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Today, June 20, 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. Adalbert of Magdeburg (French, missionary in Russia, Benedictine abbot in Germany, archbishop, d. 981)
St. Bagnus of Calais (French, Benedictine monk, missionary bishop, abbot, d. 710)
St. Benignus of Breslau (Polish, Cistercian monk, martyred in 13th century)
St. Edburga of Caistor (English, Benedictine nun, 7th century)
St. Florentina of Cartagena (Spanish ... sister of Sts. Leander, Fulgentius, and Isidore ... abbess, c. 636)
Bl. Francis Pacheco, Bl. Baltasar de Torres, Bl. Giovanni Battista Zola, Bl. Kasper Sadamatsu, Bl. John Kinsako, Bl. Michael Tozo, Bl. Paul Shinsuki, Bl. Peter Rinshei, and Bl. Vincent Kaun (Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, five Japanese, Korean ... three Jesuit missionary priests, one Japanese Jesuit, five laymen ... martyred by burning at Nagasaki in 1626)
St. Goban (Irish, Benedictine monk, hermit in France, martyred c. 670)
St. Govan (Welsh, hermit, 6th century)
St. Helia of Öhren (German, Benedictine abbess, c. 750)
Bl. Anthony Turner, Bl. John Fenwick, Bl. John Gavan, Bl. Thomas Whitbread, and Bl. William Harcourt (English, Jesuit priests, martyred [drawn, hanged, quartered] in 1679 [beatified 1929])
St. John of Matera [also known as John of Pulsano] (Italian, Benedictine abbot, d. 1139)
St. Macarius of Petra [baptized Arius] (Palestinian, bishop, opponent of Arian heresy, c. 350)
Bl. Margaret Ebner (German, Dominican nun, mystic, d. 1351 [beatified 1979 (first beatification by Pope John Paul II)])
Bl. Michelina Metelli of Pesaro (Italian, duchess, widow at age 20, Franciscan tertiary, d. 1356)
St. Novatus (Roman, brother of two saints, c. 151)
Sts. Paul and Cyriacus (Moesian [Bulgarian], early martyrs)
Pope St. Silverius (Italian, son of Pope Hormisdas, subdeacon, elected to papacy in 536, kidnapped, exiled, martyred by starvation in 537)

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), June 20, 2002

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Jmj

On June 20, 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. Adalbert of Magdeburg (French, missionary in Russia, Benedictine abbot in Germany, archbishop, d. 981)
St. Alban of Rome ["Proto-Martyr of England"] (Italian, soldier in Britain, martyred by beheading in 3rd or 4th century)
Bl. Anthony Turner of Leicestershire, Bl. John Fenwick of Durham, Bl. John Gavan of London, Bl. Thomas Whitbread of Essex, and Bl. William Harcourt [alias Barrow] (English, Jesuit priests, martyred [drawn, hanged, quartered] under Charles II [at ages 51, 51, 39, 61, and 69] in 1679 [beatified 1929])
St. Bagnus of Calais (French, Benedictine monk, missionary bishop, abbot, d. 710)
St. Benignus of Breslau (Polish, Cistercian monk, martyred in 13th century)
St. Edburga of Caistor (English, Benedictine nun, 7th century)
St. Florentina of Cartagena (Spanish ... sister of Sts. Leander, Fulgentius, and Isidore ... abbess, c. 636)
St. Goban (Irish, Benedictine monk, hermit in France, martyred c. 670)
St. Govan (Welsh, hermit, 6th century)
St. Helia of Öhren (German, Benedictine abbess, c. 750)
Blessed Martyrs of Ireland (Irish, 16 people [4 bishops, 6 priests, 5 laymen, 1 laywoman], martyred between 1579 and 1654 [beatified 1992])
----- Bl. Dermot O'Hurley of Lickadoon (archbishop, died at age 54 in 1584)
----- Bl. Margaret Ball of Cashel [nee Bermingham] (widow, d. 1584)
----- Bl. Francis Taylor of Dublin (married layman, lord mayor, d. 1621)
----- Bl. Matthew Lambert of Wexford (layman, d. 1581)
----- Bl. Robert Meyler of Wexford (layman, d. 1581)
----- Bl. Edward Cheevers of Wexford (layman, d. 1581)
----- Bl. Patrick Cavanagh of Wexford (layman, d. 1581)
----- Bl. Patrick O'Lochran of Tyrone [or O'Loughbrain] (priest, d. 1612)
----- Bl. Conor O'Devany of Down and Connor (Franciscan friar, bishop, d. 1612)
----- Bl. John Kearney of Cashel (Franciscan priest, d. 1653)
----- Bl. William Tirry of Cork (Augustinian priest, d. 1654)
----- Bl. Patrick O'Healy of Leitrim (Franciscan friar, bishop, d. 1579)
----- Bl. Conn O'Rourke (Franciscan priest, d. 1579)
----- Bl. Dominic Collins of Youghal (Jesuit brother, d. 1602)
----- Bl. Maurice MacKenraghty of Limerick (priest, d. 1585)
----- Bl. Terence Albert O'Brien of Limerick (Dominican friar, bishop, d. 1651)
----- Bl. Peter Higgins of Dublin (Dominican priest, prior, d. 1642)
St. John of Matera [Giovanni] [also known as John of Pulsano] (Italian, Benedictine abbot, d. 1139)
St. Macarius of Petra [baptized Arius] (Palestinian, bishop, opponent of Arian heresy, c. 350)
Bl. Margaret Ebner of Donauwörth (Bavarian, Dominican nun, mystic, d. 1351 [beatified 1979 (first beatification by Pope John Paul II)])
Bl. Michelina Metelli of Pesaro (Italian, duchess, widow at age 20, Franciscan tertiary, d. 1356)
Blessed Martyrs of Nagasaki of 1626 (European and Asian, nine men, martyred by burning)
----- Bl. Francis Pacheco of Ponte da Lima [Francisco] (Portuguese, Jesuit missionary priest)
----- Bl. Balthazar de Torres of Granada [Baltasar] (Spanish, Jesuit missionary priest)
----- Bl. John Baptist Zola of Brescia [Giovanni Battista] (Italian, Jesuit missionary priest)
----- Bl. Caspar Sadamatsu of Omura (Japanese, Jesuit priest)
----- Bl. John Kinsako of Kuchinotsu, Bl. Michael Tozo of Chijiwa, Bl. Paul Shinsuki of Urada, Bl. Peter Rinshei of Hachirao (Japanese, laymen)
----- Bl. Vincent Kaun of Seoul (Korean, layman)
St. Novatus of Rome (Italian, brother of two saints, c. 151)
Sts. Paul and Cyriacus of Tomi (Moesian [Bulgarian], early martyrs)
Pope St. Silverius of Frosinone (Italian, son of Pope Hormisdas, subdeacon, elected to papacy in 536, kidnapped, exiled, martyred by starvation in 537)

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), June 20, 2003.