"and S. John of God" (U12.1692)
"and S. Ferreol and S. Leugarde and S. Theodotus and S. Vulmar and S. Richard and S. Vincent de Paul" (U12.1693)
S. Vincent (1581 - 1660) was born to a French peasant family. A highly intelligent youth, Vincent was educated by the Franciscan friars. He began divinity studies at the U of Toulouse at 15, and was ordained at age 20. Taken captive by Turkish pirates to Tunis, and sold into slavery, he was freed in 1607 when he converted one of his owners to Christianity. Returning to France, he served as parish priest near Paris, and as chaplain at the court of Henry IV. He instituted the Congregation of Priests of the Mission (Lazarists), and with Louise de Marillac founded the Congregation of the Daughters of Charity. He started organizations to help the poor, nursed the sick, found jobs for the unemployed, etc. and cared for the enslaved, the abandoned, the ignored, the pariahs. Represented as a 16c. cleric doing some kind of charitable work. Feast 27 September.
S. Vincent (1581 - 1660) was born to a French peasant family. A highly intelligent youth, Vincent was educated by the Franciscan friars. He began divinity studies at the U of Toulouse at 15, and was ordained at age 20. Taken captive by Turkish pirates to Tunis, and sold into slavery, he was freed in 1607 when he converted one of his owners to Christianity. Returning to France, he served as parish priest near Paris, and as chaplain at the court of Henry IV. He instituted the Congregation of Priests of the Mission (Lazarists), and with Louise de Marillac founded the Congregation of the Daughters of Charity. He started organizations to help the poor, nursed the sick, found jobs for the unemployed, etc. and cared for the enslaved, the abandoned, the ignored, the pariahs. Represented as a 16c. cleric doing some kind of charitable work. Feast 27 September.
"S. Martin of Todi and S. Martin of Tours" (U12.1694)
S. Martin de Tours (ca. 316-397) was born in Hungary to pagan parents, and raised in Pavia, Italy. His father was a Roman military officer and tribune. Martin discovered Christianity in his early teens. He joined the Roman imperial army at age 15, serving in a ceremonial unit that acted as the emperor's bodyguard, rarely exposed to combat. Cavalry officer, and assigned to garrison duty in Gaul, he met a beggar while on horseback in Amiens (Gaul). Having nothing to give, he cut his heavy officer's cloak in two, and gave half to the beggar. Later he had a vision of Christ wearing the cloak. Representated usually as a Roman soldier with a cloak. Feast November 11. Of note he shares the birthplace, later Szombathely, of Bloom's father Rudolph Virag.
S. Martin de Tours (ca. 316-397) was born in Hungary to pagan parents, and raised in Pavia, Italy. His father was a Roman military officer and tribune. Martin discovered Christianity in his early teens. He joined the Roman imperial army at age 15, serving in a ceremonial unit that acted as the emperor's bodyguard, rarely exposed to combat. Cavalry officer, and assigned to garrison duty in Gaul, he met a beggar while on horseback in Amiens (Gaul). Having nothing to give, he cut his heavy officer's cloak in two, and gave half to the beggar. Later he had a vision of Christ wearing the cloak. Representated usually as a Roman soldier with a cloak. Feast November 11. Of note he shares the birthplace, later Szombathely, of Bloom's father Rudolph Virag.
"and S. Denis" (U12.1694)
S. Denis (3c.) was a missionary to Paris and became its First Bishop. His success roused the ire of local pagans, and he was imprisoned by the Roman governor. He was beheaded c.258 at Montmartre (= mount of martyrs); his corpse was thrown in the Seine, but recovered and buried later that night by his converts. Legends have grown around him, including that his body was seen carrying his severed head some distance from his execution site. S. Genevieve built a basilica over his grave. Represented as a beheaded bishop carrying his severed head, often with a vine growing over his neck. Feast October 9. He is (+ S. Genevieve) a patron saint of Paris. This PC shows la Porte S. Denis, built 1672 at the site of a medieval entrance gate to the city of Paris.
S. Denis (3c.) was a missionary to Paris and became its First Bishop. His success roused the ire of local pagans, and he was imprisoned by the Roman governor. He was beheaded c.258 at Montmartre (= mount of martyrs); his corpse was thrown in the Seine, but recovered and buried later that night by his converts. Legends have grown around him, including that his body was seen carrying his severed head some distance from his execution site. S. Genevieve built a basilica over his grave. Represented as a beheaded bishop carrying his severed head, often with a vine growing over his neck. Feast October 9. He is (+ S. Genevieve) a patron saint of Paris. This PC shows la Porte S. Denis, built 1672 at the site of a medieval entrance gate to the city of Paris.
"and S. Alfred and S. Joseph" (U12.1695)
S. Joseph aka Joseph the Betrothed, or the Worker, was a descendant of the house of David. A carpenter, he was the earthly spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary and helped raise the child Jesus. He is represented carrying the infant Jesus, and often with lilies or carpenter tools. Feast March 19 or May 1.
S. Joseph aka Joseph the Betrothed, or the Worker, was a descendant of the house of David. A carpenter, he was the earthly spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary and helped raise the child Jesus. He is represented carrying the infant Jesus, and often with lilies or carpenter tools. Feast March 19 or May 1.
"and S. Cornelius" (U12.1695)
"and S. Leopold" (U12.1695)
S. Leopold (1073 - 1136) was of Austrian nobility. At age 23 he succeeded his father as margrave (military governor) of Austria. He married Agnes, the widowed daughter of Emperor Henry IV. She brought two children into the marriage, and they had eighteen of their own, eleven of whom survived. He founded Benedictine, Cistercian, and Augustinian houses in 1106, and others later; some still exist in Heiligenkreuz, Klosterneuburg, and Mariazell. He defeated the Hungarians to defend his homeland. He refused the throne of the Holy Roman Emperor in 1125. He was active in support of the First Crusade. Represented as an armed man with a cross on his coronet, a banner with three eagles, and a model of the church of Heiligenkreuz in his hand; man hunting with his courtiers, and finding his wife's veil near the monastery of Klosterneuburg; with his building Klosterneuburg. Feast November 15.
S. Leopold (1073 - 1136) was of Austrian nobility. At age 23 he succeeded his father as margrave (military governor) of Austria. He married Agnes, the widowed daughter of Emperor Henry IV. She brought two children into the marriage, and they had eighteen of their own, eleven of whom survived. He founded Benedictine, Cistercian, and Augustinian houses in 1106, and others later; some still exist in Heiligenkreuz, Klosterneuburg, and Mariazell. He defeated the Hungarians to defend his homeland. He refused the throne of the Holy Roman Emperor in 1125. He was active in support of the First Crusade. Represented as an armed man with a cross on his coronet, a banner with three eagles, and a model of the church of Heiligenkreuz in his hand; man hunting with his courtiers, and finding his wife's veil near the monastery of Klosterneuburg; with his building Klosterneuburg. Feast November 15.
"and S. Bernard" (U12.1695)
"and S. Terence and S. Edward" (U12.1696)
S. Edward the Confessor (1003 - 1066) was born in Oxford (England), the son of King Ethelred II and Queen Emma. When his father was unseated by Danish invasion, Edward and his brother Alfred were sent to Denmark to be quietly killed. The officer in charge took pity on the boys and sent them to Sweden, then on to the King of Hungary to be raised and educated. Grown up, the brothers moved to Normandy and waited for a chance to reclaim the crown of England. They tried in 1035, but they were turned back and Alfred was killed. Edward successfully tried again in 1042, and was chosen by acclamation, ascending the throne on April 3. He gained a reputation as a just and worthy king. He repulsed invasions, helped restore the King of Scotland to his throne, remitted unjust taxes, and was noted for his generosity to the poor and strangers, and for his piety and love of God. He built churches, including Westminster Abbey. Represented as a king with a ring or a coin, sometimes offering it to a beggar. Feast October 13 (January 5 in England).
S. Edward the Confessor (1003 - 1066) was born in Oxford (England), the son of King Ethelred II and Queen Emma. When his father was unseated by Danish invasion, Edward and his brother Alfred were sent to Denmark to be quietly killed. The officer in charge took pity on the boys and sent them to Sweden, then on to the King of Hungary to be raised and educated. Grown up, the brothers moved to Normandy and waited for a chance to reclaim the crown of England. They tried in 1035, but they were turned back and Alfred was killed. Edward successfully tried again in 1042, and was chosen by acclamation, ascending the throne on April 3. He gained a reputation as a just and worthy king. He repulsed invasions, helped restore the King of Scotland to his throne, remitted unjust taxes, and was noted for his generosity to the poor and strangers, and for his piety and love of God. He built churches, including Westminster Abbey. Represented as a king with a ring or a coin, sometimes offering it to a beggar. Feast October 13 (January 5 in England).
"and S. Owen Caniculus " (U12.1696)
"and S. Anonymous and S. Eponymous and S. Pseudonymous and S. Homonymous and S. Paronymous and S. Synonymous" (U12.1697)
"and S. Laurence O'Toole" (UU12.1698)
"and S. James of Dingle and Compostella" (U12.1699)
"and S. Columcille and S. Columba" (U12.1699)
S. Columcille and S. Columba refer to the same Irish saint (521-597) born in Donegal. He is also known as Colum, Columbus, Colmcille, Columkill, or Columbkille.
S. Columcille and S. Columba refer to the same Irish saint (521-597) born in Donegal. He is also known as Colum, Columbus, Colmcille, Columkill, or Columbkille.
S. Columba was of royalty, the son of Fedhlimidh and Eithne of the Ui Neill clan. He was a bard, a priest, and an itinerant preacher throughout Ireland and Scotland. The spiritual student of S. Finnian, he was in turn teacher to S. Corbmac, S. Phelim, S. Drostan, and S. Fergna the White. He travelled to Scotland in 563. Exiled to Iona, he founded a monastic community there and served as its abbot for twelve years. With the monks of Iona, including S. Baithen of Iona and S. Eochod, he evangelized the Picts, converting many, including King Brude. Legend says he wrote 300 books. He died and is buried in Iona. Feast June 9. This PC shows S. Columb's cathedral in Londonderry.
"and S. Celestine and S. Colman" (U112.1699)