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St. Matilda -- 14 March 2021
 
Patron: of parents of large families Death: 968 Matilda was the daughter of Count Dietrich of Westphalia and Reinhild of Denmark. She was also known as Mechtildis and Maud. She was raised by her g... READ MORE
Bl. Agnello of Pisa -- 13 March 2021
 
The founder of the English Franciscan province, Blessed Agnello, was admitted into the Order by St. Francis himself on the occasion of his sojourn in Pisa. He was sent to the Friary in Paris, of which... READ MORE
St. Fina -- 12 March 2021
 
St. Fina or Seraphina, Virgin A.D. 1253 The old town of San Geminiano in Tuscany treasures with special veneration the memory of Santa Fina, a young girl whose claim to be recognized as a saint lay in... READ MORE
St. Constantine -- 11 March 2021
 
Constantine was king of Cornwall. Unreliable tradition has him married to the daughter of the king of Brittany who on her death ceded his throne to his son and became a monk at St. Mochuda monastery a... READ MORE
St. John Ogilvie -- 10 March 2021
 
Birth: 1579 Death: 1615 Born in 1579, John Ogilvie belonged to Scottish nobility. Raised a Calvinist, he was educated on the continent. Exposed to the religious controversies of his day and impres... READ MORE
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St. Abdiesus -- 22 April 2021
 
Death: 342 Also called Hebed Jesus, a deacon in the Christian community of Persia who was caught up in the persecutions conducted by King Shapur II. Records indicate that Abdiesus was accompanied i... READ MORE
St. Julie Billiart -- 08 April 2022
 
Birth: 1751 St. Julie (Julia) Billiart was born in 1751 and died in 1816. As a child, playing "school" was Julie's favorite game. When she was sixteen, to help support her family, she began to teac... READ MORE
St. Peter of Tarantaise -- 08 May 2021
 
Birth: 1102 Death: 1175 Cistercian archbishop. Peter was born near Vienne, in Dauphine, France, and joined the Cistercian Order at Bonneveaux at the age of twenty with his two brothers and father.... READ MORE
St. Louise de Marillac -- 15 March 2021
 
Death: 1660 Louise de Marillac was born probably at Ferrieres-en-Brie near Meux, France, on August 12, 1591. She was educated by the Dominican nuns at Poissy. She desired to become a nun but on the... READ MORE
Sts. Andrew Kim Taegon, Paul Chong Hasang, and Companions -- 20 September 2021
 
Feastday: September 20 The evangelization of Korea began during the 17th century through a group of lay persons. A strong vital Christian community flourished there under lay leadership until missi... READ MORE
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