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Today, February 15, 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. Agape of Terni (Italian, virgin, martyred c. 273)
Bl. Andrew of Conti (Italian, Franciscan brother, d. 1302)
Bl. Angelus Scarpetti of Borgo San Sepolcro (Italian, Augustinian friar, miracle-worker, c. 1306)
St. Berach of Cluain (Irish, abbot, d. 595)
St. Claude de la Colombière (French, Jesuit priest, chaplain to Duchess of York in England until banished, spiritual director of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, died at age 41 in 1682 [canonized 1992])
Bl. Conrad (Bavarian, son of a duke, Cistercian monk, d. 1154)
St. Craton and companions (philosopher/ teacher and family, martyred in Rome c. 273)
St. Decorosus of Capua (Italian, bishop, d. 695)
St. Dochow (Welsh)
St. Druthmar of Lorsch (German, Benedictine abbot, d. 1046)
St. Eusebius of Aschia (Syrian, hermit, 5th century)
St. Euseus of Serravalle (Italian, cobbler, hermit, 14th century)
St. Farannan (Irish, abbot, hermit, c. 590)
Sts. Faustinus and Jovita (Italian, noblemen, biological brothers, preachers, tortured martyred by beheading c. 121)
St. Faustus of Glanfeuil (Italian, Benedictine monk in France, 6th century)
St. Georgia of Clermont (French, nun, hermitess, c. 500)
Bl. Jordan of Saxony (German, nobleman, succeeded St. Dominic as master general of Dominicans, eloquent preacher, d. 1237)
St. Joseph of Antioch (Syrian, deacon, early martyr)
Bl. Julia della Rena of Certaldo (Italian, domestic servant, Augustinian tertiary, hermitess, d. 1367)
St. Quinidius of Vaison (French, hermit, bishop, c. 579)
Sts. Saturninus, Castulus, Magnus, and Lucius (Italian, martyred in 273)
St. Severus of Androcca (Italian, parish priest, miracle worker, c. 530)
St. Sigfrid of Växjö ["Apostle of Sweden"] (English?, Benedictine monk, evangelized Scandinavia, bishop in Sweden, c. 1045)
St. Tanco of Werden (Irish, Benedictine abbot in Germany, bishop, martyred by pagans in 808)
St. Walfrid della Gheradesca (Pisan [Italian], father of six, Benedictine abbot, c. 765)
Sts. Winaman, Unaman, and Sunaman (English? nephews of St. Sigrid [see above], Benedictine monks, missionaries in Sweden, martyred by beheading c. 1040)

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), February 15, 2002

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Jmj

On February 15, 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. Agape of Terni (Italian, virgin, martyred c. 273)
Bl. Andrew of Anagni [Andrea] (Italian, Franciscan brother, d. 1302 [beatified 1724])
Bl. Angelus Scarpetti of Borgo San Sepolcro [Angelo] (Italian, Augustinian friar, miracle-worker, c. 1306)
St. Berach of Cluain (Irish, abbot, d. 595)
St. Claude de la Colombière of Grenoble (French, Jesuit priest, chaplain to Duchess of York in England until banished, spiritual director of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, died at age 41 in 1682 [canonized 1992])
Bl. Conrad of Clairvaux (Bavarian, son of a duke, Cistercian monk in France, d. 1154)
St. Craton and companions, of Rome (philosopher/ teacher and family, martyred c. 273)
St. Decorosus of Capua (Italian, bishop, d. 695)
St. Dochow of Cornwall (Welsh)
St. Druthmar of Lorsch (German, Benedictine abbot, d. 1046)
St. Eusebius of Aschia (Syrian, hermit, 5th century)
St. Euseus of Serravalle (Italian, cobbler, hermit, 14th century)
St. Farannan (Irish, abbot, hermit, c. 590)
Sts. Faustinus and Jovita, of Lombardy (Italian, noblemen, biological brothers, preachers, tortured martyred by beheading c. 121)
St. Faustus of Glanfeuil (Italian, Benedictine monk in France, 6th century)
St. Georgia of Clermont (French, nun, hermitess, c. 500)
Bl. Jordan of Saxony (German, nobleman, succeeded St. Dominic as master general of Dominicans, eloquent preacher, d. 1237)
St. Joseph of Antioch (Syrian, deacon, early martyr)
Bl. Julia della Rena of Certaldo [Giulia] (Italian, domestic servant, Augustinian tertiary, hermitess, d. 1367)
St. Quinidius of Vaison (French, hermit, bishop, c. 579)
Sts. Saturninus, Castulus, Magnus, and Lucius (Italian, disciples of St. Valentine, martyred in 273) St. Severus of Androcca (Italian, parish priest, miracle worker, c. 530)
St. Sigfrid of Växjö ["Apostle of Sweden"] (British?, Benedictine monk, evangelized Scandinavia, bishop in Sweden, c. 1045)
St. Tanco of Werden (Irish, Benedictine abbot in Germany, bishop, martyred by pagans in 808)
St. Walfrid della Gheradesca, of Pisa (Italian, father of six, Benedictine abbot, c. 765)
Sts. Winaman, Unaman, and Sunaman, of Växjö (British? nephews of St. Sigrid [see above], Benedictine monks, missionaries in Sweden, martyred by beheading c. 1040)

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), February 12, 2004.