NOVEMBER 24 -- today's saints

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Jmj

Today, November 24, we members of the Catholic Church family honor, in a special way, the following friends of God -- saints whose souls are now in heaven:

St. Andrew Dung Lac and 116 companions ["Holy Martyrs of Vietnam"] (96 Indochinese, 10 French, and 11 Spanish ... whose names and 19th-century stories are known [canonized in 1988] are representative of thousands of clergy, religious, and laity martyred [tortured (T), strangled (S), beheaded (B), etc.] since 1533)
..... Bishops: Jerome Hermosilla, Valentinus Berrio-Ochoa, Dominic Henares (B), Ignatius Delgado Cebrián, Peter Rosa Ursula Dumoulin-Borie (B), Joseph Mary Díaz Sanjurjo, Melchior García Sampedro Suárez, Stephen Theodore Cuenot
..... Priests: Andrew Dung Lac [Anreâ Duơng Laïc] (T/B), Théophane Vénard, Fracnis Gil de Federich, Matthew Alonso Leciniana, Hyacinth Castañeda, Vincent Lê Quang Liêm, Emmanuel Nguyên Van Triê (B), John Dat, Peter Lê Tuy, Francis Isidore Gagelin, Joseph Marchang, John Charles Cornay, Vincent Dô Yên, Pete Nguyên Bá Tuân, Joseph Fernández, Bernard Vu Van Duê (B), Dominic Nguyên Van Hanh, Jacob Dô Mai Nam, Joseph Dang Dinh Viên, Peter Nguyêm Van Tu, Francis Jaccard, Vincent Nguyên Thê Diêm (S), Peter Vo Dang Khoa (S), Dominic Tuóc, Thomas Dinh Viêt Du, Dominic Nguyên Van Xuyên, Peter Truong Van Thi, Paul Pham Khac Khoan, Joseph Dô Quang Hiên, Luke Vu Bá Loan, Dominic Trach Doai (B), Paul Nguyên Ngan, Joseph Nguyên Din Nghi, Martin Ta Dúc Thinh, Peter Khanh, Augustine Schoeffler, Joan Ludovicus Bonnard, Philip Phan Van Minh, Lawrence Nguyên Van Huong, Paul Lê Bao Tinh, Dominic Mâu, Paul Lê Van Lôc, Dominic Câm, Peter Doan Công Quy, Peter Francis Néron, Thomas Khuông, Peter Nguyên Van Luu, Joseph Tuân, John Doan Trinh Hoan, Peter Almató Ribera
..... Laity: Thomas Trân Van Thiên, Emmanuel Lê Van Phung, Paul Tông Viêt Buong, Andrew Trân Van Trông (military officer, B), Francis Xavier Câ (catechist, S), Francis Dô Van (B), Joseph Nguyên Dinh Uyên, Peter Nguyên Dich, Michael Nguyên Huy My, Joseph Hoang Luong Canh, Peter Truong Van Duong, Paul Nguyên Van My, Peter Vu Van Truât, Augustine Phan Viêt Huy (soldier, T, sawn in half), Nicolas Bui Duc Thê, Dominic Dinh Dat (military officer, S), Thomas Nguyên Van Dê, Francis Xavier Ha Trong Mâu, Augustine Nguyên Van Mêi (catechist, Dominican tertiary, S), Dominic Bui Van Úy (catechist, S), Stephen Nguyên Van Vinh, Peter Nguyên Van Hiêu, John Baptist Dinh Van Thanh, Anthony Nguyên Huu Quynh (farmer, T/B), Peter Nguyên Khac Tu, Thomas Toan, John Baptist Con, Martin Tho, Simon Phan Dac Hoa, Agnes Le Thi Thanh, Matthew Lê Van Gâm, Joseph Nguyên Van Luu, Andrew Nguyên Kim Thong (village mayor, died of dehydration, exposure and exhaustion on forced march), Michael Hô Dinh Hy, Peter Doan Van, Francis Trân Van Trung, Dominic Pham Trong Kham, Luke Pham Trong Thin, Joseph Pham Trong Ta, Paul Hanh, Joseph Lê Dang Thi, Matthew Nguyên Van Phuong, Joseph Nguyên Duy Khang, Joseph Tuân, Joseph Túc, Dominic Nih, Dominic Toai, Lawrence Ngôn, Paul Duong, Dominic Huyên, Peter Dung, Vincent Duong, Peter Thuân, Dominic Mao, Dominic Nguyên, Dominic Nhi, Andrew Tuong, Vincent Thuong, Peter Da
St. Alexander of Corinth (Greek, martyred in 361)
Bl. Balsamus of Cava (Italian, Benedictine abbot, d. 1232)
St. Bieuzy of Brittany (British, martyred in France in 7th century)
St. Chrysogonus of Aquileia (Italian, teacher, martyred by beheading in 304)
St. Colman of Cloyne [Colman MacLenin] (Irish, bishop, c. 600)
Bl. Conrad of Frisach (Italian, Dominican priest in Germany, d. 1239)
Sts. Crescentian, Cyriacus, Largus, and Smaragdus (Roman, martyred on the rack in 309)
St. Eanfleda of Whitby (English, princess, widow, Benedictine nun, c. 700)
St. Felicissimus of Perugia (Italian, martyred c. 303)
St. Firmina of Amelia (Italian, virgin, martyred c. 303)
Sts. Flora and Maria of Cordoba (Spanish, friends, converts from Islam, virgins, tortured and beheaded by Muslims c. 856)
Sts. Joachim Ho and Lawrence Pe-man (Chinese, laymen, martyred by beheading in 1839 and 1856 [canonized 2000, with 118 other Chinese martyrs])
Bl. Maria Anna Sala (Italian, member of Sisters of St. Marcellina, d. 1891 [beatified 1980] [incorruptible])
St. Marinus of Maurienne (French, Benedictine hermit, martyred by Muslims in 731)
St. Protasius of Milan (Italian, bishop, d. 352)
St. Romanus of Le Mans (French, bishop, d. 385)
St. Kenan of Damleag (Irish, bishop, c. 500)
St. Leopardinus of Vivaris (French, abbot, martyred in 7th 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 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), November 24, 2001

Answers



-- (_@_._), November 24, 2001.

No matter how extensive the list of Saints for everyday may be, it is only a pale reflection of the millions of people who LIVED THE GOSPEL in a heroic and excellent way. Many of them have been beatified and many others have been canonized, glory be to the Lord for that, but many others have not recieved such honor (among them people we have known and admired) but it makes them no less saints than the canonised ones.

ALL HOLY PEOPLE IN HEAVEN PRAY FOR US.

Enrique

-- Enrique Ortiz (eaortiz@yahoo.com), November 25, 2001.


Dear Enrique ...

AMEN.

John

-- (jfgecik@hotmail.com), November 25, 2001.


Jmj

On November 24, 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:

Holy Martyrs of Vietnam [also called “St. Andrew Dung Lac and companions”]
(117 people whose names and stories are known -- representative of thousands of Catholic clergy, religious, and laity martyred between 1625 and 1886 in what is today Vietnam ...br> consisting of 96 Indochinese, 10 French [members of the Paris Society for Foreign Missions (MEP)], and 11 Spanish [Dominicans] ...
consisting of 8 bishops (6 Spanish, 2 French), 50 priests (37 Indochinese, 8 French, 5 Spanish --- i.e., 15 Dominicans, 8 MEP, and 27 diocesan clergy), 1 Indochinese seminarian, 57 Indochinese lay men (including many catechists and Dominican tertiaries) and 1 Indochinese lay woman ...
of whom 9 were tortured to death, 21 were suffocated/strangled, 76 were beheaded, 6 were burnt, and 5 were mutilated ...br> [beatified in groups in 1900, 1906, 1909, and 1951 … all canonized in 1988])
{Note: Many of these martyrs (who died between 1745 and 1862), are remembered individually or in small groups on other days during the year –- e.g., on the anniversary of the day they died.}
-- [Bishops:]
----- St. Dominic Henárez of Baena [Domingo] (Spanish, Dominican, auxiliary bishop, beheaded at about age 73 in 1838)
----- St. Ignatius Delgado y Cebrián of Villa Felice [Ignacio] [baptized Clemente (Clement)] (Spanish, Dominican, died [of dysentery and starvation in a cage] at age 76 in 1838)
----- St. Jerome Hermosilla of San Domingo de la Calzada [Jeronimo] (Spanish, Dominican, beheaded at about age 81 in 1861)
----- St. Joseph Mary Díaz Sanjurjo of Santa Eulalia de Suegos [José María] (Spanish, Dominican, beheaded at about age 39 in 1857)
----- St. Melchior García Sampedro Suárez of Cortes (Spanish, Domincan, hacked to pieces at about age 37 in 1858)
----- St. Peter Rose Ursula Dumoulin-Borie of Cors [Pierre-Rose-Ursule] (French, MEP [appointed bishop, but not consecrated], beheaded at about age 30 in 1838)
----- St. Stephen Theodore Cuenot of Beaulieu [Étienne-Théodore] (French, MEP, died [dysentery] at about age 59 in 1861)
----- St. Valentine Berrio Ochoa of Ellorio [Valentín] (Spanish, Dominican, beheaded at about age 34 in 1861) -- [Priests:]
----- St. Alphonse Leciniana of Navas del Rey [Alonso] [baptized Mateo (Matthew)] (Spanish, Dominican, beheaded at about age 43 in 1745)
----- St. Andrew Tran An Dung of Bac Ninh [alias Lac] [better known as Andrew Dung Lac] [Anrê Tran An Dung (alias Lac)] (beheaded at about age 44 in 1839)
----- St. Augustine Schoeffler of Mittelbronn (French, Dominican tertiary, beheaded at about age 29 in 1851)
----- St. Bernard Vo Van Due of Quan Anh [Bênadô Vơ Van Due] (beheaded at age 83 in 1838)
----- St. Dominic Cam of Cam Chuong [Đaminh Cam] (Dominican tertiary, d. 1859)
----- St. Dominic Mau of Phú Nhai [Đaminh Mau] (Dominican, died at about age 50 in 1858)
----- St. Dominic Du of Nang A [alias Dominic Nguyen Van Hanh] [Đaminh Du (alias Đaminh Nguyen Van Hanh)] (Dominican, died at age 66 in 1838)
----- St. Dominic Nguyen Van Xuyen of Hung Lap [Đaminh Nguyen Van Xuyên] (beheaded at about age 52 in 1839)
----- St. Dominic Trach of Ngoai Voi [alias Doai] [Đaminh Trach (alias Đoài)] (Dominican, beheaded at about age 48 in 1840)
----- St. Dominic Tuoc of Trung Lao [Đaminh Tuoc] (Dominican tertiary, died [of wounds] at about age 64 in 1839)
----- St. Emmanuel Nguyen Van Trieu of Saigon [Emmanuel Nguyen Van Trieu] (beheaded at about age 42 in 1798)
----- St. Francis Gil de Federich of Tortosa [Francisco] (Spanish, Dominican, beheaded at about age 43 in 1745)
----- St. Francis Isidore Gagelin of Montperreux [François-Isidore] (French, MEP, strangled at about age 34 in 1833)
----- St. Francis Jaccard of Onnion [François] (French, MEP, strangled at about age 39 in 1838)
----- St. Hyacinth Castañeda of Sétavo [Jacinto] (Spanish, Dominican, imprisoned 3 years, beheaded at about age 30 in 1773)
----- St. James Do Mai Nam of Đông Biên [Giacôbê Đo Mai Nam] (MEP, beheaded at about age 57 in 1838)
----- St. John Charles Cornay of Loudon [Jean] (French, MEP, caged and tortured, cut to pieces at about age 28 in 1837)
----- St. John Dat of Đong Chuoi [Gioan Đat] (beheaded at about age 33 in 1798)
----- St. John Doan Trinh Hoan of Kim-Long [Gioan Đoàn Trinh Hoan] (beheaded at about age 62 in 1860)
----- St. John Louis Bonnard of Saint-Christo-em-Jarez [Jean-Louis] (French, MEP, beheaded at about age 28 in 1852)
----- St. Joseph Dang Dinh Vien of Tiên Chu [Giuse Đang Đ́nh Viên] (beheaded at about age 51 in 1838)
----- St. Joseph Do Quang Hien of Đong Chuoi [Giuse Đo Quang Hien] (Dominican, beheaded at about age 65 in 1840)
----- St. Joseph Fernández of Ventosa de la Cueva [José] (Spanish, Dominican, beheaded at about age 63 in 1838)
----- St. Joseph Marchand of Passavant (French, MEP, died [flesh torn from body with red-hot tongs] at about age 32 in 1835)
----- St. Joseph Nguyen Din Nghi of Ke Voi [Giuse Nguyen Đ́nh Nghi] (MEP, beheaded at about age 69 in 1840)
----- St. Joseph Tran Van Tuan of Tran Xá [Giuse Tran Van Tuân] (Dominican, died at about age 40 in 1861)
----- St. Lawrence Nguyen Van Huong of Ke Sai [Lôrensô Nguyen Van Hu?ng] (beheaded at about age 54 in 1856)
----- St. Luke Vu Ba Loan of Trai Bút [Luca Vu Bá Loan] (beheaded at about age 84 in 1840)
----- St. Martin Ta Duc Thinh of Ke Sat [Mactinô Ta Đuc Thinh] (MEP, beheaded at about age 80 in 1840)
----- St. Paul Le Bao Tinh of Trinh-Hà [Phaolô Lê Bao Tinh] (beheaded at about age 64 in 1857)
----- St. Paul Le Van Loc of An Nhon [Phaolô Lê Van Loc] (beheaded at about age 29 in 1859)
----- St. Paul Nguyen Ngan of Ke Biên [Phaolô Nguyen Ngân] (died at about age 69 in 1840)
----- St. Paul Pham Khac Khoan of Duyên Mau [Phaolô Pham Khac Khoan] (MEP, beheaded at about age 69 in 1840)
----- St. Peter Almató Ribera of San Feliz [Pedro] (Spanish, Dominican, beheaded at about age 33 in 1861)
----- St. Peter Doan Cong Quy of Búng [Phêrô Đoàn Công Quư] (beheaded at about age 33 in 1859)
----- St. Peter Francis Néron of Bornay [Pierre-François] (French, MEP, beheaded at about age 42 in 1860)
----- St. Peter Khanh of Hoa Due [Phêrô Khanh] (beheaded at about age 62 in 1842)
----- St. Peter Le Tuy of Bang So [Phêrô Lê Tùy] (beheaded at about age 60 in 1833)
----- St. Peter Nguyen Ba Tuan of Ngoc Đong [Phêrô Nguyen Bá Tuan] (died of wounds in prison at about age 72 in 1838)
----- St. Peter Nguyen Van Luu of G̣ Vap [Phêrô Nguyen Van Luu] (died at about age 49 in 1861)
----- St. Peter Nguyen Van Tu of Ninh Cuong [Phêrô Nguyen Van Tu] (Dominican, died at about age 42 in 1838)
----- St. Peter Truong Van Thi of Ke So [Phêrô Truong Van Thi] (beheaded at about age 76 in 1839)
----- St. Peter Vo Dang Khoa of Thuan Nghia [Phêrô Vơ Đang Khoa] (strangled at about age 50 in 1840)
----- St. Philip Phan Van Minh of Cái Mon [Philiphê Phan Van Minh] (MEP, beheaded at about age 38 in 1853)
----- St. Theophany Vénard of Saint-Loup-sur-Thouet [Théophane] (French, MEP, beheaded at about age 32 in 1861) [His letters from prison and his example inspired the young St. Thérèse of Lisieux to volunteer for the Carmel at Hanoi when her tuberculosis was in remission.]
----- St. Thomas Dinh Viet Du of Nam Đinh [Tôma Đinh Viet Du] (Dominican tertiary, beheaded at about age 56 in 1839)
----- St. Thomas Khuong of Nam Ḥa [Tôma Khuông] (mandarin’s son, Dominican tertiary, died at about age 72 in 1861)
----- St. Vincent Do Yen of Trao Lu [Vinh-son Đo Yen] (Dominican, beheaded at about age 73 in 1838)
----- St. Vincent Le Quang Liem of Trà Lu [Vinh-son Lê Quang Liêm] (Dominican, beheaded at about age 41 in 1773)
----- St. Vincent Nguyen The Diem of An Do [Vinh-son Nguyen The Điem] (beheaded at about age 77 in 1838)
-- [Seminarian:]
----- St. Thomas Tran Van Thien of Trung Quán [Tôma Tran Van Thien] (MEP, strangled at about age 18 in 1838)
-- [Laity:]
----- St. Agnes Le Thi Thanh of Bái-Đien [Anê Lê Thi Thành] (mother of 6, died in prison at about age 60 in 1841)
----- St. Andrew Nguyen Kim Thong of G̣ Thi [Anrê Nguyen Kim Thông (alias Nam Thuông)] (village mayor, died [dehydration, exposure, and exhaustion on forced march] at about age 65 in 1855)
----- St. Andrew Tran Van Trong of Kim Long [Anrê Tran Van Trông] (military officer, beheaded at about age 27 in 1835)
----- St. Andrew Tuong of Ngoc Cuc [Anrê Tuong] (catechist, died at about age 50 in 1862)
----- St. Anthony Nguyen Huu Quynh-Nam of My Huong [Antôn Nguyen Huu Quynh-Nam] (physician, catechist, strangled at about age 72 in 1840)
----- St. Anthony Peter Nguyen Dich of Chi Lang [Antôn Nguyen Đích] (farmer, sheltered priests, beheaded in 1838)
----- St. Augustine Nguyen Van Moi of Phú Trang [Augustinô Nguyen Van Moi] (laborer, Dominican tertiary, strangled at about age 33 in 1839)
----- St. Augustine Phan Viet Huy of Ha Linh [Augustinô Phan Viet Huy] (soldier, stretched on rack and sawn in half at about age 44 in 1839)
----- St. Dominic Bui Van Uy of Tiên Môn [Đaminh Bùi Van Úy] (catechist, Dominican Tertiary, strangled at about age 38 in 1839)
----- St. Dominic Nicholas Dinh Dat of Phú Nhai [Đaminh Đinh Đat] (military officer, strangled at about age 36 in 1839)
----- St. Dominic Huyen of Đông Thành [Đaminh Huyen] (died at about age 45 in 1862)
----- St. Dominic Mao of Ngoc Cuc [Đaminh Mao] (died at about age 44 in 1862)
----- St. Dominic Nguyen of Ngoc Cuc [Đaminh Nguyên] (died at about age 60 in 1862)
----- St. Dominic Nhi of Ngoc Cuc [Đaminh Nhi] (d. 1861)
----- St. Dominic Ninh of Trung Linh [Đaminh Ninh] (died at about age 27 in 1862)
----- St. Dominic Pham Trong Kham of Quan Cong [Đaminh Pham Trong Kham] (wealthy judge, prior of Dominican tertiaries, died at about age 60 in 1859)
----- St. Dominic Toai of Đông Thành [Đaminh Toái] (fisherman, burnt at about age 51 in 1862)
----- St. Emmanuel Le Van Phung of Đau-Nuoc [Emanuel Lê Van Phung] (mandarin [high official], catechist, strangled at about age 63 in 1859)
----- St. Francis Do Van Chieu of Trung Le [Phanxicô Đo Van Chieu] (Dominican tertiary, catechist, beheaded at about age 41 in 1838)
----- St. Francis Tran Van Trung of Phan-Xá [Phanxicô Tran Van Trung] (army corporal, beheaded at about age 33 in 1858)
----- St. Francis Xavier Can of Son Miêng [Phanxicô Xaviê Can] (catechist, strangled at about age 34 in 1837)
----- St. Francis Xavier Ha Trong Mau of Ke Rieng [Phanxicô Xaviê Hà Trong Mau] (Dominican tertiary, catechist, strangled at about age 49 in 1839)
----- St. John Baptist Con of Ke Báng [Gioan Baotixita Con] (married man, catechist, beheaded at about age 35 in 1840)
----- St. John Baptist Dinh Van Thanh of Nông Khê [Gioan Baotixita Đinh Van Thành] (catechist, beheaded at about age 44 in 1840)
----- St. Joseph Hoang Luong Canh ofLàng Van [Giuse Hoàng Luong Canh] (physician, Dominican tertiary, beheaded at about age 75 in 1838)
----- St. Joseph Le Dang Thi of Ke Van [Giuse Lê Đang Thi] (army captain, strangled at about age 35 in 1860)
----- St. Joseph Peter Nguyen Dinh Uyen of Ninh Cuong [Giuse Nguyen Đ́nh Uyen] (strangled at about age 63 in 1838)
----- St. Joseph Nguyen Duy Khang of Trà Vi [Giuse Nguyen Duy Khang] (servant of Bishop St. Jerome Hermosilla, Dominican tertiary, after 120 lashes was beheaded at about age 29 in 1861)
----- St. Joseph Nguyen Van Luu of Cái-Nhum [Giuse Nguyen Van Luu] (catechist, died of torture and abuse at about age 64 in 1854)
----- St. Joseph Pham Trong Ta of Quan Cong [Giuse Pham Trong Ta] (tortured to death at about age 59 in 1859)
----- St. Joseph Tuan of Nam Đien [Giuse Tuân] (died at about age 37 in 1862)
----- St. Joseph Tuc of Hoàng Xá [Giuse Túc] (died at age 9 in 1862)
----- St. Lawrence Ngon of Luc Thuy [Lôrensô Ngôn] (d. 1862)
----- St. Luke Pham Trong Thin of Quan Cong [Luca Pham Trong Th́n] (died at about age 40 in 1859)
----- St. Martin Tho of Ke Báng [Máctinô Tho] (tax collector, beheaded at about age 53 in 1840)
----- St. Matthew Le Van Gam of G̣ Công [Matthêô Lê Van Gam] (merchant, beheaded at about age 34 in 1847)
----- St. Matthew Nguyen Van Dac of Ke Lai [alias Phuong] [Matthêô Nguyen Van Đac (alias Phuong)] (catechist, beheaded at about age 60 in 1861)
----- St. Michael Ho Dinh Hy of Nhu Lâm [Micae Ho Đ́nh Hy] (mandarin [high official], superintendent of royal silk mills, beheaded at about age 49 in 1857)
----- St. Michael Nguyen Huy My of Ke Vinh [Micae Nguyen Huy My] (farmer, village mayor, beheaded at about age 34 in 1838)
----- St. Nicolas Bui Duc The of Kiên Trung [Nicôla Bùi Đuc The] (soldier, hacked to pieces at about age 47 in 1839)
----- St. Paul Vu Van Duong of Vuc Đuong [alias Dong] [Phaolô Vu Van Duong (alias Đong)] (died at about age 47 in 1839)
----- St. Paul Hanh of Quán [Phaolô Hanh] (beheaded at about age 33 in 1859)
----- St. Paul Nguyen Van My of Ke Non [Phaolô Nguyen Van My] (strangled at about age 40 in 1838)
----- St. Paul Tong Viet Buong of Phu Cam [Phaolô Tong Viet Buong] (captain of emperor’s bodyguard, beheaded in 1833)
----- St. Peter Da of Ngoc Cuc [Phêrô Đa] (catechist, burnt in 1862)
----- St. Peter Doan Van Van of Ke Bói [Phêrô Đoàn Van Vân] (beheaded at about age 77 in 1857)
----- St. Peter Dinh Van Dung of Đông Phú [Phêrô Đinh Van Dung] (catechist, d. 1862)
----- St. Peter Nguyen Khac Tu of Ninh Binh [Phêrô Nguyen Khac Tu] (catechist, beheaded at about age 29 in 1840)
----- St. Peter Nguyen Van Hieu of Đong Chuoi [Phêrô Nguyen Van Hieu] (catechist, beheaded at about age 57 in 1840)
----- St. Peter Thuan of Đông Phú [Phêrô Thuan] (fisherman, burnt in 1862)
----- St. Peter Truong Van Duong of Ke So [Phêrô Truong Van Đuong] (catechist, strangled at about age 30 in 1838)
----- St. Peter Vu Van Truat of Ke Thiec [Phêrô Vu Van Truat] (catechist, died at about age 22 in 1838)
----- St. Simon Phan Dac Hoa of Mai Vinh [Simon Phan Đac Ḥa] (father of 12, physician, village mayor, beheaded at about age 62 in 1840)
----- St. Stephen Nguyen Van Vinh of Phú Trang [Stêphanô Nguyen Van Vinh] (catechist, Dominican tertiary, strangled at about age 25 in 1839)
----- St. Thomas Nguyen Van De of Bo Trang [Tôma Nguyen Van Đe] (tailor, Dominican tertiary, strangled at about age 29 in 1839)
----- St. Thomas Toan of Can Phán [Tôma Toán] (Dominican tertiary, catechist, repentant apostate, died [scourged, starved, and exposed to insects for 12 days] at about age 73 in 1840)
----- St. Vincent Duong of Doăn Trung [Vinh-son Duong] (d. 1862)
----- St. Vincent Tuong of Ngoc Cuc [Vinh-Son Tuong] (judge, died at about age 48 in 1862)

St. Alexander of Corinth (Greek, martyred in 361)
Bl. Balsamo of Cava (Italian, Benedictine abbot, d. 1232)
St. Bieuzy of Brittany (British, martyred in France in 7th century)
St. Chrysogonus of Aquileia (Italian, teacher, martyred by beheading in 304)
St. Colman MacLenin of Cloyne (Irish, bishop, c. 600)
Bl. Conrad of Frisach [Corrado] (Italian, Dominican priest in Germany, d. 1239)
Sts. Crescentian, Cyriacus, Largus, and Smaragdus, of Rome (Italian, martyred on the rack in 309)
St. Eanfleda of Whitby (English, princess, widow, Benedictine nun, c. 700)
St. Felicissimus of Perugia (Italian, martyred c. 303)
St. Firmina of Amelia (Italian, virgin, martyred c. 303)
Sts. Flora and Maria of Cordoba (Spanish, friends, converts from Islam, virgins, tortured and beheaded by Muslims c. 856)
Sts. Joachim Hao Kai-zhi of Zhazuo and Lawrence Bai Xiao-man of Shuicheng (Chinese, laymen, martyred by beheading [at ages 65 and 35] in 1839 and 1856 [canonized 2000])
St. Kenan of Damleag (Irish, bishop, c. 500)
St. Leopardinus of Vivaris (French, abbot, martyred in 7th century)
Bl. Mary Ann Sala of Brivio [Maria Anna] (Italian, member of Sisters of St. Marcellina, d. 1891 [beatified 1980] [incorruptible])
St. Marinus of Maurienne (French, Benedictine hermit, martyred by Muslims in 731)
St. Protasius of Milan (Italian, bishop, d. 352)
St. Romanus of Le Mans (French, bishop, d. 385)

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), November 25, 2003.


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