July 18 -- today's saints and blesseds

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On July 18, 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:

Bl. Alanus of Sassovivo (Austrian, Benedictine monk, hermit in Italy, d. 1313)
St. Arnulf of Metz (French, courtier, soldier, bishop, hermit, died at about age 60 in 640)
Bl. Bertha of Marbais [Berthe] (French, widow, Cistercian abbess, d. 1247)
St. Bruno of Solero (Italian, nobleman, Benedictine abbot, counselor to four popes, bishop of Segni, Vatican librarian, papal legate, died at about age 74 in 1123 [canonized 1183])
St. Dominic Nicholas Dinh Dat of Tonkin (Vietnamese, soldier, martyred by strangling at about age 35 in 1838 [beatified 1900, canonized 1988])
Sts. Edburga and Edith of Aylesbury (British, princesses, Benedictine nuns, c. 650)
St. Emilian of Silistria (Bulgarian, martyred in 362)
St. Frederick of Utrecht [Fridrich] (Dutch, bishop, martyred by stabbing in 838)
St. Goneri of Brittany (British, hermit in France, 6th century)
St. Gundenis of Carthage (North African, virgin, martyred in 203)
St. Harvey of Anjou [Hervé] (English, hermit in France, d. 1130)
St. Marina of Orense (Spanish, virgin, early martyr)
St. Maternus of Milan (Italian, bishop, c. 307)
St. Minnborinus of Cologne (Irish, missionary to Germany, Benedictine abbot, d. 986)
St. Pambo of the Nitrian Desert (Egyptian, abbot, c. 390)
St. Philastrius of Brescia (Spanish, bishop in Italy, opposed Arian heresy, champion of the poor, c. 387)
Bl. Robert of Salentino [Roberto] (Italian, Celestine abbot, died at about age 69 in 1341)
St. Rufilius of Forlimpopoli (Italian, bishop, d. 382)
Bl. Simon of Lipnicza [Szymon z Lipnicy] (Polish, Franciscan priest, nursed plague victims, died at about age 42 in 1482 [beatified 1685]) [commemorated by some on the 30th]
Sts. Symphorosa, Crescens, Julian, Nemesius, Primitivus, Justin, Stacteus, and Eugene, of Tivoli (Italian, widow and seven sons, martyred c. 135)
St. Theneva of Glasgow (Scottish, princess, 7th century)

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 17, 2004

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