SAINT FEAST DAY FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

  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...

ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN APRIL Saints celebrated on the 24th of April WELCOME!  SAINT WILLIAM FIRMATUS, PRIEST AND CONFESSOR Saint William Firmatus ( Guilielmus Firmatus ), Priest and Confessor - commemorated on April 24; alternatively May 28 or July 21 - was born in Tours to noble parents and received an upbringing befitting his station. As a boy, he displayed extraordinary intellectual gifts, a quick grasp of concepts, and an excellent memory. Furthermore, he possessed great purity and blamelessness of character, which he guarded with anxious conscientiousness. He was granted a canonry at the church of Saint Venantius, even though he was still very young, a layman, and had not yet decided upon his future vocation. Consequently, he first entered military service, but later turned his attention to the study of medicine. Soon, however, he noticed within himself an excessive attachment to worldly goods. On one occasion, he saw the devil, in the form of an ape, sitting upon his money ...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 9th of January WELCOME! BLESSED PHILIP BERRUYER, ARCHBISHOP OF BOURGES Philip Berruyer ( Philippus Berruierius ), commemorated on  January 9 - referred to by some as " saint " and by others as " blessed " - was a nephew of William of Bourges . Following his studies in Paris, Philip was ordained a priest in Tours and received a canonry in that city. He subsequently became Bishop of Orléans, and in 1236, after fourteen years of faithful service, he was appointed Archbishop of Bourges.  His primary concern was the proper governance of his own household - that is, his clergy. This necessitated the removal of several beneficed clerics from their positions; yet, while purifying the Church in this manner, he also deemed it his duty to ensure that these priests, now deprived of their income, were provided with a livelihood befitting their station and, whenever possible, encouraged toward moral improvement.  He exe...