St. Argymirus - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online
St. Argymirus. Roman Catholic Martyr of Spain. A native of Cabra, Spain, he held a high position in one of the Islamic domains in the peninsula. Fired because of his Christian faith, Argymirus became a monk. lie made a public statement of his beliefs and was beheaded. 858 A.D. Feastday June 28
Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Sunday, June 26, 2016
St. Pelagius of Cordova - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online
St. Pelagius of Cordova - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online
St. Pelagius. Martyr in Cordoba, Spain. Also called Pelayo, he was a young boy of Asturias who was left by his uncle as a hostage to the Moors of Cordoba. As he remained un-ransomed for three years, the Cordoban ruler Emir Abd al-Rahman III offered to free him if he would but renounce his Christianity and become a Muslim. He refused, and the emir ordered him tortured. Pelagius died after six hours of agony. Rhoswitha of Gandersheim, a Benedictine poetess, composed a poem in his honor. 912-925 A.D. Feastday June 26
St. Pelagius. Martyr in Cordoba, Spain. Also called Pelayo, he was a young boy of Asturias who was left by his uncle as a hostage to the Moors of Cordoba. As he remained un-ransomed for three years, the Cordoban ruler Emir Abd al-Rahman III offered to free him if he would but renounce his Christianity and become a Muslim. He refused, and the emir ordered him tortured. Pelagius died after six hours of agony. Rhoswitha of Gandersheim, a Benedictine poetess, composed a poem in his honor. 912-925 A.D. Feastday June 26
Saturday, June 25, 2016
St. Eurosia - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online
St. Eurosia - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online
St. Eurosia, A Roman Catholic French martyr, a victim of the Muslim invasion of Spain. She was born in Bayonne, France, and was slain at Jaca in the Pyrenees of Aragon, Spain, when she refused to marry a Muslim. Feastday June 25
St. Eurosia, A Roman Catholic French martyr, a victim of the Muslim invasion of Spain. She was born in Bayonne, France, and was slain at Jaca in the Pyrenees of Aragon, Spain, when she refused to marry a Muslim. Feastday June 25
Wednesday, June 15, 2016
St. Benildis - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online
St. Benildis - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online
St. Benildis. Spanish woman martyr, converted by the heroic death of St. Athanasius. A priest, St. Athanasius, died in the city of Córdoba at the hands of the Moors, the Islamic rulers of that era. Benildis converted during the martyrdom of St. Athanasius and she died at the stake the following day. 853 A.D. Feastday June 15
St. Benildis. Spanish woman martyr, converted by the heroic death of St. Athanasius. A priest, St. Athanasius, died in the city of Córdoba at the hands of the Moors, the Islamic rulers of that era. Benildis converted during the martyrdom of St. Athanasius and she died at the stake the following day. 853 A.D. Feastday June 15
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
St. Anastasius XVII - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online
St. Anastasius XVII - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online
St. Anastasius XVII Roman Catholic Deacon and Martyr. A monk in the Benedictine monastery in Tabanos, near Cordoba, Spain, Anastasius was caught up in the persecutions conducted by the Muslim Moors. With St. Felix and St. Digna, Anastasius was beheaded for the faith. 853 A.D. Feastday June 14
St. Anastasius XVII Roman Catholic Deacon and Martyr. A monk in the Benedictine monastery in Tabanos, near Cordoba, Spain, Anastasius was caught up in the persecutions conducted by the Muslim Moors. With St. Felix and St. Digna, Anastasius was beheaded for the faith. 853 A.D. Feastday June 14
Saturday, June 11, 2016
St. Peter Rodriguez and Companions - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online
St. Peter Rodriguez and Companions - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online
St. Peter Rodriguez and Companions, Roman Catholic Knights of Santiago of Portugal and Spanish Martyrs, put to death by the Muslim Moors Feastday: June 11
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
St. Willibald - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online
St. Willibald - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online
Roman Catholic Bishop and missionary. A native of Wessex, England, Feastday June 7
Roman Catholic Bishop and missionary. A native of Wessex, England, Feastday June 7
St. Willibald - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online
St. Willibald - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online
Roman Catholic Bishop and missionary. A native of Wessex, England, Feastday June 7
Roman Catholic Bishop and missionary. A native of Wessex, England, Feastday June 7
St. Peter - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online
St. Peter - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online
St. Peter, Roman Catholic Priest and Spanish Martyr with Wallabonsus, Sabinian, Wistremundus, Habentius, and Jeremias. They were put to death in Cordoba at the order of Emir Abd al-Rahman II for preaching against Muhammad. Though most were beheaded, Jeremias was scourged to death. Feastday June 7
St. Peter, Roman Catholic Priest and Spanish Martyr with Wallabonsus, Sabinian, Wistremundus, Habentius, and Jeremias. They were put to death in Cordoba at the order of Emir Abd al-Rahman II for preaching against Muhammad. Though most were beheaded, Jeremias was scourged to death. Feastday June 7
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