SAINTS FOR JULY 31

SAINTS FOR 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

ST. JUSTIN DE JACOBIS OF THE CONGREGATION OF THE MISSION, BISHOP OF ABISSINIA

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.

ST. IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA, PRIEST, FOUNDER OF THE JESUITS-Thanks to a broken leg, this fame-seeking solider became the founder of the Society of Jesus, or the Jesuits, drawing from his own experience nearly unparalleled insight into the spiritual life. His feast day is celebrated on July 31.