Jmj

Today, May 4, 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. Antony du Rocher (Italian, Benedictine abbot in France, 6th century)
St. Augustine Webster, St. John Houghton, St. Robert Lawrence, (English, three Carthusian priors and a Brigittine priest, tortured and martyred [drawn, hanged, quartered] by Henry VIII in 1535 [canonized 1970])
Blessed Carthusian Martyrs (English, eighteen monks, martyred by Henry VIII between 1535 and 1540)
Bl. Catherine of Parc-aux-Dames [baptized Rachel] (French, convert from Judaism at age 12, Cistercian nun, 13th century)
St. Cunegund (German, Benedictine nun, d. 1052)
St. Curcodomus of Auxerre (Roman, deacon in France, 3rd century)
King St. Ethelred of Bardney (English, monarch who abdicated, Benedictine abbot, d. 716)
St. Florian (Roman, military officer in Austria, tortured and martyred by drowning in 304)
Bl. George Haydock (English, priest, martyred in 1584 [beatified 1987])
St. Godehard of Hildesheim (Bavarian, bishop, d. 1038)
Bl. Gregory Celli of Verucchio (Italian, Augustinian monk, then Franciscan friar, d. 1343)
St. Hilsindis (French, widow, Benedictine abbess, d. 1028)
St. Judas Cyriacus (bishop, martyred in Jerusalem c. 133)
Blessed Martyrs of England (English, about 200 men and women martyred between 1535 and 1681 [beatified between 1886 and 1929])
Bl. Michael Gedroye (Lithuanian, crippled dwarf, prophet, miracle worker, d. 1485)
St. Nepotian of Altino (Italian, priest, d. 395)
St. Paulinus of Sinigaglia (Italian, bishop, d. 826)
St. Paulinus of Cologne (German, early martyr)
St. Pelagia of Tarsus (Cilician [Turkish], virgin, martyred [roasted in a bronze bull] c. 300)
St. Porphyrius of Camerino (Italian, priest or physician, martyred by beheading in 250)
St. Sacerdos of Limoges (French, Benedictine abbot, bishop, c. 720)
St. Silvanus and 41 companions (Egyptian, bishop and flock, martyred by beheading c. 311)
St. Venerius of Milan (Italian, bishop, d. 409)

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), May 04, 2002

Answers

The second entry above is missing one name. It should have read:

St. Augustine Webster, St. John Houghton, St. Robert Lawrence, and St. Richard Reynolds (English, three Carthusian priors and a Brigittine priest, tortured and martyred [drawn, hanged, quartered] by Henry VIII in 1535 [canonized 1970])

-- (jfgecik@hotmail.com), May 04, 2002.

Jmj

On May 4, 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. Antony du Rocher (Italian, Benedictine abbot in France, 6th century)
St. Augustine Webster of Axholme, St. John Houghton of Essex, St. Robert Lawrence of Beauvale, and St. Richard Reynolds of Devonshire (English, three Carthusian priors and a Brigittine priest, tortured and martyred [drawn, hanged, quartered] under Henry VIII in 1535 [canonized 1970])
Blessed Carthusian Martyrs (English, eighteen monks, martyred by Henry VIII between 1535 and 1540)
Bl. Catherine of Parc-aux-Dames [baptized Rachel] (French, convert from Judaism at age 12, Cistercian nun, 13th century)
St. Curcodomus of Auxerre (Roman, deacon in France, 3rd century)
Blessed Martyrs of England (English, about 200 men and women martyred between 1535 and 1681 [beatified between 1886 and 1929])
King St. Ethelred of Bardney (English, monarch who abdicated, Benedictine abbot, d. 716)
St. Florian of Rome (Italian, military officer in Austria, tortured and martyred by drowning in 304)
Bl. George Haydock of Cottam Hill (English, priest, martyred [drawn, hanged, and quartered] at about age 27 under Elizabeth I in 1584 [beatified 1987])
St. Godehard of Hildesheim (Bavarian, bishop, d. 1038)
Bl. Gregory Celli of Verucchio [Gregorio] (Italian, Augustinian monk, then Franciscan friar, d. 1343)
St. Hilsindis of Lorraine (French, widow, Benedictine abbess, d. 1028)
St. Judas Cyriacus of Ancona (bishop, martyred in Jerusalem c. 133)
St. Kunigunde of Niedermunster (German, Benedictine nun, d. 1052)
Bl. Michael Gedroye of Vilnius (Lithuanian, crippled dwarf, prophet, miracle worker, d. 1485)
St. Nepotian of Altino (Italian, priest, d. 395)
St. Paulinus of Sinigaglia (Italian, bishop, d. 826)
St. Paulinus of Cologne (German, early martyr)
St. Pelagia of Tarsus (Cilician [Turkish], virgin, martyred [roasted in a bronze bull] c. 300)
St. Porphyrius of Camerino (Italian, priest or physician, martyred by beheading in 250)
St. Sacerdos of Limoges (French, Benedictine abbot, bishop, c. 720)
St. Silvanus of Gaza and 40 companions (Egyptian and Palestinian, bishop and flock, martyred by beheading c. 311)
St. Venerius of Milan (Italian, bishop, d. 409)

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), May 03, 2003.

Dear John,

Thank you for the daily posting of Saints. It is appreciated.

-- Karl (Parkerkajwen@hotmail.com), May 03, 2003.

You're welcome, Karl.
As you may have noticed, I posted them first between August '01 and August '02. But I am re-posting them with improvements and corrections and with the addition of newly beatified and canonized people.
JFG

-- J. F. Gecik (jfgecik@Hotmail.com), May 04, 2003.