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  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST Saints celebrated on the 13th of August WELCOME! SAINT JUNIANUS, ABBOT OF NOAILLES Saint Junianus [Saint Junien], Abbot of Noailles (Noviliacum) in France, descended from a noble family that lived in the region of present-day Poitiers (Pictavium). Even as a tender boy, he imitated the life of the hermits. When he had grown to manhood through prayer, reading, and contemplation of the Holy Scriptures, he secluded himself from the world in a place called Chaulnay (Coloniacum) , to spend his life contemplating heavenly things. However, many who visited him in his solitude compelled him to accept them as disciples. He eventually yielded to their requests and was then ordained a priest, in order to be not only a father but also a teacher of the monks through his priestly authority. Saint Radegundis , wife of King Chlothar, availed himself of his advice and assistance in all matters concerning her salvation. Chlothar assigned him a very spacious place to...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER   Saints celebrated on the 15th of November WELCOME! SAINT JUNIANUS, HERMIT According to several martyrologies, Saint Junianus (November 15), a hermit at Rheims (Remensis), was baptized by Bishop  Saint Remigius . Since, however, there is no information about him either in the Breviary and Directory of Rheims , or in the works of other Rheims writers, the Neo-Bollandists * infer in the Life of Saint Junianus on October 16 (VII. 842, nos. 23 ff.) that this Saint Junianus Remensis seems to be identical with Saint Junianus , who was probably also baptized by  Saint Remigius , and for whom a special feast might have been celebrated on November 15. They therefore list just  two saints with the name Junianus, namely S. Junianus Nobiliacensis and S. Junianus Commodoliacensis . The Elenchus * does indeed mention a "Hermit Junianus" on November 15, but without further details. Other hagiographers (e.g., in Migne *, the Frenchma...

  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