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On October 21, 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. Agatho (Egytian, hermit, abbot, 4th century)
St. Asterius of Ostia (Italian, martyr, c. 223)
St. Berthold of Parma [Bertoldo] (Italian, Benedictine brother, d. 1111)
St. Cilinia of Laon (French, mother of two bishops, c. 458)
St. Condedus (British, Benedictine monk in France, hermit, c. 690)
St. Dasius, Zoticus, Caius, and twelve companions, of Nicomedia (Italian, soldiers, martyrs, c. 303)
St. Finton of Taghmon (Irish, abbot, c. 635)
St. Gebizo of Monte Cassino (German, Benedictine monk in Italy, c. 1087)
Bl. Gonzalo of Lagos [Gonçalo] (Portuguese, Augustinian monk, preacher, died at about age 62 in 1422 [beatified 1778])
St. Hilarion of Tabatha (Palestinian, hermit, abbot, miracle-worker, died on Cyprus at about age 80 in 371)
St. Hugh of Ambronay (French, Benedictine abbot, c. 10th century)
Bl. Imana of Loss [Imaine] (French, Cistercian abbess, d. 1270)
St. John Thwing of Bridlington (English, Augustinian Canon, prior, died at about age 60 in 1379 [canonized 1401])
Bl. Laura of St. Catherine of Siena Montoya y Upegui of Jericó (Colombian, teacher, missionary, founder and superior of Congregation of Missionary Sisters of Immaculate Mary and of Saint Catherine of Siena, defender of South American Indian rights, died at age 70 in 1944 [beatified 2004])
St. Malchus of Chalcis (Syrian, hermit, c. 390)
St. Maurontus of Marseilles (French, Benedictine abbot, bishop, c. 804)
Bl. Peter Capucci of Citta di Castello [Pietro] (Italian, Dominican priest, miracle-worker, died at about age 55 in 1445 [beatified 1816])
St. Tuda of Lindisfarne (Irish, Benedictine abbot, bishop, d. 664)
St. Ursula and ten companions, of Cologne (British, virgins, martyred in Germany, 4th century)
St. Viator of Lyons (French, hermit, c. 390)
St. Wendelin of Tholey (Irish or Scottish shepherd, hermit, abbot, died at about age 63 in 617)

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), October 21, 2004

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-- ("jfgecik@hotmail.com), October 21, 2004.