May 5 -- today's saints

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Jmj

Today, May 5, 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. Angelus of Jerusalem (Palestinian, Jewish, Carmelite hermit, martyred by stabbing in Sicily in 1220)
St. Avertinus (English, deacon, companion of St. Thomas Becket in France, d. 1189)
St. Brito of Trèves (German, bishop, opponent of Priscillian heresy, d. 386)
Bl. Caterina Cittadini [nee Lanzani] (Italian, orphan, schoolteacher, founded Ursuline Sisters of Somasca, d. 1857 [beatified 2001])
St. Crescentiana (martyred in 5th century)
St. Diuma (Scottish, bishop in England, 7th century)
St. Echa of Crayk (English, Benedictine priest, hermit, d. 767)
Bl. Edmund Ignatius Rice (Irish, farmer, widower, founder of the Christian Brothers and the Presentation Brothers, d. 1844 [beatified 1996])
St. Eulogius of Edessa (Greek, bishop, opponent of Arian heresy, c. 382)
St. Euthymius of Alexandria (Egyptian, deacon, early martyr)
St. Geruntius of Milan (Italian, bishop, c. 470) St. Hydroc (English, hermit, 5th century)
Sts. Irenaeus, Peregrinus, and Irene (Greek, martyred by burning c. 300)
Bl. John Haile (English, parish priest, martyred [drawn, hanged, quartered] by Henry VIII in 1535)
St. Jovinian of Auxerre (French, missionary, bishop, martyred c. 300)
St. Jutta of Kulmsee (German, noblewoman, mother, widow of crusader, hermit, d. 1260)
St. Maurontius of Douai (French, nobleman, Benedictine abbot, c. 701)
St. Maximus of Jerusalem (Palestinian?, bishop, c. 350)
St. Nectarius of Vienne (French, bishop, c. 445)
St. Nicetus of Vienne (French, bishop, c. 450)
Bl. Nunzio Sulprizio (Italian, apprentice blacksmith, virgin, died at age 19 in 1836 [beatified 1963])
St. Sacerdos of Saguntum (Spanish, bishop, c. 450)
St. Silvanus (Roman, early martyr)
St. Theodore of Bologna (Italian, bishop, c. 550)
St. Waldrada of Metz (French, abbess, c. 620)

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@desc.dla.mil), May 06, 2002

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Jmj

On May 5, 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. Angelus of Jerusalem (Palestinian, Jewish, Carmelite hermit, martyred by stabbing in Sicily in 1220)
St. Avertinus of Vinzai (English, deacon, companion of St. Thomas Becket in France, d. 1189)
St. Brito of Trier (German, bishop, opponent of Priscillian heresy, d. 386)
Bl. Catherine Cittadini of Bergamo [Caterina] [nee Lanzani] (Italian, orphan, schoolteacher, founded Ursuline Sisters of Somasca, d. 1857 [beatified 2001])
St. Crescentiana (martyred in 5th century)
St. Diuma of Mercia (Scottish, bishop in England, 7th century)
St. Echa of Crayk (English, Benedictine priest, hermit, d. 767)
Bl. Edmund Ignatius Rice of Callan (Irish, farmer, widower, founder of the Christian Brothers and the Presentation Brothers, d. 1844 [beatified 1996])
St. Eulogius of Edessa (Greek, bishop, opponent of Arian heresy, c. 382)
St. Euthymius of Alexandria (Egyptian, deacon, early martyr)
St. Geruntius of Milan (Italian, bishop, c. 470) St. Hydroc (English, hermit, 5th century)
St. Hilary of Arles (French, monk, archbishop, d. 449)
St. Hydroc (English?, hermit, 5th century)
Sts. Irenaeus, Peregrinus, and Irene, of Thessalonica (Greek, martyred by burning c. 300)
Bl. John Haile of Isleworth (English, parish priest, martyred [drawn, hanged, quartered] under Henry VIII in 1535)
St. Jovinian of Auxerre (French, missionary, bishop, martyred c. 300)
St. Judith of Kulmsee [Jutta] (German, noblewoman, mother, widow of crusader, hermit, d. 1260)
St. Maurontius of Douai (French, nobleman, Benedictine abbot, c. 701)
St. Maximus of Jerusalem (Palestinian?, bishop, c. 350)
St. Nectarius of Vienne [also known as Nicetus] (French, bishop, c. 445)
Bl. Nunzio Sulprizio of Pescara (Italian, apprentice blacksmith, virgin, died at age 19 in 1836 [beatified 1963])
St. Sacerdos of Saguntum (Spanish, bishop, c. 450)
St. Silvanus of Rome (Italian, early martyr)
St. Theodore of Bologna (Italian, bishop, c. 550)
St. Waldrada of Metz (French, abbess, c. 620)

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), May 05, 2003.


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