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Today, May 7, 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. Agostino Roscelli (Italian, shepherd, priest, chaplain of orphanage and prison, founded Institute of Sisters of the Immaculata, d. 1902 [canonized 2001])
Bl. Albert of Bergamo (Italian, peasant farmer, widower, Dominican tertiary, miracle worker, d. 1279)
St. Domitian of Huy (French, bishop, fervent opponent of heresies, d. 560)
Sts. Flavia Domitilla, Euphrosyna, and Theodora (Roman, grandniece of emperors and her foster sisters, virgins, martyred in 2nd century)
Sts. Flavius, Augustus, and Augustine (from Asia Minor [Turkish], bishop and two brothers, martyred c. 300)
Bl. Frederick of Hirschau (German, Benedictine abbot in Switzerland, c. 1070)
Bl. Gisella (German, wife of King St. Stephen of Hungary, widow, c. 1095)
St. John of Beverley (English, Benedictine monk, bishop, d. 721)
St. Juvenal of Beneventum (Italian, martyred c. 132)
St. Liudhard (French, bishop, died in England c. 600)
St. Michael Ulumbijski (Georgian, 6th century)
Bl. Notkar Balbulus (Swiss, Benedictine priest, poet, musician, teacher, historian, d. 912)
St. Peter of Pavia (Italian, bishop, c. 735)
St. Placid of Autun (French, Benedictine abbot, c. 675)
St. Quadratus of Herbipolis (from Asia Minor [Turkish], martyred c. 257)
Bl. Rosa Venerini of Viterbo (Italian, virgin, teacher, founded sodality of women [later known as Venerini Sisters], d. 1728 [beatified 1952])
Sts. Serenicus and Serenus (Italina, Benedictine abbot and hermit, c. 669)
St. Villanus of Gubbio (Italian, Benedictine monk, bishop, d. 1237)

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), May 07, 2002

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On May 7, 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. Augustine Roscelli of Casarza Ligure [Agostino] (Italian, shepherd, diocesan priest, chaplain of orphanage and prison, founded Congregation of Sisters of Mary Immaculate of Genoa, d. 1902 [canonized 2001])
Bl. Albert of Bergamo [Alberto] (Italian, peasant farmer, widower, Dominican tertiary, miracle worker, d. 1279)
St. Domitian of Huy (French, bishop, fervent opponent of heresies, d. 560)
Sts. Flavia Domitilla, Euphrosyna, and Theodora, of Rome (Italian, grandniece of emperors and her foster sisters, virgins, martyred in 2nd century)
Sts. Flavius, Augustus, and Augustine of Nicomedia (from Asia Minor [Turkish], bishop and two brothers, martyred c. 300)
Bl. Frederick of Hirschau [Friedrich] (German, Benedictine abbot in Switzerland, c. 1070)
Bl. Gisella of Passau (German, wife of King St. Stephen of Hungary, widow, c. 1095)
St. John of Beverley (English, Benedictine monk, bishop, d. 721)
St. Juvenal of Beneventum (Italian, martyred c. 132)
St. Liudhard of Canterbury (French, bishop, died in England c. 600)
St. Michael Ulumbijski (Georgian, 6th century)
Bl. Notkar Balbulus of Elgg (Swiss, Benedictine priest, poet, musician, teacher, historian, d. 912)
Bl. Peter Francis Jamet of Fresnes [Pierre-François] (French, priest, superior of Institute of the Sisters of the Good Savior, d. 1845 [beatified 1987])
St. Peter of Pavia (Italian, bishop, c. 735)
St. Placid of Autun (French, Benedictine abbot, c. 675)
St. Quadratus of Herbipolis (from Asia Minor [Turkish], martyred c. 257)
Bl. Rose Venerini of Viterbo [Rosa] (Italian, virgin, teacher, founded sodality of women [later known as Venerini Sisters], d. 1728 [beatified 1952])
Sts. Serenicus and Serenus of Spoleto (Italian, Benedictine abbot and hermit, c. 669)
St. Villano of Gubbio (Italian, Benedictine monk, bishop, d. 1237)

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 07, 2003.

My own is not an answer but verification about the congregation of the venerini sisters that is their full apostolate, charisma and infact all about their congregation. Thanks in anticipation that my questions will be duely answered

Bye and strongly waiting for U'r reply through my e-mail box via the address stated above.

-- Udeh Veramariae Chibuzor (veramariae@yahoo.com), November 15, 2004.

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