ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER Saints celebrated on the 12th November WELCOME! SAINT HYMERIUS, CONFESSOR Saint Hymerius (Himerius), commemorated on November 12 or July 28, was a confessor. Burgener's * recently published work, " Helvetia sancta ," where he is called the " Apostle of the Northern Jura Mountains ," recounts his life story. The village of Lugué , near the town of Puntrut , is identified as the birthplace of Saint Hymerius; his parents were of noble birth and raised their son in a Christian and sensible manner. Early on, he renounced the world, gave his wealth to the poor, and went with a servant (Albert Elbertus) to the Sufinger Valley (now St Immerthal , French: St-Imier , with a village of the same name). There he cultivated a small field of grain and led a holy life with his companion. Several years had passed when he felt the urge to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. He happily carried out his pious decision with Albert and stayed for ...