமர்ந்து, அங்கே கூடியிருந்த பெண்களோடு பேசினார். அங்கு தியத்திரா நகரை சேர்ந்த பெண் ஒருவர் நாங்கள் பேசியதை கேட்டு கொண்டிருந்தார். அவர் பெயர் லீதியா. செந்நிற ஆடைகளை விற்பவரான அவர் கடவுளை வழிபட்டு வந்தார். பவுல் பேசியதை ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளுமாறு ஆண்டவர் அவர் உள்ளத்தை திறந்தார். அவரும், அவர் வீட்டாரும் திருமுழுக்கு பெற்றனர். அதன்பின் அவர் எங்களிடம், "நான் ஆண்டவரிடம் நம்பிக்கை கொண்டவள் என்று நீங்கள் கருதினால் என் வீட்டுக்கு வந்து தங்குங்கள்" என்று கெஞ்சிக்கேட்டு எங்களை இணங்கவைத்தார்

 Saint Lydia Purpuraria was a 1st-century Christian convert and a seller of purple cloth. Her feast day is celebrated on August 3 in the Catholic Church and on May 20 in the Eastern Orthodox Church. 

She was a native of Thyatira, a city in Asia Minor (modern Turkey). She was a wealthy woman who owned a business selling purple cloth. Purple was a very expensive dye, and it was only used by the wealthy.

Lydia was converted to Christianity by Saint Paul during his first missionary journey. She was baptized in Philippi, and she became a leader in the early Christian community there. She opened her home to the Christian community, and it became a place where they could meet and worship.

Lydia is mentioned in the Book of Acts, and she is one of the few women mentioned by name in the Bible. She is a role model for all Christians, and she is an inspiration to all who know her story.

Saint Waltheof of Melrose

Also known as

Waldef, Walden, Waldeve, Walene, Wallevus, Walthen

Profile

Born to the English nobility, the second son of Simon, Earl of Huntingdon, and Maud (Matilda), grand-niece of William the Conqueror. Grandson of Saint Waldef of Northumbria. Even as a child, Waltheof felt drawn to churches, and later to the religious life. Following his father's death, he, his mother and his brother moved to Scotland where Maud married King David I. Part of David's court where he was educated and became a spiritual student of Saint Aelred of Rievaulx, master of the royal household. Deciding on a religious life, Waltheof left Scotland.

Augustinian canon at Nostelle Monastery, Yorkshire, England c.1130. Abbot of Kirkham, England in 1134. Chosen archbishop of York, England in 1140, but King Stephen opposed Waltheof's connections with and sympathy toward Scotland, and prevented the appointment.

Cistercian monk at Wardon, Bedforshire, England; he tried to bring along some of his brothers, but failed. Abbot of Melrose Abbey in 1149. Acquainted with Saint Malachy O'More, and helped him in his travels. With his step-father, King David, he helped found monasteries at Cultram and Kinross. Named archbishop of Saint Andrews, Scotland in 1154, but felt inadequate; he convinced Saint Aelred of his desire to avoid the see, and Aelred publicly opposed the appointment.

Noted for his severe, self-imposed austerities, endless kindness to the poor, and a gentle hand with the brothers under his supervision. Received visions of Christ during the feasts of Christmas, Passiontide, and Easter; had visions of heaven and hell. Miracle worker who is reported to have multiplied food, and miraculously healed the sick, especially the blind.

Born

c.1100 in England

Died

• 3 August 1160 of natural causes

• buried at the Cistercian chapter house at Melrose Abbey

• body found incorrupt in 1207, but when moved again in 1240, it had decayed

Blessed Federico López y López

Also known as

• Alfonso López y López

• Brother Alfonso

• Father Alfonso

Profile

Worked at a number of jobs and positions as a young adult, all the while feeling a call to religious life. In 1906 he finally said yes, and joined the Franciscan Friars Minor Conventual at their convent in Granollers, Spain. Studied at the Franciscan seminary in Granollers, and then in Osimo, Italy where he made his solemn profession in 1911, taking the name Alfonso. Ordained a priest in 1911. Apostolic penitentiary confessor at the Shrine of Loreto from 1912 to 1915. Teacher, spiritual director and novice master at the Ganollers convent from 1915 to 1936; one of his novices was Blessed Eugenio Remón Salvador who died with him. Had a great devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and was known as a great example to and leader of novices. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.

Born

16 November 1878 in Secorum, Huesca, Spain

Died

shot in the evening of 3 August 1936 in Samalús, Barcelona, Spain

Beatified

11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II

Saint Gamaliel

Profile

First century Jewish Talmudic scholar. Teacher of Saint Paul the Apostle. In Acts 5:34-39 we read that his counsel saved Saint Peter and Saint John. An ancient tradition says he converted to Christianity, but there is no proof of this.

Blessed Augustine Gazotich

Also known as

• Augustin Kazotic

• Augustine Kazotic

Profile

Joined the Domnicans at age 29. Missionary to the Slavs and Hungarians. Bishop of Zagreb, Croatia in 1303. Bishop of Luccera, Italy. Had the gift of healing.

Born

1262 at Trau, Dalmatia

Died

3 August 1323 at Lucera, Foggia, Italy of natural causes

Beatified

• 17 July 1700 by Pope Leo X (cultus confirmed)

• Pope Innocent XII (cultus confirmed)

Blessed Francisco Bandrés S´nchez

Profile

Studied at Huesca and Campello, Spain. Joined the Salesians of Don Bosco in 1913, beginning his novitiate at Carabanchel in Barcelona, Spain. Ordained a priest in 1922. Musician and musical director. Taught in Barcelona, Mataro and Sarria. At the start of the Spanish Civil War, he used the school resources to send away as many of the students and his Salesians brothers as possible. Martyred by members of the Unified Marxist Workers Party for the crime of being a priest and running a Catholic school.

Born

24 April 1896 in Hecho, Huesca, Spain

Died

tortured to death on 3 August 1936 in a prison cell at the headquarters of the Unified Marxist Workers Party in Barcelona, Spain

Beatified

11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II

Blessed Eugenio Remón Salvador

Also known as

• Miguel Remón Salvador

• Brother Miguel

Profile

Eugenio joined the Franciscan Friars Minor Conventual at the convent in Granollers, Spain in 1925 where he took the name Miguel, and served his novitiate under the guidance of Blessed Federico López y López; he made his perpetual profession in Loreto, Italy in 1933 where he spent two years in work and study at the basilica before returning to Granollers. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.

Born

7 September 1907 in Caudé, Teruel, Spain

Died

shot in the evening of 3 August 1936 in Samalús, Barcelona, Spain

Beatified

11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II

Blessed Benno of Metz

Also known as

Benno of Einsiedeln

Profile

Born to the nobility. Canon in Strasbourg, France. Hermit on Mount Etzel in Switzerland in 906, living in the former hermitage of Saint Meinrad. Benno's reputation for holiness spread, spiritual students gathered around him, and in 924 he founded the Benedictine monastery of Einsiedeln for them. Bishop of Metz, France in 927. Because he was chosen over a local favourite, and because he worked to reform the diocese, he made enemies; in 929 he was attacked and blinded. Soon after, he retired and returned to Einsiedeln Abbey where he lived the rest of his days as a prayerful monk.

Born

late 9th century in Swabia (part of modern Germany)

Died

• 3 August 940 in Einsiedeln, Switzerland of natural causes

• relics in Einsiedeln Abbey

Saint Anthony the Roman

Profile

Raised in a pious family during the time of the Great Schism; Anthony's loyalties lay with the Orthodox Church. He gave away his goods, and became a hermit monk. Lived on a rock surrounded by the sea for fourteen months. The rock then broke loose and floated across the waters to Novgorod in Rus. Archbishop Nikita welcomed Anthony as a holy man, and helped him build a church dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Anthony attracted students, a monastery grew up around the church, and Anthony served as its abbot. Miracle worker.

Born

1086 in Rome, Italy

Died

1148 in Novgorod, Russia of natural causes

Blessed Jose Guardiet y Pujol

Profile

Priest of the archdiocese of Barcelona, Spain. Rector of the parish of San Pedro in Rubi, Spain, he organized pilgrimages, supported education, and worked to make the church a hub of life for his parishioners. Had a great devotion to Our Lady of Monserrat. Imprisoned and executed for the crime of priesthood in the Spanish Civil War.

Born

21 June 1879 in Manlleu, Barcelona, Spain

Died

shot by firing squad on 3 August 1936 on the L'Arrabassada highway, Barcelona, Spain

Beatified

13 October 2013 by Pope Francis

Blessed Salvador Ferrandis Seguí

Profile

Studied at the Colegio del Patriarca. Ordained as a priest in the archdiocese of Valencia, Spain in 1904. Parish priest in L'Alqueria de Comtessa, and then Pedreguer, Spain. Used his personal and family funds to re-build the church, and to support the poor and sick. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War for the crime of being a priest.

Born

25 May 1880 in L'Orxa, Alicante, Spain

Died

shot on 3 August 1936 on the Vergel highway, Alicante, Spain

Beatified

11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II

Saint Euphronius of Autun

Also known as

• Euphromius

• Eufronio

Profile

Friend of Saint Lupus of Troyes. Bishop of Autun, France. Founded the first monastery in the diocese, the priory of Saint Symphorian. Attended the Council of Arles in 475. Fought the Arian and Pelagian heresies in his diocese. Built a basilica over the tomb of Saint Symphorian, and improved the tomb of Saint Martin of Tours. Praised by leaders of his time for his lack of favoritism as he appointed the best people to the job without concern for their connections.

Died

late 5th century of natural causes

Blessed Ricardo Gil Barcelón

Profile

One of ten children born to Francesco and Francesca Gil Barcelon. Soldier in the Philippines during the Spanish-American war. Priest in the Archdiocese of Valencia, Spain, ordained on 24 September 1904. Member of the Sons of Divine Providence. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.

Born

27 October 1873 in Manzanera, Teruel, Spain

Died

3 August 1936 in El Saler, Valencia, Spain

Beatified

27 October 2013 by Pope Francis

Saint Senach of Clonard

Also known as

Snach

Additional Memorial

6 January as one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland

Profile

Educated at the School of Clonard in Ireland. Spiritual student of Saint Finnian of Clonard. Extreme ascetic who lived a life of penance and self-denial. Often assigned to shepherd seminarians at Clonard, which included Saint Columba of Terryglass. Succeeded Finnian as abbot of Clonard. Bishop.

Died

6th century

Saint Aspren of Naples

Also known as

Asprenato, Aspronas, Aspremo

Profile

Convert, brought to the faith by Saint Candida the Elder. Knew Saint Peter the Apostle, and one story says he was healed by him. First bishop of Naples, Italy, and devoted himself to evangelization.

Blessed Godfrey of Le Mans

Profile

Bishop of Le Mans, France in 1234. Founded the Charterhouse of Parc d'Orgues, France.

Died

• 1255 at Anagni, Italy of natural causes

• buried at Parc d'Orgues, France

Saint Abibas

Also known as

Abibo, Habib

Profile

Born Jewish, the second son of Gamaliel, a member of the Sanhedrin, and a teacher of Saint Paul the Apostle. Convert to Christianity.

Saint Dalmatius

Profile

Archimandrite. A staunch defender of Christianity, especially against Nestorianism. Especially venerated in Constantinople.

Died

c.440 of natural causes

Saint Trea of Ardtree 

Profile

Adult convert, brought to the faith by Saint Patrick. Anchoress at Ardtree, Derry, Ireland.

She is a fifth-century Irish saint, also known as Trea of Maghera, who is the patron saint of the parish of Ardtrea in County Derry, Northern Ireland.

According to the 9th-century Tripartite Life of St. Patrick, Trea was one of the women who received the veil from St. Patrick himself. She is said to have lived as a hermit in Ardtrea, where she died and was buried.

Died

5th century

Blessed Gregory of Nonantula 

Gregory was born in Nonantula, Italy, in the year 903. He entered the Benedictine monastery at Nonantula at a young age and was ordained a priest. He became abbot of the monastery in 942 and served in that position for 28 years.

Gregory died in Nonantula in 972. His feast day is celebrated on August 3.

Saint Gaudentia 

She was a virgin martyr who was killed during the persecution of Christians under the Roman Emperor Diocletian. 

Gaudentia was born in Rome in the early 4th century. She was a devout Christian and refused to renounce her faith, even when she was tortured and threatened with death. She was eventually beheaded, and her body was thrown into the Tiber River.

Saint Hermellus

Saint Hermellus is commemorated on August 3 in the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. He was a 4th-century martyr who was killed during the persecution of Christians under the Roman Emperor Diocletian. 

Hermellus was born in Massilia (modern-day Marseille, France) in the early 4th century. He was a devout Christian and refused to renounce his faith, even when he was tortured and threatened with death. He was eventually beheaded, and his body was thrown into the sea.

Martyred in the Spanish Civil War

Thousands of people were murdered in the anti-Catholic persecutions of the Spanish Civil War from 1934 to 1939. 

• Blessed Andrés Avelino Gutiérrez Moral

• Blessed Antonio Isidoro Arrué Peiró

• Blessed Eleuterio Mancho López

• Eugenio Remón Salvador

• Federico López y López

• Francisco Bandrés S´nchez

• Blessed Geronimo Limón Márquez

• Jose Guardiet y Pujol

• Blessed Patricio Beobide Cendoya

• Ricardo Gil Barcelón

• Salvador Ferrandis Seguí

 Martyrs of Vercelli

The Martyrs of Vercelli were a group of Christian martyrs who were killed in Vercelli, Italy, during the Diocletianic Persecution. They were executed on August 3, 304. 

 Martin of Carinola

 Martin of Carinola was an Italian monk and bishop who lived during the 11th century. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church.

Martin was born in Carinola, Italy, in the year 1006. He entered the Benedictine monastery at Montecassino at a young age and was ordained a priest. He became abbot of the monastery in 1053 and served in that position for 20 years.

Martin died in Montecassino in 1073. His feast day is celebrated on August 3.

Peter of Anagni

அனாக்னி நகர்ப் புனித பேதுரு (1030-1109)

இவர் இத்தாலியில் உள்ள சலர்னோ என்ற நகரில் பிறந்தவர்.

சிறு வயதிலேயே இறைவன்மீது மிகுந்த பற்றுகொண்ட இவர், வளர்ந்து பெரியவரானபோது, புனித பெனடிக்ட் சபையில் சேர்ந்து துறவியானார்.

இவரிடருந்த ஞானத்தையும் அறிவாற்றலையும்  திறமையையும் கண்டு வியந்துபோன, திருத்தந்தை ஏழாம் கிரகோரி இவரை அனாக்னி ன்ற நகரின் ஆயராகத் திருநிலைப்படுத்தினார்.

இவர் ஆயராக உயர்ந்த பிறகு, தன் மறைமாவட்டத்திலிருந்த மக்களுடைய ஆன்மிக வாழ்வில் மிகப்பெரிய மாற்றத்தை கொண்டுவந்தார்; அவர்களுக்கென பெருங்கோயில் (Cathedral) ஒன்றையும் கட்டித் தந்தார். 

இப்படி மிகச் சிறப்பான பணிகளைச் செய்து வந்த இவரை, இரண்டாம் அர்பன் என்ற திருத்தந்தை தன்னுடைய பிரதிநிதியாக ஏற்படுத்தினார். இவருடைய காலத்தில் புனித நாடுகளுக்கு ஆபத்து வந்தபோது, அவற்றை எப்படிப் பாதுகாக்கலாம் என்பதற்கு இவர் நல்ல முறையில் ஆலோசனைகளை வழங்கினார்.

இவ்வாறு மக்களுடைய ஆன்மிக வாழ்வில் மிகப்பெரிய எழுச்சியை ஏற்படுத்தி, நல்ல ஆலோசகராகச் செயல்பட்டு வந்த இவர் 1109 ஆம் ஆண்டு இறையடி சேர்ந்தார். இவருக்கு இரண்டாம் பாஸ்கல் என்ற திருத்தந்தை, இவர் இறந்த நான்காம் ஆண்டிலேயே புனிதர் பட்டம் வழங்கினார்

Peter of Anagni (died 3 August 1105) was a Benedictine monk, bishop and papal legate.

Born in Salerno, he entered the Benedictines and so distinguished himself as a monk that Pope Gregory VII appointed him Bishop of Anagni.As bishop, he improved the spiritual welfare of the city and started rebuilding the city's cathedral. He was then sent as papal legate to the Byzantine Empire where he was able to convince Emperor Michael VII Doukas to provide funds and craftsmen to building of the cathedral.[3][4] The new cathedral also included a hospital where, contrary to modern hospitals, accommodation and care was provided for free not only to the sick but also to travellers.[2] Peter joined in 1096 the forces of Bohemond of Taranto[4] during the First Crusade on their way to the Holy Land and later returned by way of Constantinople, Palermo and Salerno.[5]

Peter died on 3 August 1105.[5] He was canonized in 1109 by Pope Paschal II, a mere four years after his death.[6] His feast is on 3 August

இன்றைய புனிதர்கள் ஜுலை 02

  Aberoh and Atom

Venerated in Coptic Orthodox Church Roman Catholic Church

Feast July 2

Aberoh and Atom are martyrs of the Christian church.

The brothers were citizens of Gamnudi in Egypt.[1] They are described as: Aberoh being of tall stature and a very red appearance, with eyes as blue as indigo. Atom was also tall; his eyes were as antimony and his beard was black.[2]

They fled Gamnudi during a persecution for Pelusium (then Farama). They were arrested at Alexandria and tortured. After being dismissed by the prefect, they went next to Baramon, where they were beheaded. Their relics were returned to Gamnudi. Their feast day is July 2 in the Coptic Church

St. Otto of Bamberg

 பாம்பெர்க்கின் தூய ஓட்டோ 

ஜூலை 02 

பிறப்பிடம் : ஜெர்மனி

நினைவு நாள் : ஜூலை 02

அமைதியை நிலைநாட்ட

பாம்பெர்க்கின் ஆயர் மற்றும் வெறிநாய்கடி நோய் குணமாக்குபவர் 

ஏறத்தாள 1062 ஆம் ஆண்டு ஜெர்மனி நாட்டில் பிறந்த உயர்குடி மகனான ஓட்டோ என்பவர் கல்வி பயின்று இளம் வயதிலேயே ஒரு குருவாக திருநிலைப்படுத்தப்பட்டார். போலந்து நாட்டின் விலாடிஸ்லா மாநிலத்தின் குருநில மன்னருக்கு சில ஆண்டுகள் ஆன்ம ஆலோசகராக இருந்தபின்னர் 4 ஆம் ஹென்றி அரசரின் கீழ் 11 ஆண்டுகள் அறிவியல் ஆலோசகராக பணியாற்றினார். 

இதற்கிடையில், ஆயர்களை நியமனம் செய்வதில், யாருக்கு அதிகாரம் உண்டு என்ற கருத்து வேறுபாடு ஏற்பட்டு, திருச்சபையில் பதவியைத் தவறாகப் பயன்படுத்துதல், கையூட்டு பெறுதல் போன்ற நிகழ்வுகள் அடிக்கடி ஏற்பட்டன. இதைச் சரிசெய்ய நினைத்த திருத்தந்தை (போப்) ஆயர்களை திருநிலைப்படுத்தும் அதிகாரம் தனக்கு மட்டுமே உண்டு என்று அறிவித்தார். ஆனால் ஹென்றி அரசர் இதற்கு எதிராக கிளர்ந்தெழுந்தார். அவர் ஒரு எதிர் திருத்தந்தையை ஏற்படுத்தி ஓட்டோவை பாம்பெர்க்கின் ஆயராக நியமித்தார். 

ஓட்டோ ஆயர்,  ஹென்றி அரசருக்கு நம்பிக்கைக்குரியவராக இருந்தாலும், திருச்சபைக்கும் பற்றுறுதி உள்ளவராக இருந்து வந்தார். இது இவரை ஒரு தர்மசங்கடமான மற்றும் ஆபத்தான நிலைக்குத் தள்ளியது. 

அறிவார்ந்த பேச்சுவார்த்தை :

பல ஆண்டுகளாக ஹென்றிக்கும் திருத்தந்தைக்கும் இடையே அமைதிக்கான பேச்சுவார்த்தை நிகழ்த்தினார். இருதரப்பினரும் இவரது நேர்மையையும் அடக்கத்தையும் மதித்தனர். மேலும் தன்னுடைய மறைமாவட்டத்திற்காக உழைப்பதிலும், ஆலயங்கள் கட்டுவதிலும், கல்வி மேம்பாட்டுக்காகவும், சபைகள் நிறுவுவதிலும் தமது மக்களின் நன்மதிப்பைப் பெறுவதற்காகவும் உழைத்தார். 1124 ஆம் ஆண்டு, போலிஸ்லாஸ் 3 என்ற போலந்தின் சிற்றரசரின் வேண்டுதல்படி, தன்னுடன் சில குருக்களை அழைத்துக் கொண்டு பொமிரானியாவுக்கு ஓட்டோ பயணமானார். அவரது உறுதியான ஆனால் கண்ணியமான நடைமுறைகளும், ஊக்கமூட்டும் மறையுரைகளும் ஒரே ஆண்டில் ஏறத்தாள 20,000 பேர் மனம் மாற்றம் பெறக் காரணமாயிருந்தன. மேலும் இவர் 11 ஆலயங்களை நிறுவினார். கடவுளுக்கும் தமது மக்களுக்கும் சேவைபுரியும் ஒரு உண்மையான ஊழியரான ஓட்டோ, தனது மறைமாவட்டத்தில் தம் இறுதிநாட்களை செலவிட்டார். போமிரேனியாவின் திருத்தூதர் என்று அழைக்கப்பட்ட இவர் 1189 ஆம் ஆண்டு புனிதராக திருநிலைப்படுத்தப்பட்டார்.

Born c. 1060

Mistelbach, Franconia(?)

Died 30 June 1139

Bamberg, Franconia

Venerated in Catholic Church

Canonized 1189, Rome by Pope Clement III

Major shrine Michaelsberg Abbey, Bamberg,

Bavaria, Germany

Feast 2 July

Bishop and Apostle of Pomerania. Born in Swabia, to a noble family, he served Emperor Henry IV in various posts, including that of chancellor. However, Otto was not in favor of Henry's policies toward the Holy See, in particular his insistence of rights of investiture. Thus, when Otto was appointed bishop of Bamberg in 1103, he refused to be consecrated until receiving approval from Pope Paschal II who consecrated him in 1106. Otto was a figure in the reconciliation of the pope and Emperor Henry V. At the behest of King Boleslav III of Poland, Otto headed a missionary effort to Pomerania where he found considerable success in making converts among the local inhabitants. In honor of his work, he is known as the Apostle of Pomerania. He died in Bamberg on June 30. He was canonized in 1189.

Otto of Bamberg (1060 or 1061 – 30 June 1139) was a German missionary and papal legate who converted much of medieval Pomerania to Christianity. He was the bishop of Bamberg from 1102 until his death. He was canonized in 1189.

Early life

Three biographies of Otto were written in the decades after his death. Wolfger of Prüfening wrote his between 1140 and 1146 at Prüfening Abbey; Ebo of Michelsberg wrote between 1151 and 1159); and Herbord of Michelsberg wrote in 1159.[1]

According to contemporary sources, Otto was born into a noble (edelfrei) family which held estates in the Swabian Jura. He was related to the Staufers through his mother.[2] A possible descent from the Franconian noble house of Mistelbach has not been conclusively established. As his elder brother inherited their father's property, Otto prepared for an ecclesiastical career and was sent to school,[3] probably in Hirsau Abbey or one of its filial monasteries.

When in 1082 the Salian princess Judith of Swabia, sister of Emperor Henry IV, married the Piast duke Władysław I Herman, he followed her as a chaplain to the Polish court. In 1091 he entered the service of the Henry IV; he was appointed the emperor's chancellor in 1101[4] and supervised the construction of Speyer Cathedral.

Bishop

Statue of Otto in the Pomeranian Ducal Castle, Szczecin

In 1102, the emperor appointed and invested him as Bishop of Bamberg[5] in Franconia (now in the state of Bavaria), and Otto became one of the leading princes of medieval Germany. He consolidated his widely scattered territories and during his tenure as bishop, Bamberg rose to great prominence. Otto established more than 30 monasteries, monasteries and hospitals between Carinthia and Saxony and had castles built. He helped the population out of his own pocket when they were in need.[2]

In 1106 Otto received the pallium from Pope Paschal II. It was Bishop Otto, substituting for the imprisoned archbishop Adalbert of Mainz, who clothed Hildegard of Bingen as a Benedictine nun at Disibodenberg Abbey about 1112.[6] He remained loyal to the Imperial court and, as a consequence, was suspended by a papal party led by Cuno of Praeneste at the Synod of Fritzlar in 1118. He achieved fame as diplomat and politician, notably during the Investiture Controversy between the emperor and the papacy. At the Congress of Würzburg in 1121, Otto successfully negotiated the peace treaty, the Concordat of Worms, which was signed in 1122.[4] For his contribution, Otto I received gifts from Emperor Heinrich V for the benefit of the cathedral. In the 1130s, he continued to arbitrate between Emperor Lothair of Supplinburg and the rising Hohenstaufens.

As bishop, Otto led a simple and frugal life, but did much to improve his ecclesiastical and temporal realms. He restored and completed Bamberg Cathedral after it had been damaged by fire in 1081, improved the cathedral school, established numerous monasteries[4] and built a number of churches throughout his territory. He greatly expanded the town of Bamberg, rebuilding the Monastery of St. Michael, which had been destroyed by an earthquake around 1117.[7]

Missionary

Among his great accomplishments was his peaceful and successful missionary work among the Pomeranians, after several previous forcible attempts by the Polish rulers and the Spanish bishop Bernard to convert Pomerania to Christianity had failed. Otto was sent on his first mission by the Polish duke Bolesław III Wrymouth in 1124.[8]

Otto's approach was decidedly different from the one Bernard's. Bernard traveled alone and as a poor and unknown priest, whereas Otto, a wealthy and famous man, was accompanied by 20 clergy of his own diocese, numerous servants, 60 warriors supplied to him by Boleslaw, and carried with him numerous supplies and gifts. The fact that he was already wealthy assured the Pomeranians that his aim was only to convert them to Christianity, not to become wealthy at their expense.[9] As the official papal legate, he converted a large number of Pomeranians, notably in the towns of Pyritz, Cammin, Stettin, and Jomsborg, and became known as the "Apostle of Pomerania." The Bamberg bishop is said to have baptized over 22,000 people in Pomerania and founded eleven churches.[5]

After he returned to Bamberg in 1125, some pagan customs began to reassert themselves, and Otto journeyed once more to Pomerania in 1128. In this he had the support of Wartislaw I, Duke of Pomerania.[5] He also sent priests from Bamberg to serve in Pomerania. His intent to consecrate a bishop for Pomerania was thwarted by the bishops of Magdeburg and Gniezno who claimed metropolitan rights over Pomerania. Only after his death in 1139 was his former companion, Adalbert of Pomerania, consecrated as Bishop of Wolin, in 1140.

Otto's tomb in the Michaelsberg Abbey Church

The area of western Prussia around Danzig was Christianized via Pomerania as well, and the monastery of Oliwa at Danzig was established at that time, while eastern Prussia was Christianized later via Riga by the Teutonic Knights.

Veneration

Otto died on 30 June 1139, and was buried in Michaelsberg Abbey, Bamberg. He was canonised in 1189 by Pope Clement III. Although he died on 30 June, his name is recorded in the Roman martyrology on 2 July. The high festival of the saint is still celebrated in the Archdiocese of Bamberg on September 30th.

Otto is the patron saint of the Archdiocese of Bamberg, co-patron of the Archdiocese of Berlin, of the Diocese of Stettin-Kammin, and invoked for help against fever and rabies

Saint Bernadine Realino

புனித பெர்னார்டின் ரியலினோ 

இயேசு சபை குரு :

பிறப்பு : 1530

கார்ப்பி, இத்தாலி

இறப்பு : 2 ஜூலை 1616

நினைவுத் திருநாள் : ஜூலை 02

புனித பெர்னார்டின் ரியலினோ, லெச்சே ( Letche ) என்ற ஊரில் படித்தார். இதே நகரில் 42 ஆண்டுகள் இயேசு சபைக் குருவாக பணிபுரிந்தார். இரு நகரத்தாரும் "எங்கள் புனிதர்" என்றே இவரை அழைக்கின்றார். 

பொலோஞ்ஞா பல்கலைக்கழகத்தில் படிப்புகளை முடித்தார். வெளியுலகில் பெரிய பதவிகள் காத்திருந்தன. இவர்தன் இளம் வயதில் துலிண்ட்ரா என்ற அழகி ஒருத்தியை விரும்பினார். ஆனால் அவள் எதிர்பாராத விதமாக இறந்துவிட்டாள். இவர் ஓர் முன்கோபியாக இருந்தார்.

ஒருநாள் நேம்பினஸ் (Nepinas) வீதி வழியாக இரு துறவிகள் நடந்து செல்வதை இவர் பார்த்தார். புதிதாக தோன்றிய இயேசு சபையை சேர்ந்தவர்கள் இவர்கள் என்பதை அறிந்தார். அவர்களுடன் தொடர்பு கொண்டு ஞாயிற்றுக்கிழமைகளில் அவர்களின் பலிபூசையிலும், சிறப்பாக மறையுரையிலும் பங்குபெற்றார். இவைகளே இவரது தேவ அழைத்தலுக்கு நல்ல வித்தாக திகழ்ந்தன.

அந்நாட்களில் இவரின் மனதில் பெரிய குழப்பம் ஏற்பட்டது. தம் அறையில் தனிமையில் செபமாலை ஜெபித்துக் கொண்டிருந்தார். அப்போது மரியன்னை குழந்தை இயேசுவுடன் வந்து காட்சி தந்தார். அவரின் குழப்பம் நீங்கியது. அவருக்குள் பேரமைதி நிலவியது.

பின்னர் இயேசு சபையில் சேர உறுதி பூண்டார். 1541ம் ஆண்டு அச்சபையில் சேர்ந்தார். 52 ஆண்டுகள் அச்சபையில் வாழ்ந்தார். உயர்ந்த படிப்புகள் படித்து பெரிய பட்டங்கள் பெற்றிருந்தும், தாழ்ச்சியின் பொருட்டு துணை சகோதரராகவே இருக்க விரும்பினார். ஆனால் இவரை குருத்துவத்திற்கு சபை தெரிந்து கொண்டது. குருவாக ஆனபின் லெச்சே என்ற இடத்திற்கு வந்தார். இங்கு "எல்லாருக்கும் எல்லாமாக" நடந்து அனைவரின் மதிப்பையும் அடைந்தார். இவர் ஏழைகளை பேணுவதில் மிகச் சிறந்தவராக திகழ்ந்தார். இவர் மரணப் படுக்கையில் இருந்ததை கேட்ட மக்கள் கல்லூரிக்கு படையெடுத்து சென்றனர். கல்லூரியின் நுழைவாயிலையே அடைக்க வேண்டியதாயிற்று. நகரின் தலைவரே தந்தையின் இறுதி ஆசி பெற வந்துவிட்டார். இவர் "ஓ மிகுந்த வணக்கத்துக்குரிய ஆண்டவளே" என்று மரியின் பெயரை உச்சரித்தவாறு தனது ஆன்மாவை இறைவனிடம் கையளித்தார்.

Also known as

• Apostle of Lecce

• Bernardino Realini

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Born to the Italian nobility. Studied law and medicine at Bologna, Italy, receiving a law degree in 1556. Mayor of Felizzano, Italy. Judge. Chief tax collector in Alessandria, Italy. Mayor of Cassine, Italy. Mayor of Castelleone, Italy. Superintendent of the fiefs of the marquis of Naples, Italy.

Following a retreat, he became a Jesuit in 1564, and was ordained in 1567. Novice master in Naples, and then was sent to found a college in Lecce, a small city in the south of Italy. He quickly became the most loved man in Lecce due to his concern and charity. He made himself appear the receiver rather than the giver, and the poor and galley slaves were his special concern. One of the more interesting miracles attributed to him concerned his small pitcher of wine which was never empty until everyone present had had enough.

On Bernadine's death bed, the city's magistrates formally requested that in the after-life he take the city under his patronage. Unable to speak, he nodded, and died soon after, whispering the names of Jesus and Mary.

Born

1 December 1530 in Carpi, Modena, Italy

Died

2 July 1616 in Lecce, Italy of natural causes

Canonized

22 June 1947 by Pope Pius XII

Blessed Peter of Luxembourg

Also known as

Peter of Metz

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Son of Guy of Luxembourg, count of Ligny, Belgium. Orphaned at age four. Raised in Paris, France. Canon at Notre Dame, Chartres, and Cambrai. Arch-deacon of Dreux, France. Held for a while in his early teens by the English as hostage for the return of his brother. Bishop of Metz, France in 1384 at age fourteen. Created cardinal of San Georgio, Velabro in 1386 at age sixteen by decree of anti-pope Clement VII, he used armed troops to take possession of his see, fighting against the forces of Pope Urban VI.

A noted reformer of his diocese, known for his personal austerity and penance, his prayer life, and genuine piety. He was driven from Metz and joined Clement in Avignon where he died, still in his teens. Thrown into the politics of the state and of the Church during a period of schism; Peter was wholly unequipped for it, being a child, and a simple one at that. He chose the wrong side in the dispute over the papacy, but was immediately recognized for his personal holiness.

Born

1369 in Lorraine, France

Died

1387 at the Carthusian monastery, Villeneuve, France of a fever

Beatified

1527 by Pope Clement VII

Blessed Eugénie Joubert

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Fourth of eight children born to wine-makers Pietro Joubert and Antonia Celle; she was baptized on the day she was born. Educated at the Ursuline boarding school at Ministrel, France from 1881 till 1887, and then at the College of Saint Mary in Le Puy, France, run by the Sisters of Notre Dame, from 1889 to 1892. Made her First Communion on 29 May 1887. Taught catechism to local children. She joined the Sisters of the Holy Family of the Sacred Heart at Aubervilliers, France at age 19 on 6 October 1895, and made her profession on 8 December 1897. Assigned to be a catechist in Aubervilliers where she worked with poor children to prepare them for their First Communion. Sister Eugenie contracted tuberculosis in 1902. Assigned to Rome, Italy, then moved to Belgium in May 1904, but died soon after. She was known for a great devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and for boundless care for the children in her charge.

Born

11 February 1876 in Yssingeaux, Haute-Loire, France

Died

• 2 July 1904 in Liège, Belgium of tuberculosis

• interred in the chapel of the Sisters of the Holy Family of the Sacred Heart in Dinant, Belgium

Beatified

20 November 1994 by Pope John Paul II

Saint Swithun

Also known as

Swithin, Svithin

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Raised in an abbey. Priest. Chaplain to Egbert, King of the West Saxons. Tutor to prince Ethelwolf. Bishop of Winchester, England. Miracles associated with his relics. His shrine was destroyed during the Reformation. Almost 60 ancient British churches were named for him.

His patronage of the weather arose when monks tried to translate his body from an outdoor grave to a golden shrine in the Cathedral in 871. Swithun apparently did not approve as it started raining for 40 days. The weather on the festival of his translation indicates, according to an old rhyme, the weather for the next forty days:

Saint Swithun's day, if thou dost rain,

For forty days it will remain;

Saint Swithun's day, if thou be fair,

For forty days 'twill rain nae mair.

Born

c.800 at Wessex, England

Died

• 2 July 862 of natural causes

• relics transferred to Canterbury, England in 1006 by Saint Alphege of Winchester

Saint Lidanus of Sezze

Also known as

Lidan, Lidano

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Benedictine monk. Abbot. Drained the Pontine marshes in Italy. Founded an abbey in Sezze in the Papal States (part of modern Italy).

Born

1026

Died

• 1118 at Monte Cassino, Italy of natural causes

• buried at the church at the monastery of Sezze, Italy

• church destroyed in the early 13th century and relics transferred to the cathedral of Seeze

• the largest bell in the cathedral was dedicated to him in 1312

• the city of Seeze began donating silver chalices to the cathedral in his honour in 1473

• relics re-enshrined in 1606

• relics re-enshrined in a new altar in 1672

Canonized

• c.1500 by Pope Leo X (cultus confirmation) • 9 April 1791 by Pope Pius VI (cultus confirmation)

Saint Monegundis

Also known as

Monégonde, Monegondes, Monegundes

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She married young, and was the mother of two daughters, both of whom died in childhood, sending Monegundis into a deep depression. She eventually overcame her grief by filling the empty space in her life with God. With her husband's agreement, Monegundis became an anchoress, and built a private room where she could devote her life to solitude and prayer.

After several years of this life, Monegundis moved to Tours, France, and built a hermitage near the tomb of Saint Martin of Tours. She soon gained a reputation for holiness, other women joined her in solitude and prayer, and they built a convent dedicated to Saint Pierre le Puellier.

Born

6th century at Chartres, France

Died

• c.570 at Tours, France of natural causes

• miracles reported at her tomb

Blessed Pietro Becchetti da Fabriano

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Brother of Blessed Giovanni da Fabriano Becchetti; related to Saint Thomas Beckett. Augustinian priest known for his education, wisdom, personal piety, deep prayer life and preaching. Studied in Padua, Italy in 1385. Taught at the Augustinian school in Rimini, Italy. Professor of Sacred Theology in Venice, Italy. Pilgrim to Jerusalem. Built a chapel similar to the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem at the Augustinian church in Fabriano, Italy.

Born

14th century in Fabriano, Italy

Died

• in Fabriano, Italy

• relics enshrined in the church of Sant’Agostino

Beatified

1835 by Pope Gregory XVI (cultus confirmation)

Blessed Giovanni da Fabriano Becchetti

Also known as

John Becchetti

Additional Memorial

2 June (Augustinians)

Profile

Brother of Blessed Thomas Becchetti; related to Saint Thomas Beckett. Augustinian hermit. Taught in Rimini, Italy in 1385. Taught at Oxford, England, and at the same time received a degree in theology from there.

Born

14th century Fabriano, Italy

Died

15th century Fabriano, Italy of natural causes

Beatified

1835 by Pope Gregory XVI (cultus confirmed)

Saint Martinian of Rome

புனிதர்கள் புரோசிஸஸ் மற்றும் மார்ட்டினியன்

நினைவு நாள் : ஜூலை 02 

பண்டைகால மறைசாட்சிகள்

முதலாம் நூற்றாண்டில், திருத்தூதர்கள் ஆயிரக்கணக்கான மக்களை கிறிஸ்துவுக்குள் மனம் மாற்றினார்கள். அவர்களின் பெரும்பாலோர் சாதாரண மக்கள். இவர்கள் கிறிஸ்துவைப் பற்றி அறிந்து அவரைத் தங்கள் வாழ்வில் ஏற்றுக்கொண்டனர். புரோசிஸஸ் மற்றும் மார்ட்டினியனின் வாழ்க்கைக் கதைகள் அவர்கள் ஆழமான, தகர்க்க முடியாத நம்பிக்கையை நமக்கு எடுத்துச் சொல்கின்றன. மரபுவழிக் கதைகளின்படி, உரோமை நகரில் நீரோ மன்னன் ஆண்ட காலத்தில் மெமர்டைன் சிறைச்சாலையில், புரோசிஸஸ் மற்றும் மார்ட்டினியன் என்பவர்கள் உரோமைக் காவலர்களாக இருந்தனர். உரோமையர்கள் பழங்கால கிறிஸ்தவர்களை துன்புறுத்தி சிறையில் அடைத்தனர். இதனால் மெமர்டைன் சிறைச்சாலை குற்றவாளிகளாலும் கிறிஸ்துவர்களாலும் நிரம்பியிருந்தது. அக்காலத்தில், பழங்கால கிறிஸ்துவர்களுடன் தொடர்புடைய மக்களைப்போல, புரோசிஸஸ் மற்றும் மார்ட்டினியன் இயேசுவின் நற்செய்தியால் ஈர்க்கப்பட்டார்கள். அவர்கள் கைதிகளைக் காவல் காக்கும்போது இயேசுவைப் பற்றி அதிகம் கேள்விப்பட்டு அவர்கள் கிறிஸ்துவை முழுமையாக நம்பினார்கள். 

சிறைச்சாலையில் திருமுழுக்குப் பெறுதல் :

திருத்தூதர் பேதுரு, திருத்தூதர் பவுலுடன் மெமர்டைன் சிறையில் அடைக்கப்பட்டிருந்தபோது, இவர்களுக்கும் மனம் திரும்பிய மற்ற கைதிகளுக்கும் திருத்தூதர் பேதுரு திருமுழுக்குக் கொடுத்தார். சிறைக்காவலர் தலைவர் புரோசிஸஸ் மற்றும் மார்ட்டினியன் மனம் மாறியதை அறிந்து, அவர் அவர்களிடம் இயேசுவை மறுதலித்து, ஜூபிடர் என்றும் வேற்று தெய்வச்சிலையை வணங்குமாறு கட்டாயப்படுத்தினான். பதிலாக அவர்கள் உண்மையிலேயே தாங்கள் கிறிஸ்தவர்கள் என்று கூறி சிலையின் மீது துப்பினார்கள். 

சிறையில் அடைக்கப்பட்டு, மறைசாட்சியாக உயிர்விடுதல் :

சிறைச்சாலை தலைவன், புரோசிஸ‘ம் மார்ட்டினியனும் இவர்களது நம்பிக்கையைக் கண்டு, அவர்களை சித்ரவதை செய்து அவர்கள் காவல்களுக்கு அதே சிறைச்சாலையில் அவர்களை அடைத்து வைத்தான். சில நாட்களுக்குப்பின், திருத்தூதர் பேதுருவும் பவுலும் அடைந்த மரணத்தீர்ப்பை இவர்களும் பெற்று கொலை செய்யப்பட்டார்கள்.

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Prison guard at the Mamertine prison in Rome, Italy. Worked with Saint Processus. Guarded Saint Peter the Apostle and Saint Paul the Apostle when they were imprisoned in Rome. Converted to Christianity and baptized by them. Tortured and executed in the persecutions of Nero. Martyr.

Died

• beheaded on the Aurelian road outside Rome, Italy

• relics in Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican, Rome

Canonized

publicly venerated from the 4th century

Blessed Benedict Metzler

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Educated by Premonstratensians at the Mönchsrot monastery in Memmingen, Germany. Premonstratensian monk. Canon of the Bad Schussenried monastery in Biberach, Germany, making his solemn vows on 17 April 1717. Studied theology in Dillingen, Germany. Ordained on 6 January 1721. Professor of theology and philosophy while serving as prior of his house and novice master. Parish priest in Eggmansried, Germany from 1749 to 1755. Noted writer on spiritual matters.

Born

28 July 1687 in Bildstein, Austria

Died

2 July 1773 of natural causes

Saint Processus of Rome

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Prison guard at the Mamertine prison in Rome, Italy. Worked with Saint Martinian. Guarded Saint Peter the Apostle and Saint Paul the Apostle when they were imprisoned in Rome. Converted to Christianity and was baptized by them. Tortured and executed in the persecutions of Nero. Martyr.

Died

• beheaded on the Aurelian road outside Rome, Italy

• relics in Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican, Rome

Canonized

publicly venerated from the 4th century

Blessed Jarich of Mariegaarde

Also known as

Jarichus, Jaricus

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Premonstratensian monk. Canon of the Mariegaarde monastery in Hallum, Friesland (in the modern Netherlands). Priest. A pious and well-educated man, he was known as a poet, a writer of biblical commentary, and a popular preacher. Parish priest in Grijn where he had a special ministry of teaching children. Chosen abbot of Mariegaarde monastery on 14 September 1238.

Born

latter 12th century Friesland (in the modern Netherlands)

Died

22 June 1242 of natural causes

Saint Oudoceus

Also known as

Eddogwy, Oudaceus, Oudecus, Oudoc, Oudocée

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Son of a local leader in Brittany in France, he was dedicated to God at birth by his parents. Nephew and student of Saint Theliau. Grew up in Wales. Monk. Abbot of Llandeilo Fawr, Carmarthenshire, Wales. Third bishop of Llandaff, Wales c.580. Mauric, king of Glamorgan, assisted him in his ministry, but Oudoceus excommunicated him for assassinating a prince named Cynedu.

Born

in Brittany, France

Died

615 of natural causes

Saint Jacques Fermin

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Joined the Jesuits in 1646. Priest. Missionary in Canada, working with the Onodaga, Cayuhoga and Mohawk. Established a mission on Isle La Motte in present day Vermont. Believed to have brought as many as 10,000 locals to Christianity.

Born

12 March 1628 at Rheims, France

Died

2 July 1691 in Quebec, Canada

Saint Jéroche

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Seventh-century parish priest in a small village in the Brie region of France.

Died

• relics enshrined at the abbey in Rebais Seine-et-Marne, France

• relics transferred to Dagny, France

Martyred Soldiers of Rome

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Three soldiers who were converted at the martyrdom of Saint Paul the Apostle. Then they were martyred, as well. We known nothing else about them but their names - Acestes, Longinus and Megistus.

Died

martyred c.68 in Rome, Italy

Martyrs in Carthage by Hunneric

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A group of seven Christians tortured and murdered in the persecutions of the Arian Vandal king Hunneric for remaining loyal to the teachings of orthodox Christianity. They were some of the many who died for the faith during a period of active Arian heresy. - Boniface, Liberatus, Maximus, Rogatus, Rusticus, Septimus and Servus.

Martyrs of Campania

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A group of ten Christians marytred together in the persecutions of Diocletian. The only details about them to have survived are their names - Ariston, Crescention, Eutychian, Felicissimus, Felix, Justus, Marcia, Symphorosa, Urban and Vitalis.

Died

284 in Campania, Italy

Martyrs of Seoul

Additional Memorial

20 September as part of the Martyrs of Korea

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A group of eight Christians who were martyred together as part of the lengthy persecutions in Korea.

• Agatha Han Sin-ae

• Antonius Yi Hyeon

• Bibiana Mun Yeong-in

• Columba Gang Wan-suk

• Ignatius Choe In-cheol

• Iuliana Gim Yeon-i

• Matthaeus Gim Hyeon-u

• Susanna Gang Gyeong-bok

Died

2 July 1801 at the Small West Gate, Seoul, South Korea

Beatified

15 August 2014 by Pope Francis

Also celebrated but no entry yet

 Our Lady of the Garden

Our Lady of the Garden (Madonna dell'Orto) is a title given to the Virgin Mary associated with a sanctuary near Bethlehem. The sanctuary is believed to be built on the site where Mary rested while Joseph searched for a place for them to stay in Bethlehem.

Our Lady of the Garden (Madonna dell'Orto) is also the name of a venerated Marian image in Chiavari, Italy. The image is attributed to the artist Benedict Borzone and is believed to be miraculous. A feast day is observed on July 2nd to commemorate the Virgin Mary under this title.

 Our Lady of Montallegro

Our Lady of Montallegro is the patroness of the city of Rapallo, Italy. The Virgin Mary is venerated under this title following an apparition to a farmer named Giovanni Chichizola in 1557.

Following the apparition, a church was built on the same spot where the Virgin Mary appeared. The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Montallegro is a major Marian sanctuary located on a hill inland in Rapallo.

The feast day of Our Lady of Montallegro is celebrated with great joy on the first three days of July each year.

 Ternoc of Cluain-Mór

Saint Ternoc of Cluain-Mór is an Irish saint commemorated on July 2nd. Here's what I found about him:

Source: Information about him comes primarily from the Martyrology of Marianus O'Gorman, a martyrology compiled in the 12th century.

Eulogy: The martyrology describes him as being "innocent and virgin-like."

Possible Confusion: There might be some confusion with another Saint Mernocus or Ternocus mentioned as living a solitary life near a mountain. However, the details about this figure are unclear and possibly refer to Saint Ternoc of Cluain-Mór.

Cluain-Mór: Unfortunately, details about the location of Cluain-Mór are scarce. It might be a lesser-known monastery or place name that hasn't been definitively identified.