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Today, April 7, 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. John Baptist de la Salle [Jean-Baptiste] ["Father of Modern Education"] (French, priest, founder of Brothers of the Christian Schools [Christian Brothers], instituted the process of dividing students into grades, established the first teacher's school, started high schools and trade schools, d. 1719)
Bl. Alexander Rawlins (English, priest, martyred by Elizabethans in 1595 [beatified in 1929])
St. Aphraates of Antioch (Syrian, hermit in Mesopotamia [Iraq], c. 345)
St. Aybert of Crespin (French, Benedictine priest, d. 1140)
St. Brynach of Carn-Engyle (Irish, hermit in Wales, 5th century)
St. Calliopus of Pompeiopolis (Cilician [Turkish], martyred by inverted crucifixion c. 303)
St. Celsus McAedh of Armagh (Irish, abbot, bishop, d. 1129)
Bl. Christian of Douai (French, priest)
Bl. Eberhard of Schaeffhausen (Swiss, prince, Benedictine monk, d. 1078)
Bl. Edward Oldcorne and Bl. Ralph Ashley (English, Jesuit priest and Jesuit brother, tortured [racked] and martyred [drawn, hanged, and quartered] in 1606 [beatified 1929])
Sts. Epiphanius, Donatus, Rufinus, and ten companions (African, bishop and flock, early martyrs)
St. Finan Cam (Irish, abbot, 6th century)
St. George the Younger (Greek, bishop, battled iconoclasm, c. 816)
St. Gibardus of Luxeuil (French, Benedictine abbot, martyred by Huns c. 888)
St. Goran (Irish or Cornish, 6th century)
St. Hegesippus ["Father of Church History"] (Palestinian, convert from Judaism, historian, c. 180)
St. Henry Walpole (English, Jesuit priest, tortured and martyred [drawn, hanged, and quartered] by Elizabethans in 1595 [canonized 1970])
St. Hermann Joseph (German, Norbertine monk, mystical writer, d. 1241 [canonized 1960])
Sts. Llewellwyn and Gwrnerth (Welsh, monks, 6th century)
St. Pelagius and Peleusius of Alexandria (Egyptian, priests, early martyr)
St. Saturninus of Verona (Italian, bishop, c. 356)
Bl. Ursulina of Bologna (Italian, virgin, mystic, d. 1410)
St. Villicus of Metz (French, bishop, d. 568)
Bl. William Cufitella (Sicilian, Franciscan tertiary, hermit for 70 years, d. 1411)

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), April 07, 2002

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On April 7, 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. John Baptist de la Salle of Rheims [Jean-Baptiste] ["Father of Modern Education"] (French, priest, founder of Brothers of the Christian Schools [Christian Brothers], instituted the process of dividing students into grades, established the first teacher's school, started high schools and trade schools, d. 1719 [canonized 1900])

Bl. Alexander Rawlins of Gloucestershire (English, priest, martyred [drawn, hanged, and quartered] under Elizabeth I in 1595 [beatified in 1929])
St. Aphraates of Antioch (Syrian, hermit in Mesopotamia [Iraq], c. 345)
St. Aybert of Crespin (French, Benedictine priest, d. 1140)
St. Brynach of Carn-Engyle (Irish, hermit in Wales, 5th century)
St. Calliopus of Pompeiopolis (Cilician [Turkish], martyred by inverted crucifixion c. 303)
St. Celsus McAedh of Armagh (Irish, abbot, bishop, d. 1129)
Bl. Christian of Douai (French, priest)
Bl. Eberhard of Schaeffhausen (Swiss, prince, Benedictine monk, d. 1078)
Bl. Edward Oldcorne of York and Bl. Ralph Ashley (English, Jesuit priest and Jesuit brother, tortured [racked] and martyred by hanging under James I in 1606 [beatified 1929])
Sts. Epiphanius, Donatus, Rufinus, and ten companions (African, bishop and flock, early martyrs) St. Finan Cam of Munster (Irish, abbot, 6th century)
St. George the Younger of Mitylene (Greek, bishop, battled iconoclasm, c. 816)
St. Gibardus of Luxeuil (French, Benedictine abbot, martyred by Huns c. 888)
St. Goran (Irish or Cornish, friend of St. Patrick, 6th century)
St. Hegesippus of Jerusalem ["Father of Church History"] (Palestinian, convert from Judaism, historian, c. 180)
St. Henry Walpole of Docking (English, Jesuit priest, tortured and martyred [drawn, hanged, and quartered] at about age 37 under Elizabeth I in 1595 [canonized 1970])
St. Hermann Joseph of Cologne (German, Norbertine monk, mystical writer, d. 1241 [canonized 1960])
Sts. Llewellwyn and Gwrnerth of Bardsey (Welsh, monks, 6th century)
St. Pelagius and Peleusius of Alexandria (Egyptian, priests, early martyr)
St. Saturninus of Verona (Italian, bishop, c. 356)
Bl. Ursulina of Bologna (Italian, virgin, mystic, d. 1410)
St. Villicus of Metz (French, bishop, d. 568)
Bl. William Cufitella of Noto [Guglielmo] (Sicilian, Franciscan tertiary, hermit for 70 years, d. 1411)

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), April 07, 2003.