| 7 November |
• yesterday • tomorrow |
Engelbert of Berg
Son of the influential Count Englebert of Berg and Margaret, daughter of the Count of Gelderland. Studied at the cathedral school at Cologne, Germany. In a time when clerical and episcopal positions were a part of political patronage, Englebert was made provost of churches in Cologne and Aachen, Germany while still a young boy, and of the Cologne cathedral at age 14. He led a worldly and dissolute youth; known for his good looks, keen mind, and wild ways. Englebert went to war to support his cousin, Archbishop Adolf, against Archbishop Bruno; for this, and for threatening to attack the Holy Roman Emperor Otto IV, both Engelbert and Adolf were excommunicated in 1206.
In 1208 Engelbert publicly submitted to the pope's authority, and was received back into the Church. He fought the Albigensians in 1212. Chosen archbishop of Cologne on 29 February 1216. By this point, Engelbert had mellowed somewhat, and cared about his see, but still had worldly ambitions. To preserve the possessions and revenues of his see and the countship of Berg, he went to war with the Duke of Limburg and the Count of Cleves, restored civil order, demanded the allegiance of his nobles, erected defences around his lands, and even prosecuted family members when needed. He enforced clerical discipline, helped establish the Franciscans in his diocese in 1219 and the Dominicans in 1221, built monasteries and insisted on strict observance in them, and used a series of provincial synods to regulate church matters.
Engelbert was appointed guardian of the juvenile King Henry VII and administrator of the Holy Roman Empire by Emperor Frederick II in 1221. He supervised the kingdom and the king's education, and placed the crown himself during Henry's coronation in 1222. Worked for a treaty with Denmark at the Diet of Nordhausen on 24 September 1223.
However, for all that he was loved by his people for the stability and security he brought, many of the nobility hated and feared him, and the archbishop had to travel with a troupe of bodyguards. Pope Honorius III and Emperor Frederick II advised Engelbert to protect the nuns of Essen who were being oppressed and harassed by Engelbert's cousin, Count Frederick of Isenberg. To prevent action by the archbishop, Count Frederick and some henchmen ambushed Engelbert on the road from Soest to Schwelm, stabbing him 47 times. Considered a martyr as he died over the defense of religious sisters.
c.1185 at Berg in modern Germany
• stabbed to death on the evening of 7 November 1225 near Schwelm, Germany
• relics translated to the old cathedral of Cologne, Germany on 24 February 1226
• no formal canonization
• proclaimed a venerated martyr by Cardinal Conrad von Urach on 24 February 1226, and by Archbishop Ferdinand in 1618
• listed in the Roman Martyrology
• archbishop with a crosier in one hand and an upraised sword, piercing a crescent moon, in the other
• archbishop blessing his killers
True guardian of the king, thy exalted traits do honour to our emperor; chancellor whose like has never been. - Walther von der Vogelweide, poet, writing about Engelbert
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-engelbert-of-cologne/
• Peter Wu Gousheng
• Wu Gousheng
• Wu Guosheng Petrus
28 September as one of the Martyrs of China
Born to a non-Christian family. Known from his youth for his sense of justice, his quick defense of the poor and oppressed; his outspoken nature actually frightened people in his traditionalist region. A husband and self-made businessman, he owned and ran a large hotel. One of the first converts made by missionaries to his area. Naturally enthusiastic, Peter tossed out his household idols, and preached Christianity to anyone who came by. Lay leader of the converts in his district, he took the name Peter at baptism. Worked as a catechist for missionaries in Sichuan; instructed 600 people in Christianity. Arrested on 3 April 1814 during a violent backlash against the faith. Imprisoned and tortured to break him from his faith, he worked to inspire the faith in his fellow prisoners, and led prayer services in the cells. Condemned to death for refusing to step on a crucifix. Martyr.
1768 at Longping in Guizhou Province, China
strangled to death on 7 November 1814 at Tsen-y-Fou, Su-Tchuen province, China
27 May 1900 by Pope Leo XIII
1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II
Be loyal to the Lord, accept his will. - Saint Peter in a letter to his wife from prison
Heaven, heaven, my true home! I see my heavenly Mother and my guardian angel coming to take me home. - Saint Peter's dying words
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-peter-ou/
• Clement of Echternach
• Apostle of the Frisians
• Willibrordus
Son of Saint Hilgis. Educated at Ripon, England and in Ireland under Saint Egbert. Missionary to Friesland and Luxembourg with Saint Swithbert. Benedictine monk. Founding bishop of Utrecht, Netherlands in 695. Worked with Saint Boniface, Saint Rumold, Saint Werenfridus, Saint Engelmund, and Saint Adalbert of Egmond. Founded monasteries.
658 at Northumbria, England
• 7 November 739 of natural causes
• relics at Echternach, Luxembourg and in the Cathedral of Saint Catherine in Utrecht, Netherlands
• against convulsions; convulsives
• against epilepsy; epileptics
• Belgium
• Luxembourg
• Netherlands
• archdiocese of Utrecht, Netherlands
• Heusden, Belgium
• Waalre, Netherlands
cleric dipping his staff into a cask
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-willibrord-of-echternach/
Joined the Jesuits on 21 April 1681. He taught in Rome and Terni, Italy. Ordained on 28 October 1695. Parish missioner in the area of Colli Albani, Frascati and Viterbo, Italy, preaching 448 missions. Noted for organizing processions during which Anthony and many of his flock wore crowns of thorns, and scourged themselves. His missions were popular, drawing crowds so large that they had to be conducted outdoors; Anthony employed a crowd control gang of thugs - and then converted them all to the faith. Also noted for his spread of devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary whose image was always carried on his missions.
19 June 1665 in Florence, Italy
6 November 1717 of natural causes
23 April 1893 by Pope Leo XIII
https://catholicsaints.info/blessed-anthony-baldinucci/
• Vincent Liêm Quang Lê
• Vinh-son Le Quang Liem
• Vinh-son Liêm Quang Lê
24 November as one of the Martyrs of Vietnam
Born to the Tonkinese nobility. Studied in the Philippines. Joined the Dominicans in 1753, making his solemn profession in 1754. Ordained in 1758. Returned to Tonkin in January 1759 where he served as missionary and evangelist. Imprisoned for preaching Christianity, he preached to prisoners. Martyr.
c.1732 in Trà Lu, Nam Ðinh, Vietnam
beheaded on 7 November 1773 in Ðong Mo, Ha Tay, Vietnam
19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-vincent-liem/
One of seven children born to Baldassare Grossi and Maddalena Capellini. Ordained a priest in the diocese of Lodi, Italy on 22 May 1869. Noted for this simple austere life style, and the humour and trust in Christ that he brought to it. Founded the Daughters of the Oratory for the Christian eduction of young people.
9 March 1845 in Pizzighettone, Cremona, Italy
7 November 1917 in Vicobellignano, Cremona, Italy of natural causes
18 October 2015 by Pope Francis at Rome, Italy
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-vincenzo-grossi/
Hyacint, Hyacinth
24 November as one of the Martyrs of Vietnam
Dominican priest. Missionary to the Philippines, China, and Tonkin. Martyr.
13 November 1743 in Xàtiva, Valencia, Spain
beheaded on 7 November 1773 in Ðong Mo, Ha Tay, Vietnam
19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-jacinto-castaneda-puchasons/
Prosdecimus, Prosdocimo, Prosdozimus
First bishop of Padua, Italy; he evangelized the entire region. Baptized Saint Daniel of Padua, who served him as deacon. Tradition says Prosdocimus was sent Saint Peter the Apostle.
• c.100
• entombed is situated at the basilica of Santa Giustina at Padua, Italy
• Asolo, Italy
• Cittadella, Italy
• Padua, Italy
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-prosdocimus-of-padua/
Twelfth-century nun in the Camaldolese monastery of Santa Cristina in Ozzana Emilia, Italy. Abbess of her house. Noted for her personal piety, and as a pious and charitable leader of her sisters.
• 12th century Italy of natural causes
• relics enshrined in the church of Sant’Adrea di Ozzano by Cardinal Paleotti on 7 November 1573
1779 by Pope Pius VI (cultus confirmation)
https://catholicsaints.info/blessed-lucia-of-settefonti/
Trémeur
Son of Saint Triphina. Educated by Saint Gildas the Wise. Murdered as a child by his step-father, Count Conmore due to his hatred of the faith.
6th century at a monastery at Carhaix, Brittany (in modern France)
Carhaix, France
child holding his own severed head and a palm branch of martyrdom
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-tremorus-of-brittany/
Florent
Immigrated to Alsace (in modern France), and built a monastery at Haselac. Bishop of Strasbourg, France in 678.
Ireland
c.693
• against gall stones
• against ruptures
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-florentius-of-strasbourg/
Gertrude of Remiremont
Grandaughter of Saint Romaricus. Niece of Saint Clare. Sister of Saint Adolphus. Educated at the convent at Saint-Mont where she became a Benedictine nun. Third abbess of Remiremont Abbey.
c.680
1051 by Pope Saint Leo IX (cultus confirmation)
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-gebetrude-of-remiremont/
Ernest of Zwiefalten
Benedictine monk and then abbot at Zwiefalten Abbey in southern Germany. Crusader, making it to Arabia. Martyr.
Steißlingen, Germany
1148 in Mecca
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-ernest-of-mecca/
Ercolano, Herculan
Bishop of Perugia, Italy. Martyred under orders of Ostro-Gothic leader Totila.
beheaded 549 by Ostro-Gothic soldiers
Perugia, Italy
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-herculanus/
Gerone, Ierone
Martyred with several fellow Christians in the persecutions of Diocletian.
Armenia
c.300 at Mytilene, Greece
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-hieron-of-mytilene/
Set an example of turning his back on the world and living for prayer by living without shelter on top of a series of columns for many year, often surviving on nothing but bread and water.
1054 on Mount Galision near Ephesus, Asia Minor of natural causes
https://catholicsaints.info/blessed-lazarus-the-stylite/
Melasippo
Married to Saint Carina of Ancyra. Father of Saint Anthony of Ancyra. Martyred in the persecutions of Julian the Apostate.
latter 4th century in Ancyra, Galatia
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-melasippus-of-ancyra/
Cassina
Married to Saint Melassipus of Ancyra. Mother of Saint Anthony of Ancyra. Martyred in the persecutions of Julian the Apostate.
latter 4th century in Ancyra, Galatia
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-carina-of-ancyra/
Son of Saints Melasippus and Carina of Ancyra. Martyred at age 13 in the persecutions of Julian the Apostate.
latter 4th century in Ancyra, Galatia
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-anthony-of-ancyra/
Bishop of Alexandria, Egypt. Ordained Arius, the founder of the Arian heresy. Attacked by Meletianists for his orthodox Christianity.
313 of natural causes
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-achillas/
Martyred in the persecutions of Diocletian.
Armenia
c.300 at Mytilene, Greece
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-hesychius-of-mytilene/
Martyred in the persecutions of Diocletian.
Armenia
c.300 at Mytilene, Greece
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-nicander-of-mytilene/
Amaranto
Third century martyr.
• at Vieux, France
• relics in the Cathedral of Albi, France
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-amaranthus/
Evangelizing first bishop of Rieti, Italy.
1st century
Rieti, Italy
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-prosdocimus-of-rieti/
Taurion
Martyr.
Amphipolis, Macedonia
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-taurio-of-amphipolis/
Martyr.
Amphipolis, Macedonia
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-thessalonica-of-amphipolis/
Baldo
Sixth century bishop of Tours, France, noted for his alms-giving.
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-baud-of-tours/
Bishop of Séez, France.
682
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-raverranus-of-seez/
Amphipolis, Macedonia
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-auctus-of-amphipolis/
Cungaro
No reliable information available.
Wales
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-congar/
Blevileguetus
Ninth century bishop of Vannes, France.
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-blinlivet/
Abbot of Moissac, France. Bishop of Albi, Italy.
c.700
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-amarand/
Thousands of people were murdered in the anti-Catholic persecutions of the Spanish Civil War from 1934 to 1939. I have pages on each of them, but in most cases I have only found very minimal information. They are available on the CatholicSaints.Info site through these links:
• Alfredo Fanjul Acebal
• Andrés Francisco Simón Gómez
• Gil Belascoain Ilagorri
• Isabelino Carmona Fernández
• José Delgado Pérez
• José Vega Riaño
• Juan Mendibelzúa Ocerín
• Manuel Marín Pérez
• Serviliano Riaño Herrero
• Vicente Rodríguez Fernández
• Victoriano Reguero Velasco
• All Dominican Saints
• Eleanor of Portugal
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