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  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MAY Saints celebrated on the 16th of May WELCOME! SAINT PEREGRINE, BISHOP OF AUXERRE Saint Petegrine (Peregrinus) is considered the first bishop of Auxerre. In A.D. 260, he is said to have been sent to Gaul by  Pope Sixtus II to preach the Gospel there. The priest Saint Marsus, a deacon named Arcodemus, and a subdeacon called  Jovinian accompanied him. The holy bishop sowed with tears and persecution, but his martyrdom under the Emperor Diocletian in 304 he bore for Christ with joy and exultation. His body was buried at Baugé in Auxerrois [Bouhy] where he had been killed for his faith.  It is believed that his relics came to Saint Denis near Paris at a later stage; others claim that he rested at Saint Peter in Rome or at Terni in Umbria. The translation of his mortal remains to Rome during the reign of  Charlemagne is mentioned by Piazza* (I. 418). (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume ...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY Saints celebrated on the 24th of February   WELCOME! SAINT PEREGRINE, MARTYR OF NICOMEDIA Today, we also commemorate Saint Peregrine, a companion of  Saint Lucian , who was martyred at Nicomedia in Bithynia. (Information from  Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints,  Volume  3, Augsburg, 1869, p. 892-93) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Peregrine 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 MAY Saints celebrated on the 1st of May WELCOME! SAINT PEREGRINE LAZIOSI Peregrine Laziosi was born in 1265 in Forli, a small town north east of Florence. In the late thirteenth century, Forli was best known as a stronghold of opposition to the Papacy. In 1282,  Pope Martin IV excommunicated the whole town. In an effort to resolve this situation, the Pope sent Father (later Saint) Philip Benizi , who was head of the Servites, a newly founded order of friars who were much involved in caring for the sick, to preach to the townsfolk. Philip’s visit was not a success: he was roughed up by a mob and thrown out of the town. One of those who assaulted him was the young Peregrine Laziosi. HE TURNED TO GOD This incident was a turning-point for Peregrine. He was gradually overcome with remorse for what he had done, and this led him to turn to God. He eventually joined the Servites, Philip’s own order, as a lay-brother, when he was thirty years old. HE WAS MIR...