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Today, June 28, 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. Irenaeus of Lyons (Smyrnaean [Turkish], bishop in France, opposed Gnostic and other heresies, martyred in 202)
St. Almus (English, Cistercian abbot in Scotland, d. 1270)
St. Argymirus (Spanish, monk, martyred by Moslems in 858)
St. Austell (Welsh, 6th century)
St. Benignus (Dutch?, bishop, martyred in 6th century)
St. Crummine (Irish, disciple of St. Patrick, 5th century)
St. Egilo (German, abbot, d. 875)
St. Heimrad (German, priest, Benedictine hermit, d. 1019)
Sts. Heron, Plutarch, Serenus, Heraclides, Rhais, Potamioena, and Marcella (Egyptian, tortured and martyred [at least one boiled in tar] in 202)
St. John Southworth (English, priest, martyred [drawn, hanged, quartered] by Cromwellians in 1654 [canonized 1970])
Pope St. Paul I (Roman, orphan, deacon, brother of Pope Stephen II, diplomat, elected to papacy in 757, opposed iconoclast heresy, reigned until death in 767)
St. Theodichildis (French, Benedictine abbess, d. 660)
St. Vincenza Gerosa [baptized Catherine] (Italian, orphan, co-founded and led Sisters of Charity of Lovere for health care and education of poor, tended grapevines used for sacramental wine, d. 1847 [canonized 1950])

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 28, 2002

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On June 28, 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. Irenaeus of Lyons (Smyrnaean [Turkish], bishop in France, opposed Gnostic and other heresies, martyred in 202)

St. Almus of Balmerino (English, Cistercian abbot in Scotland, d. 1270)
St. Argymirus of Cabra (Spanish, monk, martyred by Moslems in 858)
St. Austell (Welsh, 6th century)
St. Benignus (Dutch?, bishop, martyred in 6th century)
St. Crummine of Westmeath (Irish, disciple of St. Patrick, 5th century)
St. Egilo of Prum (German, abbot, d. 875)
St. Heimrad of Baden (German, priest, Benedictine hermit, d. 1019)
Sts. Heron, Plutarch, Serenus, Heraclides, Rhais, Potamioena, and Marcella, of Alexandria (Egyptian, tortured and martyred [at least one boiled in tar] in 202)
St. John Southworth of Samlesbury (English, priest, martyred [drawn, hanged, quartered] at age 62 under Cromwell in 1654 [canonized 1970])
Pope St. Paul I of Rome (Italian, orphan, deacon, brother of Pope Stephen II, diplomat, elected to papacy in 757, opposed iconoclast heresy, reigned until death in 767)
St. Theodichildis of Jouarre (French, Benedictine abbess, d. 660)
St. Vincenza Gerosa of Lovere [baptized Catherine] (Italian, orphan, co-founded and led Sisters of Charity of Lovere for health care and education of poor, tended grapevines used for sacramental wine, d. 1847 [canonized 1950])

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 28, 2003.