February 20 -- today's saints and blesseds

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Jmj

On February 20, 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. Amata of Assisi (Italian, niece of St. Clare, Poor Clare nun, c. 1250)
St. Bolcan of Derken (French? bishop in Ireland, c. 480)
St. Colgan of Clonmacnoise (Scottish, abbot in France, c. 796)
St. Eleutherius of Byzantium (from Asia Minor [Turkish], bishop, martyred c. 310)
St. Eleutherius of Tournai (French, bishop, martyred by Arian heretics at about age 76 in 532)
Bl. Elizabeth Bartholomea Picenardi of Mantua [Elisabetta Bartolomea] (Italian, virgin, Servite tertiary, died at about age 40 in 1468 [beatified 1804])
St. Eucherius of Orléans (French, Benedictine monk, bishop, d. 743)
St. Falco of Maastricht (Dutch, bishop, d. 512)
Bl. Francis Marto [Francisco] and Bl. Hyacinth Marto [Jacinta], of Aljustrel (Portuguese, brother and sister, reported visions of Our Lady at Fatima in 1917, died [at ages 10 and 9 (Spanish flu)] in 1919 and 1920 [beatified 2000])
Bl. Julia Rodzinska of Nawojowa [baptized Stanislava (Estelle [beatified 1999])] (Polish, Dominican sister, martyred by Nazis at Stutthof [Germany] at age 45 in 1945 [beatified 1999])
St. Leo of Ravenna (Italian, bishop of Catania, died at about age 83 in 787)
Bl. Peter of Treja [Pietro](Italian, Franciscan friar, preacher, d. 1304 [beatified 1793])
Sts. Pothmius and Nemesius, of Alexandria (Cypriot, early martyrs)
St. Sadoth and eight companions, of Seleucia-Ctesiphon (Persian, bishop and disciples, tortured [racked] and martyred by beheading c. 342)
Bl. Thomas Pormont [Portmore?] of Little Limber (English, priest, martyred at about age 22 under Elizabeth I in 1592 [beatified 1987])
Sts. Tyrannio of Tyre, Zenobius of Sidon, Silvanus of Emesa, Peleus, and Nilus (Phoenician [Lebanese] and Egyptian ... bishop, priest/physician, bishop, and disciples ... martyred in 310)
Holy Martyrs of Tyre (Phoenician [Lebanese], martyred in 304)
St. Valerius of Conserans (French, bishop)
St. Wulfric of Haselbury (English, hermit priest, prophet, counselor to kings, copyist/binder, d. 1154)

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), February 20, 2005

Answers

Perhaps Bl. Francisco and Bl. Jacinta's names will be joined by that of their recently departed cousin, Lucia, some day.

-- ("jfgecik@hotmail.com), February 20, 2005.

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