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10 December 2022

இன்றைய புனிதர்கள் டிசம்பர் 11

 Pope Saint Damasus I


Profile

Raised in a pious family; his father was a priest in Rome, Italy and Damasus served for a time as deacon in his father's church, Saint Laurence. Priest. Assistant to Pope Liberius. Chosen 37th pope in a disputed election in which a minority chose the anti-pope Ursinus. The two reigned simultaneously in Rome which eventually led to violence between their supporters and false accusations of Damasus having committed a crime.



His pontificate suffered from the rise of Arianism, and from several schisms including break-away groups in Antioch, Constantinople, Sardinia, and Rome. However, it was during Damasus's reign that Christianity was declared the religion of the Roman state. He enforced the 370 edict of Emperor Valentinian controlling gifts to prelates, and opposed Arianism and Apollinarianism. He supported the 374 council of Rome which decreed the valid books of the Bible, and the Grand Council of Constantinople in 381 which condemned Arianism.


Economic patron of his secretary, Saint Jerome, commissioning him to make the translation of scripture now known as the Vulgate. Damasus restored catacombs, shrines, and the tombs of martyrs, and wrote poetry and metrical inscriptions about and dedicated to martyrs. They state that he would like to be buried in the catacombs with the early martyrs, but that the presence of one of his lowly status would profane such an august place. Ten of his letters, personal and pontifical, have survived.


Born

• c.306 in Rome, Italy

• his family were Spanish in orgin


Papal Ascension

366


Died

• 11 December 384 in Rome, Italy of natural causes

• buried in the Mark and Marcellianus catacombs in Rome

• bones re-buried in the church of San Lorenzo in Damaso


Patronage

archeologists




Saint María Maravillas de Jesús


Also known as

• Maravillas Pidal y Chico de Guzmán

• Maria de las Maravillas Jesus



Profile

Daughter of Luis Pidal y Mon and Cristina Chico de Guzman y Munoz, the Marquess and Marchioness of Pidal; her father was Spanish ambassador to the Vatican and a very active supporter of the Church. She was baptized at the age of eight days, Confirmed in 1896, made her first Communion in 1902, grew up in a pious family, was known as an intelligent and religious child, and early perceived a call to religious life. She entered the Carmelite novitiate at El Escorial, Madrid, Spain in 1920.


On 19 May 1924 Maria and three sisters founded a house at Cerro de los Angeles, Madrid, the geographical center of Spain, and she took her final vows there on 30 May 1924. Prioress of the house in 1926. The house expanded so quickly that Mother Marvillas was sent to found another in Kottayam, India, which over the years has expanded to many other Carmels in that country. She returned to Spain, and in 1936, as part of the anti-clerical actions of the Spanish Civil War, she and her sisters were arrested, relocated to Madrid, and subjected to fourteen months of house arrest and harassment. In September 1937 Mother Maravillas and her community relocated to las Batuecas, Salamanca, Spain where they founded a new house.


In 1939 she led a group of sisters to restore the house at Cerro de los Angeles. From there she led an expansion of the Carmelites with houses in Mancera de Abajo, Salamanca in 1944, Duruelo, Avíla in 1947, Cabrera, Salamanca 1950, Arenas de San Pedro, Avíla in 1954, San Calixto, Córdoba in 1956, Aravaca, Madrid in 1958, Talavera de la Reina, Toledo c.1960, la Aldeheula, Madrid in 1961, and Montemar-Torremolinos, Málaga in 1964. To unite these and other far-flung houses, she founded the Association of Saint Teresa in 1972. The Carmel in la Aldeheula was hugely expanded with schools, a community of houses for the local poor, church, community halls and other structures in what effectively became a small town.


In all these works Mother Maravillas was known for her dedication for work and prayer, her humility and care of her younger sisters, and her dedication to the Rules and spirituality of the Discalced Carmelites.


Born

4 November 1891 in Madrid, Spain


Died

11 December 1974 in La Aldehuela monastery, Madrid province, Spain of natural causes


Canonized

4 May 2003 by Pope John Paul II




Blessed Arthur Bell


Also known as

Francis Bell


Additional Memorial

22 November as one of the Martyrs of England, Scotland, and Wales


Profile

Studied at Saint Omer and at the Royal College of Saint Alban, Valladolid, Spain. Ordained in Salamanca, Spain in 1618. Joined the Franciscans in 1618. Worked in Douai and Gravelines in France, and Brussels, Belgium. He returned to England to minister to covert Catholics in 1634. Arrested and condemned to death for the crime of being a priest. Martyr.


Born

13 January 1590 in Temple Broughton, Worcestershire, England


Died

hanged, drawn, and quartered on 11 December 1643 at Tyburn, London, England


Beatified

22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II




Saint Daniel the Stylite


Also known as

Daniel of Constantinople



Profile

Monk at Samosata on the Upper Euphrates River at the age of twelve. When chosen abbot by his brothers, he declined. He made two trips to learn from Saint Simeon Stylites the Elder, and received that saint's blessing. Would-be pilgrim to the Holy Lands, but a vision of Saint Simeon caused him to travel instead to Constantinople where he spent the rest of his life. At age 42, Daniel decided to become a pillar-dwelling hermit like Simeon, and spent the next thirty-three years on one.


Daniel lived on a series of pillars built for him by Emperor Leo I and other wealthy supporters, living in the open weather, standing each day until he collapsed. Ordained by Saint Gennadius. Many came to learn from the holy man, sitting at the foot of the pillar as he preached, celebrated Mass, gave spiritual counsel, and healed the sick who were taken up to his platform. Counsellor to Emperor Leo, Emperor Zeno, and the Patriarch of Constantinople; prophesied some of the political turmoil in which Zeno was involved. Daniel came down from his pillar only once - to convince Emperor Baliscus to abandon the Monophysite heresy.


Born

409 at Maratha, Syria


Died

• 493 near Constantinople of natural causes

• accurately predicted the date of his death, and near the end he had visions of angels



Saint Masona of Mérida


Also known as

Mausona


Additional Memorial

14 November as one of the Holy Fathers of Mérida


Profile

Born to the Gothic nobility, Masona was educated at the monastery affiliated with the Basilica of Saint Eulalia in Mérida, Spain. He was known as an excellent and pious student, and when he was old enough, entered the monastery. Chosen bishop of Mérida c.572. He built a hospital, staffed it with doctors and nurses, supported the work and expansion of churches and monasteries in the region, and was noted for his almsgiving to help the poor. He participated in the 3rd Council of Toledo in 589, which led to the conversion of the Visigoths to Catholicism, the Synod of Toledo in 597, and he helped bring Saint Hermenegild to the faith. In the persecutions of Catholics by the Arian king Leovigildo, Masona was exiled for a time. Late in life he tried to put some of the administrative duties onto archdeacon Eleuterio, but Eleuterio was swayed those seeking power over the diocese, and Masona returned to full-time work until his death. Saint Gregory of Tours wrote about him, Saint Isidore of Seville wrote to him.


Died

c.606 in Mérida, Spain of natural causes



Blessed David of Himmerod


Profile

Studied in Paris, France. Benedictine Cistercian monk at Clairvaux Abbey in 1131; spiritual student of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux who accepted David after he had been initially rejected due to health problems. Assigned by Saint Bernard to found and lead the Himmerod Abbey, Trier, Germany in 1134. Miracle worker, healer, exorcist with the gift of prophecy.


Born

c.1100 in Florence, Italy


Died

• 11 December 1179 of natural causes

• buried in the chapter room of Himmerod Abbey

• relics transferred to a marble urn at the altar of the abbey church in 1204

• relics transferred to Trier, Germany in 1802 when the abbey was suppressed

• relics transferred back to the Himmerod Abbey in 1919 when the Cistercians returned to the house


Beatified

• in 1699 the general chapter of the monks of Citeaux authorized a memorial at Himmerod Abbey

• in 1734 the canon of Florence, Italy published a Life of David and obtained approval from Pope Clement XII to expose the relics for veneration



Blessed Franco of Siena


Also known as

Francesco Lippi


Profile

Born to the Italian nobility. Spent a dissolute youth as a soldier in Italy. Near Sartiano, Italy he was blinded, and offered to change his life if he was healed; he was healed. Pilgrim to Rome, Bari and Loreto in Italy. Having heard the preaching of Blessed Ambrose Sansedoni in Siena, Italy, he was moved to retire from the world to live as a hermit and do penance for his earlier life. Joined the Carmelites, but continued to live as a hermit. Received visions of Jesus, Mary and the angels; had the gift of prophecy, and was beset by demons.



Born

13th century Grottoes-Siena, Italy as Francesco Lippi


Died

• 11 December 1291 in Siena, Italy of natural causes

• some relics enshrined in the Carmelite monastery in Cremona, Italy


Beatified

1670 by Pope Clement X (cultus confirmation)



Blessed Jerome Ranuzzi


Also known as

• Jerome Ranucci

• Angel of Good Counsel



Profile

Born to a noted middle class family; his father was later given rank in the noblity. Servite. Studied philosophy and theology in Bologna, Italy. Priest. Renowned for his learning and scholarship. Advisor to Duke Frederick of Montefeltro, Urbino, Italy.


Born

c.1410 at Sant'Angelo, Vado, Pesaro-Urbino, Italy


Died

c.1468 of natural causes


Beatified

1 April 1775 by Pope Pius VI (cultus confirmed)



Blessed Severin Ott


Also known as

• Severinus

• Mariophylus Severinus

• Mariae servus Singularis


Profile

Norbertine canon of the monastery in Roggenburg, Swabia, Bavaria (in modern Germany). He was known for his deep prayer life, his personal penances, and his devotion to the Virgin Mary. Promoted pilgrimages to a shrine in nearby Sheissen. In his later years he withdrew to life as a prayerful hermit in a cell in the monastery, spending his life in prayer, spiritual communion and celebrating Mass alone.


Born

1627 in Germany


Died

noon 11 December 1708 of natural causes



Blessed Jean Laurens


Profile

Norbertine canon of the Averbode monastery near Diest, Brabant (in modern Belgium). Ordained in 1574. Sub-prior of his house and master of novices, he was known for instilling a zeal for the faith in his charges by his pious personal example. Vicar of Hechtel, Limburg, Belgium in 1586 when he was imprisoned by Protestants at war with the Church.


Born

1548 in Miskom, Kortenaken, Vlaams, Brabant, Flanders (in modern Belgium)


Died

11 December 1613 of natural causes



Blessed Pilar Villalonga Villalba


Profile

Lay woman in the archdiocese of Valencia, Spain. Member of Catholic Action. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.



Born

22 January 1891 in Valencia, Spain


Died

11 December 1936 in Burjassot, Valencia, Spain


Beatified

11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II



Saint Sabinus of Piacenza


Profile

Bishop of Piacenza, Italy. Friend of Saint Ambrose of Milan, he regularly read and commented on the first draft of Ambrose's writings. Dispatched by Pope Saint Damasus I to Antioch to suppress the Meletian Schism. Attended the Council of Aquileia in 381.



Died

420 of natural causes



Blessed Hugolinus Magalotti


Also known as

• Hugolino Magalotti

• Ugolino Magalotti



Profile

Friar Minor tertiary. Hermit.


Born

at Camerino, Italy


Died

11 December 1373 of natural causes


Beatified

4 December 1856 by Pope Pius IX (cultus confirmed)



Saint Cian of Wales


Profile

Sixth century soldier. Hermit in Wales. Servant to Saint Peris.


Born

Welsh




Blessed Martín Lumbreras Peralta


Also known as

Father Martín of Saint Nicholas


Profile

Augustinian Recollect priest. Martyr.


Born

8 December 1598 in Zaragoza, Spain


Died

burned alive on 11 December 1632 in Nagasaki, Japan


Beatified

23 April 1989 by Pope John Paul II



Blessed Melchor Sánchez Pérez


Also known as

Father Melchor of Saint Augustine


Profile

Augustinian Recollect priest. Martyr.


Born

1599 in Granada, Spain


Died

burned alive on 11 December 1632 in Nagasaki, Japan


Beatified

23 April 1989 by Pope John Paul II



Saint Pens


Also known as

Peris


Profile

A cairn on the top of the Llanberis Pass in Wales is known as Corffwysfa Pens (the Resting-Place of Saint Pens), and there are traditions of pilgrimage to the hill to pray for the intercession of Saint Pens. However, no information about him has survived.


Patronage

Llanberis, Wales



Blessed Martino de Melgar


Profile


Commander of the Mercedarian convent of Santa Maria in Burgos, Spain. Noted for his personal piety and his support of the spiritual growth of the friars in his house.



Saint Aithalas of Arbela


Also known as

Aithelas


Profile

Pagan priest who was healed from a serious disease by the prayers of Christians; convert. Martyred in the persecutions of Shapur II.


Died

c.354 in Arbela, Persia



Saint Eutychius the Martyr


Also known as

• Eutychius of Spain

• Eutychius of Cadiz

• Eutuchius of Merida

• Oye


Profile

Martyr.


Died

4th century Spain



Saint Barsabas


Also known as

Barsabbas


Profile

Abbot. Known as a miracle worker. Martyred with twelve of his monks in the persecutions of the Sassanid King Shapur II.


Born

Persian


Died

martyred in 342



Saint Fidweten


Also known as

Fivetein, Fidivitanus


Profile

Benedictine monk at Saint Saviour Abbey in Redon, Brittany (in modern France). Spiritual student of Saint Convoyon of Redon.


Died

c.888 of natural causes



Blessed Dominic Yanez




Profile

Mercedarian friar in the convent of Santa Caterina in Toledo, Spain.



Saint Apseus of Arbela


Also known as


Acepsius


Profile

Christian deacon. Martyred in the persecutions of Shapur II.


Died

c.354 in Arbela, Persia



Martyrs of Saint Aux-Bois


Profile

Two Christian missionaries and one of their local defenders who faith in the persecutions of governor Rictiovarus - Fuscian, Gentian and Victoricus.



Died

beheaded in 287 in Saint Aux-Bois, Gaul (in modern France)



Martyrs of Rome


Profile

Three Christians murdered in the persecutions of Diocletian for giving aid to Christian prisoners - Pontian, Practextatus and Trason.


Born

imperial Roman citizens


Died

c.303 in Rome, Italy



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• Ludolf van Craeywinckel

• Luke of Chalcedon

• Maria Piedal

• Pablo di Merida

• Tassilo III

• Wilbirg


09 December 2022

இன்றைய புனிதர்கள் டிசம்பர் 10

 Bl. Peter Tecelano

Peter Tecelano

Feastday: December 10

Death: 1287

 


Franciscan mystic. A native of Campi, Tuscany, Italy, he was trained as a comb maker at Siena. After the death of his wife he entered the Franciscans as a tertiary and served as nurse to the sick in a Franciscan hospital. He also toiled making combs. In his lifetime, he was reputed to be a deeply mystical and holy individual and was credited with miracles. He was beatified in 1802, in part because of miracles reported as occurring at his tomb.


St. Peter Duong


Peter Duong

Feastday: December 10

Death: 1838

Canonized: Pope John Paul II

Vietnamese martyr. A native of Vietnam, Peter served as a catechist and, with Peter Truat, was martyred by anti-Christian forces.



The Vietnamese Martyrs (Vietnamese: Các Thánh Tử đạo Việt Nam; French: Martyrs du Viêt Nam), also known as the Martyrs of Annam, Martyrs of Tonkin and Cochinchina, Martyrs of Indochina, or Andrew Dung-Lac and Companions (Anrê Dũng-Lạc và các bạn tử đạo), are saints on the General Roman Calendar who were canonized by Pope John Paul II. On June 19, 1988, thousands of overseas Vietnamese worldwide gathered at the Vatican for the Celebration of the Canonization of 117 Vietnamese Martyrs, an event chaired by Monsignor Tran Van Hoai. Their memorial is on November 24 (although several of these saints have another memorial, having been beatified and on the calendar prior to the canonization of the group).



Saint John Roberts

தூய ஜான் ராபர்ட்ஸ்

இன்று நாம் நினைவுகூரும் ஜான் ராபர்ட்ஸ், இங்கிலாந்தில் உள்ள நார்த் வேல்ஸில், 1577 ஆம் ஆண்டு பிறந்தார். இவருடைய குடும்பம் ஒரு செல்வச் செழிப்பான குடும்பம். அதனால் இவர் எல்லா வசதிகளும் கிடைக்கப்பெற்று மிகவும் மகிழ்ச்சியாக வாழ்ந்து வந்தார்.

இவருடைய பெற்றோர் ப்ராடெஸ்டென்ட் சபையைச் சார்ந்தவர்கள். அதனால் இவரும் சிறுவயது முதலே பிராடெஸ்டென்ட் நம்பிக்கையிலே வளர்ந்துவந்தார். ஒருசமயம் கத்தோலிக்கத் திரு அவையைச் சார்ந்த குருவானவர் ஒருவர், கத்தோலிக்கத் திரு அவையின் போதனைகளையும் மறையுண்மைகளையும் எடுத்துரைத்ததைக் கேட்டுவிட்டு, ஜான் ராபர்ட்ஸ் கத்தோலிக்கத் திரு அவைமீது ஈடுபாடு கொள்ளத் தொடங்கினார். 1598 ஆம் ஆண்டு இவர் பாரிஸ் நகருக்கு படிக்கச் சென்றபோது, அங்கு கிடைத்த ஒருசில கத்தோலிக்க நண்பர்களின் எடுத்துக்காட்டான வாழ்வால் ஜான் ராபர்ட்ஸ் கத்தோலிக்கத் திரு அவைக்கு வந்தார்.

நாட்கள் செல்லச் செல்ல கத்தோலிக்கத் திரு அவையின் போதனைகள் ஜான் ராபர்ட்ஸிடம் பெரிய ஒரு மாற்றத்தைக் கொண்டுவந்தது. அதனால் இவர் ஸ்பெயின் நாட்டிற்குச் சென்று, குருத்துவ வாழ்விற்கு தன்னையே தயார் செய்து, 1602 ஆம் ஆண்டு குருவாக மாறினார். இதற்குப் பின்பு இவர் அருட்தந்தை அகஸ்டின் ப்ராட்சா என்பவரோடு சேர்ந்து இங்கிலாந்து நாட்டிற்கு நற்செய்தி அறிவிக்கச் சென்றார். இங்கிலாந்து நாட்டில் கத்தோலிக்க நம்பிக்கையை அறிவிப்பது என்பது அவ்வளவு எளிதான காரியமாக இருந்துவிடவில்லை. அதற்கு இங்கிலாந்து நாட்டை ஆண்டுவந்த முதல் எலிசபெத் அரசியிடமிருந்து பயங்கர எதிர்ப்பு இருந்தது.

இதனைக் கண்டு பயன்படாமல் ஜான் ராபர்ட்சும் அவரோடு சென்ற அருட்தந்தையும் மாறுவேடம் போட்டுக்கொண்டு ஆண்டவருடைய நற்செய்தியை எடுத்துரைத்து, பலரையும் கத்தோலிக்க நம்பிக்கைக்குள் கொண்டுவந்தார்கள். இது எப்படியோ அரசிக்குச் தெரியவர, அவர், இவர்கள் இருவரையும் நாட்டைவிட்டே துரத்திவிட்டார். இதனால் இருவரும் பிரான்சில் உள்ள டுவே என்ற நகருக்கு வந்து, சில மாதங்கள் அங்கு தங்கி பணிசெய்தார்கள். ஆனால், அதே ஆண்டில் (1603) லண்டனில் கொள்ளைநோய் பரவிய செய்தியைக் கேட்டு, அங்கு உள்ள மக்களுக்கு உதவுவதற்காக ஜான் ராபர்ட்ஸ் மட்டும் அங்கு வந்தார். நோயினால் பாதிக்கப்பட்ட மக்களுக்கு இரவுபகல் பாராது உதவினார். ஆனால் ஜான் ராபர்ட்ஸ் இங்கிலாந்தில்தான் இருக்கின்றார் என்ற செய்தியைக் கேள்விப்பட்ட எலிசபெத் அரசி, 8 மாதங்கள் அவரை சிறையில் அடைத்துவைத்து சித்ரவதை செய்து அனுப்பினார். இதற்குப் பின்பு அரசி ஜான் ராபர்ட்சை நாட்டிற்குள் வரவேகூடாது என்று எச்சரித்து அனுப்பி வைத்தார்.

எனவே ஜான் ராபர்ட்ஸ் பிரான்ஸ் நாட்டிற்குச் சென்று டுவேவில் ஒரு துறவுமடத்தை நிறுவினார். அவர் நிறுவிய அந்த துறவுமடத்தில் ஏராளமான இளைஞர்கள் வந்து சேர்ந்து, துறவிகள் ஆனார்கள். இதற்கிடையில் 1606 ஆம் ஆண்டு, ஜான் ராபர்ட்சிற்கு மீண்டுமாக இங்கிலாந்து நாட்டிற்குச் சென்று நற்செய்தி அற்விக்கவேண்டும் என்ற எண்ணம் ஏற்பட்டது. அதனால் இவர் அங்கு சென்று நற்செய்தி அறிவிக்கத் தொடங்கினார். ஆனால் எலிசபெத் அரசியுடைய ஒற்றர்களின் கையில் மாட்டிக்கொண்டதால், சிறையில் அடைக்கப்பட்டு சித்ரவதை செய்யப்பட்டார். ஓரிரு மாதங்கள் சிறையிலே இருந்த ஜான் ராபர்ட்ஸ், ஒருநாள் தப்பித்து வெளியே வந்துவிட்டார்.


இப்படி ஜான் ராபர்ட்ஸ் கத்தோலிக்க நம்பிக்கையையும் நற்செய்தியையும் மக்களுக்கு எடுத்துச் சொல்வதும், அரசாங்கம் அவரை சிறையில் அடைப்பதும், அதிலிருந்து அவர் தம்பித்துப் போவதுமாகத் தொடர்ந்துகொண்டே இருந்தது. 1610 ஆம் ஆண்டு, டிசம்பர் 2 ஆம் நாள், இவர் டைபர்ன் என்ற இடத்தில் திருப்பலி நிறைவேற்றிக் கொண்டிருந்தபோது, படைவீரர்கள் இவரைச் சுற்றி வளைத்து சிறையில் அடைத்தார்கள். பின்னர் டிசம்பர் 10 ஆம் நாள், இவரைக் தூக்கிலிட்டுக் கொன்றுபோட்டார்கள். இவருடைய உடலானது டுவேவிற்குக் கொண்டுவரப்பட்டு அடக்கம் செய்யப்பட்டது. இவருக்கு 1970 ஆம் ஆண்டு புனிதர் பட்டம் கொடுக்கப்பட்டது.

Additional Memorials

• 25 October as one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales

• 1 December as one of the Martyrs of Oxford University



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Son of John and Anna Roberts; his ancestors were princes in Wales. Raised Protestant, John always felt an affinity for Catholicism. He studied at Saint John's College, Oxford from 1595 to 1597, but left without a degree. He then studied law at the Inns of Court at age 21. In 1598, while travelling in France, he joined the Church of Rome at Notre Dame in Paris.


Entered the English College at Valladolid, Spain on 18 October 1598. He left the College in 1599 to join the Abbey of Saint Benedict in Valladolid. Benedictine novice at the Abbey of Saint Martin in Compostela, Spain in 1600. Ordained there.


Father John returned to England as a missioner, leaving on 26 December 1602, and entering the country in April 1603. Arrested in May 1603, and exiled. Returned to England in 1604, and worked with plague victims in London; arrested and banished again. Returned to England in 1605. During a search for suspects involved in the Gunpowder Plot, John was found in the home of Mrs Thomas Percy, and was arrested again. Though he had no connection to the Plot, he spent seven months in prison, and was exiled again in July 1606.


While in exile he founded a house in Douai for exiled English Benedictines; this house became the monastery of Saint Gregory. Responsible for the conversion of Blessed Maurus Scott. Returned to England in October 1607, was arrested in December, and sent to Gatehouse prison. He escaped, and spent a year working in London, but was again arrested. His execution was scheduled for May 1609, but the intercession of the French ambassador led to a reduction in sentence; he was exiled yet again.


Returned to England a few months later, he was arrested while celebrating Mass on 2 December 1610. Convicted on 5 December 1610 of the crime of priesthood. Martyred with Blessed Thomas Somers.


Born

1577 at Trawsfynydd, Merionethshire, Gwynedd, northern Wales


Died

• hanged, drawn, and quartered on 10 December 1610 at Tyburn, London, England

• body taken to Saint Gregory's in Douai, France, but disappeared during the French Revolution

• two fingers are preserved at Downside Abbey and Erdington Abbey


Canonized

25 October 1970 by Pope Paul VI



Blessed María Emilia Riquelme y Zayas


Profile

Born to pious parents, the daughter of Joaquín Riquelme y Gómez and María Emilia Zayas de la Vega. She received a good education, studying painting, singing, piano and languages. At age 7, Maria received a vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary with the Child Jesus; she made a vow to devote herself to God, and consecrated herself to Our Lady of Carmel. Maria's mother died when the girl was 8 years old.



As she grew older, she explained her call to religious life to her father; he wouldn't have it, and arranged many social events for her; she wouldn't have it and ignored most of them to spend her time visiting hospitals and ministering to the poor. Any money she received, she gave away to poor young women to keep them from a life of prostitution, and to young men who felt a call to the priesthood.


When her father died in 1885, Maria tried to enter religious life, but health problems forced her to give up. She built a chapel at her house, and spent her time praying and helping the poor. Her work and personal piety attracted other like-minded women, and they formed a community which became the Congregation of the Missionary Sisters of the Most Blessed Sacrament and Mary Immaculate. They received archdiocesan approval in 1896, and Mother Maria became their superior, serving the remaining 44 years of her life. The Missionaries continue their good work today in Spain, Portugal, Colombia, Bolivia, Brazil and the United States.


Born

5 August 1847 in Granada, Spain


Died

10 December 1940 in Granada Spain of natural causes


Beatified

• 9 November 2019 by Pope Francis

• the beatification recognition celebrated at the Cathedral of Encarnación in Granada, Spain with Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu the chief celebrant


Patronage

Missionary Sisters of the Most Blessed Sacrament and Mary Immaculate



Saint Eustace White


Additional Memorials

• 25 October as one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales

• 29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai


Profile

Convert to Catholicism which led to his anti-Catholic father cursing him and caused a permanent estrangement from his family. In 1584 Eustace began studies for the priesthood in Rheims, France and Rome, Italy, and was ordained at the English College in Rome in 1588. In November 1588 he returned to the west of England to minister to covert Catholics. The Church was going through a period of persecution in England, made even worse by the attack of the Armada from Catholic Spain. Arrested in Blandford, Dorset, England on 1 September 1591 for the crime of being a priest. He was lodged in Bridwell prison in London, and repeatedly tortured. At his trial he forgave the judges who sentenced him to death. One of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.


Born

1559 in Louth, Lincolnshire, England


Died

hanged, drawn and quartered on 10 December 1591 in Tyburn, London, England


Canonized

25 October 1970 by Pope Paul VI



Blessed Giuseppe Antonio Migliavacca


Also known as

Arsenio of Trigolo



Profile

The fifth of twelve children born to Glicerio Migliavacca and Annunziata Strumia. Giuseppe entered the diocesan seminary in Cremona, Italy in 1863, and was ordained a priest in 1874. Parish priest in Cassano d'Adda, Italy. Joined the Jesuits in 1875. He founded the Congregation of the Sisters of Mary, Most Holy Consolatrix in 1893, and the sisters continue their good work today with hundreds of members in several countries. In 1902 Father Giuseppe felt a new calling, and became a Capuchin friar novice.


Born

13 June 1849 in Trigolo, Cremona, Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia (modern Italy)


Died

• 10 December 1909 in his convent cell in Bergamo, Kingdom of Italy of a brain aneurysm

• buried in the city cemetery of Bergamo

• re-interred in the cemetery of Cepino Imagna, Italy in 1940

• re-interred in the chapel of the Motherhouse of the Sisters of Mary, Most Holy Consolatrix in Milan, Italy on 13 October 1953


Beatified

• 7 October 2017 by Pope Francis

• the beatification recognition was celebrated in the Cathedral of Santa Maria Nascente in Milan, Italy with Cardinal Angelo Amato as the chief celebrant

• the beatification miracle involved the healing of Sister Ausalia Ferrario from pulmonary and intestinal tuberculosis; the miracle occurred in the chapel of the Sisters of Mary convent in Voghera, Italy on 17 October 1946 after those present at a Eucharistic Adoration prayed for the intercession of Father Giuseppe


Patronage

Sisters of Mary, Most Holy Consolatrix



Our Lady of Loreto


Profile

The title Our Lady of Loreto refers to the Holy House of Loreto, the house in which Mary was born, and where the Annunciation occurred, and to an ancient statue of Our Lady which is found there. Tradition says that a band of angels scooped up the little house from the Holy Land, and transported it first to Tersato, Dalmatia in 1291, then Recanati, Italy in 1294, and finally to Loreto, Italy where it has been for centuries. It was this flight that led to her patronage of people involved in aviation, and the long life of the house that has led to the patronage of builders, construction workers, etc. It is the first shrine of international renown dedicated to the Blessed Virgin, and has been known as a Marian center for centuries. Popes have always held the Shrine of Loreto in special esteem, and it is under their direct authority and protection.



Patronage

• air crews • Air Forces • aircraft pilots • Argentinian Air Force • Arpino, Italy • aviation • aviators • Belgian air crews • builders • construction workers • flyers • flying • Ghajnsielem Gozo, Italy • Guidonia Montecelio, Italy • Italy • Loreto, Italy • Spanish air crews •




Pope Saint Gregory III


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Priest at Saint Crisogono Church in Rome, Italy; except that his father's name was John, nothing else is known about his life prior to being elected 90th pope by popular acclamation in 731. Noted for his learning and virtue. The beginning of his pontificate was troubled by the excesses of the iconoclasts. He called a synod in November 731 to condemn iconoclasm; iconoclast leaders responded by seizing papal territories and assets, and insisting on the ecclestiastical allegiance to the Patriarch of Constantinople. The end of Gregory's reign was troubled by the invasions of the Lombards, against these he sought the help of Charles Martel, establishing ties with the French crown that would echo for centuries. Gregory promoted the Church in northern Europe, supporting the missions of Saint Boniface in Germany and Saint Willibald in Bohemia, bestowed palliums on Egbert of York and Saint Tatwine of Canterbury, beautified Rome, and supported monasticism in general.



Born

• in Syria

• last pope born outside Europe until the ascension of Pope Francis


Papal Ascension

• elected on 11 February 731

• enthroned in March 731


Died

28 November 741 of natural causes



Saint Eulalia of Merida

 மெரிடா நகர் புனிதர் யூலேலியா 

மெரிடா நகர் மறைசாட்சி:

பிறப்பு: கி.பி. 290

மெரிடா, ஸ்பெயின்

இறப்பு: கி.பி. 304 

மெரிடா, ஸ்பெயின்

ஏற்கும் சமயம்:

ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை 

மரபுவழி கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை 

முக்கிய திருத்தலம்:

சேன் சல்வேடோர் தேவாலயம்

நினைவுத் திருநாள்: டிசம்பர் 10

பாதுகாவல்: 

மெரிடா, ஸ்பெயின், ஒவியேடோ, வீட்டை விட்டு ஓடிப்போனவர்கள், துன்புருத்தப்பட்டோர், கைம்பெண்.

(Mérida, Spain, Oviedo, Runaways, Torture Victims; Widows)

புனிதர் யூலேலியா, அந்நாளைய “லூசிடானியாவின்” (Lusitania) தலைநகரான "எமெரிடாவில்" (Emerita) (தற்போதைய “ஸ்பெயின்” (Spain) நாட்டின் “மெரிடா” (Mérida) நகர்) "டயோக்லேஷியன்" (Diocletian) மற்றும் "மேக்ஸிமியன்" (Maximian) ஆகியோரால் துன்புறுத்தப்பட்டு மறைசாட்சியாக கொல்லப்பட்ட, பதினாலே வயதான ஒரு இளம் ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க புனிதர் ஆவார்.

ஓர் பக்தியுள்ள கிறிஸ்தவ குடும்பத்தில் பிறந்த இவர், குழந்தைப் பருவத்திலிருந்தே தனிமையில் செபிக்கும் வழக்கம் கொண்டிருந்தார். அக்காலத்தில் கத்தோலிக்க எதிர்ப்பு நிலவிய காரணத்தால், அவரது தாயார் அவரை கிராமப் புறங்களில் மறைத்து வைத்திருந்தார்.

ஆனால் அதையும் மீறி ஓடிப்போன பதினாலே வயதான கன்னிப் பெண்ணான யூலேலியா, “எமெரிடாவிலுள்ள” (Emerita) “கவர்னர் டாசியானின்” (Governor Dacian) அரசவைக்கு சென்றார். அங்கே, பலர் அறிய தான் ஒரு கிறிஸ்தவர் என பிரகடணம் செய்தார். பாகன் மதத்தினரையும் பேரரசன் "மாக்ஸிமியானையும்" (Maximian) இழித்துப் பேசினார். அவரது தைரியம் அனைவரையும் பிரமிக்கச் செய்தது. தம்மை மறைசாட்சியாக வதைத்துக் கொல்லும்படி சவால் விடுத்தார்.

கிறிஸ்தவ மறையை பின்பற்றக்கூடாது என்றும், பாகன் மதத்துக்கு வந்துவிடும்படியும் எவ்வளவோ நயமாகவும் பயமுறுத்தியும் பார்த்த நீதிபதியின் முயற்சிகள் யாவும் வீணாயின. யூலேலியா இதை மீறியதால் சிறைப்பிடித்து செல்லப்பட்டார். படைவீரர்கள் இவரை கொண்டு சென்று தனிமையான சிறையில் அடைத்தனர். அவரின் ஆடைகள் களையப்பட்டன. வியக்கத்தக்க வகையில் பனித்துகள்கள் அவரது நிர்வாண உடலை மறைத்து அவர் ஒரு தேவதை போல காட்சியளித்தார்.

உயிருள்ள உடலின்மேல் நெருப்பு மூட்டினர். நெருப்பினாலும் புகையாலும் மூச்சு திணறியது. அப்போதும் கூட அவரின் நா இறைவனை புகழ்ந்து கொண்டே இருந்தது. இதனால் ஆத்திரமடைந்த படைவீரர்கள் அவரை அடுப்பிலிட்டு உயிரோடு எரித்துக் கொன்றனர். யூலேலியா மரித்த வேளையில், அவரது வாயிலிருந்து ஒரு புறா பறந்து வெளியே சென்றது.

யூலேலியாவின் கல்லறையின் மீது விரைவிலேயே ஒரு திருத்தலம் அமைக்கப்பட்டது. ஐந்தாம் நூற்றாண்டின் ஸ்பேனிஷ்-ரோமன் கவிஞர் "ப்ருடென்ஷியஸ்" (Prudentius) எழுதிய கவிதைகளில் யூலேலியாவை புகழ்ந்து பாடியுள்ள ஏடுகள் இன்றளவும் உள்ளன. அவரது கவிதைகள் யூலேலியாவின் புகழை மென்மேலும் உயர்த்தின. கி.பி. 560ம் ஆண்டு, 'மெரிடா' மறை மாவட்டத்தின் ஆயர் "ஃபிடேலிஸ்" (Bishop Fidelis of Mérida) யூலேலியாவின் கல்லறை மீதிருந்த திருத்தலத்தை புணரமைத்தார். ஸ்பெயின் நாட்டின் "விஸிகோதிக்" (Visigothic) எனுமிடத்திலுள்ள இவரது திருத்தலம் மிகவும் பிரபலம் பெற்றது.


கி.பி. 780ம் ஆண்டு, இவரது உடலை "ஒவியேடோ" (Oviedo) என்னும் இடத்திற்கு அரசன் "சிலோ" (King Silo) கொண்டு சென்றார். அது தற்போது, கி.பி. 1075ம் ஆண்டு, "ஆறாம் அல்ஃபோன்சோ" (Alfonso VI) தானமாக அளித்த அரபு வெள்ளி சவப்பேழையில் (Coffin of Arab silver) இருக்கிறது.

Also known as

Aulaire, Aulazie, Olalla



Profile

A consecrated virgin who, from her early youth, wanted to be a martyr. During the Diocletian persecutions, when she was around 12 to 14 years old (sources vary), she went to the tribunal, and confessed her faith on her own initiative. Tortured and martyred with Saint Julia of Merida. Legend says that when she was thrown naked into the street, snow fell to cover her; later when her ashes were dumped in a field, snow fell on them to create a burial pall. Often confused with Saint Eulalia of Barcelona.


Born

c.290 in Spain


Died

tortured and burned alive c.304 Merida, Spain


Patronage

• Merida, Spain

• Oviedo, Spain

• runaways

• torture victims

• widows


Representation

• young woman with a cross, stake, and dove

• naked young woman lying in the snow



Saint Polydore Plasden


Also known as

Oliver Palmer


Additional Memorials

• 1 December as one of the Martyrs of the English College

• 25 October as one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales


Profile

Son of a horn maker. Studied for the priesthood at Rheims, France and the English College in Rome, Italy. Ordained on 7 December 1586, he return to England to minister to covert Catholics during the persecutions of Queen Elizabeth I. Arrested on 2 November 1591 at the home of Saint Swithun Wells in Gray's Inn Fields while Saint Edmund Gennings was celebrating Mass. Executed for the crime of being a priest. Martyr.


Born

1563 in London, England


Died

hanged, drawn and quartered on 10 December 1591 in Tyburn, London, England


Canonized

25 October 1970 by Pope Paul VI




Saint Angelina of Serbia

செர்பியா_நாட்டுப்_புனித_ஏஞ்சலினா (-1510)

டிசம்பர் 10

இவர் (#StAngelinaOfSerbia) அல்பேனியாவில் பிறந்தவர்; இவரது தந்தை அல்பேனியாவை ஆண்டு வந்த ஜார்ஜ் ஸ்கென்டர்பெர்க் என்பவர் ஆவார்.

சிறுவயது முதலே இவரது தாயார் இவரைக் கிறிஸ்தவ நெறியின்படி வளர்த்து வந்தார். இதனால் இவருக்குக் கிறிஸ்துவின்மீது மிகுந்த அன்பு ஏற்பட்டது. 

இந்நிலையில் செர்பியாவை ஆண்டுவந்த ஸ்டீபன் பிரான்கோவிச் எதிரிகளிடமிருந்து வந்த ஆபத்திலிருந்து தன்னைக் காத்துக்கொள்ள அல்பேனியாவை ஆண்டுவந்த ஜார்ஜ் ஸ்கென்டர்பெர்க்கிடம்  தஞ்சம் அடைந்தார்.

தன்னிடம் தஞ்சம் அடைந்த ஸ்டீபன் பிரான்கோவிச்சை ஜார்ஜ் ஸ்கென்டர்பெர்க் நல்ல முறையில் கவனித்துக் கொண்டார். நாள்கள் மெல்ல உருண்டு ஓடியபொழுது ஸ்டீபன் பிரான்கோவிச்சிற்கும் ஏஞ்சலா விற்கும் இடையே காதல் மலர்ந்தது. பின்னர் பெற்றோரின் சம்மதத்துடன் இருவருக்கும் திருமணம் நடைபெற்றது.

திருமண வாழ்வில் இவர்கள் இருவருக்கும்  இறைவன் ஜான், ஜார்ஜ் என்ற இரண்டு குழந்தைகளைக் கொடுத்து அருள் பாலித்தார். இப்படி வாழ்க்கை மகிழ்ச்சியாகச் சென்று கொண்டிருக்கையில் ஏஞ்சலா தனது கணவர் மற்றும் பிள்ளைகளுடன் செர்பியாவிற்குச் சென்றார்.

அங்குச் சென்ற ஒரு சில ஆண்டுகளிலேயே இவரது கணவர் எதிரிகளால் கொல்லப்பட்டார். இதனால் இவர் கைம்பெண் ஆனார். இதற்குப் பிறகு இவர் தன்னுடைய இரண்டு பிள்ளைகளுக்கும் நல்லதொரு வாழ்க்கையை அமைத்துக் கொடுத்துவிட்டுத்  துறவற வாழ்க்கையை மேற்கொண்டார். 


துறவற வாழ்வில் முன்பு தான் வசதியான வாழ்க்கையை வாழ்ந்தவள் என்றெல்லாம் நினையாமல், மிகுந்த தாழ்ச்சியோடு சாதாரண பணிகளையும் செய்தார். தன் வாழ்வின் இறுதி நாள்களில் இறைவேண்டலுக்கும் நோன்பிற்கும் மிகுந்த முக்கியத்துவம் கொடுத்து வாழ்ந்து வந்த இவர், 1510 ஆம் ஆண்டு இறையடி சேர்ந்தார்.

Also known as

• Angelina of Krusedol

• Angelina of Krushedol

• Angelina Arianit Komneni

• Angelina Brankovic

• Mother Angelina



Profile

Born to the nobility, the daughter of Prince Georg Skenderberg of Albania. Married to King Stefan Brankovic of Serbia, and with him live in Mexile. As a mother she concentrated on the Christian part of her sons' education. Widowed, she renounced her position in the world to become a nun and then abbess at the Krushedol abbey so she could spend her days in prayer and caring for the poor.


Born

late 15th-century in modern day Berat, Albania as Angelina Arianit Komneni


Died

• 1510 in Fruska Gora, Serbia of natural causes

• buried beside her husband and sons Stephen and John Maxim in Krusedol Abbey



Saint Swithun Wells


Additional Memorial

25 October as one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales



Profile

Married layman teacher in the apostolic vicariate of England. Martyred in the persecutions of Queen Elizabeth I for having provided shelter to priests, noteably Saint Edmund Gennings and Saint Polydore Plasden, hiding from the anti-Catholic authorities, and for permitting Mass to be celebrated in his house.


Born

1536 in Bambridge, Hampshire, England


Died

hanged, drawn and quartered on 10 December 1591 in Tyburn, London, England


Canonized

25 October 1970 by Pope Paul VI




Saint Edmund Gennings


Also known as

Edmund Jennings



Additional Memorials

• 25 October as one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales

• 29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai


Profile

Convert to Catholicism at age 17. He studied and was ordained at Rheims, France in 1590. He then returned to England to minister to covert Catholics. Martyr.


Born

1567 in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England


Died

hanged, drawn and quartered on 10 December 1591 at Gray's Inn Fields, Tyburn, London, England


Canonized

25 October 1970 by Pope Paul VI




Pope Saint Miltiades


Also known as

Melchiades



Profile

Pope during the time that Constantine the Great declared tolerance for Christians in the Roman Empire. Counted as a martyr on many lists due to the sufferings he endured prior to the toleration decree. May have been Pope when the Church was given the Lateran Palace which became the pope's residence and the seat of the central administration of the Church. Saint Augustine of Hippo thought highly of him, and mentioned him in his writings.


Born

Africa


Papal Ascension

2 July 311


Died

11 January 314 at Rome, Italy



Blessed Brian Lacey


Profile

Yorkshire country gentleman. Cousin, companion and assistant to Venerable Father Montford Scott Arrested in 1586 for helping and hiding priests. Arrested again in 1591 when his own brother Richard betrayed him, Brian was tortured at Bridewell prison to learn the names of more people who had helped priests. Finally arraigned down the Old Bailey, he was condemed to death for his faith, for aiding priests and encouraging Catholics. Martyr.


Born

Brockdish, Norfolk, England


Died

hanged on 10 December 1591 at Tyburn, London, England


Beatified

15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI



Blessed Thomas Somers


Also known as

Thomas Wilson


Additional Memorial

29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai


Profile

Schoolmaster. Seminarian in Douai, France. Priest. Returned to England to minister to covert Catholics in London, sometimes using the alias Thomas Wilson. Arrested and condemned to death for the crime of being a priest. Martyred with Saint John Roberts.


Born

Skelsmergh, Westmoreland, England


Died

hanged, drawn, and quartered on 10 December 1610 at Tyburn, London, England


Beatified

15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI



Blessed Bruno of Rommersdorf


Also known as

• Bruno von Braunsberg

• Brun


Profile

Born to the noblity in Braunschweig, Germany. Knight. He gave up worldly privilete and joined the Premonstratensians. Abbot of the Rommersdorf cloister near Engers am Rhein, Germany; he expanded the house and enlarged its library. Assigned by Pope Honorius III to preach Crusade in the Rhineland. Friend of Blessed Louis IV of Thuringia and Saint Elizabeth of Hungary.


Born

12th century Germany


Died

10 December 1236 of natural causes



Blessed Marco Antonio Durando


Also known as

Marcantonio Durando



Profile

Priest in the Congregation of the Mission of Saint Vincent de Paul. Founded the Institute of the Sisters of Jesus the Nazarene.


Born

22 May 1801 in Mondovi, Italy


Died

10 December 1880 in Turin, Italy of natural causes


Beatified

20 October 2002 by Pope John Paul II



Blessed John Mason


Additional Memorial

1 December as one of the Martyrs of Oxford University


Profile

Layman. Servant to a Mr Owen of Oxfordshire. Arrested for harbouring priests in general, and Saint Edmund Gennings in particular, physically restraining the men who were going to arrest Gennings during Mass. Martyr.


Born

at Kendal, Westmoreland, England


Died

hanged, drawn, and quartered on 10 December 1591 at Tyburn, London, England


Beatified

15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI



Saint Mercury of Lentini


Also known as

• Mercury of Leontium

• Mercurius of...


Profile

Officer in the imperial Roman army. Led a group of soldiers escorting Christian prisoners to trial during the persecutions of emperor Licinius and governor Tertyllus. Mercurius and many of his men were converted to the faith by the prisoners while on the road, and were martyred with them.


Died

beheaded in Lentini, Sicily, Italy



Saint Thomas of Farfa


Profile

Benedictine monk. Pilgrim to the Holy Land. Lived as a hermit near Farfa Abbey, Italy. Friend of the duke of Spoleto, Italy. Restored Farfa Abbey with the financial aid of the duke. Abbot.



Born

at Maurienne, Savoy, France


Died

c.720 of natural causes



Holy House of Loreto


About


The feast is so named from the tradition that the house where the Holy Family lived in Nazareth, was transported by angels to the city of Loreto, Italy. The Holy House is now encased by a basilica. It has been one of the famous shrines of the Blessed Virgin since the 13th century.



Saint Gemellus of Ancyra


Also known as

• Gemellus of Edessa

• Gemellus of Paphlagonia



Profile

Martyred in the persecutions of Julian the Apostate.


Died

crucified in 362 at Ancyra, Galatia (Asia Minor)



Blessed Fulgentius of Afflighem


Profile

Benedictine monk at the monastery of Saint Airy in Verdun, France. When the monastery, was dissolved due to political conflicts, Fulgentius became monk and then abbot of the monastery of Afflighem, Belgium.


Born

latter 11th century in Wallonia (in modern Belgium)



Blessed Sidney Hodgson


Profile

Layman. Convert. Martyred for assisting priests during a period of English history when Catholicism was outlawed.


Born

English


Died

hanged, drawn, and quartered on 10 December 1591 at Tyburn, London, England


Beatified

15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI



Saint Caesarius of Epidamnus


Also known as

• Caesarius of Durazzo

• Caesarius of Durrës

• Caesarius of Dyrrachium

• Cesare of...


Profile

One of the 72 disciples of Christ described in Acts. Bishop of Epidamnus (modern Durrës, Albania). Martyr.



Blessed Albert of Sassovivo


Profile

Born to the nobility, the son of Count Gualterio of Sassovivo, Foligno, Umbria, Italy who gave land to Blessed Mainard the land to build the Benedictine Holy Cross Abbey. Albert became a monk and later abbot there.


Died

c.1012 of natural causes



Blessed Sebastian Montanol


Profile

Dominican missionary to Zacateca, Mexico. When some natives treated the Eucharist with disrespect, Sebastian chastised them; they murdered him.


Born

Spanish


Died

murdered in 1616 in Zacateca, Mexico



Saint Sindulf of Vienne


Also known as

Dreiuls, Sindolf, Sindulfe, Sindulfus, Sindulphe, Sindulphus, Syndulphe


Profile

Bishop of Vienne, France. Attended councils in 625 and 630. Encouraged the monastic life in his diocese.


Died

c.669



Blessed Guglielmo de Carraria


Also known as

William of Carraria


Profile

Soldier. Mercedarian knight at the convent of Santa Maria d'Esteron in Menorca, Spain. Noted for his austere lifestyle and personal piety.



Saint Carpophorus


Also known as

Carpoforo


Profile

Priest. Martyred in the persecutions of Diocletian.


Died

martyred c.300 at Spoleto, Italy or Seville, Spain (records vary)


Patronage

Arona, Italy



Saint Guitmarus


Also known as

Guimar, Guimare, Guimer, Guitmaire, Guitmar, Guitmer, Vitmar, Vitmarus, Widmar, Widmer, Witmaire, Witmar, Witmer


Profile

Abbot at Saint-Riquier Abbey, Normandy, France.


Died

c.765



Saint Florentius of Carracedo


Profile

Benedictine monk. Abbot of the house at Carracedo, Leon, Spain. Greatly esteemed by King Alphonsus VII.


Died

1156 of natural causes



Saint Deusdedit of Brescia


Profile

Bishop of Brescia, Italy. Played a leading role in the councils convened against the Monothelite heresies.


Died

c.700



Saint Abundius


Also known as

Abundantius


Profile

Deacon. Martyred in the persecutions of Diocletian.


Died

c.300 at Spoleto, Italy or Seville, Spain (records vary)



Saint Maurus of Rome


Profile

Child martyr, celebrated by Pope Damasus.


Died

Via Salaria, Rome, Italy



Saint Julia of Merida


Profile

Martyred with Saint Eulalia of Merida in the persecutions of Diocletian.


Died

c.304 at Merida, Spain



Saint Hildemar of Beauvais


Profile

Benedictine monk at Corbie Abbey. Bishop of Beauvais, France in 821.


Died

c.844



Saint Lucerius


Profile

Benedictine monk at Farfa, Italy. Abbot of the house at Maurienne, France.


Died

740 of natural causes



Saint Valeria


Profile

Roman martyr whose cultus was very popular in France during the time of Saint Eligius.



Martyrs of Alexandria


Profile

A group of Christians murdered for their faith in the persecutions of Galerius Maximian. The only details that have survived are three of the names - Eugraphus, Hermogenes and Mennas.


Died

beheaded c.312 at Alexandria, Egypt



Martyred in the Spanish Civil War


Thousands of people were murdered in the anti-Catholic persecutions of the Spanish Civil War from 1934 to 1939. I have pages on each of them, but in most cases I have only found very minimal information. They are available on the CatholicSaints.Info site through these links:


• Blessed Agustín García Calvo

• Blessed Antonio Martín Hernández

• Blessed Emérico Martín Rubio

• Blessed Gonzalo Viñes Masip


Also celebrated but no entry yet

• Luca di Melicucc`


08 December 2022

இன்றைய புனிதர்கள் டிசம்பர் 09

 Saint Juan Diego

மரியான் திருக்காட்சியாளர்:

(Marian visionary)

பிறப்பு: கி.பி. 1474

குவாஹ்டிட்லன், மெக்ஸிகோ

(Cuauhtitlán, Mexico)

இறப்பு: கி.பி. 1548 (வயது 73–74)

டெபேயக், மெக்ஸிகோ

(Tepeyac, Mexico)

ஏற்கும் சமயம்:

ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை

(Roman Catholic Church)

முக்திபேறு பட்டம்: மே 6, 1990

குவாதலுப் பேராலயம், மெக்ஸிகோ நகர்

திருத்தந்தை இரண்டாம் ஜான் பால்

(Basilica of Guadalupe, Mexico City by Pope John Paul II)

புனிதர் பட்டம்: ஜூலை 31, 2002

குவாதலுப் பேராலயம், மெக்ஸிகோ நகர்

திருத்தந்தை இரண்டாம் ஜான் பால்

(Basilica of Guadalupe, Mexico City by Pope John Paul II)

முக்கிய திருத்தலம்: 

குவாதலுப் பேராலயம்

(Basilica of Guadalupe)

நினைவுத் திருநாள்: டிசம்பர் 9

பாதுகாவல்: பழங்குடி மக்கள் (Indigenous Peoples)

புனிதர் ஜுவான் டியெகோ, மெக்ஸிகோ நாட்டைச் சேர்ந்தவரும், அமெரிக்க நாடுகளின் பழங்குடியைச் சார்ந்த முதல் ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க புனிதரும் ஆவார். “புனிதர் ஜுவான் டியேகோ குவாஹ்ட்லடோட்ஸின்” (Saint Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin) மற்றும், “புனிதர் ஜுவான் டியெகோட்ஸில்” (Saint Juan Diegotzil) ஆகிய பெயர்களாலும் இவர் அறியப்படுகின்றார்.

கி.பி. 1531ம் ஆண்டு, டிசம்பர் மாதம், வெவ்வேறு நான்கு சம்பவங்களின்போது “டெபேயக்" மலைப் பகுதியிலும், (Hill of Tepeyac) பின்னர் மலைப்பகுதியின் வெளியேயும் (தற்போதைய மெக்ஸிகோ பெருநகரம்) இவருக்கு அன்னை மரியாளின் தரிசனம் கிட்டியதாக கூறப்படுகிறது.

ஜுவான் டியெகோவுக்கு அன்னை மரியாளின் தரிசனம் கிட்டியதன் நம்பகத்தன்மையை உறுதி செய்யும் வகையில், "டெபேயக்" (Tepeyac) மலையின் அடிவாரத்தில் அமைந்திருக்கும் "குவாதலுப் திருத்தலத்தில்" புனிதர் ஜுவான் டியெகோவின் 'டில்மா' (Tilma) என்றழைக்கப்படும் அங்கி அல்லது சால்வை இருப்பதாகவும் அதன்மேலே அன்னை கன்னி மரியாளின் தூய உருவம் பதிந்திருப்பதாகவும் அறியப்படுகின்றது. இந்த அதிசய சித்திரத்தை கொடுப்பதற்காகவே தூய அன்னை தரிசனம் தந்ததாகவும் அதன் காரணமாகவே மலையடிவாரத்தில் தோன்றிய திருத்தலம் "குவாதலுப் அன்னை திருத்தலம்" என்ற பெயரில் வழிபடப்படுகிறது எனவும் சொல்கிறார்கள். இதனால் இந்த திருத்தலத்தின் வல்லமைகளும் பெருமைகளும் ஸ்பேனிஷ் மொழி பேசும் அமெரிக்கர்களிடையேயும், அதற்கப்பாலும் பரவி, இன்று உலகளவில் கத்தோலிக்க திருயாத்திரைத் தலமாக மாறியுள்ளது.

"டாக்டர் மிகுவேல் லியோன்-போர்டில்லா" (Dr. Miguel León-Portilla) போன்ற மெக்ஸிகன் அறிஞர்களின் கூற்றுப்படி, கி.பி. 1474ம் ஆண்டு மெக்ஸிகோவில் பிறந்த ஜுவான் டியெகோ, ஒரு இந்திய வம்சாவளி ஆவார். இவர் செல்வந்தரோ செல்வாக்குள்ளவரோ கிடையாது. இவரது தனிப்பட்ட வாழ்க்கையைப் பற்றி வெவ்வேறு கதைகள் கூறப்படுகின்றன. இவர் திருமணம் ஆனவர் என்றும், ஒரு மகன் இருந்தார் என்றும் ஒரு கதை. திருமணம் ஆகியும் கடைசிவரை கன்னித்தன்மையுடன் வாழ்ந்தனர் என்றொரு கதை. நற்செய்தி பிரசங்கம் ஒன்றினால் ஈர்க்கப்பட்ட இவர்கள் கற்புநெறி வாழ்க்கை வாழ்ந்தனர் என்றும் கூறுவார். ஆனால், எதற்கும் உறுதியான ஆதாரங்கள் கிடையாது.

கி.பி. 1524ம் ஆண்டில், முதன்முறையாக மெக்ஸிகோ வந்த பிரான்சிஸ்கன் மிஷனரிகளின் முதல் குழுவினரால் ஜுவான் டியெகோவும் அவரது மனைவி என்று அறியப்படும் 'மரியா லூசியாவும்' (María Lucía) திருமுழுக்கு பெற்றனர். இவருக்கு அன்னையின் தரிசனம் கிடைப்பதற்கு இரண்டு வருடங்களுக்கு முன்னரேயே இவரது மனைவி மரித்துப்போனார்.

இவருக்கு கத்தோலிக்க மறையின் மீதிருந்த உற்சாகமான ஈர்ப்பும் அன்னை மரியாளின் மீது இவர் கொண்டிருந்த அளவற்ற மரியாதையும் பக்தியும் இவரது வெள்ளை மனமும் கருணையுடன் பிறருடன் பழகும் அணுகுமுறையும் இவரது புனிதர் பட்டம் வழங்குவதற்கான ஆரம்ப கட்ட பணிகளின் தவிர்க்க இயலாத அளவுகோல்களாக அமைந்தன என்பர்.


இவருக்கு அன்னை மரியாளின் தரிசனம் கிட்டியதன் பின்னர், இவர் டெபேயக் மலை அடிவாரத்தில் அமைந்திருந்த துறவு மடத்தின் அருகே வசிக்க அனுமதிக்கப்பட்டார். அவர் தமது வாழ்வின் இறுதிவரை அருகிலேயே அமைந்திருந்த அன்னை குவாதலுப் திருத்தலத்தில் சேவை செய்து வாழ்ந்தார்.

Also known as

• Cuauhtlatoatzin

• Juan Diego Cuautlatoatzin



Profile

Born an impoverished free man in a strongly class-conscious society. Farm worker, field labourer, and mat maker. Married layman with no children. A mystical and religious man even as a pagan, he became an adult convert to Christianity around age 50, taking the name Juan Diego. Widower in 1529. Visionary to whom the Virgin Mary appeared at Guadalupe on 9 December 1531, leaving him the image known as Our Lady of Guadalupe.


Born

1474 Tlayacac, Cuauhtitlan (about 15 miles north of modern Mexico City, Mexico) as Cuauhtlatoatzin


Died

30 May 1548 of natural causes


Beatified

• 9 April 1990 by Pope John Paul II at Vatican City

• recognition celebrated on 6 May 1990 at Mexico City, Mexico


Canonized

• 31 July 2002

• recognition celebrated at the basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mexico by Pope John Paul II


Representation

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Saint Peter Fourier

புனித பேதுரு ஃபோரியர் 

நினைவுத்திருநாள் : டிசம்பர் 9

பிறப்பு : 30 நவம்பர் 1565, லோத்ரிங்கன் Lothringen, பிரான்ஸ்

இறப்பு : 9 டிசம்பர் 1640, கிரே Gray, பிரான்ஸ்

முத்திபேறுபட்டம்: 1730

புனிதர்பட்டம்: 7 மே 1897, திருத்தந்தை 13 ஆம் லியோ

இவர் தனது 20 வயதில் 1589 ஆம் ஆண்டு டிரியரிலுள்ள சிமியோன் ஆலயத்தில் குருவாக திருநிலைப்படுத்தப்பட்டார். அதன்பிறகு தான் பிறந்த ஊரின் பக்கத்து ஊரிலேயே மறைப்பணிக்காக அனுப்பப்பட்டார். இவர் அவ்வூரில் முதல் திருப்பலி நிறைவேற்றிய போது ஆற்றிய மறையுரையால் பலர் மனந்திரும்பி, உண்மையுள்ள கிறிஸ்தவர்களாக மாறினர். இவர் ஊர் ஊராக கால்நடையாகவே சென்று மறைப்பணியாற்றினார். இவர் குருவான சில ஆண்டுகளிலேயே பல பங்குகளை உருவாக்கினார். ஒவ்வொரு ஊர்களிலும் தவறாமல் திருப்பலியை நிறைவேற்றினார். 

இவர் இளைஞர்களுக்கு மிக முக்கியத்துவம் கொடுத்து அவர்களின் மனதில் இடம்பிடித்தார். இளைஞர்களை பராமரிப்பதற்கென்று 1597 ஆம் ஆண்டு சபை ஒன்றை தொடங்கினார். இச்சபையானது தொடங்கிய 25ஆண்டுகளில் உலகம் முழுவதும் பரவியது. இச்சபையை திருத்தந்தை 5 ஆம் பவுல் துறவற சபையாக அறிவித்து அங்கீகாரம் அளித்தார். மிக சிறப்பாக பணியாற்றிய இவர் சிறந்த குரு என்றழைக்கப்பட்டு புகழப்பட்டார். 



Also known as

Also known as

• Good Father of Mattaincourt

• Le Bon Père de Mattaincourt



Profile

Educated at the University of Pont-a-Mousson, entering at age 15. Tutor to the sons of many noble families. Augustinian Canon Regular at the abbey in Chaumousey, France. Ordained in 1589. He returned to university, became a master of patristic theology, and could recite the Summa Theologica of Saint Thomas Aquinas by heart. Reforming priest at Mattaincourt, Vosges, France, an area noted for corruption and lax attitudes to heresy; he revitalized the spiritual life of the district, and established charities and banks for the poor. Spiritual teacher of Blessed Alix le Clerc. In 1598 he founded the Daughters of Our Lady for the education of girls. Founded the Sodality of the Immaculate Conception, or Children of Mary. His attempt to found a parallel order to teach boys failed. In 1621 he was ordered to reform his order in Lorraine. In 1625 he was sent to Salm to preach missions and work against Calvinism; within six months all the fallen away Catholics had returned to the Church. Helped found the Congregation of Our Saviour in 1629 and served as its superior general in 1632. When the French government ordered him to swear allegiance to King Louis XIII he refused, and spent the rest of his life in exile in the town of Gray, Haute-Saone, France.


Born

30 November 1565 at Mirecourt, Lorraine (modern France)


Died

9 December 1640 at Gray, Haute-Saone (modern France) of natural causes


Beatified

20 January 1730 by Pope Benedict XIII


Canonized

27 May 1897 by Pope Leo XIII



Blessed Liborius Wagner


Also known as

Liborio



Profile

Raised a Protestant, he studied in Mühlhausen, Leipzig, Gotha and Strasbourg, then in 1621 began studying with Jesuits in Würzburg, Germany where he converted to Catholicism. Ordained on 29 March 1625, Liborius served as chaplain in Hardheim, Germany, then as parish priest at Altenmünster, Germany a predominently Protestant city. He ministered to everyone in his city, and his example brought many Protestants to re-union with the Catholic Church. In 1631, the Protestant Swedes, fighting in the Thirty Years' War, reached Altenmünster, and Father Liborius was forced to flee the city; he hid in Reichmannhausen, which was only couple of miles away, so he could return to minister to his parishioners. On 4 December 1631 he was betrayed, captured by the Swedes, tied behind a horse, and dragged several miles to the castle of Mainberg where he was subjected to several days of torture to force him to renounce the Catholic Church; he refused. Martyr.


Born

5 December 1593 at Mühlhausen, Unstrut-Hainich, Thuringia, Germany


Died

• beaten to death with swords and firearms on 9 December 1631 on the River Main, Schonungen, Schweinfurt, Germany

• stripped of his priestly garb to make identification harder, and his body thrown into the River Main

• body recovered from the river by area Catholics, and buried nearby

• following the end of Swedish rule in the area, his body was re-interred in the chapel of the castle of Mainberg

• re-interred in the parish church of San Lorenzo, Heidenfeld, Germany on 15 December 1637


Beatified

24 March 1974 by Pope Paul VI



Blessed Clara Isabella Fornari


Also known as

• Anna Felecia Fornari

• Chiara Fornari


Profile

Novice in the Poor Clares of Todi, Italy at age 15, and took her vows under the name Clara Isabella at 16. Given to long and frequent ecstatic visions of Jesus, Our Lady, Saint Clare of Assisi, and Saint Catherine of Siena. During one of these, Jesus placed a ring on her finger, and pronounced her his "spouse of sorrow."


Stigmatist, with constant marks and periodic bleeding. Her head was weighted with a mystical crown of thorns that invisibly, but painfully, grew through the skin until the thorns popped through and fell, leaving bleeding open wounds.


Driven to depression and despair from the pain, she was tempted to apostasy and suicide. Toward the end of her short life she even lost the memories of her earlier, consoling visits from Heaven. However, not long before she died the memories of those earlier, ecstatic times returned to her, her joy in God returned, and she went happily into the next life.


Born

25 June 1697 at Rome, Italy as Anna Felicia Fornari


Died

9 December 1744



Saint Nectarius of Auvergne


Also known as

• Nectarius of Limagne

• Nectarius of Senneterre

• Nectarius of St-Nectaire

• Nectaire, Necterius



Profile

Missionary sent by Pope Saint Fabian to take the faith into Gaul in the 3rd century, centering his work around the modern Auvergne, France. Worked with Saint Austremonius, Saint Gatianus of Tours, Saint Trophimus of Arles, Saint Paul of Narbonne, Saint Martial of Limoges, Saint Dionysius of Paris, Saint Baudimius, Saint Auditor of Saint-Nectaire and Saint Saturninus of Toulouse; may have been related to Baudimus and/or Auditor. Turned a pagan temple into the new Christian church. Martyr.


Died

• murdered by the pagan chieftain Bradulus

• the Benedictine priory of St-Nectaire, France was built over his grave

• the small town of Saint-Nectaire, Puy-de-Dôme grew up around it, giving it's name to a world famous cheese


Patronage

Saint-Nectaire, Puy-de-Dôme, France



Saint Leocadia of Toledo

புனித_லியோகாதியா  (-303)

டிசம்பர் 09

இவர் (#StLeocadiaOfToledo) ஸ்பெயின் நாட்டில் உள்ள ஸடொலேதோ என்ற இடத்தில் இருந்த ஒரு மதிப்புமிக்க குடும்பத்தில் பிறந்தவர்.

இவரது காலத்தில் உரோமை ஆண்டுவந்த தியோகிளசியன் என்ற மன்னன் கிறிஸ்தவர்களைப் பிடித்துத் துன்புறுத்தியும் கொலை செய்தும் வந்தான்.

தியோகிளசியன்  மன்னனுக்குக் கீழ் ஆளுநராக இருந்தவன் டெசியானுஸ் என்பவன். அவன் லியோகாதியா கிறிஸ்துவின்மீது மிகுந்த பற்றுக்கொண்டிருப்பதை அறிந்து, பலவந்தமாக இழுத்துச் சென்று, மிக கொடுமையாகச் சித்திரவதை செய்து, கிறிஸ்துவை  மறுதலிக்கச் சொன்னான். ஆனால் இவர் தனது நம்பிக்கையில் மிக உறுதியாக இருந்ததால், அவன் இவரைச் சிறையில் தள்ளி, மீண்டுமாகச் சித்திரவதை செய்தான். 


இதற்கு நடுவில் யுலேலியா என்ற புனிதை தன்னைப் போன்று சித்திரவதை செய்யப்படுவதை அறிந்து, இவர் மிகவும் வருந்தினார். அவருக்காக இவர் தொடர்ந்து மன்றாடினார். 

சிறையில் இவருக்குக் கொடுக்கப்பட்ட தண்டனை மிகுதியானதால், இறைவனிடத்தில் இவர் தனது உயிரை எடுத்துக்கொள்ளுமாறு மன்றாடினார். அதன் படி இவர் டிசம்பர் 9ஆம் நாள் இறையடி சேர்ந்தார்.

Also known as

Locaie of Toledo



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Slave. Beaten and imprisoned for refusing to denounce her faith during the Diocletian persecutions. Scheduled for torture and either apostasy or martyrdom, she learned of the abuse being suffered by the 13 year old Saint Eulalia of Merida. Leocadia prayed for God to remove her from a world where such evil occurred; she died soon after, of no particular cause, without being touched by her torturers. Ancient and popular cultus developed in Toledo, Spain.


Died

• c.303 at Toledo, Spain of (super) natural causes

• relics translated 26 April 1589


Patronage

• Toledo, Spain, city of

• Toledo, Spain, archdiocese of


Representation

• woman holding a tower, indicating she died in prison

• woman holding a cross and palm



Saint Budoc of Brittany


Also known as

• Budoc of Dol

• Beuzec, Beuzeg, Beuzegig, Bozeg, Bozel, Budeaux, Budeg, Budeux, Budock, Budog, Budogan, Budok, Budokus, Buoc



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Born a prince, the son of a king of Brittany; his mother was Azenor, princess of Brest, France. Legend says that his mother was set adrift in a cask, and that Budoc was born at sea with Saint Brigid of Ireland in attendance. Educated in a monastery near Waterford, Ireland. Abbot at Youghal, Ireland. Bishop of Dol, Brittany for 26 years. Several places in Devon and Cornwall in England are named after him.


Born

in Brittany (part of modern France)


Patronage

• castaways

• fishermen

• sailors

• Plourin, France

• Plymouth, England



Saint Syrus of Pavia


Also known as

Cyril, Siro



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Evangelized and served as first bishop of Pavia, Italy in the 1st century; tradition says that he was appointed by the Apostles, and an old legend says that he was the boy with five loaves who appears in the Gospels. Worked with Saint Juventius of Pavia. Fought Arianism.


Died

relics in the cathedral of Pavia, Italy


Patronage

• Pavia, Italy, city of

• Pavia, Italy, diocese of


Representation

• bishop trampling a basilisk (symbol of Arianism) underfoot

• bishop enthroned between two deacons

• with Saint Juventius of Pavia



Saint Gorgonia


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Daughter of Saint Gregory of Nazianzen the Elder and Saint Nonna. Sister of Saint Gregory of Nazianzen and Saint Caesarius of Nazianzen. Married, and mother of three. Twice miraculously cured of serious maladies, one of which resulted from being trampled by a team of mules which broke bones and crushed internal organs, and the other whose symptoms included headaches, fever, paralysis, and repeated coma. Each was cured by the strength of her prayer.


Died

c.375 of natural causes


Patronage

• against bodily ills

• against illness

• against sickness

• sick people



Saint Valeria of Limoges


Profile

Daughter of an imperial Roman senator. Convert. Spiritual student of Saint Martial of Limoges. Betrothed in an arranged marriage, she said that she wanted to devote herself to God; her fiancee refused to believe it, assumed she had another lover, and killed her. Martyr. Possibly apocryphal.



Died

beheaded in Limoges, France


Representation

• woman with crown and palm

• holding her severed head

• with Saint Martial of Limoges



Saint Auditor of Saint-Nectaire


Also known as

Auditeur


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Missionary sent by Pope Saint Fabian to take the faith into Gaul in the 3rd century, centering his work around the modern Auvergne, France. Worked with Saint Austremonius, Saint Gatianus of Tours, Saint Trophimus of Arles, Saint Paul of Narbonne, Saint Martial of Limoges, Saint Dionysius of Paris, Saint Baudimius, Saint Nectarius of Auvergne and Saint Saturninus of Toulouse; may have been related to Baudimus and/or Nectarius.


Patronage

Saint-Nectaire, Puy-de-Dôme, France



Saint Proculus of Verona


Profile

Bishop of Verona, Italy. Made public confession of his faith during the persecutions of Diocletian, for which he he was harassed, beaten and run out of town. He eventually returned to resume leadership of his flock.



Died

c.320 at Verona, Italy of natural causes



Saint Ethelgiva of Shaftesbury


Also known as

AEthelgifu of Shaftesbury


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Princess, the daughter of King Alfred the Great. Nun. With her father's help, she founded and served as first abbess of Shaftesbury Abbey in Dorset, England.


Died

896



Saint Cyprian of Périgueux


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Sixth century monk at Périgueux, France. In late life he became a hermit on the banks of the River Dordogne. Saint Gregory of Tours wrote a biography of him.


Died

586 of natural causes



Saint Balda of Jouarre


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Late 7th century abbess in Jouarre Abbey, diocese of Meaux, France.


Died

relics in the abbey church at Nesle-la-Reposte, diocese of Troyes, France



Saint Caesar of Korone


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First century convert. Spiritual student of Saint Paul the Apostle. One of the 72 disciples sent out to spread the faith at the beginning of the Church. Bishop.



Saint Wulfric of Holme


Also known as

Wolfeius of Holme


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Hermit at Saint Benet Hulme in Norfolk, England.


Died

c.1000



Saint Cephas


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First century convert. Spiritual student of Saint Paul the Apostle. One of the 72 disciples sent out to spread the faith at the beginning of the Church.



Saint Julian of Apamea


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Third century bishop of Apamea, Syria. Worked against the Montanist and Kata-Phrygian heresies.



Blessed Mercedarian Fathers


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The memorial of ten Mercedarian friars who were especially celebrated for their holiness.



• Arnaldo de Querol • Berengario Pic • Bernardo de Collotorto • Domenico de Ripparia • Giovanni de Mora • Guglielmo Pagesi • Lorenzo da Lorca • Pietro Serra • Raimondo Binezes • Sancio de Vaillo •



Martyrs of North Africa


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Twenty-four Christians murdered together in North Africa for their faith. The only details to survive are four of their names - Bassian, Peter, Primitivus and Successus.



Martyrs of Samosata


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Seven martyrs crucified in 297 in Samosata (an area of modern Turkey) for refusing to perform a pagan rite in celebration of the victory of Emperor Maximian over the Persians. They are - Abibus, Hipparchus, James, Lollian, Paragnus, Philotheus and Romanus.


Died

crucified in 297 in Samosata (an area in modern Turkey)



Martyred in the Spanish Civil War


Thousands of people were murdered in the anti-Catholic persecutions of the Spanish Civil War from 1934 to 1939. I have pages on each of them, but in most cases I have only found very minimal information. They are available on the CatholicSaints.Info site through these links:


• Blessed Carmen Rodríguez Banazal

• Blessed Dolores Broseta Bonet

• Blessed Estefanía Irisarri Irigaray

• Blessed Isidora Izquierdo García

• Blessed José Ferrer Esteve

• Blessed José Giménez López

• Blessed Josefa Laborra Goyeneche

• Blessed Josep Lluís Carrera Comas

• Blessed Julián Rodríguez Sánchez

• Blessed María Pilar Nalda Franco

• Blessed Recaredo de Los Ríos Fabregat


Also celebrated but no entry yet


• Bernhard Mariea Silvestrelli

• Michaela Andrusikiewicz