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Saint of the Day (June 26) ✠ Saint Vigilius of Trent ✠ (Bishop and martyr) Born : 353 possibly Trento Died: June 26, 405 AD, Val Rendena, Italy Parents: Theodosius Venerated in : Roman Catholic Church Major shrine : Trent Feast: 26 June Patronage: Trento; Tyrol; mining and mines; Diocese of Bolzano According to tradition, he was a Roman patrician, the son of Maxentia and a man whose name is sometimes given as Theodosius. His brothers, Claudian and Magorian, are also venerated as saints. Vigilius was educated at Athens and seems to have been a friend of John Chrysostom. In 380, Vigilius settled in the city of Trent and was chosen as the city's bishop. He may have been consecrated by either Ambrose of Milan or Valerian (Valerianus) of Aquileia. Ambrose donated the episcopal insignia and showed a paternal solicitude for Vigilius. As bishop, Vigilius attempted to convert Arians and ...

Saint of the Day (June 26) ✠ Saint Anthelm of Belley ✠ Born: 1107 near Chambéry, Savoy, France. Died: June 26, 1178 Belley, France Venerated in : Roman Catholic Church Attributes : depicted holding a lamp lit by a divine hand Feast: June 26 He was born near Chambéry in 1107. He would later receive an ecclesiastical benefice in the area of Belley. When he was thirty years old, he resigned from this position to become a Carthusian monk at Portes. Only two years after joining the order, he was made the prior of the Grande Chartreuse, the motherhouse of his order, which had recently incurred substantial damage. He was an effective administrator there. While under his direction, the community increased in numbers and fervency. He restored and improved the buildings, including constructing a defensive wall and an aqueduct. The rules of the order were standardized, and changed to allow women the opportunity to enter the order ...

Saint of the day (June 26) ✠  Saint Pelagius of Cordova ✠ Born: 912 AD,  Crecente, Spain Died: June 26, 925 AD,  Córdoba, Spain Place of burial: Sacramental de San Ginés y San Luis Feast: 26 June Major shrine: Oviedo Patronage : • Abandoned people • Torture victims • Castro Urdiales, Spain • Torreira, Portugal St. Pelagius was a thirteen year old Christian who was martyred for refusing to denounce his faith and convert to Islam in Cordoba, Spain in 925. 10th century Cordoba was the most powerful and glorious time in the world for the muslim caliphates and they boasted the largest mosque outside of the Caaba in Mecca. Pelagius, as a ten year old boy, was taken hostage by the Moors of Cordoba during a rampage in a Christian town. He was in captivity for three years and nobody had made any attempt to ransom him. The Emir of Cordoba offered him his freedom if he would convert to Islam. The boy refused and the Emi...

Saint of the Day (June 26) ✠  St. Josemaría Escrivá ✠ Born: January 9, 1902,  Barbastro, Spain Died: June 26, 1975,  Rome, Italy Full name: José María Mariano Escrivá y Albás Feast: 26 June Siblings: Santiago Escriva Parents: José Escrivá y Corzán, María de los Dolores Albás y Blanc Beatified : • 17 May 1992 by Pope John Paul II • The beatification miracle involved the cure in 1976 of Carmelite Sister Concepcion Boullon Rubio from the nearly-fatal cancerous form of lipomatosis following prayers by her family for the intercession of Father Josemaria Canonized : • 6 October 2002 by Pope John Paul II • The canonization miracle involved saving a surgeon's hands from a career-ending disease St. Josemaria Escriva was born in Barbastro, Spain, on January 9, 1902. He had five siblings: Carmen (1899-1957) and Santiago (1919-1994) and three younger sisters who died when they were small children. His pare...