SAINT FEAST DAY FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH   Saints celebrated on the 1st of March WELCOME! SAINT LEO, ARCHBISHOP OF ROUEN, MARTYR Saint Leo ( March 1 ), Archbishop of Rouen ( Rotomagus ) and martyr, is discussed by the  Bollandists * under March 1 ( I, 89-97 ), along with his two brothers - the holy martyr Gervasius and the holy confessor Philippus (referred to as Eleutherius by  Butler *, III, 329 ) - and is identified as the Apostle of Bayonne ( Baionensium ). He was born in the year 856 to noble, pious parents in Carentan ( Carentanum ), in the Diocese of Coutances ( Constantia ) in Lower Normandy. His father’s name is unknown; his mother was named Alicia, and it is said that she gave birth to him without any pain. Like Saint Nicholas, he practiced fasting from his very childhood; his self-denial made him an admirable example, to such an extent that King Louis the German heard of him, summoned the twelve-year-old boy to his presence, and sent him to Paris for further educa...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER Saints celebrated on the 6th of November WELCOME! SAINT TRIFINA, MARTYR Saint Trifina, commemorated on November 6, was a martyr in Brittany and mother of the hermit Tremorius , is listed in the Elenchus * and by Migne *, who adds that she was invoked in old English litanies and is venerated in a church near Corlai in Brittany.  (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume  5, Augsburg, 1882, p. 567) *A hagiography source used by the authors  Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Trifina may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. 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

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER Saints celebrated on the 6th of November WELCOME! SAINT TREMORIUS, HERMIT Tremorius (Treuchmeur, Tremeur, Trichmorus ), commemorated on November 6), said to have been a hermit in Brittany, is mentioned in the Elenchus* . The French martyrology * lists two more hermits for that date: a prince from Ireland - Saint Efflam ( Inflanannus )—and Gestinus , both of whom are already included in the Heiligen-Lexikon (Encyclopedia of Saints). It should be added that, according to legend, Saint Honora - who is mentioned alongside them - was the betrothed of Saint Efflam . Their sacred remains rest in Plestin (department of Côtes-du-Nord ). Saint Gestinus is depicted there as a priest, while Saint Efflam is shown with a dragon at his feet . (Guerin) (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume  5, Augsburg, 1882, p. 565) *A hagiography source used by the authors  Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and A...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JULY Saints celebrated on the 16th of July WELCOME! SAINT VITALIAN, BISHOP OF CAPUA, CONFESSOR Saint Vitalian ( Vitalianus ), Bishop and Confessor, is commemorated on July 16 ; alternatively  January 10 or December 30 . This saintly Bishop of Capua ( Terra di Lavoro ) - whose name is also included in the  Roman Martyrology * - lived and died in the 7th century. Nothing, however, is known about his life. Around the year 1120, during the pontificate of Callixtus II , his relics were translated to Catanzaro. Legend has it that the miracles associated with these relics - which had occurred up until 1584, when a lady-in-waiting was buried in their vicinity - ceased from that time onward. His veneration is widespread throughout Southern Italy. As noted in Migne *, he is often depicted walking upon the water.  (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume  5, Augsburg, 1882, p. 740) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of S...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 16th of October WELCOME! SAINT GALDERIC, FARMER  Saint Galderic [Galderich,  Gauderic ,  Galdericus (Catalan: Sant Galdric , French: Saint Gaudérique ) was a French peasant and ploughman. Born in the ancient village of Vilavella (located in modern-day Saint-Gaudéric, Aude, France), he flourished about 820 - 900 AD. Unlike many medieval saints who were clergy members or nobles, Galdericus was a regular lay farmer. He is remembered for his deep devotion to the  Virgin Mary , constant prayer while working the fields, and radical charity to the poor. Local legends credit him with miraculous events, such as keeping his threshing floor dry during violent rainstorms and causing a natural spring to flow. He was officially canonized quite early, around 990 AD, at a provincial church council in Narbonne. For centuries, Sant Galdric was the premier patron saint of all Catalan agriculture. In times of severe drou...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY   Saints celebrated on the 21st of February WELCOME! SAINT GERMANUS, ABBOT OF GRANFEL, MARTYR Saint Germanus, Abbot of Granfel, was the son of wealthy parents from Trier. According to  Butler * ( III. 157 ), his father was a well-to-do senator. He was taught and educated by the local bishop, Modoald, who lived around the year 624. At the age of 17, following the counsel of the Divine Saviour, he gave his wealth to the poor and placed himself under the spiritual guidance of  Saint Arnold (or Arnulf) - who had previously served as Bishop of Metz and as a minister to King Dagobert I, but later became a hermit at Saint Mont, near Remiremont in Lorraine. At the urging of this saint, Germanus and his brother Numerian first entered a monastery founded by Saint Nomarich on a mountain in the Vosges, following the Rule of Saint Columban  - a monastery that later came to be known as Remiremont. Subsequently, both brothers moved to the m...