February 18 -- today's saints and blesseds

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On February 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:

St. Agatha Lin Zao of Ma-Tchang (Chinese, virgin, school teacher, catechist, martyred [beheaded] at age 41 in 1858 [beatified 1909, canonized 2000])
St. Agnes Le Thi Thanh of Bai-Den (Vietnamese, virgin, martyred [died in prison] in 1841 [beatified 1909, canonized 1988])
St. Andrew Nguyen Kim Thong of Go Thi (Vietnamese, village mayor, catechist, exiled, martyred [dehydration, exposure, exhaustion on forced march] at about age 65 in 1855 [beatified 1909, canonized 1988])
St. Angilbert of Centula (French, son-in-law of Charlemagne, Benedictine abbot, d. 814)
Bl. Anthony Leszczewicz of Abramowszczyzna [Antoni] (Polish, Marianist priest, martyred by Nazis [burned to death] at Rosica [Poland] at age 52 in 1943 [beatified 1999])
St. Charalampias and five companions, of Magnesia (from Asia Minor [now called Turkey] ... priest, two soldiers, three women ... martyred in 203)
St. Colman of Connaught (Irish, bishop of Lindisfarne, died at about age 70 in 676)
Sts. Constance, Attica, and Artemia (virgins, martyred in 354)
St. Flavian of Constantinople (from Asia Minor [Turkish], patriarch [bishop], d. 449)
Bl. Gertrude Comensoli of Biennio [Geltrude] [baptized Catarina (Catherine)] (Italian, founded Institute of the Sisters of the Most Holy Sacrament, died at age 46 in 1903 [beatified 1989])
St. Helladius of Toledo (Spanish, court minister, abbot, archbishop, d. 632)
Sts. John Chen Xian-heng of Cheng-du, John Zhang Tian-shen of Jia-shan-long, and Martin Wu Xue-Sheng of Chu-chang-bo (Chinese, catechists, martyred at ages 42, 57, and 45 in 1862 [beatified 1909, canonized 2000])
St. John Peter Néel of Sainte-Catherine-sur-Riverie [Jean-Pierre] (French, priest of the Paris Foreign Missions Society in China, martyred by beheading at age 30 in 1862 [beatified 1909, canonized 2000])
Bl. John Pibush of Thirsk (English, priest, martyred [hanged] at about age 34 under Elizabeth I in 1601 [beatified 1929])
Sts. Leo and Paregorius, of Patara (from Asia Minor [Turkish], martyred c. 260)
Sts. Lucius, Silvanus, Tutilus, Classicus, Secundinus, Fructuosus, and Maximus (African, early martyrs)
St. Simeon of Jerusalem (Israelite, possibly a kinsman of Jesus, bishop, tortured and martyred by crucifixion c. 107)
St. Theotonius of Coimbra [Teotonio] (Spanish, parish priest, Augustinian abbot in Portugal, died at about age 80 in 1166)
Bl. William Harrington of Mount St. John (English, priest, martyred [drawn, hanged, quartered] at about age 27 under Elizabeth I in 1594 [beatified 1929])

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), February 18, 2005

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-- ("jfgecik@hotmail.com), February 18, 2005.

You could also add St. Market of Sierra, from Spain.

-- Willi Cartner (faithful@always. yes), February 18, 2005.

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