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  1. 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)

  2. 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)

  3. 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)

  4. In Le Mans (France), Saint Siviard, abbot of Anisole. († c. 680)

  5. 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)

  6. In Gascony (France), Saint Leo, bishop and martyr. († 9th cent.)

  7. * 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)

  8. * 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)

  9. * 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)

  10. * 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)

  11. 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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