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CALENDAR of the SAINTS
Anno Dómini 5 February 2012
"....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 Abraham of Arbela, Martyr
Bishop of Arbela, Assyria ( in modern Iraq ). Martyred A.D. 345 at Telman, Persia by pagan muslim King Sapor II.
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Saint Adelaide of Guelders
Daughter of Megingoz ( Megengose ), Count of Guelders. Joined the Ursuline convent at Cologne, Germany. Benedictine nun. Abbess of Villich, Germany. Abbess of Our Lady of the Capitol at Cologne. Both houses had been founded by her father. She insisted that the sisters in her houses study Latin so they would better understand the Mass. Noted for her charity to the poor. Counselor to the archbishop of Cologne.
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Saint Agatha of Sicily, Martyr
This martyr has been honored since ancient times, and her name is included in the canon of the Mass. Young, beautiful and rich, Agatha lived a life consecrated to God. When Decius announced the edicts against Christians, the magistrate Quinctianus tried to profit by Agatha’s sanctity; he planned to blackmail her into sex in exchange for not charging her. Handed over to a brothel, she refused to accept customers. After rejecting Quinctianus’s advances, she was beaten, imprisoned, tortured, her breasts were crushed and cut off. She told the judge, “Cruel man, have you forgotten your mother and the breast that nourished you, that you dare to mutilate me this way?” It has been said that Blessed Apostle Saint Peter healed her. She was imprisoned once again, then rolled on live coals; when she was near death, an earthquake stuck. In the destruction that followed, a friend of the magistrate was crushed, and the magistrate fled. Agatha thanked God for an end to her painful suffering, and died A.D. 250 at Catania, Sicily. Her intercession is reported to have saved Malta from Turkish invasion in A.D. 1551.n prison at Catania or Palermo, Sicily.
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Saint Agatha Hildegard of Carinthia
Lay woman, married to Count Paul of Carinthia ( part of modern Austria ). He was a jealous man who abused her for years before her prayers. Her devotion converted him to Catholicism and changed his ways. Saint Agatha was the mother of Saint Albinus of Brixen. Widow. Venerated in Carinthia as a model Catholic wife.
Bishop Saint Agricola of Tongres
Bishop of Tongres, Belgium.
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Saint Albinus of Brixen
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Saint Andrew of Aragon
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Saint Antonius of Aten
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Saint Avitus of Vienne
Son of Saint Isychius. Brother of Saint Apollinaris of Valence. Bishop of Vienne, France, succeeding his father. Fought Arianism, ransomed captives, and supported papal authority as the mainstay of religious unity. Brought King Saint Sigismund of Burgundy, and was well thought of personally not only by the Christians in his diocese but also the pagan Franks and Arian Burgundians. Presided over the Council of Epaon in A.D. 517. He wrote a long, elegant narrative poem describing original sin, expulsion from paradise, the Flood, and crossing of the Red Sea; Milton made use of it when writing Paradise Lost.
Saint Bertoul
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Saint Buo of Ireland
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Saint Calamanda
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Saint Dominica of Glastonbury
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Saint Fingen of Metz
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Saint Frances Meziere
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Bishop Saint Genuinus
Seventh century bishop of Sabion, a small town of the Tyrol that has since disappeared.
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Saint Indract and Saintly Companions, Martyrs All
Irish prince, noted for gentleness and holiness. Following a pilgrimage to Rome, he was martyred with his sister, Saint Dominica and six others by heathen Saxons A.D. 710 at Shapwick, England. The relics of Saint Indract rest at Glastonbury, England.
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Saint Isidore, Martyr
A faithful believer in Jesus Christ as his God and Savior, Saint Isidore was martyred at Alexandria, Egypt.
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Saint Jacob
Saint Jesus Mendez
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Blessed John Morosini
Benedictine monk at Cuxá, Catalonian Pyranees. Founded the monastery of San Giorgio Maggiiore in Venice c.982, and served as its first abbot.
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Martyrs of Ponto
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Saint Modestus
Benedictine monk under Saint Virgilius at Salzburg. Bishop of Carinthia, largely responsible for the region's evangelization.
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Saint Vodoaldus
Missionary from the British Isles to France. Hermit beside Saint Mary's convent at Soissons, France. Known as a miracle worker.
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