Jmj

Today, July 9, 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. Adrian Fortescue (English, father of five, justice of the peace, Dominican tertiary, cousin of Anne Boleyn [but opposed her sham marriage], martyred by beheading in 1539 [beatified 1929])
St. Agilulph of Cologne (German, Benedictine abbot, archbishop, martyred c. 721)
St. Agrippinus of Autun (French, bishiop, d. 538)
St. Alberic Crescitelli (Italian, missionary priest in China, tortured and martyred by beheading in 1900 [canonized 2000])
Sts. Anatolia and Audax (Roman, maiden and her prison guard, martyred c. 250)
St. Augustine Chao (Chinese, soldier, priest, martyred by neglect in prison in 1815 [canonized 2000])
Sts. Benedict, Andrew, Barnabas, and Justus (Polish, Camaldolese hermits, c. 1000)
St. Brictius of Martola (Italian, bishop, c. 312)
St. Cyril of Gortyna (Cretan, bishop, tortured and martyred by beheading in 250)
St. Everild of Everingham (English, Benedictine abbess, 7th century)
St. Golvinus of Rennes (English, bishop in France, 7th century?)
Holy Martyrs of Gorkum (European, nineteen priests and religious [11 Franciscan Recollects, 2 Norbertines, 1 Dominican, 1 Augustinian Canon, 4 diocesan priests), refused to reject papacy and transubstantiation, tortured and martyred [hanged] by Calvinists in Holland in 1572)
----- St. Adrian Beanus (Dutch, Norbertine)
----- St. Adrian van Hilvarenbeek (Dutch)
----- St. Andrew Wouters (Dutch, Franciscan)
----- St. Antony van Hoornaer(Dutch, Franciscan)
----- St. Antony van Weert (Dutch, Franciscan)
----- St. Antony van Willehad (Danish, Franciscan)
----- St. Cornelius van Wyk (Dutch, Franciscan brother)
----- St. Godefried of Mervel (Dutch, Franciscan, superior)
----- St. Godfrey van Duynen (Dutch, parish priest)
----- St. James Lacop (Dutch, Norbertine, repentant apostate)
----- St. Jerome Weerden (Dutch, Franciscan missionary to Palestinian Moslems, vicar of friary in Holland)
----- St. John van Hoornaer (Dutch, Franciscan)
----- St. John van Oosterwyk (Dutch, Augustinian, nuns' chaplain)
----- St. John of Cologne (German, Dominican friar, parish priest in Holand)
----- St. Leonard Vechel (Dutch, parish priest)
----- St. Nicholas Janssen Poppel (Belgian, Franciscan, parish priest in Holland)
----- St. Nicholas Pieck (Dutch, Franciscan)
----- St. Peter of Assche (Belgian, Franciscan brother)
----- St. Theodore van der Eem (Dutch, Franciscan)
Bl. Jane Scopelli (Italian, Carmelite prioress, d. 1491)
Sts. Patermuthius, Copras, and Alexander (Egyptian ... penitent robber, hermit, converted soldier ... martyred c. 363)
St. Veronica Giuliani [baptized Ursula] (Italian, Poor Clare abbess, stigmatist, d. 1727)
St. Zeno and over 10,200 companions (Christian slaves forced to build imperial baths, martyred c. 300)

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), July 09, 2002

Answers

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John,

Again, I am pleased by your daily basis effort, to organize this listing of praiseworthy men and women. God will bless you for this toil.

Peace & Prayers

-- Xavier (xavier_david24@yahoo.com), July 10, 2002.

Thank you very much, Xavier. It gives me great pleasure to make this little effort. The work is its own reward!
It also pleases me very much that the messages help you in some way.
John

-- (jfgecik@hotmail.com), July 10, 2002.

Jmj

On July 9, 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. Adrian Fortescue of Punsborne (English, father of five, justice of the peace, Dominican tertiary, cousin of Anne Boleyn [but opposed her sham marriage], martyred by beheading under Henry VIII in 1539 [beatified 1929])
St. Agilulph of Cologne (German, Benedictine abbot, archbishop, martyred c. 721)
St. Agrippinus of Autun (French, bishiop, d. 538)
St. Alberico Crescitelli of Altavilla Irpina (Italian, missionary priest in China, tortured and martyred by beheading at age 37 in 1900 [canonized 2000])
Sts. Anatolia and Audax of Rome (Italian, maiden and her prison guard, martyred c. 250)
St. Augustine Zhao Rong of Wuchuan (Chinese, soldier, priest, martyred by neglect in prison at age 59 in 1815 [canonized 2000])
Sts. Benedict [Benedikt], Andrew [Andrzej], Barnabas [Barnaba], and Justus (Polish, Camaldolese hermits, c. 1000)
St. Brictius of Martola (Italian, bishop, c. 312)
St. Cyril of Gortyna (Cretan, bishop, tortured and martyred by beheading in 250)
St. Everild of Everingham (English, Benedictine abbess, 7th century)
St. Golvinus of Rennes (English, bishop in France, 7th century?)
Holy Martyrs of Gorkum (European [from four nations], nineteen priests and religious [11 Franciscan Recollects, 2 Norbertines, 1 Dominican, 1 Augustinian Canon, 4 diocesan priests), refused to reject papacy and transubstantiation, tortured and martyred [hanged] by Calvinists in Holland in 1572 [canonized 1867])
----- St. Adrian Janssen of Hilvarenbeek [also called Adrian Beanus] [Adriaan] (Dutch, Norbertine, died at about age 40)
----- St. Andrew Wouters of Heinenoord [Andries] (Dutch, Franciscan, died at about age 30)
----- St. Anthony of Hoornaer [Antonius] (Dutch, Franciscan)
----- St. Anthony of Weert [Antonius] (Dutch, Franciscan, died at about age 49)
----- St. Anthony of Holstein [Antonius] [also known as Willehad] (Danish, Franciscan, died at about age 90)
----- St. Cornelius of Wyk [Cornelis] (Dutch, Franciscan brother, died at about age 24)
----- St. Godfrey of Melveren [Govaert] (Dutch, Franciscan, superior, died at about age 60)
----- St. Godfrey van Duynen of Gorkum [Govaert] (Dutch, parish priest, died at about age 70)
----- St. James Lacops of Oudenaarde [Jacob] (Dutch, Norbertine, repentant apostate, died at about age 31)
----- St. Francis van Rooy of Brussels [Frans] (Dutch, Franciscan, died at about age 23)
----- St. Jerome Weerden of Weert [Jeronymus] (Dutch, Franciscan missionary to Palestinian Moslems, vicar of friary in Holland, died at about age 50)
----- St. John Lenartz of Oosterwyk [Johannes] (Dutch, Augustinian, nuns' chaplain, died at about age 68)
----- St. John of Cologne [Johannes von Köln] (German, Dominican friar, parish priest in Holand)
----- St. Leonard Vechel of ‘s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc) [Lenaert] (Dutch, parish priest, died at about age 45)
----- St. Nicasius of Heeze (Dutch, Franciscan, parish priest in Holland, died at about age 40)
----- St. Nicholas Janssen Poppel of Welde [Nicolaas] (Belgian, parish priest)
----- St. Nicholas Pieck of Gorkum [Claes] (Dutch, Franciscan, died at about age 38)
----- St. Peter of Assche (Belgian, Franciscan brother, died at about age 42)
----- St. Theodore van der Eem of Amersfoort [Dirk] (Dutch, Franciscan, died at about age 73)
Bl. Jane Scopelli of Reggio d'Emilia [Giovanna] (Italian, Carmelite prioress, d. 1491)
Bl. Mary of Jesus Crucified Petkovic of Blato [Marija] (Croatian, virgin, founded Congregation of the Daughters of Mercy, d. 1966 [beatified 2003])
Sts. Patermuthius, Copras, and Alexander (Egyptian ... penitent robber, hermit, converted soldier ... martyred c. 363)
St. Pauline of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus Visintainer of Vigolo Vattaro [Paolina del Cuore Agonizzante di Gesů] [baptized Amabile Lucia] (Italian, founded Little Sisters of the Immaculate Conception in Brazil, d. 1942 [canonized 2002])
St. Veronica Giuliani of Mercatello [baptized Ursula] (Italian, Poor Clare abbess, stigmatist, d. 1727)
St. Zeno and over 10,200 companions (Christian slaves forced to build imperial baths, martyred c. 300)

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), July 09, 2003.