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St. Rosa Venerini -- 07 May 2023
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Rosa Venerini (9 February 1656 – 7 May 1728) was a pioneer in the education of women and girls in 17th-century Italy and the foundress of the Religious Teachers Venerini (Italian: Maestre Pie Venerini... READ MORE |
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St. Josaphat of Polotsk -- 12 November 2021
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Birth: 1580
Death: 1623
Josaphat, an Eastern Rite bishop, is held up as a martyr to church unity because he died trying to bring part of the Orthodox Church into union with Rome.
In 1054, a for... READ MORE |
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St. Vincent Kaun -- 20 June 2020
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Death: 1626
Martyr of Japan. A native of Korea, he was brought to Japan in 1591 as a prisoner of war and was subsequently converted to Christianity. Entering the Jesuits, he studied at the Jesuit s... READ MORE |
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St. Kateri Tekakwitha
-- 14 July 2020
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Patron: of the environment and ecology
Birth: 1656
Death: April 17, 1680
Beatified: Pope John Paul II
Canonized: On 10/21/2012 by Pope Benedict XVI
According to legend, Kateri was very devout a... READ MORE |
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St. Bridget of Sweden
-- 23 July 2020
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Patron: of Sweden
Saint Birgitta was the daughter of Uppland's Lagman, Birger Petersson and his wife, Ingeborg, who was a member of the same clan as the reigning family. Birgitta's family was pious... READ MORE |
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