Saint Jacques Honoré Chastán

Sep 192010
 

Also known as

  • Jakob Chastán
  • James Chastán

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Ordained in 1826. Joined the Paris Society of Missions in 1827. Missionary in Thailand, then Malaysia, and then Korea, arriving on 31 December 1836. Worked with Saint Lawrence Imbert, Saint Peter Maubant and Saint Paul Chong Hasang. Lived and worked in secret for over two years, spreading Christianity during a period of persecution. Arrested on 6 September 1839. One of the Martyrs of Korea.

Born

Died

Venerated

Beatified

Canonized

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MLA Citation

  • “Saint Jacques Honoré Chastán”. Saints.SQPN.com. 19 September 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-jacques-honore-chastan/>

Saint Lawrence Mary Joseph Imbert

Sep 182010
 

Also known as

  • Laurent Marie Joseph Imbert
  • Laurent-Joseph-Marius Imbert

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Born to a poor farm family. Studied at the Foreign Mission Seminary at Paris, France in 1818. Ordained on 18 December 1819. Missionary to China, leaving in 1820. Taught at the College General, Penang from April 1821 to January 1822. Missionary for two year in Tonkin, Indochina (modern Viet Nam). Missionary for twelve years in the Szechuan province of China. Founded a seminary in Moupin. Named Vicar Apostolic of Korea and titular bishop of Capsa on 26 April 1836. Arrested with two of his priests, Saint Jacques Honore Chastan and Saint Peter Maubant, in 1839 for the crime of evangelization. Tortured and martyred.

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Died

Venerated

Beatified

Canonized

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MLA Citation

  • “Saint Lawrence Mary Joseph Imbert”. Saints.SQPN.com. 18 September 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-lawrence-mary-joseph-imbert/>

Saint Rodingus

Aug 262010
 

Also known as

  • Rouin

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Monk. Priest. Missionary to Germany. Monk at Tholey Abbey near Trier, Germany. Founded the Wasloi Abbey in the forest of Argonne, France.

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Died

Canonized

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MLA Citation

  • “Saint Rodingus”. Saints.SQPN.com. 25 August 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-rodingus/>

Saint Victricius of Rouen

Aug 072010
 

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Army officer in the mid-4th century who retired when he decided that military service was incompatible with Christianity. For this action he was sentenced to death, but no one acted on the ruling. Missionary in northern France. Bishop of Rouen in 380.

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Canonized

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MLA Citation

  • “Saint Victricius of Rouen”. Saints.SQPN.com. 7 August 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-victricius-of-rouen/>

Saint Turninus

Jun 192010
 

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Priest. Missionary. Worked with Saint Foillan of Fosses in the Netherlands and near Antwerp, Belgium.

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Died

Canonized

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MLA Citation

  • “Saint Turninus”. Saints.SQPN.com. 19 June 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-turninus/>

Blessed Ferdinand Ayala

May 312010
 

Also known as

  • Ferdinand of Saint Joseph Ayala
  • Fernando Ayala
  • Fernando of Saint Joseph
  • Hernando Ayala
  • Hernando of Saint Joseph

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Augustinian priest in 1603. Missionary to Mexico. Missionary to Japan. Augustinian vicar provincial in 1605. Worked with Blessed Alphonsus Navarette. Martyr.

Born

  • 1575 in Ballesteros de Calatrava, Ciudad Real, Spain

Died

Venerable

Beatified

Canonized

  • if you have information relevant to the canonization of Blessed Ferdinand, contact
       Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan
       2-10-10 Shiomi Koto-ku
       Tokyo 135-8585, JAPAN

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MLA Citation

  • “Blessed Ferdinand Ayala”. Saints.SQPN.com. 31 May 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-ferdinand-ayala/>

Saint Dyfan

May 132010
 

Also known as

  • Deruvianus
  • Damian

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Second century missionary to the Britons, sent by Pope Saint Eleutherius at the request of King Saint Lucius. Marytr.

Canonized

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MLA Citation

  • “Saint Dyfan”. Saints.SQPN.com. 13 May 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-dyfan/>

Blessed Alphonsus de Mena

May 032010
 

[Blessed Alphonsus de Mena]
Also known as

  • Alonso de Mena Navarette
  • Alonso de Mena Navarro

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Nephew of Blessed Peter Paul Navarro. Entered the Dominican Order at Salamanca, Spain. Priest. Missionary to Japan. Martyr.

Born

Died

Venerated

Beatified

Canonized

  • if you have information relevant to the canonization of Blessed Alphonsus, contact
       Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan
       2-10-10 Shiomi Koto-ku
       Tokyo 135-8585, JAPAN

Additional Information

MLA Citation

  • “Blessed Alphonsus de Mena”. Saints.SQPN.com. 3 May 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-alphonsus-de-mena/>
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