ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER Saints celebrated on the 7th of November SAINT ERNEST, ABBOT AND MARTYR The name Ernest ( Ernestus , Ernst) is derived from the old German ernust , meaning serious, strict . According to Migne *, Ernest was an abbot of the monastery in Zwiefalten, who accompanied the Crusaders. Upon arrival in the Orient, he began to crisscross the area, preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ to the Persians in particular, and was finally martyred at Mecca in Arabia in A.D. 1148. But probably this Saint Ernest is identical with one of the other holy men*¹ of the same name, because perhaps the hagiographer Migne * got them mixed up? (Mg.) *¹ ➡️ Venerable Ernest, Count and Religious ⬅️ Ernest, Abbot (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 87) *A hagiography source used by the authors Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almi...