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St. Nemesius -- 19 December 2020
 
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
St. Rufus -- 18 December 2020
 
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
St. Olympias -- 17 December 2020
 
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
St. Ado of Vienne -- 16 December 2020
 
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
St. Mary Di Rosa -- 15 December 2020
 
Death: 1855 Saint Mary (Paula) Di Rosa December 15 The pounding on the barricaded door of the military hospital sent every heart thudding in terror. In the middle of the war in Brescia (Italy) in 1... READ MORE
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St. Peter Chrysologus -- 30 July 2020
 
Birth: 380 Death: 450 St. Peter Chrysologus, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (Feast-July 30) Born at Imola, Italy in 380, St. Peter was baptized, educated, and ordained a deacon by Cornelius, Bish... READ MORE
St. Peter Claver -- 09 September 2020
 
Patron: Saint of Negro Missions Birth: 1580 Death: 1654 St. Peter Claver was born at Verdu, Catalonia, Spain, in 1580, of impoverished parents descended from ancient and distinguished families. H... READ MORE
St. Leonard -- 06 November 2020
 
Patron: of political prisoners, imprisoned people, prisoners of war, and captives, women in labour, as well as horses Death: 559 According to unreliable sources, he was a Frank courtier who was co... READ MORE
Carmelite Nuns of Compiegne -- 17 July 2021
 
Death: 1794 Sixteen Carmelites caught up in the French Revolution and martyred. When the revolution started in 1789, a group of twenty-one discalced Carmelites lived in a monastery in Compiegne Fra... READ MORE
St. Hippolytus -- 13 August 2021
 
Patron: of Bibbiena, Italy; horses; prison guards; prison officers; prison workers Birth: 170 Death: 235 Martyr of Rome, with Concordia and other companions, he is a controversial figure who cens... READ MORE
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