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St. Francis Xavier 
-- 03 December 2020
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| Patron: of Catholic missions; African missions; Goa, India; China; missionaries
Birth: 1506
Death: 1552
Beatified: Oct. 25, 1619 by Pope Paul V
Canonized: March 12, 1622 by Pope Gregory XV
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St. John of Damascus
-- 04 December 2020
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| Birth: 645
Death: 749
Saint John Damascene has the double honor of being the last but one of the fathers of the Eastern Church, and the greatest of her poets. It is surprising, however, how little... READ MORE |
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St. Nemesius -- 19 December 2020
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| Martyr of Egypt. He was burned alive in Alexandria, Egypt, during the persecutions under Emperor Trajanus Decius. Nemesius was arrested and scourged and then burned to death. Like Christ, he was execu... READ MORE |
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St. Anysia -- 30 December 2020
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| Birth: 284
Death: 304
Martyr of Greece. She was a wealthy woman of Salonika, in Thessaly, who used her personal funds to aid the poor. A soldier accosted her in the street and tried to drag her to... READ MORE |
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St. Paul the Hermit
-- 15 January 2021
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| Patron: of San Pablo City, Philippines
Birth: 229
Death: 342
Also known as Paul the First Hermit and Paul of Thebes, an Egyptian hermit and friend of St. Jerome. Born in Lower The baid, Egypt, he... READ MORE |
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