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On January 29, 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. Aquilinus of Milan (Bavarian, itinerant preacher, martyred by an Arian's sword in Italy in 650)
St. Blath of Kildare (Irish, nun, cook, d. 523)
St. Caesarius of Angoulême (French, deacon, 1st century)
Bl. Charles of Sayn (Belgian, soldier, Cistercian abbot, d. 1212)
Sts. Constantius and companions, of Perugia (Italian, bishop and flock, martyred in 170)
St. Dallan Forghaill of Connaught (Irish, nobleman, bard, d. 598)
Pope St. Gelasius II of Monte Cassino (Italian, Benedictine monk, papal counselor, cardinal, elected to papacy in 1118, reigned until death in France at about age 61 in 1119)
St. Gildas the Wise of Rhuys (British, nobleman, historian, hermit, abbot, died in France at about age 54 c. 570)
Sts. Papias and Maurus of Rome (Italian, soldiers, martyred c. 303)
St. Sabinian of Troyes (Greek, missionary, martyred by beheading in France c. 275)
Sts. Sarbellius and Barbea of Edessa (Mesopotamian, converted pagan priest and his sister, tortured and martyred in 101)
St. Sulpicius of Rome (Italian, widower, bishop of Bourges in France, d. 591)
St. Triphina of Brittany (French, widow, 6th century)
St. Valerius of Trier (French, bishop, c. 320)
Bl. Villana of Botti (Italian, wife, Dominican tertiary, visionary, died at about age 28 in 1361 [beatified 1824])
St. Voloc (Irish, missionary bishop in Scotland, c. 724)

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), January 29, 2005

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-- ("jfgecik@hotmail.com), January 29, 2005.