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  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER Saints celebrated on the 13th of November WELCOME! SAINT DALMATIUS, BISHOP OF RODEZ Rodez Cathedral Saint Dalmatius, commemorated on November 13, was a bishop of Rodez ( Rutenis ) [Rhodez] in France. According to Migne *, he first saw the light of day in that city toward the end of the 5th century.  While still very young, he was elevated to the episcopal see there in 524. Saint Dalmatius went to his eternal reward in 580.  (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 718) *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 Dalmatius 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 the...

  SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER Saints celebrated on the 4th of November WELCOME! SAINT AMANTIUS, BISHOP OF RODEZ Encyclopedia of Saints Saint Amantius, commemorated on November 4, was the first Bishop of Rhodez ( apud Ruthenos ) [Rodez] in France, and also a native of that city. He joined the clergy at a young age and was considered worthy for the episcopal position there because of his virtues. With tireless zeal, he worked for the conversion of the pagans, who were still very numerous in his diocese at that time, and won many for the true faith through the power of his preaching. He also possessed the gift of miracles. Among other things, the honey that was stolen from his garden is said to have turned to pitch for the thief and back into honey when it was returned. He died towards the end of the fifth century (according to other sources, in 825) and was succeeded by Saint Quintian (Quinctian) , who in 511 planned to have his body solemnly raised, but according to  Gregory ...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JUNE Saints celebrated on the 14th of June WELCOME! SAINT QUINCTIAN, BISHOP OF RODEZ Bishop's seat in the church of Notre Dame de Rodez  Saint Quinctian (Quintianus, Quinctianus ), commemorated on June 14, July 11, and November 13 and 10, a native African, Bishop of Rouergue ( apud Ruthenos ), whose capital is Rodez [Rhodez] in France, is  specifically mentioned in the  Roman Martyrology * under this title. He acted as a worthy successor of Saint Amantius , whose relics he wished to enshrine. Since the Goths persecuted him as a supporter of King Clovis, he fled at night to Clermont, where, after the death of  Euphrasius around the year 514, King Theodoric appointed him bishop of Clermont .  While still Bishop of Rodez, he participated in the Council of Adge in 506 and in the first Council of Orléans in 511. He was the fifteenth in the line of bishops of this see. He often moved the king's heart to mercy and once, during a time o...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST Saints celebrated on the 7th of August WELCOME! SAINT LIZIER, BISHOP OF COUSERANS A bust of Saint Lizier According to Migne *, Saint Lizier is commemorated on August 7; other writers list him on August 27. Also known as Licerius, Glycerius, French St-Lizier or Licar, this Saint was Bishop of  Conserans or  Couserans (Consoranum, Conserannum), now St. Lizier de Conserans on the Salat River, in the Ariège department of France. Born the son of noble parents in Spain, he received a thorough education. However, he left his parents early and went to Saint Faustus, Bishop of Tarbes . After the death of Saint Faustus, he joined  Saint Quinctian [Quentin, Quintianus ], Bishop of Rodez ( Rutena ), who ordained him a priest and later (around 504) Bishop of Conserans. In the latter capacity Lizier attended the Council of Agde (Agatha) in 506. God glorified his servant through several miracles. Even in his youth, he healed a friend who had ...

WELCOME! THE DIOCESE OF COUSERANS The ancient Cathedral of Our Lady, (ancient Cathedral Saint Lizier) Established as early as the 5th century, the diocese governed the surrounding mountain valleys for over 1,300 years. Located in the Pyrenees mountains of southwestern France and centered around the towns of Saint-Girons and Saint-Lizier , the former province of Couserans is located in the modern Ariège department (Occitanie region).  The magnificent Cathedral  Saint Lizier  (Cathédrale Saint-Lizier) in  Saint-Lizier  served as the seat of the bishop and is part of a UNESCO World Heritage site and is a stop along the Way of Saint James (Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage route), which is frequented by large numbers of Christian pilgrims year after year.  Having been dissolved during the French Revolution by forces hostile to the Catholic Church, these days the ancient diocese is part of Catholic Diocese of Pamiers. Source: Google   /// &&&

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 10th of October WELCOME! SAINT VIRGILIUS, BISHOP OF ARLES Saint Virgilius, commemorated on October 10 and 19, as well as March 5, was initially abbot of the Saint Symphorian  monastery  in Autun. His investiture and residence at the monastery in  Lérins  are uncertain. As prelate, he succeeded  Saint Honoratus , unless Licerius was his immediate predecessor. It is not entirely clear when he ascended to the episcopal see of Arles. When  Saint Gregory the Great  became pope in 590, Virgilius had already held his office for a few years. Even during his lifetime,  Gregory  called him a holy man, adorned with all virtues , and placed the bishops in the realm of King Childebert II under his see. The missionaries who traveled to England were especially commended by the pope to his protection. Indeed, Saint Virgilius was such an extraordinary man that he himself was considered a miracle...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JULY   Saints celebrated on the 14th of July WELCOME! BLESSED ROSNATA, MARTYR Blessed Rosnata, Martyr (July 14, or June 12), was the founder of the Premonstratensian convent of Teplá (Tepla) in Bohemia. (See also  B. Hrosnata , Vol. IV, pp. 773 and 774). To supplement this account, we add a few events from his life. He was a blossoming young man when he accompanied his sister Woislawa to meet her future husband, Duke Otto of Krakow. It happened that during a walk along the banks of the Vistula (Weichsel), he slipped and fell into the river. Boats immediately tried in vain to pull him back in. Then one of his companions jumped into the river and saw a tuft of hair above the water at the spot where he presumed to have sunk. He reached for it and, to his astonishment, pulled the young man from the water still alive. He recounted how  a woman of wondrous beauty held back the water rushing to his mouth with her hand, thus preventing his drownin...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 11th of March WELCOME! SAINT ROSINA, VIRGIN AND MARTYR The sign at the Rosina Chapel, text translated below¹ Saint Rosina (March 11), is listed as a "virgin and martyr" in an ancient handwritten calendar of saints, albeit without an original source being provided. Unless it was supported by an older martyrology of some authority, this calendar entry would be quite worthless to us. Further research led us to a certain list compiled according to Nadasius and Sautel ( annus sacer ), also handwritten, There, Saint Rosina is mentioned as just a "virgin" (rather than "virgin and martyr"). Upon seeking out the sources the latter list was supposed to be based upon, we discovered that she could not be found in Nadasius ' work; whether she is mentioned by Sautel , we do not know, as his book was not available to us. We cannot confirm the assumption that the name is an abbreviation of Euphrosyna , partly...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN DECEMBER Saints celebrated on the 29th of December WELCOME! BLESSED HERMANN, ABBOT OF ST. PANTALEON On December 29 and December 30 we remember Hermann (Hermannus) , Abbot of St. Pantaleon in Cologne (Germany). He is listed in the Elenchus * of the Bollandists * and also mentioned by Bucelin * on December 29. Lechner's* work features this holy abbot on December 30; both the latter and Bucelin * call him Blessed Hermann . A Count of Zütphen by birth, he was known as "the Humble." Blessed Hermann died in 1120 and was buried in the Chapel of the Cross he had built.  (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 674) *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 Blessed Hermann may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Je...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 11th of May WELCOME! SAINT WALTER, ABBOT OF ST. PETER  Monastery yard in the snow Saint Walter ( Gualterius, Galterus, Galterius, Gualterus, Gauterus, French : Gautier or Gauthier ) was born into a noble family in Guyenne (Aquitaine) around the year 990. His father Raymond and his mother Gualburga (Walburgis) raised him with great care. Later he came under the guidance of the pious Israel , canon regular of Dorat ( Scotoria ) in the diocese of Limoges, and then entered the canonry himself. There he distinguished himself by his pious conduct; he sought to imitate the particular virtues of all, in order to gather within himself the good he found in everyone. Later, he was elected abbot of Lesterp (Stirps, Stirpum)[Saint-Pierre de Lesterps (St. Peter)].  In this new sphere of activity, he behaved with such great wisdom toward everyone that each individual considered himself indebted to him as his special patron, and ...

  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

  WELCOME! RUDOLPH OF LUXEMBOURG, ABBOT Rudolph of Luxembourg ( Rudolphus ) was Abbot of Saint Vanne in Verdun [the Benedictine Abbey of Saint-Vanne de Verdun, founded in 952].  A pious and devoutly religious man, he could not bring himself to side with the rebellious emperor and the false pope he sided with, as his bishop Dietrich [Thierry] had done. Rudolph instead remained steadfastly loyal to the legitimate  Pope Gregory VII . For this reason he left his monastery and initially went to Dijon, and later to the Abbey of Flavigny in the Diocese of Autun, where he died at the end of the 11th century. He is mentioned in Migne's * appendix without further comment.  (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  5, Augsburg, 1882, p. 153) *A hagiography source used by the authors  Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, ...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST Saints celebrated on the 2nd of August WELCOME! WALTER OF GUIMARAES, RELIGIOUS  Walter ( Gualterius ) is remembered on August. A native of Guimarães ( Vimaranum ), a city in Portugal, he was one of the earliest disciples of  Saint Francis of Assisi . After Walter's  death in 1258, he shone with miracles; in particular, by an oil highly beneficial against all diseases that was said to have constantly flowed from his grave. Solemn translations of his relics took place in 1277 and 1577. The nobility of Guimarães established a congregation in his honour, which  Pope Gregory XIII  endowed with great indulgences, on the condition that the members devoutly visit the shrine of this blessed Walter on  December 17 , the day of the grant.  (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 535) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations Sour...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JULY Saints celebrated on the 6th of July WELCOME! BLESSED HERMAN, MONK AND CANTOR Herman (Hermannus) , commemorated on July 6, was a monk and cantor in Heisterbach . He is listed as " Blessed Herman " by Henriquez *, Chalemot *, and Bucelin *. Bucelin * relates of Blessed Herman that he knew the thoughts of others, frequently conversed with heavenly spirits, and possessed the most wondrous insight into sublime and divine matters. (II. 250) (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 672) *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 Blessed Herman 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 thes...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JUNE Saints celebrated on the 23th of June WELCOME! BLESSED ALBERT AND BLESSED OCAR, FOUNDERS  Raderus *, in his " Bavaria sancta ", recounts that the two brothers, Albert and Ocar [Otkar], (who according to some hagiographers were sons of the Bavarian Duke Grimoald, who established the Diocese of Freising, and according to others were Dukes of Burgundy), founded  Tegernsee Abbey on the lake of the same name in Upper Bavaria, situated in the Alps. He also states that both aided  Pope Gregory   against the Lombards and were rewarded by him with relics of saints for their foundation.  Upon returning from Rome, they entered the very  Tegernsee Abbey  they had established and took up their habit there, where Albert subsequently became abbot, while Ocar remained a lay brother (conversus) . Similarly, according to the same author, they are said to have founded St. Pölten Abbey ( S. Hippolyti ) in Austria, while their nephew ...

  WELCOME! SAINT HEMETERIUS, MARTYR Saint Hemeterius, commemorated on March 3 , was a martyr who suffered alongside Saint Cheledonius  (Celedonius) at Calahorra in Spain. The poet Prudentius says that the pagans burned the records of their martyrdom to spare themselves the shame of their defeat. The date of their martyrdom is unknown.  Butler * (III. 350) lists him as Emeritus ; the  Roman Martyrology * as Hermiterius , and the  Bollandists * refer to this saint as Emetherius (I. 228). (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  2,, Augsburg, 1861, p. 629) *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 Hemeterius 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, G...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JUNE Saints celebrated on the 29th of June WELCOME! SAINT HEMMA OF GURK, WIDOW [Saint]  Hemma [commemorated on June 27 and June 29] is the foundress of the former double monastery of Gurk in Carinthia . She was born in the Archduchy of Carinthia in the year 983. Her parents were Engelbert and Tuta of Peilenstein. On her mother's side, she was closely related to the holy Emperor  Henry II . Even her early childhood revealed the most splendid talents and a great inclination towards a devout life. At the Emperor's court, under the watchful eye of Saint Cunigunde , her education was completed. In marriage, she set an example of all Christian virtues for the world and her family. Her husband was Landgrave William, Lord of Friesach and Seltschach. They were a noble couple, of one heart and one soul, husband and wife imbued with the same childlike piety. They attended Holy Mass daily and received Holy Communion every Sunday. They had two sons who, as...