Saint of the Day – 24 October – Saint Regnobert (7th Century) Bishop of Bayeux, France,“ The Second Apostle of Bessin” Founder of Churches, Born in Noron-la-Poterie, a Village southwest of Bayeux and died there in c666. Patronage – of Caen, France. Also known as – Ragnobertus, Raimbert, Regnoberto, Rennobert, Renobert, Rénobert.
St Regnobert portrayed in a stained glass window in Notre-Dame Cathedral, Bayeux
Regnobert is described as “ The Second Apostle of Bessin”having completed the work begun by Saint Exuperius, the conversion of the Saxons in the 620s.
Regnobert was the Founder of four Churches in the region – St Saviour, Notre Dame, Saint Pierre and Saint Jean. He is also credited with founding the Chapel at the origin of the pilgrimage to the Délivrande.
In c627 Ragnobert was appointed the Bishop of Bayeux. He was present at the Council of Clichy in the same year.
He died around 666. His Feast day is celebrated on 24 October.
In the times of the invasion of the Vikings, Regnobert’s Relics were translated from Bayeux and eventually were deposited at Corbeil; the Saint-Spire Cathedral in Corbeil-Essonnes is dedicated to him. T hose kept in Corbeil were thrown into the Seine by the revolutionaries in 1793. egnobert is sometimes called a Bishop of Corbolium (Corbeil) as a result of this translation.
Saint Raphael the Archangel The Feast day of Saint Raphael was included for the first time in the General Roman Calendar in 1921, for celebration on 24 October. With the 1969 revision of the General Roman Calendar, the Feast was transferred to 29 September for celebration together with Archangels Saints Michael and Gabriel. St Raphael: https://anastpaul.com/2021/10/24/saint-of-the-day-24-october-st-raphael-the-archangel/
St Audactus of Thibiuca St Cadfarch St Ciriacus of Hierapolis St Claudian of Hierapolis St Ebregislus of Cologne St Felix of Thibiuca St Fortunatus of Thibiuca St Fromundus of Coutances
St Maglorius (Died 575) Bishop of Dol and Solitaire in France, Confessor, Monk, Missionary, Abbot, Miracle-worker, “Apostle to Guernsey and Sark” (Sark, French “Sercq” one of the Channel Islands, a dependency of Guernsey, located in the English Channel, south of England’s coast. S St Maglorius\ Life of Grace: https://anastpaul.com/2023/10/24/saint-of-the-day-24-october-saint-maglorius-of-wales-died-c575-bishop/
St Marcius of (Died c679) Hermit St Mark of Campania Hermit
St Regnobert (7th Century) Bishop of Bayeux, France
St Senoch (536-576) Abbot, Priest, Ascetic, Apostle of the needy, the poor, of slaves, Founder of a Monastery , Miracle-worker granted the charism of curing the sick, especially the blind, those sick in soul and body. Born in 536 in Tiffauges, Poitou, Gaul (in modern France) and died in 576 aged 40, Touraine, France from a fever. Patronages – against eye diseases, of the blind, Saint-Senoch, France, Sassenay, France. His Holy Life: https://anastpaul.com/2024/10/24/saint-of-the-day-24-october-st-senoch-536-576-abbot/
St Senócus of Tours St Septimus of Thibiuca
Martyrs of Ephesus – 3 Saints: Three Christians Martyred together. All we know about them are the names Mark, Sotericus and Valentina. They were stoned to death near Ephesus, Asia Minor (in modern Turkey). Their relics are enshrined on the island of Tasos.
Feast of the Most Holy Redeemer – The Feast of the Most Holy Redeemer is a Liturgical Feast. It is celebrated in Venice as the Festa del Redentore. It is also celebrated by the Redemptorists and was celebrated in the City of Rome. The Feast is found only in the special calendar of some Diocese and religious Orders and is celebrated with proper Mass and Office either on the third Sunday of July or on 23 October. https://anastpaul.com/2019/10/23/the-feast-of-the-most-holy-redeemer-23-october/
St Anthony Mary Claret CMF (1807-1870) Known as “The Spiritual Father of Cuba.” In the first years, records show, that he Confirmed 100,000 people and performed 9,000 Sacramental Marriages.Archbishop of Cuba, one of the Fathers of the First Vatican Council,Confessor to the Queen of Spain, Missionary, Founder of the Congregation of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, commonly called the Claretians, Confessor, Mystic, Social Reformer, Spiritual Director, Writer, Publisher, Preacher, Apostle of Charity. He was declared venerable by Pope Leo XIII in 1899. He was Beatified in 1934 and in 1950, Canonised by Pope Pius XII. His heart is incorrupt. The 1969 revision of the calendar moved St Anthony Feast to the day of his death, 24 October (from the 23rd) but the 24th is and had been the Feast of Saint Raphael the Archangel since 1921. About St Anthony Mary here: https://anastpaul.wordpress.com/2017/10/24/saint-of-the-day-24-october-st-anthony-mary-claret-1807-1870-cmf/
St Arethas of Negran St Benedict of Sebaste St Clether St Domitius (8th Century) Priest St Elfleda St Ethelfleda Sts Germanus and Servandus of Cadiz St Gratien of Amiens Bl Henry of Cologne OP (Died 1225) Priest and Friar of the Order of Preachers, one of the first Disciples of St Dominic St Ignatius of Constantinople
St Severinus of Cologne (c330-c400) the 3rd Bishop of Cologne, Confessor, Defender of the Faith against heretics, Miracle-worker. He heard about the death of St Martin of Tours by the message of Angels’ voices. He founded a Monastery in honour of the Martyrs, Saints Cornelius and Cyprian, which is nowadays the Basilica of St. Severinus. This Zealous Patron of Cologne: https://anastpaul.com/2023/10/23/saint-of-the-day-23-october-saint-severinus-of-cologne-c330-c400-bishop-confessor/
St Syra of Faremoutiers St Theodoret of Antioch Blessed Thomas Thwing Priest Martyr Beatified on 15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI St Verus of Salerno
Martyrs of Nicaea – 3 Saints Euerotas Socrates Theodota
Martyrs of Valenciennes – 6 Beati: A group of Urusuline and Briggittine nuns murdered together in the anti-Christian excesses of the French Revolution. They were guillotined on 23 October 1794 in Valenciennes, Nord, France and Beatified on 13 June 1920 by Pope Benedict XV. Anne-Joseph Leroux Clotilde-Joseph Paillot •Jeanne-Louise Barré Marie-Augustine Erraux Marie-Liévine Lacroix Marie-Marguerite-Joseph Leroux
Saint of the Day – 23 October – St Domitius (8th Century) Priest (?) or Deacon, in Picardy, France. Amiens is the regional Capital of the Province of Picardy. Also known as – Domica, … of Picardy, … of Amiens.
The Roman Martyrology reads today: “In Picardy, St Domitius, Priest.”
A former Canon of Notre-Dame of Amiens, Domitius had given up his prebend, to live a solitary life. Based on the readings for his Feast, Hagiographer and Historian, the 16th Century Carthusian Priest and Monk, Laurentius Surius says that Domitius was not a Priest but a Deacon of the Church of Amiens, who became a Hermit at Saint-Acheul, along the banks of the Avre River.
Domitius is remembered for providing spiritual guidance to Saint Ulphia, an 8th Century Consecrated Virgin and Recluse, who is celebrated on 31 January.
One of the Statues in the portal of Amiens Cathedral has been identified as Domitius. There is also a painting of St Domitius with St Ulphia in the Cathedral. The painting is attributed to the 19th Century Artist, Jean de Franqueville.
Saint of the Day – 22 October – Saint Abericus (Died 2nd Century) Bishop of Hierapolis in Phrygia. Also known as – Abercius of Geropoli, Abercius of Hieropolis, Abercio…
The Roman Martyrology reads today: “At Hierapolis, in Phrygia, St Abericus, Bishop, who flourished under the Emperor Marcus Antonius.”
The life of Saint Abericus was written in the 4th Century, two centuries after his death. Naturally, elements were added to the actual events, about which perhaps, little was known. This rendered certain harsh responses from secular historians, considering Abericus a figure little more than fictional.
But Abericus would be vindicated when in 1882, in Kelendre, near ancient Hierapolis, the Capital of Salutari Phrygia, the Archaeologist William Ramsay, discovered a Greek inscription embedded in a pillar. They were precisely the beginning and end of the Epitaph of Bishop Abericus which had been preserved from his lifetime.
The following year, 1883, Ramsay himself discovered two more fragments of the central part of the Epitaph which was thus fully confirmed. The prestigious Relic was donated to Pope Leo XIII in 1892, on the occasion of his Jubilee and is, therefore, now preserved in the Lapidary Gallery of the Lateran Museum in Rome. The text of this Epitaph is one of the most precious documents for the history of Christianity, as it attests to its diffusion and, certain dogmatic and liturgical characteristics, at a time which is certainly not later than 216.
Here is this important Relic: “Citizen of a chosen city, I have made this monument to myself while alive, to have here a worthy burial for my body. I am called Abericus, disciple of the Chaste Shepherd Who feeds flocks of sheep on mountains and plains; He has large eyes which look down on everything. He taught me the Scriptures, worthy of faith; He sent me to Rome to contemplate the palace and see a Queen with golden robes and shoes; I saw there, a people who wear a shining seal. I also visited the plain of Syria and all its cities and, beyond the Euphrates, Nisibis and, everywhere I found brothers … having Paul with me and faith guided me everywhere and He gave for food the very large, pure fish from the stream, which the chaste Virgin Mother is accustomed to catch and offer to her faithful friends everyday for eating, having an excellent wine which she is accustomed to give with the bread. I, Abercius, have had these things written here, in my presence, being seventy-two years old. Whoever understands what I say and thinks as I do, let him pray for Abericus. Let no-one place another in my Tomb, otherwise he will pay two thousand gold coins to the Roman treasury and one thousand to my beloved country.”
St Abericus (Died 2nd Century) Bishop St Alodia of Huesca St Apollo of Bawit St Benedict of Macerac St Bertharius of Monte Cassino St Cordula
St Donatus (Died 874) Bishop of Fiesole, Confessor, Irish Nobleman, Monk, Priest, Poet, Writer, Scholar, Professor, Adviser to Emperors Louis the Pious and Lothair I, Founder of San Martino a Mensola Abbey and leader of two military expeditions against the Saracens. His Life: https://anastpaul.com/2020/10/22/saint-of-the-day-22-october-st-donatus-of-fiesole-died-874/
Bl Esclaramunda of Majorca St Hermes of Adrianople St Ingbert St Leothade of Auch
St Moderan of Rennes St Nepotian of Clermont (Died c388) Bishop St Nunctus of Mérida St Nunilo of Huesca St Philip of Adrianople St Philip of Fermo St Rufus of Egypt
St Verecundus Bishop and Confessor of Verona. The details of his labors are lost but the Goths ruled Verona at the time. St. Valens succeeded him.
Martyrs of Heraclea – 4 Saints: A group of four clerics in Heraclea (modern Marmara Ereglisi, Turkey) who were arrested in the persecutions of Diocletian. They were imprisoned, abused and ordered to turn over all the Scriptures they had hidden from authorities; they refused and were executed together. Martyrs. – Eusebius, Hermes, Philip and Severus. They were burned at the stake in 304 in Adrianople (modern Edirne, Turkey).
Saint of the Day – 21 October – Saint Malchus (Died c390) Monk and Hermit of Syria. Born around the 4th Century near Antioch, Syria and died there in c390. Malchus is the subject of Saint Jerome’s “Life of Malchus the Captive Monk” (Vita Malchi Monachi Captivi), written in Latin around 391. Also known as – Malchus of Chalcis, Malchus of Maronia.
The Roman Martyrology reads today: “At Marconia near Antioch, in Syria, St Malchus, Monk.”
In 375, Saint Jerome retired to Maronia (a small village around 50 kms south of Antioch), on the estates of his friend St Evagrius Ponticus (c345-399), to lead a Hermit’s life. There he met the Monk Malchus, who recounted the romantic details of his life.
A few years later (390-391), St Jerome recounted these events in the “Vita Malchus Monachi Captivi.” The work, as St Jerome himself states, has the feel of a literary exercise (“I wish to try my hand at a small work and thus, put aside a certain rustiness of the tongue”) and has a parenetic-ascetic purpose (“I expose to chaste people, a tale about chastity… You tell this to posterity, so that they may know that, among swords and deserts and wild beasts, modesty is never enslaved and, the man consecrated to God, can die and never be defeated”).
From a literary perspective, it is highly valuable. Perhaps based on a historical figure he knew, St Jerome composed the Vita with a purposes in favor of monasticism and chastity.
According to the Vita Malchus, descended from a noble family, had retreated to the desert of Chalcis to devote himself to monastic life, despite his father’s staunch opposition. In the Monastery, however, he clashed with the Abbot because, following his father’s death, he intended to take possession of the family property to distribute it to the poor and build a Monastery.
For this attachment to worldly things, Ma;chus was punished; in fact, having left the Monastery, he fell in with a group of Bedouins in the desert, who sold him to a landowner from a distant region. He was entrusted with the care of the flock, a task he did not dislike, as in the midst of the pastures he was able to pray and enrich his spiritual life by contemplation.
In recognition of his faithfulness and excellent service, his master intended to marry him to a slave who had been violently separated from her husband. The idea of an adulterous marriage aroused a sense of despair in Malchus but the woman proposed a sham marriage, living in absolute chastity. They spent some time together, then attempted an escape. St Jerome’s narrative at this point takes on romantic overtones. The two, joined in the desert by their master and a servant, took refuge in the den of a lioness, who first mauled the servant and then the master. Malchus and the woman, using the camels of the slain, reached the Monastery where Malchus had begun his monastic life. Having been rejected, Malchus moved, followed by the woman, to Maronia, where he met St Jerome . There, the woman retired to a Convent.
The episode of the spouses, who lived in perfect chastity, is a very common motif in ancient hagiography. St Jerome’s work was translated into verse by Jean de la Fontaine, a 17th Century French Poet. Three ancient versions of the Vita exist (Latin, Greek, Syriac) which differ only marginally.
St Malchus’ cult spread widely in the East, where the he is remembered on 26 March and in the West on 21 October.
St Malchus on the North Colonnade at St Peter’s Basilica
Saint Ursula and Companions: (Died c238) Virgin Martyrs This Amazing Story: https://anastpaul.com/2022/10/21/saint-of-the-day-21-october-saint-ursula-and-companions-died-c-238-virgin-martyr/ There are other Saints closely associated with Ursula and her story – travelling companions who were Martyred with her. They are: Antonia of Cologne Cesarius of Cologne Cyriacus of Cologne Daria Fiolanus of Lucca Ignatius of Cologne James of Antioch Mauritius of Cologne Pontius of Cologne Sulpitius of Ravenna Vincent of Cologne Travelling companion, but escaped the massacre: Cunera Led by a dove to the lost tomb of St Ursula: Cunibert of Cologne.
St Agatho the Hermit St Asterius of Périgord St Asterius of Rome
Saint of the Day – 20 October – Saint Caprasius (Died c303) Martyr of Agen. Born in France and died there by being beheaded in c303. Born in France he is known as St Capraise. Some sources consider him to have been the 1st Bishop of Agen but there are no records to substantiate this claim. However, St Caprasius is most often depicted as a Bishop.
The Roman Martyrology reads today: “At Agen in France, St Caprasius, Martyr. As he was hiding himself in a cavern, to avoid the violence of the persecution, the report of the blessed virgin Faith’s courage in suffering for Christ, animated him to endure torments and he prayed to God that, if he were deemed worthy of the glory of Martyrdom, clear water might flow from the rock of his cavern. God, having granted his prayer, he went with confidence to the scene of combat and, after a valiant struggle, merited the Palm of Martyrdom under Maximian.”
On 20 October, in the additions to the Martyrology of St Jerome, Caprasius is commemorated, to whom, as St Gregory of Tours recalls, a Church was dedicated which later, after various vicissitudes and following the Concordat of 1801, became the Cathedral of Agen.
Unfortunately, information regarding Caprasius has been transmitted through hagiographic legends no earlier than the 9th Century, in which it is difficult to distinguish truth from embellishment. In a 10th Century codice, there is a Passion of Caprasius which, however, is a pure and simple reproduction of that of St Symphorian of Autun; in general, however, all the other codici narrate the events of Caprasius together with those of St Faith, also a Martyr in Agen.
According to these texts, therefore, Caprasius, to escape Diocletian’s persecution, had retreated to a cave. Upon learning of Faith’s Martyrdom, he desired to share it and, encouraged by a miracle, presented himself to the Judge Dacianus, who, flattering him, initially tried to persuade him to apostatise but then, seeing his steadfastness, handed him over to the executioners.
Statue of St Caprasius in the Cathedral of Agen
While the Martyr was being tortured, two brothers, Primus and Felicianus, converted and, along with Faith and Caprasius, were beheaded on 6 October. The bodies of the four, displayed in a square, were stolen by Christians and buried honourably. They were later transferred by Bishop Dulcitius, to the Church dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
After the discovery of the body (5th Century), the cult of St Caprasius flourished, so much so that, in the 14th Century, he was considered the 1st Bishop of Agen.
Blessed James Strepar OFM (c1340-1409) Archbishop of Halicz, Poland from 1392 until his death Religious Priest of the Order of Friars Minor, Missionary. St Pius X proclaimed Blessed James, along with St Anthony of Padua, the Patrons of the Conventual Franciscan Order of Krakow Province. He was given the title of “Protector of the Kingdom, Defender and Guardian of the Homeland,” for his exceptional merits, including civil ones. Such was he considered by all. He was Canonised by by Pope Pius VI on 11 September 1791. His body is incorrupt. His Life: https://anastpaul.com/2020/10/20/saint-of-the-day-20-october-blessed-james-strepar-ofm-c-1340-1409/
St Leopardo of Osimo St Lucas Alonso Gorda St Martha of Cologne + Virgin Martyr
St Maximus of Aquila (c228-c250) Deacon Martyr. The Roman Martyrology reads: “At Aveia, near Aquila in Abruzzo, Italy, the birthday of blessed Maximus, Deacon and Martyr, who, through the desire of suffering, presented himself to the persecutors who sought him. After answering with great constancy, he was racked and tortured, then beaten with rods and finally, he died by being precipitated from an elevated place.” His Life and Death: https://anastpaul.com/2023/10/20/saint-of-the-day-20-october-saint-maximus-of-aquila-c228-c250-deacon-martyr/
St Orora St Saula of Cologne + Virgin Martyr St Sindulphus of Rheims St Usthazanes St Vitalis of Salzburg (Died c730) Bishop
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Saint of the Day – 19 October – Saint Veranus (Died 589) Bishop of Cavaillon, France, Hermit, a protector of monastic life and Monasteries, apostle of the poor and ill, Miracle-worker. Born in Vaucluse in France and died in Arles, France in 589 of the Plague. Patronage – Cavaillon and Saint-Veran and Saont-Verain, in France; Abbadia Alpina and Peccioli, 2 Citiess in Italy. Also known as – Uranus, Verain, Veranus, Verà del Gavalda, Vrain of Cavaillon, Wrain of Cavaillon.
The Roman Martyrology reads today: “In the Diocese of Orleans, the departure from this world of St Veranus, Bishop.”
The little information known about his life are sufficient to provide a portrait. A contemporary of St Gregory of Tours, Veranus was Ordained a Priest in 540. Having retired to his hermitage in Vaucluse, he undertook a pilgrimage to Rome passing through Embrun , Briançon Ravenna, Milan and, on his return, through Albenga and Cassis, of which City he is now the Patron.
In 568, Sigebert I , who had created the chose him as the Bishop of Cavaillon, as we learn from the ‘Orléans Manuscript.’
The following year, 569, Fredegonda, having had Praetextatus, the Archbishop of Rouen assassinated during a Sunday Office, Veranus reproach him for the murder. This earned him the position of Godfather of the future Merovingian King Theodoric II, son of Childebert II. In 577, the Baptism took place, in Orléans.
St Gregory of Tours writes of miracles performed by Veranus, including the expulsion of a dragon. He is also remembered as a leader in charitable works and as a patron of local Monasteries, not only in France but also in Italy, particulaly in the City of Albenga, where he was instrumental in the conversion of the people to Christianity.
In the early 11th Century, some of his Relics were transferred from his place of burial to Orléans. In the 13th Century, most were transferred again, to Cavaillon Cathedral which is dedicated to him but some were sent to Albenga Cathedral in Liguria, where they are still preserved in a Shrine dedicated to him as the Patron of that City.
The French Villages of Saint-Véran and Saint-Verain are named after him. In Fontaine de Vaucluse, there is a Church dedicated to our Saint. It was the place of his birth and in the small Church there is a Tomb reputed to be his.
St Altinus St Aquilinus of Evreux St Asterius of Ostia St Beronicus of Antioch St Columban — Priest in Tours, France. Listed in the Martyrology of St Jerome. No other details have survived.
St Desiderius of Longoret St Ednoth St Ethbin St Eusterius of Salerno
St Frideswide (c665-735) Virgin, Abbess, Founder of the St Mary’s Convent, Miracle-worker The Convent is now Christ Church College, University of Oxford and the Convent Church became Oxford Cathedral. Patronage – of the City of Oxford, England and of the University of Oxford. Her Holy and Zealous Life: https://anastpaul.com/2024/10/19/saint-of-the-day-19-october-saint-frideswide-c665-c735-virgin/
St Laura of Cordoba St Lucius of Rome St Lupus of Soissons St Pelagia of Antioch
St Varus and 6 Companions (Died c307) Martyrs, Soldier. Died in c307 by being tortured and then hanged from a tree on 19 October 307 in Kemet, Upper Egypt. The Roman Martyrology reads: “In Egypt, St Varus, Solder under the Emperor Maximinus. He used to visit and comfort seven saintly Monks, detained in prison, when one of them happening to die, he wished to take his place and having suffered cruel afflictions, with them, he obtained the Palm of Martyrdom.” Their Lives and Deaths: https://anastpaul.com/2023/10/19/saint-of-the-day-19-october-saint-varus-and-six-companions-died-c307-martyrs/
Saint of the Day – 18 October – St Tryphonia (3rd Century) Widow of Rome. Some sources believe she might have been a Martyr. Also known as – Tryfonia, Tryphona.
The Roman Martyrology reads today: “At Rome, St Tryphonia, at once time the wife of the Caesar Decius. She was buried in a crypt near St Hippolytus.”
Tradition states that she may have been the widow of the Christian enemy, Emperor Trajanus Decius or the widow of his son. It is unclear whether she was Martyred.
Martyrs of Africa – 9 Saints: A group of Christians Martryed together in Africa. The only details that have survived are the names – Beresus, Dasius, Faustinus, Leucius, Lucius, Martialis, Victoricus, Victrix and Viktor. They were Martyred in c300 in Africa.
Saint of the Day – 16 October – Saint Florentinus (Died 4th Century) Bishop of Trèves. Also known as – Florentinus of Trèves, Florentius of…
The Roman Martyrology reads today: “At Trèves, St Florentinus, Bishop,”
Upon being Consecrated as the Bishop of Cahors, in France, Florentins received a congratulatory letter from his friend, Saint Paulinus of Nola, who was later to become a Bishop himself.
Paulinus praises Florentinus as a man of great humility and meekness of heart, with the gentleness and the innocence of a lamb and imbued with “the sweetness of the Lord.”
In reference to Florentinus’ Episcopal vocation, Paulinus observes that God had chosen him for “the role of his apostles” to “become a fisher of men,” who would “with the net of the saving Word, draw from the bitter, deep waves of this world a haul which God can invest with life rather than destruction.”
Saint of the Day – 15 October – Saint Sabinus (Died c760) Bishop of Catania, Sicily, Hermit. Sabinus, in the list of Bishops of Catania, he is ranked in the 16th place after Saint James and before Saint Leo II.
Sabinus is remembered as one of the most esteemed and appreciated Bishops of Catania. We do not know how long his Episcopate lasted but we do know that at a certain point, burdened by the management of the Diocese, he decided to retire to a Monastery on the slopes of Mount Etna to devote himself completely to prayer. His choice of the ascetic life was imitated by some of his disciples who followed him and sought him as their teacher.
We do not know precisely the location of his retirement, only a few hagiographers have identified the location as the territory of the ancient district, immersed in the peace and tranquility of the local woods, called Zafferana Etna.
Saint Sabinus died there on 15 October 760. The little information on the life of Saint Sabinus comes from the life of his successor, St Leo II.
St Callistus of Huesca St Cannatus of Marseilles St Euthymius the Younger St Fortunatus of Rome St Leonard of Vandoeuvre Vandoeuvre St Sabinus (Died c760) Bishop of Catania in Sicily
Martyrs of Cologne: A group of 360 Christian soldiers Martyred together in the persecutions of Diocletian and Maximian. They were Martyred in 303 outside the City walls of Cologne, Germany.-
Saint of the Day – 14 October – St Dominic Loricatus OSB.Cam (995-1060) Abbot Founder, Penitent, Hermit, friend and spiritual student of Saint Peter Damian. Born in 995 in Luceolis, Duchy of Spoleto, Italy and died on 14 October in 1060 in Poggio San Vicino, Marche of Camerino in Italy.
The Roman Martyrology reads today: “The departure from this world of St Dominic Loricatus.”
A Camaldolese Monk in Fonte Avellana, he was called by his friend and teacher St Peter Damian, to lead the new hermit community of the Monastery of the Holy Trinity which he had founded on the slopes of San Vicino.
He was the hero of penance, an unprecedented penance, entirely aimed at mortifying his body, to the point of wearing, without ever removing it, a kind of iron shirt with linked discs, the “lorica” (brestplate), from which he took his name.
He died on 14 October 1060 and his cult quickly spread wherever there was a Camaldolese community. His body was placed for veneration, in the Church of the Holy Trinity,which the Monks rebuilt between the late 13th and early 14th Centuries, dedicating it to him.
When the Monastery was abandoned in 1400, the spiritual care of Frontale and the cult of Saint Dominic were entrusted to the secular Clergy.
In 1776, the holy body was translated to the Church of Saint Anna in Frontale.
Saint Fortunatus of Todi (Died 537) Bishop, Confessor, miracle-worker. An entry in the Roman Martyrology under 14 October records: “At Todi in Umbria, St Fortunatus, Bishop, who, as is mentioned by blessed Gregory, was endowed with an extraordinary gift for casting out unclean spirits.” About St Fortunatus: https://anastpaul.com/2020/10/14/saint-of-the-day-14-october-saint-fortunatus-of-todi-died-537/
St Gaudentius of Rimini St Gundisalvus of Lagos St Lupulo of Capua St Lupus of Caesarea St Manacca St Manehildis St Modesto of Capua St Rusticus of Trier St Saturninus of Caesarea St Venanzio of Luni
Martyrs of Caesarea – 4 Saints: Three brothers and a sister Martyred together in the persecutions of Diocletian – Carponius, Evaristus, Fortunata and Priscian. In 303 in Caesarea, Cappadocia (in modern Turkey) – their relics enshrined in Naples, Italy.
Saint of the Day – 13 October – Saint Venantius (5th Century) Confessor, Priest and Abbot of the Monastery later dedicated to him, St Venantius’ Monastery in Tours, France, Miracle-worker. Patronage – against Fever. Also known as – Venancio, Venancius, St Venantius of Tours, Wigand.
The Roman Martyrology reads today: “At Tours, St Venantius, Abbot and Confessor.”
Venantius, renouncing marriage with the consent of his wife and left Bourges. In Tours,he was admitted to the Monastery of the Abbot Silvius. On the death of Silvius, Venantius was elected as the new Abbot and led the Monks in a life of discipline and prayer.
He is credited with miracles during his life and after his death. His Tomb is in the Church of the Monastery of St. Venantius near the Basilica of St Martin of Tours.
St Benedict of Cupra St Berthoald of Cambrai St Carpus of Troas St Chelidonia St Comgan the Monk St Florence of Thessalonica St Fyncana St Fyndoca Bl Gebrand of Klaarkamp
St Theophilus (Died c184) Bonfessor, Bishop of Antiochfrom 169 until 182, Scolar and Writer, Theologian, Apologist, Defender of the Faith against heresy The Roman Martyrology reads today: “At Antioch, the holy Bishop, Theophilus, who held the pontificate in that Church and City, the sixth after the blessed Apostle, Peter.” His Virtuous Dedicated Life: https://anastpaul.com/2023/10/13/saint-of-the-day-13-october-saint-theophilus-of-antioch-died-c184-confessor-bishop/
St Venantius (5th Century) Confessor, Priest Abbot in Tours
Three Crowns of Cordoba – (3 Saints): Three Christian men Martyred in the persecutions of Diocletian – Faustus, Januarius and Martial. They were burned to death in 304 in Cordoba, Spain.
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Saint of the Day – 12 October – Saint Maximilian (Died c284) Missionary Bishop and Martyr of Celecia, Slovenia. Born in Celeia (modern Celje, Slovenia) and died there by being beheaded on 12 October c284. Patronages – of the Habsburg family (chosen in the 15th Century), Celje, Slovenia, of the Diocese if Linz, Austria, of the Diocese of Passau, Germany, (earliest mention in writing on 30 September 985). Also known as – Maximilian of Celaja, Maximilian of Celje, Maximilian of Cilli, Maximilian of Lauriacum, Maximilian of Lorch, Maximilian of Pongau, Massimiliano… Maksimilijan Celjski.
The Roman Martyrology reads today: “At Cilly, in Styria, St Maximilian, Bishop of Lorch.”
St Maximilian stained glass in the Parish Church in Aigen, Upper Austria
Maximilian was born in Celeia in the Roman Province of Noricum (in present-day Slovenia). He was the only child of rich and pious parents. After their death, Maximilian freed the family slaves and gave away his fortune to the poor.
He then made a pilgrimage to Rome, where St Pope Sixtus II sent him to Lauriacum (Lorch) in the Roman Province of Noricum, where he worked as a missionary during the latter half of the 3rd Century. He founded the Church of Lorch and became its 1st Bishop. After 20 years of work as the missionary Bishop, he returned to Celeia where he became a noted preacher.
Maximilian was beheaded by the Roman Prefect of Emperor Numerian after refusing to abandon Christianity and sacrifice to the pagan gods. He is remembered on 12 October (and in some locations on 29 October).
3 Martyrs – St Maximilian, St Stephen, St Valentine
His cult dates at least from the 8th Century. In that century, Saint Rupert built a Church in his honour at Bischofshofen in the Salzach valley and brought his rRlics there. In 985, some of his Relics were translated to Passau, Germany. In 1634, St Maximilian protected Passau from the Plague and his Relics were processed through Passau in beseeching his intercession.
St Eustachius The Syrian Priest and Confessor St Evagrius the Martyr St Felix St Herlindis St Juan Osiense St Maximilian (Died c284) Bishop Martyr of Celeia, Slovenia St Meinards
St Serafino OFM Cap (1540-1604) Confessor, Franciscan Capuchin Lay Friar, gifted with the Charism of prophecy, Mystic, Apostle of the poor, Spiritual Advisor, devoted to the Blessed Sacrament, the Holy Rosary and to the Blessed Virgin Mary, Miracle-worker. The Roman Martyrology states: “At Ascoli, St Seraphinus, Confessor, of the Order of Minorite Capuchins, distinguished by holiness of life and humility. He was enrolled among the Saints by the Sovereign Pontiff Clement XIII.” Holy St Serafino: https://anastpaul.com/2021/10/12/saint-of-the-day-12-october-st-serafino-of-montegranaro-ofm-cap-1540-1604/
St Wilfrid (c 633-709) Bishop of York in England, Abbot, Founder of Monasteries and Churches. Patronages – Diocese of Middlesbrough, Ripon “A quick walker, expert at all good works, with never a sour face” – such was the great St Wilfrid, whose glory it was to secure the happy links which bound England to Rome.” His Zealous Life: https://anastpaul.com/2018/10/12/saint-of-the-day-12-october-st-wilfrid-c-633-709/
Martyrs of Arian North Africa: Commemoration of the 4,996 Martyrs who died in the persecutions of the Vandals in Africa mandated by the Arian King Huneric. The persecuted Christians include Bishops, Priests, Deacons and thousands of the lay faithful. They died in 483 at various locations in North Africa. (Would we follow Christ and stand true to the Faith today?)
Saint of the Day – 11 October – Saint Firminus (c480-568) Bishop and Confessor of Uzes, Narbonne, France. Born in Narbonne, France and died Also known as – Fermin.
The Roman Martyrology reads today: “At Uzes, Narbonne, France, St Firminus, Bishop and Confessor.”
Firminus was born to the Senator and aristocrat Tonance Ferréol II and his wife Industria.
Firminus was well-educated by his Uncle, Roricius (Ruricius or Rorice), who was a patrician. His Uncle served as the 3rd Bishop of Uzès from 533 to 538. Firminus thereafter succeeded his Uncle as the Bishop of Uzès.
Firminus signed the Decrees of the 4th and 5th Councils of Orléans in 541 and 549, respectively. In 551, he assisted at the 2nd Council of Paris.
At the time, the Bishop of Uzès fell under the authority of the Archdiocese of Arles, for our Saint a great blessing as he was a spiritual student of the learned and most veneragble Saint Cæsarius of Arles.
Firminus died 15 years after he becamethe Bbishop, in 553 thus taking us to 568 as the date of his death.
Saint Firminus is locally venerated as Saint Firmin and his Relics are located in the Uzès Cathedral.
The Feast of the Divine Maternity – Second Sunday in October or 11 October: The object of this Feast is to commemorate the dignity of the Mary as Mother of God. Mary is truly the Mother of Christ, who in One Person unites the Human and Divine Nature. This title was solemnly ratified by the Council of Ephesus on 22 June 431. It was first granted to Portugal, Brazil and Algeria in 1751; it is now of almost universal observance. Under this title Poland celebrates the Feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Poland. At present the Feast is not found in the Universal Calendar of the Church but nearly all Diocesan calendars have adopted it. Patronage – Trinitarian. HERE: https://anastpaul.com/2022/10/11/feast-of-the-divine-maternity-and-memorials-of-the-saints-11-october/
St Agilbert of Paris
St Alexander Sauli CRSP (1534-1592) Bishop, Confessor, “The Apostle of Corsica,” Clerk Regular of the Congregation of Saint Paul (The Barnabites) – St Alexander is referred to as “The Second Founder,” Missionary, Writer, Teacher of philosophy and theology at the University of Pavia, Reformer, Evangeliser, Superior-General of the Barnabites in 1565. In addition, St Alexander Sauli was both friend, advisor and spiritual comfort to St Charles Borromeo, who held him in very high esteem. His Amazing Saintly Life: https://anastpaul.com/2020/10/11/saint-of-the-day-11-october-saint-alexander-sauli-crsp-1534-1592/
St Anastasius V St Anastasius the Apocrisarius St Andronicus of Ephesus St Andronicus the Soldier St Ansilio St Canice St Digna of Sicily St Dionisio de Santarem St Emilian of Rennes
St Eufridus St Firminus (c480-568) Bishop and Confessor of Uzes, Narbonne, France. St Germanus of Besancon St Gratus of Oloron St Guiadenzio of Gniezno
St Juliana of Pavilly St Nectarius of Constantinople St Philip the Deacon St Philonilla St Placidia St Probus of Side St Santino of Verdun St Sarmata St Taracus of Cladiopolis St Zenaides
Martyrs of Vilcassin – 4 Saints: Four Christians who were Martyred together. We know little more than the names – Nicasius, Pienza, Quirinus and Scubicolus. Their martyrdom occurred in Vexin Lugdunense territory of Gaul (modern Vilcassin, France), date unknown.
Martyrs of Sicily: A group of eight Christians who were Martyred together. We know little more than the names – • Ampodus, • Anastasius, • Faustus, • Januarius, • Jovinian, • Marcellus, • Martialis and • Placidus. They died in Sicily, Italy,
Martyrs of Vilcassin: Four Christians who were Martyred together. We know little more than the names – Nicasius, Pienza, Quirinus and Scubicolus. They died in the Vexin Lugdunense territory of Gaul (modern Vilcassin, France).
Saint of the Day – 10 October – St Cerbonius (c493-575) Bishop and Confessor of Populonia, Miracle-worker. He was the Bishop during the Barbarian invasions. St Pope Gregory I the Great, praises him in Book XI of his Dialogues. Born in c493 in North Africa and died in 575 in Elba, Italy. Patronages – of Baratti, Piombino, Massa Marittima, the Diocese of Massa Marittima-Piombino, the Diocese of Piombino. Also known as – Cerbonius of Piombino, … of Populonia, Cerbonius of Massa Marittima, Cerbo…Cerbone…Cerbonio…
The Roman Martyrology reads today: “At Piombino in Tiscany, St Cerbonius, Bishop and Confessor, who, as St Gregory relates, was renowned for miracles, both during life and after death.”
Stained glass – Saint Cerbonius of Populonia
Cerboneius was born in North Africa to a Christian family. When he became a Priest, to escape the persecution of Christians by the Vandals, he fled to Italy. The ship landed on the Maremma coast, in Tuscany, in the Gulf of Baratti.
In Populonia, Cerbonius was proclaimed as the Bishop. The locals were unhappy with him because he had the habit of saying Mass at dawn—too early for those who lived in the countryside far from Town. Their complaints reached the Pope.
Two Clerics were sent to Populonia to accompany the Bishop to the Pontiff. During the journey, Cerbonius performed miracles – the companions were thirsty and exhausted from the journey and Cerbonius approached two doe, who tamely let themselves be milked for good milk. When the bBshop then encountered a flock of geese, he invited them to follow him to Rome. And so it happened. The geese, docile and obedient, follow Cerbonius and only took flight when he arrives before the Pope.
Saint Cerbonius of Populonia – Raffaello Vanni
The Pope, for his part, wishes to personally attend Cerboniud’ famous Dawn Mass. The Pontiff thus realises that he was in the company of a Saint. Indeed, during the Mass, a sublime melody was heard emanating from a Choir of Angels. From that day on, Cerbonois was happily supported by the people in celebrating his Dawn Mass.
Upon their return to Maremma, the battle between the Goths and the Byzantines rages. Cerbonius was imprisoned by the cruel Gothic King, Totila, accused of having favoured the enemy. The punishment must demonstrate an example – to be torn to pieces by a ferocious bear but the beast, instead of attacking Cerboneius, crouches beside him like a lamb, licking his feet. The King was astonished and decides to release the prisoner.
Saint Cerbonius of Populonia – Raffaello Vanni
During the Lombard invasion, Cerbonius escapes to the Island of Elba, defended by the Byzantines. There the Bishop lived a Hermit’s life and, when in 575, he felt his death approaching, he asked to be buried on dry land.
Thanks to a miraculous storm which kept the Lombards at bay, the ship carried the Bishop’s body to the Town of Baratti (Piombino), where he was buried in a small Church. In this spot, the famous San Cerbonius Spring still flows today, giving rise to the saying: “He who does not drink at San Cerbonius is a thief or a scoundrel.” Today, San Cerbonius rests in the Cathedral of Massa Marittima (Grosseto).
Sarcofago San Cerbone Duomo di Massa
St Cerbonius Statue in the Cathedral in Massa Marittima
St Aldericus St Cassius St Cerbonius (c493-575) Bishop and Confessor of Populonia in Tuscany, Italy St Cerbonius of Verona St Clarus of Nantes Bl Demestrius of Albania Bl Edward Detkens St Eulampia St Eulampius St Florentius the Martyr St Fulk of Fontenelle St Gereon St Gundisalvus Bl Hugh of Macon
Bl Pedro de Alcantara de Forton de Cascajares St Pinytus of Crete Bl Pontius de Barellis St Tanca St Teodechilde St Victor of Xanten
Martyrs of Ceuta – 7 Beati: A group of seven Franciscan Friars Minor missionaries to Muslims in the Ceuta area of modern Morocco. Initially treated as madmen, within three weeks they were ordered to convert to Islam and when they would not they were first abused in the streets, then arrested, tortured and executed. Angelo, Daniele di Calabria, Donnolo, Hugolinus, Leone, Nicola, Samuele. They were beheaded in 1227 in Mauritania Tingitana (Ceuta, Morocco). Local Christians secreted the bodies away and gave them proper burial in Ceuta. They were Beatified in 1516 by Pope Leo X.
Quote/s of the Day – 9 October – St John Leonardi (1541-1609) Confessor, Priest, Founder and St Louis Bertrand (1526-1581) Confessor, Missionary, “Apostle of South America”
“The medicine of God is Jesus Christ, Crucified and Risen.”
Saint of the Day – 9 October – Saint Publia (4th Century) Widow, Abbess in Antioch.
The Roman Martyrology reads today: “At Antioch, St Publia, Abbess, who while Julian the Apostate was passing by, sang with her Religious, these words of David: “The idols of the Gentiles are silver and gold” and: “Let them who make them, become like unto them.” By the command of the Emperor, she was struck on the face and severely rebuked.”
Theodoret, (393-457) Bishop, Theologian, Historian, Schriptural Exegesist, in his Ecclesiastical History, reports an act of Christian resistance in Antioch, during the coercive measures exercised there by Julian the Apostate (361-363), who resided In Antioch from June 362 to March 363, to direct military operations against the Persians.
Publia was a pious woman of Antioch, widowed at an early age with only one son, named John, who became a Priest. Some have tried to identify him as John Chrysostom, for no apparent reason, especially since the text which speaks of him explicitly states that Publia’s son refused to be elevated to the Episcopate.
Publia had entered a Nunnery in the City, of which she became Abbess and Deaconess. As the Emperor passed by, she had her Nuns sing specially chosen Psalms condemning idolatry (Psalm 108) and shaming God’s enemies (Psalm 67). Julian could not silence the choir, for every time he intervened, Publia encouraged her Nuns to continue their singing. Once, Julian, more irritated than usual by the Nuns’ rebellious attitude, summoned Publia and had her severely slapped. This humiliating measure had no effect and everything continued as before.
Publia did not die a Martyr but ended her days in peace at an unspecified time.
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