இன்றைய புனிதர்கள் ஜீன் 08

 Bl. Pacificus of Cerano

Feastday: June 8

Birth: 1424

Death: 1482

Franciscan friar and renowned preacher. Pacificus Ramota was a native of Cerano, Novara, Italy, and entered the Franciscans in 1445. He served as a missionary in northern Italy and worked for the reform of the Church, fulfilling a task given to him by Pope Sixtus IV to bring reform to the Church in Sardinia. The pope also asked him to preach a crusade against the Ottoman Turks who had recently captured Constantinople and were threatening the Mediterranean. Especially respected for his knowledge of moral theology, Pacificus authored the Summa Pacifica, which was widely read by theologians of the time. He died at Sassari, Sardinia, on June 4, 1482, and his cult was confirmed in 1745.

St. Levan

Feastday: June 8

Death: 6th century

Celtic saint, sometimes listed as Levin or Selyr. He went to Cornwall, England, as a missionary and is revered there.

St Levan (Cornish: Selevan[1]) is a civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The parish is rural with a number of hamlets of varying size with Porthcurno probably being the best known. Hewn out of the cliff at Minack Point and overlooking the sea to the Logan Rock is the open-air Minack Theatre, the inspiration of Rowena Cade in the early 1930s.

St Levan lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and the South West Coast Path, which follows the coast of south-west England from Somerset to Dorset passes by on the cliffs. There are two Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), designated for the vegetation and geology, and Gwennap Head in particular, is favoured by birdwatchers, many who travel the length and breadth of Britain to watch rare seabirds.

St. Edgar the Peaceful

Feastday: June 8

Birth: 943

Death: 975

English king and patron of St. Dunstan, who served as his counselor. England underwent a religious revival in his reign, and he is venerated at Glastonbury. However, his daughter, St. Edith of Wilton, was borne by one of two religious woman with whom he had an affair.

"Edgar of England" redirects here. See also Edgar Ætheling, who was briefly proclaimed king in 1066.

"Edgar I" redirects here. See also Edgar, King of Scotland.

Edgar (Old English: Ēadgār [ˈæːɑdɡɑːr]; c. 943 – 8 July 975), known as the Peaceful or the Peaceable,[1] was King of the English from 959 until his death in 975. The younger son of King Edmund I and Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury, he came to the throne as a teenager following the death of his older brother, King Eadwig.[1] As king, Edgar further consolidated the political unity achieved by his predecessors, with his reign being noted for its relative stability. His most trusted advisor was Dunstan, whom he recalled from exile and made Archbishop of Canterbury. The pinnacle of Edgar's reign was his coronation at Bath in 973, which was organised by Dunstan and forms the basis for the current coronation ceremony. After his death he was succeeded by his son Edward, although the succession was disputed.

St. Severinus

Feastday: June 8

Patron: of Pioraco

Death: 550

Bishop and brother of St. Victorinus. Severinus and Victorinus became hermits at Montenero, Italy, giving away their extensive wealth to the poor. Compelled to become bishops by Pope Vigilius, Severinus served as head of Septempeda (modern Sanseverino) in the marches, or territories of Aneona, and Victorinus was named bishop of Camerino.

Saints Severinus of Sanseverino (or of Septempeda) (d. 550 AD) and Victorinus of Camerino (d. 543 AD) were brothers who were both bishops and hermits of the 6th century.

Biography

Both had given away their great wealth to the poor and had become hermits at Monte Nero near Septempeda. They also became hermits in caves near Pioraco. Victorinus was prone to strong temptations, and he inflicted upon himself a difficult and painful penance: he had himself tied to a tree, with his hands crushed between two branches.[1] Victorinus’ particular method of self-mortification was depicted on a small panel in the church of San Venanzio, in Camerino, by the artist Niccolò da Foligno (called l'Alunno), who created the piece between 1478–80.[2]

However, Pope Vigilius appointed them both as bishops of two separate sees: Severinus became bishop of what was then called Septempeda, later called San Severino Marche after him, in the Marches of Ancona; Victorinus became bishop of Camerino. Their joint feast day is June 8.

Saint Medard of Noyon

புனித.மேடர்டாஸ் (St. Medardaus)

ஆயர்

பிறப்பு 

475

வாலெண்சியென்னா(Valencienne), ஆப்பிரிக்கா

 இறப்பு 

560

பிரான்சு

இவர் தன் இளம் வயதில், ஒரு நாள் புல்வெளியில் நடந்து கொண்டிருக்கும்போது, இடி மின்னலுடன் கூடிய மழை வந்தது. அப்போது ஒரு பெரிய பருந்து வந்து இளைஞனை அப்படியே தூக்கிக்கொண்டு பிறந்தது. இளைஞன் மழையில் நனையாமல் இருக்க தன் சிறகுகளை அடர்ந்து விரித்து, தன் சிறகுகளின் நிழலில் வைத்து காத்தது. இதனால் மழை இல்லாமல் இயற்கை வளம் கருகும்போது இவரின் பெயரை கூறி ஜெபித்தால் மழை வரும் என்ற நம்பிக்கை பரவியது. அதேபோல் மக்கள் இவரின் பெயரால் ஜெபிக்கும்போது, பலமுறை மழையைபெற்று கொண்டனர். இதனால் ஜூன் 8 ஆம் நாள் மழைக்கான நாள் என்று குறிப்பிட்டுள்ளனர். இறைவனின் அருளால் நிரப்பப்பட்டு இவர் எப்போதும் சிரித்துக் கொண்டே இருப்பார். இவர் சிரித்தாலே, இவரின் வாயில் உள்ள மொத்தப் பற்களையும் பார்க்கலாம். அவ்வாறு அவர் வாய்விட்டு சிரிப்பார். 

505 ஆம் ஆண்டு இவர் குருவாக திருநிலைப்படுத்தப்பட்டார். 530 ஆம் ஆண்டு பாரிசிலிருந்த நையன் (Noyon) என்ற மறைமாநிலத்திற்கு ஆயராக தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்பட்டார். இவர் ரைம்ஸ் (Reims) பேராயர் ரெமிஜியுஸ் என்பவரால் ஆயராக திருநிலைப்படுத்தப்பட்டார். ஆயர் மேடர்டாஸ் – ன்(Medardaus) பணி அம்மறைமாநிலத்தில் ஆல் போல் தழைத்து வளர்ந்தது. அப்போது அவர் தூரின் நாட்டு அரசின் ராடேகுண்டீஸ் என்பவரால் வதைக்கப்பட்டு கொல்லப்பட்டார். இவரது உடல் "புனித மடோனா" என்ற துறவற மடத்திற்கு சொந்தமான கல்லறையில் புதைக்கப்பட்டது. இன்று இக்கல்லறையின் மேல் ஒரு சிறிய கெபி கட்டப்பட்டுள்ளது

Also known as

Medardus

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Son of Nectardus, a Frankish noble, and Protagia, Gallo-Roman nobility. Brother of Saint Gildardus, Bishop of Rouen, France. Pious youth and excellent student, educated at Saint-Quentin. Often accompanied his father on business to Vermand, France and to Tournai, Belgium, and frequented the schools there. Ordained at age 33.

Reluctant bishop of Vermand in 530; in 531, he moved his see to Noyon, France, which was further from border clashes. Bishop of Tournai in 532; the union of the two dioceses lasted until 1146. Gave the veil to Queen Saint Radegunde. Medardus was one of the most honoured bishops of his time, his memory has always been venerated in northern France, and he soon became the hero of numerous legends.

Each year on his memorial the Rosiere is awarded to the young girl who has been judged the most virtuous and exemplary in the region of Salency, France; she is escorted by 12 boys and 12 girls to the church, where she is crowned with roses and given a gift of money. This is a continuation of a yearly stipend or "scholarship" he apparently instituted when bishop.

Legend says that when he was a child, Medard was once sheltered from the rain by a hovering eagle. This is his most common depiction in art, and led to his patronage of good weather, against bad weather, for people who work the fields, etc. Legend has it that if it rains on his feast day, the next 40 days will be wet; if the weather is good, the next 40 will be fine as well. He was also depicted as laughing aloud with his mouth wide open; this led to his patronage against toothache.

Born

c.456 at Salency, Picardy, France

Died

• 8 June 545 at Noyon, France of natural causes

• relics at the royal manor of Crouy at the gates of Soissons, France

• a Benedictine abbey was built over his tomb

Patronage

• against bad weather

• against imprisonment, prisoners, captives

• against sterility

• against toothache

• brewers

• for good harvests

• for good weather

• for rain

• mentally ill people

• peasants

• vineyards

Blessed Maria Droste zu Vischering

Also known as

• Countess Droste zu Vischering

• Maria Anna Johanna Franziska Theresia Antonia Huberta Droste zu Vischering

• Maria of the Sacred Heart

• Mary of the Divine Heart of Jesus

• Maria vom Göttlichen Herzen

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Born to the wealthy German nobility, she had a twin brother, Max, and pious parents, Klemens Heidenreich Franz Hubertus Eusebius Maria, the count Droste zu Vischering, and Helene Clementine Maria Anna Sybille Huberta Antonia, the countess of Galen, who were loyal to the Church during the period of the Kulturkampf persecution. Baptized on the day of her birth, she grew up in Darfeld Castle, in Rosendahl, Germany, dressing like a princess and playing like a tomboy. She was educated at home by a governess and begining in April 1879 at the school of the Sacré-Coeur Sisters in Riedenburg, Bavaria, Germany. There she began feeling a call to religious life. She began her novitiate in the Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd at the convent in Münster, Germany on 21 November 1888; she received the habit on 10 January 1889, taking the name Maria vom Göttlichen Herzen (Mary of the Divine Heart). She became mother superior of the convent of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd in Porto, Portugal in 1896. Through her adult life she received visions and locutions from Jesus to promote devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Blessed Eucharist. She influenced Pope Leo XIII to make the consecration of the world to the Sacred Heart.

Born

8 September 1863 in Münster, Germany

Died

• Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, 8 June 1899 in the Convent of the Good Shepherd in Porto, Portugal of natural causes

• incorrupt body exposed in the church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Ermesinde, Portugal

• some relics enshrined at the sanctuary of Christ the King, Almada, Portugal

Beatified

1 November 1975 by Pope Paul VI

Saint William of York

 யோர்க் நகர தூய வில்லியம் 

12 ஆம் நூற்றாண்டு இங்கிலாந்து. 

பிறப்பு : ஏப்ரல் 12, 1789 

இறப்பு : ஜூன் 7, 1846 (வயது 57) 

நினைவுத் திருநாள்: ஜுன் 08 

வில்லியம், பன்னிரெண்டாம் நூற்றாண்டின் பிற்பகுதியில் இங்கிலாந்தில் உள்ள யோர்க் நகரில் இருந்த ஹெர்பர்ட் என்பவருக்கு மகனாகப் பிறந்தார். இந்த ஹெர்பர்ட் ஒரு நிலபிரபு. 

வசதியான குடும்பத்தில் பிறந்த வில்லியம் மிகவும் சந்தோசமாக வாழ்ந்து வந்தார். எதையும் பெரிதாக எடுத்து கொள்ளாவிட்டாலும் எல்லாரிடத்திலும் அன்பாக இருந்தார். இவர் வளர்ந்து பெரியவனாகியபோது இவருடைய தந்தை தனக்கு இருந்த அதிகார பலத்தையும் பண பலத்தையும் பயன்படுத்தி 1143 ஆம் ஆண்டு இவரை யோர்க் நகரத்தின் பேராயராக ஏற்படுத்தினார். இது குருக்களுக்கு மத்தியிலும் இறைமக்களுக்கு மத்தியிலும் மிகப்பெரிய குழப்பத்தை ஏற்படுத்தியது. எனவே அவர்கள் வில்லியம் பேராயராக உயர்ந்ததை ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளாமல் செய்தியை அப்போது திருத்தந்தையாக இருந்த மூன்றாம் யூஜினுசிடமும் கொண்டு சென்றார்கள். அவர் வில்லியம் யோர்க் நகரின் பேராயராக நியமிக்கப்பட்டது செல்லாது என்று 1147 ஆம் ஆண்டு அறிவித்தார். 

இதனால் வில்லியம் மிகுந்த மன வேதனைக்கு உள்ளானார். அதன்பிறகு இவர் ஜெபத்திலும் தவத்திலும் தன்னை முழுமையாய் ஈடுபடுத்தி வாழ்ந்து வந்தார். இவருடைய ஜெப தவத்தினாலோ என்னவோ ஏறக்குறைய ஆறு ஆண்டுகள் கழித்து இவர் மீண்டுமாக யோர்க் நகரப் பேராயராக திருப்பொழிவு செய்யப்பட்டார். அப்போது இவர் அடைந்த மகிழ்ச்சிக்கு அளவே இல்லை. 

இவர் பேராயராக பேறுபெற்ற பின்பு பல்வேறு பணிகளை மிகச் சிறப்பான முறையில் செய்தார். அது மட்டுமல்லாமல் முன்பு தன்னைப் பேராயர் பதவியிலிருந்து விலகுவதற்குக் காரணமாக இருந்தவர்களை மனதார மன்னித்தார். 

இப்படிப்பட்ட இரக்கமும் மன்னிக்கின்ற குணமும் எல்லாரையும் நேசிக்கக்கூடிய குணத்தையும் தன்னகத்தே கொண்ட வில்லியம் ஒருசில ஆண்டுகளிலே இறையடி சேர்ந்தார். இவருக்கு 1227 ஆம் ஆண்டு திருத்தந்தை மூன்றாம் ஹோனோரியஸ் என்பவரால் புனிதர் பட்டம் கொடுக்கப்பட்டது.

Also known as

• William FitzHerbert

• William FitzHerbert of York

• William of Thwayt

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Son of Count Herbert, treasurer to King Henry I, and Emma, half-sister to King William. Treasurer of the church in York, England while still young. Priest. Chaplain to King Stephen.

Archbishop of York in 1140. His selection was challenged by reformers, especially a group of Cistercians, and William was accused of simony, sexual misconduct, and being unduly influenced by his connections to the royal court. The Vatican investigated, Pope Innocent cleared him of all charges, and confirmed him as archbishop on 26 September 1143. However, the charges resurfaced a few years later under Pope Eugene III, a Cistercian; Eugene suspended William from his see, and in 1147 removed him as archbishop, replacing him with the Cistercian Henry Murdac, abbot of Fountains. Some of William's supporters took to the streets to defend him, and during a riot, they attacked and burned the monastery of Fountains. William, however, retired to Winchester, and became a monk, noted for his austerities and active prayer life.

In 1154, in the reign of Pope Anastasius IV, William was called from his seclusion, and again ordained archbishop of York; he died a month later. There were accusations of poisoning, including poison introduced in the sacramental wine. An investigation ensued, but no records of its result have survived, and it's more likely he died from fever.

Died

• June 1154

• buried in the cathedral of York, England

Canonized

• 18 March 1226 by Pope Honorius III

• the investigation was led by the Cistercians

Our Lady of Sunday

Also known as

Notre-Dame du Dimanche

About the Apparition

An apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Auguste Arnaud on 8 June 1873 and 8 July 1873. Arnaud was married, the father of two, and a winemaker who regularly skipped Sunday Mass to work his vineyards. Our Lady appeared to him in the vineyard on 8 June and reminded him "You must not work on Sundays." In honour of this blessing, Arnaud placed a cross and a statue of Mary at the site in the field. On 8 July Our Lady appeared again, this time to both Auguste and his neighbors who had gathered there, and told them, "You must never work on Sunday! Blessed are those who believe."

Dates

8 June and 8 July in 1873

Location

vineyard in Saint-Bauzille-de-la-Sylve, l'Hérault, France

Approval

1876 by Bishop de Cabrières

Saint Mariam Thresia Chiramel Mankidiyan

 புனிதர் மரியம் திரேசியா சிரமெல் 

(St. Mariam Thresia Chiramel)

அருட்சகோதரி, தூய திருக்குடும்ப சபை நிறுவனர்:

(Religious; Mystic, and Foundress of Congregation of the Holy Family)

பிறப்பு: ஏப்ரல் 26, 1876

புத்தேஞ்சிரா, திருச்சூர் மாவட்டம், கேரளா, இந்தியா

(Puthenchira, Thrissur District, Kerala, India)

இறப்பு: ஜூன் 8, 1926 (வயது 50)

குஜிகட்டுசேரி, திருச்சூர் மாவட்டம், இந்தியா

(Kuzhikattussery, Thrissur District, India)

ஏற்கும் சமயம்:

கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை

(Catholic Church)

சிரோ-மலபார் திருச்சபை

(Syro-Malabar Church)

சிரியாக் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை

(Syriac Catholic Church)

லத்தீன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை

(Latin Catholic Church)

முக்திப்பேறு பட்டம்: ஏப்ரல் 9, 2000

திருத்தந்தை இரண்டாம் ஜான் பவுல்

(Pope John Paul II)

புனிதர் பட்டம்: அக்டோபர் 13, 2019

திருத்தந்தை ஃபிரான்சிஸ்

(Pope Francis)

முக்கிய திருத்தலம்:

புத்தன்சிரா, இந்தியா

(Puthenchira, India)

நினைவுத் திருநாள்: ஜூன் 8

பாதுகாவல்:

தூய திருக்குடும்ப சபை

(Congregation of the Holy Family)

"திரேசியா சிரமெல் மன்கிடியன்" (Thresia Chiramel Mankidiyan) எனும் இயற்பெயர் கொண்ட புனிதர் மரியம் திரேசியா சிரமெல், ஒரு இந்திய சிரோ-மலபார் கத்தோலிக்க அருட்சகோதரியும் (Indian Syro-Malabar Catholic Professed Religious), "பரிசுத்த திருக்குடும்ப சபையின்" (Congregation of the Holy Family) நிறுவனரும் ஆவார். தனது சக அருட்சகோதரியரிடையே, தனது சபை விதிமுறைகளை கண்டிப்பாக கடைப்பிடிக்க வேண்டும் என்று வலியுறுத்திய இவர், தனது வாழ்நாள் முழுவதும் திருத்தூதுப் பணிகளில் ஈடுபட்டிருந்தார்.

1999ம் ஆண்டு, ஜூன் மாதம் 28ம் தேதி இவருக்கு "வணக்கத்துக்குரியவர்" என்ற பட்டமும், 2000ம் ஆண்டு, ஏப்ரல் மாதம், 9ம் தேதி, முக்திப்பேறு பட்டமும் திருத்தந்தை இரண்டாம் ஜான் பால் வழங்கினார்.

2019ம் ஆண்டு, அக்டோபர் மாதம், 13ம் தேதி, திருத்தந்தை ஃபிரான்சிஸ் இவரை புனிதராக அருட்பொழிவு செய்வித்தார்.

கி.பி. 1876ம் ஆண்டு, ஏப்ரல் மாதம், 26ம் தேதி, கேரள மாநிலம், திருச்சூர் (Thrissur) மாவட்டத்தின், "புத்தேஞ்சிரா" (Puthenchira) எனும் கிராமத்தில், பணக்காரக் குடும்பத்தில் பிறந்த திரேசியாவின் தந்தை பெயர், "தோமா" (Thoma), தாயார் பெயர், "தாந்தா" (Thanda) ஆகும். இவரது பெற்றோருக்குப் பிறந்த ஐந்து குழந்தைகளில், இவர் மூன்றாவது குழந்தை ஆவார்.

செல்வச் செழிப்புடன் இருந்த இவர்களுடைய குடும்பம் ஏழ்மையில் வாடியது. இதனால் மனம் உடைந்த இவரது தந்தை தோமா, குடிப்பழக்கத்திற்கு அடிமையானார். ஆனால், இவரது தாய் தாந்தா மிகுந்த பக்தியுள்ளவர் என்பதால், திரேசியா உள்பட எல்லா குழந்தைகளையும் பக்தி மார்க்கத்தில் வளர்த்தார்.

அம்மாவைப்போலவே திரேசியா பக்தியில் அதிக ஈடுபாட்டுடன், தினமும் தவறாமல் ஜெபம் செய்வார். அவருக்கு 12 வயதாகும்போது அவரது தாய் தாந்தா இறந்துவிட்டதால், பள்ளிப்படிப்பை நிறுத்திவிட்டார். ஆனாலும், ஜெபம் செய்வதை மட்டும் விடவில்லை. ஒருநாள் ஜெபம் செய்துகொண்டிருக்கும்போது தன்னைக் கடவுள் அழைப்பதை உணர்ந்தார்.

அன்னை மரியின் மீதான அன்பின் காரணமாகத் தன் பெயருடன் 'மரியம்' என்று சேர்த்துக் கொண்டார். அதேபோல் புனிதர் "அவிலாவின் தெரசா" (St. Teresa of Ávila) மீது கொண்ட பற்றின் காரணமாகத் 'திரேசா' என்ற பெயரையும் சேர்த்துக் கொண்டார். இவரது பெயர் பிற்காலத்தில் "மரியம் திரேசியா சிரமெல்" என்று அழைக்கப்பட்டது.

திரேசியா சிரமெல்லுக்கு மூன்று தோழிகள் இருந்தனர். இவர்கள் அனைவரும் ஒன்றுசேர்ந்து "திருக்குடும்பச் சபை" என்ற பெயரில் கத்தோலிக்க சபை தொடங்கும் ஆர்வத்தில், அப்போதைய ஆயரிடம் அனுமதி வேண்டி விண்ணப்பித்தனர். தோழியர் அனைவருக்கும் 13 அல்லது 14 வயதே ஆகியிருந்தது என்பதால், "கார்மெல்" (Carmelite) என்ற பெயரில் இயங்கிவரும் அருட்கன்னியர்களுக்கான சபையில் சேர்ந்து செயல்படுங்கள்' என்று பதில் கிடைத்தது. மேலும் 'சிறு வயது என்பதால், முதிர்ச்சி இருக்காது' என்ற காரணத்தைச் சுட்டிக்காட்டிச் 'சபை தொடங்கும் திட்டம் வேண்டாம்' என்றார் ஆயர். ஆனால், திரேசியா சிரமெல் உறுதியாக இருப்பதைப் பார்த்த ஆயர், பின்புச் சபை தொடங்க அனுமதி வழங்கினார்.

'திருக்குடும்பச் சபை' என்ற பெயரில் அருட்கன்னியர்களுக்கான சபையைத் தொடங்கிய திரேசியா சிரமெல், மூன்று முக்கியப் பணிகளைக் கையில் எடுத்துச் சிறப்பாகப் பணியாற்றினார்.

குடிக்கு அடிமையானவர்களை மீட்டெடுக்கும்விதமாக அவர்களுக்குக் கவுன்சலிங் கொடுப்பதை முதன்மைப் பணியாகச் செய்தார்.

அடுத்துக் குடும்பப் பிரச்சினைகளைக் கையில் எடுத்தார். அதாவது, பல்வேறு காரணங்களால் பிரிந்துபோன குடும்பங்களை ஒன்று சேர்த்து வைத்தார்.

மூன்றாவதாக, நோய்களால் அவதிப்படுபவர்களைச் சந்தித்து அவர்களது தனிமைத் துயரைப் போக்கியதுடன் சிகிச்சைப் பெறவும் உதவினார்.

அன்றைய காலகட்டத்தில், பெண்கள் வீட்டைவிட்டு வெளியே வரக்கூடாது என்று நிறைய கட்டுப்பாடுகள் இருந்தன. ஆனால், அவை அனைத்தையும் மீறி இந்தப் பணிகள் அனைத்தையும் அவர் சிறப்பாகச் செய்தார். மேலும் இந்தப் பணிகளின்போது இவரது அளவுகடந்த பக்தி, ஜெபம், ஒறுத்தல் முயற்சிகள் போன்றவை மக்கள் மத்தியில் பெரிதும் பேசப்பட்டது.

சேவை ஒன்றையே குறிக்கோளாகக் கொண்ட இவரை, நீரிழிவு நோய் பீடித்தது. அதுபற்றி பற்றிக் கவனம் செலுத்தாத காரணத்தால், ஒருநாள், காலில் மரக்கட்டை ஒன்று விழுந்தபோது ஏற்பட்ட புண்ணைக் குணப்படுத்த முடியவில்லை. இதன் காரணமாக, தமது 50வது வயதில், 1926ம் ஆண்டு, ஜூன் மாதம், 8ம் தேதி, திரேசியா சிரமெல் மரணமடைந்தார்.

Also known as

Maria Theresa Chiramel

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Made a vow of private chastity at age 10. Her mother died when Mariam was 12, and she dedicated herself to prayer, to the service of the poor and sick, and to the comfort of lonely people in her parish. With three friends, she formed a prayer group, and engaged in apostolic work on the streets, with the neediest families of the village including the Untouchables caste.

In 1903 she requested permission to build a house of prayer and retreat, but Apostolic Vicar, Mar John Menachery of Trichur, refused the request, and recommended that she test her vocation. Mariam entered several Congregations, and in 1913 her bishop granted her permission to build the home. On 14 May 1914, the Congregation of the Holy Family was founded. By Mariam's death, they had established three convents, two day schools, two boarding schools, a study home, and an orphanage. Today the Congregation operates in Kerala, in northern India, Germany, Italy, and Ghana with over 170 houses.

Born

26 April 1876 at Trichur, Kerala, India

Died

8 June 1926 in Kuzhikattussery, Thissur, Kerala, India of natural causes

Canonized

13 October 2019 by Pope Francis at Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome, Italy

Saint Jacques Berthieu

Also known as

• Giacomo Berthieu

• Jacob Berthieu

• Martyr of Madagascar

• Martyr of the Red Island

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One of seven children in a pious farm family. Ordained on 21 May 1864. Parish priest in Roannes-Saint Mary, France. Feeling a call to religious life, he joined the Jesuits on 31 October 1873. Missionary to Madagascar in 1875. Superior of the mission in Ambositra in 1885, he expanded the stations and brought many converts to the faith. Forced to move several times due to political reasons as his connection to France brought him into conflict with assorted local officials. Martyr.

Born

28 November 1838 in Monlogis, Polminhac, Cantal, France

Died

• shot on 8 June 1896 in Ambiatibe, Antananarivo, Madagascar by Menalamba rebels for his work in replacing ancestor worship with Christianity

• body dumped in the Mananara River

Canonized

21 October 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI

Blessed István Sándor

Also known as

Stephen Sándor

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Printer. Salesian lay brother in 1940. Led a group of young Catholic workers. Arrested in 1952 by the Hungarian Communist authorities in a crackdown during which all religous groups were outlawed; he received a show trial in October and was sentenced to death for bring actively Christian. Martyr.

Born

26 October 1914 in Szolnok, Hungary

Died

hanged on 8 June 1953 at Budapest, Hungary

Beatified

19 October 2013 by Pope Francis

Blessed John Davy

Also known as

John Davies

Additional Memorial

4 May (as one of the Carthusian Martyrs)

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Carthusian deacon and choir monk at the Charterhouse in London, England. Imprisoned on 29 May 1537 and martyred with brother Carthusians for opposing King Henry VIII's claim of supremacy in spiritual matters.

Died

chained to a wall until he starved to death on 8 June 1537 in Newgate Prison, London, England

Beatified

20 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII

Blessed Peter de Amer

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Mercedarian secular knight. Elected Master-General of the Mercedarians in 1271. Wrote the first Constitutions of the Order. Founded at least 15 new Mercedarian convents in Spain and France. Led the Order for nearly 30 years until his brother Mercedarians began calling for a clerical Master-General instead of a layman.

Died

8 June 1301 at the convent of El Puig, Spain of natural causes

Saint Victorinus of Camerino

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Brother of Saint Severinus of Septempeda. The two brothers distributed their wealth to the poor in their area, then retired to live as hermits on Montenero. Ordered by Pope Vigilius to become Bishop of Camerino, Italy.

Died

543 of natural causes

Saint Clodulf of Metz

Also known as

Chlodulf, Clodould, Clodulphe, Clodulphus, Clou, Cloud

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Son of Saint Arnulf of Metz. Courtier. Bishop of Metz, France in 656 where he served for 40 years.

Born

605

Died

• 696 of natural causes

• interred in the cathedral in Metz, France

• relics taken to Lay Abbey near Nancy, France in the 10th century

Saint Melania the Elder

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Married; mother; grandmother of Saint Melania the Younger. Widowed at age 21. Travelled through Palestine for several years, and founded a monastery on the Mount of Olives.

Born

c.342

Died

c.410 of natural causes

Saint Gildard of Rouen

Also known as

Gildardus, Godard

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Bishop of Rouen, France from 488 to 525. Attended the First Council of Orléans in 511.

Died

c.525 of natural causes

Saint Heraclius of Sens

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Bishop of Sens, France. Witnessed the baptism of Clovis on 25 December 496. Built the abbey of Saint John the Evangelist at Sens.

Died

• c.515 of natural causes

• buried at the abbey of Saint John the Evangelist at Sens, France

Saint Syra of Troyes

Also known as

Syria of Troyes

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Sister of Saint Fiacre. When her brother fled Ireland to find solitude, she followed and lived as an anchoress in Troyes, France.

Born

Ireland

Died

7th-century Troyes, France of natural causes

Saint Eustadiola of Moyen-Moutier

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Married. Wealthy widow. She spent her fortune building the convent of Moyen-Moutier, Francewhere she became a nun and then abbess.

Born

Bourges, France

Died

690 of natural causes

Saint Maximinus of Aix

Also known as

Massimino, Maximin

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First bishop of Aix, Provence (in modern France).

Patronage

archdiocese of Aix, France

Blessed Engelbert of Schäftlarn

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Premonstratensian monk. First prior of the convent in Ursber, Bavaria, Germany, the Order‘s first house in southern Germany.

Born

c.1100 in Germany

Died

8 June 1153

Blessed Maddallena of the Conception

Also known as

Magdalene

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Mercedarian nun at the monastery of the Assumption in Seville, Spain. Had a great devotion to prayer for souls in Purgatory.

Blessed Giorgio Porta

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Mercedarian monk. Commander of the San Lazzaro convent in Zaragoza, Spain. Ransomed many Christians enslaved by Muslims in Granada, Spain and Algiers in north Africa.

Died

15th century

Blessed Giselbert of Cappenberg

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Servant to Blessed Godfrey of Cappenberg. Premonstratensian monk. Lector. Known for his charity.

Died

early 12th century

Blessed Robert of Frassinoro

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Benedictine monk. Abbot of the abbey of Frassinoro near Modena, Italy.

Died

1070

Blessed John Rainuzzi

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Benedictine monk at Saint Margaret's monastery at Todi, Italy. Noted for his charity.

Died

c.1330

Saint Bron of Cassel-Irra

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Spiritual student of Saint Patrick. Bishop of Cassel-Irra, Ireland.

Died

c.511

Saint Muirchu

Also known as

Maccutinus

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Writer whose works include biographies of Saint Brigid of Ireland and Saint Patrick.

Saint Calliope

Also known as

Calliopa

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Third century martyr.

Died

beheaded, exact date and time unknown

Saint Fortunato of Fano

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Sixth century bishop of Fano, Italy.

Patronage

Fano, Italy

Saint Sallustian

Also known as

Sallustianus

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Hermit in Sardinia.

இன்றைய புனிதர்கள் ஜீன் 07

 St. Vulphy

Feastday: June 7

Death: 643

Hermit and miracle worker, also called Vulfiafius. Originally from Rue, near Abbeville, France. Vulphy was married but received his wife's permission to become a priest. He gave up an active life after a pilgrimage to become a hermit.

St. Willibald

Feastday: June 7

Birth: 700

Death: 786

Bishop and missionary. A native of Wessex, England, he was the brother of Sts. Winebald and Walburga and was related through his mother to the great St. Boniface. After studying in a monastery in Waitham, in Hampshire, he went on a pilgrimage to Rome (c. 722) with his father, who died on the way at Lucca, Italy. Willibald continued on to Rome and then to Jerusalem. Captured by Saracens who thought him a spy, he was eventually released and continued on to all of the holy places and then to Constantinople (modern Istanbul, Turkey), where he visited numerous lauras, monasteries, and hermitages. Upon his return to Italy, he went to Monte Cassino where he stayed for ten years, serving as sacrist, dean, and porter. While on a visit to Rome, he met Pope St. Gregory III (r. 731-741), who sent him to Germany to assist his cousin St. Boniface in his important missionary endeavors. Boniface ordained him in 741 and soon appointed him bishop of Eichstatt, in Franconia. the Site of Willibald's most successful efforts as a missionary. With his brother Winebald, he founded a double monastery at Heidenheim, naming Winebald abbot and his sister Walburga abbess. Willibald served as bishop for some four decades. His Vita is included in the Hodoeporicon (the earliest known English travel book). An account of his journeys in the Holy Land was written by a relative of Willibald and a nun of Heidenheim.

Willibald (Latin: Willibaldus; c. 700 – c.787) was an 8th-century bishop of Eichstätt in Bavaria.

Information about his life is largely drawn from the Hodoeporicon (itinerary) of Willibald, a text written in the 8th century by Huneberc, an Anglo-Saxon nun from Heidenheim am Hahnenkamm who knew Willibald and his brother personally.[1] The text of the Hodoeporicon was dictated to Huneberc by Willibald shortly before he died.

Willibald's father was Richard the Pilgrim, and his mother Wuna of Wessex. His brother was Winibald and his sister was Walburga.[2]

Willibald was well-travelled and the first known Englishman to visit the Holy Land.[3] His shrine is at the Eichstätt Cathedral in Germany, where his body and relics from his journeys are preserved.

His feast day is 7 July.

St. Paul of Constantinople

Feastday: June 7

Death: 350

Bishop of Constantinople, during the period of bitter controversy in the Church over the Arian heresy. Elected in 336 to succeed Alexander of Constantinople, the following year he was exiled to Pontus by Emperor Constantius II. Because of his staunch position against Arianism, Paul was replaced by the heretical bishop Macedonius. Allowed to return in 338, Paul was again exiled by the Arians, who had the support of many in the imperial government, but returned about 340. Once more he was seized and, at the order of Emperor Constantius, he was exiled to Mesopotamia. Brought back in 344, he was sent yet again into exile, this time to Cucusus, inArmenia. Here he was deliberately starved and finally strangled by Arian supporters. He is considered a martyr for the orthodox cause and was a close friend St. Athanasius.

From Menologion of Basil II

Paul I or Paulus I or Saint Paul the Confessor (died c. 350), was the sixth bishop of Constantinople, elected first in 337 AD. Paul became involved in the Arian controversy which drew in the Emperor of the West, Constans, and his counterpart in the East, his brother Constantius II. Paul was installed and deposed three times from the See of Constantinople between 337 and 351. He was murdered by strangulation during his third and final exile in Cappadocia. His feast day is on November 6.

Biography

He was a native of Thessalonica, a presbyter of Constantinople, and secretary to the aged bishop Alexander of Constantinople, his predecessor in the see. Both the city and its inhabitants suffered much during the Arian controversies. No sooner had Alexander breathed his last than the Arian and Orthodox parties came into open conflict. The Orthodox party prevailed; in 337 Paul was elected and consecrated by bishops who happened to be at Constantinople in the Church of Peace, close to what was afterwards the Hagia Sophia.[1]

First exile

The Emperor Constantius II had been away during these events. On his return he was angry at not having been consulted. He summoned a synod of Arian bishops, declared Paul quite unfit for the bishopric, banished him, and transported Eusebius of Nicomedia to Constantinople. This is thought to have been around 339. Paul, seeing himself rendered useless to his flock, while Arianism reigned in the East under the protection of Constantius, took shelter in the West, in the dominions of Constans. He went to Rome where he met Athanasius, who also had been expelled from his see.[2]

Athanasius of Alexandria was then in exile from Alexandria, Marcellus from Ancyra, and Asclepas from Gaza; with them Paul betook himself to Rome and consulted Pope Julius I, who examined their cases severally, found them all staunch to the creed of Nicaea, admitted them to communion, espoused their cause, and wrote strongly to the bishops of the East. Athanasius and Paul recovered their sees; the Eastern bishops replied to Pope Julius altogether declining to act on his advice.[1]

Second exile

Paul returned to Constantinople. Eusebius died in 341, and Paul was reinstated as bishop.[3] The Arians seized the occasion; Theognis of Nicaea, Theodorus of Heraclea, and other heterodox bishops, consecrated bishop Macedonius in the church of St. Paul; and again the city became the prey of a civil war.[1]

The Emperor Constantius was at Antioch when he heard of this, where he ordered Hermogenes, his general of cavalry, to see that Paul was again expelled. The people would not hear of violence being done to their bishop; they rushed upon the house where the general was, set fire to it, killed him on the spot, tied a rope round his feet, pulled him out from the burning building, and dragged him in triumph round the city.[1] Constantius was not likely to pass over this rebellion against his authority. He rode on horseback at full speed to Constantinople, determined to make the people suffer heavily for their revolt. They met him, however, on their knees with tears and entreaties, and he contented himself with depriving them of half their allowance of corn, but ordered Paul to be driven from the city.[1]

Third exile

Paul seems to have retired to Triers, but returned to Constantinople in 344, with letters of recommendation from Constans, the emperor of the West, who wrote to Constantius, that should Paul not receive his patriarchal see, he would attack him. Constantius only allowed Paul's re-establishment for fear of his brother's arms, and Paul's situation in the East continued very uneasy, for he had much to suffer from the power and malice of the Arian party.[3]

Constans died in 350. Constantius, in Antioch, ordered Philippus, prefect of the East, to once more expel Paul and to put Macedonius in his place. At a public bath called Zeuxippus, adjoining a palace by the shore of the Bosphorus, Philippus asked Paul to meet him, as if to discuss some public business. When Paul arrived, he showed him the emperor's letter, and ordered him to be quietly taken through the palace to the waterside, placed on board ship, and carried off to Thessalonica, his native town. Philippus allowed him to visit Illyricum and the remote provinces, but forbade him to set foot again in the East.[1]

Paul was later loaded with chains and taken to Singara in Mesopotamia, then to Emesa, and finally to Cucusus in Cappadocia.[1] Here he was confined in a close, dark place, and left to starve to death. After he had passed six days without food, he was, to the great disappointment of his enemies, found alive. Upon which they strangled him, and gave out that he died after a short sickness.

Paul's body was brought to Ancyra in Galatia, and, by the order of Theodosius the Great, was thence translated to Constantinople in 381, about thirty years after his death. It was buried there in the great church built by Macedonius, which from that time was known by no other name than that of St. Paul. His remains were removed to Venice in 1226, where they are kept with great respect in the church of St. Laurence.

Saint Robert of Newminster

Profile

Studied at the University of Paris. Wrote a commentary on the Psalms, but it has been lost. Parish priest at Gargrave, England, and later a Benedictine monk at Whitby, England. With his abbot's permission, he joined the founders of the Cistercian monastery of Fountains Abbey in 1132. He headed the first Cistercian colony sent from Fountains in 1138. He established the abbey of Newminster near the castle of Ralph de Merlay, one in Morpeth, England, one in Pipewell, England in 1143, one in Roche, Cornwall in 1147, and another in Sawley, Lancashire, England in 1148. Friend of Saint Godric of Finchale. Reputed to have had supernatural gifts, received visions, and suffered encounters with demons.

At least one biography says that Robert was accused by his own monks of sexual misconduct with a local woman, and that he went abroad c.1147-1148, to defend himself before Saint Bernard of Clairvaux. However, there seems little support for this story except the desire by its originator to claim he was acquitted by the great Bernard.

Legend says that he fasted so rigorously during Lent that a brother monk pleaded with him to eat. Robert agreed, and was given some buttered oatcake. But he suddenly feared to commit the sin of gluttony, and asked it be given to the poor. A beautiful stranger at the gate took the cake - and the dish. As a brother was explaining the incident, the dish suddenly appeared on the table before the abbot; the brothers decided the stranger was an angel.

Born

c.1100 at Gargrave, Craven district, Yorkshire county, England

Died

• 7 June 1159 at Newminster England of natural causes

• buried in Newminster, but later entombed in the local church

• Saint Godric of Finchale said that he saw Robert's soul ascend to heaven as a ball of fire

• miracles reported at the tomb

Saint Anthony Mary Gianelli

 புனிதர் அன்டோனியோ மரிய கியனேல்லி 

(St. Antonio Maria Gianelli) 

பிறப்பு : ஏப்ரல் 12, 1789

செரெட்டா, மான்ட்டுவா, மிலன்

(Cereta, Mantua, Duchy of Milan) 

இறப்பு : ஜூன் 7, 1846 (வயது 57) 

புனிதர் பட்டம் : அக்டோபர் 21, 1951

திருத்தந்தை பன்னிரெண்டாம் பயஸ்

(Pope Pius XII) 

நினைவுத் திருநாள்: ஜுன் 07 

பாதுகாவல் :

போப்பியோ மறைமாவட்டம் (Diocese of Bobbio), வல் டி வர (Val di Vara) 

புனிதர் அன்டோனியோ மரிய கியனேல்லி, இத்தாலியின் ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபையின் ஆயரும், "தோட்ட அன்னையின் மகள்கள்" (Daughters of Our Lady of the Garden) மற்றும் "புனித அல்போன்சஸ் மறைப்பணியாளர்கள்" (The Missionaries of Saint Alphonsus) ஆகிய சபைகளை நிறுவியவரும் ஆவார். 

கி.பி. 1789ம் ஆண்டு, விவசாயிகளின் கிராமமொன்றில் பிறந்த அன்டோனியோ மரிய கியனேல்லியின் தந்தை பெயர் "கியாகொமோ" (Giacomo) ஆகும். இவரது தாயார் பெயர் "மரிய கியனேல்லி" (Maria Gianelli) ஆகும். ஐந்து சகோதரர்களுடன் பிறந்த இவர் ஒரு விதிவிலக்கான மாணவர் ஆவார். இவரது குடும்பத்தினர் தங்கியிருந்து பணியாற்றிய பண்ணையின் உரிமையாளரே இவரது குருத்துவ படிப்புக்காக செலவு செய்தார். 

1807ம் ஆண்டு, நவம்பர் மாதம், தமது 18 வயதில் "இறையியல் சித்தாந்தம்" மற்றும் "புனித வழிபாட்டு முறை" ஆகியவற்றை கற்க ஆரம்பித்து முனைவர் பட்டம் வென்றார். 1812ம் ஆண்டு, மார்ச் மாதம், "ஜெனோவாவின் கர்தினால் பேராயர்" (Cardinal Archbishop of Genoa) "கியுசெப் மரிய ஸ்பினா" (Giuseppe Maria Spina) அவர்களால் திருத்தொண்டராக அருட்பொழிவு செய்விக்கப்பட்ட இவர், அதே 1812ம் வருடத்திலேயே அதே கர்தினால் பேராயராலேயே குருத்துவ அருட்பொழிவு செய்விக்கப்பட்டார். முறையான வயதாகாத காரணத்தால் இவருக்கு சிறப்பு ஒதுக்கீடு அளிக்கப்பட்டது. குருத்துவம் பெற்ற இவர், "மான்ட்டுவா" (Mantua) என்ற பங்கில் பங்குத்தந்தையாக நியமனம் பெற்று பணியாற்றினார். 

1826ம் ஆண்டு, "சியாவாரியின்" (Chiavari) தலைமை குருவாக நியமிக்கப்பட்டார். 1837ம் ஆண்டு வரை பதினோரு வருடங்கள் அதே பதவியிலிருந்தார். ஆண்களுக்கான "புனித அல்போன்சஸ் மறைப்பணியாளர்கள்" (The Missionaries of Saint Alphonsus) என்ற சபையை 1827ம் ஆண்டு நிறுவினார். அந்த சபை 1848ம் ஆண்டு வரை நீடித்தது. 1829ம் ஆண்டு, ஜனவரி மாதம், 12ம் நாளன்று, "தோட்ட அன்னையின் மகள்கள்" (Daughters of Our Lady of the Garden) என்ற பெண்களுக்கான சபையை நிறுவினார். ஏழைப் பெண்களுக்கு கல்வி கற்பிக்கவும் நோயாளிகளுக்கு சேவை செய்வதற்காகவும் இந்த சபை பணியாற்றுகிறது. இதன் சேவைகள், இன்றும் ஐரோப்பா, ஆசியா மற்றும் ஐக்கிய அமெரிக்க நாடுகள் (Europe, Asia and the United States of America) ஆகிய உலக நாடுகளில் தொடர்ந்து நடைபெறுகிறது. இவர் மரித்து பல வருடங்களின் பின்னர் 1882ம் ஆண்டு, ஜூன் மாதம், 7ம் நாளன்று, திருத்தந்தை பதின்மூன்றாம் லியோ (Pope Leo XIII) இச்சபைக்கு முறையாக அங்கீகாரமளித்தார். 

திருத்தந்தை பதினாறாம் கிரகோரி (Pope Gregory XVI) அவர்கள் இவரை "போப்பியோ" மறைமாவட்ட ஆயராக (Bishop of Bobbio) 1837ம் ஆண்டு, நியமித்தார். 

சுமார் ஒரு வருட காலம் நோய்வாய்ப்பட்டிருந்த இவர், ஜூன் 1846ம் ஆண்டு, ஜூன் மாதம், 7ம் நான்று, மரித்தார்.

Also known as

Antony Gianelli

Profile

Son of Mary and James Gianelli, Anthony grew up in a poor but pious family in a small farming village. His mother taught catechism, and his father was known as a generous peace-maker in the town. Anthony was such a promising student that the owner of his family farm paid for his seminary education. Ordained on 24 May 1812; he was so young that he needed special dispensation for the ordination, but was such a promising candidate that he received it. Served as a parish priest.

Archpriest of Chiavari, Italy in 1826. Founder of the Missionaries of Saint Alphonsus in 1827, a men's missionary congregation that lasted until 1856. Founder of the Oblates of Saint Alphonsus in 1828, which lasted until 1848. Founder of the Sisters of Our Lady of the Garden 1829, a women's teaching order that also worked with the sick, and which continues its work today in Europe, the United States, and Asia. Bishop of Bobbio, Italy in 1837. Organized the Society of Saint Raphael and Society of Saint Dorothea to instruct the faithful in his diocese. Restored devotion to Saint Columbanus in his diocese. Conducted two synods, and was constantly on the road from parish to parish, visiting his flock.

Born

12 April 1789 at Cerreto, Italy

Died

7 June 1846 of a serious fever

Canonized

21 October 1951 by Pope Pius XII

Readings

O Saint Anthony Gianelli, who through your work have shown such great love to all, intercede for the bishops of the world and especially my bishop {name of your bishop}. Help our bishops to spread the Gospel to all men so that through them all men may find the way to salvation. I ask you to intercede on my behalf so that through your powerful intercession I may obtain the grace that I so ardently desire {name your intention}. Intercede for me and for all those who are dear to me peace of mind, perseverance in good works and a holy death. Amen.

Saint Deochar

Also known as

Deocarus, Deotker, Dietger, Gottlief, Theotgar, Theutger

Profile

Hermit in the Franconia forests near Fulda, an area in modern Germany. Spiritual student of Blessed Alcuin at Aachen, Germany. Benedictine monk and first abbot of Herriedon abbey; he was chosen for the position by Blessed Charlemagne. Appointed missus regius (king's messenger), a royal office, in 802. Helped translate the relics to Saint Boniface to Fulda in 819. Attended the synod of Mainz, Germany in 829. A famous miracle ascribed to him was healing a young boy's blindness by prayer.

Born

late 8th century, probably in Bavaria, Germany

Died

• 847 at the abbey of Herriedon, Germany of natural causes

• interred in the church of Saint Vitus

• some relics were moved to Saint Lawrence church, Nuernberg, Germany in 1316

• these relics were moved to Eichstätt, Germany in 1845

Patronage

• blind people

• eye patients

Blessed Anne of Saint Bartholomew

Also known as

• Ana García Manzanas

• Ana of Saint Bartholomew

• Anne Garcia

Profile

Worked as a shepherdess in her youth. Lay Carmelite at age 20 under the direction of Saint Teresa of Avila. Anne became secretary to and close friend of Saint Teresa; Teresa died in Anne's arms. Worked on the Carmelite reform in France. Prioress of houses at Tours and Pontoise. Founded the Carmelite house in Antwerp, Belgium in 1612. Wrote poetry, some of which has survived to today.

Born

1 October 1549 at Almendral, Spain as Anne Garcia

Died

7 June 1626 at Antwerp, Belgium of natural causes

Beatified

6 May 1917 by Pope Benedict XV

Saint Gotteschalk

Also known as

Godescalco, Godescalcus, Godeschalc, Gotteschalc, Gottschalk

Profile

Son of Udo, Prince of the Abrodites. Prince of the Wends. Raised a Christian, he turned apostate following the murder of his father, led armies into lands held by the Slavs, and then into England. There, for reasons never clearly explained, he returned to the faith. On his return from England, he subdued more of the Slavic countries, and went on period a great missionary work and church construction. Gottschalk often interpreted to the people in the Sclavonian tongue the sermons and instructions of the priests in the church, which led to his patronage of linguists and translators. Martyr.

Died

murdered at the altar with 29 fellow missionaries on 7 June 1066 in Lenzen, Pomerania, by assassins hired by his brother-in-law

Patronage

• linguists

• lost vocations

• princes

• translators

Saint Colman of Dromore

Also known as

• Colman of Llangolman

• Colmoc, Mocholmoc, Mocholmog

Additional Memorials

• 20 November (Llangolman, Wales)

• 6 June (Aberdeen Breviary)

Profile

Knew Saint Patrick. Studied at Noendrum under Saint Mochae of Noendrum, and then under Saint Ailbe of Emly. First abbot of Muckmore Abbey, County Antrim, Ireland. Founding abbot-bishop of the diocese of Dromore, County Down, Ireland c.514. Taught Saint Finnian of Clonard. Friend and advisor to Saint Macanisius. Miracle worker.

Born

Argyllshire, Dalriada (in modern Scotland)

Died

c.585 of natural causes

Canonized

1903 (cultus confirmed)

Patronage

diocese of Dromore, Ireland

Saint Meriadoc of Vannes

Also known as

Meredith, Meriadec, Meriasek, Meryasek

Profile

Wealthy 6th-7th century lord of a large manor, he sold it off and gave the procedes to the poor. Hermit at Rohan, Brittany, France. Ordained by Saint Hingueten. Bishop of Vannes, France in 666. Subject of a wholly fictional medieval play in vernacular Cornish. Legend says that a bell from his church in Stival in Brittany would cure deafness and migraines if placed against the head of the sufferer.

Born

Welsh

Patronage

• against deafness

• against migraines

• Cambourne, Cornwall, England

Saint Wallabonsus of Cordoba

Also known as

Wallabonso

Profile

His mother was a Christan convert from Islam; his sister Maria became a nun. Educated at the monastery of Saint Felix. Deacon in Moorish-occupied Cordoba, Spain, working with Saint Peter. Martyred in the persecutions of Abderrahman for denouncing Mohammed.

Born

Elepha (modern Niebla), Huelva, Spain

Died

• beheaded on 7 June 851 at Cordoba, Spain

• body put on display for public abuse, then burned and ashes dumped in the Guadalquivir river

Saint Jeremiah of Cordoba

Also known as

Geremia, Jeremias

Profile

As a very old man, Jeremiah founded the double-monastery of Tábanos in Moorish-occupied Cordoba, Spain, and became a monk there; his wife, Elizabeth, became a nun in the female wing. Martyred in the persecutions of Abderrahman for denouncing Mohammed.

Born

Cordoba, Spain

Died

• scourged to death on 7 June 851 at Cordoba, Spain

• body put on display for public abuse, then burned and ashes dumped in the Guadalquivir river

Saint Landulf of Yariglia

Also known as

Landulf of Asti

Profile

Studied at the Benedictine monastery of San Pietro in Ciel d'Oro in Pavia, Italy. Priest. Canon of Milan, Italy. Bishop of Asti, Italy in 1105, a position that included the civil government of the city.

Born

the latter 11th century at Vergiate, Milan, Italy

Died

• c.1133

• interred in a marble sarcophagus

• relics moved to the altar of the chapel of Saint Agnes at the cathedral of Asti, Italy some point soon after 1450

Blessed Basilissa Fernandez

Profile

Premonstratensian nun at the monastery of Santa Sofia Toro in Zamora, Spain, making her vows on 13 October 1867. Secretary to her abbess, she maintained the correspondence with all other Premonstratensian houses. wrote several articles and pamphlets to support the work of Messe Réparatrice and the Sodality of Saint Peter Claver. Known for her dedication to Eucharistic Adoration.

Born

15 April 1845 in Tiedra, Valladolid, Castilla y Leon, Spain

Died

7 June 1907

Saint Wistremundus of Cordoba

Also known as

Wistremundo

Profile

Monk at the monastery of Saint Zoilus in Moorish-occupied Cordoba, Spain. Martyred in the persecutions of Abderrahman for denouncing Mohammed.

Born

Froniano, Spain

Died

• beheaded on 7 June 851 at Cordoba, Spain

• body put on display for public abuse, then burned and ashes dumped in the Guadalquivir river

Saint Sabinian of Cordoba

Also known as

Sabiniano, Sabinianus

Profile

Monk at the monastery of Saint Zoilus in Moorish-occupied Cordoba, Spain. Martyred in the persecutions of Abderrahman for denouncing Mohammed.

Born

Froniano, Spain

Died

• beheaded on 7 June 851 at Cordoba, Spain

• body put on display for public abuse, then burned and ashes dumped in the Guadalquivir river

Blessed Demosthenes Ranzi

Profile

Graduated with a law degree from the University of Turin, Italy. Joined the Franciscans in 1477 at the convent of Santa Maria degli Angeli in Turin. A noted preacher, in 1497 he was given a commission by Pope Alexander VI to preach against Waldensianism.

Born

Vercelli, Italy

Died

1512 in the convent of Santa Maria degli Angeli Turin, Italy of natural causes

Saint Habentius of Cordoba

Also known as

Abenzio, Abenzo

Profile

Monk at the monastery of Saint Christopher in Moorish-occupied Cordoba, Spain. Martyred in the persecutions of Abderrahman for denouncing Mohammed.

Died

• beheaded on 7 June 851 at Cordoba, Spain

• body put on display for public abuse, then burned and ashes dumped in the Guadalquivir river

Saint Meriadoc II of Vannes

Profile

Priest. Hermit. Meriadoc's reputation for holiness spread, and he was chosen reluctant bishop of in Brittany (in modern France). He hated to give up his life of solitude, but was a good shepherd to his people, especially noted for his charity to the poor.

Born

Brittany (part of modern France)

Died

1302

Saint Peter of Cordoba

Profile

Priest in Moorish-occupied Cordoba, Spain. Martyred in the persecutions of Abderrahman for denouncing Mohammed.

Born

Astigi (modern Ecija), Seville, Spain

Died

• beheaded on 7 June 851 at Cordoba, Spain

• body put on display for public abuse, then burned and ashes dumped in the Guadalquivir river

Saint Aventinus of Larboust

Profile

Hermit in the Larboust valley in the Pyrenees, part of the border region between modern France and Spain. Martyred by Saracens.

Born

in Bagnères in the Pyrenees mountains in France

Died

732 in the valley of Larboust

Saint Vulflagius of Abbeville

Also known as

Vulfiafius, Vulphy, Wulflagius

Profile

Priest who lived as a hermit near Abbeville, France. Greatly venerated in Montreuil-sur-Mer, France.

Died

c.643 of natural causes near Abbeville, France

Saint Lycarion of Egypt

Also known as

Licarion

Profile

Tortured extensively and executed for his faith. Martyr.

Born

Egypt

Died

beheaded with a sword in Egypt, exact date and location lost

Saint Potamiaena of Alexandria the Younger

Profile

Young Christian girl martyred in the persecutions of Diocletian.

Died

c.304 in Alexandria, Egypt

Saint Justus of Condat

Profile

6th-century Benedictine monk in France.

Died

Condat, France

Canonized

9 December 1903 by Pope Pius X (cultus confirmation)

Saint Odo of Massay

Profile

Benedictine monk. Abbot at Massay the last 32 years of his life.

Died

967 of natural causes

Saint Quirinus of Cluny

Profile

Martyr.

Saint Sergius of Cluny

Profile

Martyr.

Martyrs of Africa

Profile

A group of seven Christians who were martyred together. No details about them have survived except the names – Donata, Evasius, Guirillus, Januaria, Privata, Spisinna, Victurus

Died

unknown location in Africa, date unknown

புனித மரிய தெரேசியா டி சோபிரான் (St. Maria Theresia de Soubiran)

சபை நிறுவுனர்

பிறப்பு 

1834

காஷ்டல்நாடரி(Castelnaudary)

இறப்பு 

7 ஜூன் 1889

முக்திபேறுபட்டம்: 1946, திருத்தந்தை 12 ஆம் பயஸ்

இவர் தனது 21 ஆம் வயதிலிருந்து அன்னைமரியிடம் கற்பு என்னும் வார்த்தைப்பாட்டை அர்ப்பணித்து துறவற வாழ்வை வாழ்ந்தார். தன்னுடன் 14 இளம் பெண்களையும் சேர்த்து அனைவரும் ஒரே குழுமமாக வாழ்ந்து வந்தனர். பின்னர் இக்குழுவை நாளடைவில் பல இளம் பெண்கள் இனங்கண்டு கொண்டு, தங்களையும் அக்குழுவோடு இணைத்தார். இளம் பெண்களின் எண்ணிக்கை அதிகரிக்கவே, மரிய தெரேசியா டி சோபிரான், தன் பிறந்த ஊரிலேயே ஒரு துறவற இல்லம் தொடங்கினார். இவ்வில்லத்தை இயேசு சபையை சார்ந்த அருட்தந்தை மரியா அக்சீலியாடிஸ் (Maria Auxiliatrice) என்பவர் உதவிசெய்து, ஆன்ம குருவாக பணியாற்றி வழிநடத்திவந்தார். இவர்கள் அனைவரும் ஒன்றாக இணைந்து ஜெபித்து, அன்னையின் அருளால் "மரியன்னையின் உதவியாளர்கள்"(Mariens von der immer währenden Hilfe) என்று தங்களின் சபைக்கு பெயர் சூட்டினர்.

இச்சபையினர் தேவையில் இருக்கும் மனிதர்களை இனங்கண்டு, ஏழைகளைத் தேடி சென்று உதவி செய்து வந்தனர். இவர்களின் பணி சிறக்கவே 1868 ஆம் ஆண்டு திருத்தந்தை 9 ஆம் பயஸ் அவர்களால், முறையான துறவற சபையாக அங்கீகரிக்கப்பட்டது. இதன்பின் தன் 34 ஆம் வயதில் அச்சபையின் முதல் சபைத்தலைவியாக மரிய தெரேசியா டி சோபிரான் அவர்கள் பொறுப்பேற்று வழிநடத்தினார். அதன்பின் பல அவதூறுகளுக்கும், துன்பங்களுக்கும் ஆளாக்கப்பட்டு, பல்வேறு துன்பங்களை அனுபவித்தார். இதனால் 1873 ஆம் ஆண்டு சபைத்தலைவி பதவியிலிருந்து தானே முன்வந்து விலகினார். அதன்பின் அச்சபையை விட்டே வெளியேற வேண்டிய கட்டாயம் ஏற்பட்டது. இதனால் அச்சபையிலிருந்து வெளியேறி "இயேசுவின் இறை இரக்கத்தின் கன்னியர்கள்"(Barmherzigen Sisters) என்ற சபையில் சேர்ந்து, தான் இறக்கும்வரை அங்கேயே தன் வாழ்நாட்களை கழித்தார்.

Sophie-Thérèse de Soubiran La Louvière French pronunciation: ​[maʁi teʁɛz d subiʁã la luvjɛʁ] (16 May 1834 - 7 June 1893) was a French Roman Catholic nun who established the Sisters of Marie-Auxiliatrice. She adopted the name of Marie of the Sacred Heart in 1877 after she had become a nun.

Pope Pius XII beatified her on 20 October 1946 after the recognition of two miracles found to have been attributed to her intercession.[1]

Life

Sophie-Thérèse de Soubiran La Louvière was born in 1834 in France to Joseph Paul Comte de Soubiran and Noemi de Gélis. She received her First Communion on 29 June 1845.

At the age of 20 she renounced her plans to become a Carmelite nun in order to achieve the aims that her priest uncle Louis de Soubiran had set out for his parish. She attended a retreat under the Jesuit Paul Ginhac and decided to establish her own religious institution in 1864 with a focus on girls. Pope Pius IX - on 19 December 1868 - issued a Decree of Praise for the new order.

Trouble began in 1869, the year after the community was authorized, with the profession of a new sister, who claimed to be a widow. Louvière trained her to keep the books of the order. In 1870 she fled to London due to the Franco-Prussian War and returned home after the Treaty of Frankfurt in May 1871. When she returned, she found herself accused of financial mismanagement by the new sister, with evidence out of the books. As a result, Louvière was forced to leave the community. It took a few years for her to find a community that would accept her; to support herself in the meantime, she took in embroidery. Finally, she was accepted by the Paris monastery of Our Lady of Charity in 1874, where she took vows three years later under the name Marie of the Sacred Heart.

Her health began to take a steep decline after 1881 and she taught at various places in France. Despite the pain she endured she continued to teach catechism to people. She died on 7 June 1889 with her last words being: "Come, Lord Jesus, come!"[1]

Two years later, a new Mary Help of Christians superior reviewed the allegations, as Louvière's book-keeping nemesis had fled the convent, and her husband had come looking for her. As a result of the subsequent examination, it was discovered that the fled book-keeper had embezzled monies of the order, and falsified the books so as to throw the blame on Louvière. The founder was vindicated, and her reputation was restored.

Sainthood

The beatification process started in Paris on 9 May 1934 under Pope Pius XI which granted her the title of Servant of God. The two processes that ensured were ratified in a decree on 22 March 1938. Pope Pius XII conferred upon her the title of Venerable on 7 August 1940 after the recognition of her life of heroic virtue.

Two miracles attributed to her were approved in 1945 and Pius XII beatified her on 20 October 1946.

இன்றைய புனிதர்கள் ஜீன் 06

 Bl. Walter Pierson

Feastday: June 6

Death: 1537

Carthusian martyr of England. A member of the Carthusian Charterhouse of London, he served as a lay brother and was arrested with his companions by English authorities for opposing the religious policies of King Henry VIII (r. 1509-1547). With six other Carthusians, he was starved to death in prison.

Bl. Robert Salt

Feastday: June 6

Death: 1537

 

Carthusian martyr. Robert was a lay brother in the Carthusian community of London who, with six other members of the order, was starved to death at Newgate by order of King Henry VIII of England  after they resisted his Dissolution of the Monasteries.

St. Philip the Deacon

Feastday: June 6

All that is known of Philip is what we are told in Acts in the Bible. He is one of the seven chosen to assist the Apostles by ministering to the needy members of the Church so the Apostles could be free to preach the Gospels. He was the first to preach in Samaria, where he converted Simon Magus and then a eunuch who was chief treasurer of the Queen of Ethiopia on the road from Jerusalem to Gaza. Philip preached in the coastal cities on the way to his home at Caesarea, and twenty-four years later, St. Paul stayed at his home in Caesarea, where he still lived with his four unmarried daughters. A Greek tradition has him become Bishop of Tralles, Lydia. He was so successful in his preaching that he was sometimes surnamed "the Evangelist," which has sometimes caused him to be confused with Philip the Apostle. His feast day is June 6.

Not to be confused with Philip the Apostle.

Philip the Evangelist (Greek: Φίλιππος, Philippos) appears several times in the Acts of the Apostles. He was one of the Seven chosen to care for the poor of the Christian community in Jerusalem (Acts 6). He preached and reportedly performed miracles in Samaria, and met and baptised an Ethiopian man, a eunuch, on the road from Jerusalem to Gaza, traditionally marking the start of the Ethiopian Church (Acts 8:26-39). Later, Philip lived in Caesarea Maritima with his four daughters who prophesied, where he was visited by Paul the Apostle (Acts 21:8-9).

New Testament

Philip bore a Greek name. He is first mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles (6:5) as one of "Seven Deacons" who were chosen to attend to certain temporal affairs of the church in Jerusalem in consequence of the murmurings of the Hellenists against the Hebrews.

After the martyrdom of Stephen he went to "the city of Samaria", where he preached with much success, Simon Magus being one of his converts. He afterwards was told by an angel of the Lord to go to the road between Jerusalem and Gaza. There he instructed and baptized the Ethiopian eunuch; next he was "caught away" by the Spirit and "found at Azotus" (Ashdod); and then "passing through he preached in all the cities till he came to Caesarea" (Acts 8).

Here some years afterwards, according to Acts 21:8–9, where he is described as "the evangelist" (a term found again in the New Testament only in Ephesians 4:11; 2 Timothy 4:5), he entertained Paul the Apostle and his companion on their way to Jerusalem; at that time "he had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy".[1]

Tradition

A stained glass diptych showing the baptisms of the Ethiopian eunuch by St. Philip the Evangelist and of Jesus Christ by St. John the Baptist, from the Cathedral of the Incarnation (Garden City, New York).

At a very early period he came to be confused with the Philip the Apostle; the confusion was all the more easy because, as an esteemed member of the apostolic company, he may readily have been described as an apostle in the wider sense of that word, beyond the original 12 Apostles.[2] A late tradition describes him as settling at Tralles in Anatolia, where he became the bishop of that church.[1]

"St Philip the Deacon" is commemorated on October 11 in the Eastern Orthodox Church, in the Roman Rite,[3] the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod,[4] and in the Anglican communion including, for example, the U.S. Episcopal Church, and the Anglican Church of Southern Africa. Additionally, in the Eastern Orthodox Church, Philip is counted among the Seventy Apostles, and is referred to as a Protodeacon; this feast day is celebrated on January 4.

Bl. Maria Karlowska

Feastday: June 6

Birth: 1865

Death: 1935

Beatified: Pope John Paul II

Maria Karlowska (1865-1935)was a Polish nun, founder of the Sisters of the Divine Shepherd.

She had ten older siblings. An inhabitant of Pozna? in 1882 made ??a vow of chastity. After the course has been cutting and sewing instructor in embroidery and sewing workshop, also took the charity. Her social work among the poor, the sick and broken families Poznan resulted in the foundation of educational establishments - hospitals and rehabilitation for patients with venereal diseases, for girls and women, "the street" called Houses of the Good Shepherd.

In 1894, she founded the Congregation of the Sisters of the Divine Shepherd, and has developed its Constitution, and the ascetic books, educational and practical, containing an exhaustive indication of the sisters use to this day. In 1902, religious vows, adding a fourth - the vow of consecration to the work of people lost morally.

Winiary worked in the village (now a district of Poznan), in Victorines near Lublin, Toru?, ?ód?, in Pniewitem and Topolnie, Jablonow Pomeranian creating biscuits factory, model farm and agricultural school. She founded nine centers in the care and assistance were women from the margins of society. The Polish authorities have distinguished themselves in 1928, her Golden Cross of Merit for community service and good przymna?anie Church and Motherland.

She died in holiness, and in the "Courier from Warsaw" was written about her, that "(...) a star on the horizon was a Polish charity. One of these, which tend to be lit by hand of the Almighty so that people do not believe in the survival of the dark and had the courage to live until morning "

St. Nilammon

Feastday: June 6

Egyptian hermit. According to tradition, he was named a bishop but refused the honor, going so far as to blockade his cell. He died while in prayer and with a group of pleading bishops standing outside his fortified hermitage.

St. Mariam Thresia Chiramel Mankidiyan

Feastday: June 6

Patron: The Congregation of the Holy Family

Birth: April 26, 1876

Death: June 8, 1926

Beatified: Pope John Paul II on April 9, 2000

Canonized: Pope Francis on October 13, 2019

St. Mariam Thresia, born Thresia Chiramel Mankidiyan, was the founder of the Congregation of the Holy Family. The Indian Syro-Malabar Catholic nun was best known for her frequent visions and ecstasies, as well as receiving the stigmata.

Thresia Chiramel Mankidiyan was born in Puthenchira in Irinjalakuda Revenue Division of Thissur district on April 26, 1876 to Thoma and Thanda. Thresia, named in honor of St. Teresa of Avila, was baptized on May 3, 1876.

The Mankidiyan family was once rich, but after Thresia's grandfather married off seven daughters, selling property for each dowry, they became poor.

As a young girl, St. Mariam Thresia dedicated herself to the Lord and practiced severe fasts and night vigils. She also made a private vow to remain chaste and was moved by an intense desire to love God. Her worried mother desperately tried to discourage her pious daughter from these activities, because she was starting to thin down.

On May 2, 1888, Thresia's mother passed away. After her mother's death, Thresia left behind her elementary school education and began her search to discern her own vocation in life. Thresia devised a plan to leave her home for a life of penance in the hills, but she changed her mind and returned home to her family.

Thresia was heavily involved in apostolic work with poor families during her late 20s. She helped the poor, nursed the sick, visited and comforted the lonely people of her parish.

She desired a formal area where she and her friends could continue their work, so in 1903, Thresia approached the Archbishop of Thrissur, Mar John Menachery, with the request to build a house of retreat. He denied her request and suggested she try to join a religious congregation instead. He recommended she join the new Congregation of the Franciscan Clarists. However, Thresia left, as she didn't feel a calling toward it.

Throughout much of her life, Thresia received several different spiritual experiences, like prophecy, healing, aura of light, and sweet odor. She also had frequent ecstasies and levitations. On Fridays, people would gather around to witness St. Mariam Thresia lifted high and hanging in the form of a crucifix on her bedroom wall.

She also bore a stigmata, similar to St. Padre Pio's, but she kept it hidden from the public. Thresia was also tormented by diabolical attacks and vexations throughout a lot of her life. Bishops began to wonder if Thresia might be a plaything for the devil.

From the years 1902 to 1905, Thresia was subjected to several different exorcisms by the Venerable Joseph Vithayathil, under the Bishop's orders.

Years after leaving the Congregation of the Franciscan Clarists, in November 1912, St. Mariam Thresia joined the Carmelites at Ollur. However, she left after a couple of months because she insisted, she did not feel drawn to them either.

In 1913, she was permitted to set up her own house at Puthenchira and on May 14, 1914, she founded the Congregation of the Holy Family. She became the first superior of the order. They led a life of prayer and strict penance, much like hermits. However, they continued to visit with the sick and help the poor and needy.

In 1926, an object fell on Thresia's leg, causing a wound. Her injuries continued getting worse, and she was admitted to the local hospital. The doctors deemed her condition to be fatal, and she was moved back to her convent. On June 7, 1926, she received her final sacraments and the Viaticum.

A day later, at 10:00 pm, St. Mariam Thresia died from her leg wound, exacerbated from her diabetes. Her final words were, "Jesus, Mary and Joseph; I give you my heart and my soul."

St. Mariam Thresia was beatified by Pope John Paul II on April 9, 2000 and canonized by Pope Francis on October 13, 2019. She is the patron saint of the Congregation of the Holy Family and her feast day is celebrated on June 8.

Mariam Thresia (born Thresia Chiramel Mankidiyan; 26 April 1876 – 8 June 1926) was an Indian Syro-Malabar Catholic professed religious and the founder of the Congregation of the Holy Family.[1] She was born in Puthenchira, a village of Kerala, India. Thresia Mankidiyan became known for receiving frequent visions and ecstasies as well as even receiving the stigmata which she kept well-guarded. She had been involved in apostolic work her entire life and pushed for strict adherence to the rule of her order amongst her fellow religious.[2][3]

Pope John Paul II beatified the late nun on 9 April 2000. Pope Francis approved a second miracle attributed to her at the beginning of 2019 and she was canonized on 13 October 2019.

BL. John Davy

Feastday: June 6

Death: 1537

Carthusian martyr of England. A member of the Carthusian Charterhouse of London, he was an opponent of the Act of Supremacy of King Henry VIII. and was arrested and starved to death in Newgate Prison with six Carthusian companions. John was beatified in 1886.

"Martirio de los cartujos de Mauerbach" (Martyrdom of the Mauerbach Carthusians) Vicente Carducho. 1642

The Carthusian martyrs are those members of the Carthusian monastic order who have been persecuted and killed because of their Christian faith and their adherence to the Catholic religion. As an enclosed order the Carthusians do not, on principle, put forward causes for their members, though causes have been promoted by others on their behalf.

The order

The Carthusian order was founded in 1084 by St. Bruno of Cologne, and is an eremitic order, holding to the principle of withdrawal from the world to a life of silent contemplation and prayer. They are often viewed as hermits that live in common, having no active apostolate outside their Charterhouse. Carthusian life is dramatically different as compared to Benedictine Monasticism, the most prevalent form in the west. Today the Carthusians are a small order comprising 25 houses worldwide with just 350 male and 75 female members.

The Martyrs

During the Hussite Revolution in Bohemia in the 15th century Carthusian houses, as with other Catholic institutions, came under attack. In 1419 the charterhouse in Prague was burned down.[1]

Dom Andreas, prior of Žiče Charterhouse, was captured during an Ottoman raid and martyred on March 3, 1529.[2] The Mauerbach Charterhouse on the outskirts of Vienna, Austria, was plundered and set on fire by Ottoman troops during the 1529 Siege of Vienna, and was again targeted by the Ottomans during the 1683 Battle of Vienna, though there seems no precise record of the names of monks killed in either assault.

In 1537 during the English Reformation the London Charterhouse was dissolved and its members imprisoned and later executed. Eighteen of these, the Carthusian Martyrs of London, were beatified in 1886 by Pope Leo XIII;[3] three of these (Augustine Webster, John Houghton and Robert Lawrence) were canonized in 1970 by Pope Paul VI with other English martyrs as the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.

In 1572 during the Dutch Revolt the Charterhouses of Delft and Roermond were attacked, resulting in the deaths of Dom Justus van Schoonhoven and at least two others.[4]

During the French Revolution numerous Carthusians were persecuted with other Catholic religious and lay persons. Claude Beguignot and Lazarus Tiersot were ordained Carthusians. As priests, they were required to take the anti-Papal oath of the "Civil Constitution of the Clergy". At their refusal they were imprisoned along with eight other Carthusians in former slave ships anchored in the Charente River at Rochefort. Like most of 800 priests and clergy confined there, they died in 1794 due to the inhumane conditions.[5] They were beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1995.[6]

In 1936, during the Spanish Civil War, Carthusians were affected by the widespread anti-clericalism; two of these, from the Charterhouse of Montalegre, have so far been recognized.

In September 1944, monks from the charterhouse at Certosa di Farneta opened their doors to troops from the 16th SS Panzergrenadier Division, who said they came bearing gifts for the abbey. They broke into the monastery to arrest 32 partisans and Jews being sheltered in the monastery. Some of the refugees were able to escape. Of the more than sixty killed, twelve were Carthusians.[7] Among the twelve Carthusians killed were two Germans, one Swiss, one Venezuelan, and one Spaniard. The remaining monks were also from diverse countries. Those killed were:

Benedetto Lapuente,

Bruno D'Amico,

Raffaele Cantero,

Adriano Compagnon,

Adriano Clerc,

Michele Nota,

Giorgio Maritano,

Pio Egger,

Martino Binz,

Gabriele Maria Costa,

Bernardo Montes de Oca

Aldo Mei

St. Jarlath

Feastday: June 6

Patron: of Archdiocese of Tuam

Death: 540

St. Jarlath, Bishop (Feast - June 6th) Jarlath is regarded as the founder and principle patron of the Archdiocese of Tuam in Galway, Ireland. He belonged to the Conmaicne family, perhaps the most important and powerful family in Galway during that period.  Jarlath was trained by a holy man and ordained a priest along with his cousin. He then founded the monastery of Cluain Fois, just outside Tuam, and presided over that monastery as abbot-bishop. Later, Jarlath opened a school attached to the monastery, one which soon became known as a great center of learning. St. Brendan of Clonfert and St. Colman of Cloyne were among his pupils at the school. Jarlath died around 550 A.D.

St. Gotteschalk

Feastday: June 6

Patron: of languages, linguists, lost vocations, princes, translators

Death: 1066

Martyred prince of the Wends who denied the faith when his father was slain by Christian Saxons. He served in the army of King Canute of Denmark, married Canute's daughter, and became a Christian again. Taking over his former lands, Gotteschalk brought in Saxon monks and built churches. He was murdered by agents of his brother-in-law at Lenzen on the Elbe River. There is considerable doubt concerning Gotteschalk's martyrdom and sanctity.

Saint Gottschalk (or Godescalc) (Latin: Godescalcus) (died 7 June 1066)[1] was a prince of the Obotrite confederacy from 1043 to 1066. He established a Slavic kingdom on the Elbe (in the area of present-day northeastern Germany) in the mid-11th century. His object in life seems to have been to collect the scattered tribes of the Slavs into one kingdom, and to make that kingdom Christian.[2]

"A pious and god-fearing man",[3] Gottschalk effected the Christianisation of the Slavic tribes of the Elbe. He organised missions of German priests and founded monasteries at Oldenburg, Mecklenburg,[4] Ratzeburg, Lübeck, and Lenzen, erecting the first three into dioceses. He himself often accompanied the missionaries on their work and augmented their message with his own explanations and instructions. In all this, he was supported by the efforts of Adalbert, Archbishop of Hamburg. However, the Obotrite nobility and peasantry largely remained pagan.

Life

Gottschalk's father Udo was a bad Christian (male christianus according to Adam of Bremen[5]) whose own father, Mistiwoi, had renounced the new religion for the old Slavic paganism. Udo sent his son to be educated at the monastery of St Michael at Lenzen and later at Lüneburg. After a Saxon murdered Udo in 1028, Gottschalk renounced Christianity and took over the leadership of the Liutizi to avenge his father. He killed many Saxons before Duke Bernard II of Saxony defeated and captured him; his lands went to Ratibor of the Polabians.

Re-converted to Christianity, Gottschalk was released and sent to Denmark with many of his people to serve King Canute the Great in his wars with Norway. He was sent to England with Canute's son Sweyn.[citation needed]

Sven Estridson, Jarl of Denmark, desired independence from King Magnus I of Norway in 1042. Because Magnus was supported by his brother-in-law, Bernard II, Sven achieved an alliance with the Obotrites through the mediation of Gottschalk. However, the Obotrite chief Ratibor was killed in a siege by Magnus in 1043. The death of Ratibor and his sons allowed Gottschalk, who married Sven's daughter Sigrid, to seek the inheritance of his father Udo as Prince of the Obodrites. During the so-called Liutizi Civil War (Lutizischer Bruderkrieg) of 1057, Gottschalk conquered the Circipani and Kessini. He secured the territory through the building of new fortresses; the old fortifications of the conquered tribes were removed. He subdued the Liutizi and the diocese of Bremen "feared him as king" and paid him tribute. He nurtured alliance with his Christian neighbours, Scandinavian and German and joined in an alliance with Duke Bernard and King Magnus to defeat the Liutizi in battle.

Allied with the Lutici, the Obotrites murdered Gottschalk in a 1066 rebellion, capturing the castle of Lenzen and forcing his sons Henry and Budivoj to flee to Denmark and to Lüneburg respectively. Initially the Lutici-Obotrie alliance was led by Blus, but after his death in 1066, Kruto, whose power-base was Wagria, replaced him. Budivoj campaigned against Kruto with Saxon assistance, but was killed at Plön in 1075. Henry succeeded in avenging his father's death by killing Kruto at a feast in 1090.

Gottschalk's feast is the day of his death, according to the Carthusians of Brussels in the Martyrology of Usuardus. The primary sources for his life are Adam of Bremen and Helmold. "Had he lived, he would have brought all pagans to the Christian faith."[2] His son Henry later championed the missionary work of Vicelinus.

St. Filippo Smaldone

Feastday: June 6

Birth: 1848

Death: 1923

Beatified: 8 May 1996, Vatican by John Paul II

Canonized: October 15, 2006, Vatican by Pope Benedict XVI

Saint Filippo Smaldone (July 27, 1848 - June 4, 1923) is a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. He founded the Salesian Sisters of the Sacred Hearts and is known for his work with the deaf.

Filippo Smaldone (27 July 1848 – 4 June 1923) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and the founder of the Salesian Sisters of the Sacred Hearts. Smaldone is best known for his extensive work with the deaf during his lifetime.[1][2] Smaldone was a gifted preacher known for his commitment to proper catechesis and to the care of orphans and the mute, which earned him civic recognition.[3]

Smaldone's sainthood cause commenced in 1964 and in 1995 he became titled as Venerable under Pope John Paul II who soon after beatified him in mid-1996. Pope Benedict XVI canonized him as a saint of the Catholic Church on 15 October 2006 in Saint Peter's Square.[4]

Life

Filippo Smaldone was born in Naples in 1848 as the first of seven children to Antonio Smaldone and Maria Concetta De Luca. He made his First Communion in 1858 and received his Confirmation in 1862.

He almost failed the examination for minor orders because he did not want to abandon his apostolate for his studies. He returned to Naples in 1876 – with the permission of the Cardinal Archbishop of Naples Sisto Riario Sforza – after a period of education in the Archdiocese of Rossano-Cariati.[2][4] He was made a subdeacon on 31 July 1870 and ordained a deacon on 27 March 1871.

Smaldone was ordained to the priesthood on 23 September 1871. During his studies he began efforts to help the deaf of Naples and also did work with the sick. But at one stage he grew depressed, being frustrated over his mute students. He asked to give up teaching in favor of going to the foreign missions. But his spiritual director convinced him to remain and to continue his work.[3] Smaldone almost died of cholera when it struck the area in 1884, and he credited his survival to the Madonna.[1] In 1885 he founded an institution for the deaf and for the mute at Lecce on 25 March 1855 with the assistance of Lorenzo Apicella and several nuns that he had under his care. He opened several other branches of his order in 1897 in both Rome and Bari. On 18 December 1912, his order was aggregated to the Order of Friars Minor. .[2][4] The order went on to receive the decree of praise from Pope Benedict XV on 30 November 1915 and full papal approval from Pope Pius XI after Smaldone's death on 21 June 1925.

Smaldone founded both the Eucharistic League of Priest Adorers and the Eucharistic League of Women Adorers to promote the Eucharist and he also served for a brief period of time as the superior of the Missionaries of Saint Francis de Sales.[3] The civic authorities commended and recognized him for his work as did religious authorities who made him a canon of the Lecce Cathedral. In 1880 he was sent to Milan as an expert at a conference of teachers for the deaf.[4]

He died on 4 June 1923 at 9:00 pm from diabetes-related complications combined with heart difficulties. His remains were later relocated in 1942 to the order's motherhouse. In 2005 there was a total of 40 houses with 398 religious in nations such as Rwanda and Moldova.

Sainthood

The canonization cause commenced in an informative process that opened in 1964 under Pope Paul VI and concluded its business sometime after this. The introduction to this process titled him as a Servant of God. The Congregation for the Causes of Saints validated this process in Rome on 23 May 1989 and received the Positio in 1989 which allowed for theologians to approve it on 3 February 1995 and the C.C.S. to likewise approve the cause on 16 May 1995. Pope John Paul II declared Smaldone to be Venerable on 11 July 1995 after the pope confirmed that the priest had indeed lived a model Christian life of heroic virtue.

The miracle needed for beatification was investigated and then validated on 7 May 1993 while a medical board later approved it on 1 June 1995. Theologians also assented to this miracle on 27 October 1995 as did the C.C.S. on 12 December 1995. John Paul II issued formal assent needed and deemed that the healing was a miracle attributed to Smaldone's intercession on 12 January 1996, and presided over Smaldone's beatification on 12 May 1996. The process for a second miracle spanned from 2000 to 2002 at which point it received validation on 4 April 2003 before receiving the assent of the medical board on 3 February 2005; theologians assented to it on 17 May 2005 as did the C.C.S. on 17 January 2006. Pope Benedict XVI approved this on 28 April 2006 and canonized Smaldone in Saint Peter's Square on 15 October 2006.

St. Branwallader

Feastday: June 6

Death: 6th century

Bishop of Jersey, England. A part of his remains were translated by King Athelstan in 935.

Branwalator or Breward, also referred to as Branwalader, was a British saint whose relics lay at Milton Abbas in Dorset and Branscombe in Devon. Believed to come from Brittany, he also gives his name to the parish of Saint Brélade, Jersey. "Brelade" is a corruption of "Branwalader". He is also known as Breward or Branuvelladurus or Brélade and Broladre in French.

Life

Branwalator was a British monk, who is said to have been a bishop in Jersey, although at the time, Jersey would have been part of the ancient diocese of Dol. As with many of the early saints of this part of the world, it is difficult to separate fact from fiction.

However, it is believed that Branwalator worked with Saint Samson in Cornwall and the Channel Islands, where he is remembered in Jersey in the parish name St Brelade and at Cornwall in the parish name of St Breward. He may also have travelled with Samson to Brittany in northern France.

In the Exeter martyrology, Branwalator is described as the son of the Cornish king, Kenen. This is the main source of hagiographical information regarding this saint, which otherwise is sparse.

Veneration

Branwalator's feast day (in Jersey) is 6 June. In Cornwall he has feast days on 9 February and 6 June; 19 January maybe the day of the translation of his relics. In the Middle Ages, his feast was kept at Winchester, Exeter, and in Cornwall.

King Athelstan, who founded Milton Abbey in Dorset, obtained some of the saint's relics (an arm or head) from Breton clerics fleeing Northmen and moved them to Milton Abbey in 935. William Worcestre claimed that the body itself was at Branston (or Branscombe) in Devon, and Leland referred to a chapel of Saint Breward near Seaton. The proper name of Milton Abbey is the Abbey Church of St. Mary, St. Samson and St. Branwalader.

The cultus of Saint Branwalator has been strong at least from the 10th-century when his name could be found in litanies. His feast was kept at Winchester, Exeter, and in Cornwall. In Brittany, he has sometimes been confused with Saint Brendan and Saint Brannock (Benedictines, Farmer)

Saint Rafael Guízar y Valencia

Profile

One of eleven children born to Prudenzio Guizar and Natividad Valencia, wealthy and pious land owners. Ordained in 1901. Conducted missions throughout Mexico. Founded the Congregation of Missionaries of Our Lady of Hope in 1903. Apostolic missionary in 1905. Spiritual director in the major seminary of Zamora, Mexico. Used his family's money to found a school for poor girls. Founded two colleges for boys.

In 1911 a state persecution of the Church began. His Congregation was dissolved and his missionary work was prohibited, so Father Raphael continued his work illegally. He founded a Catholic magazine in Mexico City, which the government quickly shut down. Raphael went on the road, disguised as a travelling merchant or musician, ministering to the poor and preaching when he could. He was shot at several times by soldiers, and condemned to death in absentia. In 1916 the authorities were so close on his trail that Raphael fled Mexico, first to the United States and then to Guatemala where he spent a year preaching missions. Preached in Cuba from 1917 to 1919. Named bishop of Veracruz-Jalapa, Mexico on 1 August 1919; he received word of the appointment while preaching in Havana. He continued his missionary work in Colombia, but finally returned to Veracruz, Mexico on 4 January 1920.

The government persecution of the Church escalated. The diocesan seminary was shut down; Bishop Raphael transferred his students to Mexico City and continued their training covertly. In 1931 Governor Tejada of Veracruz decreed that there could only be one priest per 100,000 Catholics; Raphael shut all his churches in protest. Tejeda ordered that Raphael be shot on sight; Raphael went straight to the governor's palace and walked into his office. Tejeda feared the uprising that killing such a man would cause, and revoked the death sentence; Raphael spent the rest of his days fighting to continue the work of the Church in the face of government opposition.

Born

26 April 1877 at Cotija, Michoacan, Mexico

Died

6 June 1938 in Mexico City, Mexico of natural causes

Canonized

15 October 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI

Saint Marcellin-Joseph-Benoît Champagnat

Profile

Entered the seminary at age 16. Student with Saint John Marie Vianney. Ordained in 1816. Founded the Little Brothers of Mary (Marists) in 1817 mainly involving boys in their late teens with a great devotion of Our Lady who wanted to teach and help bring the Word to other young men. Today there are about 5,000 Marist Brothers in 72 countries; their slogan A Heart Without Borders.

Born

20 May 1789 at Hameau du Rosey, Lyon, France

Died

6 June 1840 in in Saint-Chamond, Loire, France of natural causes

Beatified

• 29 May 1955 by Pope Pius XII

• the investigation included the October 1939 cure of Mrs Georgina Grondin from a malignant tumour in Waterville, Maine, USA, and the 12 November 1941 cure of John Ranaivo from cerebrospinal meningitis, in Antsirabe, Madagascar

Canonized

• 18 April 1999 by Pope John Paul II

• the investigation include the July 1976 cure of Brother Heriberto Weber Nellessen, in Montevideo, Uruguay

Saint Norbert of Xanten

 தூய நார்பர்ட்

பேராயர், 

பிறந்து : 680,

இறந்தது : 755 ஜூன் 06 

ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை 

நினைவுத் திருநாள்: : ஜூன் 06 

நார்பர்ட் 1080 ஆம் ஆண்டு ரின்லாந்துக்கு (Rhine Land) அருகில் உள்ள சேன்டேன் (Xanten) என்னும் ஊரில் பிறந்தார். நார்பர்டின் குடும்பம் மிக வசதியான குடும்பம். அதனால் அவர் தன்னுடைய வாழ்க்கையை மிக உல்லாசமாக வாழத் தொடங்கினார். வளர்ந்து பெரியவரான பிறகு மன்னர் ஐந்தாம் ஹென்றியின் அரசபையில் ஆலோசராக பணியாற்றிவந்தார். 

எதைப் பற்றியும் கவலைப்படாமல் ஆடம்பரமாக வாழ்ந்துவந்த நார்பர்ட் ஒருநாள் தன்னுடைய குதிரையில் பக்கத்து ஊருக்குப் போய்க்கொண்டிருந்தார். அப்போது வானத்திலிருந்து விழுந்த மின்னல் ஒன்று அவரைத் தாக்க அவர் அப்படியே தரையில் விழுந்தார். ஆனால் அதிர்ஷ்டவசமாக அவர் உயிர்பிழைத்தார். அப்போது அவர் மேலே அண்ணார்ந்து பார்ந்து, “ஆண்டவரே! நான் என்ன செய்யவேண்டும்?” என்று கேட்க, “நீ உன் பாவ வழிகளை விட்டு, புதிய வாழ்க்கை வாழ்” என்று குரல் ஒலித்தது. உடனே அவர் எழுந்து சென்று தன்னுடைய சொத்துகளை எல்லாம் விற்று ஏழைகளுக்குக் கொடுத்துவிட்டு குருத்துவ வாழ்விற்குத் தன்னையே தயாரிக்கத் தொடங்கினார். 

குருவாக அருட்பொழிவு செய்யப்பட்ட பிறகு திருத்தந்தை இரண்டாம் ஜெலஸ்டசை சந்தித்த நார்பர்ட் அவரிடம், “நான் எங்கே சென்று பணியாற்றுவது?” என்று கேட்டார். திருத்தந்தையோ அவரை வடக்கு பிரான்சுக்குச் சென்று பணிசெய்யுமாறு கேட்டுக்கொண்டார். திருத்தந்தையின் வேண்டுகோளுக்கு இணங்க அவர் வடக்கு பிரான்சுக்குச் சென்று அங்கு நற்செய்தியை அறிவிக்கும் பணியை மிகச் சிறப்பாக செய்து வந்தார். இயல்பிலே போதிக்கும் திறமையைக் கைவரப் பெற்றிருந்த நாபார்ட் இறைவனின் வார்த்தையை வல்லமையோடு போதித்து நிறைய மக்களை ஆண்டவருக்கும் கொண்டு வந்து சேர்த்தார். மட்டுமல்லாமல அவரால் ஈர்க்கப்பட்ட நிறைய இளைஞர்கள் அவரோடு சேர்ந்தார். அதனால் ‘நார்பட்டையன்’ என்னும் புதிய சபை உதயமானது. சில ஆண்டுகளிலே அது பல்வேறு இடங்களுக்குப் பரவியது. 

இறைவனின் வாக்கை துணிச்சலோடு எடுத்துரைத்த நார்பர்ட் நற்கருணை பக்தியில் மிகவும் சிறந்து விளங்கினார். இவர் நற்கருண மீது கொண்ட பக்திதான் இவருக்கு எல்லாப் பணிகளையும் மிகச் சிறப்பாகச் செய்ய உதவி புரிந்தது. இதற்கிடையில் இவரை மாக்டபர்க் நகரின் ஆயராகத் திருநிலைப்படுத்தினார்கள். ஆயராக உயர்ந்த இவர் மக்களை ஆண்டவருக்கு உகந்த பாதையில் வழிநடத்திச் சென்றார். இப்படி பலவேறு ஆன்மீகப் பணிகளைச் செய்து வந்த ஆயர் நார்பர்ட் 1134 ஆம் ஆண்டு ஜூன் 6 ஆம் நாள் தன்னுடைய இன்னுயிரைத் துறந்தார்.

Also known as

• Norbert of Kingdown

• Norbert of Magdeburg

Profile

Born to the nobility, Norbert was raised around the royal court and served as almoner for Emperor Henry V. In the court he developed a very worldly view, and took holy orders as a career move, joining the Benedictines at Siegburg. A narrow escape from death led to a conversion experience, and he began taking his vows seriously. He tried to reform his order's local house, then became a wandering preacher. He founded a community of Augustinian canons at Premontre, France; they became known as the Norbertines or Premonstratensians, and started a reform movement that swept through European monastic houses.

Friend of Blessed Godfrey of Cappenberg. Archbishop of Magdeburg, Germany. Reformed the clergy in his see, using force when necessary. Worked with Saint Bernard of Clairvaux and Saint Hugh of Grenoble to heal the schism caused by the death of Pope Honorius II. Fought heresy in Cambrai, France with the help of Saint Waltmann.

Born

c.1080 at Xanten, Germany

Died

• 6 June 1134 at Magdeburg, Germany

• relics in Prague

Canonized

1582 by Pope Gregory XIII

Patronage

• against birth complication

• for peace

• Bohemia

• archdiocese of Magdeburg, Germany

Blessed Józef Wojciech Guz

Also known as

Innocent, Innocenty

Additional Memorial

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

Profile

After high school Jozef tried to join the Jesuits, but was turned down. On 25 August 1908 be joined the Franciscans, taking the name Innocenty. Studied philosophy and theology in Krakow, Poland. Ordained on 2 June 1914. Parish priest in a number of cities, and worked with Saint Maximilian Kolbe. Confessor to a Franciscan monastery at Niepokalanów, Poland from 1933 to 1936. Vice-master of clerics and singing teacher in the minor seminary. Parish priest in Grodno, Poland. Imprisoned by invading Russia troops on 21 March 1940 for the crime of being a Polish priest, but he managed to escape. Captured by invading German troops, he was sent to several prisons for the crime of being a priest before finally ending at the concentration camp at Sachsenhausen where he was severely beaten and put to forced labour; when he could not work, owing to a broken leg, he was nearly drowned and finally murdered. Martyr.

Born

8 March 1890 in Lwów, Poland (modern L'viv, L'vivs'ka oblast', Ukraine)

Died

from trauma resulting from having a charged fire hose stuffed down his throat on 6 June 1940 in the prison camp at Sachsenhausen-Oranienburg, Oberhavel, Germany

Beatified

13 June 1999 by Pope John Paul II at Warsaw, Poland

Saint Bertrand of Aquileia

Also known as

Bertrando, Bertrichramnus

Profile

Studied civil and canon law at the University of Toulouse. Priest. Dean of the cathedral chapter of Angouleme, France in 1316. Canon of Saint Felice in Toulouse, France in 1318. Archdeacon of Noyon, France. Papal chaplain. Taught law at the University of Toulouse. Worked for the canonization of Saint Thomas Aquinas. Papal diplomat.

Patriarch of Aquileia, Italy on 4 July 1334. Noted for his austere lifestyle, he founded monasteries to promote learning, encouraged the work of the Benedictines, Franciscans and Dominicans, spent largely on charity for the poor, and worked for the moral reform in his diocese. Supported the olive and wool trade in his region as a way to improve the lives of his people. Convened a council of bishops in Udine, Italy in 1335, and in Aquileia in 1339. Murdered for defending the rights of the Church against local nobles, and is thus considered a martyr.

Born

c.1260 at Saint Geniès, Quercy, Aquitaine, France

Died

• 6 June 1350 at San Giogio Richionvelda

• buried in Udine, Italy

• relics enshrined in the Udine cathedral choir

Beatified

1760 by Pope Clement XIII (cultus confirmation)

Blessed Gilbert of Neufontaines

Also known as

Gilbert of Auvergne

Profile

Born to the nobility of Aquitaine. Married to Petronilla, father of Pontia. Fought in the Crusades with King Louis VII from 1146 to 1149. When he returned home he convinced his wife and family to let him follow a call to religious life. Hermit. Premonstratensian monk. Founder and abbot of the Premonstratensian monastery at Neufontaines, which was noted for its hospital where Gilbert cared for the sick.

Born

late 11th century in Auvergne, Aquitaine (in modern France)

Died

• 6 June 1152 at Neuffonts, Auvergne, Aquitaine (in France) of natural causes

• some relics taken to the Premonstratensian college in Paris, France in 1615

Saint Jarlath of Tuam

Also known as

Iarlaith, Iarlath

Profile

Born to the Irish nobility. Studied under Saint Benignus. Priest. Founded a monastery and college at Cluain Fois outside Tuam, Galway, Ireland, and is considered the founder of the diocese. The school attracted scholars from all over Ireland, including Saint Brendan of Ardfert and Saint Colman of Cloyne. Abbot-bishop of the monastery-school. Spiritual student of Saint Enda of Arran. Prophet.

Born

c.445 at Connaught, Galway, Ireland

Died

• c.540 of natural causes

• relics at Kilmainemore, Ireland

Patronage

archdiocese of Tuam, Ireland

Saint Phêrô Thuan

Also known as

Peter

Additional Memorial

24 November as one of the Martyrs of Vietnam

Profile

Married layman in the apostolic vicariate of Central Tonkin (in modern Vietnam). Fisherman by trade. During the persecutions of emperor Tu Duc, he was ordered to stomp on a cross to show his contempt for Christianity; he refused. Martyr.

Born

c.1802 in Ðông Hào, Thái Bình, Vietnam

Died

burned at the stake on 6 June 1862 in Nam Ðinh, Vietnam

Canonized

19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II

Saint Phêrô Dung

Also known as

Peter

Additional Memorial

24 November as one of the Martyrs of Vietnam

Profile

Married layman in the apostolic vicariate of Central Tonkin (in modern Vietnam). Fisherman by trade. During the persecutions of emperor Tu Duc, he was ordered to stomp on a cross to show his contempt for Christianity; he refused. Martyr.

Born

c.1800 in Ðông Hào, Thái Bình, Vietnam

Died

burned at the stake on 6 June 1862 in Nam Ðinh, Vietnam

Canonized

19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II

Blessed Falco of Cava

Also known as

Falcone

Profile

Educated at the Benedictine monastery of Holy Trinity in Cava dei Tirreni, Italy. Spiritual student of Saint Peter of Pappacarbone. Monk at Cava, and prior of the house. Abbot of Saint Mary's at Cirzosimo. Abbot of Cava in 1141. Noted expert in canon law. Advisor to Norman king Roger II. Regional bishops deferred to him on matters of law, canon and civil.

Died

• 6 June 1146 of natural causes

• relics enshrined at the altar of Saint Catherine

• relics moved to a marble reliquary in the chapel of the Holy Fathers in 1675

Beatified

16 May 1928 by Pope Pius XI (cultus confirmed)

Saint Vinh-Son Duong

Also known as

Peter

Additional Memorial

24 November as one of the Martyrs of Vietnam

Profile

Married layman in the apostolic vicariate of Central Tonkin (in modern Vietnam). Fisherman by trade. During the persecutions of emperor Tu Duc, he was ordered to stomp on a cross to show his contempt for Christianity; he refused. Martyr.

Born

c.1821 in Doãn Trung, Thái Bình, Vietnam

Died

burned at the stake on 6 June 1862 in Nam Ðinh, Vietnam

Canonized

19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II

Saint Claudius of Besançon

Also known as

• Claudius the Thaumaturge

• Claudius the Miracle Worker

• Claude...

Profile

Priest. Monk. Abbot of Condat, Jura; his house later became known as Saint-Claude. Bishop of Besançon, France in 685. He resigned his see in 692 to return to life as a cloistered monk at Saint Oyand-de-Joux Abbey. Known for his love as literature.

Born

in Franche-Comté, France

Died

c.699

Patronage

• wood turners

• Franche-Comté, France

Saint Eustorgius II of Milan

Additional Memorial

25 September as one of the Holy Bishops of Milan

Profile

Priest in Rome, Italy. Bishop of Milan, Italy in 512. Spent hugely to ransom Christians who had been abducted by invading barbarians.

Died

• 6 June 518 of natural causes

• interred in the chapel of Saint Sixtus, basilica of Saint Lorenzo Maggiore, Milan, Italy

Saint Ceratius of Grenoble

Also known as

Cerato, Cerazio

Profile

Bishop of Grenoble, France c.440. Attended the Council of Orange in 441. Several stories and conjectures, many conflicting, have become attached to Saint Ceratius, but we have no evidence to support them.

Born

c.400

Died

5th century of natural causes

Canonized

• 1903 (cultus confirmed)

• the celebration of his memorial on 6 June dates from the 6th century

Saint Alexander of Fiesole

Profile

Bishop of Fiesole, Italy. Defended the rights and authority of the Church against the kings of Lombardy. When he refused give in to the lay authorities and put their choices in positions of power for political reasons, his opponents ambushed and murdered him.

Died

drowned in 590 in the River Reno near Bologna, Italy

Blessed William Greenwood

Additional Memorial

4 May as one of the Carthusian Martyrs

Profile

A lay brother in the Carthusian London Charterhouse. Arrested for opposing the policies of King Henry VIII, and remaining loyal to Rome. Martyred with six companions.

Born

English

Died

starved to death on 6 June 1537 at Newgate Prison, London, England

Beatified

20 December 1886 by Pope Leo XIII

Blessed Gerard Tintorio

Profile

Well off layman in Monza, Lombardy, Italy. He spent his wealth founding a hospital in Monza where he worked with the sick, especially lepers.

Died

1207 of natural causes

Beatified

1582 by Pope Gregory XIII (cultus confirmed)

Patronage

Monza, Italy

Saint Gudwall

Also known as

Curval, Gudwal, Gurval, Gurwall, Gudual, Guidgal, Goual

Profile

Monk. Abbot of a monastery on the isle of Plecit. Bishop. Founder of monasteries in Devon and Cornwall in England, and in Brittany, France.

Born

6th century Wales

Died

• 6th century of natural causes

• relics at Ghent, Belgium

Patronage

Guern, France

Saint Paulina of Rome

Also known as

Paolina

Profile

Daughter of Saint Artemius of Rome and Saint Candida of Rome. Convert, brought to the faith by Saint Peter the Exorcist and baptised by Saint Marcellinus. Martyr.

Died

buried alive under a pile of stones in 302

Saint Artemius of Rome

Also known as

Artemio

Profile

Married to Saint Candida of Rome; father of Saint Paulina of Rome. Jailer. Convert, brought to the faith by Saint Peter the Exorcist and baptised by Saint Marcellinus. Martyr.

Died

beheaded in 302

Saint Agobard of Lyon

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Refugee to France in his youth, escaping the Moorish invasions of Spain. Priest at Lyon, France. Archbishop of Lyons in 813. Deeply involved in the politics of his day. Wrote works on theology and the liturgy.

Born

c.769 in Spain

Died

840 of natural causes

Saint Candida of Rome

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Married to Saint Artemius of Rome; mother of Saint Paulina of Rome. Convert, brought to the faith by Saint Peter the Exorcist and baptised by Saint Marcellinus. Martyr.

Died

buried alive under a pile of stones in 302

Saint Grazia of Germagno

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Martyr.

Died

relics transferred from the catacombs of Ciriaca in Rome, Italy to Germagno, Italy in 1842 and enshrined in the church of San Bartolomeo

Saint Alexander of Noyon

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He and three of his brothers were converts, then priests. Bishop of Noyon, France. Martyred for his faith with five other priests, three of them his brothers.

Born

Cannes, France

Died

Cannes, France

Saint Amantius of Noyon

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He and three of his brothers were converts, then priests. Bishop of Noyon, France. Martyred for his faith with five other priests, three of them his brothers.

Born

Cannes, France

Died

Cannes, France

Saint Hilarion the Younger

Also known as

Ilarione

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Priest. Monk. Archimandrite of the monastery of Dalmazio. For defending the use of icons and other images, he was imprisoned, whipped and exiled.

Died

845

Blessed Daniel of Bergamo

Also known as

Daniele

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Venerated in Bergamo, Italy, but no details about him have survived.

Died

• 1460

• image in the chapel of an Bernardino in Bergamo, Italy

Saint Cocca

Also known as

Cox, Cucca, Cuach

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The name of Kilcock, a town under his patronage, is derived from the phrase Cocca's cell, so he was presumably a monk or hermit.

Patronage

Kilcock, Ireland

Blessed Archangel of Agnone

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Franciscan friar at the convent of Sant'Onofrio in Vasto, Italy.

Born

Agnone, Italy

Died

6 June 1651 of natural causes

Saint Colmán of Orkney

Also known as

Colmoco

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Bishop of the Orkney Islands off the coast of Scotland, consecrated in Rome, Italy c.994.

Died

c.1010

Blessed Gundisalvus of Azebeyro

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Cistercian Benedictine monk. Abbot at Azebeyro, Spanish Galicia.

Died

1466 of natural causes

Saint Bessarion of Egypt

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Fourth-century beggar pilgrim to holy places who finally settled to lives as a hermit in the desert of Skete in Egypt.

Saint Anoub of Skete

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Hermit in the desert of Skete in Egypt.

Died

latter 5th century in the desert of Skete in Egypt of natural causes

Saint Vincent of Bevagna

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First Bishop of Bevagna, Italy. Martyred in the persecutions of Diocletian.

Died

martyred in 303

Blessed Lorenzo de Masculis

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Franciscan Friar Minor priest. Famous preacher.

Died

1535 at Ortona, Abruzzo, Italy

Saint John of Verona

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Seventh century bishop of Verona, Italy. Noted for his ministry to the poor.

Saint Bazalota of Abyssinia

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4th century nun in Abyssinia (modern Ethiopia).

Saint Euphemia of Abyssinia

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4th century nun in Abyssinia (modern Ethiopia).

Martyrs of Tarsus

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A group of 20 martyrs who were killed together during the persecutions of Diocletian.

Died

martyred in Tarsus (in modern Turkey)

Mercedarian Fathers of Avignon

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Several Mercedarians from the Santa Maria convent of Avignon, France who worked with plague victims in that city, and died of the disease themselves.

Died

Avignon, France of plague