ST.HUGH, BISHOP OF GRENOBLE, ST. VENANTIUS, BISHOP OF SALONA AND MARTYR, April 1

ST.HUGH, BISHOP OF GRENOBLE

He wanted to be a monk, but for 50 years he governed the diocese of Grenoble. He was selected by Pope Gregory VII to restore the customs of the clergy and teach the people. He was also confirmed by the seven successive Popes, the last of whom, Innocent II, canonized him in 1134.   April 1

ST. VENANTIUS, BISHOP OF SALONA AND MARTYR

Bishop of the city of Salona, in present-day Croatia, St. Venantius, who lived between the 3rd and 4th centuries, is venerated together with Saints Anastasius, Maurus, Paulinianus, Telius, Aterius, Septimius, Antiochianus and Gaianus, his companions in martyrdom, like him from Dalmatia and Istria.   April 1