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On September 1, 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. Abigail of Maon (Israelite, wife of King St. David, c. 950 B.C.)
St. Agia (French, widow, mother of St. Lupus of Sens, 6th century)
St. Ammon and forty companions, of Thrace (Greek, deacon and disciples [young women], martyred [burned with a poker] in 332)
St. Anna bat Phanuel (Israelite, widow, prophetess at the "presentation" of Jesus [Luke 2:36], 1st century)
St. Beatrice of Silva Meneses of Cueta [Beatriz, also known as Brites] (Portuguese, courtier, Cistercian abbess, foundress of Benedictine Congregation of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary [Conceptionists], died at about age 66 in 1490 [beatified 1926, canonized 1976])
St. Constantius of Aquino (Italian, bishop, d. 520)
St. Giles of Athens (Greek, hermit, abbot in France, c. 724)
St. Giles of Borgo San Sepolcro [Gil] (Spanish, founder of Benedictine abbey, c. 1050)
St. Giles of Castaneda [Gil] (Spanish, Benedictine abbot, c, 1203)
Bl. Jane Soderini of Florence [Giovanna] (Italian, Servite tertiary, died at about age 66 in 1367 [beatified 1827])
Sts. Joshua ben Nun and Gideon ben Joash of Ophrah (Israelites [the first, born in Egypt], Old Testament patriarch and judge, 12th and 11th century B.C.)
Bl. Juliana of Collalto [Giuliana] (Italian, Benedictine abbess, died at about age 76 in 1262 [beatified 1753])
St. Lupus of Sens (French, bishop, d. 623)
St. Lythan (Welsh)
Bl. Michael Ghebre of Mertule Mariam (Ethiopian, Vincentian priest, martyred by abuse in prison at about age 64 in 1855 [beatified 1926])
St. Nivard of Reims (French, archbishop)
St. Regulus of Tuscany (North African, refugee in Italy, martyred by Ostrogoth Arian heretics in 545)
St. Terentian of Todi (Italian, bishop, tortured [racked, tongue cut out] and martyred by beheading in 118)
St. Verena (Egyptian, hermitess in Switzerland, 3rd century)
St. Victorius of Le Mans (French, bishop, d. 490)
Sts. Vincent and Laetus (Spanish, early martyrs)

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), September 01, 2004

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