St. Ignatius of Antioch was consecrated bishop by St. Peter the Apostle. Ignatius governed his diocese for 40 years. He was arrested during the persecution of Christians by Emperor Trajan and shipped to Rome. In Rome, he was thrown to the lions and died a martyr's death (died ca. 107 A.D.).
St. John the Dwarf was from lower Egypt. He went to the desert of Skete and became a disciple of St. Poemen. When Skete was invaded by marauding Berbers, he left the desert to settle on Mount Quolzum until he died (died ca. 5th century).
St. Anstrudis succeeded her mother as abbess of the abbey founded by her father. When she opposed mayor Ebroin for the murder of her brother Baldwin, she was subjected to harassment. However, Blessed Pepin of Landen placed her under his protection (died ca. 700 A.D.).
St. Nothelm was named archbishop of Canterbury in 734 A.D. St. Nothelm had done much research in the Roman archives on the history of Kent. St. Nothelm passed on these studies to Abbot Albinus. It was St. Nothelm's studies that Abbot Albinus preserved which Venerable Bede consulted for his famed writing on the "Ecclesiastical History".
St. Seraphino was a shepherd in his youth. At sixteen, after he was orphaned, he became a Capuchin lay brother of Ascoli Piceno, Italy. He was noted for his holiness, devotion to the Blessed Sacrament, and spiritual wisdom (died ca. 1604 A.D.).
St. Richard Gwyn was a Protestant citizen of Wales. He opened a school, got married, and sired six children. He left the school he founded when he was converted to Catholicism. He was then arrested, and then hanged, drawn and quartered at Wrexham - the first Welsh martyr (died ca. 1584 A.D.).
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