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On March 8, 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 God Ciudad of Montemoro Novo [(Portuguese:) Joćo de Deus {Cidade} ... (Spanish:) Juan de Dios] (Portuguese, shepherd, mercenary soldier, suffered mental illness, founded Order of Charity and the Order of Hospitallers in Spain to care for the sick/poor/homeless, died on 55th birthday in 1550 [beatified 1630, canonized 1690])

Sts. Arianus of Thebes, Theoticus, and three companions (Egyptian ... governor and others ... martyred by drowning c. 311)
St. Beoadh of Ardcarne (Irish, bishop, c. 525)
Sts. Cyril, Rogatus, Felix, Herenia, Felicitas, Urbanus, Sylvanus, and Mamilius (African ... bishop and disciples ... early martyrs)
St. Duthac of Ross (Irish, bishop in Scotland, d. 1065 [beatified 1898])
Bl. Faustino Miguez of Xamiro (Spanish, Piarist priest, teacher, medical researcher, founded a religious institute for women, died at age 93 in 1926 [beatified 1998])
St. Felix of Burgundy ["Apostle to the East Angles"] (French, missionary in England, bishop of Dunwich, d. 646)
St. Humphrey of Pruem (French, Benedictine monk, bishop of Therouanne, d. 871)
St. John Helgi Ogmundarson of Holar [Jon] ["Apostle to Iceland"] (Icelandic, bishop, d. 1121 [canonized 1201])
St. Julian of Agali (Spanish, abbot, archbishop of Toledo, died at about age 48 in 690)
Sts. Philemon and Apollonius of Antinoe (Egyptian ... entertainer and deacon ... martyred by drowning c. 305)
St. Pontius of Carthage (Carthaginian [from what is now Tunisia], deacon, c. 262)
St. Provinus of Gaul (French, bishop of Como in Italy, c. 420)
St. Quintilis of Nicomedia (from Asia Minor [now called Turkey], bishop, early martyr)
St. Rhian (Welsh?, abbot)
St. Senan of Corca Bhaisin (Irish, bishop, died at about age 55 c. 560)
St. Stephen of Obazine [Etienne] (French, Cistercian priest, abbot, died at about age 68 in 1154)
St. Veremund of Hirache (Spanish, Benedictine abbot, d. 1092)
Bl. Vincent Kadlubek of Karnow [Wincenty] (Polish, bishop of Krakow, Cistercian monk, died at about age 62 in 1223 [beatified 1764])

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), March 08, 2005

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