{"id":4533,"date":"2021-10-31T23:55:15","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T03:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/archives\/?p=4533"},"modified":"2021-11-03T12:15:01","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T16:15:01","slug":"all-saints-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/archives\/2021\/10\/all-saints-day\/","title":{"rendered":"All Saints’ Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Jeanne Brasile<\/em><\/p>\n

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\"Woodcut<\/a>
Saint Jerome or Madonna and the Saints
engraving after Francesco Bartolozzi by Karl Heinrich-Muller
19th century
2012.00.0032<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

November 1 is the annual celebration of All Saints Day which honors all Catholic saints, particularly those with no special feast day of their own.\u00a0 All Saints Day is celebrated worldwide by Roman Catholics as well as other Christian denominations.\u00a0 A feast day commemorates a saint or saints who are remembered on their individual feast days with special services and prayers.\u00a0 Certain feast days include public celebrations and processions.\u00a0 Some saints are celebrated internationally, while others are honored regionally or locally.<\/p>\n

All Saints Day was first observed under Pope Boniface IV on May 1, 609 when he dedicated Rome\u2019s Pantheon to the Virgin Mary and the Martyrs.\u00a0 Pope Boniface also instituted All Souls Day, an additional day of prayer and remembrance for the souls of those who have died.\u00a0 Celebrated on November 2, it immediately follows All Saints Day.[1]\u00a0 In the 8th<\/sup> century, Pope Gregory III moved the All Saints Day observance to November 1, \u00a0though celebrations were local to Rome.\u00a0 Under Pope Gregory IV, All Saints Day became an official worldwide observance for the entirety of the church.[2]<\/p>\n

Prior to the 10th<\/sup> century, there was no formalized process for identifying and sanctifying saints.\u00a0 This was addressed by Pope John XV who defined the parameters for sainthood.\u00a0 Previous to Pope John XV, sainthood was often attained through popular public opinion.\u00a0 Today, there are more than 10,000 recognized saints.[3]\u00a0 The Catholic Online<\/a> website has a comprehensive list of saints, angels and feast days \u2013 in addition to a wealth of other Catholic resources.\u00a0 It will give you a sense of the many saints venerated in the Roman Catholic Church, and it is fun to browse.\u00a0 For instance, did you know Saint Bernardino is the patron saint\u00a0of\u00a0advertising and communications?\u00a0 Or that Saint Januarius is the patron saint of blood banks, and in Naples, also volcanoes?\u00a0 Seton Hall University\u2019s Walsh Gallery and Archives and Special Collections have a significant number of collections that featuring various Catholic saints.\u00a0 In honor of All Saints Day, we have assembled these images of art and artifacts featuring those who have been canonized.<\/p>\n

\"Sketch<\/a>
Design for Mother Elizabeth Ann Seton Medal from Dieges and Clust
2018.17.0001.a<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, the University\u2019s namesake, is the patron saint of Catholic schools, widows, and seafarers.\u00a0 She is also the aunt of the university\u2019s founder, The Most Reverend, James Roosevelt Bayley.\u00a0 This image of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton is from a medal designed for the Society of the Preservation of Setonia.\u00a0 This design was made in advance of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton\u2019s canonization which occurred in 1975.\u00a0 This medal design, in addition to numerous other artifacts that illuminate the life and work of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton are currently on display in the Walsh Gallery exhibition \u201cThe Treasures of Seton Hall University.\u201d\u00a0 Her feast day is January 4.<\/p>\n

\"Portrait<\/a>
Portrait of Saint Pope John XXIII
20th century
2021.12.0001
Courtesy of the Archives of the Archdiocese of Newark<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Saint Pope John XXIII is one of the most popular popes in the Roman Catholic Church.\u00a0 He ushered in a new era by convening the Second Vatican Council (1962 \u2013 1965), popularly known as Vatican II.\u00a0 This council resulted in sweeping changes throughout the church to address the modern era.\u00a0 Canonized by Pope Francis in April 2014, Saint Pope John XXIII\u2019s feast day is October 11.\u00a0 He is the patron saint of Papal delegates, the Patriarchy of Venice and the Second Vatican Council.[4]\u00a0 Saint John XXIII was also the pope that beatified Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton.\u00a0 Beatification, a precursor to canonization or sainthood, is a declaration of blessedness.<\/p>\n

\"Portrait<\/a>
Portrait of Saint Pope Paul VI
mid to late 20th century
2021.11.0001
Courtesy of the Archives of the Archdiocese of Newark<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Saint Pope Paul VI was the 262nd<\/sup> pope of the Roman Catholic Church, succeeding John XXIII as pope.\u00a0 He also presided over Vatican II, closing the session in 1965 which resulted in numerous church reforms including the improvement of relations with the Eastern Orthodox and Protestant churches.\u00a0 Saint Pope Paul VI canonized Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton in 1975.\u00a0 \u00a0He was in turn beatified and canonized by Pope Francis in 2014 and 2018, respectively.[5]\u00a0 His feast day is May 29th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

\"Saint<\/a>
Saint Mart\u00edn de Porres canonization medal
1962
2021.01.0011
Gift of Peter Ahr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Saint Mart\u00edn de Porres (1579 \u2013 1639), a Peruvian born saint ,was associated with the Dominican Order.\u00a0 He was known for caring for the sick, was trained in the healing arts and was also barber.\u00a0 Though he was devoted to the church, at that time his lineage prevented him from taking his vows as the son of an unmarried Spanish nobleman and a mother that was a freed slave of African and Native descent.\u00a0 Like Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, he founded orphanages and was devoted to the cause of education.\u00a0 He is the patron saint of mixed race people, public health workers, public schools, public education, the poor, Peru, innkeepers and barbers as well as lottery winners, racial harmony and social justice.[6]\u00a0 Today, his name graces numerous schools throughout the United States as well as a Catholic University in Lima, Peru.<\/p>\n

\"Saint<\/a>
Anishinabe Enamiad with Saint Kateri Tekakwitha illustration
December 10, 1896 \u2013 vol. 1, no. 10
BX801 .A55
Courtesy of Archives and Special Collections<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Saint Kateri Tekakwitha (1656 \u2013 1680), whose feast day falls on July 14th<\/sup>, is the first Native American saint recognized by the Catholic Church.\u00a0 A layperson of Algonquin-Mohawk heritage, she was born in the Mohawk village of Ossernenon which sits on the banks of New York States\u2019 Mohawk River.\u00a0 She was the daughter of Kenneronkwa, a Mohawk chief, and Kahenta, an Algonquin woman who had been captured in a raid, then taken into the Mohawk tribe.[7] In Saint Kateri Tekakwitha\u2019s time, the Mohawks had considerable contact with other tribes, as well as European trappers, traders and missionaries.\u00a0 A resulting \u00a0outbreak of smallpox took the lives of the Saint Kateri Tekakwitha\u2019s parents and brother.\u00a0 She survived, but with lasting health implications.\u00a0 At the age of 18, after meeting a Jesuit priest, she converted to Catholicism, dying just a few short years later at the age of 24.[8]\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0She was beatified in 1980 by Pope John Paul II, and canonized by Pope Benedict XVI at Saint Peter’s Basilica October 21, 2012.[9] Saint Kateri Tekakwitha is the patron saint of the environment, ecology, those who have lost their parents, people in exile and Native Americans.[10]<\/p>\n

A mass in honor of All Saints Day will be held at the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception at Seton Hall University at 11am on November 1.<\/p>\n

The images and materials shown here are but a small part of the vast patrimony available to students, faculty and researchers.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0For access to this or other objects in our collections, complete a\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>research request form\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/a>to set up an appointment or contact us at 973-761-9476<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

[1] https:\/\/www.catholic.org\/saints\/allsaints\/<\/a> \u00a0accessed 10\/25\/2021<\/p>\n

[2] https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/11\/01\/world\/all-saints-day-trnd\/index.html<\/a> accessed 10\/25\/2021<\/p>\n

[3] https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/story\/roman-catholic-saints-hallowed-from-the-other-side<\/a> accessed 10\/23\/2021<\/p>\n

[4] https:\/\/www.catholic.org\/saints\/saint.php?saint_id=7305<\/a> accessed 10\/26\/2021<\/p>\n

[5] https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pope_Paul_VI<\/a>\u00a0 accessed 10\/25\/2026<\/p>\n

[6] https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Martin_de_Porres<\/a>\u00a0 accessed 10\/25\/2021<\/p>\n

[7] https:\/\/www.catholic.org\/saints\/saint.php?saint_id=154<\/a>\u00a0 accessed 10\/26\/2021<\/p>\n

[8] https:\/\/www.kateri.org\/our-patron-saint\/<\/a>\u00a0 accessed 10\/26\/2021<\/p>\n

[9] https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kateri_Tekakwitha<\/a>\u00a0 accessed 10\/25\/2021<\/p>\n

[10] https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kateri_Tekakwitha<\/a>\u00a0 accessed 10\/26\/2021<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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