Celebrate today: Cecibel, Cecilia, Cecy, Celia, Celina.
View moreShe was the daughter of a Roman nobleman and due to her profession of faith, they arrested her and took before the Emperor Alexander Severus. But this Prince was tolerant with the Christians, and his Government marked a period of calm for the Church. The history of the Saint occurred in 1634, 1400 years after her martyrdom. Then, to restore the famous Roman churches, the relics of the martyr were found and proposed devotion to Saint Martina.
Celebrate today: Martina.
View moreHe was born in Arona (Italy) in 1538. He finished his law studies became Cardinal, then Secretary of State of the Pope and Bishop of Milan, where he dedicated with hope to the faithful. His work was an improvement of customs and an increase of the Christian life in his diocese. He was one of the main promoters of the Council of Trent and tried to put into practice all the important reforms there emerged. He died at only 46 years old.
Celebrate today: Carina, Carla, Carles, Carlo, Carlos, Caro, Carol, Carola, Carolin, Carolina, Caroline, Charles, Charlotte, Charly, Karla, Karlita, Karlos, Karol.
View moreHe was born in Venice the year 1486. He left a career in arms to devote himself to the service of the poor among those who he distributed his goods. He founded the order of Clerics Regular of Somasca, to help children orphaned and poor. He died at Somasca (Bergamo) the year 1537.
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Saint Aleyois Virgin.
In Seoul, Korea, in hatred of the faith they robbed saint Cecilia Yu So-sa, martyr, who, being widowed, his property, imprisoned her and she was interrogated up to twelve times, and almost octogenarian, thereby tormented with whips who died in prison.
In Rome, in the cemetery of Damasus, in the second milestone of the via Aurelia, saints process and Martiniano, martyrs (sec. inc.).
In Taormina, Sicily, saint Pancrazio, martyr, who apparently was the first bishop of this Church (s. inc.).
In Sulmona in Abruzzo, burial of saint Panfilo, Bishop of Corfinio (c. 700).
In the city of Die, in the region of Viennese Gaul (now France), saint Petronio, Bishop, who had earlier embraced the monastic life in the island of Lérins (after 463).