അനുദിന വിശുദ്ധർ (Saint of the Day) July 28th – St. Alphonsa, St. Nazarius & Celsus, St. Innocent I, St. Victor I

അനുദിന വിശുദ്ധർ (Saint of the Day) July 28th – St. Alphonsa, St. Nazarius & Celsus, St. Innocent I, St. Victor I

അനുദിന വിശുദ്ധർ (Saint of the Day) July 28th – St. Alphonsa, St. Nazarius & Celsus, St. Innocent I , St. Victor I

St. Alphonsa
Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception was a Catholic Franciscan Religious Sister who is now honored as a saint, the first person of Indian origin to be canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church and the first canonized saint of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, an Eastern Catholic Church of the Saint Thomas Christian community.

St. Nazarius & Celsus
Martyrs supposedly beheaded at Milan during the reign of Emperor Nero, although their Acts are considered unreliable. Their relics, however, were discovered in 395 by St. Ambrose of Milan. Nazarius’ blood was still liquid when his remains were found.

St. Innocent I
Innocent was born at Albano, Italy. He became Pope, succeeding Pope St. Anastasius I, on December 22, 401. During Innocent’s pontificate, he emphasized papal supremacy, commending the bishops of Africa for referring the decrees of their councils at Carthage and Millevis in 416, condemning Pelagianism, to the Pope for confirmation. It was his confirmation of these decrees that caused Augustine to make a remark that was to echo through the centuries: “Roma locuta, causa finitas” (Rome has spoken, the matter is ended). Earlier Innocent had stressed to Bishop St. Victrius and the Spanish bishops that matters of great importance were to be referred to Rome for settlement. Innocent strongly favored clerical celibacy and fought the unjust removal of St. John Chrysostom. He vainly sought help from Emperor Honorius at Revenna when the Goths under Alaric captured and sacked Rome. Innocent died in Rome on March 12. His feast day is July 28th.

St. Victor I
The author of a treatise on the throwing of dice, St. Victor was an African who made Latin the official language of the Roman church. He was a favorite of Marcia, mistress to the Emperor Commodus, and gave her lists of imprisoned Christians, whom she released. Victor excommunicated several bishops for celebrating Easter on 14 Nisan. Irenaeus of Lyons criticized Victor’s severity. During his papacy (189-198), Victor also fought gnosticism and monarchianism.