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On October 23, 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. John of Capestrano [Giovanni] (Italian, lawyer, governor, Franciscan priest, died in Austria at age 70 in 1456 [beatified 1650, canonized 1690]) [The name of his birthplace is widely misspelled as “Capistrano.”]

St. Allucio of Pescia (Italian, herdsman, d. 1134)
St. Amon of Toul (French, bishop, 4th century)
Bl. Arnold Rčche of Landroff [Arnaud] [baptized Jules-Nicolas (Julius Nicholas)] (French, coachman, member of Brothers of the Christian Schools [LaSalle Brothers], wartime nurse, catechist, died at age 52 in 1890 [beatified 1987])
Bl. Bartholomew of Breganza [Bartolomeo] (Italian, nobleman, Dominican friar, pope's theologian, bishop of Nimesia on Cyprus and of Vicenza in Italy, died at about age 71 in 1271 [beatified 1793])
St. Benedict of Sebaste (bishop in Samaria, abbot in France, c. 654)
St. Bertrand of Grandselve (French, Cistercian abbot, visionary, d. 1149)
St. Clether (Welsh, died (possibly martyred) in England c. 520)
St. Domitius of Amiens (French, deacon, hermit, 8th century)
St. Elfreda of Glastonbury (British, princess, hermitess, c. 936)
St. Henry of Cologne [Henri] (French, among first Dominican priests, d. 1225)
St. Ignatius of Constantinople (Turkish, emperor's son, abbot, patriarch [bishop], died at about age 78 in 877)
Bl. John Buoni of Mantua [Giovanni] (Italian, court jester, co-founder of Augustinian Hermit Friars, d. 1249 [beatified 1483])
St. John of Siracusa (Sicilian, Benedictine monk, bishop, c. 609)
Bl. Joseph Stanek of Lapsze Nizne [Józef] (Polish, Palottine priest, martyred by Nazis at Czerniakow [Poland] at age 27 in 1944 [beatified 1999])
St. Leothadius of Moissac (French, Benedictine abbot, d. 718)
St. Oda of Amay (French, princess, widow, caretaker of the poor and suffering, c. 723)
St. Romanus of Rouen (French, bishop, d. 639)
Sts. Servandus and Germanus of León (Spanish, martyred c. 305)
Bl. Severinus Boethius of Rome [full name: Anicius Manlius Torquatus Severinus Boëthius] (Italian, statesman, philosopher, writer, martyred at about age 45 c. 525 [beatified 1883])
St. Severinus of Bordeaux (French, bishop of Cologne, opposed Arian heresy, martyred in 403)
St. Syra of Faremoutiers (French, virgin, abbess, c. 660)
St. Theodore of Antioch (from Asia Minor [now called Turkey], priest, opposed Arian heresy, tortured and martyred by beheading in 362)
Bl. Thomas Thwing of Heworth (English, priest, martyred under Charles II in 1680 [beatified 1929])
St. Verus of Salerno (Italian, bishop, 4th century)

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 23, 2004

Answers

-- ("jfgecik@hotmail.com), October 23, 2004.

hey john, thanks again for these great threads...

i was actually somewhat interested in learning a little bit more about the martyrdom of St Joseph Stanek, if you knew anything more about it...

also, where do you gather all this great information?

-- paul h (dontSendMeMail@notAnAddress.com), October 23, 2004.

You're welcome, "little paul." Nice to hear from you.

You wrote: "i was actually somewhat interested in learning a little bit more about the martyrdom of St Joseph Stanek, if you knew anything more about it..."

Now don't canonize him prematurely, please! I was able to find three sites where you can go to read more about Blessed Joseph Stanek.
First, here are some brief biographical notes in English.
Second, here is a photo and a few comments in Polish.
Third, here are some more substantial biographical notes in Polish.

I seem to recall that you are studying in north-central Europe now, so I hope that you know someone who can translate the Polish for you.

Paul, you also wrote: "where do you gather all this great information?"

I have collected it from scores of Internet sites (though primarily about five) and a few books (including the "Liturgy of the Hours"). Some time next year, when I will have more free time -- perhaps after posting the last daily thread -- I will post a message giving links to a bunch of the sites on which I have relied heavily since I started doing this in 2001.

God bless you.
John

-- ("jfgecik@hotmail.com), October 24, 2004.

hey john,

actually, right now i'm back in the states at school. travels in europe are a summer thing to visit my mom. i hope things are treating you well. my mistake on the early canonization of Blessed Joseph Stanek. I had a hunch there would be something captivating about his story, and here is what i found on that breif bio:

"On September23, 1944, he was hanged from the iron rafters of the ruined factory with two young women. As he was being hoisted up, he blessed and forgave all present."

just a reminder of how we are called to be like Christ, even forgiving unto our death.

-- paul h (dontSendMeMail@notAnAddress.com), October 24, 2004.