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Today, March 16, 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. Abban of Kill-Abban (Irish, abbot, 5th century)
St. Abraham Kidunaia (Syrian, hermit, missionary priest, c. 366)
St. Agapitus of Ravenna (Italian, bishop, 4th century)
St. Benedicta (Italian, Poor Clare abbess, d. 1260)
St. Dentlin (French, member of family of saints, died at age 7 in 7th century)
St. Eusebia of Hamay (French, Benedictine abbess, member of another family of saints, c. 680)
St. Finnian Lobhar [i.e., the Leper] (Irish, abbot, c. 560)
St. Gregory Makar (Armenian, monk, bishop, hermit, miracle-worker, c. 1000)
St. Heribert of Cologne (German, archbishop, d. 1021)
Sts. Hilary, Tatian, Felix, Largus, and Denis (Italian ... bishop, deacon, and flock ... martyred by beheading c. 284)
Bl. John Amias (English, widower, priest, martyred [drawn, hanged, quartered] by Elizabethans in 1589)
Bl. John Sordi (Italian, Benedictine monk, hermit, bishop, martyred in 1183)
St. Julian of Antioch (Cilician [Turkish], tortured and martyred by drowning in 4th century)
St. Malcoldia of Asti (Italian, Benedictine nun, c. 1090)
St. Megingaud of Wurzburg (German, Benedictine abbot, bishop, d. 794)
St. Papas of Lycaonia (from Asia Minor [Turkish], martyred c. 300)
St. Patrick of Auvergne (French, bishop, c. 307)
Bl. Robert Dalby (English, priest, martyred [hanged] by Elizabethans in 1589)
Bl. Torello of Poppi (Italian, Vallumbrosan oblate for 60 years, c. 1292)

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 16, 2002

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Jmj

On March 16, 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. Abban of Kill-Abban (Irish, abbot, 5th century)
St. Abraham Kidunaia of Edessa (Syrian, hermit, missionary priest, c. 366)
St. Agapitus of Ravenna (Italian, bishop, 4th century)
St. Benedicta of Assisi [Benedetta] (Italian, Poor Clare abbess, d. 1260)
St. Dentlin of Mons (French, member of family of saints, died at age 7 in 7th century)
St. Eusebia of Hamay (French, Benedictine abbess, member of another family of saints, c. 680)
St. Finnian Lobhar of Bregia ["lobhar" means the Leper] (Irish, abbot, c. 560)
St. Gregory Makar of Pithivier (Armenian, monk, bishop, hermit in France, miracle-worker, c. 1000)
St. Heribert of Cologne (German, archbishop, d. 1021)
Sts. Hilary of Aquileia, Tatian, Felix, Largus, and Denis (Italian ... bishop, deacon, and flock ... martyred by beheading c. 284)
Bl. John Amias of Wakefield (English, widower, priest, martyred [drawn, hanged, quartered] under Elizabeth I in 1589)
Bl. John Sordi of Cremona [Giovanni] (Italian, Benedictine monk, hermit, bishop, martyred in 1183)
St. Julian of Antioch (Cilician [Turkish], tortured and martyred by drowning in 4th century)
St. Malcoldia of Asti (Italian, Benedictine nun, c. 1090)
St. Megingaud of Wurzburg (German, Benedictine abbot, bishop, d. 794)
St. Papas of Lycaonia (from Asia Minor [Turkish], martyred c. 300)
St. Patrick of Auvergne (French, bishop, c. 307)
Bl. Robert Dalby of Hemingborough (English, priest, martyred [hanged] under Elizabeth I in 1589)
Bl. Torello of Poppi (Italian, Vallumbrosan oblate for 60 years, c. 1292)

If you have anything to share about these 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/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 16, 2003.