Santopedia - Saints of the day september 14

The Exaltation of the Holy Cross

Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, who the day after the Dedication of the Basilica of the Resurrection erected over the grave of Christ, is praised and worshiped as paschal trophy of his victory and a sign that He will appear in the sky, announcing the second coming.

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Saint Salustia of Roma (s. III)

Married to Saint Cereal, converted to Christianity, educated in the faith by St. Cornelius Pope. Martyred in the persecutions of Decius, died in Rome the year 251

Saint Notburga of Eben (s. XIV)

In the town of Eben, in the Tyrol, saint Notburga, Virgin, whose dedication to household chores and in the service of Christ in the poor was example of Holiness for his countrymen.

Saint Albert of Castel Gualtieri (s. XIII)

Saint Cyprian of Carthage (s. III)

Blessed Claude Laplace (s. XVIII)

Saint Gabriel Taurino Dufresse (s. XIX)

In the city of Chengtu, in Sichuan province, in China, saint Gabriel Taurino Dufresse, Bishop and martyr, cruelly slaughtered after a full-time ministerial activity for forty years.

Saint Materno of Colonia (s. IV)

In Colonia Agrippina, Germania, St. Maternus, Bishop, who converted to the faith of Christ to people of Tongres, Cologne, and trier (post 314).

Saint Pedro of Bellevaux (s. XII)

In the monastery of Bellevaux, in the region of Besaintçon, France, transit of saint Pedro, Bishop, who, being Cistercian Abbot, was promoted to the headquarters of Tarantasia, governed with fervent diligence and spirited promotion of harmony among peoples.