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Today, April 3, we members of the Catholic Church family honor, in a special way, the following friends of God -- saints whose souls are now in heaven:

Sts. Agape, Chione, and Irene (Macedonian, biological sisters, virgins, martyred in 304)
Bl. Alexandrina di Letto (Italian, Poor Clare abbess, d. 1458)
St. Attalus of Taormina (Sicilian, Benedictine abbot, c. 800)
St. Burgundofara of Faremoutiers (French, Benedictine abbess, c. 657)
Sts. Evagrius and Benignus (Romanian, early martyrs)
Bl. Gandulphus of Binasco (Italian, Franciscan priest in Sicily, hermit, d. 1260)
Bl. John of Penna [Giovanni] (Italian, Franciscan priest, mystic, prophet, d. 1271)
St. Luigi Scrosoppi of Udine (Italian, priest, Franciscan tertiary, dedicated to aiding orphans/poor/handicapped, Oratorian, d. 1884 [canonized 2001])
St. Nicetas of Medikion (Bithynian [Turkish], abbot, hermit, d. 824)
St. Pancras of Taormina (Sicilian, bishop, martyred in 1st century)
St. Richard Backedine of Chichester [also known as Richard of Wych] (English, chancellor of Oxford University, bishop, d. 1253)
Pope St. Sixtus I (Roman, elected to papacy c. 117, reigned until death by martyrdom in 127)
St. Vulpian of Tyre (Syrian, tortured and martyred by drowning off Lebanon c. 304)

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), April 03, 2002

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Saint Irene Convicted of possessing the Scriptures despite a prohibition issued in 303 by Emperor Diocletian. Following the martyrdom of her sisters, Irene was ordered to deny the faith, also; she refused. She was sent to a house of prostitution, and when she was unmolested after being exposed naked and chained, she was executed. Died burned alive or shot through the throat with an arrow (records vary) in 304 Patronage girls, peace

Saint Irene pray for us and lead us to world peace.

-- Choas (Choas@ivillage.com), April 03, 2003.

Jmj

On April 3, 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:

Sts. Agape, Chione, and Irene of Thessalonica (Macedonian, biological sisters, virgins, martyred in 304)
Bl. Alexandrina di Letto of Sulmona (Italian, Poor Clare abbess, d. 1458)
St. Attalus of Taormina (Sicilian, Benedictine abbot, c. 800)
St. Burgundofara of Faremoutiers (French, Benedictine abbess, c. 657)
Sts. Evagrius and Benignus of Tomi (Romanian, early martyrs)
Bl. Gandolph of Binasco [Gandolfo] (Italian, Franciscan priest in Sicily, hermit, d. 1260)
Bl. John of Penna [Giovanni] (Italian, Franciscan priest, mystic, prophet, d. 1271)
St. Louis Scrosoppi of Udine [Luigi] (Italian, priest, Franciscan tertiary, dedicated to aiding orphans/poor/handicapped, Oratorian, d. 1884 [canonized 2001])
St. Nicetas of Medikion (Bithynian [Turkish], abbot, hermit, d. 824)
St. Pancras of Taormina (Sicilian, bishop, martyred in 1st century)
Pope St. Sixtus I of Rome (Italian, elected to papacy c. 117, reigned until death by martyrdom in 127)
St. Vulpian of Tyre (Syrian, tortured and martyred by drowning off Lebanon c. 304)

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), April 03, 2003.