ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN DECEMBER
Saints celebrated on the 12th of December
BLESSED BARTHOLUS, PRIEST
Blessed Bartholus is called a hermit (solitaire) by Migne. Bartolus, was born to noble parents at Castell Saint Geminiano in the Florentine region. He was the fruit of his parents' prayer after twenty years of childless marriage.
A GREAT LOVE FOR HOLY CHASTITY
From childhood he showed a great love for chastity, and when his father wanted to implement marriage plans for him when he had become an adolescent, Bartholus fled to Pisa. There he stayed at first with the Benedictines, but subsequently entered the third order and was ordained a priest.
CHRIST APPEARED TO HIM
In his old age Christ appeared to him and announced that he would come in eighty-one days and fetch him to Paradise. He died on December 12, 1300 and after his death was glorified by God through many miracles.
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints)
Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations
PRAYER:
Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Blessed Bartholus 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
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