Description: Size：cm Material：brass Wax seal：Costantino Patrizi Naro（4 Sep 1798 - 17 Dec 1876，Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia，Secretary of the Congregation for Universal Inquisition） Saint William of Vercelli/Guillaume de Verceil（1 class） Memorial：25 June，formerly 25 April Profile： Born to the Italian nobility. Orphaned as an infant, and raised by relatives. Pilgrim to Santiago de Compostela, Spain at age 14. There he decided on a life devoted to God. Hermit for two years at Monte Solicoli where he healed a blind man. Friend of Saint John of Pulsano. Started a pilgrimage to the Holy Lands, but discerned that he would be of more use to God in Italy. Hermit at Monte Vergiliano (Monte Vergine). There his reputation for holiness attracted many disciples. In 1119 he formed them into the Hermits of Monte Vergine (Williamites) with a Rule based on the Benedictines; five other houses were formed by its members during William’s life, but only the original survives today. When some of the hermits began to grumble that William’s austerities were too hard to match, he, Saint John, and a small handful of brothers left in order not to be a cause of dissension. When their hermitage burned, the Williamites moved to Monte Cognato, and into the area of Naples, Italy. Advisor to King Roger I of Naples who built him a hermitage at Salerno, Italy. Founded monasteries in the Naples region. Legend says that William began mining the stone and digging the foundations for the church on Montevergine when his only companion and helper was a single donkey. One evening, a wolf charged from the forest, killed and ate the donkey. William ordered the wolf to take the donkey’s place. The wolf, understanding that he had interrupted God‘s work, bowed his head, and began hauling the loads of stone. Tradition says that the same wolf still prowls the mountain, ready to help those who are in danger and call upon the name of the Virgin Mary. Born：1085 at Vercelli, ItalyDied：25 June 1142 at Guglietto, Italy of natural causes---------------------------------------------------------------------------Saint Bernard of Clairvaux（1 class） Memorial：20 August Profile： Born to the French nobility; brother of Saint Humbeline. At age 22, fearing the ways of the world, he, four of his brothers, and 25 friends joined the abbey of Citeaux; his father and another brother joined soon after. Benedictine. Founded and led the monastery of Clairvaux which soon had over 700 monks and eventually 160 daughter houses. Revised and reformed the Cistercians. Advisor to, and admonisher of, King Louis the Fat and King Louis the Young. Attended the Second Lateran Council. Fought Albigensianism. Helped end the schism of anti-Pope Anacletus II. Preached in France, Italy, and Germany. Helped organize the Second Crusade. Friend and biographer of Saint Malachy O’More. Spritual advisor to Pope Eugene III, who had originally been one of his monks. First Cistercian monk placed on the calendar of saints. Proclaimed a Doctor of the Church by Pope Pius VIII. Every morning Bernard would ask himself, “Why have I come here?”, and then remind himself of his main duty – to lead a holy life. Born：1090 at Fontaines-les-Dijon, Burgundy, FranceDied：20 August 1153 at Clairvaux Abbey, Ville-sous-la-Ferté, Aube, France Canonized：1170 by Pope Alexander III Patronage：beekeepersbeescandlemakerschandlerswax-melterswax refiners–GibraltarBinangonan, Rizal, PhilippinesCistercian OrderCisterciansCîteaux AbbeyKnights TemplarPelplin, Poland, diocese ofQueens College, Cambridge, EnglandSpeyer Cathedral---------------------------------------------------------------------------Saint Roch（1 class） Memorial：16 August Profile： French noble who early developed a sympathy for the poor and sick; reported to have been born with the image of a red cross on his breast. Orphaned at age 20, he gave his fortune to the poor, and became a mendicant pilgrim; may have been a Franciscan tertiary. While on pilgrimage Roch encountered an area afflicted with plague. He stayed to minister to the sick, and affected several miraculous cures, usually by making the sign of the cross over them, but contracted the plague himself. He walked into a forest to die, but was befriended by a dog. The dog fed him with food stolen from his master’s table, and Roch eventually recovered. When Roch returned to Montpellier, France, he was arrested for being a spy. He languished in jail for five years, never mentioning his noble connections, cared for by an angel until his death. Born：1295 at Montpellier, FranceDied：1327 at Montpellier or Angleria, France of natural causessome relics enshrined in the church of Saint-Roch in Montpellier, Francesome relics in church of San Rocco in Venice, Italysome relics in Rome, Italysome relics in Arles, France Patronage：against choleraagainst diseased cattleagainst epidemicsagainst epizootic diseaseagainst knee problemsagainst natural disastersagainst phylloxeraagainst plagueagainst skin diseasesagainst skin rashes bachelorsdiseased cattledogsfalsely accused peopleinvalidslivestockprisonersrelief from pestilence–quarrymensurgeonstile makers---------------------------------------------------------------------------Saint Aloysius Gonzaga（2 class） Memorial：21 June Profile： Born to the Italian nobility who grew up in a castle, the son of Ferdinand Gonzaga, a prince in the Holy Roman Emperor and a compulsive gambler. Cousin of Saint Rudolph Acquaviva. Trained from age four as a soldier and courtier. Served as a page in the Spanish court. He suffered from kidney disease, which he considered a blessing as it left him bed-ridden with time for prayer. While still a boy himself, he taught catechism to poor boys. He received his First Communion from Saint Charles Borromeo. At age 18, Aloysius signed away his legal claim to his family’s lands and title to his brother, and became a Jesuit novice. Spiritual student of Saint Robert Bellarmine. Tended plague victims in Rome, Italy in the outbreak of 1591 during which he caught the disease that killed him at age 23. Born：9 March 1568 in the family castle of Castiglione delle Stivieri in Montua, Lombardy, ItalyDied：20-21 June 1591 at Rome, Italy of plague, fever, and desire to see Godrelics entombed under the altar of Saint Ignatius Church, Rome Beatified：19 October 1605 Pope Paul V (cultus confirmed)1621 by Pope Gregory XVCanonized：31 December 1726 by Pope Benedict XIII Patronage：against sore eyesAIDS care-giversAIDS patientsbodily purityboysCatholic youthJesuit studentsrelief from pestilencestudentsteenage childrenteenagersyoung people (proclaimed on 21 June 1729 by Pope Benedict XIII, and in 1926 by Pope Pius XI)
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