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  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 1st of October WELCOME! SAINT DIGNA [PIGRA], MARTYR OF TOMI Saint Digna (Pigra), commemorated on October 1, was martyred for her Christian faith in Niedermösten¹ . She was a Companion of  Saints Priscus and Denegothia and one  of the two holy ladies of that company called Digna. (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume  1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 753) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations ¹Niedermösten is an older, Germanized - or historical - name for the ancient city of Tomis [Tomi], (modern-day Constanta in Romania) in the Roman province of Moesia Inferior. (AI) PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Digna 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 ar...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 1st of October WELCOME! BLESSED EDWARD JAMES, PRIEST AND MARTYR Edward James was born at Braiston, in Derbyshire, and was, for some time, student in the college of Rheims; from whence he was sent to Rome, 1588. Here he was made priest; and from hence he was sent upon the English mission. He was apprehended, prosecuted and condemned, barely upon account of his priestly character; and was martyred on the same day, and at the same place, as Mr Ralph Crokett , who had been born at Barton upon the Hill in Cheshire, had performed his studies at Rheims, and was an alumnus and priest of the college then residing in that city: from whence he had been sent upon the English mission in 1585. The particulars of his missionary labours, or of his apprehension and trial, I have not found, only that he was prosecuted and condemned upon the penal statute of 27 Elizabeth , and had been sentenced to die, as in cases of high treason, barely up...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 1st of October WELCOME! BLESSED RALPH CROCKETT, PRIEST AND MARTYR [Blessed Ralph Crockett was a] priest and martyr; born at Barton-on-the-Hill, near Farndon, Cheshire, England; he suffered martyrdom by being hanged, drawn, and quartered at Broyle Heath, Chichester, October 1, 1588.  Having completed his education at Cambridge, Crockett was a schoolmaster in East Anglia until he discerned a call to the priesthood. He studied and was ordained at Reims (1585). En route to his assignment in the English mission, he was captured on board ship at Littlehampton, Sussex, April 19, 1586, together with Frs. Thomas Bramston, George Potter, and Fr Edward James . The following week they were transferred to a London prison.  On September 30, 1588, he was tried and condemned under 27 Eliz. c. 2 at Chichester with Frs. Edward James , John Oven, and Francis Edwardes. Oven took the Oath of Supremacy after the trial and Edwardes rec...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 1st of October WELCOME! BLESSED EDWARD CAMPION, PRIEST AND MARTYR Edward Campion (Vere Edwards, Gerard Edwards), Priest and Martyr, was born in 1552 at Ludlow, Shropshire, England; he suffered martyrdom by being hanged, drawn, and quartered at Canterbury, October 1, 1588. Born into a good family, possibly a Protestant one, he studied for two years at Jesus College, Oxford. Thereafter he was in the service of Gregory, tenth Lord Dacre of the South. Having converted to Catholicism, he studied for the priesthood at Reims (1586-87), where he adopted the surname Campion and was ordained for service in the Diocese of Canterbury. He was arrested at Sittingbourne within months of his arrival, imprisoned at Newgate and the Marshalsea with BB. Robert Wilcox , Christopher Buxton , and Robert Widmerpool , and executed for being a priest. He was beatified by Pope Pius XI on December 15, 1929. Source: https://www.encyclopedia.com/religi...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 1st of October WELCOME! BLESSED ROBERT WILCOX, PRIEST AND MARTYR [Blessed Robert Wilcox was an] English martyr, born at Chester, 1558; suffered at Canterbury, October 1, 1588. He arrived at Reims, August 12, 1583, and received the tonsure and minor orders, September 23 following. He was ordained sub-deacon, March 16, deacon, early April, and priest, April 20, 1585, receiving all these orders at Reims. Sent on the mission, January 7, 1586, he was imprisoned in the Marshalsea that same year. With him suffered two other priests, Christopher Buxton and Edward Campion, and a layman, Robert Widmerpool. All were condemned under 27 Elizabeth cap. 2. [He was beatified by Pius XI on Dec. 15, 1929. Robert Wilcox, Edward Campion ,  Christopher Buxton and  Robert Widmerpool are also known as the Oaten Hill Martyrs.] Source: John Bannerman Wainewright, Catholic Encyclopedia, 1913 ⬅️ The Holy Martyrs of England and Wales PRAY...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 1st of October WELCOME! BLESSED ROBERT WIDMERPOOL, MARTYR [Blessed Robert Widmerpool was an English] lay martyr; born at Widmerpool, Nottinghamshire, England; hanged at Canterbury, October 1, 1588. After completing his education at Gloucester Hall, Oxford, Widmerpool was tutor to the sons of Henry, ninth Earl of Northumberland, then a schoolmaster.  He was arrested for helping an illegal priest find refuge in the home of the countess of Northumberland, imprisoned at the Marshalsea, and condemned to die with the priests (Blesseds) Robert Wilcox , Edward Campion , and Christopher Buxton . After the executioner put the rope of the gallows around his neck, Widmerpool thanked God for the glory of martyrdom in Canterbury for the cause for which St Thomas died. He was beatified by Pius XI on December 15, 1929. Source: https://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/widmerpool-robert-bl ⬅️ Th...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 1st of October WELCOME! SAINT DONATUS, MARTYR OF TOMI Saint Donatus, commemorated on October 1, was a martyr in Tomi in Lower Moesia (Mysia), a companion of  Saint Priscus  (I. 30) . (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  4, Augsburg, 1875) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Donatus 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

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 1st of October WELCOME! SAINT PRIMUS, MARTYR OF TOMI Saint Primus, commemorated on October 1, was a martyr in Tomi in Lower Moesia (Mysia), a companion of  Saint Priscus  (I. 30) . (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  4, Augsburg, 1875) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Primus 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

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 1st of October WELCOME! SAINT PROPUS, MARTYR OF TOMI Saint Propus, commemorated on October 1, was a martyr in Tomi in Lower Moesia (Mysia), a companion of  Saint Priscus  (I. 30) . (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  4, Augsburg, 1875) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Propus 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

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 1st of October WELCOME! SAINT CASTUS, MARTYR OF TOMI Saint Castus, commemorated on October 1, was a martyr in Tomi in Lower Moesia (Mysia), a companion of  Saint Priscus  (I. 30) . (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  4, Augsburg, 1875) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Castus 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

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 1st of October WELCOME! SAINT SPEUS, MARTYR OF TOMI Saint Speus (Spes), commemorated on October 1, was a martyr in Tomi in Lower Moesia (Mysia), a companion of  Saint Priscus  (I. 30) . (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  4, Augsburg, 1875) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Speus 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

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 1st of October WELCOME! SAINT SATURNINA, MARTYR OF TOMI Saint Saturnina, commemorated on October 1, was a martyr in Tomi in Lower Moesia (Mysia), a companion of  Saint Priscus  (I. 30) . (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  4, Augsburg, 1875) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Saturnina 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

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 1st of October WELCOME! SAINT GOTHIA, MARTYR OF TOMI Saint Gothia, commemorated on October 1, was a martyr in Tomi in Lower Moesia (Mysia), a companion of  Saint Priscus  (I. 30) . (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  4, Augsburg, 1875) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Gothia 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

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 1st of October WELCOME! SAINT DIGNA, MARTYR OF TOMI Saint Digna, commemorated on October 1, was a martyr in Tomi in Lower Moesia (Mysia), a companion of  Saint Priscus  (I. 30) . (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  4, Augsburg, 1875) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Digna 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

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 1st of October WELCOME! SAINT EUPROBUS, MARTYR OF TOMI Saint Euprobus (Eutropius), commemorated on October 1, was a martyr in Tomi in Lower Moesia (Mysia), a companion of  Saint Priscus  (I. 30) . (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  4, Augsburg, 1875) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Euprobus 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

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 1st of October WELCOME! SAINT ALEXANDER, MARTYR OF TOMI  Saint Alexander, commemorated on October 1, was a martyr in Tomi in Lower Moesia (Mysia), a companion of  Saint Priscus  (I. 30) . (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  4, Augsburg, 1875) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Alexander 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

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 1st of October WELCOME! SAINT JANUARIUS, MARTYR OF TOMI Saint Januarius, commemorated on October 1, was a martyr in Tomi in Lower Moesia (Mysia), a companion of  Saint Priscus  (I. 30) . (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  4, Augsburg, 1875) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Januarius 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

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 1st of October WELCOME! SAINT MARTIAL, MARTYR OF TOMI Saint Martial, commemorated on October 1, was a martyr in Tomi in Lower Moesia (Mysia), a companion of  Saint Priscus  (I. 30) . (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  4, Augsburg, 1875) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Martial 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

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 1st of October WELCOME! SAINT FAUSTINUS, MARTYR OF TOMI  Saint Faustinus, commemorated on October 1, was a martyr in Tomi in Lower Moesia (Mysia), a companion of  Saint Priscus  (I. 30) . (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  4, Augsburg, 1875) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Faustinus 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