Feast of St. Albert the Great, 13th-century German Dominican bishop and Doctor of the Church. Scientist, philosopher, astrologer, theologian, spiritual writer, ecumenist and diplomat. Patron of scientists, medical technicians, natural sciences, philosophers and students.
Monthly Archives: November 2021
Feast of St. Lawrence O’Toole
Feast of St. Lawrence O’Toole (Lorcán Ua Tuathail), Augustinian Abbot of Glendalough, archbishop of Dublin, at the time of the Norman invasion of Ireland. Patron of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin. Died 1180.
Feast of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
Feast of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, founder, Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart. First American citizen canonized. Patron of immigrants. The National Shrine of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini is at 2520 N Lakeview Ave, Chicago.
Feast of St. Renatus of Angers
Feast of St. Renatus of Angers (Saint-René d’Angers), Bishop of Angers, Anjou, France. One of the phallic saints invoked for fertility. Died 422.
Feast of St. Martin of Tours
Feast of St. Martin of Tours, Bishop and founder, Abbey of Marmoutier, France. Patron of Soldiers, the poor, vintners, tailors, France, geese, horses and conscientious objectors.
Feast of St. Andrew Avellino
Feast of St. Andrew Avellino, Theatine Priest and Theologian, friend of St. Charles Borromeo. Patron of Naples and Sicily, invoked against sudden death.
Feast of St. Theodore of Amasea
Feast of St. Theodore of Amasea (Theodore Tyro), Roman warrior saint and Great Martyr. Venerated in the Eastern Church as one of the three “Soldier Saints,” with George and Demetrios. Patron of soldiers, Brindisi, recovery of lost articles and against storms.
Feast of St. Castorius
Feast of St. Castorius, one of the four crowned martyrs of Pannonia, Hungary. Patron of sculptors, stonemasons, stonecutters, against fever.
Feast of St. Leonard of Noblac
Feast of St. Leonard of Noblac, hermit, abbot founder, abbey of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, Haute-Vienne, Limousin, France. Patron of political prisoners, prisoners of war, captives, women in labor, and horses.
Feast of St. Sylvia
Feast of St. Sylvia, Mother of St. Gregory the Great. Native of Sicily, Italy. Patron of Pregnant Women.