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Today, June 6, 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. Falco (Italian, Benedictine abbot, d. 1146 [beatified 1928])
Bl. Gerard Tintorio (Italian, layman, nurse of lepers, d. 1207)
St. Gilbert (French, Norbertine abbot, d. 1152)
St. Gudwall (Welsh, founder of monasteries, 6th century)
St. Gundisalvus (Spanish, Cistercian abbot, d. 1466)
St. Jarlath (Irish, nobleman, college founder, abbot, bishop, prophet, c. 540)
Bl. John Davy (English, Carthusian monk, deacon, chained to a wall and martyred by starving in 1537)
St. John of Verona (Italian, bishop, 7th century)
St. Marcelino Champagnat (French, seminarian with St. J. M. Vianney, priest, educator, founder of Little Brothers of Mary [Marists], died at age 51 in 1840 [canonized 1999])
Bl. Maria Karlowska (Polish, founded Congregation of the Good Shepherd of the Divine Providence, d. 1935 [beatified 1997])
St. Norbert (French, nobleman, wandering preacher, founder of Praemonstratensian Order [Norbertines], bishop, died in Germany in 1134)

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), June 06, 2002

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Jmj

On June 6, 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. Norbert of Magdeburg (French, nobleman, wandering preacher, founder of Praemonstratensian Order [Norbertines], bishop, died in Germany in 1134)

St. Alexander of Fiesole (Italian, bishop, martyred by drowning in 590)
St. Bertrand of Aquileia (French, bishop, martyred in 1350)
St. Eustorgius of Milan (Italian, bishop, d. 518)
St. Falco of Cava (Italian, Benedictine abbot, d. 1146 [beatified 1928])
Bl. Gerard of Tintorio [Gerardo] (Italian, layman, nurse of lepers, d. 1207)
St. Gilbert of Neufontaines (French, Norbertine abbot, d. 1152)
St. Gudwall (Welsh, founder of monasteries, 6th century)
St. Gonzalo of Azebeyro [Gonsalvo] (Spanish, Cistercian abbot, d. 1466)
St. Jarlath of Connaught (Irish, nobleman, college founder, abbot, bishop, prophet, c. 540)
Bl. John Davy (English, Carthusian monk, deacon, chained to a wall and martyred by starving under Henry VIII in 1537 [beatified 1886])
St. John of Verona (Italian, bishop, 7th century)
St. Marcellinus Champagnat of Hameau du Rosey [Marcellin] (French, seminarian with St. J. M. Vianney, priest, educator, founder of Little Brothers of Mary [Marists], died at age 51 in 1840 [canonized 1999])
Bl. Maria Karlowska of Karlowo (Polish, founded Congregation of the Good Shepherd of the Divine Providence, d. 1935 [beatified 1997])
St. Philip (Israelite, deacon [Acts 6], 1st century)
Bl. Raphael Guizar Valencia of Cotija [Rafael] (Mexican, bishop, d. 1938 [beatified 1995])
St. Willibald of Eichstaett (German, Benedictine monk in Italy, missionary bishop in Germany, d. 786)

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), June 06, 2003.

I would love to know more about St. Marcelino. I had not heard of him until I bought a video this afternoon called "The Miracle of Marcelino". It was made in 1955 and had won the Cannes International Film award for that year. It is such a neat movie! Of course, not anything like the technical wonders of today, but it was so sweet and touching. Now I just have to know more about Marcelino (Pan y Vino)! Thank You! Linda

-- Linda Ann Simpson (LSim662657@aol.com), April 30, 2004.