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  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JULY Saints celebrated on the 24th of July WELCOME! ADAM MARSH, RELIGIOUS Adamus de Marisco (July 24). All that is known about Adam de Marisco is his name. It is listed in Hueber's Menology of the Franciscans *, therefore we know that he belonged to the Order of Saint Francis. *** Adamus de Marisco (Adam Marsh), Franciscan scholar (died c.1258), born probably Somerset, England. Known as "Doctor illustris," he helped to organise the teaching and discipline at Oxford. *** Adam de Marisco (Adam Marsh) c. 1200 - 18 November 1259) was an English friar of the Order of  Saint Francis of Assisi , born about 1200 in the diocese of Bath, and educated at Oxford (Greyfriars) under the famous Robert Grosseteste. Before 1226 Marsh received the benefice of Wearmouth from his uncle, Richard Marsh, Bishop of Durham; but around 1230 he entered the Franciscan order at the friary in Worcester. None of Adam's theological works survive. His only extant writin...

    WELCOME! OLUS PUEN AND COMPANIONS, SEVENTH CENTURY CHRISTIAN MISSIONARIES IN CHINA Olus Puen, Martomæus, Mardargis, Sarnis-chua and Gabriel, priests, and Adam, deacon, all in China, are said to have worked there around A.D. 636. They restored the service that had been almost completely destroyed. Indeed, through their efforts they brought religion back to such bloom that missionaries went out from there to convert other oriental peoples and to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ.  In 1625, when excavating a foundation, an oblong ancient stone was found, which the local builders sent to the governor of Sin-gan-su because it appeared historically important or valuable. On this stone was carved, among other things, a brief summary of the Christian faith, then a list of the bishops and other clerics who proclaimed the gospel there, partly in Syriac, partly in Chinese, and also that they wore a shaved crown on their heads [monks], accepted wages from no one but, on the ...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 21st March ADAM SASBOUT, RELIGIOUS Adam Sasbout (Adamus Sasboldus)  was a Franciscan Minorite. He died in A.D. 1553 at Leuven in Belgium. A number of authors list him among the "blessed," others among the "venerable"; incidentally, his public veneration cannot be proven. In some martyrologies, his name is mentioned on October 4. (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 29) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JULY Saints celebrated on the 31st of July ADAM, ABBOT A page of one of Fortunatus Hueber's Saints' books, "Stammenbuch..." (1693) Adam (Adamus) was the first abbot of the monastery of the Blessed Virgin at Lankheim near Culmbach in Franconia. He died in A.D. 1132 with a reputation for holiness. Bucelin * gives him the title "blessed". (Buc.) (Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 30) *A hagiography source used by the authors  Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN DECEMBER Saints celebrated on the 14th of December Prayer to the Angels and the Saints Heavenly Father, in praising Your Angels and Saints we praise Your glory, for by honouring them we honour You, their Creator. Their splendour shows us Your greatness, which infinitely surpasses that of all creation. In Your loving providence, You saw fit to send Your Angels to watch over us. Grant that we may always be under their protection and one day enjoy their company in heaven. Heavenly Father, You are glorified in Your Saints, for their glory is the crowning of Your gifts. You provide an example for us by their lives on earth, You give us their friendship by our communion with them, You grant us strength and protection through their prayer for the Church, and You spur us on to victory over evil and the prize of eternal glory by this great company of witnesses. Grant that we who aspire to take part in their joy may be filled with the Spirit that blessed their live...