Saints of the day february 3
Saint Ansgar of Bremen (s. IX)
Saint Oscar or Ansgar, Bishop of Hamburg, and later also of Bremen, in Saxony, who, being a monk of the monastery of Corbie, was appointed by Pope Gregorio IV as a legacy for all the lands of Northern Europe, announcing the Gospel to large crowds of Denmark and Sweden and consolidating the Church of Christ. After overcoming many difficulties with undefeated mood, worn by his work he died in Bremen.
Celebrate today: Oscar, Oskar.
View moreSaint Profeta Azarías
Prophet, son of Oded, who helped in 963 BC like to urge him to "seek Yahweh". As a result, the King had removed "nasty things" of the whole earth and got the people to enter into a compact, so that "death give to anyone not the Dios de Israel seek to Yahweh". (2Cr 15:1-15.)
Saint Olivia mártir
Saint Olivia or Olivaria, Virgin and martyr
Saint Tigrido
Saint Celerinus of Cartaghe (s. III)
Saint Adelinus of Celle (s. VII)
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Saint Berlinda of Meerbeke
In Meerbeke, in Brabant, saint Berlinda, Virgin, who was distinguished in that city for his religious life of poverty and charity (s IX-X).
Blessed Helinand of Froidemont (s. XIII)
In the Cistercian Monastery of Froidemont, in the region of Beauvais in France, blessed Helinand, monk, who, after living as itinerant Troubadour, humble and hidden in the cloister life embraced.
Blessed John Nelson (s. XVI)
Blessed Anne Marie Rivier (s. XIX)
In Bourg-Saint-Andéol, in the region of Viviers, France, blessed Anne Marie Rivier, Virgin, who, during the French Revolution, which abolished all the orders and religious congregations, instituted the Congregation of the Sisters of the presentation of Mary, to educate in the faith the Christian people.
Saint Leonio of Poitiers (s. IV)
In Poitiers, Aquitaine, saint Leonio, priest, who was a disciple of Saint-Hilaire (s. IV).
Saint Wereburga of Chester (s. VIII)
In Chester, in the region of Mercia in England, saint Wereburga, Abbess of Ely, who founded several monasteries.
Saint Lupicino of Lyon (s. V)
In Lyon, Gaul, St. Lupicino, Bishop, who lived in the time of the persecution under the Vandals (s. ex V.).
Blessed Maria Helena Stollenwek (s. XX)
In the village of Steyl, in the Netherlands, blessed María Helena Stollenwek, Virgin, who collaborated with blessed Arnold Janssen in the foundation of the Congregation of the missionary servants of the Holy Spirit, and having abandoned the role of superior, surrendered to worship.
Saint María of Saint Ignacio Thévenet (s. XIX)
In Lyon, in France, saint María de Saint Ignacio (Claudina) Thevenet, Virgin, who, moved by charity and brave spirit, founded the Congregation of the Sisters of Jesus and Mary, to the spiritual formation of young women, especially those of humble condition.