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Today, April 10, we members of the Catholic Church family honor, in a special way, the following friends of God -- saints whose souls are now in heaven:

Bl. Antony Neyrot (Italian, Dominican priest, kidnapped, repentant apostate, martyred by stoning in Tunisia in 1460)
St. Apollonius of Alexandria (Egyptian, early martyr)
St. Bademus (Persian [Iranian], nobleman, abbot, tortured and martyred by beheading in 376)
St. Bede the Younger (French, court official, Benedictine monk, d. 883)
Sts. Beocca, Ethor, and about 90 companions (English ... abbot, priest, and monks ... martyred by Danish invaders c. 870)
St. Ezekiel (Israelite, Old Testament prophet, 6th century B.C.)
St. Fulbert of Chartres (Italian, bishop in France, counselor to leaders, d. 1029)
St. Gajan (Dacian [Romanian], deacon, martyred in 4th century)
St. Macarius of Ghent (Pisidian [Turkish], patriarch of Constantinople, pilgrim in Europe, died in Belgium in 1012)
St. Madelaine (Italian, orphan, catechist, nurse, member of Daughters of Charity, d. 1835)
St. Malchus of Waterford (Irish, Benedictine monk in England, bishop, d. 1110)
Bl. Mark Fantucci (Italian, lawyer, Franciscan priest, missionary preacher, d. 1479)
St. Michael de Sanctis (Spanish, orphan, merchant's apprentice, Trinitarian priest, monastic superior, d. 1625)
St. Palladius of Auxerre (French, abbot, bishop, d. 661)
St. Paternus of Abdinghof (Irish, Benedictine hermit in Germany, d. 1058)
Sts. Terence, Africanus, Pompeius, and 47 companions (African, tortured and martyred by beheading in 250)

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 11, 2002

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Jmj

On April 10, 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. Antony Neyrot of Rivoli [Antonio] (Italian, Dominican priest, kidnapped, repentant apostate, martyred by stoning in Tunisia in 1460)
St. Apollonius of Alexandria (Egyptian, early martyr)
St. Bademus of Bethlapeta (Persian [Iranian], nobleman, abbot, tortured and martyred by beheading in 376)
St. Bede the Younger of Gavello (French, court official, Benedictine monk in Italy, d. 883)
Sts. Beocca, Ethor, and about 90 companions, of Surrey (English ... abbot, priest, and monks ... martyred by Danish invaders c. 870)
St. Ezekiel (Israelite, Old Testament prophet, 6th century B.C.)
St. Fulbert of Chartres (Italian, bishop in France, counselor to leaders, d. 1029)
St. Gajan (Dacian [Romanian], deacon, martyred in 4th century)
St. Macarius of Ghent (Pisidian [Turkish], patriarch of Constantinople, pilgrim in Europe, died in Belgium in 1012)
St. Madeleine [Maddalena] (Italian, orphan, catechist, nurse, member of Daughters of Charity, d. 1835)
St. Malchus of Waterford (Irish, Benedictine monk in England, bishop, d. 1110)
Bl. Mark Fantucci of Bologna [Marco] (Italian, lawyer, Franciscan priest, missionary preacher, d. 1479)
St. Michael de Sanctis of Vich [Miguel] (Spanish, orphan, merchant's apprentice, Trinitarian priest, monastic superior, d. 1625)
St. Palladius of Auxerre (French, abbot, bishop, d. 661)
St. Paternus of Abdinghof (Irish, Benedictine hermit in Germany, d. 1058)
Sts. Terence, Africanus, Pompeius, and 47 companions, of Carthage (African, tortured and martyred by beheading in 250)

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 10, 2003.