June 17 -- today's saints

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Jmj

Today, June 17, we members of the Catholic Church family honor, in a special way, the following friends of God -- saints whose souls are now in heaven:

Sts. Adulf and Botulph (English, biological brothers, noblemen, bishop? and Benedictine abbot, c. 680)
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St. Agrippinus of Como (Italian, bishop, d. 615)
St. Albert Chmielowski [baptized Adam Hilary Bernard] (Polish, politician, artist, Franciscan tertiary, founder of the Grey Brothers [Albertines] to organize food and shelter for poor and homeless, subject of play by Fr. Karol Wojtyla, d. 1916 [canonized 1989])
St. Antidius of Besançon (French, bishop, martyred by Vandals c. 265)
St. Avitus of Micy (French, abbot, c. 530)
St. Bessarion (Egyptian, hermit, c. 400)
St. Briavel (Irish?, hermit)
St. Emily de Vialar [baptized Anne Marguerite Adelaide Emily] (French, virgin, co-foundress of Sisters of St. Joseph of the Apparition [of the angel], d. 1856 [canonized 1951])
Bl. Euphemia of Andechs (German, Benedictine abbess, d. 1180)
St. Gundulphus of Bourges (French, bishop, 6th century)
St. Hervé of Brittany (Welsh, born blind, singer, teacher, miracle worker, abbot in France, c. 575)
St. Himerius of Cremona (Italian, bishop, c. 560)
St. Hypatius of Bithynia (Phrygian [Turkish], hermit, abbot, opposed Nestorian heresy, c. 450)
Sts. Isaurus, Innocent, Felix, Jeremias, and Peregrinus (Greek, martyred by beheading)
Sts. Manuel, Sabel, and Ismael (Persian, martyred by beheading in 362)
St. Moling of Wexford (English, abbot, bishop, d. 697)
St. Montanus of Gaeta (Italian, soldier, martyred by drowning c. 300)
St. Nectan of Hartland (Welsh, monk, hermit in England, martyred by beheading in 6th century)
Sts. Nicander and Marcian (soldiers, early martyrs by beheading)
Bl. Paul Burali d'Arezzo (Italian, lawyer, royal counselor, Theatine priest and superior, cardinal archbishop, d. 1578)
Bl. Peter Gambacorta of Pisa (Italian, spoiled son of nobleman, repentant beggar, co-founder of Poor Brothers of St. Jerome, d. 1435)
St. Prior the Hermit (Egyptian, disciple of St. Anthony in the desert, c. 395)
St. Raniero Scacceri of Pisa (Italian, lived a wild youth as wandering musician, repentant merchant, Benedictine hermit, d. 1160)
St. Rambold of Ratisbon (German, Benedictine abbot, d. 1001)
St. Teresa of Lorvao (Portuguese, princess, Cistercian nun, d. 1250)

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 18, 2002

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Jmj

On June 17, 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:

Sts. Adulf and Botulph (English, biological brothers, noblemen, bishop [?] and Benedictine abbot, c. 680)
St. Agrippinus of Como (Italian, bishop, d. 615)
St. Albert Chmielowski of Igolomia [baptized Adam Hilary Bernard] (Polish, politician, artist, Franciscan tertiary, founder of the Grey Brothers [Albertines] to organize food and shelter for poor and homeless, subject of play by Fr. Karol Wojtyla, d. 1916 [canonized 1989])
St. Antidius of Besançon (French, bishop, martyred by Vandals c. 265)
St. Avitus of Micy (French, abbot, c. 530)
St. Bessarion (Egyptian, hermit, c. 400)
St. Briavel (Irish?, hermit)
St. Emily de Vialar of Gaillac [Emilie] [baptized Anne Marguerite Adelaide Emilie] (French, virgin, co-foundress of Sisters of St. Joseph of the Apparition [of the angel], d. 1856 [canonized 1951])
Bl. Euphemia of Andechs (German, Benedictine abbess, d. 1180)
Bl. Florida Cevoli of Pisa [baptized Lucrezia Elena (Lucretia Ellen)] (Italian, member of Religious of the Second Order of St. Francis, d. 1767 [beatified 1993])
St. Gundulphus of Bourges (French, bishop, 6th century)
St. Harvey of Brittany [also known as Hervé] (Welsh, born blind, singer, teacher, miracle worker, abbot in France, c. 575)
St. Himerius of Cremona (Italian, bishop, c. 560)
St. Hypatius of Bithynia (Phrygian [Turkish], hermit, abbot, opposed Nestorian heresy, c. 450)
Sts. Isaurus, Innocent, Felix, Jeremias, and Peregrinus, of Athens (Greek, martyred by beheading)
Sts. Manuel, Sabel, and Ismael (Persian, martyred by beheading in 362)
St. Moling of Wexford (English, abbot, bishop, d. 697)
St. Montanus of Gaeta (Italian, soldier, martyred by drowning c. 300)
St. Nectan of Hartland (Welsh, monk, hermit in England, martyred by beheading in 6th century)
Sts. Nicander and Marcian (soldiers, early martyrs by beheading)
Bl. Paul Burali d'Arezzo of Itri [Paolo] (Italian, lawyer, royal counselor, Theatine priest and superior, cardinal archbishop, d. 1578)
Bl. Peter Gambacorta of Pisa [Pietro] (Italian, spoiled son of nobleman, repentant beggar, co-founder of Poor Brothers of St. Jerome, d. 1435)
St. Prior the Hermit (Egyptian, disciple of St. Anthony in the desert, c. 395)
St. Raniero Scacceri of Pisa (Italian, lived a wild youth as wandering musician, repentant merchant, Benedictine hermit, d. 1160)
St. Rambold of Ratisbon (German, Benedictine abbot, d. 1001)
St. Teresa of Lorvão (Portuguese, princess, Cistercian nun, d. 1250)

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 17, 2003.


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