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Today, August 23, the Catholic Church honors, in a special way, the following friends of God, saints whose souls are now in heaven:

St. Rose of Lima (Peruvian virgin, Dominican tertiary, d. 1617)
St. Hilarinus (French Benedictine monk, martyred in 731)
Bl. James of Mevania (Italian Dominican friar, d. 1301)
St. Tydfil (Welsh daughter of a prince, martyred in 480)

St. Rose of Lima said, "Apart from the cross, there is no other ladder by which we may get to heaven."

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 saint -- whatever moves you. If you are interested in one of these saints and want to find out more about him/her, please ask. 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 (jgecik@amdg.ihs), August 23, 2001

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-- (_@_._), August 23, 2001.

[Here are some August 23 saints to be added to those listed in the opening message:]

St. Apollinaris (French, executioner, converted from paganism, martyred by beheading in 290)
St. Ascelina (French, Cistercian nun, mystic, d. 1195)
Sts. Astericus, Claudius, Neon, Domnina, Theonilla (Cilician [Turkish] ... three biological brothers and two women ... martyred [four scourged to death, one burned to death with live coals] in 303)
St. Ebbe the Younger and companions (Scottish, abbess and her nuns, martyred [burned in convent] by Norse pirates in 870)
St. Flavian of Autun (French, bishop, 7th century)
St. Lupicinus of Verona (Italian, bishop, 5th century)
St. Lupus (slave, early martyr)
Sts. Minervius, Eleazar, and eight children (French, family, martyred in 3rd century)
St. Philip Benizi (Italian, nobleman, doctor of medicine and philosophy, Servite priest and superior, healer, d. 1285)
Sts. Quiriacus, Maximus, Archelaus, and companions (Italian ... bishop, priest, deacon, and flock ... martyred in 235)
Sts. Restitutus and fifteen companions (Syrian [and North African?], martyred in 305)
St. Theonas (Egyptian, bishop, d. 300)
St. Victor of Vita (Tunisian, bishop, d. 535)
St. Zacchaeus (Palestinian, patriarch of Jerusalem, d. 116)

JFG

-- (jfgecik@hotmail.com), August 24, 2002.

Jmj

On August 23, 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. Rose of Lima [Rosa] (Peruvian, virgin, Dominican tertiary, d. 1617)

St. Apollinaris of Reims (French, executioner, converted from paganism, martyred by beheading in 290)
St. Ascelina of Boulancourt (French, Cistercian nun, mystic, d. 1195)
Sts. Astericus, Claudius, Neon, Domnina, and Theonilla, of Cilicia (from Asia Minor [Turkish] ... three biological brothers and two women ... martyred [four scourged to death, one burned to death with live coals] in 303)
St. Ebbe the Younger and companions, of Coldingham (Scottish, abbess and her nuns, martyred [burned in convent] by Norse pirates in 870)
St. Flavian of Autun (French, bishop, 7th century)
St. Hilarinus of Saint-Seine (French, Benedictine monk, martyred in 731)
Bl. James of Mevania [Giacomo] (Italian, Dominican friar, d. 1301)
St. Lupicinus of Verona (Italian, bishop, 5th century)
St. Lupus (slave, early martyr)
Sts. Minervius, Eleazar, and eight children, of Lyons (French, family, martyred in 3rd century)
St. Philip Benizi of Florence [Filippo] (Italian, nobleman, doctor of medicine and philosophy, Servite priest and superior, healer, d. 1285)
Sts. Quiriacus, Maximus, Archelaus, and companions, of Ostia (Italian ... bishop, priest, deacon, and flock ... martyred in 235)
Sts. Restitutus and fifteen companions, of Antioch (Syrian [and North African?], martyred in 305)
St. Theonas of Alexandria (Egyptian, bishop, d. 300)
St. Tydfil (Welsh, daughter of a prince, martyred in 480)
St. Victor of Vita (Tunisian, bishop, d. 535)
St. Zacchaeus of Jerusalem (Palestinian, fourth patriarch of the city, d. 116)

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. 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 24, 2003.