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On November 19, 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. Atto of Tordino (Italian, Benedictine abbot, d. 1010)
St. Azas and companions, of Isauria (about 150 people martyred in 304)
St. Barlaam of Antioch (Syrian, peasant, tortured and martyred in Cappadocia [part of Turkey today] in 304)
St. Crispin of Ecijia (Spanish, bishop, martyred [beheaded] in 4th century)
St. Ebbe of Minster-in-Thanet (British, Kentish queen, sister of four saints, widow, abbess, d. 694)
Sts. Exuperius, Felician, and Severinus, of Vienne (French, martyred in 170)
St. Faustus of Alexandria (Egyptian, deacon, martyred in 4th century)
Bl. James Benefatti of Mantua [Giacomo] (Italian, Dominican friar, bishop, d. 1332 [beatified 1859]) [incorruptible] [commemorated by some on the 26th]
St. James of Constantinople (Turkish, army officer, priest and hermit in France, c. 865)
St. Matilda von Hackenborn-Wippra of Helfta [Mechtilde] (German, teacher of St. Gertrude the Great, died at about age 57 in 1298)
St. Maximus of Rome (martyred in 255)
St. Medana of Galloway (Irish, virgin in Scotland, 8th century)
St. Nerses the Great of Cappadocia (from Asia Minor [now called Turkey], married, catholicos [bishop] of Armenians, martyred by poisoning in 373)
St. Obadiah (Israelite, Old Testament prophet, several centuries B.C.)

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), November 19, 2004

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-- ("jfgecik@hotmail.com), November 19, 2004.