| 8 October |
• yesterday • tomorrow |
The man who, in Luke 2, picked up the Infant Jesus and gave the blessing known as the Nunc dimittis.
Now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous and devout, awaiting the consolation of Israel, and the holy Spirit was upon him. It had been revealed to him by the holy Spirit that he should not see death before he had seen the Messiah of the Lord. He came in the Spirit into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus to perform the custom of the law in regard to him, he took him into his arms and blessed God, saying:
"Now, Master, you may let your servant go in peace, according to your word, for my eyes have seen your salvation, which you prepared in sight of all the peoples, a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and glory for your people Israel."
The child's father and mother were amazed at what was said about him; and Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, "Behold, this child is destined for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be contradicted (and you yourself a sword will pierce) so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed." – Luke 2:25-35, New American Bible
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-simeon-senex/
Baptized very young. Arrested and tortured for her faith at age 11 during the persecution of Decius. Thrown into a furnace to die, she sat for a while in the flames, then emerged unharmed. Rather than see this as divine intervention, the authorities simply offered her another chance to apostacize; when she refused, she was beheaded.
3rd century Caesarea, Palestine
• beheaded in the 3rd century
• relics translated to the Nice Cathedral in 1690
• Florence, Italy
• Nice, France, city of
• Nice, France, diocese of
• Teano, Italy
• banner with red cross on a white background
• dove
• holding a crown and palm of martyrdom
• sitting in fire
• standing near the Blessed Virgin Mary
• with Saint Ansanus
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-reparata/
• 29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai
• 22 November as one of the Martyrs of England, Scotland, and Wales
Protestant minister. Described as being of average height with dark eyes and a dark beard. Convert to Catholicism. Studied at Rheims, France. Ordained in 1579. Returned to England in March 1581 to minister to covert Catholics. He worked in Winchester and Hampshire, working primarily with the poor. Arrested for the crime of priesthood in 1584, he was exiled in 1585. He returned soon after to resume his ministry. Arrested and executed for the crime of priesthood.
c.1545 in England
8 October 1586 at Tyburn, London, England
22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II
https://catholicsaints.info/blessed-john-adams/
• Hugh of Genoa
• Hugh of Canefri
• Hugo...
• Ugo...
Born to the Italian nobility. Fought in the Third Crusade. Member of the Knights of Malta. Assigned to the Saint John Commandery hospital in Genoa, Italy. There he sold his armour to buy clothes for nurses, and served the sick poor for 50 years.
1148 at Castellazzo Bormida
8 October 1233 in Genoa, Italy of natural causes
• bringing water from a rock in order to wash the clothes of the sick poor
• turning water to wine
• saving a ship in danger of sinking
https://catholicsaints.info/blessed-hugh-canefro/
Thaisis, Thaisia
Following a long life of sin, Thais converted to Christianity, brought to the faith by Saint Paphnutius of Heracleopolis in Egypt. To avoid temptation and spend the next three years in prayer, she moved into a closed cell and would only communicate with her spiritual advisors Saint Anthony the Abbot, Saint Paul the Simple and Saint Paphnutius. After that she moved into a convent, but lived only two more weeks.
Modern scholarship leans to this being a re-telling of the story of Saint Pelagia the Penitent.
c.348 in Egypt of natural causes
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-thais-the-penitent/
• Pelagia of Antioch
• The Beardless Hermit
• Marina
Professional dancer. Attended a sermon by Saint Nonnus of Edessa during which he spoke of a stripper who worked to make herself beautiful and her dance perfect, but did nothing for the work of God. Pelagia immediately converted, confessed, was baptized, turned away from her former life, moved to Jerusalem, and lived as a hermit the rest of her days, possibly wearing men's clothes so people would leave her alone.
actresses
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-pelagia-the-penitent/
• 4 May as one of the Martyrs of England, Scotland, and Wales
• 22 November as one of the Martyrs of England, Scotland, and Wales
• 29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai
Priest for the apostolic vicariate of England. Martyr.
c.1558 in Worcestershire, England
8 October 1586 at Tyburn, London, England
22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II
https://catholicsaints.info/blessed-robert-dibdale/
22 November as one of the Martyrs of England, Scotland, and Wales
Layman in the apostolic vicariate of England during a period of official persecution. Martyr.
Lowhale, Yorkshire, England
23 July 1586 in York, North Yorkshire, England
22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II
https://catholicsaints.info/blessed-robert-bickerdike/
• 29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai
• 22 November as one of the Martyrs of England, Scotland, and Wales
Priest for the apostolic vicariate of England. Martyr.
c.1553 in London, England
8 October 1586 at Tyburn, London, England
22 November 1987 by Pope John Paul II
https://catholicsaints.info/blessed-john-lowe/
Third-century Christian daughter of Mathoclus, a pagan imperial Roman senator. Missionary in Origny-sur-Oise, France. Captured, she was tortured by her father to make her abandon her faith; when that did not work, he killed her. Martyr.
beheaded with an axe by her father Malthoclus in 262
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-benedicta-of-origny-sur-oise/
Amour of Aquitaine
Ninth century hermit in Maastricht, Netherlands. Founded the convent of Münsterbilsen near Liège, Belgium.
Aquitaine (part of modern France)
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-amor-of-aquitaine/
Keyne, Cain, Ceinwan, Ceinwen
Daughter of Saint Brychan of Brycheiniog. Fifth century anchoress in Cornwall, England where a church is dedicated to her. The town of Keynsham, Somerset, England may have been named for her.
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-keyna/
Ragenfrida
Nun. With her own funds she built at convent at Denain, Hainault (in modern France) and served as its abbess.
https://catholicsaints.info/blessed-ragenfreda/
Young man martyred in the persecutions of Diocletian. There is a legend of him being involved in gladatorial matches as a way to prove something about his faith, but it's apparently a late addition.
early 4th century Thessalonica
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-nestor-of-thessalonica/
Friend of Saint Ambrose of Milan. Worked with Saint Probinus of Como. First bishop of Como, Italy.
mid-4th-century
c.390 of natural causes
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-felix-of-como/
Trallen, Tredwall, Triduana
Eighth century consecrated virgin who worked with Saint Regulus in Scotland. Her shrine was a centre of devotion and pilgrimage until destroyed in 1560 during the Scottish Reformation.
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-triduna/
Laurenzia, Lorenza
Slave in Ancona, Italy. She brought her mistress, Saint Palatias, to Christianity. Martyred in the persecutions of Diocletian.
302 in Fermo, Italy
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-laurentia/
Palazia, Palatia
Lady of Ancona, Italy, Convert, brought to the faith by her slave, Saint Laurentia. Martyred in the persecutions of Diocletian.
302 in Fermo, Italy
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-palatias/
Monk at Vezelay, France, leading the work to re-found the abbey after Moorish and Norman raids in the 8th century. Abbot of Leuze-en-Hainaut, Belgium.
c.870 of natural causes
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-badilo/
Martyr. Venerated in Seville, Spain. Many legends and tall tales grew up around him to fill in the empty parts of his biography, but none are reliable.
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-peter-of-seville/
Priest. Martyred in the persecutions of Diocletian.
burned to death in 305 in Laodicea, Phrygia
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-artemon-of-laodicia/
Bishop of Chalons-sur-Saone, France.
c.652 of natural causes
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-gratus-of-chalons/
Fifth century bishop of Rouen, France.
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-evodius-of-rouen/
Virgin-martyr in Laon, France.
https://catholicsaints.info/saint-benedicta-of-laon/
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:
• Blessed Ángel Roba Osorno
• Blessed Anicet Falgueras Casellas
• Blessed Antoni Badía Andale
• Blessed Antoni Roig Alembau
• Blessed Carles Brengaret Pujol
• Blessed Casimir Riba Pi
• Blessed Feliciano Ayúcar Eraso
• Blessed Felipe Ruiz Peña
• Blessed Félix Ayúcar Eraso
• Blessed Fermín Latienda Azpilicueta
• Blessed Ferran Suñer Estrach
• Blessed Florentino Redondo Insausti
• Blessed Fortunato Ruiz Peña
• Blessed Gregorio Faci Molins
• Blessed Isidro Serrano Fabón
• Blessed Jaume Morella Bruguera
• Blessed Jeroni Messegué Ribera
• Blessed Jesús Menchón Franco
• Blessed Joan Pelfort Planell
• Blessed Joan Tubau Perelló
• Blessed José María Ruano López
• Blessed José Miguel Elola Arruti
• Blessed Josep Ambrós Dejuán
• Blessed Josep Blanch Roca
• Blessed Josep Cesari Mercadal
• Blessed Josep Mir Pons
• Blessed Juan Núñez Casado
• Blessed Julio García Galarza
• Blessed Leocadio Rodríguez Nieto
• Blessed Leoncio Pérez Gómez
• Blessed Lucio Izquierdo López
• Blessed Lucio Zudaire Armendía
• Blessed Mariano Alonso Fuente
• Blessed Néstor Vivar Valdivieso
• Blessed Nicolás Pereda Revuelta
• Blessed Nicolás Ran Goñi
• Blessed Pedro Ciordia Hernández
• Blessed Pere Sitges Puig
• Blessed Ramon Mill Arán
• Blessed Santiago Saiz Martínez
• Blessed Santos Escudero Miguel
• Blessed Segismundo Hidalgo Martínez
• Blessed Serafín Zugaldía Lacruz
• Blessed Trifón Lacunza Unzu
• Blessed Victor Gutiérrez Gómez
• Blessed Victoriano Gómez Gutiérrez
• Blessed Victoriano Martínez Martín
• Marzio
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