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St. Gaugericus of Cambrai
Born: at Trier, Germany Died: c.625 of natural causes, interred in the church of Saint Medard, Cambrai, France, some relics in assorted churches in Belgium. Also known as Djèri, Gau, Gery, Gagericus, Gaugerico, Gorik Additional Memorials 18 November for the exhumation of his relics, 24 September for the translation of his relics Profile Son of […]
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St. Gerlac of Valkenburg
Born: c.1100 at Valkenburg, Netherlands Died: 1172 – 1177 at Houthem, the Netherlands of natural causes Patronage: against cattle disease, against plague, domestic animals Also known as Gerlac von Houthem, Gerlac of Maastricht, Gerlach, Gerlache, Gerlacus, Gerlachus, Gerlak Born the nobility, he served as a soldier in the imperial German army. Led a wild and […]
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St. Genoveva Torres Morales
Born: 3 January 1870 in Almenara, Castile, Spain Died: 5 January 1956 in Zaragoza, Spain of natural causes Canonized: 4 May 2003 by Pope John Paul II at Plaza de Colón, Madrid, Spain Youngest of six children. By the age of eight, both her parents and four of her siblings had died. A child homemaker […]
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St. Gaudentius of Gniezno
Born: c.960 at Castle Libice near Pardubice, Bohemia (in modern Czech Republic as Radzim Died: c.1004 in Gniezno, Bohemia (in modern Poland) of natural causes, relics transferred to the Saint Veit Cathedral in Prague, Bohemia (in modern Czech Republic) in 1039 Also known as Gaudenty, Radim, Radzim Slavnik, Radim Gaudentius Born into the Bohemia nobility; […]
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St. Gregory of Langres
Died: 539 of natural causes Additional Memorial 13 May (translation of relics) Governor and leading citizen in the area of Autun, France. Married, and the father of Saint Tertricus of Langres. Great-uncle of Saint Gregory of Tours. Widower; after his wife’s death, he devoted himself to God. Priest. Reluctant bishop of Langres, France at age […]
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St. Gordius of Cappadocia
Died: beheaded in 304 Also known as Gordius of Caesarea, Gordius the Centurian Additional Memorial 2 March (Syrian Orthodox) Soldier in Caesarea, Cappadocia. Convert to Christianity. Dismissed from the army as his religion made his loyalties questionable to the authorities. Lived as a desert hermit. During the persecutions of Diocletian, he turned himself over to […]
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St. Gregory of Nazianzen
Born: 330 at Arianzus, Cappadocia, Asia Minor Died: 25 January 390 of natural causes Patronage: for harvests, poets Also known as Gregory of Nazianzus, Grégoire de Nazianze, The Christian Demosthenes, The Theologian Memorials, 2 January (Roman Catholic; Anglican), 25 January (optional memorial of his death; Orthodox; Armenian; Coptic; Syrian Orthodox), 3 January (Granada, Zaragoza and […]
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St. Gaspare Bufalo
Born: 6 January 1786 at Rome, Italy Died: 28 December 1837 of cholera, buried at Santa Maria in Trivio, Italy Canonized: 12 June 1954 by Pope Pius XII Also known as Apostle of Rom, Caspar Bufalo, Caspar del Bufalo, Gaspare del Bufalo, Hammer of Italian Freemasonry, Kasper del Bufalo, Martello dei Carbonari Son of Antonio […]
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Bl. Guillermo de Loarte
Died: Valladolid, Spain of natural causes Mercedarian friar in Valladolid, Spain. Noted for his in-depth study of the early Church fathers and of prophecy, and his skill at passing this wisdom along to his Mercedarian brothers.
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Bl. Guillaume Répin
Born: 26 August 1709 at Thouarcé, Maine-et-Loire, France Died: 2 January 1794 at Angers, France Beatified: 19 February 1984 by Pope John Paul II at Rome, Italy Also known as Vilhelm, William Priest in the diocese of Angers, France. Martyred in the persecutions of the French Revolution.
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