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On July 28, 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. Acacius of Miletus (from Asia Minor [now called Turkey], martyred c. 310)
Bl. Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception Mattathupandatu of Arpukara ([Asian] Indian, virgin, religious sister of Congregation of the Third Order of St. Francis, died at age 36 in 1946 [beatified 1986])
Bl. Anthony della Chiesa of San Germano [Antonio] (Italian, nobleman, Dominican prior, missionary with St. Bernardine, mystic, died at about age 64 in 1459 [beatified 1819])
St. Arduinus of Ceprano (Italian, 7th century)
St. Botvid of Sodermannland (Swedish, lay missionary working with English monks, martyred in 1100)
St. Camelian of Troyes (French, bishop for almost 50 years, c. 525)
St. Eustace of Galatia (from Asia Minor, victim of torure and early martyr by drowning)
Pope St. Innocent I of Albano (Italian, elected to papacy in 401, reigned until death in 417)
St. Lucidus of Aquara (Italian, Benedictine monk, hermit, died at about age 78 c. 938)
Sts. Nazarius and Celsus of Rome (Italian, disciple of St. Peter and a child, martyred by beheading c. 68)
St. Peregrine of Lyons (French, priest, hermit, 2nd century)
St. Peter Poveda Castroverde of Linares [Pedro] (Spanish, diocesan priest, founder of Teresian Institute, martyred at age 61 in Civil War in 1936 [beatified 1993, canonized 2003])
St. Raymond Palmarius Zansogni of Piacenza [Raimondo] (Italian, pilgrim to Holy Land and throughout Europe, died at about age 60 in 1200)
St. Samson of Glamorgan (Welsh, nobleman, abbot, hermit, bishop of Caerleon in Cornwall, missionary in France, died at about age 75 c. 565)
Pope St. Victor I (North African, elected to papacy in 189, may have been first to use Latin in liturgy, reigned until death [possibly martyred] in 199)
Bl. Victoria Diez y Bustos de Molina of Seville (Spanish, virgin ... member of Teresian Institute ... martyred at age 33 in Civil War in 1936 [beatified 1993])

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. Additional 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 28, 2004

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-- ("jfgecik@hotmail.com), July 28, 2004.