Saints & Heroes
June 10: Saint Ithamar was the first Anglo-Saxon bishop in Britain. Many churches were named after him on account of his many miracles.
June 11: Though Barnabas was not one of the Twelve chosen by Our Lord, he is still considered an apostle. He died a martyr around the year 60 AD.
June 12: Saint Paula Frassinetti was born in Genoa, Italy into a Catholic family. At nineteen, she left home to live with her brother, who was a priest, to fulfill the call she felt toward a life of servitude to God.
May 1: If anyone ever glorified and dignified labor, St. Joseph did. Born a direct descendant of King David, he was of royal lineage, and thus a true claimant to the throne of Israel.
May 4: Saint Gothard of Hildesheim restored and built many churches, fostered education, and built a hospice for the sick in the outskirts of Hildesheim.
May 6: Saint Petronax rebuilt the monastery of Monte Cassino, originally founded by St. Benedict of Nursia, which was destroyed by invading barbarians.
May 7: A great contemplative, Saint John of Beverley often retired to a cell by the Church of St. Michael beyond the River Tyne whenever his duties allowed.
May 12: Saints Nereus and Achilleus were Roman soldiers who were martyred for converting to Catholicism. Saint Pancras was a Syrian boy who was martyred at age 14.
May 14: The Greek name “Matthias” means “gift of Yahweh”. Saint Matthias was chosen to be the replacement of Judas Iscariot. Matthias later gave his life for Our Lord.
May 15: Isidore married a young woman as poor and as virtuous as himself, but after the early death of an only son, they decided to serve God in perfect continence.
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