Jmj

Today, July 8, we members of the Catholic Church family honor, in a special way, the following friends of God -- saints whose souls are now in heaven:

Pope St. Adrian III (Roman, elected to papacy in 884, reigned until death in 885)
St. Albert of Genoa (Italian, Cistercian brother, hermit, d. 1239)
St. Apollonius of Benevento (Italian, bishop, c. 327)
Sts. Aquila and Priscilla (Roman, Jewish tentmaker and wife in Corinth, converts and missionaries with St. Paul to Ephesus, martyred in Rome or Asia Minor in 1st century)
St. Arnold of Julich (Greek, courtier of Bl. Charlemagne, c. 801)
St. Auspicius of Toul (French, bishop, c. 475)
St. Auspicius of Trier (German, bishop, c. 131)
Bl. Benedict d'Alignan (French, Benedictine abbot, bishop, Franciscan friar after resignation, d. 1268)
King St. Edgar the Peaceful (English, monarch, d. 975)
Pope Bl. Eugene III [known before papacy as Pietro dei Paganelli di Montemagno] (Italian, Cistercian abbot, elected to papacy in 1145, reigned until death in 1153)
St. Grimbald of Winchester (French, Benedictine abbot in France and England, co-founder of University of Oxford, c. 902)
Holy Abrahamite Monks (monks in Constantinople, martyred by iconoclast heretics between 830 and 840)
Holy Martyrs of Shanxi (European [four nations], seven religious sisters [Franciscan Missionaries of Mary] serving poor in China, martyred by beheading in 1900 [canonized 2000])
----- St. Marie Hermine de Jésus [baptized Irma Grivot] (French, tutor, superior of sisters martyred, died at age 34)
----- St. Marie de Ste. Nathalie [baptized Jeanne-Marie Kerguin] (French, peasant, died at age 36)
----- St. Marie Claire [baptized Clelia Nanette, professed as Maria Chiara] (Italian, died at age 28)
----- St. Marie de la Paix [baptized Marianna Giuliani, professed as Maria della Pace] (Italian, organized orphanage in China, died at age 25)
----- St. Marie Adolphine [baptized Anne-Catherine Dierks] (Dutch, factory worker, domestic servant, died at age 34)
----- St. Marie Amandine [baptized Pauline Jeuris] (Belgian, nurse, died at age 27)
----- St. Marie de St. Just [baptized Anne-Francoise Moreau] (French, farmer, overcame great faith crisis in China, died at age 34)
Sts. Kilian, Colman, and Totnan (Irish ... bishop, priest, and deacon ... missionaries in Germany, martyred c. 689)
St. Landrada of Munsterbilsen (Luxembourger, Benedictine abbess, c. 690)
Bl. Mancius Araki (Japanese, layman, martyred [illness in prison] in 1626)
St. Morwenna of Cornwall (English?, virgin, 5th century)
St. Procopius of Scythopolis (Palestinian, translator, lector, exorcist, martyred in 303)
St. Raymund Gayrard of Toulouse (French, widower, archdeacon, d. 1118)
St. Sunniva of Bergen and companions (Irish, princess, refugees in Scandinavia, 10th century)
St. Urith of Chittlehampton (English, virgin)
St. Withburga of Dereham (English, Benedictine nun, c. 743)

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 08, 2002

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Jmj

On July 8, 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:

Holy Abrahamite Monks of Constantinople (monks martyred by iconoclast heretics between 830 and 840)
Pope St. Adrian III of Rome (Italian, elected to papacy in 884, reigned until death in 885)
St. Albert of Genoa [Alberto] (Italian, Cistercian brother, hermit, d. 1239)
St. Apollonius of Benevento (Italian, bishop, c. 327)
Sts. Aquila and Priscilla of Rome (Italian, Jewish tentmaker and wife in Corinth, converts and missionaries with St. Paul to Ephesus, martyred in Rome or Asia Minor in 1st century)
St. Arnold of Julich (Greek, courtier of Bl. Charlemagne, c. 801)
St. Auspicius of Toul (French, bishop, c. 475)
St. Auspicius of Trier (German, bishop, c. 131)
Bl. Benedict d'Alignan of Marseilles [Benoit] (French, Benedictine abbot, bishop, Franciscan friar after resignation, d. 1268)
King St. Edgar the Peaceful (English, monarch, d. 975)
Pope Bl. Eugene III dei Paganelli of Montemagno [Eugenio] [baptized Pietro (Peter)] (Italian, Cistercian abbot, elected to papacy in 1145, reigned until death in 1153)
St. Grimbald of Winchester (French, Benedictine abbot in France and England, co-founder of University of Oxford, c. 902)
Sts. Kilian, Colman, and Totnan, of Mullagh (Irish ... bishop, priest, and deacon ... missionaries in Germany, martyred c. 689)
St. Landrada of Munsterbilsen (Luxembourger, Benedictine abbess, c. 690)
Bl. Mancius Araki of Omura (Japanese, layman, martyred [illness in prison] in 1626)
St. Morwenna of Cornwall (English?, virgin, 5th century)
St. Procopius of Scythopolis (Palestinian, translator, lector, exorcist, martyred in 303)
St. Raymond Gayrard of Toulouse (French, widower, archdeacon, d. 1118)
Holy Martyrs of Shanxi (European [four nations], seven religious sisters [Franciscan Missionaries of Mary] serving poor in China, martyred by beheading in 1900 [canonized 2000])
----- St. Mary Hermina of Jesus Grivot of Beaune [Marie-Hermine de Jésus] [baptized Irma] (French, tutor, superior of sisters martyred, died at age 34)
----- St. Mary of St. Natalie Kerguin of Belle-Isle en Terre [Marie de Sainte Nathalie] [baptized Jeanne-Marie (Joan Marie)] (French, peasant, died at age 36)
----- St. Mary Claire Nanetti of Santa Maria Maddalena [Maria Chiara] [baptized Clelia] (Italian, died at age 28)
----- St. Mary of Peace Giuliani of Aquila [Maria della Pace] [baptized Maria Anna (Mary Ann)] (Italian, organized orphanage in China, died at age 25)
----- St. Marie Adolphine Dierks [baptized Anne-Catherine] (Dutch, factory worker, domestic servant, died at age 34)
----- St. Marie Amandine Jeuris of Herk-la-Ville [baptized Pauline] (Belgian, nurse, died at age 27)
----- St. Mary of St. Justus Moreau of La Faye [Marie de Saint Just] [baptized Anne-Françoise] (French, farmer, overcame great faith crisis in China, died at age 34)
St. Sunniva of Bergen and companions (Irish, princess, refugees in Scandinavia, 10th century)
St. Urith of Chittlehampton (English, virgin)
St. Withburga of Dereham (English, Benedictine nun, c. 743)

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 08, 2003.