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Today, October 10, we members of the Catholic Church family honor, in a special way, the following friends of God -- saints whose souls are now in heaven:

Bl. Daniel Comboni (Italian, priest, missionary, teacher, founder of a religious congregation that came to be called Comboni Missionaries or Sons of the Sacred Heart, d. 1881 in Sudan [beatified 1996])
St. Francis Borgia (Spanish, nobleman, father of eight, widower, Jesuit Superior General, d. 1572)
St. Gundisalvus (Portuguese, Cistercian prior, c. 1163)
St. Hugh of Macon (French, Cistercian abbot, bishop, d. 1151)
St. Hugolinus and six companions (Italian, Franciscan missionaries, martyred in Morocco in 1221, beheaded by Muslims who attempted forced conversions)
St. Maharsapor (Persian [Iranian], nobleman, martyred by starving in 421, after three years of torture)

If you have anything to share about these holy people, please reply now -- biographical episodes, prayers through their intercession, the fact that one is your patron saint -- whatever moves you. If you are interested in one of these saints and want to find out more about him, please ask. Information is sometimes available on the Internet.

All you holy men and women, saints of God, pray for us.
God bless you.
John

-- J. F. Gecik (jfgecik@hotmail.com), October 10, 2001

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-- (_@_._), October 10, 2001.

[Here are some October 10 saints to be added to those listed in the opening message:]

St. Aldericus of Sens (French, Benedictine monk, archbishop, d. 841)
Sts. Cassius, Florentius, and seven companions (soldiers?, martyred in Germany in 303)
St. Cerbonius of Verona (Italian, bishop, c. 400)
St. Cerbonius of Piombino (North African, bishop in Italy, c. 580)
St. Clarus of Nantes (French, bishop)
Sts. Eulampius and Eulampia (from Asia Minor [Turkish], young brother and sister, martyred c. 310)
St. Fulk of Fontenelle (French, Benedictine abbot, d. 845)
St. Gereon and companions (martyred c. 302)
St. Patrician (Scottish, bishop, 5th century)
St. Paulinus of York (Italian, Benedictine missionary in England, bishop, d. 644)
St. Paulinus of Capua (English, pilgrim to Jerusalem, bishop in Italy, d. 843)
St. Pinytus of Knossos (Cretan, bishop, c. 181)
St. Tranca of Troyes (French, martyred defending her virginity c. 637)
St. Victor and 330 companions (soldiers, martyred c. 286)

[I would like to modify the original entry for St. Hugolinus to include the names of his fellow martyrs:]
Sts. Hugolinus, Samuel, Angelus, Domnus, Leo, Nicholas, Daniel, and Donulus (Italian, Franciscan missionaries, martyred in Morocco in 1221, beheaded by Muslims who attempted forced conversions)

JFG

-- (jfgecik@hotmail.com), October 10, 2002.

Jmj

On October 10, we members of the Catholic Church family honor, in a special way, the following friends of God -- saints and blesseds whose souls are now in heaven:

St. Aldericus of Sens (French, Benedictine monk, archbishop, d. 841)
Sts. Cassius, Florentius, and seven companions, of Bonn (soldiers, martyred in Germany in 303)
St. Cerbonius of Verona (Italian, bishop, c. 400)
St. Cerbonius of Piombino (North African, bishop in Italy, c. 580)
St. Clarus of Nantes (French, bishop)
St. Daniel Comboni of Limone sul Garda [Daniele] (Italian, priest, missionary, teacher, founder of a religious congregation that came to be called Comboni Missionaries or Sons of the Sacred Heart, d. 1881 in Sudan [canonized 2003])
Sts. Eulampius and Eulampia of Nicomedia (from Asia Minor [Turkish], young brother and sister, martyred c. 310)
St. Francis Borgia of Gandía [Francisco] [Spanish surnames: de Borja y Aragón] (Spanish, nobleman, father of eight, widower, Jesuit Superior General, d. 1572)
St. Fulk of Fontenelle (French, Benedictine abbot, d. 845)
St. Gereon and companions (martyred c. 302)
St. Gonzalo of Las Junias [Gonçalo] (Portuguese, Cistercian prior, c. 1163)
St. Hugh of Mâcon [Hugues] (French, Cistercian abbot, bishop, d. 1151)
Sts. Hugolinus [Hugolino], Samuel [Samuele], Angelo [or Angeluccio], Domno [or Donulo], Leon [Leone], Nicholas [Niccola], and Daniel [Daniele] (Italian, Franciscan missionaries, martyred in Morocco in 1221 [beheaded by Muslims who attempted forced conversions])
St. Maharsapor (Persian [Iranian], nobleman, martyred by starving in 421, after three years of torture)
St. Patrician (Scottish, bishop, 5th century)
St. Paulinus of York (Italian, Benedictine missionary in England, bishop, d. 644)
St. Paulinus of Capua (English, pilgrim to Jerusalem, bishop in Italy, d. 843)
St. Pinytus of Knossos (Cretan, bishop, c. 181)
St. Tranca of Troyes (French, martyred defending her virginity c. 637)
St. Victor and 330 companions, of Xanten (soldiers, martyred c. 286)

If you have anything to share about these holy people, please reply now -- biographical episodes, prayers through their intercession, the fact that one is your patron -- whatever moves you. If you are interested in one of these saints or blesseds and want to find out more about him/her, please ask. Information is sometimes available on the Internet.

All you holy men and women, saints of God, pray for us.
God bless you.
John

-- J. F. Gecik (jfgecik@hotmail.com), October 09, 2003.