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JANUARY 16
Acursies
Adjutus
Berard
Berardes
Conrad of Mondsee
Dunchaid O'Braoin
Euphrosyne
Ferreolus of Grenoble
Fulgentius of Ecija
Fursey
Fusca
Gonzalo de Amarante
Henry of Coquet
Honoratus of Arles
Honoratus of Fondi
James of Tarentaise
Jane of Bagno
Karantoc
Liberata
Marcellus I
Maura
Melas
Otto
Peter
Priscilla
Titian
Triverius
Valerius of Sorrento
GONZALO de Amarante
Also known as onzalvus de Amarante; Gundisalvus de Amarante
Memorial
16 January
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Born to a wealthy, high-ranking family. Upon his ordination, he transferred his great wealth to his newphews, and spent 14 years in pilgrimage through the Holy Lands; his family did not recognize him when he returned, and his nephew set the dogs on him. Dominican friar. Received permission from his superiors to live as a hermit near Amaranthe, Portugal. Built a bridge over the Tamega River, mainly with his own hands.
Many wonderful incidents are told of Blessed Gonzalo. Among them:
As he was being carried to the baptismal font as an infant, he fixed his eyes on the church's crucifix with a look of extraordinary love.
He was directed to the Dominicans by a supernatural directive that he should join the Order in which the Office began and ended with the Ave Maria
When workers who helped briefly with his bridge building ran out of wine, Gonzalo prayed, smacked a rock with a stick, it split open, and wine poured out.
When the workers ran out of food, Gonzalo went to the water, called out, and fish jumped onto the river bank to feed them.
During a homily, in which he wanted to show the horror of exclusion from the Church, he 'excommunicated' a basket of bread; the loaves immediately became black, rotted and inedible. When he removed the 'excommunication' a few minutes later, the bread became fresh and wholesome again.
Born
1187 at Vizella, diocese of Braga, Portugal
Died
10 January 1259 of natural causes Beatified 1560 by Pope Julius III
Acursies
Adjutus
Berard
Berardes
Conrad of Mondsee
Dunchaid O'Braoin
Euphrosyne
Ferreolus of Grenoble
Fulgentius of Ecija
Fursey
Fusca
Gonzalo de Amarante
Henry of Coquet
Honoratus of Arles
Honoratus of Fondi
James of Tarentaise
Jane of Bagno
Karantoc
Liberata
Marcellus I
Maura
Melas
Otto
Peter
Priscilla
Titian
Triverius
Valerius of Sorrento
GONZALO de Amarante
Also known as onzalvus de Amarante; Gundisalvus de Amarante
Memorial
16 January
Profile
Born to a wealthy, high-ranking family. Upon his ordination, he transferred his great wealth to his newphews, and spent 14 years in pilgrimage through the Holy Lands; his family did not recognize him when he returned, and his nephew set the dogs on him. Dominican friar. Received permission from his superiors to live as a hermit near Amaranthe, Portugal. Built a bridge over the Tamega River, mainly with his own hands.
Many wonderful incidents are told of Blessed Gonzalo. Among them:
As he was being carried to the baptismal font as an infant, he fixed his eyes on the church's crucifix with a look of extraordinary love.
He was directed to the Dominicans by a supernatural directive that he should join the Order in which the Office began and ended with the Ave Maria
When workers who helped briefly with his bridge building ran out of wine, Gonzalo prayed, smacked a rock with a stick, it split open, and wine poured out.
When the workers ran out of food, Gonzalo went to the water, called out, and fish jumped onto the river bank to feed them.
During a homily, in which he wanted to show the horror of exclusion from the Church, he 'excommunicated' a basket of bread; the loaves immediately became black, rotted and inedible. When he removed the 'excommunication' a few minutes later, the bread became fresh and wholesome again.
Born
1187 at Vizella, diocese of Braga, Portugal
Died
10 January 1259 of natural causes Beatified 1560 by Pope Julius III
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ANTHONY the Abbot
Also known as
Anthony of Egypt; Anthony the Great; Father of Cenobites; Father of Western Monasticism
Memorial
17 January
Profile
Following the death of his parents when he was about 20, he insured that his sister completed her education, then sold his house, furniture, and the land he owned, gave the proceeds to the poor, joined the anchorites who lived nearby, and moved into an empty sepulchre. At age 35 he moved alone to the desert, living 20 years in an abandoned fort.
Anthony barricaded the place for solitude, but admirers broke in. He miraculously healed people, and agreed to be the spiritual counselor of others. His recommendation was to base life on the Gospel. Word spread, and so many disciples arrived that Anthony founded two monasteries on the Nile, one at Pispir, one at Arsinoe. Many of those who lived near him supported themselves by making baskets and brushes, and from that came his patronage of those trades.
Anthony briefly left his seclusion in 311, going to Alexandria to fight Arianism, and to comfort the victims of Maximinus' persecution. At some point in his life, he met with his sister again. She, too, had withdrawn from the world, and directed a community of nuns. Anthony retired to the desert, living in a cave on Mount Colzim.
Descriptions paint him as uniformly modest and courteous. His example led many to take up the monastic life, and to follow his way. Friend late in life of Saint Paul the Hermit, and buried the aged anchorite, leading to his patronage of gravediggers. His biography was written by his friend Saint Athanasius.
His relationship with pigs and patronage of swineherds is a little complicated. Skin diseases were sometimes treated with applications of pork fat, which reduced inflammation and itching. As Anthony's intervention aided in the same conditions, he was shown in art accompanied by a pig. People who saw the art work, but did not have it explained, thought there was a direct connection between Anthony and pigs - and people who worked with swine took him as their patron.
Born
251 at Heracleus, Egypt
Died
356 at Mount Colzim of natural causes; relics near Vienne
Name Meaning
inestimable
Patronage
against pestilence, amputees, animals, basket makers, basket weavers, brushmakers, butchers, cemetery workers, domestic animals, eczema, epilepsy, epileptics, ergotism (Saint Anthony's fire), erysipelas, gravediggers, graveyards, hermits, hogs, Hospitallers, monks, pigs, relief from pestilence, skin diseases, skin rashes, swine, swineherds
Representation
bell; pig; t-shaped staff; tau cross with a bell on the end; man with a pig at his side
Prayers
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When Anthony was about eighteen or twenty years old, his parents died. Not six months after his parents' death, as he was on his way to church for his usual visit, he began to think of how the apostles had left everything and followed the Savior, and also of those mentioned in the book of Acts who had sold their possessions and brought the apostles money for distribution to the needy. This was all in his mind when, entering the church just as the Gospel was being read, he head the Lord's words to the rich man: "If you want to be perfect, go and sell all you have and give the money to the poor - you will have riches in heaven. Then come and follow me."
It seemed to Anthony that it was God who had brought the saints to his mind, and that the words of the Gospel had been spoken directly to him. Immediately he left the church, and gave away to the villagers all the property he inherited, about 200 acres of very beautiful and fertile land. He sold all his other possessions, as well, giving to the poor the considerable sum of money he collected. However, to care for his sister he retained a few things.
He gave himself up to the ascetic life, not far from his own home. He did manual work because he had heard the words: "If anyone will not work, do not let him eat." He spent some of his earnings on bread and the rest he gave to the poor.
Seeing the kind of life he lived, the villagers and all the good men he knew called him the friend of God, and they loved him as a son and brother.
from the Life of Saint Anthony by Saint Athanasius
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Saint Anthony told his monks: When, therefore, they demons come by night to you and wish to tell the future, or say 'We are the angels,' give no heed, for they lie.... But if they shamelessly stand their ground, capering and change their forms of appearance, fear them not, nor shrink, nor heed them as though they were good spirits. For the presence either of the good or evil by the help of God can easily be distinguished. The vision of the holy ones is not fraught with distraction: 'For they will not strive, nor cry, nor shall anyone hear their voice' (Matthew 12:19; Isaiah 42:2). But it comes quietly and gently that an immediate joy, gladness, and courage arise in the soul. For the Lord who is our joy is with them, and the power of God the Father.
Ambrose: Life of Saint Anthony
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Also known as
Anthony of Egypt; Anthony the Great; Father of Cenobites; Father of Western Monasticism
Memorial
17 January
Profile
Following the death of his parents when he was about 20, he insured that his sister completed her education, then sold his house, furniture, and the land he owned, gave the proceeds to the poor, joined the anchorites who lived nearby, and moved into an empty sepulchre. At age 35 he moved alone to the desert, living 20 years in an abandoned fort.
Anthony barricaded the place for solitude, but admirers broke in. He miraculously healed people, and agreed to be the spiritual counselor of others. His recommendation was to base life on the Gospel. Word spread, and so many disciples arrived that Anthony founded two monasteries on the Nile, one at Pispir, one at Arsinoe. Many of those who lived near him supported themselves by making baskets and brushes, and from that came his patronage of those trades.
Anthony briefly left his seclusion in 311, going to Alexandria to fight Arianism, and to comfort the victims of Maximinus' persecution. At some point in his life, he met with his sister again. She, too, had withdrawn from the world, and directed a community of nuns. Anthony retired to the desert, living in a cave on Mount Colzim.
Descriptions paint him as uniformly modest and courteous. His example led many to take up the monastic life, and to follow his way. Friend late in life of Saint Paul the Hermit, and buried the aged anchorite, leading to his patronage of gravediggers. His biography was written by his friend Saint Athanasius.
His relationship with pigs and patronage of swineherds is a little complicated. Skin diseases were sometimes treated with applications of pork fat, which reduced inflammation and itching. As Anthony's intervention aided in the same conditions, he was shown in art accompanied by a pig. People who saw the art work, but did not have it explained, thought there was a direct connection between Anthony and pigs - and people who worked with swine took him as their patron.
Born
251 at Heracleus, Egypt
Died
356 at Mount Colzim of natural causes; relics near Vienne
Name Meaning
inestimable
Patronage
against pestilence, amputees, animals, basket makers, basket weavers, brushmakers, butchers, cemetery workers, domestic animals, eczema, epilepsy, epileptics, ergotism (Saint Anthony's fire), erysipelas, gravediggers, graveyards, hermits, hogs, Hospitallers, monks, pigs, relief from pestilence, skin diseases, skin rashes, swine, swineherds
Representation
bell; pig; t-shaped staff; tau cross with a bell on the end; man with a pig at his side
Prayers
Prayer I re...
Prayer II re...
Images
Gallery of images of Saint Anthony
Additional Information
Open Directory Project
Print References
New Catholic Dictionary
Reading
When Anthony was about eighteen or twenty years old, his parents died. Not six months after his parents' death, as he was on his way to church for his usual visit, he began to think of how the apostles had left everything and followed the Savior, and also of those mentioned in the book of Acts who had sold their possessions and brought the apostles money for distribution to the needy. This was all in his mind when, entering the church just as the Gospel was being read, he head the Lord's words to the rich man: "If you want to be perfect, go and sell all you have and give the money to the poor - you will have riches in heaven. Then come and follow me."
It seemed to Anthony that it was God who had brought the saints to his mind, and that the words of the Gospel had been spoken directly to him. Immediately he left the church, and gave away to the villagers all the property he inherited, about 200 acres of very beautiful and fertile land. He sold all his other possessions, as well, giving to the poor the considerable sum of money he collected. However, to care for his sister he retained a few things.
He gave himself up to the ascetic life, not far from his own home. He did manual work because he had heard the words: "If anyone will not work, do not let him eat." He spent some of his earnings on bread and the rest he gave to the poor.
Seeing the kind of life he lived, the villagers and all the good men he knew called him the friend of God, and they loved him as a son and brother.
from the Life of Saint Anthony by Saint Athanasius
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Saint Anthony told his monks: When, therefore, they demons come by night to you and wish to tell the future, or say 'We are the angels,' give no heed, for they lie.... But if they shamelessly stand their ground, capering and change their forms of appearance, fear them not, nor shrink, nor heed them as though they were good spirits. For the presence either of the good or evil by the help of God can easily be distinguished. The vision of the holy ones is not fraught with distraction: 'For they will not strive, nor cry, nor shall anyone hear their voice' (Matthew 12:19; Isaiah 42:2). But it comes quietly and gently that an immediate joy, gladness, and courage arise in the soul. For the Lord who is our joy is with them, and the power of God the Father.
Ambrose: Life of Saint Anthony
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ANTHONY the Abbot
Also known as
Anthony of Egypt; Anthony the Great; Father of Cenobites; Father of Western Monasticism
Memorial
17 January
Profile
Following the death of his parents when he was about 20, he insured that his sister completed her education, then sold his house, furniture, and the land he owned, gave the proceeds to the poor, joined the anchorites who lived nearby, and moved into an empty sepulchre. At age 35 he moved alone to the desert, living 20 years in an abandoned fort.
Anthony barricaded the place for solitude, but admirers broke in. He miraculously healed people, and agreed to be the spiritual counselor of others. His recommendation was to base life on the Gospel. Word spread, and so many disciples arrived that Anthony founded two monasteries on the Nile, one at Pispir, one at Arsinoe. Many of those who lived near him supported themselves by making baskets and brushes, and from that came his patronage of those trades.
Anthony briefly left his seclusion in 311, going to Alexandria to fight Arianism, and to comfort the victims of Maximinus' persecution. At some point in his life, he met with his sister again. She, too, had withdrawn from the world, and directed a community of nuns. Anthony retired to the desert, living in a cave on Mount Colzim.
Descriptions paint him as uniformly modest and courteous. His example led many to take up the monastic life, and to follow his way. Friend late in life of Saint Paul the Hermit, and buried the aged anchorite, leading to his patronage of gravediggers. His biography was written by his friend Saint Athanasius.
His relationship with pigs and patronage of swineherds is a little complicated. Skin diseases were sometimes treated with applications of pork fat, which reduced inflammation and itching. As Anthony's intervention aided in the same conditions, he was shown in art accompanied by a pig. People who saw the art work, but did not have it explained, thought there was a direct connection between Anthony and pigs - and people who worked with swine took him as their patron.
Born
251 at Heracleus, Egypt
Died
356 at Mount Colzim of natural causes; relics near Vienne
Name Meaning
inestimable
Patronage
against pestilence, amputees, animals, basket makers, basket weavers, brushmakers, butchers, cemetery workers, domestic animals, eczema, epilepsy, epileptics, ergotism (Saint Anthony's fire), erysipelas, gravediggers, graveyards, hermits, hogs, Hospitallers, monks, pigs, relief from pestilence, skin diseases, skin rashes, swine, swineherds
Representation
bell; pig; t-shaped staff; tau cross with a bell on the end; man with a pig at his side
Prayers
Prayer I re...
Prayer II re...
Images
Gallery of images of Saint Anthony
Additional Information
Open Directory Project
Print References
New Catholic Dictionary
Reading
When Anthony was about eighteen or twenty years old, his parents died. Not six months after his parents' death, as he was on his way to church for his usual visit, he began to think of how the apostles had left everything and followed the Savior, and also of those mentioned in the book of Acts who had sold their possessions and brought the apostles money for distribution to the needy. This was all in his mind when, entering the church just as the Gospel was being read, he head the Lord's words to the rich man: "If you want to be perfect, go and sell all you have and give the money to the poor - you will have riches in heaven. Then come and follow me."
It seemed to Anthony that it was God who had brought the saints to his mind, and that the words of the Gospel had been spoken directly to him. Immediately he left the church, and gave away to the villagers all the property he inherited, about 200 acres of very beautiful and fertile land. He sold all his other possessions, as well, giving to the poor the considerable sum of money he collected. However, to care for his sister he retained a few things.
He gave himself up to the ascetic life, not far from his own home. He did manual work because he had heard the words: "If anyone will not work, do not let him eat." He spent some of his earnings on bread and the rest he gave to the poor.
Seeing the kind of life he lived, the villagers and all the good men he knew called him the friend of God, and they loved him as a son and brother.
from the Life of Saint Anthony by Saint Athanasius
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Saint Anthony told his monks: When, therefore, they demons come by night to you and wish to tell the future, or say 'We are the angels,' give no heed, for they lie.... But if they shamelessly stand their ground, capering and change their forms of appearance, fear them not, nor shrink, nor heed them as though they were good spirits. For the presence either of the good or evil by the help of God can easily be distinguished. The vision of the holy ones is not fraught with distraction: 'For they will not strive, nor cry, nor shall anyone hear their voice' (Matthew 12:19; Isaiah 42:2). But it comes quietly and gently that an immediate joy, gladness, and courage arise in the soul. For the Lord who is our joy is with them, and the power of God the Father.
Ambrose: Life of Saint Anthony
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Also known as
Anthony of Egypt; Anthony the Great; Father of Cenobites; Father of Western Monasticism
Memorial
17 January
Profile
Following the death of his parents when he was about 20, he insured that his sister completed her education, then sold his house, furniture, and the land he owned, gave the proceeds to the poor, joined the anchorites who lived nearby, and moved into an empty sepulchre. At age 35 he moved alone to the desert, living 20 years in an abandoned fort.
Anthony barricaded the place for solitude, but admirers broke in. He miraculously healed people, and agreed to be the spiritual counselor of others. His recommendation was to base life on the Gospel. Word spread, and so many disciples arrived that Anthony founded two monasteries on the Nile, one at Pispir, one at Arsinoe. Many of those who lived near him supported themselves by making baskets and brushes, and from that came his patronage of those trades.
Anthony briefly left his seclusion in 311, going to Alexandria to fight Arianism, and to comfort the victims of Maximinus' persecution. At some point in his life, he met with his sister again. She, too, had withdrawn from the world, and directed a community of nuns. Anthony retired to the desert, living in a cave on Mount Colzim.
Descriptions paint him as uniformly modest and courteous. His example led many to take up the monastic life, and to follow his way. Friend late in life of Saint Paul the Hermit, and buried the aged anchorite, leading to his patronage of gravediggers. His biography was written by his friend Saint Athanasius.
His relationship with pigs and patronage of swineherds is a little complicated. Skin diseases were sometimes treated with applications of pork fat, which reduced inflammation and itching. As Anthony's intervention aided in the same conditions, he was shown in art accompanied by a pig. People who saw the art work, but did not have it explained, thought there was a direct connection between Anthony and pigs - and people who worked with swine took him as their patron.
Born
251 at Heracleus, Egypt
Died
356 at Mount Colzim of natural causes; relics near Vienne
Name Meaning
inestimable
Patronage
against pestilence, amputees, animals, basket makers, basket weavers, brushmakers, butchers, cemetery workers, domestic animals, eczema, epilepsy, epileptics, ergotism (Saint Anthony's fire), erysipelas, gravediggers, graveyards, hermits, hogs, Hospitallers, monks, pigs, relief from pestilence, skin diseases, skin rashes, swine, swineherds
Representation
bell; pig; t-shaped staff; tau cross with a bell on the end; man with a pig at his side
Prayers
Prayer I re...
Prayer II re...
Images
Gallery of images of Saint Anthony
Additional Information
Open Directory Project
Print References
New Catholic Dictionary
Reading
When Anthony was about eighteen or twenty years old, his parents died. Not six months after his parents' death, as he was on his way to church for his usual visit, he began to think of how the apostles had left everything and followed the Savior, and also of those mentioned in the book of Acts who had sold their possessions and brought the apostles money for distribution to the needy. This was all in his mind when, entering the church just as the Gospel was being read, he head the Lord's words to the rich man: "If you want to be perfect, go and sell all you have and give the money to the poor - you will have riches in heaven. Then come and follow me."
It seemed to Anthony that it was God who had brought the saints to his mind, and that the words of the Gospel had been spoken directly to him. Immediately he left the church, and gave away to the villagers all the property he inherited, about 200 acres of very beautiful and fertile land. He sold all his other possessions, as well, giving to the poor the considerable sum of money he collected. However, to care for his sister he retained a few things.
He gave himself up to the ascetic life, not far from his own home. He did manual work because he had heard the words: "If anyone will not work, do not let him eat." He spent some of his earnings on bread and the rest he gave to the poor.
Seeing the kind of life he lived, the villagers and all the good men he knew called him the friend of God, and they loved him as a son and brother.
from the Life of Saint Anthony by Saint Athanasius
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Saint Anthony told his monks: When, therefore, they demons come by night to you and wish to tell the future, or say 'We are the angels,' give no heed, for they lie.... But if they shamelessly stand their ground, capering and change their forms of appearance, fear them not, nor shrink, nor heed them as though they were good spirits. For the presence either of the good or evil by the help of God can easily be distinguished. The vision of the holy ones is not fraught with distraction: 'For they will not strive, nor cry, nor shall anyone hear their voice' (Matthew 12:19; Isaiah 42:2). But it comes quietly and gently that an immediate joy, gladness, and courage arise in the soul. For the Lord who is our joy is with them, and the power of God the Father.
Ambrose: Life of Saint Anthony
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ANTHONY the Abbot
Also known as
Anthony of Egypt; Anthony the Great; Father of Cenobites; Father of Western Monasticism
Memorial
17 January
Profile
Following the death of his parents when he was about 20, he insured that his sister completed her education, then sold his house, furniture, and the land he owned, gave the proceeds to the poor, joined the anchorites who lived nearby, and moved into an empty sepulchre. At age 35 he moved alone to the desert, living 20 years in an abandoned fort.
Anthony barricaded the place for solitude, but admirers broke in. He miraculously healed people, and agreed to be the spiritual counselor of others. His recommendation was to base life on the Gospel. Word spread, and so many disciples arrived that Anthony founded two monasteries on the Nile, one at Pispir, one at Arsinoe. Many of those who lived near him supported themselves by making baskets and brushes, and from that came his patronage of those trades.
Anthony briefly left his seclusion in 311, going to Alexandria to fight Arianism, and to comfort the victims of Maximinus' persecution. At some point in his life, he met with his sister again. She, too, had withdrawn from the world, and directed a community of nuns. Anthony retired to the desert, living in a cave on Mount Colzim.
Descriptions paint him as uniformly modest and courteous. His example led many to take up the monastic life, and to follow his way. Friend late in life of Saint Paul the Hermit, and buried the aged anchorite, leading to his patronage of gravediggers. His biography was written by his friend Saint Athanasius.
His relationship with pigs and patronage of swineherds is a little complicated. Skin diseases were sometimes treated with applications of pork fat, which reduced inflammation and itching. As Anthony's intervention aided in the same conditions, he was shown in art accompanied by a pig. People who saw the art work, but did not have it explained, thought there was a direct connection between Anthony and pigs - and people who worked with swine took him as their patron.
Born
251 at Heracleus, Egypt
Died
356 at Mount Colzim of natural causes; relics near Vienne
Name Meaning
inestimable
Patronage
against pestilence, amputees, animals, basket makers, basket weavers, brushmakers, butchers, cemetery workers, domestic animals, eczema, epilepsy, epileptics, ergotism (Saint Anthony's fire), erysipelas, gravediggers, graveyards, hermits, hogs, Hospitallers, monks, pigs, relief from pestilence, skin diseases, skin rashes, swine, swineherds
Representation
bell; pig; t-shaped staff; tau cross with a bell on the end; man with a pig at his side
Prayers
Prayer I re...
Prayer II re...
Images
Gallery of images of Saint Anthony
Additional Information
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Reading
When Anthony was about eighteen or twenty years old, his parents died. Not six months after his parents' death, as he was on his way to church for his usual visit, he began to think of how the apostles had left everything and followed the Savior, and also of those mentioned in the book of Acts who had sold their possessions and brought the apostles money for distribution to the needy. This was all in his mind when, entering the church just as the Gospel was being read, he head the Lord's words to the rich man: "If you want to be perfect, go and sell all you have and give the money to the poor - you will have riches in heaven. Then come and follow me."
It seemed to Anthony that it was God who had brought the saints to his mind, and that the words of the Gospel had been spoken directly to him. Immediately he left the church, and gave away to the villagers all the property he inherited, about 200 acres of very beautiful and fertile land. He sold all his other possessions, as well, giving to the poor the considerable sum of money he collected. However, to care for his sister he retained a few things.
He gave himself up to the ascetic life, not far from his own home. He did manual work because he had heard the words: "If anyone will not work, do not let him eat." He spent some of his earnings on bread and the rest he gave to the poor.
Seeing the kind of life he lived, the villagers and all the good men he knew called him the friend of God, and they loved him as a son and brother.
from the Life of Saint Anthony by Saint Athanasius
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Saint Anthony told his monks: When, therefore, they demons come by night to you and wish to tell the future, or say 'We are the angels,' give no heed, for they lie.... But if they shamelessly stand their ground, capering and change their forms of appearance, fear them not, nor shrink, nor heed them as though they were good spirits. For the presence either of the good or evil by the help of God can easily be distinguished. The vision of the holy ones is not fraught with distraction: 'For they will not strive, nor cry, nor shall anyone hear their voice' (Matthew 12:19; Isaiah 42:2). But it comes quietly and gently that an immediate joy, gladness, and courage arise in the soul. For the Lord who is our joy is with them, and the power of God the Father.
Ambrose: Life of Saint Anthony
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Also known as
Anthony of Egypt; Anthony the Great; Father of Cenobites; Father of Western Monasticism
Memorial
17 January
Profile
Following the death of his parents when he was about 20, he insured that his sister completed her education, then sold his house, furniture, and the land he owned, gave the proceeds to the poor, joined the anchorites who lived nearby, and moved into an empty sepulchre. At age 35 he moved alone to the desert, living 20 years in an abandoned fort.
Anthony barricaded the place for solitude, but admirers broke in. He miraculously healed people, and agreed to be the spiritual counselor of others. His recommendation was to base life on the Gospel. Word spread, and so many disciples arrived that Anthony founded two monasteries on the Nile, one at Pispir, one at Arsinoe. Many of those who lived near him supported themselves by making baskets and brushes, and from that came his patronage of those trades.
Anthony briefly left his seclusion in 311, going to Alexandria to fight Arianism, and to comfort the victims of Maximinus' persecution. At some point in his life, he met with his sister again. She, too, had withdrawn from the world, and directed a community of nuns. Anthony retired to the desert, living in a cave on Mount Colzim.
Descriptions paint him as uniformly modest and courteous. His example led many to take up the monastic life, and to follow his way. Friend late in life of Saint Paul the Hermit, and buried the aged anchorite, leading to his patronage of gravediggers. His biography was written by his friend Saint Athanasius.
His relationship with pigs and patronage of swineherds is a little complicated. Skin diseases were sometimes treated with applications of pork fat, which reduced inflammation and itching. As Anthony's intervention aided in the same conditions, he was shown in art accompanied by a pig. People who saw the art work, but did not have it explained, thought there was a direct connection between Anthony and pigs - and people who worked with swine took him as their patron.
Born
251 at Heracleus, Egypt
Died
356 at Mount Colzim of natural causes; relics near Vienne
Name Meaning
inestimable
Patronage
against pestilence, amputees, animals, basket makers, basket weavers, brushmakers, butchers, cemetery workers, domestic animals, eczema, epilepsy, epileptics, ergotism (Saint Anthony's fire), erysipelas, gravediggers, graveyards, hermits, hogs, Hospitallers, monks, pigs, relief from pestilence, skin diseases, skin rashes, swine, swineherds
Representation
bell; pig; t-shaped staff; tau cross with a bell on the end; man with a pig at his side
Prayers
Prayer I re...
Prayer II re...
Images
Gallery of images of Saint Anthony
Additional Information
Open Directory Project
Print References
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When Anthony was about eighteen or twenty years old, his parents died. Not six months after his parents' death, as he was on his way to church for his usual visit, he began to think of how the apostles had left everything and followed the Savior, and also of those mentioned in the book of Acts who had sold their possessions and brought the apostles money for distribution to the needy. This was all in his mind when, entering the church just as the Gospel was being read, he head the Lord's words to the rich man: "If you want to be perfect, go and sell all you have and give the money to the poor - you will have riches in heaven. Then come and follow me."
It seemed to Anthony that it was God who had brought the saints to his mind, and that the words of the Gospel had been spoken directly to him. Immediately he left the church, and gave away to the villagers all the property he inherited, about 200 acres of very beautiful and fertile land. He sold all his other possessions, as well, giving to the poor the considerable sum of money he collected. However, to care for his sister he retained a few things.
He gave himself up to the ascetic life, not far from his own home. He did manual work because he had heard the words: "If anyone will not work, do not let him eat." He spent some of his earnings on bread and the rest he gave to the poor.
Seeing the kind of life he lived, the villagers and all the good men he knew called him the friend of God, and they loved him as a son and brother.
from the Life of Saint Anthony by Saint Athanasius
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Saint Anthony told his monks: When, therefore, they demons come by night to you and wish to tell the future, or say 'We are the angels,' give no heed, for they lie.... But if they shamelessly stand their ground, capering and change their forms of appearance, fear them not, nor shrink, nor heed them as though they were good spirits. For the presence either of the good or evil by the help of God can easily be distinguished. The vision of the holy ones is not fraught with distraction: 'For they will not strive, nor cry, nor shall anyone hear their voice' (Matthew 12:19; Isaiah 42:2). But it comes quietly and gently that an immediate joy, gladness, and courage arise in the soul. For the Lord who is our joy is with them, and the power of God the Father.
Ambrose: Life of Saint Anthony
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CHRISTINA CICCARELLI
Also known as
Matthia Ciccarelli
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18 January
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Youngest of six children of Domenico de Pericolo. Drawn to the religious life from an early age. Augustinian recluse at the monastery of Saint Lucia in Aquileia in June 1505, taking the name Christina. Abbess. Prophet, healer, and visionary, noted for her piety, humility, generosity to the poor, and ecstasies; sought after as a spiritual director by people from all walks of life. On the feast of Corpus Christi, Christina was seen to levitate, and the image of a Host in a golden pyx radiated from her breast. A vision on Good Friday caused invisible stigmata and the pains of Crucifixion until the next day.
Born
24 February 1481 at Luco, Abruzzi, Italy as Matthia Ciccarelli
Died
18 January 1543 at Aquileia of natural causes; buried at the church in the monastery of Saint Lucia just to the right of the altar
Beatified
1841 (cultus confirmed) by Pope Gregory XVI
Also known as
Matthia Ciccarelli
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18 January
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Youngest of six children of Domenico de Pericolo. Drawn to the religious life from an early age. Augustinian recluse at the monastery of Saint Lucia in Aquileia in June 1505, taking the name Christina. Abbess. Prophet, healer, and visionary, noted for her piety, humility, generosity to the poor, and ecstasies; sought after as a spiritual director by people from all walks of life. On the feast of Corpus Christi, Christina was seen to levitate, and the image of a Host in a golden pyx radiated from her breast. A vision on Good Friday caused invisible stigmata and the pains of Crucifixion until the next day.
Born
24 February 1481 at Luco, Abruzzi, Italy as Matthia Ciccarelli
Died
18 January 1543 at Aquileia of natural causes; buried at the church in the monastery of Saint Lucia just to the right of the altar
Beatified
1841 (cultus confirmed) by Pope Gregory XVI
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JANUARY 18
Ammonius
Archelais
Beatrix II of Este
Chair of Saint Peter
Charles of Sezze
Christina Ciccarelli
Day
Deicola
Diarmis
Faustina
Fazzio of Verona
Jaime Hilario Barbel
Leobard of Tours
Liberata
Moseus
Papias
Paul
Prisca of Rome
Recombus
Susanna
Thecla
Theonas
Ulfrid
Volusian of Tours
For Avila
LIBERATA
Memorial
18 January
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Sister of Saint Faustina. Founder of Santa Margarita convent in Como, Italy.
Died
580 of natural causes; relics in the cathedral of Como, Italy
Canonized
Pre-Congregation
ARCHELAIS
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18 January
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Young girl who fled to Nola in the Campagna to escape persecution. Arrested there for her faith, she was taken to Salerno, tortured and martyred with Saint Thecla and Saint Susanna.
Born
at Romagna, Italy
Died
beheaded in 293 at Salerno, Italy
Ammonius
Archelais
Beatrix II of Este
Chair of Saint Peter
Charles of Sezze
Christina Ciccarelli
Day
Deicola
Diarmis
Faustina
Fazzio of Verona
Jaime Hilario Barbel
Leobard of Tours
Liberata
Moseus
Papias
Paul
Prisca of Rome
Recombus
Susanna
Thecla
Theonas
Ulfrid
Volusian of Tours
For Avila
LIBERATA
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18 January
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Sister of Saint Faustina. Founder of Santa Margarita convent in Como, Italy.
Died
580 of natural causes; relics in the cathedral of Como, Italy
Canonized
Pre-Congregation
ARCHELAIS
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18 January
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Young girl who fled to Nola in the Campagna to escape persecution. Arrested there for her faith, she was taken to Salerno, tortured and martyred with Saint Thecla and Saint Susanna.
Born
at Romagna, Italy
Died
beheaded in 293 at Salerno, Italy
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GERMANICUS
Also known as
Germanico
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19 January
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Martyr. The manner of his death gained him the admiration of the locals. His story is told in a letter by Saint Polycarp of Smyrna.
Born
at Smyrna
Died
torn apart by animals in 156 during public games in Smyrna; at first the animals ignored him, but Germanicus provoked them, just to get it over with
Canonized
Pre-Congregation
Also known as
Germanico
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19 January
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Martyr. The manner of his death gained him the admiration of the locals. His story is told in a letter by Saint Polycarp of Smyrna.
Born
at Smyrna
Died
torn apart by animals in 156 during public games in Smyrna; at first the animals ignored him, but Germanicus provoked them, just to get it over with
Canonized
Pre-Congregation
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Thanks, Br. Max!! It decided to wait a little while longer, though. Oh well, there's still hope for another Margaret, isn't there?
Oh well, there's still hope for another Margaret, isn't there?
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JANUARY 19
Abachum
Albert of Cashel
Andrew of Peschiera
Antony Fatati
Arcontius of Viviers
Arsenius of Corfu
Audifax
Bassian of Lodi
Beatrix of Lens
Bernard of Corleone
Blaithmaic of Iona
Branwallader
Catellus of Castellammare
Catus
Contentius
Fillan
Firminus of Gabales
Germana
Germanicus
Gerontius
Gudule
Henry of Uppsalla
Januarius
Julius
Knud
Lomer of Corbion
Maris
Martha
Messalina
Nathalan of Aberdeen
Paul
Pia
Pontian of Spoleto
Remigius of Rouen
Saturninus
Successus
Thomas of Cori
Wulstan
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ARSENIUS
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19 January
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Convert from Judaism. First bishop of Corfu, Greece.
Born
Constantinople
Died
959 of natural causes
Canonized
Pre-Congregation
Patronage
Corfu, Greece
for AVILA:
GUDULE
Also known as
Ergoule; Goedele; Goule; Gudula of Brussels; Gudula
Memorial
8 January; 19 January in the diocese of Ham and Moorzeele
Profile
Daughter of Count Witger and Saint Amalburga, great-niece of Emperor Pepin, sister of Saint Pharaildis. Sister of Saint Reinelda and Saint Emebertus. Niece and student of Saint Gertrude of Nivelle, who trained her in the religious life. Pious and devoted, she lived for her prayers and time in church.
During her early morning visits to the church in Moorsel, the devil extinguished her candle, which would miraculously re-ignite. The flower called tremella deliquescens, bears fruit in the beginning of January; it's known as "Sinte Goulds lampken" (Saint Gudula's lantern) because not even the winter can extinguish it.
Born
7th century at Brabant, Belgium
Died
712 at Hamme, Brabant, Belgium of natural causes; buried in front of the church door in her hometown of Hamme; relics translated to Moorsel, then in 978 to Saint Gery's in Brussels, in 1047 to the large collegiate church of Saint Michel (later Sainte Gudule); on 6 June 1579 the Calvinists destroyed her shrine, and scattered the relics
Patronage
Brussels Belgium, single laywomen
Representation
woman with lantern which the devil tries to blow out, sometimes with a bellows; holding a torch; holding a candle in her right hand, a lamp in her left, which a demon is trying to extinguish
Abachum
Albert of Cashel
Andrew of Peschiera
Antony Fatati
Arcontius of Viviers
Arsenius of Corfu
Audifax
Bassian of Lodi
Beatrix of Lens
Bernard of Corleone
Blaithmaic of Iona
Branwallader
Catellus of Castellammare
Catus
Contentius
Fillan
Firminus of Gabales
Germana
Germanicus
Gerontius
Gudule
Henry of Uppsalla
Januarius
Julius
Knud
Lomer of Corbion
Maris
Martha
Messalina
Nathalan of Aberdeen
Paul
Pia
Pontian of Spoleto
Remigius of Rouen
Saturninus
Successus
Thomas of Cori
Wulstan
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ARSENIUS
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19 January
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Convert from Judaism. First bishop of Corfu, Greece.
Born
Constantinople
Died
959 of natural causes
Canonized
Pre-Congregation
Patronage
Corfu, Greece
for AVILA:
GUDULE
Also known as
Ergoule; Goedele; Goule; Gudula of Brussels; Gudula
Memorial
8 January; 19 January in the diocese of Ham and Moorzeele
Profile
Daughter of Count Witger and Saint Amalburga, great-niece of Emperor Pepin, sister of Saint Pharaildis. Sister of Saint Reinelda and Saint Emebertus. Niece and student of Saint Gertrude of Nivelle, who trained her in the religious life. Pious and devoted, she lived for her prayers and time in church.
During her early morning visits to the church in Moorsel, the devil extinguished her candle, which would miraculously re-ignite. The flower called tremella deliquescens, bears fruit in the beginning of January; it's known as "Sinte Goulds lampken" (Saint Gudula's lantern) because not even the winter can extinguish it.
Born
7th century at Brabant, Belgium
Died
712 at Hamme, Brabant, Belgium of natural causes; buried in front of the church door in her hometown of Hamme; relics translated to Moorsel, then in 978 to Saint Gery's in Brussels, in 1047 to the large collegiate church of Saint Michel (later Sainte Gudule); on 6 June 1579 the Calvinists destroyed her shrine, and scattered the relics
Patronage
Brussels Belgium, single laywomen
Representation
woman with lantern which the devil tries to blow out, sometimes with a bellows; holding a torch; holding a candle in her right hand, a lamp in her left, which a demon is trying to extinguish
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Pope FABIAN
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20 January
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Layman. Farmer. He came into Rome on a day when a new pope was to be elected. A dove flew in and settled on his head; the gathered clergy and laity took this as a sign that Fabian had been anointed, and he was chosen Pope by acclamation.
Sent Saint Dionysius and other missionaries to Gaul. Condemned the heresies of Privatus. Martyred in the persecutions of Decius.
Papal Ascension
236
Died
martyred c.250; his relics are long gone, but the stone that covered his grave is still in the catacombs of Saint Callistus, Rome, Italy
Canonized
Pre-Congregation
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20 January
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Layman. Farmer. He came into Rome on a day when a new pope was to be elected. A dove flew in and settled on his head; the gathered clergy and laity took this as a sign that Fabian had been anointed, and he was chosen Pope by acclamation.
Sent Saint Dionysius and other missionaries to Gaul. Condemned the heresies of Privatus. Martyred in the persecutions of Decius.
Papal Ascension
236
Died
martyred c.250; his relics are long gone, but the stone that covered his grave is still in the catacombs of Saint Callistus, Rome, Italy
Canonized
Pre-Congregation
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JANUARY 20
Benedict Ricasoli
Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansi
Daniel of Cambron
Didier of Thérouanne
Eustochia Calafato
Euthymius the Great
Fabian
Fechin of Fobhar
Maurus of Cesena
Molagga of Fermoy
Neophytus of Nicaea
Sebastian
Lots more great names of Avila to choose from I'll post my choice -
EUSTOCHIA CALAFATO
Also known as
Eustochium Calafato; Eustochia of Messina; Eustochia Montevergine; Eustochia Calafato de Messina
Memorial
20 January; formerly 1 February a/o 16 February
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Daughter of Count Bernardo and Countess Macaldo Romano Colonna, Sicilian nobles and wealthy merchants. Legend says she was born in a stable because her mother had received a vision directing her there. Raised and educated by her pious mother, Smerelda felt drawn to the religious life from an early age.
Eustochia received a her own vision, the image of Christ Crucified. The experience led her to join the Poor Clare Convent of Santa Maria di Basico against the wishes of the rest of her family. Her brothers threatened to burn down the convent, and Smerelda returned home. However, seeing the girl's true devotion and desire they relented, and she returned to the convent, taking her vows and the name Eustochia.
Noted for her self-imposed penances and austerities. Believing her convent locked sufficient discipline, she joined the reform-minded Poor Clare community at Santa Maria Acommodata in 1457, a community whose discipline was so severe that local Franciscan priests refused to say Mass there, fearing they were encouraging impious excesses. She was soon joined there by a blood sister and a niece. In 1463 the group relocated to Monte delle Vergini (Maiden's Hill).
Elected abbess in 1464. Noted for her devotion to the Blessed Sacrament and to the poor of the area. The local lay people considered her their patron and protector, the cloister a place of refuge, especially during the earthquakes that rocked the area.
Born
25 March (Good Friday) 1434 at Annunziata, Sicily as Smerelda Colonna
Died
20 January 1491 at Montevergine, Sicily; entombed in the apse of the
church at Montevergine; body incorrupt
Beatified
1782 by Pope Pius VI at Rome
Canonized
11 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II at Messine, Sicily
Benedict Ricasoli
Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansi
Daniel of Cambron
Didier of Thérouanne
Eustochia Calafato
Euthymius the Great
Fabian
Fechin of Fobhar
Maurus of Cesena
Molagga of Fermoy
Neophytus of Nicaea
Sebastian
Lots more great names of Avila to choose from
I'll post my choice - EUSTOCHIA CALAFATO
Also known as
Eustochium Calafato; Eustochia of Messina; Eustochia Montevergine; Eustochia Calafato de Messina
Memorial
20 January; formerly 1 February a/o 16 February
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Daughter of Count Bernardo and Countess Macaldo Romano Colonna, Sicilian nobles and wealthy merchants. Legend says she was born in a stable because her mother had received a vision directing her there. Raised and educated by her pious mother, Smerelda felt drawn to the religious life from an early age.
Eustochia received a her own vision, the image of Christ Crucified. The experience led her to join the Poor Clare Convent of Santa Maria di Basico against the wishes of the rest of her family. Her brothers threatened to burn down the convent, and Smerelda returned home. However, seeing the girl's true devotion and desire they relented, and she returned to the convent, taking her vows and the name Eustochia.
Noted for her self-imposed penances and austerities. Believing her convent locked sufficient discipline, she joined the reform-minded Poor Clare community at Santa Maria Acommodata in 1457, a community whose discipline was so severe that local Franciscan priests refused to say Mass there, fearing they were encouraging impious excesses. She was soon joined there by a blood sister and a niece. In 1463 the group relocated to Monte delle Vergini (Maiden's Hill).
Elected abbess in 1464. Noted for her devotion to the Blessed Sacrament and to the poor of the area. The local lay people considered her their patron and protector, the cloister a place of refuge, especially during the earthquakes that rocked the area.
Born
25 March (Good Friday) 1434 at Annunziata, Sicily as Smerelda Colonna
Died
20 January 1491 at Montevergine, Sicily; entombed in the apse of the
church at Montevergine; body incorrupt
Beatified
1782 by Pope Pius VI at Rome
Canonized
11 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II at Messine, Sicily
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JANUARY 21
Agnes of Rome
Alban Bartholomew Roe
Augurius
Brigid of Kilbride
Edward Stransham
Epiphanius of Pavia
Eulogius
Fructuosus
Ines de Beniganim
Lawdog
Maccallin
Meinrad
Our Lady of Altagracia
Patroclus of Troyes
Publius of Malta
Thomas Reynolds
Vimin of Holywood
AGNES of Rome
Also known as
Ines; Ynez
Memorial
21 January
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At age 12 or 13 Agnes was ordered to sacrifice to pagan gods and lose her virginity by rape. She was taken to a Roman temple to Minerva (Athena), and when led to the altar, she made the Sign of the Cross. She was threatened, then tortured when she refused to turn against God. Several young men presented themselves, offering to marry her, whether from lust or pity is not known. She said that to do so would be an insult to her heavenly Spouse, that she would keep her consecrated virginity intact, accept death, and see Christ. Martyr Mentioned in first eucharistic prayer. On her feast day two lambs are blessed at her church in Rome, and then their wool is woven into the palliums (bands of white wool) which the pope confers on archbishops as symbol of their jurisdiction.
Died
beheaded and burned, or tortured and stabbed to death, or stabbed in the throat (sources vary) on 21 January 254 or 304 (sources vary) at Rome; buried beside the Via Nomentana in Rome
Name Meaning
pure one; chaste; lamb
Patronage
affianced couples, betrothed couples, bodily purity, chastity, Children of Mary, Colegio Capranica of Rome, engaged couples, gardeners, Girl Scouts, girls, rape victims, diocese of Rockville Centre, New York, virgins
Representation
lamb; woman with long hair and a lamb, sometimes with a sword at her throat; woman with a dove which holds a ring in its beak; woman with a lamb at her side
Agnes of Rome
Alban Bartholomew Roe
Augurius
Brigid of Kilbride
Edward Stransham
Epiphanius of Pavia
Eulogius
Fructuosus
Ines de Beniganim
Lawdog
Maccallin
Meinrad
Our Lady of Altagracia
Patroclus of Troyes
Publius of Malta
Thomas Reynolds
Vimin of Holywood
AGNES of Rome
Also known as
Ines; Ynez
Memorial
21 January
Profile
At age 12 or 13 Agnes was ordered to sacrifice to pagan gods and lose her virginity by rape. She was taken to a Roman temple to Minerva (Athena), and when led to the altar, she made the Sign of the Cross. She was threatened, then tortured when she refused to turn against God. Several young men presented themselves, offering to marry her, whether from lust or pity is not known. She said that to do so would be an insult to her heavenly Spouse, that she would keep her consecrated virginity intact, accept death, and see Christ. Martyr Mentioned in first eucharistic prayer. On her feast day two lambs are blessed at her church in Rome, and then their wool is woven into the palliums (bands of white wool) which the pope confers on archbishops as symbol of their jurisdiction.
Died
beheaded and burned, or tortured and stabbed to death, or stabbed in the throat (sources vary) on 21 January 254 or 304 (sources vary) at Rome; buried beside the Via Nomentana in Rome
Name Meaning
pure one; chaste; lamb
Patronage
affianced couples, betrothed couples, bodily purity, chastity, Children of Mary, Colegio Capranica of Rome, engaged couples, gardeners, Girl Scouts, girls, rape victims, diocese of Rockville Centre, New York, virgins
Representation
lamb; woman with long hair and a lamb, sometimes with a sword at her throat; woman with a dove which holds a ring in its beak; woman with a lamb at her side
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FRANCIS GIL de FREDERICH
Memorial
22 January; 24 November as one of the Martyrs of Vietnam
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Educated in Barcelona, Spain where he joined the Dominicans. Missionary to the Philippines. Missionary to Vietnam in 1732. Spent nine years in prison for his faith during which he converted fellow prisoners and supervised evangelists on the outside. One of the Martyrs of Vietnam.
Born
1702 in Tortossa, Spain
Died
beheaded in 1744 in Checo, Vietnam
Beatified
1906
Canonized
19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II
Additional Information
For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
Memorial
22 January; 24 November as one of the Martyrs of Vietnam
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Educated in Barcelona, Spain where he joined the Dominicans. Missionary to the Philippines. Missionary to Vietnam in 1732. Spent nine years in prison for his faith during which he converted fellow prisoners and supervised evangelists on the outside. One of the Martyrs of Vietnam.
Born
1702 in Tortossa, Spain
Died
beheaded in 1744 in Checo, Vietnam
Beatified
1906
Canonized
19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II
Additional Information
For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
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JANUARY 23
Agathangelus
Amasius of Teano
Aquila
Asclas of Antinoe
Bernard of Vienne
Bernard of Lippe
Clement of Ancyra
Colman of Lismore
Emerentiana
Espousal of the Virgin Mary
Eusebius of Mount Coryphe
Ildephonsus
John the Almoner
Lufthild
Maimbod
Margaret of Ravenna
Martyrius of Valeria
Ormond of Mairé
Parmenas
Severian
Urban of Langres
MARGARET of Ravenna
Also known as
Margarita of Ravenna; Margherita of Ravenna; Marguerite of Ravenna
Memorial
23 January
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Nearly blind. Pious youth, given to severe, self-imposed austerities. She attracted followers, and founded a religious community of men and women. She wrote a separate rule for the community, but the group did not survive her death, the members joining other, established groups.
Born
at Russi, Italy (near Ravenna)
Died
23 January 1505 of natural causes
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MAIMBOD
Also known as
Mainboeuf
Memorial
23 January
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Wandering missionary who made pilgrimages to tombs of saints and martyrs throughout Gaul and northern Italy, preaching to those he met on the way. There are two stories of his death:
he was martyred by pagans while preaching to them
a Burgundian nobleman gave Maimbod a gift of a fine pair of gloves as a reminder to pray for him; while Mainbod was praying at the church of Domnipetra, he was attacked by thieves who thought he had money because of the gloves.
When miracles were reported at Mainbod's tomb, Count Aszo of Monteliard asked the blind bishop Berengarius for a gift of the saint's relics. During the move, Berengarius miraculously recovered his sight, and he instituted the feast in honor of Mainbod.
Born
Irish
Died
martyred c.880 in Kaltenbrunn, Alsace, Gaul (modern France); buried at the church of Domnipetra, Kaltenbrunn, Alsace, Gaul; miracles reported at his tomb, and during the translation of his relics; relics destroyed in the 16th century
Canonized
c.900
Agathangelus
Amasius of Teano
Aquila
Asclas of Antinoe
Bernard of Vienne
Bernard of Lippe
Clement of Ancyra
Colman of Lismore
Emerentiana
Espousal of the Virgin Mary
Eusebius of Mount Coryphe
Ildephonsus
John the Almoner
Lufthild
Maimbod
Margaret of Ravenna
Martyrius of Valeria
Ormond of Mairé
Parmenas
Severian
Urban of Langres
MARGARET of Ravenna
Also known as
Margarita of Ravenna; Margherita of Ravenna; Marguerite of Ravenna
Memorial
23 January
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Nearly blind. Pious youth, given to severe, self-imposed austerities. She attracted followers, and founded a religious community of men and women. She wrote a separate rule for the community, but the group did not survive her death, the members joining other, established groups.
Born
at Russi, Italy (near Ravenna)
Died
23 January 1505 of natural causes
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MAIMBOD
Also known as
Mainboeuf
Memorial
23 January
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Wandering missionary who made pilgrimages to tombs of saints and martyrs throughout Gaul and northern Italy, preaching to those he met on the way. There are two stories of his death:
he was martyred by pagans while preaching to them
a Burgundian nobleman gave Maimbod a gift of a fine pair of gloves as a reminder to pray for him; while Mainbod was praying at the church of Domnipetra, he was attacked by thieves who thought he had money because of the gloves.
When miracles were reported at Mainbod's tomb, Count Aszo of Monteliard asked the blind bishop Berengarius for a gift of the saint's relics. During the move, Berengarius miraculously recovered his sight, and he instituted the feast in honor of Mainbod.
Born
Irish
Died
martyred c.880 in Kaltenbrunn, Alsace, Gaul (modern France); buried at the church of Domnipetra, Kaltenbrunn, Alsace, Gaul; miracles reported at his tomb, and during the translation of his relics; relics destroyed in the 16th century
Canonized
c.900
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BERNARD of Vienne
Also known as
Barnard
Memorial
23 January
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French nobility. Military officer in Charlemagne's army. Upon his parents' death, he retired from the military, divided his property into three parts (one for the Church, one for the poor, one for his children), bought the monastery in Ambronay, and retired there. Abbot at Ambronay in 805. Archbishop of Vienne in 810; resisted the appointment but accepted after being ordered to do so by Charlemagne and Pope Leo III. Worked to unite the Church in France and the East, trying to overcome their differences in the use and attitude to images. He became embroiled in the political division of lands in France, was ordered deposed by the winning side, and retired from public life to concentrate on the pastoral duties of his see. The town of Romans grew up around the place were he used to go for solitude.
Born
778 near Lyons, France
Died
23 January 842 at Vienne, France
Beatified
1907 (cultus confirmed)
Patronage
agricultural workers, farm workers, farmers, field hands, husbandmen
Additional Information
Open Directory Project
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Also known as
Barnard
Memorial
23 January
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French nobility. Military officer in Charlemagne's army. Upon his parents' death, he retired from the military, divided his property into three parts (one for the Church, one for the poor, one for his children), bought the monastery in Ambronay, and retired there. Abbot at Ambronay in 805. Archbishop of Vienne in 810; resisted the appointment but accepted after being ordered to do so by Charlemagne and Pope Leo III. Worked to unite the Church in France and the East, trying to overcome their differences in the use and attitude to images. He became embroiled in the political division of lands in France, was ordered deposed by the winning side, and retired from public life to concentrate on the pastoral duties of his see. The town of Romans grew up around the place were he used to go for solitude.
Born
778 near Lyons, France
Died
23 January 842 at Vienne, France
Beatified
1907 (cultus confirmed)
Patronage
agricultural workers, farm workers, farmers, field hands, husbandmen
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Thanks, sklipp!!! See my post in the pub - I thought I was going to have the baby on St. Margaret's day, but not yet (although I'm hoping things will pick up after our naptime today).
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