SAINT FEAST DAY FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY Saints celebrated on the 6th of February WELCOME! SAINT DOROTHY, VIRGIN AND MARTYR  Saint Aldhelm relates from her acts, that Fabricius, the governor of Caesarea, in Cappadocia, inflicted on her most cruel torments, because she refused to marry, or to adore idols: that she converted two apostate women sent to seduce her: and that being condemned to be beheaded, she converted one Theophilus, by sending him certain fruits and flowers miraculously obtained of her heavenly spouse.  FRUITS AND FLOWERS She seems to have suffered under Diocletian. Her body is kept in the celebrated church which bears her name, beyond the Tiber, in Rome.  SHE IS MENTIONED IN THE ANCIENT MARTYROLOGY She is mentioned on this day in the ancient Martyrology under the name of St Jerome. There was another holy virgin, whom Rufin calls Dorothy, a rich and noble lady of the city of Alexandria, who suffered torments and a voluntary banishment, to preserve her faith...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JUNE Saints celebrated on the 25th of June WELCOME! SAINT DOROTHY OF MONTAU, WIDOW [Saint] Dorothea [Dorothy] was a recluse, born at Montau, February 6, 1347; she died at Marienwerder, June 25, 1394.  FREQUENT PILGRIMAGES At the age of seventeen she married the sword-cutler Albrecht of Danzig, a hot-tempered man, whose nature underwent a change through her humility and gentleness. Both made frequent pilgrimages to Cologne, Aachen, and Einsiedeln, and they intended (1390) to visit Rome also; but Albrecht was prevented by illness and remained at home where he died, while Dorothea journeyed to Rome alone.  NUMEROUS VISITORS SOUGHT HER ADVICE AND CONSOLATION Of their nine children all died, except one daughter who joined the Benedictines. In the summer of 1391 Dorothea moved to Marienwerder, and on May 2, 1393, with the permission of the chapter and of the Teutonic Order, established a hermitage near the cathedral.  She led a very austere life....