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  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JUNE Saints celebrated on the 25th of June WELCOME! SAINT PROSPER, BISHOP OF REGGIO Encyclopedia of Saints   Saint Prosper, Bishop, is commemorated on June 25 . This holy Bishop of Reggio ( Rhegium Lepidi ) - in the former Duchy of Modena - lived in the 5th century and was buried in the Church of  Saint Apollinaris  outside the city. In the year 698,  his mortal remains were transferred into a dedicated church erected in his honour. Later, a  Benedictine   monastery named after  Saint Peter  was attached to this church. Another church in honour of Saint Prosper was also built within the city, not far from the cathedral. He is a patron saint of Reggio and must not be confused with the holy Doctor of the Church, Prosper . (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 4, Augsburg, 1875, p. 996)   Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JULY Saints celebrated on the 29th of July   WELCOME! SAINT PROSPER, BISHOP OF ORLEANS Today, we also commemorate Saint Prosper. The Roman Martyrology states:  "Also, the demise of blessed Prosper, bishop of Orleans." PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Prosper 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.

ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JUNE Saints celebrated on the 25th of June WELCOME! SAINT PROSPER OF AQUITAINE, CONFESSOR Saint Prosper is surnamed of Aquitaine, to distinguish him from a bishop of Orleans , and others of the same name. His birth is usually placed in the year 403.  His works show that in his youth he had happily applied himself to the studies of grammar, and all the branches both of polite and sacred learning. On account of the purity and sanctity of his manners, he is called by those of his age, a holy and venerable man.   A HOLY AND VENERABLE MAN Having left Aquitaine, his native country, he was settled in Provence, and probably at Marseilles, when  Saint Augustine 's book on Correction and Grace was brought thither.  Certain priests and others of that country had been offended at that father’s writings against the Pelagians, pretending that the necessity of divine grace, which he established with the Catholic church, destroyed free-will. They grante...