Saturday, October 31, 2015

St. Arnulf - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

St. Arnulf - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online



St. Arnulf, Roman Catholic Benedictine martyred by the Saracens.Arnulf was a monk at Novalese, in Piedmont, Italy. When the area was overrun by the Saracens, he was put to death. Feastday: October 31

Thursday, October 22, 2015

St. Bertharius - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

St. Bertharius - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online



St. Bertharius, Roman Catholic Monk and Martyr. In 883, the monastery was again attacked by Muslims, and Bertharius was killed along with some other monks at the altar of St. Martin on October 22 of that year in the church of Saint Salvator at the foot of the hill. Feastday Oct 22

Monday, October 19, 2015

St. Laura - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

St. Laura - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online



St. Laura, Roman Catholic and Martyr. She was martyred by Muslims who took her captive and scalded her to death by placing her in a vat of boiling lead. She is one of the Martyrs of Córdoba. Feast Day Oct. 19. Feastday October 19

Thursday, October 15, 2015

St. Callistus - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

St. Callistus - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online



St. Callistus, Roman Catholic Layman and Spanish Martyr. Callistus went to France with St. Mercurialis to fight against the Saracens (Muslim Invaders), dying in battle. Feastday Oct 15

Saturday, October 10, 2015

St. Daniel - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

St. Daniel - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online



St. Daniel, Roman Catholic Franciscan martyr of Morocco, with Samuel, Angelus, Domnus, Leo, Nicholas, and Hugolinus. Daniel was a Franciscan provincial in Calabria, Italy. He and the other friars went on a mission to Morocco to preach to the Muslims. They were arrested in Ceuta, North Africa, and termed madmen. When they refused to convert to Islam, they were beheaded. Feastday: October 10

St. Paulinus of Capua - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

St. Paulinus of Capua - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online



St. Paulinus of Capua, Roman Catholic Bishop of Capua. Paulinus was from England and, according to tradition, he was on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem when he stopped at Capua, Italy. For whatever reason, the inhabitants of the city compelled him to become their bishop. His term as bishop was deeply troubled by the predations of Saracen raiders, and he died at Sicopolis, the city to which he fled when Capua was overrun by the Saracens. Feastday: October 10

Monday, October 5, 2015

Bl. Robert Sutton - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

Bl. Robert Sutton - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online



Bl. Robert Sutton, Roman Catholic English Martyr. He was an Anglican minister before his conversion to Catholicism. In 1575, he converted and went to Douai, France. He returned to England and was arrested in London and hanged at Clerkenwell. Feastday Oct 5

Sunday, October 4, 2015

St. Peter of Damascus - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

St. Peter of Damascus - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online



St. Peter of Damascus, Roman Catholic Priest and Martyr. The bishop of Damascus, Syria, at the time of the Islamic conquest of the region. He was seized by the Muslims for preaching against Muhammad and condemned to death. His captors tortured, blinded, crucified, and finally beheaded him. Feastday October 4