Jmj

On August 26, 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. Abundius of Rome (Italian, martyred by drowning c. 258)
St. Adrian of Nicomedia (from Asia Minor [now called Turkey], imperial courtier, early martyr)
St. Alexander of Bergamo (Italian, centurion, martyr)
St. Bregwin of Canterbury (German, Benedictine monk in England, archbishop, d. 765)
St. Elias of Siracusa (Sicilian, Benedictine monk, bishop, d. 660)
St. Felix of Pistoia (Italian, hermit, 9th century)
St. Gelasinus of Heliopolis (Phoenician [from what is now Lebanon], actor, martyred by stoning in 297)
Bl. Herluin of Bec (French, Benedictine monk, abbot, d. 1078)
St. Irenaeus of Rome (martyred by drowning c. 258)
St. Joan Elizabeth Bichier des Âges of Le Blanc [Jeanne Elisabeth] (French, foundress of Daughters of the Cross of Saint Andrew, died at age 65 in 1838 [beatified 1934, canonized 1947])
St. John Bassano of Besançon [Jean] (French, priest, died at about age 85 in 1445)
St. John of Caramola (French, Benedictine hermit, Cistercian monk in Italy, d. 1339)
St. Margaret of Faenza [Margherita] (Italian, Benedictine nun and abbess, d. 1330)
St. Pandwina of Ettisley (Scottish or Irish, princess, Benedictine nun in England, c. 904)
St. Pelagia (widow, d. 584)
St. Rufinus of Capua (Italian, bishop, 5th century)
St. Secundus of Ventimiglia (Italian? soldier, martyred in 3rd century)
Sts. Simplicius, Constantius, and Victorian (father and sons, martyred c. 161)
St. Teresa of Jesus Jornet e Ibars of Aytona [Teresa de Jesús] (Spanish, teacher, died at age 54 in 1897 [beatified 1958, canonized 1974])
Bl. Thomas Percy of Northumberland (English, father of four, courtier, martyred [beheaded] at about age 44 under Elizabeth I in 1572 [beatified 1895])
Bl. Timothy of Montecchio [Timoteo] (Italian, Franciscan friar, died at about age 90 in 1504 [beatified 1870])
St. Victor of Cerezo (Spanish, missionary priest in North Africa, martyred [crucified] by Moslems in Algeria c. 950)
Bl. Vyevain of York (English, bishop, d. 1285)
Pope St. Zephyrinus of Rome (Italian, elected to papacy in 199, reigned until death in 217)

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), August 27, 2004

Answers

-- ("jfgecik@hotmail.com), August 27, 2004.