Saint of the day June 05 St. Tudno, 6th century. Welsh saint after whom Llandudno in Gwynedd, Wales, is named. He figures in various Welsh Christian legends. St. Eoban, 754 A.D. Benedictine monk and martyr of Irish descent, a companion of Sts. Willibrord and Boniface. Eoban was martyred with Boniface at Dokkum, Holland. ST. BONIFACE, BISHOP AND MARTYR, APOSTLE OF GERMANY St Boniface is known as the “Apostle of Germany” for having evangelised the peoples “beyond the Rhine” in the 7th century. His work provided the foundation for the political and social organization of Europe undertaken by Charlemagne. June 5 St. Dorotheus of Gaza, Presbyter, (like a bishop) lived in a cave, doing penance. My ministry was to other monks and priests. The granddaughter of the Spaniard, St. Melania the Great, Melania the younger once gave me five hundred solidi. I shared the funds with the other brothers. I kept three solidi. The rest I gave to another anchorite, Diocles, to distribu...
