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Today, July 3, 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. Thomas ["Didymus" or "The Twin"] ["Apostle of India"] (Israelite, apostle of Jesus, missionary in Persia and India, martyred by spear in 1st century)
St. Anatolius (Constantinopolitan [Turkish], patriarch, d. 458)
St. Anatolius of Alexandria (Egyptian, mathematician, bishop in Palestine and Asia Minor, c. 283)
St. Bernardino Realino (Italian, lawyer, Jesuit priest, college rector, d. 1616 [canonized 1947])
St. Bladus (Manx [English], bishop)
St. Byblig of Carnarvon (Welsh, 5th century?)
St. Cillene of Iona (Irish, abbot in Scotland, c. 752)
St. Dathus of Ravenna (Italian, bishop, d. 190)
St. Eulogius and companions (from Asia Minor [Turkish], martyred c. 370)
St. Germanus (Irish, nephew of St. Patrick, missionary monk in Wales and France, bishop on English Isle of Man, c. 474)
St. Gunthiern of Brittany (Welsh, prince, hermit in France, c. 500)
St. Guthagon (Irish, hermit in Belgium, 8th century)
St. Heliodorus of Altinum (Dalmatian [Croatian], lifelong friend and patron of St. Jerome, bishop, opposed Arian heresy, c. 390)
St. Hyacinth of Caesarea (Cappadocian [Turkish], imperial official, martyred by starvation c. 120)
St. Ireneaus and Mustiola (Italian, deacon and noblewoman, martyred in 273)
Sts. Joseph Peter Uyen and Philip Minh (Vietnamese ... Dominican tertiary/catechist and priest ... martyred [one in prison, one beheaded] in 1838 and 1853 [canonized 1988])
Sts. Julius, Aaron, and companions (Roman [British born?], early martyrs in England)
Pope St. Leo II (Sicilian, elected to papacy in 681, reigned until death in 683)
St. Maelmuire O'Gorman (Irish, abbot, c. 1168)
Sts. Mark, Mucian, Paul, and companion (early martyrs)
St. Rumoldus (Irish, Benedictine monk in England, bishop, martyred c. 775)
St. Tryphon and twelve companions (Egyptian, early martyrs)

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), July 03, 2002

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On July 3, 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. Thomas of Galilee ["Didymus" or "The Twin"] ["Apostle of India"] (Israelite, apostle of Jesus, missionary in Persia and India, martyred by spear in 1st century)

St. Anatolius of Constantinople (from Asia Minor [Turkish], patriarch, d. 458)
St. Anatolius of Alexandria (Egyptian, mathematician, bishop in Palestine and Asia Minor, c. 283)
St. Bladus (Manx [English], bishop)
St. Byblig of Carnarvon (Welsh, 5th century?)
St. Cillene of Iona (Irish, abbot in Scotland, c. 752)
St. Dathus of Ravenna (Italian, bishop, d. 190)
St. Eulogius and companions (from Asia Minor [Turkish], martyred c. 370)
St. Germanus (Irish, nephew of St. Patrick, missionary monk in Wales and France, bishop on English Isle of Man, c. 474)
St. Gunthiern of Brittany (Welsh, prince, hermit in France, c. 500)
St. Guthagon of Oostkerk (Irish, hermit in Belgium, 8th century)
St. Heliodorus of Altinum (Dalmatian [Croatian], lifelong friend and patron of St. Jerome, bishop, opposed Arian heresy, c. 390)
St. Hyacinth of Caesarea (Cappadocian [Turkish], imperial official, martyred by starvation c. 120)
St. Ireneaus and Mustiola of Chiusi (Italian, deacon and noblewoman, martyred in 273)
Sts. Joseph Peter Nguyên Dinh Uyên of East Tonkin and Philip Phan Van Minh of Caimong (Vietnamese ... Dominican tertiary/catechist and priest ... martyred [one in prison, one beheaded] in 1838 and 1853 [canonized 1988])
Sts. Julius, Aaron, and companions, of Rome (Italian [British born?], early martyrs in England)
Pope St. Leo II (Sicilian, elected to papacy in 681, reigned until death in 683)
St. Maelmuire O'Gorman of Knock (Irish, abbot, c. 1168)
Sts. Mark, Mucian, Paul, and companion (early martyrs)
Bl. Mary Ann Mogas Fontcuberta of Corró de Vall-Grenollers [María Ana] (Spanish, virgin, founded Congregation of the Tertiary Franciscans of the Holy Mother of the Shepherd, died at age 39 in 1886 [beatified 1996])
St. Rumoldus (Irish, Benedictine monk in England, bishop, martyred c. 775)
St. Tryphon and twelve companions, of Alexandria (Egyptian, early martyrs)

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), July 03, 2003.