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St. Abel of Rheims
Born: in the British Isles, most likely in Ireland Died: c.751 at Lobbes, Belgium of natural causes. Also known as Abel of Lobbes Missionary to the European continent with Saint Boniface. Chosen archbishop of Rheims, France in 744 by Pope Saint Zachary and the Council of Soissons. He was unable to take over the see […]
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St. Albert of Sicily
Born: 1250 to 1257 (sources vary) at Trapani, Sicily, Italy Died: 7 August 1306 at Messina, Italy of natural causes Canonized: 31 May 1476 by Pope Sixtus IV Patronage: Carmelite schools, Messina, Italy, Trapani, Italy. Also known as Albert of Trapani, Albert degli Abbati Albert’s parents promised that if they were blessed with a son, […]
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St. Alexander the Charcoal Burner
Born: Greek Died: burned alive c.275 at Comana (in modern Turkey) Patronage: charcoal burners. Also known as Alexander of Comana, Alexander of Cuma, Alexander the Carbonaio, Alessandro Well-born, educated, and erudiate 3rd century Greek with philosophical training. Convert to Christianity. To escape his pagan roots and live for God, he left his native area and […]
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St. Antony Primaldo and Companions
Died: hacked to pieces on 13 August 1480 in Otranto, Lecce, Italy Beatified: 14 December 1771 by Pope Clement XIV (cultus confirmed), 6 July 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI (decree of martyrdom) Canonized: Sunday 12 May 2013 by Pope Francis in Rome, Italy Patronage: Otranto, Italy. Also known as Martyrs of Otranto An aged lay […]
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St. Arnulf of Soissons
Born: 1040 at Flanders, Belgium Died: 1087 at the monastery at Aldenburg, diocese of Bruges, Flanders, Belgium of natural causes, miracles reported at his tomb were investigated and approved by a council at Beauvais, France in 1121, relics translated to the church of Saint Peter, Aldenburg, Belgium in 1131 Patronage: brewers, hop pickers, millers, music, […]
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St. Armagillus of Brittany
Born: south Wales Died: c.550 Representation, Benedictine abbot receiving royal envoys, wearing armor and a chasuble, leading a dragon with a stole around its neck (legend says he did that and ordered the dragon to dive into a river), with a chained demon Patronage: against colic, against fever, against gout, against headaches, against rheumatism, hospitals. […]
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St. Alberto Hurtado Cruchaga
Born: 22 January 1901 at Vina del Mar, Chile Died: 18 August 1952 at Santiago, Chile of pancreatic cancer Canonized: 23 October 2005 by Pope Benedict XVI at Rome, Italy. Alberto’s father died when the boy was four years old, and he grew up in poverty. Educated at the Jesuit College in Santiago, Chile. He […]
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St. Abruncolo of Langres
Died: c.488 of natural causes, buried in the church of Saint Stephen outside Clermonnt, France Also known as Abruncolo of Clermont Additional Memorial 14 May (French dioceses of Langres, Dijon and Clermont-Ferrand) Bishop of Langres, France in the latter 5th century, he operated from the city of Dijon, France. Exiled from the diocese by the […]
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Pope St. Antherus
Born: Petilia Policastro, Italy Papal Ascension: 21 November 235 Died: martyred 3 January 236, buried in the catacombs at the Cemetery of Saint Callistus, Rome, the first pope buried in the papal crypt, relics re-discovered in 1854 Also known as Anteros, Anterus, Antheros Additional Memorial 5 August (Orthodox) Son of Romulus. His family seems to […]
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St. Alverius of Agaunum
Died: c.288 in Piedmont, Italy, relics enshrined in a stone coffin in a church in Fossano, Italy on 2 January 1427, relics later transferred to the cathedral of Narni, Italy Soldier. Member of the Theban Legion. To escape the persecution of Emperor Maximian, he fled from his unit to the Piedmont region of Italy, but […]
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