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St. Dominic of Silos -- 20 December 2020
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Patron: against rabies; against rabid dogs; against insects; captives; pregnant women; prisoners; shepherds
Birth: 1000
Death: 1073
Benedictine abbot and defender of the faith. Born in Canas, Nav... 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. Rufus -- 18 December 2020
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Rufus and Zosimus were citizens of Antioch (or perhaps Philippi) who were brought to Rome with St. Ignatius of Antioch during the reign of Emperor Trajan. They were condemned to death for their Christ... READ MORE |
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St. Olympias -- 17 December 2020
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Olympias born into a wealthy noble Constantinople family. She was orphaned when a child and was given over to the care of Theodosia by her uncle, the prefect Procopius. She married Nebridius, also a p... READ MORE |
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St. Ado of Vienne -- 16 December 2020
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Death: 875
An archbishop and scholar, Ado was born in Sens and educated at the Benedictine abbey of Ferrieres. Abbot Lupus Servatus, an outstanding humanist of the time, trained Ado, and was impres... READ MORE |
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St. Justin Martyr -- 01 June 2021
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Birth: 100
Death: 165
Christian apologist, born at Flavia Neapolis, about A.D. 100, converted to Christianity about A.D. 130, taught and defended the Christian religion in Asia Minor and at Rome, ... READ MORE |
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St. Ephrem -- 09 June 2021
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Death: 373?
"I was born in the way of truth: though my childhood was unaware of the greatness of the benefit, I knew it when trial came."
Ephrem (or Eprhaim) the Syrian left us hundreds of hymns... READ MORE |
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St. Catherine of Siena
-- 29 April 2022
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Patron: Fire prevention
Birth: 1347
Death: 1380
St. Catherine of Siena was born during the outbreak of the plague in Siena, Italy on March 25, 1347. She was the 25th child born to her mother, alt... READ MORE |
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St. Francis de Sales -- 24 January 2023
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Francis de Sales (French: François de Sales; Italian: Francesco di Sales; 21 August 1567 – 28 December 1622) was a Bishop of Geneva and is revered as a saint in the Catholic Church. He became noted fo... READ MORE |
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St. Valentine -- 14 February 2023
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Saint Valentine (Italian: San Valentino; Latin: Valentinus) was a 3rd-century Roman saint, commemorated in Western Christianity on February 14 and in Eastern Orthodoxy on July 6. From the High Middle ... READ MORE |
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