ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER Saints celebrated on the 24th of November WELCOME! ALBERT, COUNT OF MONTEACUTO Albert (Albertus) , Count of Monteacuto, is remembered on 24 November. He was held in such high esteem by Saint Francis of Assisi that he was visited by him whenever he travelled through his territory. Albert received the habit of the Third Order from Saint Francis ' very own hands. When Saint Francis once again came to see him and said that he would probably no longer be able to visit him due to his physical weakness, Count Albert requested a keepsake from the famous Saint and was given the habit he had been wearing. This habit remained in Albert's family for 280 years until this treasure came into the possession of the Friars Minor in Florence, where it is still located. This was the very same habit that Saint Francis wore when he received the stigmata on Mount Alverno. (Information from Stadler 's Complete...
ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 2nd of March WELCOME! BEATRICE HERMOSILLIA, VIRGIN Beatrice (Beatrix) Hermosillia (March 2), a virgin, gave all her possessions to the poor and lived solely on manual labour and alms. With the help of the citizens of Valladolid, she built a monastery of the Third Order of Saint Francis of Assisi , and in 1462, she and several others took their vows there. She died on March 2, 1485, after a life of the strictest mortification and penance, and was buried in the monastery church. (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 422) 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