Jmj

Today, October 25, we members of the Catholic Church family honor, in a special way, the following friends of God -- saints whose souls are now in heaven:

Forty Martyrs of England and Wales [commemorated as a group today, though each has his/her own day of memorial] (English and Welsh, priests, religious brothers, lay men and women ... representative of about 300 people known to have suffered and died for the holy Catholic faith, at the hands of their government, between 1535 and 1679 [canonized 1970])
Sts. Crispian and Crispin (Roman, noblemen [brothers], shoemakers, evangelizers of Gaul [France], martyred by beheading c. 286)
St. Gaudentius of Brescia (Italian, bishop, writer of pastoral letters, d. 410)
St. Goeznoveus [Gouernou] (English, bishop in France, d. 675)
St. Hilary of Mende (French, hermit, bishop, d. 535)
St. Hildemarca of Fecamp (French, Benedictine abbess, c. 670)
St. Miniato (Italian, soldier, martyred c. 250)
Bl. Albert of Sassoferrato (Italian, Camaldolese monk, d. 1330)
Sts. Chrysanthus and Daria (Roman, married couple, martyred by being buried alive c. 283)
Sts. Cyrinus, Claudius, and Antoninus (Roman, martyred by beheading in 304)
St. Dulcardus of Micy (French, monk, hermit, d. 584)
Sts. Fructus [Frutos], Valentine, and Engratia (Spanish, brothers and sister, one a hermit, two martyred by Moslems c. 715)
St. Lupus of Bayeux (French, bishop, 5th century)
Sts. Marcian and Martyrius (Turkish, chorister and subdeacon, martyred by Arians in 351)
Sts. Protus and Januarius (Italian, priest and deacon, martyred by beheading in 303)
St. Tabitha [Dorcas] (Israelite, widow, raised by St. Peter [Acts 9:36-43], 1st century)
Bl. Theodoric of Saint-Herbert (French, Benedictine abbot, d. 1087)
Sts. Theodosius, Lucius, Mark, Peter, and many companions (Roman, soldiers, martyred in 269)

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 (jfgecik@hotmail.com), October 25, 2001

Answers

The Forty Martyrs of England and Wales suffered for continuing to profess the Catholic faith following King Henry VIII's promulgation of the Act of Supremacy, which declared that the monarch of England was the head of the Church of England. Most were drawn, hanged, and quartered. They are:
Carthusians:
.... Augustine Webster
.... John Houghton
.... Robert Lawrence
Brigittine:
.... Richard Reynolds
Augustinian friar:
.... John Stone
Jesuits [mainly priests]:
.... Alexander Briant
.... Edmund Arrowsmith
.... Edmund Campion
.... David Lewis
.... Henry Morse
.... Henry Walpole
.... Nicholas Owen [brother]
.... Philip Evans
.... Robert Southwell
.... Thomas Garnet
Benedictines:
.... Alban Roe
.... Ambrose Barlow
.... John Roberts
Friar Obervant:
.... John Jones
Franciscan
.... John Wall
Diocesan priests:
.... Cuthbert Mayne
.... Edmund Gennings
.... Eustace White
.... John Almond
.... John Boste
.... John Kemble
.... John Lloyd
.... John Pain
.... John Plesington
.... John Southworth
.... Luke Kirby
.... Polydore Plasden
.... Ralph Sherwin
Lay Women:
.... Anne Line
.... Margaret Clitherow
.... Margaret Ward
Lay Men:
.... John Rigby
.... Philip Howard
.... Richard Gwyn
.... Swithun Wells


-- (_@_._), October 25, 2001.

Jmj

On October 25, 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:

Bl. Albert of Sassoferrato [Alberto] (Italian, Camaldolese monk, d. 1330)
Sts. Chrysanthus and Daria of Rome (Italian, married couple, martyred by being buried alive c. 283)
Sts. Crispian and Crispin of Rome (Italian, noblemen [brothers], shoemakers, evangelizers of Gaul [France], martyred by beheading c. 286)
Sts. Cyrinus, Claudius, and Antoninus, or Rome (Italian, martyred by beheading in 304)
St. Dulcardus of Micy (French, monk, hermit, d. 584)
Holy Martyrs of England and Wales (English and Welsh ... 40 people (priests, religious brothers, lay men and women) ... representative of about 300 people known to have suffered and died for the holy Catholic faith, at the hands of their government, between 1535 and 1679 [canonized 1970]) [The Forty Martyrs of England and Wales are commemorated as a group today, though each has his/her own day of memorial. They are among the thousands of Catholics who suffered for continuing to profess the true faith and religious submission to the pope, following King Henry VIII's promulgation of the Act of Supremacy, which declared that the monarch of England was the head of the Church of England. Most of the canonized martyrs were drawn, hanged, and quartered. (Many other martyrs of England, Scotland, and Wales have been beatified. See especially November 22.) Here are the names of today's saints:]
--- [Carthusians:]
----- St. Augustine Webster of Epworth
----- St. John Houghton of Essex
----- St. Robert Lawrence
--- [Brigittine:]
----- St. Richard Reynolds of Devon
--- [Augustinian friar:]
----- St. John Stone of Droitwich
--- [Jesuits (priests, except one)]:
----- St. Alexander Briant of Somersetshire
----- St. Edmund Arrowsmith of Haydock
----- St. Edmund Campion of London
----- St. David Lewis of Abergavenny (Welsh)
----- St. Henry Morse of Broome
----- St. Henry Walpole of Docking
----- St. Nicholas Owen [brother] of Oxford
----- St. Philip Evans of Monmouthshire (Welsh)
----- St. Robert Southwell of Horsham
----- St. Thomas Garnet of Southwark
--- [Benedictine monks:]
----- St. Alban Roe of Bury Saint Edmunds [baptized Bartholomew]
----- St. Ambrose Barlow of Manchester [baptized Edward]
----- St. John Roberts of Trawsfynydd (Welsh)
--- [member of Friars Obervant:]
----- St. John Jones of Clynog Fawr (Welsh)
--- [Franciscan friar]
----- St. John Wall of Lancashire
--- [diocesan priests:]
----- St. Cuthbert Mayne of Youlston
----- St. Edmund Gennings [or Jennings] of Lichfield
----- St. Eustace White of Louth
----- St. John Almond of Allerton
----- St. John Boste of Dufton
----- St. John Kemble of Herefordshire
----- St. John Lloyd of Powys (Welsh)
----- St. John Paine of Petersborough
----- St. John Plessington of Lancashire
----- St. John Southworth of Samlesbury
----- St. Luke Kirby of Bedale
----- St. Polydore Plasden of London
----- St. Ralph Sherwin of Rodsley
--- [laity:]
----- St. Anne Line [nee Higham] of Dunmow
----- St. Margaret Clitherow [nee Middleton] of York
----- St. Margaret Ward of Congleton
----- St. John Rigby of Lancashire
----- St. Philip Howard of Norfolk
----- St. Richard Gwyn of Llanidloes (Welsh)
----- St. Swithun Wells of Bambridge
Sts. Fructus [Frutos], Valentine, and Engratia, of Sepulveda (Spanish, brothers and sister, one a hermit, two martyred by Moslems c. 715)
St. Gaudentius of Brescia (Italian, bishop, writer of pastoral letters, d. 410)
St. Goeznoveus of Cornwall (English, bishop in France, d. 675)
St. Hilary of Mende (French, hermit, bishop, d. 535)
St. Hildemarca of Fecamp (French, Benedictine abbess, c. 670)
St. Lupus of Bayeux (French, bishop, 5th century)
Sts. Marcian and Martyrius of Constantinople (from Asia Minor [Turkish], chorister and subdeacon, martyred by Arians in 351)
St. Miniato of Florence (Italian, soldier, martyred c. 250)
Sts. Protus and Januarius of Porto Torres (Italian, priest and deacon, missionaries in Sardinia, martyred by beheading in 303)
St. Tabitha of Joppa [Dorcas] (Israelite, widow, raised by St. Peter [Acts 9:36-43], 1st century)
Bl. Theodoric of Saint-Herbert (French, Benedictine abbot, d. 1087)
Sts. Theodosius, Lucius, Mark, Peter, and many companions, of Rome (Italian, soldiers, martyred in 269)

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), October 25, 2003.