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In Nicomedia (now İzmit, Türkiye), the passion of
Saint Evetius during the
reign of Emperor Diocletian. On seeing the edict
against the worshippers of God in the forum, he
publicly tore it up, inflamed with the ardor of
faith, for which he suffered every kind of torture.
(† 303)
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In Trier (Germany), Saint
Modestus, bishop. († c. 480)
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In Canterbury (England), Saint
Ethelbert, King of Kent, whom Bishop Saint
Augustine converted to the faith of Christ, the
first among the princes of the English people. (†
616)
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* In Ascoli Piceno (Italy),
Blessed Costanzo Servoli from Fabriano,
professed priest of the Order of Preachers, who
distinguished himself for the austerity of his life
and commitment to promoting peace. († 1481)
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* In Mantua (Italy), Blessed
Marco de Marconi, professed religious of the
Order of the Hermits of San Girolamo. († 1510)
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* In Nocera Inferiore (Italy),
Blessed Tommaso Maria Fusco, diocesan priest,
who took care of the poor and the sick with a
special love. He founded the Daughters of Charity of
the Precious Blood, which he dedicated to the
promotion of various social works, particularly
among the young and the sick. († 1891)
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* In Algemesí (Spain), Blessed
Josefa Naval Girbés, virgin, consecrated to
God in the world, who dedicated herself to teaching
catechism to children. († 1893)
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* In Pamplona (Spain), Blessed
Ascensión of the Heart of Jesus (Florentina) Nicol
Goñi, virgin, who left her homeland and
dedicated herself to the evangelization of the
world, founding for this purpose the Missionary
Dominican Sisters of the Rosary. († 1940)
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* In Erlangen (Germany),
Blessed Josef Mayr-Nusser, father of a family
and martyr. With a conscience inspired by faith, he
refused to take the oath of loyalty to National
Socialism. Condemned to a concentration camp, he
died on the way there in a cattle car due to
starvation, thus earning the crown of martyrdom. (†
1945)
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