Sunday, September 27, 2015

Sts. Adolphus and John - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

Sts. Adolphus and John - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online



Sts. Adolphus and John, Roman Catholic Martyrs of Spain, brothers and residents of Seville, the sons of an Islamic father and a Christian mother. Caught in the persecutions conducted by the Muslim Caliph of Córdoba, Abdal-Rahman II, Adolphus and John were martyred in Córdoba. Feastday Sept 27

Friday, September 25, 2015

Bl. Mark Criado - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

Bl. Mark Criado - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online



Bl. Mark Criado, Roman Catholic Trinitarian martyr. He was born in Andujar, Spain, in 1522, and joined the Trinitarians in 1536 . Mark was martyred by the Muslim Moors in Almeria. Feastday Sept 25

Sunday, September 20, 2015

St. Eusebia - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

St. Eusebia - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online



St. Eusebia, Roman Catholic Benedictine abbess and Martyrs, slain with her community by the Muslim Saracens at Saint-Cyr, France. Forty nuns died with Eusebia. Feastday Sept. 20

Thursday, September 17, 2015

St. Columba of Spain - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

St. Columba of Spain - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online



St. Columba of Spain, A Roman Catholic virgin and martyr of Cordoba. She served as a nun at Tabanos until the Moorish persecution started in 852. Going to Cordoba, she refused to deny the faith and was beheaded. Feastday Sept. 15

Wednesday, September 16, 2015

St. Rogellus - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

                                       
St. Rogellus, Martyr with his disciple, Servus Dei. He was a monk in Spain who was put to death at Cordoba by the Moors for publicly attacking the Muslim faith. His young disciple suffered with him. Feastday, September 16




St. Rogellus - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online



                                        

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

St. Emilas & Jeremiah - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

St. Emilas & Jeremiah - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online



Sts. Emilas & Jeremiah, Roman Catholic Spanish martyrs of Muslim controlled Cordoba, Spain, by Caliph Abd-al-Rahman II . Emilas was a deacon. The young men were beheaded. Feastday Sept. 15

Thursday, September 3, 2015

St. Sandila - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

St. Sandila - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online



St. Sandila, A Spanish martyr. He was put to death at Cordoba by the Islamic Moors for being a conspicuous Christian. Feastday Sept 3

St. John of Perugia & Peter of Sassoferrato - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

St. John of Perugia & Peter of Sassoferrato - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online



Sts. John of Perugia & Peter of Sassoferrato, Franciscan martyrs. They were sent by St. Francis of Assisi in 1216 to preach among the Moors of Spain and worked in Tervel and Valencia until seized by Muslims and beheaded. Feastday Sept 3