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CALENDAR of the SAINTS
Anno Dómini 16 October 2011
"....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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Bishop Saint Amandus of Limoges
Hermit at the conflux of the Glanne and Vienne Rivers, diocese of Limoges, France.
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Bishop Saint Ambrose
Bishop of Cahors, in France. He resigned his office and made a pilgrimage to Rome. Living as a hermit, Ambrose died in Saint-Ambroisesur-Arnon, once called Ernotrum, in Berry.
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Saint Anastasius XX
Hermit and papal legate. Anastasius was born in Venice about A.D. 1020. He became a monk in Mont Saint Michel, in France, but then moved to a hermitage on the island of Tombelaine, off the coast of Normandy. During A.D. 1066, Anastasius was invited to enter Cluny Monastery by Saint Hugh. Seven years later, known for his sanctity, Anastasius was commissioned by Pope Saint Gregory VII to undertake a special mission in Spain. Saint Anastasius returned to Cluny and remained there for seven years before becoming a hermit again near Toulouse. He was returning to Cluny when he died A.D. 1085.
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Saint Anicet Koplinski, Martyr
Friar.Priest. Friend of Blessed Fidelis Chojnacki. One of the 108 Polish Martyrs of World War II. Martyred A.D. 16 October 1941 at the Auschwitz, Poland concentration camp.
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Blessed Augustine Thevarparampil
Priest in the eparchy of Palai, India.
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Saint Balderic
Abbot and prince, brother of Saint Bova. Balderie, or Baundry, and his sister were the children of Sigebert II, King of Austrasia. He became the abbot-founder of a convent at Reims and Montfaucon Abbey in France.
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Saint Baldwin, Martyr
Martyr and son of Saint Salaberga. He was also the brother of Saint Anstrude. Saint Baldwin was the archdeacon of León, Spain. His murder led to his status as a martyr for the faith.
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Saint Berchariu
Student of Saint Nivard.Monk under the leadership of Saint Walbert. Founded several monasteries and convents.Abbot of Hautvillers. Stabbed to death A.D. 28 March 696 by a monk named Daguin whom Bercharius had reprimanded.
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Saint Bertrand of Comminges
Son of a military officer. His family exepected a military life for Bertrand, but he was drawn to religion, joined the canons of Toulouse, and became an archdeacon. Bishop of Comminges, France A.D. 1075, a position he served for nearly 50 years; this area is part of the modern diocese of Toulouse. Reformed the clergy, inforced their discipline, and placed the cathedral canons under Augustinian Rule. Worked in the Synod of Poitiers A.D. 1100; this synod excommunicated King Philip I, and was stoned by the public for their trouble. Helped preside at the consecration of the cemetery of Saint Mary at Auch during which some embittered monks from Saint Orens tried to burn down the church.
Once during a sermon at Val d'Azun, Saint Bertrand was particularly forceful in taking the faithful to task for their sins. A near riot broke out, which Saint Bertrand calmed before serious problems occurred. To make up for the disturbance, the local leaders agreed to provide free butter to Comminges every year during the week after Pentecost, a custom that continued until stopped by the French Revolution nearly 700 years later.
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Bishop Saint Conogon
Bishop in Brittany, France. He was the successor of Saint Corentin in the Catholic See of Tuimper.
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Bishop Saint Dulcidius
Successor to Saint Phoebadius in the bishopric of Agen, France.
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Saint Eliphius, Martyr
Irish or Scottish martyr. He was martyred in Toul, France. His relics were enshrined in Cologne, Germany, during the tenth century.
Bishop Saint Florentinus of Trier
Bishop of Trier, Germany; successor to Saint Severianus.
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Saint Gall
Younger brother of Saint Deicola. Studied at Bangor Abbey under Saint Comgall of Bangor and Saint Columba. Bible scholar. Priest. One of the twelve who accompanied Saint Columbanus to France and helped found Luxeuil Abbey. He followed Columbanus into exile A.D. 610 and then to Austrasia, where he preached with little success around Lake Zurich, and near Bregenz.
Illness forced Saint Gall to leave Columbanus‘s party A.D. 612, though some say the leader suspected Gall of malingering, and imposed a penance on him, which Gall faithfully observed, of not celebrating Mass during Columba‘s life. When he recovered, Gall lived as a hermit on the Steinach River, attracting disciples. Saint Gall Monastery occupied this site, becoming a center of literature, the arts, and music. Worked there with Saint Magnus of Füssen. It is said one night during this period Saint Gall ordered a bear to bring fire wood for his group of hermits – and the bear followedmhis direction.
Exorcist. Twice refused bishoprics offered by King Sigebert, whose betrothed he had freed of demons which fled from her in the form of blackbirds. Reportedly was the offered the abbacy of Luxeuil on the death of Saint Eustace but declined, and remained a hermit.
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Blessed Gerald
Cistercian monk at Fossanuova. Abbot of Fossanuova. Abbot of Clairvaux A.D. 1170.
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Saint Gerard Majella
Son of a tailor who died when the boy was 12, leaving the family in poverty. Gerard tried to join the Capuchins, but his health prevented it He was accepted as a Redemptorist lay brother serving his congregation as sacristan, gardener, porter, infirmarian, and tailor.
Miracle worker.When falsely accused by a pregnant woman of being the father of her child, he retreated to silence; she later recanted and cleared him, and thus began his association as patron of all aspects of pregnancy. Reputed to bilocate and read consciences. His last will consisted of the following small note on the door of his cell: “Here the will of God is done, as God wills, and as long as God wills.”
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Saint Hedwig of Andechs
Daughter of Berthold IV, Duke of Merania. Aunt of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary. Married Prince Henry I the Bearded of Silesia and Poland in 1186 at age 12. Mother of seven. Cared for the sick both personally and by founding hospitals. Widow. Upon her husband’s death, she gave away her fortune and entered the monastery at Trebnitz where her daugher was abbess.
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Saint Junian
Hermit at Sainte-Junien Haute Vienne, France. He was revered as an eremite of extreme piety and compassion.
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Saint Kiara, Martyr
Irish virgin, a disciple of Saint Fintan Munnu Kiara lived near Nenagh, in Tipperary, Ireland.
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Bishop Saint Lull
Benedictine bishop and a relative of Saint Boniface. He was a native of England and was educated at Malmesbury. He joined Saint Boniface in Germany but was sent to Rome in 751. When Saint Boniface died, Lull succeeded him as bishop of Mainz, Germany.
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Bishop Saint Magnobodus
Bishop of Angers, France. A noble Frank, he was a popular among the faithful of his see.
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Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, Martyr
Healed from a crippling disorder by a vision of the Blessed Virgin, which prompted her to give her life to God. After receiving a vision of Christ fresh from the Scourging, she was moved to join the Order of the Visitation at Paray-le-Monial A.D. 1671.
Received a revelation from Our Lord A.D. 1675, which included 12 promises to her and to those who practiced a true to devotion to His Sacred Heart, whose crown of thorns represent his sacrifices. The devotion encountered violent opposition, especially in Jansenist areas, but has become widespread and popular.
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Saint Marguerite d’Youville
Eldest of six children born to Christophe Dufrost de Lajemmerais, who died in her youth, and Renee de Varennes; niece of Laverendrye, who discovered the Rocky Mountains. Her father died when Marguerite was seven. Educated for two years by the Ursulines in Quebec, she returned home at age 13 to help her mother raise her younger siblings, and to teach them what she'd learned. Her mother re-married, her step-father an Irish physician who was considered an outsider by their friends; the family fell out of favour in their own town, and moved to Montreal. On A.D. 12 August 1722 at age 21, Marguerite married François de Youville, and the couple lived with his mother. François proved to be a negligent, adulterous bootlegger. Marguerite was mother of six children, four of whom died in infancy; both surviving sons became priests.Widowed A.D. 1730 at age 28; François left her with a good deal of debt.
Marguerite opened a small store to support herself and her children, and spent much of her profits helping those even poorer than herself. With the help of Father Louis Normant du Faradon and three like-minded women, she founded the Sisters of Charity of the General Hospital of Montreal ( Grey Nuns ) on A.D. 31 December 1737; the congregation received diocesan approval A.D. 1755. She and her sisters took over operation of the failing and decrepit General Hospital in Montreal on 7 October 1747; Marguerite lived in the hospital the rest of her life, served as its director, and through the work of the sisters it became a success and beacon to outcasts. The hospital was nearly closed several times due to financial problems and armed conflict between the English and French for the region; Mother Marguerite and her sisters made clothes which were sold to traders in order to raise money, and her care for sick English soldiers caused them to avoid damage to the building. Today the order works throughout Canada, the United States, Africa, and South America.
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Saint Maxima, Martyr
Martinian, his brother Saturian and their two brothers were slaves in Africa at the time of Arian King Jenseric's persecution of Catholics. They were converted to Christianity by another slave, Saint Maxima. When their master insisted that Martinian marry Saint Maxima, who had taken a vow of virginity, they fled to a monastery but were brought back and beaten for their attempt to escape. When their master died, his widow gave them to a Vandal, who freed Maxima ( she later entered a monastery ) and sold the men to a Berber chief. They converted many, petitioned the Pope to send them a priest, and were later tortured and dragged to their deaths by horses for their faith in Jesus Christ.
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Saint Mummolinus
Monk at Luxeuil. Superior at the monastery at Saint Omer.Bishop of Nayon-Tournai.
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Saint Purity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Mother of Jesus. Spouse of the Holy Spirit. Betrothed of Saint Joseph.
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Saint Saturninus and Companions, Martyrs All
A group of some 365 martyrs (including Saturninus and Nereus) who were put to death in Africa during the persecution of Catholics by the Arian Vandals who had conquered the region under their king, Geiseric.
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Saint Vitalis, Martyr
Benedictine hermit. An Anglo-Saxon by descent, he became a Benedictine monk at Noirmoutier, France, later embracing the eremitical life on Mont Scobrit, near the Loire River.
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