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Niceforo, Nikephoros
14 June (translation of relics)
Son of the secretary to Emperor Constantine Copronymus, a man tortured and exiled for refusing to accept iconclasm. Nicephorus was known as a scholar and eloquent speaker, and served as an imperial commissioner. Built a monastery near the Black Sea. A layman, he was chosen patriarch of Constantinople in 806. When he gave absolution to the priest who had illicitly married Emperor Constantine VI and Theodota while Constantine's wife Mary was still alive, Nicephorus fell into conflict with Saint Theodore Studites, but the two later reconciled. Nicephorus worked for a return to monastic discipline, reform of the administration of the diocese, and evangelization of the lay people. Brought Saint Methodius of Constantinople from his monastery on Chios to help. Opposed Emperor Leo the Armenian's attempt to return to iconoclasm, and was deposed by a synod of iconoclastic bishops. Several attempts were made his life, and he was exiled to the monastery he had built on the Black Sea. He spent his final 15 years there, praying and writing history and treatises against iconoclasm.
758 in Constantinople
2 June 828 of natural causes
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Elmo, Eramo, Erarmo, Erasmo, Ermo, Herasmus, Rasimus, Rasmus, Telmo
Bishop of Formiae, Campagna, Italy. He fled to Mount Lebanon in the persecutions of emperor Diocletian where he was fed by a raven so he could stay in hiding. Discovered by the authorities, he was imprisoned, but an angel rescued him. Recaptured, he was martyred. One of the Fourteen Holy Helpers. Namesake for the static electric discharge called Saint Elmo's Fire.
disemboweled c.303 at Formiae, Italy
• against abdominal, intestinal or stomach pains and diseases
• against appendicitis
• against birth pains
• against colic
• against danger at sea
• against epidemics
• against seasickness
• against storms
• ammunition, explosives and ordnance workers
• boatmen, mariners, sailors, watermen
• childbirth and women in labour
• navigators
• -
• locations in Italy
•• Gaeta (archdiocese of)
•• Gaeta (city of)
•• Monte Argentario
•• Porto Ercole
windlass
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-erasmus/
• Peter Exorcista
• Peter the Deacon
Exorcist in Rome, Italy. Helped convert Saint Artemius of Rome, Saint Candida of Rome, and Saint Paulina of Rome. Known for his piety and dedication to his work. Worked with and was martyred with Saint Marcellinus in the persecutions of Diocletian. His name is mentioned in the first Eucharistic prayer.
imperial Roman citizen
• 304 in the Silva Nigra just outside Rome, Italy
• buried in the Saints Marcellinus and Peter cemetery on the Lavican Road by Lucilla and Firmina
• Constantine built a basilica over their tomb
• relics later taken to Selgenstadt abbey by Einhard, Charlemagne's secretary
• skull enshrined in a reliquary in the Abbey of Saint Denis in 1665
• reliquary melted and relics destroyed in 1794
• in Germany
•• Seligenstadt
• –
• in Italy
•• Lausdomini
•• Monteodorisio
•• San Marcellino
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-peter-the-exorcist/
Sadoch, Zadoc, Zadok
Studied at the University of Bologna, Italy. Dominican friar, receiving the habit from Saint Dominic de Guzman himself. At the General Chapter the Dominicans in Bologna in 1221, Sadoc was chosen to assist Master Paul of Hungary to establish a province in Hungary. Sadoc later moved on to Poland where he served as preacher for nearly forty years. In 1260 he and 48 Dominicans from Sandomierz were martyred by the Tartars as they were singing the Salve Regina at Compline; the custom of singing the Salve Regina at the deathbed of Dominicans stems from this incident. One of the Martyrs of Sandomierz.
1260 at Sandomierz, Poland
18 October 1807 by Pope Pius VII (cultus confirmation)
Lord Jesus, in the midst of fierce attacks of the foe Blessed Sadoc and his companions greeted the Virgin Mary in song and received the longed-for palm of martyrdom. After this exile may your merciful and loving Mother show us to you, who live and reign in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. - Dominicans
https://catholicsaints.info/blessed-sadoc/
Priest in Rome, Italy. Noted for his piety. Martyred with Saint Peter the Exorcist in the persecutions of Diocletian. His name is mentioned in the first Eucharistic prayer.
Roman citizen
• 304 in the Silva Nigra just outside Rome, Italy
• buried in the Saints Marcellinus and Peter cemetery on the Lavican Road by Lucilla and Firmina
• Constantine built a basilica over their tomb
• relics later taken to Selgenstadt abbey by Einhard, Charlemagne's secretary
• in Germany
•• Seligenstadt
• –
• in Italy
•• Lausdomini
•• Monteodorisio
•• San Marcellino
one of two priests standing together and holding palms of martyrdom
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-marcellinus-2-june/
Blandina of Lyon
Slave. With several others, she was set upon by a pagan mob, arrested, tried and convicted of the crime of Christianity, along with a number of nonsense charges like cannibalism, during the persecutions of Emperor Marcus Aurelius. One of the Martyrs of Lyon and Vienne.
• enmeshed in a net and given to a wild bull in 177 at Lyon (in modern France)
• body burned and the ashes thrown in the river
• what could be recovered is in the church of Saint-Leu, Amiens, France
• falsely accused people
• girls
• servants
• torture victims; against torture
• Lyon, France
• Vienne, France
bull
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-blandina-the-slave/
• Nicholas the Pilgrim
• Nicola Pellegrino di Trani
• Nicholas of Trani
• Nicola il Pellegrino
Moved from Greece to Apulia, Italy as a teenager where he wandered the streets carrying a cross and crying "Kyrie Eleison" ("Lord, have mercy"). Groups of children would follow him, also crying "Kyrie Eleison". Noted for his piety and personal holiness, but considered a lunatic by the locals. Many miracles reported at his tomb.
1075 in Greece
1094 in Trani, Italy of natural causes
1098 by Pope Blessed Urban II
• Trani, Italy, city of
• Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie-Nazareth, Italy, archdiocese of
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-nicholas-peregrinus/
Pothin, Pothinus, Potino, Potinus
23 August (Orthodox)
Bishop of Lyons, France. At age 90 he was one of a group of 48 Christians from the areas of Vienne and Lyon in France, who were attacked by a pagan mob, arrested and tried for their faith, and murdered in the persecutions of Marcus Aurelius. A letter describing their fate, possibly written by Saint Irenaeus of Lyons, was sent to the churches in the Middle East.
of general abuse and neglect while in prison in 177 in Lugdunum, Gaul (modern France)
• Lyon, France, archdiocese of
• Lyon, France, city of
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-photinus-of-lyons/
Guisto, Guy, Vido, Wido
Born to the nobility; his father was the Count of Acquesana. Educated in Bologna, Italy. Bishop of Acqui, Monteferrato, Piedmont, Italy in March 1034 till his death 36 years later. Noted reformer, and remembered for his charity; he used much of his own wealth to support the local economy and end corruption. Promoted the education of women. Founded the convent of Santa Maria de Campis.
c.1004
• 2 June 1070 of natural causes
• interred in the cathedral of Saint Guisto, Susa, Italy
1853 Pope Blessed Pius IX (cultus confirmed)
• against famine
• diocese of Acqui, Italy
• Acqui Terme, Italy
https://catholicsaints.info/blessed-guido-of-acqui/
Eugenius
Son of Rufinianus. Priest as a young man. Known as a gentle and pious man, very generous to the poor. Vicar for Pope Saint Martin I during his exile. Elected 75th pope in 654. He opposed the heretical Monothelite Byzantine emperor; in return, the emperor threatened to roast the pope alive. Consecrated 21 bishops during his papacy.
at Rome, Italy
• elected 10 August 654
• ascended in 655
• June 657 of natural causes
• buried in Saint Peter's Basilica, Rome, Italy
https://catholicsaints.info/pope-saint-eugene-i/
Domenic, Dominic, Domenico
24 November as one of the Martyrs of Vietnam
Christian peasant farmer in the apostolic vicariate of Central Tonkin (modern Vietnam). During the persecutions of emperor Tu-Duc, he was ordered to step on a crucifix to show his contempt for Christianity; he refused. Imprisoned, tortured and executed. Martyr.
c.1835 in Trung Linh, Nam Dinh, Vietnam
beheaded on 2 June 1862 in An Triêm, Nam Dinh, Vietnam
19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-daminh-ninh/
Demetrius, Dimitrios, Dimitri
Son of an Orthodox priest, at age 13 Demetrios converted from Christianity to Islam. However, by age 25 he realized his error and returned to Christianity. Kidnapped as he approached a church, he was beaten, tortured, mutilated and finally murdered by Turkish Muslims who insisted that he renounce Christianity. Martyr.
feet cut off then thrown alive into a fire in 1567 in Philadelphia, Lydia (modern Alasehir, Turkey)
https://catholicsaints.info/blessed-demetrios-of-philadelphia/
Thao Tien
Priest in the apostolic vicariate of Thanh Hoá (in modern Laos). Martyr.
5 December 1918 in Ban Ten, Muang Xôi, Houaphan, Laos
2 June 1954 in Ban Talang, Houaphan, Laos
• 11 December 2016 by Pope Francis
• beatification recognition celebrated in Vientiane, Laos, presided by Cardinal Angelo Amato
https://catholicsaints.info/blessed-joseph-tien/
• Adalgis of Novara
• Adelgis, Algis, Algise, Adalgisio
Monk. Spiritual student of Saint Fursey of Peronne. Missionary in the area of Arras and Laon, France. Founded a monastery in the forest around Thiérarche, Picardy; the village of Saint Algis grew up around it.
7th century Ireland
686 of natural causes
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-adalgis-of-thierarche/
• Stephen of Corbie
• Stephen of Corvey
Monk at New Corbie monastery, Saxony. Priest. Missionary bishop to Sweden. Achieved many conversions, and was the first to bring Christianity to the area between Denmark and Sweden. Murdered by worshippers of the pagan god Woden. Martyr.
11th century
1075 near Nora, Uppsala region of Sweden
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-stephen-of-sweden/
Doroteo
Executioner who killed Saint Marcellinus and Saint Peter the Exorcist; he saw their souls leave the bodies and ascend to heaven. He converted to Christianity and did penance for his previous life and the murder of the saints.
late 2nd century in Rome, Italy
c.350
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-dorotheus-of-rome/
Born to an illustrious Italian family. Mercedarian. Ransomed 49 Christians who had been enslaved in Africa. Noted for his personal piety and virtue.
1500 in Trapani, Italy of natural causes
https://catholicsaints.info/blessed-giovanni-de-barthulono/
Priest in the diocese of Burgos, Spain. Pilgrim to Palestine, Rome, Italy, and Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Lived as a hermit near Burgos. Helped Saint Dominic de la Calzada build roads, bridges, hospices, etc. to improve the region and bring services to those in rural areas.
c.1150 of natural causes
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-john-de-ortega/
Biblides
Tortured to admit to the crime of cannibalism, a slur often ascribed to early Christians. Martyred with 45 other Christians in the persecutions of Marcus Aurelius. One of the Martyrs of Lyons and Vienne.
177 at Lyons, France
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-biblis-of-lyons/
Physician in Vienne, Gaul. Adult convert to Christianity. Friend of Saint Pothinus. Arrested for his faith during the persecutions of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, he was tortured and executed. One of the Martyrs of Lyons and Vienne.
177
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-alexander-of-vienne/
A supporter of the Priscillianist heresy, he was brought back to orthodox Christianity by Saint Ambrose, renouncing his errors at the Council of Toledo in 400. Bishop of Astorga, Spain.
420
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-dictinus-of-astorga/
Bobouan, Boduan
Seventh century monk at Beaumaris, Wales.
• Abergwyngregyn, Wales
• Abern, Wales
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-bodfan-of-wales/
Venerated in Egypt and Ethiopia, but no details of him have survived.
c.304
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-armin-of-egypt/
Martyr.
Ethiopia
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-ada-of-ethiopia/
Barbarunus
Priest. Martyr.
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-barbarinus/
Honoratus
Martyr.
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-honorata/
Martyr.
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-evasius/
Martyr.
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-humatus/
Martyr.
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-rogate/
A group of 48 Christians from the areas of Vienne and Lyon, France, who were attacked by a pagan mob, arrested and tried for their faith, and murdered in the persecutions of Marcus Aurelius. A letter describing their fate, possibly written by Saint Irenaeus of Lyons, was sent to the churches in the Middle East. Only a few names and details of their lives have surived; some of them have separate entries on this date -
• Albina of Lugdunum
• Alexander of Vienne
• Antonia of Lugdunum
• Apolonius of Lugdunum
• Aristeus of Lugdunum
• Asclibíades of Lugdunum
• Attalus of Pergamos
• Ausona of Lugdunum
• Biblis of Lyons
• Blandina the Slave
• Cominus of Lugdunum
• Epagathus of Lugdunum
• Cornelius of Lugdunum
• Domna of Lugdunum
• Emilia of Lugdunum (2 with this name)
• Filomeno of Lugdunum
• Geminianus of Lugdunum
• Geminus of Lugdunum
• Grata of Lugdunum
• Helpis of Lugdunum
• Jamnica of Lugdunum
• Julia of Lugdunum (2 with this name)
• Julius of Lugdunum
• Justa of Lugdunum
• Justus of Lugdunum
• Macarius of Lugdunum
• Materna of Lugdunum
• Maturus the Novice
• Octubre of Lugdunum
• Photinus of Lyons
• Pompeii of Lugdunum (2 with this name)
• Ponticus of Lugdunum
• Potamia of Lugdunum
• Primus of Lugdunum
• Quarcia of Lugdunum
• Rodana of Lugdunum
• Sanctius of Vienne
• Silvius of Lugdunum
• Titus of Lugdunum
• Trófima of Lugdunum
• Ulpius of Lugdunum
• Vettius of Lugdunum
• Vital of Lugdunum
• Zacarías of Lugdunum
• Zosimus of Lugdunum
• Zoticus of Lugdunum
assorted dates and methods during 177
Lyon, France
https://catholicsaints.info/martyrs-of-lyons-and-vienne/
Saint Secundus of Rome and 150 companions
A group of 226 Christians martyred in Rome, Italy. They may or may not have been executed as a group; certainly there are no details of their lives or the date of their deaths. All we have are some of the names, and that they are recorded in the Martyrologium Hieronymianum. The names we have are
• Adjutor
• Antonina
• Calpurnia
• Castulina
• Castulus
• Castus
• Cecilia
• Cenonus
• Concordia
• Costula
• Datula
• Datus
• Donata (6 of this name)
• Donatus
• Dontula (Donatula)
• Evantia
• Evasia
• Evasius
• Extricata (2 of this name)
• Fausta
• Faustus
• Felicia
• Felicissima
• Felix (6 of this name)
• Firmina
• Flavia
• Flavian
• Florentina
• Florentinus
• Fonteius
• Fortunata (3 of this name)
• Fortunatus (3 of this name)
• Fuscus
• Gallica
• Gaudolus
• Honorata (Honoria)
• Januaria (3 of this name)
• Januarius (3 of this name)
• Jocunda
• Jovianus
• Judia
• Julia (3 of this name)
• Julius
• Justa (2 of this name)
• Justus
• Luciosa
• Marcella
• Marcellina
• Marcia
• Marciana
• Marciosa
• Maria (3 of this name)
• Marina
• Martilis
• Martinian
• Mastilla
• Matrona (2 of this name)
• Mavorus (Maurus)
• Maxima (5 of this name)
• Modianus
• Mondinarus
• Nina (2 of this name)
• Nomitia
• Nundinus
• Paula (3 of this name)
• Paulus
• Percus
• Peter
• Piscina
• Posima (2 of this name)
• Prima (2 of this name)
• Primosa
• Reducta
• Rodilia
• Rogata (2 of this name)
• Rogatus
• Rota
• Salpurnia
• Samina
• Sammata
• Sarmatia
• Saturnin (2 of this name)
• Saturnina (4 of this name)
• Saturus (2 of this name)
• Secunda
• Secundus (2 of this name)
• Senecio
• Sildinus
• Silvinus
• Soturnina
• Tertius
• Tertula (2 of this name)
• Tertullus
• Tucus
• Tulla
• Turinus
• Urbana (2 of this name)
• Valentin
• Valentina
• Venusta
• Vicluria
• Viclurianus
• Victoria (2 of this name)
• Victorina
• Victuria
• Vitalica
• 76 others whose names have not come down to us
https://catholicsaints.info/martyrs-of-rome-2-june/
A group of 49 Dominicans, some of whom received the habit from Saint Dominic de Guzman himself. They worked separately and together to bring the faith and establish the Dominican Order in Poland, basing their operations in and around Sandomierz. In 1260 they were all martyred by the Tartars as they were singing the Salve Regina at Compline; the custom of singing the Salve Regina at the deathbed of Dominicans stems from this incident.
We know a few details about a few of the martyrs, but most survive only as names -
• Zadok
• Andrea, chaplain
• James, novice master
• Malachi, convent preacher
• Paul, vicar
• Peter, guardian of the garden
• Simone, penitentiary
friars
• Abel, Barnabas, Bartholomew, Clemente, Elia, John, Luke, Matthew, Philip
deacons
• Giuseppe, Joachim, Stefano
sub-deacons
• Abraham, Basil, Moses, Taddeo
clerics
• Aaron, Benedict, David, Dominico, Mattia, Mauro, Michele, Onofrio, Timothy
professed students
• Christopher, Donato, Feliciano, Gervasio, Gordian, John, Mark, Medardo, Valentino
novices
• Daniele, Isaiah, Macario, Raffaele, Tobia
lay brothers
• Cyril, tailor
• Jeremiah, shoemaker
• Thomas, organist
1260 at Sandomierz, Poland
18 October 1807 by Pope Pius VII (cultus confirmation)
https://catholicsaints.info/martyrs-of-sandomierz/
• Madonna of the Tears
• Our Lady of Light
• Comitium
• Conall of Drumcliff
• Eufemia Giustiniani
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