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 Saint Emilina of Boulancourt

புனித_எமிலினா (1115 - 1178)

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இவர் பிரான்ஸ் நாட்டைச் சார்ந்தவர். 

சிறுவயதிலிருந்தே கடவுள்மீது மிகுந்த பற்றுக் கொண்டிருந்த இவர், துறவியாகப் போக வேண்டும் என்ற எண்ணம் கொண்டிருந்தார். அதன்படி இவர் போலன்கோர்ட் (Boulancourt) என்ற இடத்தில் இருந்த சிஸ்டர்சியன் துறவற சபையில் சேர்ந்து துறவியானார்.

துறவற வாழ்வில் இவர் இறைவேண்டலுக்கும் நோன்பிற்கும் ஒறுத்தல் முயற்சிகளுக்கும் மிகுந்த முக்கியத்துவம் கொடுத்து, எல்லாருக்கும் எடுத்துக்காட்டான துறவியாக வாழ்ந்து வந்தார்.

இதற்கிடையில் இவரைப் பற்றிய செய்தி அக்கம் பக்கத்திலிருந்த மக்களுக்குத் தெரிய வந்தது. அதனால் மக்கள் இவரிடம் ஆலோசனை கேட்பதற்கும், தங்களுக்காக இறைவனிடம் வேண்டக் கேட்டும் வந்தார்கள். இவர் தன்னிடம் வந்த மக்களுக்கு நல்லதோர் ஆலோசகராக விளங்கினார்.

இறைவன் இவருக்கு பின்னர் நடப்பதை எல்லாம் முன்கூட்டியே அறிந்து கொள்ளும் ஆற்றலைத் தந்திருந்தார். அந்த ஆற்றலைக் கொண்டும் இவர் மக்களுக்கு நல்லதொரு பணிசெய்தார்.

இவ்வாறு ஓர் இறையடியாராக வாழ்ந்த இவர் 1178 ஆம் ஆண்டு இறையடி சேர்ந்தார்

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Joined the Cistercian Abbey of Boulancourt at Longeville, France when still very young. Noted for her deep prayer life, fasts, and austere, sometimes severe self-imposed penances such as wearing a pointed chain under her habit, walking barefooted throughout the year and fasting from food and liquids three days a week. Word of her devotion soon spread, and pilgrims came to consult her about holiness and prayer. She had the gift of prophesy, and sometimes prophesied about visitors before they arrived. She never sought honor or glory for herself from her gifts, but dealt with visitors humbly and patiently, always concerned with their conversion and relationship with God.

Born

1115 at France

Died

• 1178 at Longeville, France of natural causes
• a perpetual flame is maintained at her tomb

Blessed Bartholomew of Vicenza

 அருளாளர் பர்தொலொமியு 

ஆயர்:

பிறப்பு: கி.பி. 1200

விசென்ஸா

இறப்பு: கி.பி. 1271

ஏற்கும் சமயம்:

ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை

முக்திபேறு பட்டம்: கி.பி. 1793

திருத்தந்தை ஆறாம் பயஸ்

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“பர்தொலோமியு டி பிரகன்ஸா” (Bartholomew di Braganca) என்றும், “விசென்ஸா

வின் பர்தொலோமியு” (Bartholomew of Vicenza) என்றும் அழைக்கப்படும் இவ்வருளாளர், ஒரு “டொமினிக்கன்” துறவியும் (Dominican Friar) ஆயருமாவார்

வடகிழக்கு இத்தாலியின் “விசென்ஸா” (Vicenza) எனும் நகரின் “பிரகான்சா” உயர்குடியில் (Noble family of di Braganca) பிறந்த இவர், “பதுவை” (Padua) நகரில் கல்வி கற்றார். ஏறத்தாழ தமது இருபது வயதில், புதிதாய் தொடங்கப்பட்ட துறவற சபையான “டொமினிக்கன்” (Dominican Order) சபையின் சீருடைகளை புனிதர் “டொமினிக்கின்” (St. Dominic) கைகளாலேயே பெற்றுக்கொண்டார்.

குருத்துவ அருட்பொழிவு பெற்றதும், விரைவிலேயே தமது சபையின் பல்வேறு தலைமைப் பதவிகளில் பொறுப்பேற்றுப் பணியாற்றினார். தொடக்கத்தில் இவரது வரலாற்றை எழுதிய துறவி “லியாண்டரின்” (Friar Leander) கூற்றின்படி, கி.பி. 1235ம் ஆண்டு, திருத்தந்தை “ஒன்பதாம் கிரகோரியின்” (Pope Gregory IX) ஆட்சிக் காலத்தில், “திருத்தந்தையர் இல்ல அலுவலக இறையியலாளர்” (Theologian of the Pontifical Household) எனும் நிர்வாக அலுவலக தலைமைப் பொறுப்பிலிருந்தார். ஆனால், அதற்கான சான்றுகள் தற்போது கிடையாது.

ஒரு இளம் குருவாக, அவர் இத்தாலியின் அனைத்து நகரங்களிலும் அமைதியும், சமாதானமும் உருவாகும் நோக்கத்தில், ஒரு இராணுவ சபையை நிறுவினார்.

கி.பி. 1248ம் ஆண்டு, “சைப்ரஸ் குடியரசு” (Republic of Cyprus) எனும் தீவிலுள்ள “நெமொநிக்கம்” (Nemonicum) எனும் நகரின் ஆயராக நியமிக்கப்பட்டார். (“நெமொநிக்கம்” எந்த நகர் என்று தற்போது தெரியவில்லை).

பெரும்பாலானோர்க்கு, அத்தகைய ஒரு ஆயர் நியமனம், அவர்களின் பரிசுத்தன்மை, மற்றும் அவர்களின் தலைமை திறன்களுக்கான கௌரவம் அல்லது பாராட்டு, மரியாதை மற்றும் அஞ்சலி ஆகும். ஆனால் இவரைப்பொருத்தவரை, அது திருத்தந்தையரின் எதிரிகளின் குழுக்களால் வற்புறுத்தப்பட்ட ஒரு நாடுகடத்தலேயாகும்.

ஃபிரான்ஸ் நாட்டின் அரசன் “ஒன்பதாம் லூயிஸ்” (King Louis IX of France), “புனித பூமியை” (Holy Land) ஆண்டுவந்த இஸ்லாமியர்களை முற்றுகையிட பயணித்துக்கொண்டிருந்தார்.

(யோர்தான் நதியின் கிழக்கு கரைப்பகுதிகள் (Eastern Bank of the Jordan River) உள்ளிட்ட, யோர்தான் நதி மற்றும் மத்தியதரைக் கடலுக்கு (Mediterranean Sea) இடையிலான ஒரு பகுதி ஆகும். இது யூதர்கள், கிறிஸ்தவர்கள் மற்றும் முஸ்லிம்கள் ஆகியோரால் புனித பூமியாகக் கருதப்படுகிறது.)

அப்போது, இஸ்ரேல் நாட்டின் பழமையான துறைமுக நகரான “ஜோப்பா” (Joppa), லெபனானின் பெரிய நகரங்களில் ஒன்றான “சிடோன்” (Sidon) மற்றும் இஸ்ரேலின் தொழில் துறைமுக நகரான “ஏக்கர்” (Acre) ஆகிய இடங்களில், பர்தொலோமியு “திருத்தந்தையின் தூதராக” (Apostolic legate) அரசன் ஒன்பதாம் லூயிசுடனும், அரசியுடனும் சென்று இணைந்துகொண்டார்.

பல ஆண்டுகளுக்குப்பின் அல்லாது, எப்படியோ, பர்தொலோமியு மீண்டும் விசென்ஸா’வுக்கு மாற்றல் செய்யப்பட்டார். திருத்தந்தையரின் எதிரிகளின் குழுக்களின் எதிர்மறையான உணர்வுகள் இன்னும் வெளிப்படையாக இருந்தபோதிலும், அவர் விடாமுயற்சியுடன், குறிப்பாக அவருடைய பிரசங்கத்தின் மூலம், தனது மறைமாவட்டத்தை மீண்டும் கட்டியெழுப்பவும், ரோமிற்கு மக்கள் விசுவாசத்தை பலப்படுத்தவும் அயராது உழைத்தார்.

இவர் “சைப்ரஸ்” தீவின் ஆயராக பணியாற்றிய காலத்தில், ஃபிரான்ஸ் நாட்டின் அரசன் “ஒன்பதாம் லூயிஸின்” (King Louis IX of France) நட்பு கிட்டியது. அரசன், தூய ஆயருக்கு கிறிஸ்துவின் முள்முடியின் மிச்சமொன்றினை (Relic of Christ’s Crown of Thorns) கொடுத்ததாகவும் கூறப்படுகின்றது.

Also known as

Bartholomew of Braganza

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Joined the Dominicans at Bologna, Italy, receiving the habit from Saint Dominic himself. Noted preacher throughout Lombardy and Emilia in Italy. Bishop of Limassol, Cyprus in 1253. Bishop of Vincenza, Italy in 1255. Worked as a peace maker between warring factions in the region. Friend of King Saint Louis IX of France. Preached at the second translation of the relics of Saint Dominic in 1267.

Born

c.1200 at Vicenza, Italy

Died

1270 in Vicenza, Italy of natural causes

Beatified

11 September 1793 by Pope Pius VI

Saint Abraham the Poor

Also known as

• Abraham the Child
• Abraham the Hermit

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Disciple of Saint Pachomius of Tabenna for 23 years. Lived 17 years as a cave hermit. His nicknames the poor and the child refer to his simple life and simple faith.

Born

at Menuf, Egypt

Died

c.372 of natural causes

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation
• veneration developed first among the Coptic Christians

Saint Elesbaan of Ethiopia

Also known as

• Elesbaan of Axum
• Ella Atsbeha
• Ella Asbeha
• Calam-Negus, Calam, Caleb, Elesbaas, Elesbas, Elesboas, Eleuzoe, Hellestheaeus, Kaleb

Additional Memorial

15 May (Eastern calendar)

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Christian King in Ethiopia in the early 6th century. With the support of Byzantine emperors Justin I and Justinian, he invaded the southern Arabian peninsula where Christian was under attack. Late in life he abdicated his throne to live as a prayerful, penitent hermit and then a monk in Jerusalem.

Died

c.555

Saint Odrian of Waterford

 புனிதர் ஓட்ரன் 

பிறப்பு: ஆறாம் நூற்றாண்டு

மீத், அயர்லாந்து

இறப்பு: கி.பி. 563

அயோனா, ஸ்காட்லாந்து

ஏற்கும் சமயம்:

ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை 

மரபுவழி திருச்சபை

ஆங்கிலிக்கன் மற்றும் பிற திருச்சபைகள்

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பாதுகாவல்:

வாட்டர்ஃபோர்ட், அயர்லாந்து, சில்வர்மைன் பங்கு, டிப்பெரேரி

புனிதர் ஓட்ரன் அல்லது ஓரன், பாரம்பரியங்களின்படி, "கொனாளி குல்பன்" (Conall Gulbán) சந்ததியரும், அயோனாவின் புனித கொலம்பா'வின் (Saint Columba) துணையும் ஆவார். அந்தத் தீவில் அடக்கம் செய்யப்பட்ட முதல் கிறிஸ்தவரும் இவரேயாவார்.

வாழ்க்கை:

புனித ஓட்ரன், அயர்லாந்தின் “சில்வர்மைன்ஸ்” (Silvermines) பகுதியில் சுமார் நாற்பது வருடங்கள் வாழ்ந்திருந்தார். கி.பி. 520ம் ஆண்டில் ஒரு ஆலயத்தைக் கட்டினார். ஐரிஷ் பாரம்பரியங்களின்படி, ஓட்ரன் "மீத்" (Meath) என்ற இடத்தின் மடாதிபதியாகவும் இருந்திருக்கிரார். கி.பி. 563ம் ஆண்டில், “அயோனாவின் ஸ்காட்டிஷ்” தீவிற்கு (Scottish island of Iona) “புனிதர் கொலம்பாவுடன்” (Saint Columba) பயணித்த பனிரெண்டு பேரில் இவரும் ஒருவராவார். சென்ற இடத்தில் ஓட்ரன் அங்கேயே மரித்துப்போனார். அங்கேயே அவர் அடக்கமும் செய்யப்பட்டார். ஓட்ரனின் ஆன்மாவானது வான் லோகம் எடுத்துச் செல்வதற்கு முன்னர், அவரது ஆன்மாவுக்காக துர்சக்திகளும் சம்மனசுக்களும் சண்டையிட்டுக்கொண்டதை புனிதர் கொலம்பா நேரில் பார்த்ததாக கூறுகின்றனர்.

ஓட்ரன் மரணம் பற்றிய ஒரு பிரபலமான புராணமும் உள்ளது :

புனிதர் கொலம்பா அயோனாவில் ஒரு ஆலயம் கட்டும் முயற்சியில் இருந்தார். அந்த ஆலயத்தின் அஸ்திவாரத்தில் உயிருள்ள ஒரு மனிதனைப் புதைத்தாலொழிய, ஆலயத்தின் அஸ்திவாரம் நிற்காது என்று தினமும் ஒரு அசரீரி ஒழித்துக்கொண்டே இருந்தது. அதற்கேற்ப, அங்கே பணி செய்யும் தொழிலாளர்கள் தினமும் காலையில் பணிக்கு வருகையில், முதல் நாள் செய்திருந்த பணிகள் சிதைந்து போயிருந்ததை கண்டனர். இதனால், ஓட்ரன் தானாக முன்வந்து, ஆலயத்தின் அஸ்திவாரத்தில் புதையுர ஒப்புக்கொண்டார். அதன்படி புதைக்கப்பட்ட ஓட்ரனின் மேலே கட்டுமான பணி தொடங்கியது. ஒருநாள், புதைக்கப்பட்ட இடத்திலிருந்து தலையைத் தூக்கிய ஓட்ரன், "நீங்களெல்லாம் நினைப்பது போல இங்கே நரகமும் இல்லை; சொர்க்கமும் இல்லை" என்றார். துணுக்குற்ற புனிதர் கொலம்பா, உடனே அவரை மேலே எடுத்து வேறு ஒரு இடத்தில் அடக்கம் செய்தார் என்பர்.

அயோனா மாகாணத்திலுள்ள பழம்பெரும் ஆலயம் ஒன்று புனிதர் ஓட்ரனுக்கு அர்ப்பணிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. அதனருகேயுள்ள கல்லறை ஒன்றின் பெயர், ஓட்ரனின் கல்லறை (Reilig Odhráin) ஆகும்.

Also known as

• Odrian of Iona
• Otteran; Odhran; Odran; Oran; Oterano

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Abbot at Meath, Ireland. Early bishop of Waterford, Ireland. Friend of Saint Columba and travelled with him to Scotland to become a monk at Iona Abbey.

Died

c.563 at Iona Abbey, Scotland

Pope Saint Evaristus

Also known as

Aristo, Aristus, Ewaryst

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Son of an Hellenic Jew from Bethlehem. Fifth pope, reigning for eight years, and about whom almost nothing is known. Traditionally considered a martyr, but there is no documentation of the event.

Papal Ascension

c.99

Died

• c.107
• buried in the Vatican near Saint Peter the Apostle

Blessed Salvador Mollar Ventura

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Franciscan Friar Minor. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.

Born

27 March 1896 in Manises, Valencia, Spain

Died

8 September 1936 in Castellón, Spain

Beatified

11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II

Blessed Salvador Damián Enguix Garés

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Married layman in the archdiocese of Valencia, Spain. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.

Born

29 September 1862 in Alzira, Valencia, Spain

Died

27 October 1936 in Alzira, Valencia, Spain

Beatified

11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II

Saint Abbán of Magh-Armuidhe

Also known as

Eibbán, Moabba

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Son of Cormac, King of Leinster, Ireland. Nephew and disciple of Saint Ibar. Founded churches in Wexford, and monasteries in Magheranoidhe and Kilabbain.

Born

c.570 in Ireland

Died

620 of natural causes

Saint Gaudiosus of Naples

Also known as

• Gaudiosus of Abitinae
• Gaudiosus the African

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Bishop of Abitinae in North Africa. Exiled by the Arian Vandal king Genseric in 440, he fled to Naples, Italy, where he founded a monastery.

Died

c.455 at Naples, Italy of natural causes

Saint Florentius of Trois-Châteaux

Also known as

Florence

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Saint Florentius of Trois-Châteaux was the first historically recorded bishop of the Roman province of Gallia Viennensis. He attended the Council of Epaone (Burgundian Kingdom) in 517, and the synod provincial of Lyon between 517/518 and 523. Very little else is known about his life or episcopacy.

He is commemorated on October 23.

A 15th-century legend identifies Florentius with the blind man who was healed by Jesus in the Gospel of John (John 9:1-12). However, there is no historical evidence to support this claim.

Saint Florentius is the patron saint of the city of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux in France..

Died

3rd century Trois-Châteaux, Burgundy, France

Saint Thraseas of Eumenia

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Bishop of Eumenia, Phrygia (in modern Turkey). Martyred in the persecutions of Marcus Aurelius.

Died

170 at Smyrna (modern Izmir, Turkey)

Saint Colman of Senboth-Fola

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Monk. Spiritual student of Saint Aedan of Ferns. Abbot of Senboth-Fola Abbey near Ferns, Ireland.

Died

c.632

Blessed Goswin of Clairvaux

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Benedictine Cistercian monk at Clairvaux Abbey, and then at Cheminon, France.

Died

1203 of natural causes

Saint Namatius of Clermont

Also known as

Namace, Namazio

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Saint Namatius of Clermont was a bishop of Clermont in Auvergne, France, in the 5th century. He is recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church and his feast day is celebrated on October 27th.

Namatius succeeded Saint Rusticus as bishop of Clermont in 446. He is best known for founding the Clermont Cathedral, which was dedicated to Saints Vital and Agricola. The cathedral was a large and impressive building, with a nave and two aisles, a round apse, and forty-two windows. It was destroyed by Pepin the Short in 760, but was rebuilt and later destroyed again by the Normans in 915. The current Clermont Cathedral was built on the same site in the 13th century.

Namatius was also a zealous defender of the Catholic faith. He attended the Council of Arles in 443 and the Council of Orange in 441. He also wrote several letters to other bishops on theological matters.

Namatius died in 462 and was buried in the Clermont Cathedral. He was venerated as a saint shortly after his death.

In addition to his work as bishop and founder of the Clermont Cathedral, Namatius is also known for his generosity to the poor and his hospitality to strangers. He is often depicted in art as a benevolent old man with a long white beard.

Namatius is a patron saint of the city of Clermont-Ferrand and of the Diocese of Clermont. He is also invoked by those who are building or renovating churches.Died

c.462 of natural causes

Saint Desiderius of Auxerre

Saint Desiderius of Auxerre (died 621) was bishop of Auxerre, in France, from 614 to 621. He was from Aquitaine, and is mentioned in the Gesta pontificum Autissiodorensium, as well as the Chronicle of Fredegar. He is known for his large bequest to his church, St. Stephen's, of 300 pounds of rich liturgical vessels. These objects were stolen in 1567. His wealth probably came from a noble background; he is thought to have been a kinsman of Queen Brunhild. He is a Catholic saint, whose feast day is 19 October.

Desiderius was born in the early 7th century in Aquitaine, a region in the southwest of France. He came from a noble family and was well-educated. He was ordained a priest and served in the diocese of Vienne, France. In 614, he was elected bishop of Auxerre.

As bishop, Desiderius was known for his piety and generosity. He was a strong supporter of the Catholic faith and worked to promote unity and peace in his diocese. He was also a patron of the arts and culture.

Desiderius died in 621 and was buried in the cathedral of Auxerre. He was venerated as a saint shortly after his death.

Desiderius is a patron saint of the city of Auxerre and of the Diocese of Auxerre. He is also invoked by those who seek help in finding lost or stolen objects.

Saint Capitolina

Saint Capitolina was a martyred woman of Cappadocia, with her handmaid, Erotheis. They died in the persecutions conducted by Emperor Diocletian.

Capitolina was a noble and wealthy lady, but she had no regard for riches. Therefore, she divided all of her property among the poor, and freed her slaves.

When she was arrested as a Christian and appeared before the magistrate of Cappadocia, she confessed her faith in Christ. He ordered her to be thrown into prison, and she was beheaded the next day.

Erotheis, Capitolina's servant, was also a Christian. When she saw her mistress being led to execution, she picked up some stones and threw them at the magistrate. He was outraged, and ordered his guards to beat her mercilessly. However, by the grace of Christ, she remained unharmed.

The magistrate then ordered Erotheis to be beheaded. In this manner, both Capitolina and Erotheis died for their faith in Christ.

Saint Capitolina and Saint Erotheis are commemorated on October 27th in the Orthodox Church and on October 26th in the Catholic Church.

Saint Erotheides

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Saint Erotheides (Greek: Άγιος Ερωθηίδης) was a child martyr of the early Christian church. He is said to have been born in Athens, Greece, around the year 130 AD. During the reign of the Roman emperor Hadrian, Erotheides and his mother were arrested for their Christian faith. His mother was beheaded, but Erotheides was too young to be executed, so he was thrown into prison.

In prison, Erotheides was subjected to many hardships, but he remained faithful to his faith. He was eventually beaten to death by the prison guards. Erotheides is said to have been only 10 years old when he died.

The veneration of Saint Erotheides began shortly after his death. His body was buried in Athens, and a church was built over his grave. Erotheides is considered to be one of the youngest Christian martyrs.Died

304 in Cappadocia 

 Balsamia

Saint Balsamia was a 3rd-century Christian saint who was born in the city of Hierapolis, in what is now Turkey. She was a disciple of the local bishop, Saint Babylon, and at a young age she stood out for her wisdom and knowledge of the Scriptures.

Balsamia was executed during the religious persecutions. According to legend, the bishop, Babylon, who was also awaiting execution, gave the cross to Balsamia and asked her to carry it during the execution. Balsamia did so and died a heroic death.

Balsamia is venerated as a saint by the Christian Church. Her feast day is celebrated on April 23rd. Saint Balsamia's feast day is also celebrated on October 27th. This is in addition to her feast day on April 23rd.

Life

Balsamia was born in the 3rd century in the city of Hierapolis, in what is now Turkey. The city was an important Christian center at the time, and many bishops and saints lived there.

At a young age, Balsamia stood out for her wisdom and knowledge of the Scriptures. She became a disciple of the local bishop, Saint Babylon, and soon became one of his closest collaborators.

Execution

In the 3rd century, Emperor Diocletian launched severe persecutions against the Christians. In Hierapolis, many Christians were arrested and executed.

Balsamia was also arrested and sentenced to death. According to legend, the bishop, Babylon, who was also awaiting execution, gave the cross to Balsamia and asked her to carry it during the execution. Balsamia did so and died a heroic death.

Veneration

Balsamia is venerated as a saint by the Christian Church. Her feast day is celebrated on April 23rd.

 Peter de Pazzis

Saint Peter de Pazzis (1230-1326) was an Italian friar who was the founder of the Capuchin order.

Peter de Pazzis was born in 1230 near Florence, to a wealthy family. As a young man, he joined the Franciscan Order and served as a friar in Assisi. In 1260, in a vision, God instructed him to found a new religious order based on the principles of poverty, chastity, and humility.

Peter de Pazzis founded the Capuchin Order in 1261. The members of the order lived simple, poor lives and dedicated themselves to serving the poor and the sick. Peter de Pazzis himself set an example in poverty and humility, and was often seen serving among the poor and the sick.

Peter de Pazzis died in 1326 and was canonized in 1623. The Capuchin Order is now one of the largest religious orders in the world, with a presence in over 120 countries.

Life

Peter de Pazzis was born in 1230 near Florence, to a wealthy family. As a young man, he joined the Franciscan Order and served as a friar in Assisi. In 1260, in a vision, God instructed him to found a new religious order based on the principles of poverty, chastity, and humility.

Founding of the Capuchin Order

Peter de Pazzis founded the Capuchin Order in 1261. The members of the order lived simple, poor lives and dedicated themselves to serving the poor and the sick. Peter de Pazzis himself set an example in poverty and humility, and was often seen serving among the poor and the sick.

Life and work of Peter de Pazzis

Peter de Pazzis lived his entire life following the principles of poverty and humility. With the founding of the Capuchin Order, he showed new ways for religious life. Peter de Pazzis died in 1326 and was canonized in 1623. The Capuchin Order is now one of the largest religious orders in the world, with a presence in over 120 countries.

Veneration

Peter de Pazzis is held in great esteem by members of the Capuchin Order. He bears the title of "Father General" in the order. Peter de Pazzis is venerated as a model of poverty and humility, and is often turned to in prayer.

Abilities

Peter de Pazzis has been associated with many miracles. According to legend, he healed the sick and freed people from evil spirits.

In the arts

Peter de Pazzis has been depicted in many works of art. The most famous image, painted in the 15th century, shows Peter de Pazzis holding the cross in his hand, and the co-founders of the Capuchin order at his side.

Literature

Many books and studies have been published on the life and work of Peter de Pazzis. The most famous biography was written in the 14th century and bears the title "Vita di san Francesco di Paola".

 Theodule of Sion

Théodule of Sion, also known as Theodore of Octodurum, was the first known bishop of Octodurum, Alpes Poeninae province (present-day Martigny, Valais, Switzerland). He lived in the 4th century and is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church. His feast day is August 16th.

Théodule is said to have been a very holy man, and he was known for his great charity and his many miracles. He is credited with converting many people to Christianity, and he is also said to have founded the first Christian church in Sion.

One of the most famous legends about Théodule is that he forced the devil to carry a church bell across the Theodul Pass. The devil was carrying the bell to a church in Italy, but Théodule stopped him and told him to carry it to Sion instead. The devil refused, but Théodule threatened to exorcise him if he did not obey. The devil eventually relented and carried the bell to Sion.

Théodule of Sion is the patron saint of the canton of Valais in Switzerland and of the Walser people. He is also a patron saint of travelers and hikers.

இன்றைய புனிதர்கள் அக்டோபர் 26

  St. Quodvultdeus

Feast

26 October (Roman calendar); 

8 January (calendar of Carthage); 

19 February (calendar of Naples)

Death: ~450

Quodvultdeus (Latin for "what God wills", died c. 450 AD) was a fifth-century church father and bishop of Carthage who was exiled to Naples. He was known to have been living in Carthage around 407 and became a deacon in 421 AD. He corresponded with Augustine of Hippo, who served as Quodvultdeus' spiritual teacher.[1] Augustine also dedicated some of his writings to Quodvultdeus.[1]

Quodvultdeus was exiled when Carthage was captured by the Vandals led by King Genseric, who followed Arianism. Tradition states that he and other churchmen (such as Gaudiosus of Naples) were loaded onto leaky ships that landed at Naples around 439 AD and Quodvultdeus established himself in Italy.[1] He would go on to convert dozens of Arian Goths to the Catholic Faith in his lifetime.

One of the mosaic burial portraits in the Galleria dei Vescovi in the Catacombs of San Gennaro depicts Quodvultdeus

St. Evaristus

 புனிதர் எவரிஸ்டஸ் 

ஐந்தாம் திருத்தந்தை:

பிறப்பு: ஏப்ரல் 17, 44

பெத்லகேம், யூதேயா

இறப்பு: கி.பி சுமார் 107

ரோமை, ரோமப் பேரரசு

ஏற்கும் சமயம்:

ரோமன் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபை

கிழக்கு மரபுவழி திருச்சபை

இயற்பெயர்: எவரிஸ்டஸ் (அல்லது) அரிஸ்டஸ்

நினைவுத் திருநாள்: அக்டோபர் 26

புனிதர் எவரிஸ்டஸ் அல்லது அரிஸ்டஸ் (Aristus) கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபையின் ஐந்தாம் திருத்தந்தையாவார். திருத்தந்தை புனிதர் “முதலாம் கிளமெண்ட்” (Pope Clement I) இவருக்கு முன்னர் திருத்தந்தையாகப் பதவியிலிருந்தவராவார். திருத்தந்தை புனிதர் “முதலாம் அலெக்சாண்டர்” (Pope Alexander I) இவருக்குப் பிறகு ஆட்சியிலிருந்தவராவார். தொடக்க கால கிறிஸ்தவ அறிஞர்களான இரனேயுஸ் மற்றும் செசரேயா யூசேபியஸ் (Eusebius) இச்செய்தியைத் தருகின்றனர்.

எவரிஸ்டஸ் என்னும் பெயர் கிரேக்க மொழியில் "இனிமை மிக்கவர்" என்று பொருள்படும்.

வாழ்க்கைக் குறிப்புகள்:

திருத்தந்தை எவரிஸ்டஸின் ஆட்சிக்காலம் குறித்து ஒத்த கருத்து இல்லை. "திருச்சபை வரலாறு" என்னும் நூலில் யூசேபியஸ் அந்த ஆட்சிக்காலம் கி.பி. 99 முதல் கி.பி. 108 வரை நீடித்தது என்கிறார். "லிபேரியன் குறிப்பேடு" என்னும் நூல் எவரிஸ்டஸின் பெயரை "அரிஸ்டஸ்" என்று குறிப்பிடுவதோடு, அவரது ஆட்சிக்காலம் கி.பி. 96 முதல் கி.பி. 108 வரை தொடர்ந்ததாகக் கூறுகிறது.

"திருத்தந்தையர் நூல்" (Liber Pontificalis) என்னும் ஏடு தருகின்ற கீழ்வரும் செய்திகள் உறுதிப்படுத்தப்படவில்லை. அதன்படி, கிரேக்கப் பின்னணியைச் சார்ந்த எவரிஸ்டஸ், யூதத் தந்தைக்கு பெத்லகேமில் மகனாகப் பிறந்தார். மறைச்சாட்சியாக உயிர் துறந்தார். ரோமத் திருச்சபையைப் பல பங்குகளாகப் பிரித்து குருக்களை நியமித்தார். 15 ஆயர்களையும் 17 குருக்களையும் 2 திருத்தொண்டர்களையும் ஏற்படுத்தினார்.

மேற்கூறிய ஏடு குறிப்பிடுவது போல, எவரிஸ்டஸ், புனித பேதுருவின் கல்லறையின் அருகே அடக்கம் செய்யப்பட்டார் என்று உறுதியாகத் தெரிகிறது. அவரது பணியிடம் 19 நாள்கள் வெறுமையாய் இருந்தது.

ரோமத் திருச்சபையின் முதல் திருத்தந்தையர்களின் பெயர்கள் திருப்பலியின் நற்கருணை மன்றாட்டில் இருக்க, எவரிஸ்டஸின் பெயர் மட்டும் அங்கு காணப்படவில்லை. இதிலிருந்து, இத்திருத்தந்தை பற்றிய உறுதியான வரலாற்றுச் செய்திகள் தெரியாத நிலை திருச்சபை வரலாற்றின் முதல் நூற்றாண்டுகளிலிருந்தே நிலவி வந்துள்ளது எனத் தெரிகிறது.

புனிதராகப் போற்றப்படுதல்:

எவரிஸ்டஸ் எவ்வாறு மறைச்சாட்சியாக உயிர்துறந்தார் என்பது பற்றியும் உறுதிப்பாடு இல்லை. கத்தோலிக்கம் மற்றும் கிழக்கு மரபுவழி திருச்சபைகள் இவரை புனிதராகப் போற்றுகின்றன. இவர்தம் நினைவுத் திருவிழா அக்டோபர் 26 ஆகும். 1969ம் ஆண்டிலிருந்து இவரது பெயர் கத்தோலிக்க திருச்சபையின் பொது நாள்காட்டியில் மறைச்சாட்சிகள் பட்டியலிலிருந்து அகற்றப்பட்டு, இப்போது தனி நாள்காட்டியில் மட்டுமே உள்ளது.

Papacy began c. 99

Papacy ended c. 107

Predecessor Clement I

Successor Alexander I

Personal details

Born Bethlehem, Judea

Died c. 107

Rome, Roman Empire

Sainthood

Feast day 26 October

Pope Evaristus was the bishop of Rome from c. 99 to his death c. 107.[1][2] He was also known as Aristus and is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church,[3] the Catholic Church, and Oriental Orthodoxy. It is likely that John the Apostle died during his reign period, marking the end of the Apostolic Age.

Biography

According to the Liber Pontificalis, he was born to a family of Greek Jews in Bethlehem; His father was named Judah.[4] He was elected during the reign of the Roman emperor Trajan, and succeeded Clement I in the See of Rome. He has divided the titles among the priests in the city of Rome, and ordained seven deacons to keep the bishop preaching, on account of the style of truth.

According to the book Sullivan, Reverend John F. (1918). The Externals of the Catholic Church. Aeterna Press. Evaristus decreed that “in accordance with Apostolic tradition marriage should be celebrated publicly and with the blessing of the priest”.

Eusebius, in his Church History IV, I, stated that Evaristus died in the 12th year of the reign of Emperor Trajan after holding the office of bishop of the Romans for eight years.

Liber Pontificalis further describes him as the one "crowned with martyrdom".[5] The same is indicated also by the book "The lives and times of the popes".[6] However, in the Roman Martyrology he is listed without the martyr title, with a feast day on 26 October.[7]

Pope Evaristus is buried near the body of Saint Peter in the Vatican, in the Saint Peter's tomb under the Saint Peter's Basilica

St. Demetrius of Thessaloniki

Feastday: October 26

Patron: of Thessaloniki, Greece patron of soldiers, patron of the Crusades

Birth: 270

Death: 306

Saint Demetrius (or Demetrios) of Thessalonica (Greek: Ἅγιος Δημήτριος τῆς Θεσσαλονίκης, Hágios Dēmḗtrios tēs Thessaloníkēs[a]), also known as the Holy Great-Martyr Demetrius the Myroblyte (meaning 'the Myrrh-Gusher' or 'Myrrh-Streamer';[b] 3rd century – 306), was a Greek Christian martyr of the early 4th century AD.

During the Middle Ages, he came to be revered as one of the most important Orthodox military saints, often paired with Saint George of Lydda. His feast day is 26 October for Eastern Orthodox Christians, which falls on 8 November [NS] for those following the old calendar. In the Roman Catholic church he is most commonly called "Demetrius of Sermium" and his memorial falls on 8 October.

Veneration of sainthood and celebrations

Relics of Saint Demetrius at the Hagios Demetrios Basilica in Thessaloniki

Most historical scholars follow the hypothesis put forward by Bollandist Hippolyte Delehaye (1859–1941), that his veneration was transferred from Sirmium[5] when Thessaloniki replaced it as the main military base in the area in 441/442 AD. His very large church in Thessaloniki, the Hagios Demetrios, dates from the mid-5th century.[6] Thessaloniki remained a centre of his veneration, and he is the patron saint of the city.

After the growth of his veneration as saint, the city of Thessaloniki suffered repeated attacks and sieges from the Slavic peoples who moved into the Balkans, and Demetrius was credited with many miraculous interventions to defend the city. Hence later traditions about Demetrius regard him as a soldier in the Roman army, and he came to be regarded as an important military martyr. Unsurprisingly, he was extremely popular in the Middle Ages. Disputes between Bohemond I of Antioch and Alexios I Komnenos appear to have resulted in Demetrius being appropriated as patron saint of crusading.[7]

Demetrius was also venerated as patron of agriculture, peasants and shepherds in the Greek countryside during the Middle Ages. According to historian Hans Kloft, he had inherited this role from the pagan goddess Demeter. After the demise of the Eleusinian Mysteries, Demeter's cult, in the 4th century, the Greek rural population had gradually transferred her rites and roles onto the Christian saint Demetrius.[2]

Most scholars still believe that for four centuries after his death, Demetrius had no physical relics, and in their place an unusual empty shrine called the "ciborium" was built inside Hagios Demetrios. What were purported to be his remains subsequently appeared in Thessaloniki, but the local archbishop John, who compiled the first book of the Miracles ca. 610, was publicly dismissive of their authenticity.[8] The relics were assumed to be genuine after they started emitting a liquid and strong-scented myrrh. This gave Demeterius the epithet Myroblyte.[3][c]

15th-century icon of St Demetrius (Russian State Museum, Saint Petersburg)

In the Russian Orthodox Church, the Saturday before the Feast of Saint Demetrius is a memorial day commemorating the soldiers who fell in the Battle of Kulikovo (1380), under the leadership of Demetrius of the Don. This day is known as Demetrius Saturday.[10] Demetrius was a patron saint of the Rurik dynasty from the late 11th century on. Izyaslav I of Kiev (whose Christian name was Dimitry) founded the first East Slavic monastery dedicated to this saint.

The Bulgarian Orthodox Church and the Romanian Orthodox Church revere Demetrius on 26 October (Димитровден Dimitrovden in Bulgarian); meanwhile the Serbian Orthodox Church and Macedonian Orthodox Church (Ohrid) and the Coptic Church have a feast on 8 November (called Митровдан in Serbian and Митровден in Macedonian).

The names Dimitry (Russian), Dimitar (Bulgarian), Mitri (short form of Dimitri in Lebanon) are in common use.

The hagiographic cycles of the Great Martyr Demetrius of Thessaloniki include depictions of scenes from his life and his posthumous miracles.[11] Demetrius was initially depicted in icons and mosaics as a young man in patterned robes with the distinctive tablion of the senatorial class across his chest. Miraculous military interventions were attributed to him during several attacks on Thessaloniki, and he gradually became thought of as a soldier: a Constantinopolitan ivory of the late 10th century shows him as an infantry soldier (Metropolitan Museum of Art). But an icon of the late 11th century in Saint Catherine's Monastery on Mount Sinai shows him as before, still a civilian. In Byzantine icons he is depicted in military dress, either standing or riding a horse.[12]

Another Sinai icon, of the Crusader period and painted by a French artist working in the Holy Land in the second half of the 12th century, shows what then became the most common depiction. Demetrius, bearded, rather older, and on a red horse, rides together with George, unbearded and on a white horse.[13] Both are dressed as cavalrymen. Also, while George is often shown spearing a dragon, Demetrius is depicted spearing the gladiator Lyaeus (Λυαίος Lyaíos), who according to story was responsible for killing many Christians. Lyaeus is commonly depicted below Demetrius and lying supine, having already been defeated; Lyaeus is traditionally drawn much smaller than Demetrius. In traditional hagiography, Demetrius did not directly kill Lyaeus, but rather through his prayers the gladiator was defeated by Demetrius' disciple, Nestor.[11]

A modern Greek iconographic convention depicts Demetrius with the Great White Tower in the background. The anachronistic White Tower acts as a symbolic depiction of the city of Thessaloniki, despite having been built in the 16th century, centuries after his life, and the exact architecture of the older tower that stood at the same site in earlier times is unknown. Again, iconography often depicts saints holding a church or protecting a city.

According to hagiographic legend, as retold by Dimitry of Rostov in particular, Demetrius appeared in 1207 in the camp of tsar Kaloyan of Bulgaria, piercing the king with a lance and so killing him. This scene, known as Чудо о погибели царя Калояна ("the miracle of the destruction of tsar Kaloyan") became a popular element in the iconography of Demetrius. He is shown on horseback piercing the king with his spear,[14] paralleling the iconography (and often shown alongside) of Saint George and the Dragon.

Blessed José Gregorio Hernandez-Cisneros

Memorial Note

his memorial would traditionally been on 29 June, but it was changed so as to not conflict with the solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul celebrated on that day

Profile

The eldest of six children born to Benigno María Hernández Manzaneda and Josefa Antonia Cisneros Mansilla; he was baptized on 30 January 1865 and confirmed on 6 December 1867. Beginning at age 18, he studied medicine at the University of Caracas, Venezuela, graduating on 29 June 1888, and then in Paris, France and Berlin, Germany. Feeling called to religious life, José joined the Secular Franciscans on 7 December 1899, and began investigating becoming a Carthusian monk. After some theology studies in Rome, Italy, he was forced to return to Caracas for health reasons. José took this as a sign that he should give up the idea of religious life, and serve an apostolate as a physician. That’s how he spent the rest of his life - single, celibate, prayerful and dedicated to caring for the poor for free.

Born

26 October 1864 in Isnotú, Trujillo, Venezuela

Died

• hit by a car on 29 June 1919 in Caracas, Venezuela while delivering medications he had purchased for an elderly patient

• relics enshrined in the church of Our Lady of Candelaria in Caracas

Beatified

• 30 April 2021 by Pope Francis

• beatification celebrated at the Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela, Apostolic Nuncio Aldo Giordano presiding

• his beatification miracle involved the healing of Yaxury Solorzano, a 10 year old girl in the diocese of San Fernando de Apure, Venezuela who had been shot in the head with a shotgun during an armed robbery on 10 March 2017; she was badly injured, with pellets in her brain; because there was delay in obtaining a neurosurgeon, her mother began to pray for the intercession of then Venerable José Gregorio; the girl improved, surgery was cancelled and she was released a few days later in good health

Blessed Damian dei Fulcheri

Also known as

• Damian of Finario

• Damian of Fulcheri

• Damian of Finale

• Damian of Finarium

• Damiano, Damianus

Profile

Born to wealthy Italian nobility. When he was kidnapped as an infant by a mentally ill man, his parents prayed fervently to the Virgin Mary for help; searchers were led to his hiding place by a miraculous light, and the baby was returned unharmed. Damien joined the Dominicans at Savona, Italy. Priest. Famous preacher throughout Italy with hundreds converted during his missions. Known as a miracle worker in life, there were miracles reported at his tomb, and he became the object of popular devotion almost immediately on his death.

Born

at Fulcheri, Liguria, Italy

Died

1484 at Modena, Reggio d'Emilia, Italy of natural causes

Beatified

4 August 1848 by Pope Pius IX (cultus confirmed)

Saint Alfred the Great

 புனிதர் முதலாம் ஆல்ஃபிரட் 

ஆங்கிலோ-சாக்ஸன் இன அரசர்:

ஆட்சிகாலம்: ஏப்ரல் 23, 871 - அக்டோபர் 26, 899

இவருக்கு முன்னர் பதவி வகித்தவர்: எத்தெல்பெர்ட் (Æthelred)

இவருக்குப் பிறகு பதவி வகித்தவர்: மூத்த எட்வர்ட் (Edward the Elder)

பிறப்பு: கி.பி. 849

வேன்டேஜ், பெர்க்ஷயர்

இறப்பு: அக்டோபர் 26, 899 (வயது சுமார் 50)

வின்செஸ்டர் (Winchester)

நினைவுத் திருநாள்: அக்டோபர் 26

பேரரசர் ஆல்ஃபிரட், ஆங்கிலோ - சாக்சான் அரசின், (Anglo-Saxons) வெசெக்ஸ் (Wessex) பகுதியை கி.பி. 871ம் ஆண்டு முதல் கி.பி. 899ம் ஆண்டு வரை ஆண்ட அரசர் ஆவார்.

வெசக்ஸின் அரசன் எதெல்வுல்ஃப் (King Æthelwulf of Wessex) மற்றும் அவரது முதல் மனைவியான “ஒஸ்பூர்” (Osburh) ஆகியோரது கடைசி மகனாகப் பிறந்தவர் ஆல்ஃபிரட் ஆவார். கி.பி. 853ம் ஆண்டு, தமது நான்கு வயதில் ரோம் நகர் அனுப்பப்பட்ட இவர், திருத்தந்தை நான்காம் லியோவால் (Pope Leo IV) அரசனாக அபிஷேகம் செய்விக்கப்பட்டார். ஆல்ஃபிரட், தமது குழந்தைப் பருவத்தில், சாக்ஸன் கவிதைகள் (Saxon poems) கொண்ட ஒரு புத்தகத்திலுள்ள கவிதைகளை மனப்பாடம் செய்து தமது தாயாரிடம் ஒப்பித்து, அந்த புத்தகத்தை பரிசாக வென்ற கதையை ஆயர் “ஆஸ்செர்” (Bishop Asser) கூறுகிறார்.

இவரது அண்ணன் “எதல்ரெட்” (Æthelred) இறந்தபின் அரியணை ஏறிய ஆல்ஃபிரட் மிகத் திறமையான ஆட்சியாளராவார். ஆட்சிப் பொறுப்பை ஏற்றபின் வில்டன் என்ற இடத்தில் நடந்த போரில் டேனியர்களிடமிருந்து வெசக்ஸ் நாட்டைக் காத்த பெருமைக்குரியவர். ஆங்கிலோ - சாக்சானிய அரசர்களுல் முதன் முதலில் பேரரசர் என அழைக்கப்பட்ட பெருமைக்குரியர் இவரே ஆவார். இவருடைய வாழ்க்கை வரலாறு “வெல்ஷ்” (Welsh) அறிஞரும், ஆயருமான “ஆஸ்செர்” (Asser) என்பவரால் ஒன்பதாம் நூற்றாண்டில் எழுதப்பட்டது. 

தனது நாட்டில் கல்வி, அமைதி, ஒழுங்கு, சட்டம், இராணுவம் ஆகியவை நிலைபெற அரும்பணியாற்றினார். டேனிஷ் (Danish) படையினரால் மீண்டும் அச்சுறுத்தல்கள் ஏற்படாதிருக்குமாறு தமது இராச்சியத்தின் பாதுகாப்பை கட்டியெழுப்பினார். அடிக்கடி கடலோரப்பகுதிகளில் தொல்லைகள் தந்த டேனிஷ் (Danish) படையினரை ஒடுக்குவதற்காக கடற்படையையும் நிறுவினார். தமது இராணுவத்தை மறுசீரமைத்த அவர், தெற்கு இங்கிலாந்து முழுவதும் நன்கு பாதுகாக்கப்பட்ட குடியேற்றங்களின் ஒரு தொடரை கட்டமைத்தார்.

கல்வியின் முக்கியத்துவத்தில் வலுவான நம்பிக்கை கொண்டிருந்த பேரரசர் ஆல்ஃபிரெட், தமது முப்பது வயதில் இலத்தீன் மொழியைக் கற்றார். இவர், சிறந்த கல்வியாளராகவும், சிறந்த நிர்வாகியாகவும், கருணையுள்ளம் கொண்டவராகவும் விளங்கினார். கற்றறிந்த மற்றும் இயற்கையாகவே ஒரு கருணையும் இரக்கமுமுள்ள மனிதனாக புகழ் பெற்றவர் ஆவார். கல்வியை ஊக்குவித்த இவர், ஆரம்பக் கல்வியில் இலத்தீன் மொழியை விட ஆங்கில மொழியையே ஊக்குவித்தார். தமது அரசியலின் சட்ட அமைப்பு, இராணுவ அமைப்பு மற்றும் அவரது மக்களின் வாழ்க்கைத் தரத்தை மேம்படுத்த பெரிதும் பாடுபட்டார்.

கி.பி. 899ம் ஆண்டு, அக்டோபர் மாதம் மரித்த பேரரசர் ஆல்ஃபிரட், அவரது தலைநகரான வின்செஸ்டரில் (Winchester) அடக்கம் செய்யப்பட்டார்.

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Youngest of five sons of King Ethelwulf of Wessex. Ideal Christian king of Wessex, he came to the throne during a Danish invasion. Alfred defeated the Danes and preserved the growth of the Church in England. Patron of learning, he established a court school, invited British and foreign scholars to work there. Personally translated several religious works into Anglo-Saxon. His laws made no distinction between British and Welsh subjects, a first.

Born

849 at Wantage, Berkshire, England

Died

26 October 899 of natural causes

Writings

• "The Consolation of Philosophy" of Boethius

• "The History of the World" of Orosius

• "Ecclesiastical History" of Bede

• "Pastoral Rule" of Saint Gregory the Great

• "Dialogues" of Saint Gregory the Great

Saint Cedd

Also known as

Cedda, Cedde, Ceddus, Ceddi, Ceadwalla

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Brother of Saint Chad and Saint Cynibild; his brother Caelin was also a priest. Benedictine monk at Lindisfarne, England. Spiritual student of Saint Aidan of Lindesfarne. Priest. Missionary to the Midlands of England in 653, sent by King Oswiu of Northumbria with three other priests at the request of convert King Peada of the Middle Angles. Worked with Saint Diuma. Missionary in Essex by request of converted King Sigebert of the East Angles. Bishop of the East Saxons, consecrated by Saint Finan of Iona. Founded churches and monasteries at Bradwell-on-the-Sea, Lastingham, and Tilbury, and served as abbot of the house in Lastingham. Attended the Synod of Whitby in 664 where he acted as an interpreter, and at which he accepted Roman Easter observance. In his old age he retired to the monastery at Lastingham, Yorkshire.

Born

Northumbria, England

Died

• 26 October 664 at Lastingham, Yorkshire, England of plague

• buried at Lastingham

• relics later relocated next to the altar in the new church at Lastingham

Blessed Bonaventura of Potenza

Also known as

• Bonaventure of Potenza

• Carlo Antonio

• Carlo Antonio Gerardo Lavanga

• Karl Antonius

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Joined the Friars Minor Conventual at Nocera, Italy at age 15. Home missioner in southern Italy, serving from convents in Campania Aversa, Maddaloni, Amalfi, Ischia, Nocera Inferiore, Sorrento, Naples and finally, Ravello. Noted novice master, and known for the theological depth of his preaching. Worked fearlessly with plague victims. A miracle worker, he had the gifts of healing, and of levitation, and saw the soul of his sister ascend into heaven.

Born

4 January 1651 of Potenza, Naples, Italy as Antonio Carlo Gerardo Lavanga

Died

26 October 1711 in Ravello, Italy of gangrene while singing a psalm during a religious ecstasy

Beatified

26 November 1775 by Pope Pius VI (cultus confirmed)

Blessed Celina Chludzinska

Also known as

• Celina Chludzinska Borzecka

• Celina Rosalie Leonard

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Celina was early drawn to religious life, but acceded to her parent's wishes and married Joseph Borzecka in 1853. Mother for four, two of whom died in infancy. Widow. Founded the Congregation of Sisters of the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ.

Born

29 October 1833 in Antavilis, Vilniaus rajonas, Poland (now in Lithuania)

Died

26 October 1913 in Kraków, Maloploskie, Poland of natural causes

Beatified

27 October 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI

Saint Lucian

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Spent his early life as a demon worshipper and sorcerer. When a Christian woman fended off his spells simply by making the Sign of the Cross, he gave up his idolatrous life and converted to Christianity. He turned his devotion to study of magic to a study of the faith, and like many a convert, spent the rest of his days explaining and working against the error of his earlier life. Martyred in the persecutions Decius.

Died

c.250

Saint Fulk of Piacenza

Also known as

• Fulk of Pavia

• Foulques

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Canon. Studied in Paris, France. Archpriest and then bishop of Piacenza, Italy. Bishop of Pavia, Italy in 1216, chosen by Pope Honorius III.

Born

• 1164 in Piacenza, Italy

• his parents were from Scotland

Died

1229 of natural causes

Blessed Arnold of Queralt

Also known as

Arnaldo

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Mercedarian lay knight at the royal convent of Santa Maria d'Ausonia in Spain. Suffered great abuse from Saracens for remaining Christian in Muslim occupied Spain.

Died

convent of Santa Maria d'Ausonia in Spain of natural causes

Saint Albinus of Büraburg

Also known as

Albino, Vitta, Vito, Witta, Wittanus, Wizo, Wintanus

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Benedictine monk. Missionary to Germany with Saint Boniface. Only bishop of Büraburg, (part of the modern Archdiocese of Mainz, Germany) in 741.

Born

8th century Anglo-Saxon England as Witta

Died

c.748 of natural causes

Saint Valentine of Segovia

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Brother of Saint Fructus of Segovia and Saint Engratia of Segovia. Martyred by invading Moors.

Born

at Sepulveda, Castile (in modern Spain)

Died

• c.715

• relics at Segovia, Spain

Patronage

Segovia, Spain

Saint Engratia of Segovia

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Sister of Saint Fructus of Segovia and Saint Valentine of Segovia. Martyred by invading Moors.

Born

at Sepulveda, Castile (in modern Spain)

Died

• c.715

• relics at Segovia, Spain

Saint Amandus of Strasbourg

ஸ்ட்ராஸ்பூர்க் ஆயர் அமாண்டூஸ் Amandus von Straßburg

பிறப்பு 

290

இறப்பு 

355, 

ஸ்ட்ராஸ்பூர்க், பிரான்ஸ்

இவர் ஸ்ட்ராஸ்பூர்க் மறைமாவட்டத்தின் முதல் ஆயர். இவர் 343 ல் சார்டிகா(Sardika) நகரில் நடந்த பொதுச்சங்கத்தின் தலைவராக தேர்ந்தெடுக்கப்பட்டார். 346 ஆம் ஆண்டு கொலோன் நகரில் நடந்த பொதுச்சங்கத்தையும் தலைமையேற்று நடத்தினார். இவர் இறந்தபிறகு, ஸ்ட்ராஸ்பூர்க் பேராலயத்தில் இவரது உடல் வைக்கப்பட்டது. இவர் எப்போதும் ஆயருக்குரிய உடையுடனே வாழ்ந்தார் என்று கூறப்படுகின்றது. இவரைப்பற்றிய மற்ற குறிப்புகள் எதுவும் கொடுக்கப்படவில்லை

Also known as

Amand, Amando, Amatius, Amantius

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First bishop of Strasbourg, France.

Died

346 of natural causes

Blessed Bernard de Figuerols

Also known as

Bernardo

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Mercedarian lay knight. Fought invading Moors in Almería, Spain.

Saint Cuthbert of Canterbury

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Born to the nobility. Monk and then abbot at Lyminge Abbey in Kent, England. Bishop of Hereford, England c.736. Archbishop of Canterbury, England c.740.

Died

761 of natural causes

Saint Eata of Hexham

Also known as

Eata of Lindisfarne

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Monk at Ripon, England. Abbot of Melrose Abbey in Scotland. Abbot of Lindisfarne Abbey. Bishop of Lindisfarne, England. Bishop of Hexham, England.

Died

c.686

Saint Aptonius of Angouleme

Also known as

Aptonio

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Bishop of Angouleme, Aquitaine (in modern France) in 541. Attended the Fifth Council of Orleans in 549.

Died

c.567 of natural causes

Saint Quadragesimus of Policastro

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Shepherd. Deacon at Policastro, Salerno, Italy. According to Saint Gregory the Great, he raised a dead man to life.

Died

c.590 of natural causes

Saint Alorus of Quimper

Also known as

Alar, Alor, Alour

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Saint Alorus (also known as Saint Alor, Saint Alair, or Saint Aller) was a 5th-century bishop of Quimper, a city in Brittany, France. He is said to have been born in the British Isles, and to have traveled to Brittany to evangelize the region. He was consecrated bishop by Saint Germain of Auxerre, and served in Quimper for many years.

Alorus was known for his holiness and his dedication to his flock. He was also a champion of the poor and the oppressed. He is said to have performed many miracles, including healing the sick and raising the dead.

Alorus died in Quimper in 462, and is buried in the cathedral of Saint Corentin

Saint Bean of Mortlach

Also known as

• Bean of Aberdeen

• Beano, Beanus, Beóán

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Bishop of Mortlach, Scotland. Evangelized in Aberdeen, Scotland.

Died

c.1012

Saint Rusticus of Narbonne

Also known as

Rustique

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Monk at Lérins Abbey. Bishop of Narbonne, France. Attended the 3rd Ecumenical Council in Ephesus in 431.

Died

c.462

Saint Alanus of Quimper

Also known as

Alain, Alan

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Fifth century bishop of Quimper in Brittany.

Saint Marcian

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Possible devil worshipper who converted to Christianity and was martyred in the persecutions of Decius.

Died

martyred c.250

Patronage

• converts

• possessed people

Saint Adalgott of Einsiedeln

Also known as

Adalgott of Dissentis

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Monk at Einsiedeln Abbey. Abbot of Dissentis Abbey in 1012.

Died

1031

Saint Sigibald of Metz

Also known as

Sigibaldo

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Bishop of Metz, France in 716. Built several monasteries including Neuweiter and Saint-Avold.

Died

c.740

Blessed Humbert

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Benedictine monk at Fritzlar, Hesse, Germany. Prior at Buraburg, Germany.

Born

7th century

Died

8th century of natural causes

Saint Rogatian of Carthage

Also known as

Rogaziano

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Saint Rogatian of Carthage was a priest of the Church in Carthage, North Africa, in the 3rd century. He was martyred during the persecution of Emperor Valerian, along with a layman named Felicissimus.

Saint Rogatian is mentioned in the writings of Saint Cyprian, the bishop of Carthage at the time. Cyprian praises Rogatian for his courage and faith, and for his willingness to die for Christ.

Rogatian is commemorated as a saint by the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Anglican Church.

Died

256 in Carthage in North Africa

Saint Edfrid

Also known as

Eadfrid

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Priest in Northumbria, England. Evangelized in Mercia. Founded a monastery in Leominster, England.

Died

c.675

Saint Gaudiosus of Salerno

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Saint Gaudiosus of Salerno was a bishop of Salerno, Italy, in the 8th century. He is known for his holiness and his dedication to his flock. He is also credited with performing many miracles, including healing the sick and raising the dead.

Saint Gaudiosus was born in Naples, Italy, around the year 700. He was a devout Christian from a young age, and he entered the priesthood in his early twenties. He was consecrated bishop of Salerno in 740, and he served in that position for over 30 years.

During his time as bishop, Gaudiosus was known for his tireless work to care for his flock. He was especially concerned for the poor and the oppressed. He also worked to promote education and culture in Salerno.

Gaudiosus was also a powerful preacher and evangelist. He traveled throughout southern Italy preaching the Gospel and converting many people to Christianity. He is also credited with founding several monasteries and churches in the region.

Gaudiosus died in Salerno in 771, and is buried in the cathedral of Saint Matthew. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church, 

Died

relics in Naples, Italy

Saint Felicissimus of Carthage

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Saint Felicissimus of Carthage was a deacon of the Church in Carthage, North Africa, in the 3rd century. He is said to have been a wealthy man who converted to Christianity and gave up all his possessions to follow Christ.

Felicissimus was ordained deacon by Saint Cyprian, the bishop of Carthage. He was a zealous and dedicated deacon, and he was known for his compassion for the poor and the sick.

During the persecution of Emperor Valerian, Felicissimus was imprisoned along with several other Christians. He was tortured and eventually martyred on September 16, 258.

Died

256 in Carthage in North Africa

Saint Gibitrudis

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Saint Gibitrudis was a Benedictine nun who lived in the 7th century. She was born in France, and she joined the Benedictine monastery at Faremoutiers-en-Brie. She was a student of Saint Fara, the founder of the monastery.

Gibitrudis was known for her piety and her dedication to her faith. She was also a gifted musician and a skilled artist. She is credited with composing several hymns and poems, and she also created several works of art, including a painting of the Virgin Mary.

Gibitrudis died in 680, and is buried at Faremoutiers-en-Brie. She is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church, 

Died

c.655

Saint Aneurin

Also known as

Gildas

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Father of Saint Gwinoc. Sixth century Welsh monk in Wales.Saint Aneurin is a Welsh Christian saint who is believed to have lived in the 6th century. He is venerated as a martyr and a patron saint of poets and writers.

There is not much known about the life of Saint Aneurin. He is mentioned in the Book of Llandaff, a collection of Welsh hagiographies and charters, as one of the seven saints who were martyred by the Anglo-Saxons. However, the details of his martyrdom are unknown.

Saint Aneurin is also associated with the Welsh poem Y Gododdin, which is a heroic elegy for the warriors of the Gododdin who were killed in a battle against the Angles at Catraeth (probably Catterick Bridge in Yorkshire). The poem is attributed to Aneirin, but there is no scholarly consensus on whether the poet and the saint are the same person.

Despite the lack of information about his life, Saint Aneurin has been revered as a Welsh saint for centuries. He is often depicted as a bard with a harp, and he is invoked by poets and writers for inspiration.

Saint Amandus of Worms

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Saint Amandus of Worms was a 7th-century bishop of Worms, Germany. He is also known as Saint Amandus of Strasbourg and Saint Amandus of Maastricht, as he is said to have served as bishop in all three cities.

Amandus was born in France to a wealthy family. He was educated in the classics and in the Christian faith. He was ordained a priest and served in the diocese of Maastricht for many years.

In the early 7th century, Amandus was consecrated bishop of Worms. He served in Worms for over 20 years, during which time he worked to evangelize the region and to build up the Church. He was also a strong advocate for the poor and the oppressed.

In the late 620s, Amandus was forced to leave Worms due to persecution from the Franks. He then traveled to Gaul, where he served as bishop of Strasbourg for several years. He eventually returned to Worms, where he died in 639.

Saint Amandus is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Anglican Church. His feast day is celebrated on October 26.

Saint Gwinoc

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Son of Saint Aneurin. Sixth century Welsh monk and poet.Saint Gwinoc (also known as Saint Winoc, Saint Gwynnock, or Saint Winnock) was a 5th-century Welsh saint who is said to have evangelized Brittany, France. He is also the patron saint of the town of Landévennec in Brittany.

Gwinoc was born in Wales to a noble family. He was educated in the classics and in the Christian faith. He was ordained a priest and served in the diocese of St David's for many years.

In the early 5th century, Gwinoc traveled to Brittany to evangelize the region. He founded a monastery at Landévennec, which became a center of learning and culture in Brittany. Gwinoc was also known for his healing miracles and his compassion for the poor and the oppressed.

Gwinoc died in Landévennec in 517. He is buried in the monastery church, which is now a popular pilgrimage site.