January 9 -- today's saints and blesseds

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On January 9, 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. Adrian of Canterbury (African, Benedictine abbot in Italy and England, teacher, died at about age 75 in 710 [incorruptible])
Sts. Antony, Julian, Basilissa, Anastasius, Celsus, Marcionilla, and seven companions, of Antioch (Syrian, priest and laity, martyred c. 304)
St. Berhtwald of Canterbury (British, Benedictine abbot, archbishop, d. 731)
Bl. Casimir Grelewski of Dwikozy [Kazimierz] (Polish, diocesan priest, martyred by Nazis at Dachau [Germany] at age 37 in 1942 [beatified 1999])
Sts. Epictetus, Jucundus, Secundus, Vitalis, Felix, and seven companions (African, martyred c. 250)
Bl. Pope Gregory X Visconti of Piacenza [Gregorio] [baptized Teobaldo (Theobald)] (Italian, deacon in France, accompanied crusaders to Palestine, elected to papacy in 1271, reigned until death at about age 61 in 1276 [beatified 1713])
St. Honorius of Buzancais (French, livestock dealer, married man, martyred in 1250 [canonized 1444])
Bl. Joseph Pawlowski of Proszowice [Józef] (Polish, diocesan priest, martyred by Nazis at Dachau [Germany] at age 51 in 1942 [beatified 1999])
St. Marcellinus of Ancona (Italian, bishop, c. 566)
St. Marciana of Caesarea (Mauritanian, virgin, martyred [gored by a bull in amphitheater] c. 303)
St. Maurontius of Anjou (French, Benedictine abbot, c. 700)
St. Paschasia of Dijon (French, virgin, martyred c. 178)
St. Peter of Caesarea (Cappadocian [from what is now part of Turkey], son of two saints, brother of St. Basil the Great and other saints, abbot, bishop of Sebastea, fought Arianism, died at about age 51 c. 391)
St. Philip Berruyer of Bourges [Philippe] (French, archbishop, d. 1260)
Bl. Thomas Reggio of Genoa [Tommaso] (Italian, seminary rector, bishop of Ventimiglia, archbishop of Genoa, founder of Sisters of St. Martha, built orphanages, sought justice for laborers, died at age 83 in 1901 [beatified 2000])
Sts. Vitalicus, Revocatus, and Fortunatus, of Smyrna (Greek, bishop and deacons, early martyrs)
St. Waningus of Fécamp (French, Benedictine abbot, c. 686)

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), December 26, 2004

Answers

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-- (God@bless.ourSaints), January 09, 2005.

Hello John, I was looking over the list of Saints and saw this interesting note:

St. Adrian of Canterbury (African, Benedictine abbot in Italy and England, teacher, died at about age 75 in 710 [incorruptible])

I wondered what this "incorruptible" could mean so I looked up another page on St. Adrian.

Of his death this page said:
Died 9 January 710 of natural causes at Canterbury, England, and buried there; tomb a site of miracles; body found incorrupt in 1091

Do you know anywhere that I could find out more about this body incorruptible? Is it still that way today? What exactly does it mean -- that he didn't decay?

Thank you and God bless!

-- Emily ("jesusfollower7@yahoo.com"), January 09, 2005.


Hi, Emily.

Sorry. I'm having a bit of a hard time keeping my head above water right now (failing to "top" this thread today, unable to reply quickly to e-mail, etc.), because of slightly overwhelming duties after my recent relocation. May I recommend that you start a new thread on this subject, because you will then get quick replies from several people, I think. (Some folks do not look at these saints/blessed threads.) I will reply on your new thread later, if you don't get a good response.

We have touched on this subject (incorruptibility of some saints' bodies) before, but I don't know if the thread still exists. The "m.d." may have purged it.

God bless you.
JFG
PS: I have to admit that I am not sure about the condition of St. Adrian's body today. I probably made the assumption that, having been found incorrupt after 380 years, it is still so -- and that may be an incorrect assumption.

-- ("jfgecik@hotmail.com), January 09, 2005.


Oops! I spoke too soon, Emily. Here is the old thread on the subject. I found it more easily than I expected.

-- ("jfgecik@hotmail.com), January 09, 2005.

John, thanks for your help. I will check into that. And don't worry about answering if you are unable. I understand being busy. God bless,

-- Emily ("jesusfollower7@yahoo.com"), January 09, 2005.


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