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On January 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. Adelelmus of Laudun (French, manservant, soldier, Benedictine abbot, c. 1100)
St. Agrippinus of Alexandria (Egyptian, bishop, c. 180)
St. Aldegundis of Maubeuge (French, daughter of two saints, sister of another, Benedictine abbess, died at about age 50 in 684)
St. Alexander (elderly man, martyred by crucifixion in 3rd century)
Bl. Amnichad of Fulda (Irish or Scottish, Benedictine monk in Germany, hermit, d. 1043)
St. Armentarius of Antibes (French, bishop, c. 450)
St. Armentarius of Pavia (Italian, bishop, c. 711)
St. Barses of Edessa (Syrian, bishop, died in Egypt c. 379)
St. Barsimaeus of Edessa (Syrian, bishop, martyred c. 114)
St. Bathildis of Chelles (British, queen of France, mother of three kings, widow, Benedictine, d. 680)
Sts. Felician, Philippian, and 124 companions (African, early martyrs)
Bl. Haberilla of Mehrerau (Swiss, nun, c. 1100)
St. Hippolytus of Antioch (Syrian, martyred c. 250)
St. Hyacinth Mariscotti of Vignorello [Giacinta] [baptized Clarice] (Italian, noblewoman, Franciscan sister, died at about age 55 in 1640 [beatified 1726, canonized 1807])
St. Martina of Rome (Italian, virgin, martyred in 228)
St. Mucian Mary Wiaux of Mellet [Mutien Marie] [baptized Louis] ["The Praying Brother"] (Belgian, Christian brother, elementary school teacher, died at age 75 in 1917 [beatified 1977, canonized 1989])
St. Savina of Milan (Italian, matron, d. 311)
Bl. Sebastian Valfrč of Verduno [Sebastiano] (Italian, Oratorian priest, spiritual director, died at age 80 in 1710 [beatified 1834])
Bl. Sigmund Pisarski of Krasnystaw [Zygmunt] (Polish, diocesan priest, martyred by Nazis at Gdeszyn [Poland] at age 40 in 1943 [beatified 1999])
St. Tudy (Welsh, virgin, 5th 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), January 30, 2005

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