Facebook Twitter Newsletters Email Video News Catholic Life Shopping Saints Bible Prayers Mary Saint of the Day Sts. Sarbelius & Barbea Two martyrs, brother and sister, who were put to death at Edessa during the persecutions of Emperor Trajan. Sarbelius, also called Sharbel, was a high priest at Edessa, in Mesopotamia. They were arrested for converting to the faith, and were tortured with red-hot irons prior to execution. Read More » More Saints of the Day St. Dallan St. Aquilinus St. Blath St. Voloc St. Valerius of Trèves St. Sabinian of Troyes St. Caesarius St. Papias and Maurinus Bl. Boleslava Lament Tomorrow's Saint of the Day St. Aldegunais Virgin and abess, also known as Adelgundis, Aldegonde, or Orgonne. She was a member of the royal family of the Merovingians and was raised by two saints: St. Walbert and St. Bertila, her parents. The family resided in the Hainault region of Flanders, a region of the Low Countries. Aldegundis reflused offers of marriage from other nobles and received the veil from St. Amandius, the bishop of Maastricht. She followed this ceremony of acceptance into the religious life with the foundation of a convent near the Sambre River, at a desert site ... Read More » Most Popular The Catholic Church: The Last Institution Read More   Grammy Awards Reveal Collapsing Culture and the Christian Mission in a Pre-Christian Nation Read More   Comfortable in His Catholic Skin: The Ecumenical Courage of Cardinal Seán Patrick O'Malley Read More   Are We Comatose or Just Suffering from Amnesia? Read More   Pope Francis makes a special plea! Are Catholics deaf or will they listen? Read More     News | Catholic Life | PRWire | Encyclopedia | Bible | Prayers | Vocations | Saints & Angels © Copyright 2014 Catholic Online. This e-mail is never sent unsolicited. You have received this Catholic Online e-mail because you subscribed to it or someone forwarded it to you. To opt out, see the links below. TO ADVERTISE For information on advertising at Catholic Online, please contact Advertising Sales. TO SUBSCRIBE If this email has been forwarded to you and would like a subscription, please sign up for Catholic Online Newsletters. Remove your e-mail address from our list. We respect your right to privacy. View our policy. This e-mail was sent by: Catholic Online, P.O. Box 9686 Bakersfield, CA 93389 USA