Feb 6, 2010

⛪ February 6


πŸ“° St. Alphonse Mary Fusco of Angri [Alfonso Maria] (Italian, priest, founded Congregation of the Baptistine Sisters of the Nazarene, died at age 70 in 1910 [beatified 2001, canonized 2016])

πŸ“° St. Amand of Maastricht (French, hermit, Benedictine  abbot, evangelized northern Europe, missionary bishop, died in Belgium at about age 95 c. 679)

πŸ“° St. Andrew of Elnon (Belgian, Benedictine  abbot, c. 690)
Bl. Angel of Furci [Angelo] (Italian, Augustinian provincial, teacher of theology, died at about age 81 in 1372 [beatified 1888])

πŸ“° St. Antholian of Auvergne (French, martyred c. 265)

πŸ“° St. Dorothy of Caesarea (Cappadocian [from what is now part of Armenia], virgin, tortured and martyred by beheading in 311)

πŸ“° Bl. Frances of Gubbio [Francesca] (Italian, Franciscan  tertiary, d. 1360

πŸ“° St. Francis Spinelli of Milan [Francesco] (Italian, diocesan priest, founded Institute of the Sisters of Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, died at age 59 in 1913 [beatified 1992, canonized 
2018])

πŸ“° St. Gerald of Ostia [Geraldo] (French or Italian, Benedictine  prior, bishop, papal legate, d. 1077)

πŸ“° St. Guarinus of Bologna [Guarino] (Italian, Augustinian canon, bishop of Pavia, cardinal bishop of Palestrina, d. 1159)

πŸ“° St. Hildegund of Meer (German, countess, mother of three, widow, Norbertine  prioress, d. 1183)

πŸ“° Sts. Jacut and Guethenoc (British, brothers [sons of two saints], 5th Century)

πŸ“° Bl. James de Azevedo of Osma [Diego] (Spanish, Cistercian  priest, bishop, d. 1207)

πŸ“° Bl. Mary Therese of St. Joseph Bonzel of Olpe [Maria Theresia] [baptized Aline] (German, founded and led Poor Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, died at age 74 in 1905 [beatified 2013])

πŸ“° Sts. Mel and Melchu (British, nephews of St. Patrick, bishops, martyred c. 490)

πŸ“° St. Mun of Lough Ree (British, nephew of St. Patrick, bishop of Longford, hermit, 5th Century)

πŸ“° St. Relindis of Eyck (French, Benedictine  abbess in Belgium, c. 750)

πŸ“° Sts. Saturninus, Theophilus, and Revocata (early martyrs)

πŸ“° Sts. Silvanus, Luke, and Mucius, of Emesa (Phoenician [Lebanese] ... bishop, deacon, and lector ... martyred in 312)

πŸ“° St. Theophilus of Caesarea (Cappadocian, lawyer, martyred by beheading c. 300)

πŸ“° St. Vedast of Arras (French, missionary, bishop of Arras-Cambrai, died at about age 86 c. 539)

πŸ“° St. Paul Miki and companions [also called "Holy Martyrs of Nagasaki of 1597" and "First Martyrs of the Far East"] (mostly European and Asian, 26 missionaries and converts, martyred side by side [mostly crucified and stabbed by spears] in 1597 [beatified 1627, canonized 1862]) [Commemorated in New Zealand on Feb. 7, because of Waitangi Day on Feb. 6]

(mostly European and Asian, 26 missionaries and converts, martyred side by side [mostly crucified and stabbed by spears] in 1597 [beatified 1627, canonized 1862]) [Commemorated in New Zealand on Feb. 7, because of Waitangi Day on Feb. 6]
----- St. Paul Miki of Tsunokuni (Japanese [J], Jesuit  priest [died at about age 33])
----- St. Anthony Deynan of Nagasaki (J, altar boy, Franciscan  tertiary [F3], died at about age 13)
----- St. Cosmas Takeya of Owari (J, F3, interpreter)
----- St. Diego Kisai of Osaka (J, layman [age 64], Jesuit  temporal coadjutor, catechist [died at about age 64])
----- St. Francis Blanco of Monterey [Francisco] (Spanish [S], Franciscan  missionary brother, formerly in Mexico and Philippines)
----- St. Francis of Miyako (J, F3, physician, catechist [died at about age 49])
----- St. Francis of Saint Michael of La Parilla (S, Franciscan  missionary brother, formerly in Philippines [died at about age 53])
----- St. Gabriel of Duisco (J, F3, [died at about age 20])
----- St. Gaius Francis Danto (J, F3, soldier)
----- St. Gonzalo Garcia of Bassein [GonΓ§alo] (Portuguese from India, catechist, interpreter, Franciscan  brother, formerly in Philippines [died at about age 41])
----- St. Joachim Sakakibara of Osaka (J, F3, cook, catechist [died at about age 41])
----- St. John Soan of Goto (J, adolescent, Jesuit  temporal coadjutor, catechist [died at about age 19])
----- St. John Kisaka of Miyako (J, F3, silk weaver [died at about age 29])
----- St. Leo Karasumaru of Owari (Korean [K], pagan priest converted by Jesuits, F3, chief catechist)
----- St. Louis Ibaraki of Owari (J/K?, altar server, nephew of Paul Ibaraki and Leo Karasumaru [died at about age 12])
----- St. Martin of the Ascension Loynaz de Aguirre of Vergara (S, Franciscan  missionary brother, formerly in Mexico and Philippines [died at about age 30])
----- St. Matthias of Miyako (J, F3)
----- St. Michael Kozaki of Ise (J, hospital nurse [died at about age 46])
----- St. Paul Ibaraki of Owari (K, F3, interpreter, catechist, brother of Leo Karasumaru)
----- St. Paul Suzuki of Owari (J, F3, catechist [died at about age 50])
----- St. Peter Baptist BlΓ‘squez of Avila [Pedro Bautista] (S, Franciscan  missionary priest, formerly in Mexico and Philippines, miracle worker [died at about age 52])
----- St. Peter Sukejiro of Kyoto (J, F3, catechist, servant, sacristan)
----- St. Philip of Jesus de las Casas of Mexico City [Felipe de Jesus] (Mexican, Franciscan  friar, first to die [accidentally strangled on the cross] [died at about age 26])
----- St. Thomas Kozaki of Ise (J, altar server, son of Michael Kozaki [died at about age 15]
----- St. Thomas Shiko (J, F3, catechist, interpreter)
----- St. Ventura of Miyako (J, layman, revert from Buddhist priesthood)

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