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St. Sylvester - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online St. Sylvester, Roman Catholic Priest and was Pope for twenty-four years and eleven months. The Council of Nice was assembled during his reign, in the year 325,Feastday Dec.31

St. Melania - Saints St. Melania, The life of St. Melania reminds us of the fleeting character of earthly wealth. We should strive to emulate her use of wealth as well as talents to further the cause of Christ. Feastday Dec.31

Bl. John Alcober - Saints The Martyr Saints of China, or Augustine Zhao Rong and his 119 companions, are saints of the Roman Catholic Church. The 87 Chinese Catholics and 33 Western missionaries, from the mid-17th century to 1930, were martyred because of their ministry and, in some cases, for their refusal to apostatize. Many died in the Boxer Rebellion, in which xenophobic peasants slaughtered 30,000 Chinese converts to Christianity along with missionaries and other foreigners. Feastday Dec.30

Bl. William Howard - Saints Bl. William Howard, Roman Catholic English Martyr. He was arrested on the false accusation of complicity in the so-called Popish Plot and imprisoned for two years before finally being beheaded on Tower Hill. Feastday Dec.29

St. Eutychius Sts. Eutychius & Domitian, Roman Catholic Martyrs of Ancyra, in Galatia. Eutychius was a priest and Domitian a deacon, and they died for defending the faith. Feastday Dec.28

St. John the Apostle - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online St. John the Apostle, The Church Fathers consider him the same person as John the Evangelist, John of Patmos, and the Beloved Disciple. The tradition of many Christian denominations holds that he is the author of several books of the New Testament. Feastday Dec27

St. Fabiola - Saints St. Fabiola, Roman Catholic laywoman, devoted herself to charitable works and aiding churches, and built the first Christian public hospital in the West, where she personally tended the sick. Feastday December 27

St. Pope Dionysius - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online St. Pope Dionysius, Pope from 259-268, who rebuilt the Church after the persecution conducted by Emperor Valerian. Dionysius was a Greek who served as a priest in Rome. He was elected pope on July 22, 259, after a year�s delay caused by the persecution. In 260, Dionysius defended the doctrine of the Holy Trinity against the heresy of Sabellianism. He also condemned Paul of Samosata for heretical teaching. Dionysius sent large sums of money to Cappadocia, which had been ravaged by the Goths. He rebuilt many areas after Emperor Gallienus issued an edict of toleration of Christians. Dionysius died in Rome, was the first pope not listed as a martyr, and was buried in the cemetery of Callistus. Feastday Dec 26

St. Stephen - Saints St. Stephen, Stephen's name means "crown," and he was the first disciple of Jesus to receive the martyr's crown. Feastday Dec.26

St. Eugenia - Saints St. Eugenia, Roman Catholic Martyr,Eugenia converted many others, including her mother, Claudia, and suffered martyrdom by sword for her faith in Rome, where she had gone with her mother. Her feast day is December 25th.

St. Lucian - Saints St. Lucian, Roman Catholic African martyr with Drusus Metrobius, Paul, Theotirnus, and Zenobius. They were martyred at Tripoli, Libya. Feastday Dec.24

St. Chaeromon - Saints St. Chaeromon, Roman Catholic Bishop of Nilopolis, in Egypt. When the persecution was instituted by Emperor Trajanus Decius, Chaeromon Was quite elderly. He and several companions fled into the Arabian desert and were never seen again. The bishop and his companions are listed as martyrs. Feastday Dec. 22

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Bl. Adrian - Saints Bl. Adrian, Roman Catholic Dominican martyr in Dalmatia. Adrian and twenty-seven others were executed by Muslims for confessing Christ. Feastday Dec.21

Bl. Peter de la Cadireta - Saints Bl. Peter de la Cadireta, Roman Catholic Martyr, Dominican martyr. A Spaniard, he entered the Dominicans and devoted his time to preaching to the heretics, including the Albigensians, in the area around Urgell, Spain. A group of heretics stoned him to death.Feastday Dec 20

St. Nemesius - Saints St. Nemesius, Roman Catholic Martyr of Egypt. He was burned alive in Alexandria, Egypt, during the persecutions under Emperor Trajanus Decius. Nemesius was arrested and scourged and then burned to death. Like Christ, he was executed between two criminals. Feastday Dec.19

St. Begga - Saints St. Begga, Roman Catholic Laywoman, Feastday Dec.17

St. Albina - Saints St. Albina, Roman Catholic Martyr and a young witness for Christ. Albina was born in Caesarea and was martyred there. Feastday Dec.16

St. Virginia Centurione Bracelli - Saints Saint Virginia Centurione Bracelli,  Roman Catholic Nun, Feastday Dec. 15

St. John of the Cross - Saints St. John of the Cross, Roman Catholic Carmelite friar and Priest. Co-founder of the Discalced Carmelites and also known for his writings. Feastday Dec.14

St. Lucy - Saints St. Lucy, was a young Roman Catholic Martyr who died  in defense of the faith during the Diocletian persecution. Feastday Dec. 13

Bl. Thomas Holland - Saints Bl. Thomas Holland, Roman Catholic Priest and English Martyr. Thomas was hanged, drawn, and quartered at Tyburn. Feastday Dec.12

St. Julia of Merida - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online St. Julia of Merida, Roma Catholic Martyr of Merida, Spain. She died with St. Eulalia in Merida for the faith. Feastday Dec.10

Bl. Thomas Somers - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online Bl. Thomas Somers, Roman Catholic Priest and English Martyr. Arrested for being a priest, he was hanged, drawn, and quartered at Tyburn with Blessed John Roberts. Feastday Dec.10

St. Eustace White - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online St. Eustace White, Roman Catholic Priest and English Martyr, hanged, drawn and quartered at Tyburn. Feastday Dec.10

St. Polydore Plasden - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online St. Polydore Plasden, Roman Catholic Priest and English Martyr. hanged, drawn, and quartered at Tyburn. Feastday Dec.10

Bl. John Mason - Saints Bl. John Mason, Roman Catholic Layman and English Martyr. hanged, drawn, and quartered with Sts. Edmund Gennings, Palydore Plasden. and Blessed Sidney Hodgson. Feastday Dec.10

Martyrs of Saragossa - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online Martyrs of Saragossa, Two groups of Roman Catholic martyrs put to death at Saragossa, Spain, by the Romans during the persecutions of Emperor Diocletian.  Roman prefect named Dacian. exiled all Christians from the city, and when they started toward the gates of Saragossa, they were massacred by Dacians Roman troops. Feastday Dec.9

Martyrs of Saragossa - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online Martyrs of Saragossa, Two groups of Roman Catholic martyrs put to death at Saragossa, Spain, by the Romans during the persecutions of Emperor Diocletian.  Roman prefect named Dacian. He exiled all Christians from the city, and when they

Martyrs of Samosata - Saints Martyrs of Samosata, Seven Roman Catholic martyrs who refused to join in co-Emperor Maximian’s pagan rites at Samosata. The martyrs were local magistrates Hipparchus and Philotheus and their converts: James, Paragrus, Abibus, Romanus, and Lollian. They were crucified for not celebrating Maximian’s victory over the Persians. Feastday Dec.9

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St. Peter Pascual - Saints St. Peter Pascual, Roman Catholic Priest and Martyr. he became bishop of Jaen, although the diocese was technically under the dominion of the Islamic Moors. Nevertheless, he preached extensively to promote the Christian faith in Islamic communities and sought to ransom Christian captives being held by  Islamic Moorish captors. He was martyred in Granada. Feastday Dec.6

St. John Almond - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online St. John Almond, Roman Catholic Priest and English Martyr. He was hanged, drawn, and quartered at Tyburn. Feastday Dec.5

St. Crispina - Saints St. Crispina, Roman Catholic Martyr. Arrested for being a Christian, she was taken before Proconsul Anulinus at Thebaste, in Numidia, and was ordered to deny Christ. Crispina refused and was tortured and publicly ridiculed then she was beheaded. Feastday Dec.5

Bl. Jerome de Angelis - Saints Bl. Jerome de Angelis, Roman Catholic Jesuit Priest and Martyr in Japan. He was burned alive in Edo(Tokyo) Feastday Dec.4.

Bl. Edward Coleman - Saints Bl. Edward Coleman, Roman Catholic layman and English Martyr. he converted to the faith and served as secretary to the duchess of Thrik. Condemned falsely of conspiring to restore Catholicism to England, He was executed at Tyburn. Feastday Dec.3

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St. Bibiana - Saints St. Bibiana, Roman Catholic Virgin and Martyr, Apronianus ordered her to be tied to a pillar and beaten with scourges, laden with lead plummets, until she expired. Feastday December 2

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St. Edmund Campion - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online St. Edmund Campion, Roman Catholic Jesuit Priest and English Martyr. He refused to apostatize when offered rich inducements to do so, was tortured and then hanged, drawn, and quartered at Tyburn. Feastday Dec 1

Bl. John Beche - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online Bl. John Beche, Roman Catholic English Martyr  and a friend of St. John Fisher and St. Thomas More. John was abbot of Colchester Abbey. A Benedictine, he received a doctorate from Oxford in 1515 . He took the Oath of Supremacy in 1534 , but then saw his own abbey being plundered. The deaths of Sts. John Fisher and Thomas More horrified him as well. When he refuted King Henry VIIIs right to suppress the English monasteries, he was arrested for treason and hanged, drawn, and quartered at Colchester. Feastday Dec 1

Bl. Richard Langley - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online Bl. Richard Langley, Roman Catholic English Martyr. A member of the gentry, he was born at Grimthorpe, where he had extensive estates, as he did in Riding. He was arrested for giving shelter to Catholic priests and hanged, drawn, and quartered at York on December 1. Now his feastday.Dec 1

St. Alexander Briant - Saints St. Alexander Briant, Roman Catholic Jesuit Priest and English Martyr, tortured and then hanged, drawn, and quartered at Tyburn. Feastday Dec.1

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Bl. James Thompson - Saints Bl. James Thompson, Roman Catholic Priest and English Martyr. He was hanged at York. Feastday Nov.28

St. Dominic Doan Xuyen - Saints St. Dominic Doan Xuyen, Roman Catholic Martyr of Vietnam, beheaded with St. Thomas Du. He was a Vietnamese Dominican. Feastday Nov.26

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St. Catherine of Alexandria - Saints St. Catherine of Alexandria, Roman Catholic Virgin and Martyr whose feast day is November 25th. She is the patroness of philosophers and preachers. Condemned to death. She was put on a spiked wheel, and when the wheel broke, she was beheaded. Feastday Nov.25

St. Flora & Mary - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online St. Flora & Mary, Roman Catholic women and Martyrs at Cordoba, Spain. They surrendered to Muslim authorities and were placed in a brothel. Still clinging to the faith, Flora and Mary were beheaded. Feastday Nov.24

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Bl. Miguel Pro - Saints BL. José Ramón Miguel Agustín Pro Juárez Roman Catholic Jesuit Priest and Martyr also known as Blessed Miguel Pro (born January 13, 1891 – executed November 23, 1927), was a Mexican Jesuit Catholic priest executed under the presidency of Plutarco Elías Calles on trumped up charges of bombing and attempted assassination against former Mexican President Álvaro Obregón. Feastday: Nov.23

Bl. Baldji Oghlou Ohannes - Saints Bl. Baldji Oghlou Ohannes, Roman Catholic Monk and Martyr. A group of eight Franciscan martyred in the region of Mujuk-Dersi, Armenia by invading Islamic Turks who tortured them, demanded they convert to Islam, and murdered them when they did not convert. Feastday Nov. 22

St. Gelasius - Saints St. Gelasius I, Pope (Feast day - November 21) Gelasius was born in Rome, in the fifth century, the son of an African named Valerius. Later, ordained a priest, he was elected Pope on March 1st, 492.

St. Edmund the Martyr - Saints St. Edmund, Roman Catholic English King and Martyr, he refused the Danes' demand that he renounce Christ: the Danes beat him, shot him with arrows and then beheaded him. Feastday Nov.20

Bl. Salvatore Lilli - Saints Bl. Salvatore Lilli, Roman Catholic Fransican Monk and Martyr. Missionary to Mujuk-Deresa, Armenia in 1894. In 1895 the area was occupied by Islamic Turks who captured Salvatore and fellow Franciscans Baldji Oghlou Ohannes, David Oghlou David, Dimbalac Oghlou Wartavar, Geremia Oghlou Boghos, Khodianin Oghlou Kadir, Kouradji Oghlou Tzeroum, and Toros Oghlou David. They were tortured and ordered to convert; they refused. One of the Martyrs of Armenia Feastday Nov. 19

Bl. John Shoun - Saints Bl. John Shoun, Roman Catholic Martyr of Japan. Died: 1619. He was a Japanese from Meako and was baptized at Nagasaki. Seized for being a Christian, he was burned alive at Nagasaki. Feastday Nov.18

Martyrs of Paraguay - Saints Martyrs of Paraguay, Roman Catholic Jesuit Priests and Martyrs. Three Spanish Jesuits - Roch Gonzalez, Aiphonsus Rodriguez, Juan de Castilo - who were slain in missions called “reductions,” including the main site on the Jiuhi River in Paraguay. They were at All Saints Mission there when they were murdered Feastday: Nov. 17

St. Margaret of Scotland - Saints St. Margaret of Scotland, Feastday Nov.16

Bl. Hugh Green - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online Bl. Hugh Green, Roman Catholic Priest and English Martyr. His executioner was quite unskilled and could not find Green's heart; the butchery, with appalling cruelty, was prolonged for nearly half an hour. After his execution, the mob played football with his head. Feastday Nov 15

Bl. John Eynon - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online Bl. John Eynon, Roman Catholic Benedictine Priest and English Martyr. John served as the pastor of the local parish in St. Giles. He refused to surrender the parish to the authorities and was taken to Reading Abbey. He was executed at the abbey gateway with Blessed Hugh Farington and Blessed John Rugg Feastday Nov 15

Bl. Richard Whiting - Saints Bl. Richard Whiting, Roman Catholic Benedictine Martyr of England. Abbot of Glastonbury Abbey, he refused to surrender his celebrated abbey into the hands of the crown, he was condemned as a traitor and hanged on Tor Hill, overlooking Glastonbury, with Blesseds Roger James and John Thorne. Feastday Nov. 15

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Bl. Vincent Bossilkov - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online Bl. Vincent Bossilkov, Roman Catholic Passionist Priest, bishop of Nicopolis and martyr in the Communist campaign in Bulgaria against religion. Feastday: November 13

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St. Josaphat of Polotsk - Saints St. Josaphat of Polotsk, Eastern Rite bishop, is held up as a martyr to church unity because he died trying to bring part of the Orthodox Church into union with Rome. Feastday: Nov. 12

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Justus of Canterbury - Saints St. Justus of Canterbury, Roman Catholic Priest. the fourth Archbishop of Canterbury. He was sent from Italy to England by Pope Gregory the Great, on a mission to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native paganism, probably arriving with the second group of missionaries dispatched in 601. Justus became the first Bishop of Rochester in 604. Feastday Nov 10

Bl. Kamen Vitchev - Saints Bl. Kamen Vitchev, Byzantine-Slavonic Rite Catholic priest falsely charged with heading a Catholic conspiracy against the government. On November 11, 1952, he was executed by gunfire

St. Theodore Tyro - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online St. Theodore Tyro, Roman Catholic Martyr, considered to be virtually identical with St. Theodore Stratelates. According to custom, he was a recruit (tiro) in the Roman army at Pontus, on the Black Sea. After refusing to participate in a pagan ceremony, he was brought before the tribune of the legion and the governor of the region. Freed temporarily, he immediately went out and set fire to the temple of Cybele near Amasea in Pontus. For this crime, he was burned to death in a furnace. Feastday Nov. 9

St. Castorius - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online Four Crowned Roman Catholic Martyrs, Castorius, Claudius, Nicostratus, and Symphorian were tortured and slain in Pannonia, having been carvers from Sirmium. They refused to carve a pagan statue and were martyred by retired co-Emperor Diocletian. A martyr named Simplicius died with them. The second group of Four Holy Crowned Ones died at Albano, Italy. They were Carpophorus, Secundius, Severian, and Victorinus. Feastday Nov 8

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St. Hyacinth Castaneda - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online St. Hyacinth Castaneda, Roman Catholic Dominican Martyr of Vietnam. Born in Setavo, Spain, he was sent to China and then Vietnam. Hyacinth was beheaded in Vietnam. Feastday Nov. 7

St. Hyacinth Castaneda - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online St. Hyacinth Castaneda, Roman Catholic Dominican Martyr of Vietnam. Born in Setavo, Spain, he was sent to China and then Vietnam. Hyacinth was beheaded in Vietnam. Feastday Nov. 7

St. Hyacinth Castaneda - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online St. Hyacinth Castaneda, Roman Catholic Dominican Martyr of Vietnam. Born in Setavo, Spain, he was sent to China and then Vietnam. Hyacinth was beheaded in Vietnam. Feastday Nov. 7

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St. Peter Francis Neron - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online St. Peter Francis Neron, Roman Catholic Priest and Vietnamese Martyr. He served as the director of the main seminary until he was arrested and beheaded by authorities. Feastday Nov. 2

Bl. John Bodey - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online Bl. John Bodey, Roman Catholic English Martyr. When he repudiated King Henry VIII’s claim of supremacy in spiritual matters, he was arrested in 1550. John was imprisoned at Winchester until 1583, when he was taken on November 2 to Andover where he was hanged. Feastday: Nov. 2

Bl. Teodor Romza - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online Bl. Teodor Romza, Roman Catholic priest and bishop, he was tireless in his defence of the rights of the Catholic Church there. On 27 October 1947, the Soviets attempted to kill Bishop Romzha. Heavily wounded, he was taken to the hospital in Mukachiv, where he was subsequently poisoned and died on 1 November 1947. Feastday: Nov. 1

St. Valentine Berrio-Ochoa - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online St. Valentine Berrio-Ochoa. Roman Catholic Bishop and Martyr of Vietnam. A native of Ellorio, Spain, he entered the Dominican Order and was sent to the Philippines. From there he went to Vietnam in 1858, serving as a vicar apostolic and titular bishop until betrayed by an apostate. He was martyred by beheading with St. Jerome Hermosilla and Blessed Peter Amato, by enemies of the Church. Feastday Nov. 1

St. Arnulf - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online St. Arnulf  Roman Catholic Benedictine Monk Martyred by the Muslim Saracens at Novalese, in Piedmont, Italy. When the area was overrun by the Saracens, he was put to death. Feastday: Oct.31

Bl. John Slade - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online Bl. John Slade, Roman Catholic layman and English Martyr. John denied King Henry Viii’s supremacy in religious matters and was arrested and tried with Blessed John Bodey. They were hanged, drawn, and quartered at Winchester. Feastday: October 30

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St. Joachim Royo - Saints St. Joachim Royo, Roman Catholic Priest and Dominican martyr in China. A Spaniard, Joachim was sent to China with Blessed Peter Sanz and was ordained there. He was strangled to death in a prison after horrible atrocities. Feastday Oct 28

St. Capitolina - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online St. Capitolina A Roman Catholic martyred woman of Cappadocia, with her handmaid, Erotheis. They died in the persecutions conducted by Emperor Diocletian. Feastday Oct 27

Bl. Thomas Thwing - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online Bl. Thomas Thwing, Roman Catholic Priest and English Martyr. He was condemned and hanged, drawn, and quartered at York. Feastday Oct 23

St. John of Capistrano - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online St. John of Capistrano, Roman Catholic Priest and Martyr. In 1456 at age 70 he led a crusade against the invading Ottoman Empire at the siege of Belgrade with the Hungarian military commander John Hunyadi. St. John, at the age of seventy, was commissioned by Pope Callistus III to preach and lead a crusade against the invading Turks. Marching at the head of seventy thousand Christians, he gained victory in the great battle of Belgrade against the Turks in 1456. Three months later he died at Illok, Hungary. His feast day is October 23. He is the patron of jurists.

St. Bertharius - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online St. Bertharius, Roman Catholic Monk and Martyr. In 883, the monastery was again attacked by Muslims, and Bertharius was killed along with some other monks at the altar of St. Martin on October 22 of that year in the church of Saint Salvator at the foot of the hill. Feastday Oct 22

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St. Caprasius of Agen - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online St. Caprasius of Agen, Roman Catholic Priest and Martyr. The death of St. Faith prompted Caprasius to declare openly his Christianity. He was joined by his mother, Alberta, his brothers Primus and Felician, and by companions. They were put to death when they refused to deny the faith. Feastday Oct 20

St. Theofrid - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online St. Theofrid, Roman Catholic Priest and Martyr. He was killed by Muslim raiders who had crossed into southern France. Feastday October 19

St. Theofrid - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online St. Theofrid, Roman Catholic Priest and Martyr. He was killed by Muslim raiders who had crossed into southern France. Feastday October 19

St. Laura - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online St. Laura Roman Catholic Spanish Martyr. Born in Cordova, Spain, she became a nun at Cuteclara after she was widowed, and was scalded to death by her Muslim captors. Feast Day Oct. 19.

St. Philip Howard - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online St. Philip Howard, Roman Catholic layman and English Martyr. One of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales. Feastday October 19

St. John de Brebeuf & Companions - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online St. Jean de Brebeuf, Roman Catholic Jesuit Priest and Martyr of New France. Patron saint of Canada Brebeuf and his assistant, Gabriel Lalemant, were captured and tortured to death by the Iroquois. Feastday Oct 19

Sts. Isaac Jogues and Rene Goupil - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online Sts. Isaac Jogues and Rene Goupil, Roman Catholic Jesuit Priests and Martyrs. Two of the six North American Martyrs. Captured and tortured to death at the hands of the Indians. Feastday Oct 19

St. Gwen - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online St. Gwen, Roman Catholic Widowed Martyr. She is sometimes called Blanche, Wenn, or Candida. She was the daughter of a Chieftain, Brychan or Brecknock. Saxon pagans martyred Gwen at Talgrarth Feast day is October 18th.

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St. Marie Magdalen Desjardin - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online Bls. Marie Magdalen Desjardin and Marie Louise Vanot, Roman Catholic Nuns and Martyrs. Ursuline martyrs of the French Revolution. She was guillotined in Valenciennes with Marie Louise Vanot. In religion, Marie Magdalen was called Marie-Augustine. Marie Louise was called Natalie. Feast day is October 17th.

Bl. Jane Louise Barre and Jane Reine Prin - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online Bl. Jane Louise Barre and Jane Reine Prin, Roman Catholic Nuns. Ursuline martyrs. Known in the religious life as Sisters Cordula and Laurentina respectively, the 3 were guillotined by officials of the French revolutionary government at Valenciennes and were members of the Ursuline nuns martyred during the French Revolution. Feast day is October 17th.

St. Richard Gwyn - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online St. Richard Gwyn, Roman Catholic Layman and English Martyr. He Converted from Protestantism, he returned to Wales in 1562, married, had six children, and opened a school. Arrested in 1579, he spent four years in prison before his execution by being hanged, drawn, and quartered at Wrexham on October 15, for being a Catholic.Feastday Oct-17

St. Richard Gwyn - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online St. Richard Gwyn, Roman Catholic Layman and English Martyr. He Converted from Protestantism, he returned to Wales in 1562, married, had six children, and opened a school. Arrested in 1579, he spent four years in prison before his execution by being hanged, drawn, and quartered at Wrexham on October 15, for being a Catholic.Feastday Oct-17

St. Richard Gwyn - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online St. Richard Gwyn, Roman Catholic Layman and English Martyr. He Converted from Protestantism, he returned to Wales in 1562, married, had six children, and opened a school. Arrested in 1579, he spent four years in prison before his execution by being hanged, drawn, and quartered at Wrexham on October 15, for being a Catholic.Feastday Oct-17

St. Richard Gwyn - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online St. Richard Gwyn, Roman Catholic Layman and English Martyr. He Converted from Protestantism, he returned to Wales in 1562, married, had six children, and opened a school. Arrested in 1579, he spent four years in prison before his execution by being hanged, drawn, and quartered at Wrexham on October 15, for being a Catholic.Feastday Oct-17

St. Ethelbert and Etheired - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online Sts. Ethelbert and Etheired, Roman Catholic English Martyrs. Martyred great grandsons of King Ethelbert of Kent, England (d. 616), at Eastery near Sandwich. Their shrine is at Ramsey Abbey in Huntingdonshire. Feastday is October 17th.

St. Teresa of Avila - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online Saint Teresa of Avila Foundress of the reformed (Discalced) Carmelites. St Teresa was born in 1515 to an aristocratic family in Avila.  As a child she showed precocious piety by playing at hermitages with her younger brother.  The pair once ran away from home, hoping to go to Morocco and die as martyrs. After her mother's death when she was just 14, Teresa went through a spell of being very interested in boys and clothes.  She was sent to be educated by the Augustinian nuns and soon decided she wanted to become a nun.  Her father at first objected, but later gave his consent and she entered a Carmelite convent at the age of 20. The convent was a relaxed place, where many visitors came and went and the sisters were often allowed out in the town.  Teresa struggled with her prayer life, abandoned it and then returned once again.  After about 25 years of living the unreformed Carmelite life, she d...

St. Callistus I - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online Pope Callixtus I Roman Catholic Priest and Pope, also called Callistus I, was the bishop of Rome from c. 218 to his death in 223. He lived during the reigns of the Roman Emperors Elagabalus and Alexander Severus. He was martyred for his Christian faith.Feastday Oct 14