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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) 
							
							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) 
							
							In Trier (Germany), Saint 
							Agricius, bishop, who transformed a palace 
							donated by Saint Helen into a church. († c. 330) 
							
							 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) 
							
							* 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) 
							
							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) 
							
							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) 
							
							* 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) 
							
							* 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) 
							
							* 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) 
							
							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) 
							
							* 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) 
							
							
							* 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) 
							
							* 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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