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  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 16th of October WELCOME! SAINT JUNIANUS, HERMIT Junianus  (commemorated on October 16), also called  Ninianus  or  Vivianus  by one of the hagiographers, was an anchorite in the French region of Limoges  (Lemovicum) , a disciple of  Saint Amandus . The life life of the latter is so closely connected to that of the former that the  Neo-Bollandists * provide both biographies together according to a written codex from Cluny, after having first eliminated the error that this  Saint Amandus , whose feast is actually celebrated on August 26, is identical with  Saint Amandus . Our  Saint Amandus   is said to have been the son of a Hungarian king, or, as the  Bollandists * correct, perhaps the son of a general who fought under Attila, the destroyer of Gaul, and he himself is said to have fought under the Gothic king Alaric or the Frankish king Clovis. In any case, ac...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 16th of October WELCOME! SAINT JUNIAN, HERMIT Saint Junian  was a 5th century hermit in France; he was endued in life with great powers of working miracles, and much venerated in Limoges and in the surrounding districts. He is believed to have lived far into the sixth century. A small town near Limoges takes its name from him. From The Book of Saints, 1921, by the Monks of Ramsgate PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Junian 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. ➡️ Detailed information about Saint Junian