July 11 -- today's saints and blesseds

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Jmj

On July 11, 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. Benedict of Nursia ["Founder of Western Monasticism"] (Roman, nobleman, twin brother of St. Scholastica, hermit, founder of monastic order now called the Benedictines [once having 40,000 monasteries], died at about age 66 in 547)

St. Abundius of Ananelos (Spanish, parish priest, martyred [beheaded] by Moslems in 854)
St. Amabilis of Rouen (English, princess, nun in France, d. 634)
St. Cindeus of Pamphylia (from Asia Minor [now called Turkey], priest, martyred by burning in 300)
St. Drostan of Deer (Irish, abbot in Scotland, d. 610)
St. Hidulphus of Regensburg (German, Benedictine abbot, bishop of Trier, d. 707)
Sts. Januarius and Pelagia (Armenian, martyred by beheading in 320)
St. John of Bergamo (Italian, bishop for 34 years, opposed Arian heresy, c. 690)
St. Leontius the Younger of Bordeaux (French, soldier, bishop, d. 565)
St. Marcian of Iconium (Lycaonian [from what is now Turkey], youth, early martyr)
St. Olga of Pskov [baptized Helena] (Ukrainian, queen, died at about age 90 in 969)
St. Oliver Plunkett of Loughenew (Irish, nobleman, professor of theology, archbishop of Armagh ["Primate of Ireland"], imprisoned in England, martyred [drawn, hanged, quartered] under Charles II at age 51 in 1681 [beatified 1920, canonized 1975])
St. Placid of Dissentis (Swiss, wealthy man who donated all his land for a Benedictine abbey, martyred in 7th century [canonized 1905])
St. Sabinus (French, 5th century)
St. Turketil (British, king's brother and chancellor, abbot, d. 995)

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. Additional 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 10, 2004

Answers

Being Irish/British i especially am interested in all of the saints that are of Irish and British history,Just reading a little about each of them such as St. Oliver Plunkett of Loughenew it really is enlightning,

Thanks again JFG Keep up your mission to bring us the daily Saint's and blessed and martyred. Pax........

-- Andrew m Tillcock (drewmeister7@earthlink.net), July 10, 2004.


There will be many more British/Irish saints in days ahead, Andrew -- bishops, missionaries, virgins, royalty, martyrs, etc..
Thank you for "topping" this thread. JFG

-- ("jfgecik@hotmail.com), July 11, 2004.

Its probably far more correct to think of these people with the term Irish/British, as opposed to British/Irish. Of the two, it is the Irish that are the superior, by far.

-- Pat Delaney (pat@patdelaney.net), July 11, 2004.

[Note: I am copying the following two messages from the old, obsolete "saints" thread for this day of the year, so that the old thread can later be deleted. JFG]


Thinking about St. Benedict always reminds me of my all-time favorite Catholic novel (well, favorite novel, period!) - Rumer Godden's "In This House of Brede," about an Englishwoman who becomes a Benedictine nun in her mid-40's.

-- Christine L. -- July 11, 2002.

Jmj

I didn't read the book, Christine, but I remember being enchanted by the 1975 made-for-TV movie, which starred Diana Rigg.

St. Benedict does not remind me of "In This House of Brede," though. Instead, it takes me back to my youth (1950s and '60s), because our family were parishioners at St. Benedict Catholic Church (staffed by Benedictine priests of a nearby abbey). I attended St. Benedict School for nine years and Benedictine High School for four more.

Every year, when we little children attended Mass on the feast of St. Benedict (then celebrated in March), we chanted a little hymn that recalled the great monastic Rule of the saint:
St. Benedict, to thee we turn,
The secrets of God's grace to learn.
Oh, guide us by thy wise decrees
That God alone we seek to please.

God bless you.
John

-- July 13, 2002.



-- J. F. Gecik ("jfgecik@hotmail.com), July 22, 2004.

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