SAINT FEAST DAY FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JUNE Saints celebrated on the 28th of June WELCOME! SAINT MAURICE, ARCHBISHOP OF FLORENCE Saint Maurice ( Mauritius ), commemorated on June 28, the seventh Archbishop of Florence, was murdered by Totila's soldiers in 545 or 550 and buried in the church of Saint Reparata . Initially, the  Bollandists * listed him among their Praetermissi ; the new, improved edition of Ughellus*  of Coletus ( Italia sacra III. 19 and 20 ), however, classifies this holy Archbishop as a Saint. This would not have happened if the veneration of Saint Maurice were uncertain, since Coletus had already compared the  Bollandists '* work up to the month of July at the time of his writing (lines 334 and 335). (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  4, Augsburg, 1875, p.331) *A hagiography source used by the authors  Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty ...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JULY Saints celebrated on the 10th of July WELCOME! SAINT MAURICE, MARTYR OF ALEXANDRIA A companion of  Saint Leontius , Saint Maurice (Mauricius)  was killed for the Christian faith in Alexandria . (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Maurice 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. Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk,  de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org

ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER Saints celebrated on the 22nd of September WELCOME! SAINT MAURICE, MARTYR Saint Maurice was a leader (primicerius) of the Theban Legion, massacred at Agaunum, about 287 (303), by order of Maximian Herculius. His feast is September 22.  A LEADER OF THE THEBAN LEGION The legend relates that the legion, composed entirely of Christians, had been called from Africa to suppress a revolt of the Bagandae in Gaul. The soldiers were ordered to sacrifice to the gods in thanksgiving but refused. Every tenth was then killed.  AS A CHRISTIAN, HE REFUSED TO SACRIFICE TO THE PAGAN GODS Another order to sacrifice and another refusal caused a second decimation and then a general massacre.  SAINT MAURICE IS REPRESENTED AS A KNIGHT IN FULL ARMOUR St Maurice is represented as a knight in full armour; in Italian paintings with a red cross on his breast, which is the badge of the Sardinian Order of St Maurice. MANY PLACES HAVE HIM AS A CELESTIAL PATRON Many ...