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  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JULY Saints celebrated on the 16th of July WELCOME! SAINT VITALIAN, BISHOP OF CAPUA, CONFESSOR Saint Vitalian ( Vitalianus ), Bishop and Confessor, is commemorated on July 16 ; alternatively  January 10 or December 30 . This saintly Bishop of Capua ( Terra di Lavoro ) - whose name is also included in the  Roman Martyrology * - lived and died in the 7th century. Nothing, however, is known about his life. Around the year 1120, during the pontificate of Callixtus II , his relics were translated to Catanzaro. Legend has it that the miracles associated with these relics - which had occurred up until 1584, when a lady-in-waiting was buried in their vicinity - ceased from that time onward. His veneration is widespread throughout Southern Italy. As noted in Migne *, he is often depicted walking upon the water.  (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume  5, Augsburg, 1882, p. 740) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of S...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JULY Saints celebrated on the 16th of July WELCOME! SAINT VITALIAN, BISHOP OF CAPUA Today, we also commemorate Saint Vitalian . The Roman Martyrology states:  "At Capua, Saint Vitalian, bishop and  confessor." PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Vitalian 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. ➡️ More information about Saint Vitalian

ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 27th of January WELCOME! SAINT VITALIAN, POPE  ⬅️ Saintly Popes - Index (He reigned 657-72). His date of birth is unknown; he died January 27, 672. Nothing is known of Vitalian's life before he was raised to the Holy See. According to the "Liber Pontificalis" he was a native of Segni in Campagna, and his father's name was Anastasius.  HE WAS CONSECRATED AND ENTHRONED ON JULY 30 After the death of Pope Eugene I , in June, 657, Vitalian was elected his successor, and consecrated and enthroned on July 30. Like his predecessor, Vitalian sought to restore the connection with Constantinople by friendly advances to the Eastern Emperor Constans II and to prepare the way for the settlement of the Monothelite controversy.  DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS He sent letters (synodica) announcing his elevation by envoys both to the emperor and to Patriarch Peter of Constantinople, who was inclined to Monothelitism. The emperor confirmed...