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ST SERENA, MARTYR - 30 JANUARY

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 30th of January WELCOME! SAINT SERENA, MARTYR Saint Serena (feast day  January 30 , or alternatively June 25 ) was a martyr whose relics were transferred from Spoleto (not  Cordoba ) to Metz in the year 970 by Bishop Theodoric I and interred in the Church of the Mother of God. Accounts of her life and suffering are based on pious tradition. It is said that, following the death of her husband, she dedicated the remainder of her life exclusively to God and to serving her fellow Christians who were poor, sick, or imprisoned; she also buried the bodies of many holy martyrs. When the judge of Spoleto, named Lucius, learned of this, she was arrested and, after enduring many cruel tortures, gave up her spirit. This occurred around the year 291, during the reign of Emperor Diocletian. Her elevatio (the ceremonial raising or translation of her relics) is commemorated on  June 25  (according to  Canisius *)...
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ST PANATIUS, BISHOP OF LE MANS - 24 JULY

  WELCOME! SAINT PANATIUS, BISHOP OF LE MANS Saint Panatius, commemorated on July 24 , Bishop of Le Mans, of whom relics were reportedly brought to Paderborn, is better known as Saint Pavacius . Please see  his entry for details. (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 4, Augsburg, 1875)   Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org
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AUGUSTIN VON ALFELD, SCHOLAR - 3 SEPTEMBER

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER Saints celebrated on the 3rd of September WELCOME! AUGUSTIN VON ALFELD, SCHOLAR   [Augustin von Alfeld, Augustin von Alveldt, Augustinus Alveldensis, Augustinus Alveldianus] Augustinus Alvedius (September 3), of the Order of  Saint Francis , Doctor and Professor of Theology, was a zealous defender of the Catholic faith against Luther. (Hub. Men.) (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume  1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 357) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org Augustin von Alfeld was one of the earliest opponents of Luther, born in the village of Alfeld, near Hildesheim, from which he took his surname, died probably in 1532, Nothing is known of his parentage and youth. He was a Franciscan of the Regular Observance, belonging to the Saxon Province of the Holy Cross....
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BASILIDES, CONFESSOR - 8 SEPTEMBER

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER Saints celebrated on the 8th of September WELCOME! BASILIDES, CONFESSOR Basilides (remembered on September 8) is listed as a saint in a Coptic menologium *; he is said to have raised an army against Diocletian to fight for the faith. The  Bollandists *, however, consider this account to be legendary. (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume  1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 407) *A hagiography source used by the authors  Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org
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ST PAVACIUS, BISHOP OF LE MANS - 24 JULY

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JULY Saints celebrated on the 24th of July WELCOME! SAINT PAVACIUS, BISHOP OF LE MANS Saint Pavacius - who is also called Panatius  by some sources, or Pavas in French - is considered the third Bishop of Le Mans (Mans) ( apud Cenomanos ) in France; he was ordained on August 22, 303, governed the Church of Le Mans for 43 years, and died on August 24, 346¹. As an assistant to Saint Julian he converted the city and the surrounding region - which was still largely tainted by pagan abominations - to Christ, introduced the communal life among the clergy, and performed numerous miracles. His holy relics were translated to the Church of Saint Julianus during the episcopate of Bishop Aldricus of Le Mans. A portion of his relics was brought to Paderborn in 836, along with those of Saints  Gundanisolus and Liborius . The greater part of them, as well as the right arm of Saint Liborius , was interred in the Church of the Saviour ( Salvatorskirche , St ...
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ST BASILIDES AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS - 12 JUNE

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JUNE Saints celebrated on the 12th June WELCOME! SAINT BASILIDES AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS Saints Basilides, Distrus, Polimacus, Zabinus, Aurelius, Donatella, and Secunda - commemorated on  June 12 - were  martyrs in Rome or elsewhere (compare the preceding entry ). (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume  1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 407) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that we who celebrate the anniversary of the death of your holy martyrs Basilides and companions, may by their intercession be delivered from all evils that threaten us. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen. Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org
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GUNDANISOLUS, BISHOP OF LE MANS - 24 JULY

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JULY Saints celebrated on the 24th of July WELCOME! GUNDANISOLUS, BISHOP OF LE MANS Of Gundanisolus ( July 24 ), allegedly a bishop of Mans [ Le Mans ], nothing reliable has been handed down to us  (cf. 490). (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 578) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org
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