ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY
Saints celebrated on the 24th of January
BRIOLANIA, RELIGIOUS
Briolania, commemorated on January 24, was a religious of the Third Order of St Francis. One of the disciples of the great servant of God Louis of Granada, she died in 1623 and was buried in the Franciscan Church in Lisbon.
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, 1858)
OTHER HOLY FRANCISCAN TERTIARIES:
BLESSED ANTHONY THE ETHIOPIAN
Blessed Anthony the Ethiopian, Hermit, was born in Libya into a Muslim family (c. A.D. 1490). He came to Syracuse and worked as a shepherd, tending goats and sheep. He was instructed in Christianity... ➡️ continue reading
VENERABLE MATT TALBOT
Venerable Matt Talbot was born in Dublin in May 1856, the sixth child in the family of twelve. At the age of 12, he began work in a brewery. Working in an atmosphere where alcohol was everywhere, he soon followed the bad example... ➡️ continue reading
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