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At the Basilica of Saint Paul in Via Ostiense, in
Rome (Italy), Saint Felix III,
pope, an ancestor of Pope Saint Gregory the Great.
(† 492)
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In Angers (France), Saint
Albinus (or Aubin), bishop, who strongly
admonished the arrogant customs of the powerful and
passionately promoted the Third Council of Orléans
for the renewal of the Church. († c. 550)
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In Menevia (now Saint David, Wales),
Saint David, bishop,
who, following the examples and customs of the
Eastern Fathers, founded a monastery, from which
many monks set out to evangelize Wales, Ireland,
Cornwall and Armorica. († c. 601)
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In Le Mans (France), Saint
Siviard, abbot of Anisole. († c. 680)
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In Kaiserswerth (Germany),
Saint Suitbert, bishop. A monk from
Northumbria, he became a companion of Saint
Willibrord. Ordained bishop by Saint Wilfred, he
proclaimed the Gospel to the Batavi, Frisians and
other Germanic peoples. He died devoutly in the
monastery he founded at an advanced age. († 713)
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In Gascony (France), Saint Leo,
bishop and martyr. († 9th cent.)
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* At the monastery of Avena, on the fringe of the
Mercurion, in Calabria (Italy),
Saint Leo Luke (or Leoluca), abbot of Mount
Mula, who excelled in the eremitic and cenobitic
life according to the observance of the Eastern
monks. († c. 900)
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* In Celanova (Spain), Saint
Rosendo (or Rudesind), who was initially
Bishop of Mondoñedo, where he sought to promote and
restore the monastic life. On renouncing the
episcopal office, he took the monastic habit in the
monastery of Celanova which he then led as abbot. (†
977)
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* In Taggia (Italy), the commemoration of
Blessed Cristoforo from Milan,
professed priest of the Order of Preachers,
dedicated to divine worship and sacred doctrine. (†
1484)
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* In Bassano, in the Veneto region of Italy,
Blessed Giovanna Maria Bonomo,
abbess of the Order of Saint Benedict, who, graced
with mystical gifts, experienced in her body and
soul the pains of the Passion of the Lord. († 1670)
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In Xilin, in the province of Guangxi (China),
Saint Agnes Cao Guiying,
martyr. Once married to a violent husband, after his
death she dedicated herself to the teaching of
Christian doctrine with the mandate of the bishop.
For this reason, she was thrown into prison where
she suffered the cruelest torments. Trusting always
in God, she left this world for the eternal banquet.
(† 1856)
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