Memorial of Saints (November 13)

Feasts, Obligatory and Optional Memorials of Saints

• Frances Xavier Cabrini
• Stanislaus Kostka
• Homobonus
• Didacus
• Arcadius
• Brice
• Eugenius of Toledo
• Maxellendis
• Kilian
• Nicholas I
• Abbo of Fleury
• Nicholas Tavelic, Adeodatus Aribert, Stephen of Cueno and Peter Narbonne

St. Frances Xavier Cabrini (1850-1917 A.D.) was born in Lombard, Italy. Several religious communities turned her down when she wanted to enter because her health was not good enough. A bishop told her to start a new religious community herself. She did this and founded the "Missionary Sister of the Sacred Heart." Pope Leo XIII asked her to go to the USA to assist the Italian immigrants. She obeyed and went and founded an orphanage, a school, and other charitable houses that numbered 67 in all. Mother Cabrini died in Chicago. In 1946 A.D., she became the first citizen of the United States to be canonized a saint.

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Memorial of Saints (November 12)

Feasts, Obligatory and Optional Memorials of Saints

• Josaphat, bishop and martyr
• Nilus the Elder
• Emilian Cucullatus, abbot
• Machar, bishop
• Cunibert, bishop
• Cumian, abbot
• Livinus, bishop and martyr
• Lebuin or Liafwine or Livinius
• Benedict of Benevento and companions, martyrs
• Astrik or Anastasius, bishop
• Cadwallader

St. Josaphat Kuncevych (died 1623 A.D.); born in Poland, raised Ukranian Orthodox, becoming a Basilian monk of the Ruthenian Rite at Vilna; bishop of Polotsk; his fidelity to the Roman See and his desire for union between the Ukranian Church and Rome led to his murder at Vitebsk; first formally canonized saint of the Eastern Rite (1867 A.D.).

St. Benedict of Benevento (d. ca. 1003) lived in a monastery under St. Romuald near Ravenna, Italy. He was sent to Poland with other monks to evangelize the Slavs, at the request of Emperor Otto III. They set up a foundation at Kazimierz. It was here that Benedict, together with Christian, Isaac, John and Matthew, were murdered by pagan robbers on November 11.

St. Cadwallader or Caedwalla (ca. 659-689 A.D.) became King of the West Saxons in 685 or 686 A.D. Under him Wessex became a powerful kingdom. In 688 A.D., he resigned his throne, went to Rome, and had himself baptized on Easter Eve, April 10, by Pope Sergius I, taking the name Peter. He died a few days later and was buried in St. Peter's on April 20.

Memorial of Saints (November 11)

Feasts, Obligatory and Optional Memorials of Saints

• Martin of Tours, bishop
• Menna, martyr
• Theodore the Studite, abbot
• Bartholomew of Grottaferrata, abbot

Martin of Tours: (died 397 A.D.); from Pannonia (in Hungary); soldier turned Christian at 18; disciple of St. Hilary; at Liguge, founded the first monastery in the West; bishop of Tours; first non-martyr with annual feast in the Western Church; patron of soldiers, winegrowers, and of France.

St. Martin of Tours is one of the patron saints of France. France has many patron saints: Our Lady of the Assumption, St. Denis, St. Bernadette Soubirous, St. Joan of Arc, St. Martin of Tours, St. Therese of Lisieux and St. Remigius. Learn more about patron saints and the patron saints of France.

St. Bartholomew of Grottaferrata (d. ca. 1050 A.D.) was born at Rossano, Italy. He became a disciple of St. Nitus, founder of Grottaferrata abbey in Frascata, near Rome. Bartholomew completed the buildings started by his predecessor and made the abbey a center of learning and manuscript copying. He also composed several hymns.