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Today, July 30, 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. Peter "Chrysologus" (Italian, adult convert, bishop, fought paganism and Monophysite heresy, great preacher, nickname means "golden word," Doctor of the Church, c. 450)
Sts. Abdon and Sennen (Persian, coopers, buried remains of martyrs, martyred in Rome in 3rd or 4th century)
Bl. Archangelus of Calafatimi (Sicilian, hermit, Franciscan friar, d. 1460)
Bl. Edward Powell, Bl. Richard Featherstone, and Bl. Thomas Abel (1 Welsh, 2 English ... counselor of Queen Catherine; confessor and tutor of Princess Mary; queen's chaplain ... martyred [drawn, hanged, quartered] in 1540)
St. Ermengytha of Thanet (English, Benedictine nun, c. 680)
Bl. Everard Hanse (English, priest, martyred by hanging in 1581)
St. Hatebrand of Olden-Klooster (Dutch, Benedictine abbot, d. 1198)
Bl. John Soreth (French, Carmelite prior general, d. 1471)
St. Julitta of Caesarea (Cappadocian [Turkish], widow, martyred by asphyxiation in 303)
St. Leopold Mandic of Castelnovo [baptized Adeodato/Bogdan ("given by God")] (Dalmatian [Bosnian], Capuchin priest in Italy, heard confessions all day after Mass for forty years, d. 1942 [canonized 1983])
Bl. Manes de Guzmán (Spanish, elder brother of St. Dominic, Dominican friar in France, nuns' chaplain in Spain, d. 1230)
Sts. Maxima, Donatilla, and Secunda (North African, virgins, martyred in 304)
King St. Olav (Swedish, monarch for 30 years, convert who established Swedish Christianity, martyred by pagans c. 950)
Bl. Peter of Mogliano (Italian, Franciscan priest, d. 1490)
St. Rheticus (French, bishop, opposed Donatist heresy, d. 334)
St. Rufinus of Assisi (Italian, early martyr)
Bl. Simon of Lipnicza (Polish, Franciscan priest, nursed plague victims, d. 1482)
St. Tatwin of Canterbury (English, Benedictine monk, archbishop, d. 734)
St. Ursus of Auxerre (French, hermit, bishop, d. 508)

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 25, 2002

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On July 30, 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. Peter Chrysologus of Imola [“chrysologos” is Greek for “golden word”] (Italian, adult convert, bishop, fought paganism and Monophysite heresy, great preacher, Doctor of the Church, c. 450)

Sts. Abdon and Sennen (Persian, coopers, buried remains of martyrs, martyred in Rome in 3rd or 4th century)
Bl. Archangel of Calafatimi [Arcangelo] (Sicilian, hermit, Franciscan friar, d. 1460)
Bl. Edward Powell, Bl. Richard Featherstone of Brecknock, and Bl. Thomas Abel (1 Welsh, 2 English ... counselor of Queen Catherine; confessor and tutor of Princess Mary; queen's chaplain ... martyred [drawn, hanged, quartered] under Henry VIII in 1540 [beatified 1886])
St. Ermengytha of Thanet (English, Benedictine nun, c. 680)
Bl. Everard Hanse of Northamptonshire (English, priest, martyred by hanging under Elizabeth I in 1581)
St. Hatebrand of Olden-Klooster (Dutch, Benedictine abbot, d. 1198)
Blessed Hospitaller Martyrs of Spain (64 Spanish, 7 Colombian ... 71 members of Order of the Hospitallers of St. John of God [priests, brothers, novices, postulants, oblates], martyred in Civil War in 1936 [beatified 1992])
----- Bl. Braulio Maria Corres Diaz de Cerio of Torralba del Rio [baptized Pablo (Paul)] (priest, died at age 39)
----- Bl. Frederick Rubio Alvarez of Benavides de Orbigo [Federico] [baptized Carlos (Charles)] (priest, died at age 74)
----- Bl. Primo of St. Vincent Martínez Castillo of San Roman de Campezo [Primo de San Vicente] (brother, died at age 67)
----- Bl. Jerome Ochoa Urdangarin of Goñi [Geronimo] (brother, died at age 32)
----- Bl. John of the Cross Delgado Pastor of Puebla de Alcocer [Juan de la Cruz] (brother, died at age 22)
----- Bl. John Baptist Egozcuezábal Aldaz of Nuin [Juan Bautista] (oblate, died at age 54)
----- Bl. Julián Carrasquer Fos of Sueca (brother, died at age 55)
----- Bl. Eusebius Forcades Ferraté of Reus [Eusebio] (brother, died at age 61)
----- Bl. Constantine Roca Huguet of San Sadurní de Noya [Constantino] (brother, died at age 41)
----- Bl. Benedict Joseph Labré Mañoso González of Lomoviejo [Benito José Labré] (brother, died at age 57)
----- Bl. Vincent de Paul Canelles Vives of Onda [Vicente de Pablo] (brother, died at age 42)
----- Bl. Thomas Urdánoz Aldaz of Echarri [Tomás] (novice, died at age 33)
----- Bl. Raphael Flamarique Salinas of Mendívil [Rafael] (novice, died at age 33)
----- Bl. Anthony Llauradó Parisi of Reus [Antonio] (novice, died at age 26)
----- Bl. Emmanuel López Orbara of Puente de la Reina [Manuel] (novice, died at age 23)
----- Bl. Ignatius Tejero Molina of Monzalbarba [Ignacio] (novice, died at age 20)
----- Bl. Henry Beltrán Llorca of Villareal [Enrique] (novice, died at age 37)
----- Bl. Dominic Pitarch Gurrea of Villareal [Domingo] (novice, died at age 27)
----- Bl. Anthony Sanchiz Silvestre of Villamarchante [Antonio] (novice, died at age 26)
----- Bl. Emmanuel Jiménez Salado of Jerez de la Frontera [Manuel] (oblate, died at age 29)
----- Bl. Gonzalo Gonzalo Gonzalo of Conquezuela (brother, died at age 27)
----- Bl. Reuben de Jesús López Aguilar of Concepción [Rúben] (Colombian, brother, died at age 28)
----- Bl. John Baptist Velázquez Peláez of Jardín [Juan Bautista] (Colombian, brother, died at age 27)
----- Bl. Eugene Ramírez Salazar of La Ceja [Eugenio] (Colombian, brother, died at age 23)
----- Bl. Melchiades Ramírez Zuloaga of Sonsón [Melquiades] (Colombian, brother, died at age 27)
----- Bl. Steven Maya Gutiérrez of Pacora [Esteban] (Colombian, brother, died at age 29)
----- Bl. Arthur Ayala Niño of Paipa [Arturo] (Colombian, brother, died at age 27)
----- Bl. Caspar Páez Perdomo of Unión [Gaspar] (Colombian, brother, died at age 23)
----- Bl. Flavius Argüeso González of Mazuecos de Valdeginate [Flavio] (brother, died at age 59)
----- Bl. Francis Arias Martín of Granada [Francisco] (priest, died at age 52)
----- Bl. Cristinos Roca Huguet of Milins de Rey (priest, died at age 37)
----- Bl. Proceso Ruiz Cascales of Beniel (brother, died at age 49)
----- Bl. Euthymius Aramendía García of Oteiza de la Solana [Eutimio] (brother, died at age 58)
----- Bl. Canute Franco Gómez of Aljucer [Canuto] (brother, died at age 65)
----- Bl. Dositheus Rubio Alonso of Madrigalejo [Dositeo] (brother, died at age 67)
----- Bl. Caesar Niño Pérez of Torregutierrez [Cesar] (brother, died at age 58)
----- Bl. Benjamín Cobos Celada of Palencia (brother, died at age 49)
----- Bl. Carmel Gil Arano of Tudela [Carmelo] (brother, died at age 57)
----- Bl. Cosmas Brun Arará of Santa Coloma di Farnes [Cosme] (brother, died at age 42)
----- Bl. Cecil López López of Fondón [Cecilio] (brother, died at age 35)
----- Bl. Rufinus Lasheras Aizcorbe of Arandigoyen [Rufino] (brother, died at age 36)
----- Bl. Faustino Villanueva Igual of Sarrión (brother, died at age 23)
----- Bl. Peter of Alcántara Villanueva Larráyoz of Osinaga [Pedro de Alcántara] (brother, died at age 55)
----- Bl. Hyacinth Hoyuelos Gonzalo of Materrepudio [Jacinto] (brother, died at age 22)
----- Bl. Francis Xavier Ponsa Casallach of Moya [Francisco Javier] (brother, died at age 20)
----- Bl. John Anthony Burró Más of Barcelona [Juan Antonio] (brother, died at age 22)
----- Bl. Acisclus Piña Piazuelo of Caspe [Acisclo] (oblate, died at age 58)
----- Bl. Tobías Borrás Román of Villa de San Jorge (brother, died at age 75)
----- Bl. John Jesus Adradas Gonzalo of Conquezuela [Juan Jesús] (priest, died at age 58)
----- Bl. Joseph Mora Velasco of Cordoba [José] (priest, died at age 50)
----- Bl. William Llop Gaya of Villareal [Guillermo] (brother, died at age 56)
----- Bl. Clement Díez Sahagún of Fuentes de Nava [Clemente] (brother, died at age 75)
----- Bl. Lazarus Múgica Goiburu of Idiazabal [Lázaro] (brother, died at age 69)
----- Bl. Martinian Meléndez Sánchez of Malaga [Martiniano] (brother, died at age 58)
----- Bl. Peter Mary Alcalde Negredo of Ledesma [Pedro Maria] (brother, died at age 58)
----- Bl. Julián Plazaola Artola of San Sebastian (brother, died at age 21)
----- Bl. Hilary Delgado Vilchez of Cañar [Hilario] (brother, died at age 18)
----- Bl. Isidore Martínez Izquierdo of Madrid [Isidro] (novice)
----- Bl. Peter of Alcántara Bernalte Calzado of Moral de Calatrava [Pedro de Alcántara] (novice, died at age 26)
----- Bl. John Alcalde Alcalde of Zuzones [Juan] (novice, died at age 25)
----- Bl. Angelo Sastre Corporales of Villalbo del Vino (novice, died at age 20)
----- Bl. Edward Bautista Jiménez of La Gineta [Eduardo] (oblate, died at age 51)
----- Bl. Joseph Ruiz Cuesta of Dilar [José] (postulant, died at age 29)
----- Bl. James of Cádiz García Molina of Moral de Calatrava [Diego de Cádiz] (brother, died at age 44)
----- Bl. Roman Touceda Fernández of Madrid [Román] (brother, died at age 32)
----- Bl. Michael Rueda Mejías of Mordi [Miguel] (brother, died at age 21)
----- Bl. Arthur Donoso Murillo of Puebla de Alcocer [Arturo] (brother, died at age 19)
----- Bl. Jesús Gesta de Piquer of Madrid (brother, died at age 21)
----- Bl. Anthony Martínez Gil-Leonis of Montellano [Antonio] (novice, died at age 20)
----- Bl. Nicephorus Salvador del Río of Villamorco [Nicéforo] (brother, died at age 23)
----- Bl. Protase Cubells Minguell of Coll de Nargó [Protacio] (brother, died at age 56)
Bl. John Soreth of Caen [Jean] (French, Carmelite prior general, d. 1471)
St. Julitta of Caesarea (Cappadocian [Turkish], widow, martyred by asphyxiation in 303)
St. Leopold Mandic of Castelnovo [baptized Bogdan] (Dalmatian [Bosnian], Capuchin priest in Italy, heard confessions all day after Mass for forty years, d. 1942 [canonized 1983])
Bl. Manes de Guzmán of Calaruega (Spanish, elder brother of St. Dominic, Dominican friar in France, nuns' chaplain in Spain, d. 1230)
St. Mary of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament Venegas de la Torre of Jalisco [María de Jesús Sacramentado] [baptized María Natividad] (Mexican, co-founder and superior of Daughters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, d. 1959 [canonized 2000])
Bl. Mary Vincent of St. Dorothy Chávez Orozco of Cotija [María Vicenta de Santa Dorotea] (Mexican, virgin, founded Congregation the Servants of the Holy Trinity and the Poor, d. 1949 [beatified 1997])
Sts. Maxima, Donatilla, and Secunda, of Tebourba (North African, virgins, martyred in 304)
King St. Olav of Stockholm (Swedish, monarch for 30 years, convert who established Swedish Christianity, martyred by pagans c. 950)
Bl. Peter of Mogliano [Pietro] (Italian, Franciscan priest, d. 1490)
St. Rheticus of Autun (French, bishop, opposed Donatist heresy, d. 334)
St. Rufinus of Assisi (Italian, early martyr)
Bl. Simon of Lipnicza [Szymon z Lipnicy] (Polish, Franciscan priest, nursed plague victims, d. 1482)
St. Tatwin of Canterbury (English, Benedictine monk, archbishop, d. 734)
St. Ursus of Auxerre (French, hermit, bishop, d. 508)

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 30, 2003.