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On January 10, 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:

Pope St. Agatho of Palermo (Sicilian, married man, monk, elected to papacy in 678, reigned until death in 681)
Bl. Ann of the Angels Monteagudo of Arequipa [Ana de los Angeles] (Peruvian, Dominican prioress, died at about age 83 in 1686 [beatified 1985])
St. Benincasa of Cava (Italian, Benedictine abbot, d. 1194 [beatified 1928])
St. Dermot of Inchcleraun [also known as Diarmuid] (Irish, abbot, 6th century)
St. John Camillus the Good of Milan (Italian, bishop, c. 660)
St. Marcian of Constantinople (from Asia Minor [now called Turkey], priest, c. 480)
Bl. Mary of Sorrows Rodriguez Sopeña y Ortega of Vélez Rubio [María Dolores] (Spanish, virgin, founded catechetical institute, died at age 69 in 1918 [beatified 2003])
St. Nicanor of Jerusalem (Israelite, one of seven original deacons [Acts 6:5], missionary, martyred on Cyprus c. 76)
St. Peter Orseolo of Rivo Alto (Italian, Venetian doge, Benedictine monk, hermit, died at about age 58 in 987 [canonized 1731])
St. Petronius of Avignon (French, monk, bishop of Die, c. 463)
St. Thomian of Armagh (Irish, archbishop, c. 660)
St. William de Donjeon of Nevers [Guillaume] (French, Cistercian abbot, bishop of Bourges, miracle-worker, d. 1209 [canonized 1217])

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), December 26, 2004

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