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Sister Nemesia
Daughter of Anselmo Valle and Cristina Dalbar who both worked in the family's milliner's shop; she had one brother, Vincent. But her mother died when Giulia was four, and she was raised by relatives in Aosta and Donnas in Italy. Educated at Besançon, France by the Sisters of Charity. Her father re-married and moved to Pont Saint Martin; Giulia returned to live with her family, but relations were strained, and she even became estranged from her brother. Soon after, the Sisters of Charity established a house in Pont Saint Martin; Giulia felt drawn to their life, and when her father arranged her a well-placed marriage, it forced her to make the final decision for religious life instead.
She began her novitiate at the monastery of Santa Margherita on 8 September 1866, taking the name of Sister Nemesia. Assigned to Saint Vincent's Institute in Tortona, Italy. Taught general education in elementary school, French in high school. Worked in the local orphanage, and acted as a guiding older sister to many young soldiers stationed in Tortona. Superior of her house at age 40. Novice mistress at Borgaro for 13 years, leading 500 new sisters into religious life.
26 June 1847 at Aosta, Italy
18 December 1916 at Borgaro Torinese, Turin, Italy of natural causes
25 April 2004 by Pope John Paul II
Jesus strip me of myself, let me be wrapped in you. Jesus I live for you, and I die for you. - Blessed Giulia
Keep a quick pace, without looking behind and concentrate on the one goal: God Alone! To Him the glory, to the others joy, for me to pay the price, never make others suffer. I shall be very strict with myself and full of charity towards the others: love gratuitously offered is the only thing that remains. - Blessed Giulia
https://catholicsaints.info/blessed-giulia-valle/
Cassien, Catianus, Gatian, Gatien, Gratian, Gratianus, Gratien
• 19 October (discovery of relics)
• 2 May (translation of relics)
Spiritual student of Saint Dionysius of Paris. Gatianus brought Christianity to Tours, France in the 4th century, founded the diocese and served as the its first bishop. However, his good work faded after his death. When Saint Martin arrived in Tours, he found that there were no Christians, but local lore spoke much about Gatianus, the man who brought the Gospel that the people no longer understood. Martin found Gatianus' burial site, and always venerated his predecessor.
Pious legend says that Gatianus was one of the shepherds to whom the angels appeared at Jesus' birth, but that is, after all, only a pious legend.
3rd century, probably in Rome, Italy
• 20 December 301 at Tours, France
• relics destroyed by Protestants in 1562
• Tours, France, archdiocese of
• Tours, France, city of
• bishop scattering seed, emblematic of spreading the faith
• bishop in a cave with his parishioners; apparently that's where he started conducting Mass
• with Saint Dionysius of Paris
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-gatianus-of-tours/
Winebaldus, Winnibald, Wunebald, Wunibald, Wynbald, Wynnebald, Vunibaldo, Vinebaldo
7 July (Fulda, Germany)
Born a prince, the son of Saint Richard the King and Saint Wunna of Wessex; brother of Saint Willibald and Saint Walburga; nephew of Saint Boniface. During a pilgrimage to the Holy Lands, he became ill and spent seven years in Rome, Italy recovering and studying before finally returning to England. Missionary to Germany with Saint Boniface. Ordained in 739. Worked in Thuringia, Bavaria and Mainz. Founded a monastery at Heidenheim, and served as its first abbot.
c.701 at Wessex, England
18 December 761 at Heidenheim, Germany
• construction workers
• engaged couples
• abbot's staff
• trowel, referring to the churches and abbey he built
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-winebald-of-heidenheim/
Son of an Irish chieftain named Turdough. Intellectual and spiritual student of the monk Saint Molua. Despite family opposition, he became a monk. Missionary monk throughout Ireland, Scotland, and the Hebrides. First bishop of Killaloe, Ireland, consecrated by Pope John IV. Recited the entire Psalter daily. His preaching was so persuasive that his own father gave up power to become a monk.
7th century in Thomond, Ireland
19 June 1902 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmation)
diocese of Killaloe, Ireland
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-flannan-of-killaloe/
• Bodagisil of St-Avold
• Bodagisil of Metz
• Bada, Baudgise, Bodagisle, Bodegisel, Bodogisilus, Bodogisil, Bogie, Buêle
Born to the Frankish nobility, and a royal courtier. Convert. Governor of Marseilles and Germania. Married to Oda, a member of the Swabian nobility. Father of Saint Arnulf of Metz. Founder and first abbot of an abbey on the banks of the River Meuse. Praised by Saint Venantius Fortunatus and Saint Gregory of Tours.
588 of natural causes
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-bodagisil-of-aquitaine/
Samthan, Samthana
Fled an arranged marriage to become a nun. Spiritual student of Saint Cognat at Ernaide. Founded Clonbroney (Cluain-Bronach) Abbey in County Longford, a house that refused large donations for fear of losing the simplicity of their lives. Her cultus was promoted by Saint Virgilius of Salzburg. Her name is in both the litany and the canon of the Stowe missal.
Irish
739 of natural causes
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-samthann-of-clonbroney/
Peter Truong Van Duong
24 November as one of the Martyrs of Vietnam
Lifelong layman in the apostolic vicariate of West Tonkin. Catechist. Martyr.
c.1808 in Ke So, Hà Nam, Vietnam
martyred on 18 December 1838 in Son Tây, Ha Tay, Vietnam
19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-phero-truong-van-duong/
Peter Truat
24 November as one of the Martyrs of Vietnam
Young layman catechist in the apostolic vicariate of West Tonkin (modern Vietnam). Martyr.
c.1816 in Ke Thiec, Hà Nam, Vietnam
strangled to death on 18 December 1838 in Son Tây, Ha Tay, Vietnam
19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-phero-vu-van-truat/
Paul My
24 November as one of the Martyrs of Vietnam
Convert. Assisted the Paris Foreign Missions to spread the faith in Vietnam. Martyr.
c.1798 in Ke Non, Hà Nam, Vietnam
strangled to death in Son Tây, Ha Tay, Vietnam on 18 December 1838
19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-phaolo-nguyen-van-my/
Feast originated in Spain. When the feast of the Annunciation (25 March) was transferred to 18 December because of the regulation forbidding feasts in Lent, it remained on this date after the Annunciation was again celebrated on its original date. It impressed on the faithful the sentiments of the Blessed Virgin as the time of her delivery approached.
https://catholicsaints.info/expectation-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary/
Malachias
3 January (Greek calendar)
Fifth century B.C., son of Sapha, Tribe of Zabulon. Post-Exilic and last of the Twelve Minor Prophets and the inspired writer of one of the Canonical Books of the Old Testament. No details of his life have survived.
https://catholicsaints.info/malachi-the-prophet/
Officer in the personal guard of the Emperor Augustus Licinus. Dismissed from his post for refusing to sacrifice to the pagan god Bacchus. Priest. Bishop of Mopsuestia, Cilicia. He gave refuge to anyone exiled by emperor Constantine the Great.
c.321 of natural causes
Roman soldier refusing to sacrifice to Bacchus
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-auxentius-of-mopsuetia/
Augustinian priest. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.
12 August 1879 in Tábara, Zamora, Spain
18 December 1936 in Sariego, Santander, Spain
28 October 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI
https://catholicsaints.info/blessed-miguel-san-roman-fernandez/
Augustinian priest. Martyred in the Spanish Civil War.
15 November 1900 in Zaratán, Valladolid, Spain
18 December 1936 in Sariego, Santander, Spain
28 October 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI
https://catholicsaints.info/blessed-eugenio-cernuda-febrero/
Philipp
Member of the Premonstratensians. Canon of the monastery in Ratzeburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Bishop of Ratzeburg.
12th century Germany
18 December 1215 of natural causes
https://catholicsaints.info/blessed-philip-of-ratzeburg/
Maunanus
26 December in Ireland
Listed on various calendars in the British Isles. A town in Cornwall is named for him. No reliable information about him has survived.
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-mawnan-of-cornwall/
Son of Saint Waningus of Fécamp. Benedictine monk at Fontenelle, Normandy, France.
• c.700 of natural causes
• relics at Ghent, Belgium
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-desiderius-of-fontenelle/
Martyr.
Laodicea (in modern Syria)
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-theotimus-of-laodicea/
Martyr.
Laodicea, Syria
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-basilian-of-laodicea/
A group of 42 Christians martyrs. We're not even sure of their dates or in which persecution they died; we just have record of some names -
Adjutor, Aresto, Artifas, Bessa, Ceciliana, Celiano, Chrestus, Datulo, Degno, Evasio, Felice, Feliciano, Lucania, Lucítas, Martirio, Míggine, Moses, Museo, Namfamone, Onorato, Orato, Paul, Pompinus, Privato, Quartus, Quintus, Reductula, Rogaziano, Rustico, Salvator, Sanámis, Saturninus, Settimino, Siddino, Simplicius, Sito, Teturo, Tinno, Victor, Victorinus, >Victurus and Vincent.
in northwestern Africa
https://catholicsaints.info/martyrs-of-northwest-africa/
Blessed Redentori
A group of Mercedarian friars who worked together, under the leadership of Saint Peter de Amer, to ransom (e.g., redeem) prisoners and minister to them after.
• Blessed Bernardo de Pratis
• Blessed Giacomo de Lara
• Blessed Louis Gasco
• Blessed Peter de Quesada
• Blessed Peter of Barcelona
• Blessed William de Quadres
https://catholicsaints.info/mercedarians-redeemers/
• Daniel of Voronets
• Flavito
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