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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. Alipius -- 15 August 2020
 
Death: 430 Bishop and companion of St. Augustine. He was born in Tagaste, North Africa, and was raised as a friend of St. Augustine. He went to Rome to study law and became a magistrate there. When... 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. Adrian, Abbot -- 09 January 2021
 
Death: January 9 Born in Africa, Adrian became abbot of the monastery at Nerida, near Naples. He declined an appointment as archbishop of Canterbury, but accompanied St. Theodore to England when th... READ MORE
St. Wolfgang -- 31 October 2020
 
Death: 994 Wolfgang (d. 994) + Bishop and reformer. Born in Swabia, Germany, he studied at Reichenau under the Benedictines and at Wurzburg before serving as a teacher in the cathedral school of Tr... READ MORE
St. Martin de Porres -- 03 November 2020
 
Patron: of Mixed Race, Barbers, Public Health Workers, Innkeepers Death: 1639 Beatified: in 1837 by Pope Gregory XVI Canonized: in 1962 by Pope John XXIII St. Martin de Porres was born in Lima, ... READ MORE
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