SAINT FEAST DAY FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST Saints celebrated on the 19th of August WELCOME! SAINT CRESCENTIA, VIRGIN  Saint Crescentia, commemorated on August 19 , was a virgin consecrated to God, who is venerated near Paris.  Saint Gregory of Tours  writes that her tomb was discovered bearing the inscription: "Here rests Crescentia, a virgin consecrated to God ( puella )," and that several miracles took place at the site. (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume  1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 678) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Crescentia 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 OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 25th of October WELCOME! SAINT BENIGNUS, MARTYR Saint Benignus, commemorated on October 25, was killed for his Christian faith alongside Saint Spanus . Their martyrdom took place near Tours in France.  (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume  1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 439) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Benignus 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

  WELCOME! SAINT EMILIAN OF PONSAT Saint Emilian ( Emilianus de Ponsat , also spelled Aemilianus ) is mentioned in the works of  Saint Gregory of Tours . (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 59) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Emilian 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 17th of November WELCOME! SAINT GREGORY, BISHOP OF TOURS The Bishop  Saint Gregory of Tours ( Turones ) was born on November 30, 539, into one of the wealthiest and most distinguished families in the Auvergne. At his baptism, he was given the name Georgius Florentius ; he later adopted the name Gregory in honour of his great-grandfather, the holy Bishop Gregory of Langres , whose granddaughter, Armentaria, was Gregory’s mother. His grandmother, Leocadia, was a descendant of a martyr from Lyon named Vettius Epagathus. His education was overseen by his uncle, the Bishop Gallus of Clermont. It was Gallus who conferred the tonsure upon him, while his successor, Saint Avitus, ordained him as a deacon. Having recovered from a dangerous illness, he made a pilgrimage to Tours in the year 573 to pray at the tomb of Saint Martin, to whose intercession he attributed his restoration to health. On this occasion, he became known ...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER Saints celebrated on the 11th of November   WELCOME! SAINT MARTIN, CONFESSOR Saint Martin, a confessor in Cologne commemorated on November 11 , is listed in the Elenchus *. It is likely, however, that this entry refers to  Saint Martin of Tours ,  who was held in great veneration in Cologne and the surrounding area from an early date.  (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 4, Augsburg, 1875, p. 274) *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 Martin 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...

  WELCOME! SAINT CARTERIUS, BISHOP OF PERIGUEUX A Monastery Garden - Johann Jelinek Saint Carterius (French: Saint Chastier ) was a Bishop of Périgueux in France, who - according to Migne * - attended the Second Council of Mâcon ( Matisco ) in the year 885 (though this should read 585). He is mentioned by  Saint Gregory of Tours  (d. 595), and there is a church in the Périgord region that bears his name.  (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume  1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 565) *A hagiography source used by the authors  Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: May the intercession of Saint Carterius commend us to you, so that through his merits we may obtain that which we cannot accomplish by our own. 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.c...