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Saint of the day July 31 Bl. Everard Hanse, Roman Catholic Priest and English Martyr , raised a Protestant in Northhamptonshire, England, studied at Cambridge, and was ordained a minister. In 1568, he converted to the Church and went to Reims, France, where he was ordained in 1581. Returning as a missionary, Everard was arrested and condemned. He was hanged, drawn, and quartered at Tyburn on July 31 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everald_Hanse St. Neot, Hermit , and relative of King Alfred the Great. A monk of Glastonbury, England, he was ordained before he departed to become a hermit in Cornwall. Tradition states that King Alfred visited him for his counsel. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Neot_(monk)

Saint of the day July 30 Bl. Thomas Abel, 1540 A.D. English martyr . A graduate of Oxford University, Thomas served as chaplain to Queen Catharine of Aragon, proving intensely loyal to her cause during the ordeal of the divorce proceedings against her by King Henry VIII of England (r. 1509-1547). Arrested by English authorities for denying the spiritual supremacy of the king, he was incarcerated in the Tower of London for six years, finally receiving execution at Smithfield. He was beatified in 1886. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Abel Bl. Edward Powell, 1504 A.D. English martyr , a councilor to Queen Catherine of Aragon, wife of King Henry VIII. A Welshman, Edward was a canon of Salisbury, England, and a fellow of Odd, noted for treatises opposing Martin Luther. He served Queen Catherine of Aragon and opposed the spiritual supremacy of Henry VIII. For this he spent six years in prison before being hanged, drawn, and quartered at Smithfield, London. He was beatified in 1886....

Saint of the day July 29 St. Kilian , 7th century. An Irish abbot who wrote the life of St. Brigid. He ruled a monastery on the island of Iniscaltra, Ireland. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Kilian St. Martha Wang, Roman Catholic Martyr of Tonkin , Vietnam, who was arrested carrying letters from the imprisoned martyrs, Blesseds Joseph Tshang and Paul Tcheng. She was beheaded with them at Tsingai. Feastday July 29th. http://saintlywomen.weebly.com/weekly-saints/st-martha-wang ST. BEATRICE OF ROME , https://www.vaticannews.va/en/saints/07/29/st--beatrice-of-rome.html ST. MARTHA, DISCIPLE OF THE LORD , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha#:~:text=Martha%20(Hebrew%3A%20%D7%9E%D6%B7%D7%A8%D6%B0%D7%AA%D6%B8%D6%BC%D7%90)%20is,Jesus%20resurrecting%20her%20brother%2C%20Lazarus. https://www.vaticannews.va/en/saints/07/29/st--martha--disciple-of-the-lord.html

Saint of the day July 28 Fr. Stanley_Rother Martyr of Guatemala July 28 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Rother St. Samson, 565 A.D. Welsh bishop and evangelizer. Born at Glamorgan, Wales, he became a disciple of St. Illtyd at the monastery of Lianwit (Llantwit) in southern Glamorgan and then lived as a monk (and later abbot) of a community on Caldey Island (Ynys Byr). He was joined there by his uncle, Umbrafel, and his father, Amon. After a trip to Ireland, Samson became a hermit with Amon whom he cured of a mortal illness. During a trip to Cornwall, he was consecrated a bishop and appointed an abbot. He then departed England and went to Brittany where he spent the rest of his life as a missionary, even though he had long searched for solitude. Samson founded monasteries, including one at Dol and another at Pental, in Normandy. He was one of the foremost (if not relatively unknown) evangelizers of his century and has long been venerated with enthusiasm in Wales and Brittany. ...

Saint of the day July 27 Bl. Rudolf Acquaviva, Roman Catholic Jesuit Priest and Martyr. he was the nephew of Claudius Acquaviva, the fifth master general of the Jesuits, and he followed his uncle into the Society of Jesus. In 1549, he was sent to India, going to the court of Mogul Akbar near Agra. He became superior of the Salsette mission. Rudolf was martyred at Salsette, near Goa, by Hindus, with four companions, including Alfonso Pacheco. Feastday: July 27 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodolfo_Acquaviva St. Anthusa, Roman Catholic Abbess tortured by the Byzantine Emperor Constantine V. Anthusa was originally a hermitess, becoming abbess of the convent near Constantinople. Because of her veneration of sacred images, she was arrested by the emperor, who, as an ardent iconoclast, opposed such sacramentals. Anthusa was tortured severely until the empress intervened and secured her release. Feastday: July 27 https://www.newmanministry.com/saints/saint-anthusa#:~:text=Anthusa%20...

Saint of the day July 26 Bl. William Ward, 1641 A.D. Martyr of England. Born in Westmorland, England, he went to Douai, France, in 1604, where he studied and received ordination in 1608. Upon returning home to England, William was forced to land in Scotland and was arrested and imprisoned for three years. He was released and went on to England, where he spent twenty of his thirty-three years as a missionary in prison. When Catholic priests were banished on April 7, 1641, William was arrested. On July 26, he was executed at Tyburn. https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15552b.htm https://www.ncregister.com/blog/a-martyr-by-any-other-name-blessed-william-ward Bl. John Ingram , 1594 A.D. Martyr of Scotland. He was born in Stoke Edith, Herefordshire, in 1565, and became a convert at Oxford. After conversion, he went to Reims and Rome and was ordained in 1589. Sent to Scotland in 1592, John was arrested on the Tyneside and taken to the Tower of London, where he was tortured Martyred at ...

Saint of the day July 25 St. James the Greater Roman Catholic Apostle and is the patron saint of Spain and, according to legend, his remains are held in Santiago de Compostela in Galicia. Feastday July 25 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_the_Great#:~:text=The%20son%20of%20Zebedee%20and,first%20disciples%20to%20join%20Jesus. St. Nissen . Abbot and an Irishman, he was converted by St. Patrick and later became abbot of Mountgarret monastery in Wexford. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Nissen St. Theodemir, Roman Catholic Monk and Martyr of Spain. He was martyred at Cordoba under Muslim Emir Abd al-Rahman II (r. 822-852), because he would not recant his Christian faith. Feastday July 25 https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Theodemir_(saint) ST. CHRISTOPHER, MARTYR, https://www.vaticannews.va/en/saints/07/25/st--christopher--martyr.html

Saint of the day July 24 St. John Boste, 1594 A.D. One of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales . He was born at Dufton, at Westmoreland, England, and studied at Oxford. Becoming a Catholic in 1576, he went to Reims and received ordination in 1581. John went back to England where he worked in the northern parts of the kingdom and became the object of a massive manhunt. He was betrayed, arrested, and taken to London. There he was crippled on the rack and returned to Dryburn near Durham. On July 24, he was hanged, drawn, and quartered. John was canonized by Pope Paul VI in 1970 as a martyr of Durham. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Boste Sts. Wulfhade and Ruffinus , 7th century. Wulfhade and Ruffinus (d.c. seventh century). Martyrs of England. Little is known about them with any certainty, although according to tradition they were two princes of Mercia who were baptized by St. Chad and were swiftly executed by their pagan father. They were martyred at Stone, Staffordshire http...

Saint of the day July 23 Sts. Rasyphus and Ravennus, 5th century. Martyrs. They came from Britain, fleeing the islands upon the invasions by the Anglo Saxons. Settling in Gaul, they became hermits and were martyred, perhaps by Arian Goths who were advancing through the West. Their relics are enshrined in the cathedral of Bayeux. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rasyphus_and_Ravennus#:~:text=Saints%20Rasyphus%20(Rasiphus)%20and%20Ravennus,in%20Gaul%20and%20became%20hermits. Martyrs of Bulgaria, Roman Catholic Martyrs caught in the war between the Byzantine Empire and the pagan Bulgars. Many were slain in battle, while others were put to death for the faith. Feastday July 23 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martyrs_of_Adrianople#:~:text=The%20Martyrs%20of%20Adrianople%2C%20also,Orthodox%20Church%20on%2022%20January. Saint John Cassian (c. 360 – 435 AD), John the Ascetic, or John Cassian the Roman was a Christian monk and theologian celebrated in both the Western and Eastern Churches ...

Saint of the day July 22 Sts. Philip Evans and John Lloyd. Philip Evans was born at Monmouth in 1645, was educated at SaintOmer, and joined the Society of Jesus at the age of twenty. In 1675 he was ordained at Liege and sent to South Wales. He was soon well known for his zeal, but no active notice was taken by the authorities until the scare of Oates plot, when in the November of 1678 John Arnold, of Llanvihangel Court near Abergavenny, a justice of the peace and hunter of priests, offered a reward of £200 for his arrest. Father Evans refused to leave his flock, and early in December was caught at the house of Christopher Turberville at Sker in Glamorgan. He refused the oath and was confined alone in an underground dungeon in Cardiff Castle. Two or three weeks afterwards he was joined by Mr. John Lloyd, a secular priest, who had been taken at Penlline in Glamorgan. He was a Breconshire man, who had taken the missionary oath at Valladolid in 1649 and been sent to minister in his ow...

St. Julia of Troyes, Roman Catholic Martyr of Troyes, France. Taken captive by the Romans, she was given to Claudius, a soldier. Julia converted him to Christ, and they were beheaded as martyrs. Feastday July 21 https://www.patheos.com/blogs/contemplatioculture/2020/07/julia-of-troyes-july-21-everyday-saints-series/ ST. LAWRENCE OF BRINDISI, CAPUCHIN AND DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH Lawrence entered the Capuchin order when he was only 16. He was entrusted with important missions by Popes as well as secular princes. He died in Lisbon in 1619, and was canonized by Leo XIII in 1881. In 1959, St John XXIII declared St Lawrence a Doctor of the Church. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_of_Brindisi ST. PRAXEDES, MARTYR IN THE CHURCH SHE FOUNDED ON THE ESQUILINO https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praxedes ST. EZECHIEL, PROPHET , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezekiel

St. Etheidwitha. Widowed queen of King Alfred the Great of England. She was an Anglo-Saxon princess, also called Ealsitha. Etheldwitha founded a convent at Winchester in the Benedictine rule and became the abbess there. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ealhswith St. Paul of St. Zoilus, Roman Catholic Spanish martyr . Paul was a deacon of Cordoba, Spain, and a member of the community of St. Zoilus in that city. He devoted much of his effort to bringing aid to those Christians imprisoned by Muslim officials. Seized by members of the ruling Islamic government, he was beheaded. Feastday July 20 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Zoilus ST. APOLLINARIS, BISHOP OF RAVENNA AND MARTYR , https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-apollinaris ST. AURELIUS, BISHOP OF CARTHAGE , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Aurelius ST. ELIJAH, PROPHET https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elijah

St. John Plessington, 1697 A.D. One of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales . He was born at Dimples, Lancashire, England, and the son of a Royalist Catholic. Educated at Valladolid, Spain, and St. Omer’s in France. he was ordained in Segovia in 1662. John returned to England after ordination and served as a missionary in Cheshire. He became a tutor at Puddington Hall near Chester until his arrest and martyrdom by hanging at Barrowshill, Boughton. near Chester. Pope Paul VI canonized him in 1970. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Plessington Sts. Justa and Rufina, Roman Catholic Virgins and Martyrs (Feast - July 19) These martyrs were two Christian women at Seville in Spain who maintained themselves by selling earthenware. Not to concur in idolatrous superstitions, they refused to sell vessels for the use of heathen ceremonies and when the worshipers broke up their stock-in-trade, Justa and Rufina retorted by overthrowing the image of a false goddess. Whereupon the people im...

St. Edburga of Bicester, 7th century. Nun at Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, the daughter of Penda , the pagan king of Mercia. Her shrine is at Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, but her relics, originally at Bicester, were taken to Flanders, Belgium. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eadburh_of_Bicester St. Theneva , 7th century. Also called Thenova, the patron saint of Glasgow, Scotland, with her son St. Kentigern. http://ww1.antiochian.org/node/19054 St. Minnborinus, 986 A.D. Benedictine abbot. He was born in Ireland and became abbot of St. Martin Monastery in Cologne, Germany, in 974. There he promoted monastic reform and scholarly pursuits. http://www.omniumsanctorumhiberniae.com/2014/07/saint-minnborinus-abbot-of-cologne-july.html St. Theodosia of Constantinople, Roman Catholic Nun and Martyr at the monastery of St. Anastasia. She led a group of nuns in defense of the icon of Christ which hung over the main door of the community when soldiers were sent to enforce the...

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Roman Catholic Carmelite Nuns of Compiegne, Sixteen Carmelites caught up in the French Revolution and martyred .They went to the guillotine singing the Salve Regina. They were beatified in 1906 by Pope St. Pius X. The Carmelites were: Marie Claude Brard; Madeleine Brideau, the subprior; Maire Croissy, grandniece of Colbert Marie Dufour; Marie Hanisset; Marie Meunier, a novice; Rose de Neufville Annette Pebras; Anne Piedcourt: Madeleine Lidoine, the prioress; Angelique Roussel; Catherine Soiron and Therese Soiron, both extern sisters, natives of Compiegne and blood sisters: Anne Mary Thouret; Marie Trezelle; and Eliza beth Verolot. The martyrdom of the nuns was immortalized by the composer Francois Poulenc in his famous opera Dialogues des Carmelites. Feastday July 17 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martyrs_of_Compi%C3%A8gne#:~:text=The%20community%20of%20Carmelite%20sisters,for%20its%20fervor%20and%20fidelity%22. https://carmelitenuns.uk/the-blessed-carmelite-martyrs-of-compiegne/ ...

St. Tenenan, 7th century. Hermit and bishop. A native of Britain, he lived for many years as a recluse in Brittany, France, and later served as bishop of Le6n, Spain. https://catholicreadings.org/saint-saint-tenenan-of-leon-saint-of-the-day-july-16/ St. Helier, 6th century. Martyr on the island of Jersey , Britain. Also called Helerous, he was murdered by pagans he was evangelizing. He was born in Tongres, Belgium, and raised by a priest; later, he spent time with St. Marculf at Nanteuil. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helier#:~:text=Saint%20Helier%20(died%20555)%20was,of%20the%20skin%20and%20eyes. St. Athenogenes, Roman Catholic Bishop and Martyr, Burnt alive with ten disciples at Sebaste. He is the author of the earliest known Christian hymn recorded outside of the Bible that is still in use today. Feastday July 16 https://catholicreadings.org/saint-athenogenes-of-sebaste-saint-of-the-day-july-16/ St. Mary Magdalen Postel, Roman Catholic Nun . When the French Revolutio...

St. Edith of Polesworth . St. Edith of Polesworth, whose feast day is July 15, was the sister of King Athelstan of England. She married Viking king Sihtric at York in 925, and when he died the next year, she became a Benedictine nun at Polesworth, Warwickshire, where she was noted for her holiness and may have become Abbess. She may also have been the sister of King Edgar and aunt of St. Edith of Wilton; or possibly these were two different woman of Polesworth St. Swithun "Swithin". Swithun, also spelled Swithin, was born in Wessex, England and was educated at the old monastery, Winchester, where he was ordained. He became chaplain to King Egbert of the West Saxons, who appointed him tutor of his son, Ethelwulf, and was one of the King's counselors. Swithun was named bishop of Winchester in 852 when Ethelwulf succeeded his father as king. Swithun built several churches and was known for his humility and his aid to the poor and needy. He died on July 2. A long-held ...

Saint of the day July 14 Bl. Richard Langhorne, 1679 A.D. English martyr . Born in Bedfordshire, he was educated at the Inner Temple and worked as a lawyer. He was arrested in 1667, released in 1679, and then arrested again as a conspirator in the so-called “Popish Plot.” He was hanged at Tybum on July 14. Richard was beatified in 1929. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Langhorne https://soul-candy.info/category/saints/page/10/ Saint of the day July 14 Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha, 1680 A.D. Patron of the environment and ecology. Kateri was born near the town of Auriesville, New York, in the year 1656, the daughter of a Mohawk warrior. She was four years old when her mother died of smallpox. The disease also attacked Kateri and transfigured her face. She was adopted by her two aunts and an uncle. Kateri became converted as a teenager. She was baptized at the age of twenty and incurred the great hostility of her tribe. Although she had to suffer greatly for her Faith, she remaine...

Bl. Thomas Tunstal, 1616 A.D. English martyr . Born in Whinfell, near Kendal, Westmoreland, he studied for the priesthood at Douai, France, and was ordained there in 1609. The next year he returned to England but was arrested almost immediately upon his arrival. Escaping, Thomas was recaptured and taken to Norwich where he spent six years in confinement until finally being hanged, drawn, and quartered. While in prison, he joined the Benedictine Order. https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Thomas_Tunstall St. Dogfan , 5th century. Welsh martyr, descended from chieftain Brychan of Brecknock. He was slain by pagan invaders at Dyfed, Wales. A church there honors his memory. St. Teresa de los Andes, Roman Catholic Carmelite Nun , also known as Saint Teresa of Jesus of Los Andes. 100,000 pilgrims who visit each year the shrine where her remains are venerated in the Shrine of Saint Teresa of Los Andes in the township of Los Andes, 60 miles (100 km.) from Santiago. She is Chile's first saint...

St. John Wall, Roman Catholic Priest and English Martyr , and imprisoned for five months. He was martyred by being hanged, drawn, and quartered at Redhill. Feastday July12 Bl. David Gonson, 1541 A.D. Martyred English knight of St. John . He was the son of a British viceadmiral. David was hanged, drawn, and quartered at Southwark. St. John Jones, 1598 A.D. Franciscan member of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales. He was born in Clynog Fawr, Gwynedd, Wales, and left the island for Rome where he became a Franciscan. He was ordained and returned to England in 1592, where he used the alias Buckley to assist his work. Arrested by English authorities for caring for the prisoners of London, he was kept in confinement for two years. John was hanged, drawn, and quartered at Southwark, London. Pope Paul VI canonized him in 1970. St. Menulphus, 7th century. Bishop of Quimper in Brittany, France, originally an Irish pilgrim. Also called Menou, Menuiphus made a journey to Rome and died at ...

St. Turketil , 975 A.D. Abbot and brother of King Edred of England, he served as his chancellor until 948 when he abandoned the court life and entered a monastery. He soon became abbot of Croyland and successfully established a school which was attached to the community. St. Drostan, 610 A.D . Irish born abbot, a disciple of St. Columba. Drostan was a member of the royal Cosgrach family of Ireland. He was named the first abbot of Deer in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and is considered an apostle to Scotland. He ended his days near Glenesk, Angus, and a well is associated with him at Aberdour. St. Pius I, Roman Catholic Pope (c. 140) Feastday: July 10 St. Abundius , Roman Catholic Priest and Martyr of Spain who faced Islamic persecution. Abundius, who was a pastor in Ananelos, was arrested in Córdoba, Spain, when he refused to abandon his Christian faith. Brought before the Caliph, the Muslim ruler of the city, he preached about Christianity and the Church. the Caliph condemned him...

St. Etto, 6 70 A.D. Irish missionary bishop in Belgium, also called Hitto. He was at St. Peter Abbey in Fescau . Martyrs of Damascus. Eight Franciscan and three Maronite martyrs slain in a Druse uprising in 1860 in Damascus, Syria. When they refused to accept the Muslim faith, they were executed. Pope Pius XI beatified them in 1926.July 10 St. Peter Tu, Roman Catholic Martyr , a Vietnamese who became a catechist and was arrested by authorities. He was beheaded. Feastday: July 10 Bl. Emmanuel Ruiz. Martyr with eleven companions in Lebanon . A Spanish Franciscan, Emmanuel and the others were caught up in the rising of the Druses in Lebanon. The Franciscan community, eight in number, and three Maronite laymen were slain by the Islamic rebels. 1860 A.D. He was beatified in 1926. STS. RUFINA AND SECUNDA, MARTYRS ON THE VIA CORNELIA Sts Rufina and Secunda lived in the 3rd century. They were engaged to be married, but their fiancés renounced Christ for fear of the persecutions. Rufina ...

Bl. Adrian Fortescue, 1539 A.D. Martyr who opposed the divorce of King Henry VIII of England from Catherine. A cousin of Anne Boleyn, Adrian was born in Punsborne, England, and was married twice. When his first wife Anne Stonor died in 1499, Adrian raised their two daughters. Twelve years later he married Anne Rede, who gave him three sons. A Knight of the Bath and a justice of the peace for Oxford, Adrian was a Dominican tertiary. Although related to Anne Boleyn, he opposed her marriage to the king and was arrested in 1534 for a short time. In 1539, when he refused to take the Oath of Supremacy supporting Henry VIII’s separation for Rome, Adrian was placed in the Tower of London. Permitted no trial and condemned by Parliament, Adrian was beheaded along with Thomas Dinglay on July 8 or 9. St. Everild, 7th century. Benedictine abbess and disciple of St. Wilfrid of York, England , sometimes called Averil. She was a noblewoman of Wessex who received the veil from St. Wilfrid. He also...

St. Withburga, 743 A.D. Withburga (d.c. 743). Virgin and Benedictine nun. The youngest daughter of King Anna of East Anglia, England (d. 653). Following the death of her father in battle, she moved to Dereham where she established a nunnery and a church. She died with the church unfinished, on March 17. Her remains were later stolen by monks who enshrined her in Ely. A fresh spring, called Withburga's Well, sprang up at her grave in Dereham. St. Grimbald, 901 A.D. Benedictine abbot also called Grimwald, invited to England by King Alfred in 885. Grimbald arrived in England and declined the see of Canterbury, preferring to remain a monk. He became the abbot of New Minster Abbey at Winchester appointed by King Edward the Elder. Grimbald is credited with restoring learning to England. St. Kilian . An Irish monk, St. Kilian was consecrated Bishop, went to Rome with eleven companions in 686, and received permission from Pope Conon to evangelize Franconia (Baden and Bavaria). He wa...

St. Humphrey Lawrence, 1572-1591 A.D. Martyr of England. Born in Hampshire, he was a convert to Catholicism through the efforts of Jesuit missionaries. Humphrey openly called Queen Elizabeth I a heretic and she had him arrested immediately. He was hanged, drawn, and quartered at Winchester. Pope Pius XI beatified him in 1929. Bl. Ralph Milner, 1591 A.D. English martyr . He was born at Stocksteads, Hampshire, and was a convert. He was arrested the day he received his first Communion. A husbandman by trade, Ralph was allowed a leave from prison and aided priests and Catholics. He was executed at Winchester on July by being hanged, drawn, and quartered for giving assistance to Blessed Roger Dickenson. He was beatified in 1929. St. Ercongotha, 660 A.D. Benedictine nun, the daughter of a king of Kent and St. Sexburga. Also called Ercongota, she was a nun in Faremoutiers-en-Brie, France, at least for a short time, and possibly died there at a young age. St. Maolruain. Abbot ...

St. Edana, Irish saint venerated in western Ireland, sometimes called Etaoin. She lived near the Boyle and Shannon Rivers and a well bears her name. She may be confused with St. Modwenna. Sts. Fragan and Gwen , 5th century. The parents of Sts. Jacut, Guithem, and Winwaloe. Fragan and Gwen went to Brittany, France, to escape the pagan barbarians of England. Churches in Brittany were dedicated to each of them. ST. ANTONY M. ZACCARIA, PRIEST, FOUNDER OF THE BARNABITIS Although he lived on 36 years, St Anthony had a profound effect on the Church of the 16th century. He founded the Barnabite community, and the associated Angelic Sisters of St Paul and the Laity of St Paul. Twice he was accused of heresy, and twice absolved. July 5 Saint Zoe of Rome, Roman Catholic Martyr . She was greatly devoted to St Peter, and was praying by his tomb when she was arrested for her faith. She died, stifled by smoke, being hung by her own hair, over a fire. Her body then was thrown into the River Ti...

Bl. William Andleby, 1597 A.D. Martyr of England . Born at Eton, near Beverley, England, he studied at St. Johns College, Cambridge, and was converted to Catholicism on the way to fight the Spanish. He went to Douai, France, and was ordained in 1577. Returning home, he worked in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire for two decades. Arrested and condemned, he was executed at York with Thomas Warcop and two companions. He was beatified in 1929. Bl. Thomas Warcop, 1597 A.D. English martyr . A gentleman in Yorkshire, England, who sheltered Blessed William Andleby. He was arrested and condemned for giving this aid and hanged at York with three companions on July 4. Bl. Edward Fulthrop, 1597 A.D. An English martyr at Yorkshire . He reconciled to the faith and was martyred at York. Edward was beatified in 1929. St. Henry Abbot, Blessed, 1597 A.D. Martyr of England . A native of Howden, England, Henry became a convert to the Church and was duly arrested and hanged at York. Pope Pius XI beatif...

St. Byblig, 5th century. Welsh holy man, also called Biblig, Pebliq, Pibliq, and Publicus . He is associated with Caenarvon, Wales. St. Bladus. One of the early bishops of the Isle of Man off the Scottish coast. St. Cillene, 752 A.D. An abbot of lona, Scotland. He was Irish and became abbot around 726. St. Gunthiern, 500 A.D. Welsh prince who became a hermit in Brittany, France. St. Guthagon, 8th century. An Irish hermit who took residence in Belgium. St. Maelmuire O' Gorman. Abbot of Knock, Ireland . He is revered as an Irish poet. ST. THOMAS, APOSTLE, St. Thomas, at the dispersal of the Apostles after Pentecost this saint was sent to evangelize the Parthians, Medes, and Persians; he ultimately reached India, carrying the Faith to the Malabar coast, which still boasts a large native population calling themselves "Christians of St. Thomas." He was speared to death at a place called Calamine. His feast day is July 3rd and he is the patron of architects. ...