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SAINTS FOR FEBRUARY 10  STS. ZOTICUS, HYACINTH AND AMANTIUS, MARTYRS ON THE VIA LABICANA St. Paul and Ninety Companions, Roman Catholic Dominican Priest and Martyrs . wild pagan Cumans tribesman refused to hear his words and slaughtered Paul and his fellow missionaries. Feastday February 10 St.  Erluph, 830 A.D. Martyred bishop of Werden, Germany . From Scotland originally, he served as a missionary in Germany. Pagans martyred Erluph to protest his success as a missionary.   Bl. Pierre Fremond, Bl. Louise Bessay de la Voute, Bl. Louise Poirier Barre Roman Catholic Martyrs during the French Revolution. Feastday February 10 Bl. Louise Bessay de la Voute, Roman Catholic laywoman and a martyr during the French Revolution. Feastday February 10 St. Trumwin, 704 A.D. Early Scottish bishop. An Englishman by birth, he was named bishop of the Picts in southern Caledonia (Scotland), in 681. He based his mission in the monastery of Abercorn on the Firth of Forth. When his pol...

SAINTS FOR FEBRUARY 09  ST. APOLLONIA, VIRGIN AND MARTYR OF ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT -Highly regarded for her courage and integrity, she was captured in 249, when she was already an elderly woman, during the fierce persecutions of the 3rd century in Egypt. Refusing to deny the faith, she was tortured by having her teeth torn out, and was finally burnt alive.   St. Eingan , 6th century. Welsh prince and hermit, also called Anianus, Einon, and Eneon. He came from Cumberland, in Wales, the son of a chieftain. Eingan had a hermitage built at Llanengan, near Bangor.   St. Teilo , 6th century. Welsh bishop, also called Eliud, Issell, Teillo, Teilou, Dub, and Theliau. A native of Penally, Pembrokshire, Wales, he studied under Sts. Dyfrig and Dubricius. He accompanied the famed St. David of Wales to Jerusalem and was a friend and assistant to St. Samson in Brittany, France, for seven years. Returning to Wales in 554, he was quite successful as a preacher and founded and served...

SAINTS FOR FEBRUARY 08  St. Cuthman , 900 A.D. A saint of southern England, a holy Sheppard near Steyning in Sussex. He cared for his aging mother and, aided by his neighbors, built a church in Steyning. Cuthman, who was known for his miracles, was honored in the church that he built. His relics were later transferred to FeCamp, in France.   St. Elfleda, 714 A.D. Benedictine abbess also known as Edifleda, Elfeda, Elgiva, or Ethelfieda. The sister of King Oswy of Northumbria, England, she was placed as an infant in the convent of Hartlepool. The abbess, St. Hilda, took Elfieda to Whitby, and she succeeded Hilda there as abbess. Elfieda was powerful in Church affairs and mediated a dispute between Sts. Wilfrid and Theodore. She also aided St. Cuthbert. Elfieda died at Whitby.    St. Jacut and Guethenoc, 5th century. Disciples of St. Budoc, sons of Sts. Fagan and Gwen, and brothers of St. Gwenaloe. They were forced to leave Britain by invading Saxons, probab...

SAINTS FOR FEBRUARY 07  St. Augulus, 303 A.D. Martyr listed by St. Jerome as a bishop. He is also described as martyr of London, England, by some scholars. Still others identify him as St. Aule of Normandy, France.   Bl. William Richardson, 1603 A.D. Martyr of England. Born in Sheffield, he studied for the priesthood at Valladolid and Seville, Spain, receiving ordination in 1594. William was sent back to England, where he used the name Anderson. He was soon arrested and executed at Tyburn by being hanged, drawn, and quartered. He was the last martyr in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I (r. 1558-1603).  St. Richard. An English nobleman who lived in the 8th century, he was the father of three saints who preached the Gospel in Germany. He had a special veneration for the Holy Family. He went on a pilgrimage to Rome and died on his way back to Lucca, where he is buried in the Basilica of San Frediano.  Richard was the father of Saints Willibald, Winnebald, and Walbu...

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SAINTS FOR FEBRUARY 06  ST. PAULO MIKI, PRIEST, AND COMPANIONS, JAPANESE MARTYRS -A Jesuit and the first Japanese Catholic religious, he announced the Gospel, for which he was arrested and crucified at Nagasaki along with 25 companions. Before dying, he reiterated that salvation can be found in Jesus alone and invited everyone to joyfully follow Christ and forgive their enemies.   ST. DOROTHEA, VIRGIN AND MOTHER St. Mel . He is said to have been the son of Conis and Darerca, the sister of St. Patrick, whom he accompanied to Ireland and helped to evangelize in that country. According to the Life of St. Brigid, he is said to have had no fixed See, which might fit in his being a missionary. St. Patrick himself built the church at Ardagh and to this he appointed his nephew, Mel. Acting upon the apostolic precept, he supported himself by working with his hands, and what he gained beyond bare necessities, he gave to the poor. For sometime, he lived with his aunt Lupait, but sla...