Feast of St. Pantaenus the Philosopher, Greek theologian and missionarystoic philosopher, head, catechetical school, Alexandria, Egypt. Influenced the development of Christian theology.
Monthly Archives: July 2018
Feast of St. Maria Goretti
Feast of St. Maria Goretti, Italian virgin-martyr,one of the youngest canonized saints, canonized by Pope Pius XII in 1950. Patron of chastity, rape victims, girls, youth, teenage girls, poverty, purity and forgiveness.
Feast of St. Ulric of Augsburg
Feast of St. Ulric of Augsburg, bishop. Defended Augsburg against attacks by Magyars. First recorded canonization by a Pope in 993. Patron of diocese of Augsburg, Germany, happy death, weavers, against birth complications, against faintness, against fever, against mice & moles.
Feast of St. Phocas the Gardener
Feast of St. Phocas the Gardener, martyr. Phocas was a gardener who lived at Sinope, on the Black Sea, who aided persecuted Christians during the Diocletianic persecutions. Patron of gardeners, hospitality, agricultural workers, farmers, sailors, and mariners.
Feast of St. Otto of Bamberg
Feast of St. Otto of Bamberg, medieval German bishop, missionary, chaplain to the Polish court, emperor’s chancellor and papal legate. Supervised the construction of Speyer Cathedral and negotiated the peace treaty – the Concordat of Worms. Called the Apostle of Pomerania.
Feast of St. Gall,
Feast of St. Gall, Irish missionary, one of the twelve companions of Saint Columbanus, helped to found Luxeuil Monastery. Patron of birds, geese, poultry, Sweden.