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The Memorial of Saint Hilary,
bishop and doctor of the Church. Raised to the see
of Poitiers (France) under the Emperor Constantius,
a follower of the Arian heresy, he courageously
defended the faith of Nicaea on the Trinity and the
divinity of Christ in his writings, which earned him
four years of exile in Phrygia. He also wrote
renowned commentaries on the Psalms and on the
Gospel of Matthew. († 367)
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At Singidinum (now Belgrade, Serbia),
the Holy martyrs Hermylius and Stratonicus.
After terrible torments, they were thrown in the
Danube River under the Emperor Licinius. († c. 310)
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In Trier (Germany), Saint
Agricius, bishop, who transformed a palace
donated by Saint Helen into a church. († c. 330)
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In Reims (France), the burial of
Saint Remigius, bishop. After King Clovis was
initiated in the sacred baptismal font and the
sacraments of faith, he converted the Franks to
Christ. After more than sixty years of episcopate,
he left this life famed for his holiness. († c. 530)
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* In Glasgow (Scotland), Saint
Kentigern, bishop and abbot, who established
his episcopal see in this city. It is said that he
gathered there a large crowd of monks according to
the way of life of the early Church. († 603)
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In Capitolias (now Beit Ras, Jordan),
Saint Peter, priest and
martyr. Accused before Walid, leader of the
Saracens, of preaching the faith of Christ in the
streets, his tongue, hands, and feet were cut off
and, nailed to a cross, he consummated the martyrdom
he had longed for. († 713)
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In Cordoba (Spain), the Holy
martyrs Gumesind, priest,
and Servusdei, monk. For
having confessed before the Moorish princes and
judges that they were Christians, they were
beheaded. († 852)
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* At the monastery of Ilbenstadt (Germany),
Saint Godfrey. As count
of Kappenberg, he wanted to transform his castle
into a monastery, against the will of his people.
After receiving the habit of a canon regular from
Saint Norbert, he ardently dedicated himself to the
care of the poor and the sick. († 1127)
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* In Huy, near Liège (Belgium),
Blessed Jutta, widow, who devoted herself to
caring for lepers and ended her life near them as a
recluse. († 1228)
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* In Milan (Italy), Blessed
Veronica Negroni from Binasco, virgin. She
entered the monastery of Saint Martha, under the
Rule of Saint Augustine, and rose to the highest
contemplation. († 1497)
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In Nam Định (Vietnam), in 1859,
the Holy martyrs Dominic [Ðaminh] Phạm Trọng Khảm,
Luke [Luca] Phạm Trọng Thìn, his son, and
Joseph [Giuse] Phạm Trọng Tả,
who, under Emperor Tự Đức, preferred to suffer
torture and death rather than trampling on the
cross. († 1859)
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* In Acri (Italy), Blessed
Francesco Maria Greco, diocesan priest and
founder of the Congregation of the Little Workers of
the Sacred Hearts, dedicated to catechizing
children, young people, and adults. († 1931)
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* In Casillas de Martos, near Jaén (Spain),
Blessed Francisca of the Incarnation (María
Francisca Espejo Martos), nun of the Order of the
Most Holy Trinity and martyr, who merited the
eternal marriage with Christ her Spouse. († 1937)
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* At the Dachau concentration camp, in Oberbayern
(Germany), Blessed Emil Szramek,
diocesan priest and martyr. During the Second World
War, he was inhumanly deported to this camp where he
suffered atrociously and died for defending his
faith in Christ before his persecutors. († 1942)
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