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Today, April 17, we members of the Catholic Church family honor, in a special way, the following friends of God -- saints whose souls are now in heaven:

Pope St. Anicetus (Syrian, elected to papacy in 155, opposed Gnostics and Marcionists, reigned until death by martyrdom in 166)
Bl. Clare Gambacorta of Pisa [baptized Victoria] (Italian, widow at age 15, Dominican nun, d. 1419)
St. Donnan and 51 companions (Irish, monks, martyred by fire and sword while celebrating Easter Vigil c. 618)
Bl. Eberhard of Marchtal (German, Norbertine monk, d. 1178)
Sts. Elias, Paul, and Isidore (Spanish, priest and disciples, martyred by Moslems in 856)
Sts. Fortunatus and Marcian (Syrian or African, early martyrs)
Bl. Gervinus of Oudenburg (Belgian, hermit, Benedictine abbot, d. 1117)
St. Innocent of Tortona (Italian, bishop, tortured but escaped, c. 350)
Bl. James of Cerqueto (Italian, Augustinian friar, d. 1367)
St. Landericus of Soignies (French, bishop, Benedictine abbot, c. 730)
St. Mappalicus and 17 companions (North African, tortured and martyred by starvation in 250)
St. Pantagathus of Vienne (French, courtier, bishop, d. 540)
Sts. Peter and Hermogenes (deacon and servant, early martyrs)
St. Potentienne (Spanish, virgin, 7th century)
St. Robert de Turlande of Chaise-Dieu (French, Benedictine abbot, d. 1087)
St. Stephen Harding (English, Benedictine monk, Cistercian co-founder and abbot in France, d. 1134)
St. Wando of Fontenelle (French, Benedictine abbot, c. 756)

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 17, 2002

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On April 17, 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:

Pope St. Anicetus of Emesa (Syrian, elected to papacy in 155, opposed Gnostics and Marcionists, reigned until death by martyrdom in 166)
Bl. Clare Gambacorta of Pisa [Chiara] [baptized Victoria] (Italian, widow at age 15, Dominican nun, d. 1419)
St. Donnan and 51 companions, of Eigg (Irish, monks, martyred by fire and sword while celebrating Easter Vigil c. 618)
Bl. Eberhard of Marchtal (German, Norbertine monk, d. 1178)
Sts. Elias, Paul, and Isidore, of Cordova (Spanish, priest and disciples, martyred by Moslems in 856)
Sts. Fortunatus and Marcian (Syrian or African, early martyrs)
Bl. Gervinus of Oudenburg (Belgian, hermit, Benedictine abbot, d. 1117)
Bl. Henry Heath of Peterborough (English, Franciscan priest, martyred [drawn, hanged, and quartered] at about age 44 under Charles I in 1643 [beatified 1987])
St. Innocent of Tortona (Italian, bishop, tortured but escaped, c. 350)
Bl. James of Cerqueto [Giacomo] (Italian, Augustinian friar, d. 1367)
St. Landericus of Soignies (French, bishop, Benedictine abbot, c. 730)
St. Mappalicus and 17 companions, of Carthage (North African, tortured and martyred by starvation in 250)
St. Pantagathus of Vienne (French, courtier, bishop, d. 540)
Sts. Peter and Hermogenes of Antioch (deacon and servant, early martyrs)
St. Potentienne (Spanish, virgin, 7th century)
St. Robert de Turlande of Chaise-Dieu (French, Benedictine abbot, d. 1087)
St. Stephen Harding of Sherborne (English, Benedictine monk, Cistercian co-founder and abbot in France, d. 1134)
St. Wando of Fontenelle (French, Benedictine abbot, c. 756)

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 17, 2003.