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Today, March 6, 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. Agnes of Prague (Czech, princess of Bohemia, Poor Clare abbess, d. 1282 [canonized 1989])
St. Baldred of Glasgow (Scottish, bishop, hermit, c. 607)
St. Balther of Tinningham (English, Benedictine priest, hermit, d. 756)
St. Basil of Bologna (Italian, bishop, d. 335)
St. Billfrith of Lindisfarne (English, Benedictine monk, hermit, c. 758)
St. Cadroe of Waulsort (Scottish, Benedictine abbot in France, d. 976)
St. Chrodegang of Metz (Belgian, chancellor of France, bishop, ambassador to Vatican, died in France in 776)
St. Colette of Corbie [baptized Nicolette Boilet] (French, carpenter's daughter, Poor Clare superior, founded 17 convents, mystic, died in Belgium in 1447)
St. Conon of Mandona (Nazarene [Galilean], gardener, martyred c. 251)
Sts. Kyneburga, Kyneswide, and Tibba (English ... sister princesses and a relative ... Benedictine abbesses and nun, 7th century)
St. Cyril of Constantinople (from Asia Minor [Turkish], Carmelite priest in Palestine, prior general, c. 1235)
St. Evagrius of Constantinople (from Asia Minor [Turkish], bishop c. 380)
St. Fridolin of Sackingen ["Apostle of the Upper Rhine"] (Irish, missionary, Bendictine abbot, died in Switzerland c. 540)
Bl. Helen [Jolenta] (Hungarian, princess, widow of Polish duke, Poor Clare superior, d. 1298)
St. Heliodorus (African, martyred in 3rd century)
Blessed Jordan of Pisa (Italian, Dominican priest, theologian, d. 1311)
St. Marcian of Tortona (Italian, disciple of St. Barnabas, bishop for 45 years, martyred by crucifixion in 120)
St. Ollegarius of Tarragona (Spanish, Augustinian canon and prior, archbishop, d. 1137)
Bl. Rosa of Viterbo (Italian, Franciscan tertiary, raised dead person at age 3, preached in streets at age 10, prophetess, died at age 18 in 1252) [date of feast uncertain -- May 7?]
St. Sezin of Guic-Sezni (British, bishop in Ireland, died in France c. 529)
Bl. Sylvester of Assisi (Italian, nobleman, first Franciscan priest, d. 1240)
St. Venustus (Italian, early martyr)
Sts. Victor, Victorinus, Claudian, and Bassa (Bithynians [Turkish], early martyrs)

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), March 06, 2002

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Jmj

On March 6, 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. Agnes of Prague (Czech, princess of Bohemia, Poor Clare abbess, d. 1282 [canonized 1989])
St. Baldred of Glasgow (Scottish, bishop, hermit, c. 607)
St. Balther of Tinningham (English, Benedictine priest, hermit, d. 756)
St. Basil of Bologna (Italian, bishop, d. 335)
St. Billfrith of Lindisfarne (English, Benedictine monk, hermit, c. 758)
St. Cadroe of Waulsort (Scottish, Benedictine abbot in France, d. 976)
St. Chrodegang of Metz (Belgian, chancellor of France, bishop, ambassador to Vatican, died in France in 776)
St. Colette Boilet of Corbie [baptized Nicolette] (French, carpenter's daughter, Poor Clare superior, founded 17 convents, mystic, died in Belgium in 1447)
St. Conon of Mandona (Nazarene [Galilean], gardener, martyred c. 251)
St. Cyril of Constantinople (from Asia Minor [Turkish], Carmelite priest in Palestine, prior general, c. 1235)
St. Evagrius of Constantinople (from Asia Minor [Turkish], bishop c. 380)
St. Fridolin of Sackingen ["Apostle of the Upper Rhine"] (Irish, missionary, Bendictine abbot, died in Switzerland c. 540)
Bl. Helen of Gnesen [Jolenta] (Hungarian, princess, widow of Polish duke, Poor Clare superior, d. 1298 [beatified 1827])
St. Heliodorus (African, martyred in 3rd century)
Bl. Jordan of Pisa [Giordano] (Italian, Dominican priest, theologian, d. 1311)
Sts. Kyneburga, Kyneswide, and Tibba of Dormancaster (English ... sister princesses and a relative ... Benedictine abbesses and nun, 7th century)
St. Marcian of Tortona (Italian, disciple of St. Barnabas, bishop for 45 years, martyred by crucifixion in 120)
St. Ollegarius of Tarragona (Spanish, Augustinian canon and prior, archbishop, d. 1137)
St. Sezin of Guic-Sezni (British, bishop in Ireland, died in France c. 529)
Bl. Sylvester of Assisi [Silvestro] (Italian, nobleman, first Franciscan priest, d. 1240)
St. Venustus of Milan (Italian, early martyr)
Sts. Victor, Victorinus, Claudian, and Bassa (Bithynians [Turkish], early martyrs)

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), March 06, 2003.