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CALENDAR of the SAINTS
19 April 2009 Anno Dómini
"....and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. ~ ~ Apocalypse
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Saint Agathangelus of Edessa
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Saint Alphege of Winchester
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Born to the nobility but gave it up to become a young monk at Deerhurst in Gloucestershire, England. Monk, anchorite, and then abbot at Bath Abbey; known for his personal piety and austerity. Bishop of Winchester in 984. Built several churches, installed a cathedral organ so large that it could be heard a mile away, and his charity was so great that there were reported to be no beggars in his diocese. May have helped negotiate a peace treaty in 994 which ended some Viking raids. Archbishop of Canterbury in 1006. Encouraged devotion to Saint Dunstan of Canterbury. Translated the relics of Saint Swithun to Canterbury. In 1011 Danes began raiding again, laid seige to Canterbury, sacked the town, and captured Alphege along with several other Church officials, all of whom were held for ransom. Reported to have healed many of sick Danes by praying over them and feeding them blessed bread. Alphege refused to approve the payment of ransom for himself, and after several months was murdered by angry drunken Vikings, the first archbishop of Canterbury to die violently.
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Saint Anthony Pavoni
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Saint Aristonicus of Melitene
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Saint Autbert of Corvey
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Saint Bernhard the Penitent
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Saint Burchard of Bellevaux
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Saint Conrad de’Miliani of Ascoli
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Saint Crescentius
A disciple of St. Zenobius and St. Ambrose, who served as a subdeacon of Florence, Italy.
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Saint Emma
Eleventh century lay woman, married to a man named Ludger. Widow. Noted for her charity to the poor of Bremen. Miracle worker.
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Saint Expeditus of Melitene
Also known as : Elpidius
Unclear whether his name led to his association with expeditious matters, or the other way around. This association led to his becoming the patron of people who had to deliver things on time.
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Saint Gaius of Melitene
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Saint Galata of Melitene
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Saint George of Antioch
Monk. Bishop of Antioch, Pisidia. Attended the Second Council of Nicea in 787, and opposed the iconoclasts. Exiled by Emperor Leo V, the Armenian.
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Saint Gerold
A nobleman who became a hermit in Switzerland. He was born into the Rhaetian family of Saxony counts. Becoming a recluse, Gerold gave his lands to Einsiedeln Monastery in Switzerland, where his sons were monks. Gerold then became a hermit in a forest near Mitternach in the Waalgu.
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Saint Hermogenes of Melitene
Monk. Bishop of Antioch, Pisidia. Attended the Second Council of Nicea in 787, and opposed the iconoclasts. Exiled by Emperor Leo V, the Armenian.
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Blessed James Duckett
London bookseller. Convert. Arrested several times for printing and selling Catholic books. Martyred for the same crime. Hanged in 1602 at Tyburn, England.
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Saint James Oldo
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Rich and self-indulgent youth married to a woman named Catharine of similar disposition. The death of a friend to disease brought his own mortality to his attention and matured him slightly. Then one day a travelling reproduction of the Holy Sepulchre came to Lodi. As a joke, James lay down on it to compare his height to Christ's. While lying there, he had an almost instantaneous conversion experience. Franciscan tertiary.
His mother and wife were opposed to the change until his mother had a vision of being before the judgement seat of God. Both women became Franciscan tertiaries and turned their mansion into a center for prayer. They and spent their later years working with the sick and the prisoners taken in the civil war that devastated Lodi.
Upon his wife's death, James became a priest. His acts of penance became so severe that his bishop had to order him to eat at least three times a week. Preacher whose life and words moved many to enter the religious life. Prophet. Predicted wars and his own death.
When moved seven years after his death, his body was found incorrupt.
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Saint Jelmar of Lidlum
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Pope Saint Leo IX
Also known as :
- Bruno of Eguisheim-Dagsburg
Son of Count Hugh of Egisheim. Cousin of Emperor Conrad II. Chapter canon of Saint Stephen's, Toul. Deacon. Soldier and officer in the imperial army. In 1021, while still in the military, he was chosen bishop of Toul, France, a position he held for 20 years. Commanded troops under emperor Conrad II in the invasion of Italy in 1026. Very disciplined himself, he brought order to the monasteries in his diocese, discipline to the clergy, and the Cluniac reform to many of his houses. Mediator between France and the Holy Roman Empire. Chosen 151st pope with the support of the Roman citizens and Henry III of Germany.
Pope Saint Leo IX brought his reforming, disciplinary ways to the Church as a whole, reforming houses and parishes, fighting simony, enforcing clerical celibacy, encouraging liturgical development and the use of chant. He brought Hildebrand, later Pope Saint Gregory VII, to Rome as his spiritual advisor. Fought the coming Great Schism between the Eastern and Western churches. He received the nickname of Pilgrim Pope due to his travels through Europe, enforcing his reforms, insisting that his bishops, clergy, and councils follow suit. Held synods at Pavia, Rheims, Mainz and Vercelli where he condemned the heresy of Berengarius of Tours. Authorized the consecration of the first native bishop of Iceland. Peacemaker in Hungary. Decreed Popes be elected only by cardinals.
Pope Saint Leo IX's papacy was marred by his military action. He added new Italian regions to the papal states, and when Normans invaded these areas in 1053, he personally led an army to throw them out. This resulted in wide-spread criticism, defeat in the field, his capture at Civitella, and several months imprisonment at Benevento. He spent his time there well, learning Greek to better understand the writings of the Eastern Church, but his health suffered badly, and died soon after his release.
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Saint Paphnutius of Jerusalem
Martyred priest of Jerusalem. No details of his martyrdom survive.
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Saint Rufus of Melitene
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Saint Timon of Corinth
One of the Seven Deacons chosen by the Apostles to assist in the ministering to the Nazarene community of Jerusalem. He was mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles (6:5), although the traditions concerning him are confusing.
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Saint Ursmar
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Saint Veronica of Strzelno
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Saint Vincent of Collioure
Martyr. It is known with certainty that he was put to death at Collioure, Gaul (modern France), under Emperor Diocletian (r. 284-305), although his Acts are thought to be unreliable.
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Saint Wernher of Oberwesel
House servant at Oberwessel, Germany. Kidnapped and murdered at age 14 just after receiving Communion on Maundy Thursday. Venerated in Trier, Germany.
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