Jmj

Today, December 1, we members of the Catholic Church family honor, in a special way, the following friends of God -- saints whose souls are now in heaven:

St. Agericus of Verdun (French, bishop, d. 588)
St. Agnofleta (French, nun, 7th century)
St. Ananias of Arbela (Persian, early martyr)
St. Ansanus the Baptizer ["Apostle of Siena"] (Roman, martyred in 304)
Bl. Antony Bonfadini (Italian, Franciscan, missionary, d. 1482)
St. Candres of Maestricht (Belgian, bishop, 5th century)
St. Castritian of Milan (Italian, bishop, d. 137)
Bl. Christian of Perugia (Italian, disciple of St. Dominic, 13th century)
St. Constantian of Javron (French, abbot, d. 570)
Sts. Diodorus, Marianus, and companions (Roman, martyred by starving [buried in catacombs] in 283)
Sts. Edmund Campion, Alexander Briant, and Ralph Sherwin (English, convert and two returned apostates, priests [Jesuits], martyred [drawn, hanged, and quartered] by Elizabethans on this date in 1581 [canonized 1970])
St. Eligius of Noyon (French, master metalsmith, bishop, d. 660)
St. Evasius of Asti (Italian, bishop, martyred c. 362)
St. Florentius (French, layman, 6th century)
St. Grwst (Welsh, 7th century)
Bl. John of Vercelli [Giovanni Garbella] (Italian, professor of law, Dominican Master General, papal legate, died in France in 1283)
Bl. John Beche (English, Oxford doctor of divinity, Benedictine abbot, martyred [drawn, hanged, and quartered] in 1539)
Bl. John van Ruysbroeck [Jan] (Belgian, Augustinian prior, mystical writer, d. 1381)
St. Leontius of Fréjus (French, bishop, c. 432)
Sts. Lucius, Rogatus, Cassian, and Candida (Roman, early martyrs)
Sts. Martinus and Declan (Irish, missionaries to Germany, 8th century)
St. Nahum (Israelite, prophet, author of Old Testament book, c. 660 BC)
St. Natalia of Nicomedia (from Asia Minor [Turkish], widow [witnessed husband Adrian's martyrdom], c. 311)
St. Olympiades (Roman, nobleman, martyred in 303)
St. Proculus (Italian, bishop, martyred by barbarians c. 542)
Bl. Richard Langley (English, layman, martyred [hanged] by Elizabethans in 1586)
St. Thomas Garnet (English, Jesuit priest, martyred [hanged] in 1608 [canonized 1970])
St. Tudwal (Welsh, bishop, c. 564)
St. Ursicinus of Brescia (Italian, bishop, d. 347)

In the year 2001, we are also celebrating the Solemnity of Christ the King today.

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/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), December 01, 2001

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[Please ignore the accidental reference to "Christ the King" in the message above. Perhaps the Moderator would delete it? Thanks.]

-- (_@_._), December 01, 2001.

Jmj

On December 1, 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. Agericus of Verdun (French, bishop, d. 588)
St. Agnofleta (French, nun, 7th century)
St. Ananias of Arbela (Persian, early martyr)
St. Ansanus the Baptizer, of Rome ["Apostle of Siena"] (Italian, martyred in 304)
Bl. Antony Bonfadini of Ferrara [Antonio] (Italian, Franciscan, missionary, d. 1482)
St. Candres of Maestricht (Belgian, bishop, 5th century)
St. Castritian of Milan (Italian, bishop, d. 137)
Bl. Christian of Perugia [Cristiano] (Italian, disciple of St. Dominic, 13th century)
St. Constantian of Javron (French, abbot, d. 570)
Sts. Diodorus, Marianus, and companions, of Rome (Italian, martyred by starving [buried in catacombs] in 283)
Sts. Edmund Campion of London, Alexander Briant of Somerset, and Ralph Sherwin of Rodsley (English, convert and two returned apostates, priests [Jesuits], martyred [drawn, hanged, and quartered] under Elizabeth I in 1581 [canonized 1970]) [Approximate ages: 41, 25, and 31]
St. Eligius of Noyon (French, master metalsmith, bishop, d. 660)
St. Evasius of Asti (Italian, bishop, martyred c. 362)
St. Florentius of Amboise (French, layman, 6th century)
St. Grwst (Welsh, 7th century)
Bl. John Garbella of Vercelli [Giovanni] (Italian, professor of law, Dominican Master General, papal legate, died in France in 1283)
Bl. John Beche of Colchester [alias Thomas Marshall] (English, Oxford doctor of divinity, Benedictine abbot, martyred [drawn, hanged, and quartered] under Henry VIII in 1539 [beatified 1895])
Bl. John van Ruysbroeck of Brussels [Jan] (Belgian, Augustinian prior, mystical writer, d. 1381)
St. Leontius of Fréjus (French, bishop, c. 432)
Sts. Lucius, Rogatus, Cassian, and Candida, of Rome (Italian, early martyrs)
Sts. Martinus and Declan (Irish, missionaries to Germany, 8th century)
St. Nahum of Elkosh (Israelite, prophet, author of Old Testament book, c. 660 BC)
St. Natalia of Nicomedia (from Asia Minor [Turkish], widow [witnessed husband Adrian's martyrdom], c. 311)
St. Olympiades of Rome (Italian, nobleman, martyred in 303)
St. Proculus of Narni (Italian, bishop, martyred by barbarians c. 542)
Bl. Richard Langley of Ousethorpe (English, layman, martyred [hanged] under Elizabeth I in 1586 [beatified 1929])
St. Simon of Cyrene (from North Africa [modern Libya], helped Jesus carry his cross on Good Friday, 1st century)
St. Thomas Garnet of Southwark (English, Jesuit priest, martyred [drawn, hanged, and quartered] at about age 34 under James I in 1608 [canonized 1970])
St. Tudwal of Tréguier (Welsh, monk in Wales, missionary in Spain, bishop in France, c. 564)
St. Ursicinus of Brescia (Italian, bishop, d. 347)

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), December 01, 2003.