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  1. At the Catacombs of San Callisto on the Appian Way, in Rome (Italy), Saint Miltiades, pope. Originally from Africa, he experienced the peace that Emperor Constantine granted to the Church. Although strongly opposed by the Donatists, he worked for their reconciliation with wisdom. († 314)

  2. In the Thebaid (Egypt), Saint Paul, hermit, one of the first to embrace the monastic life. († 4th cent.)

  3. In Nyssa, Cappadocia (now probably Harmandalı, Türkiye), Saint Gregory, bishop. A brother of Saint Basil the Great, he was illustrious for his life and doctrine. For confessing the true faith, he was exiled from his see during the reign of the Arian Emperor Valens. († c. 400)

  4. In Jerusalem (Israel), Saint John, bishop. During the period of disputes over orthodox doctrine, he strenuously worked for the Catholic faith and the peace of the Church. († 417)

  5. * In Die (France), Saint Petronius, bishop, who initially led the monastic life in the island of Lérins. († c. 463)

  6. In Constantinople (now Istanbul, Türkiye), Saint Marcian, priest, who devoted himself to adorning churches and helping the poor. († c. 471)

  7. * In Limoges (France), Saint Valerius, who chose the life of a solitary. († 6th cent.)

  8. * In Melitene (now Malatya, Türkiye), Saint Domitian, bishop, who devoted himself to the conversion of Persians. († c. 602)

  9. In Rome, at the Basilica of Saint Peter (Italy), the burial of Saint Agatho, pope. He defended the integrity of the faith against monothelitism and promoted the unity of the Church through synods. († 681)

  10. In Viviers (France), Saint Arcontius, bishop. († c. 740)

  11. At the monastery of Cuxa, in Codalet (France), Saint Pietro Orseolo, who, having been the doge of Venice, embraced the monastic life. Renowned for his piety and austerity, he passed his life in a hermitage near the monastery. († c. 987)

  12. * At the monastery of Cava, in Cava de’ Tirreni (Italy), Blessed Benincasa, abbot, who sent a hundred monks to repopulate the deserted monastery of Monreale in Sicily. († 1194)

  13. In Bourges (France), Saint Guillaume de Donjeon, bishop. Burning with the desire for solitude and meditation, he became a Cistercian monk in Pontigny, then abbot of Chaalis. Although eventually elevated as bishop of Bourges, he did not relax the austerity of his life. He distinguishing himself for his charity towards the clergy, captives, and the destitute. († 1209)

  14. * In Amarante (Portugal), Blessed Gonçalo, a priest from Braga who, after a long pilgrimage to the Holy Land, entered the Order of Preachers. He then lived as a hermit and built a bridge for the inhabitants of the city whom he supported with his prayers and preaching. († 1259)

  15. * In Arezzo (Italy), the death of Blessed Gregory X, pope. From archdeacon of Liège, he was elevated to the See of Peter and worked to restore communion with the Greeks. He called the Second Council of Lyon to restore the unity of the Church and recover the Holy Land. († 1276)

  16. * In Laurenzana (Italy), Blessed Egidio (Bernardino) Di Bello, professed religious of the Order of Friars Minor, who lived as a recluse in a cave. († 1518)

  17. * In Arequipa (Peru), Blessed Ana Monteagudo of the Angels, nun of the Order of Preachers, who generously worked for the good of the city through the gifts of counsel and prophecy. († 1686)

  18. * In Agen (France), Blessed Marie de la Conception (Adèle de Batz de Trenquelléon). Returning from exile after the French Revolution, she founded the Institute of the Daughters of Mary Immaculate to support the Society of Mary of Blessed Guillaume-Joseph Chaminade through various forms of apostolate. († 1828)

  19. In Perugia (Italy), Saint Françoise de Sales (Léonie) Aviat, virgin. She devoted herself to young people with maternal love and industriousness and founded the Oblates of Saint Francis de Sales. († 1914)

  20. * In Madrid (Spain), Blessed María Dolores Rodríguez Sopeña, virgin. She gave an admirable testimony of charity by dedicating herself to the most abandoned in the society of her time, especially in the suburbs of large cities. She founded the Sopeña Catechetical Institute for the evangelization and social promotion of the poor and workers. († 1918)

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