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Sts. Sarbelius & Barbea -- 29 January 2022
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Death: 101
Two martyrs, brother and sister, who were put to death at Edessa during the persecutions of Emperor Trajan. Sarbelius, also called Sharbel, was a high priest at Edessa, in Mesopotamia. T... READ MORE |
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St. Alipius -- 15 August 2021
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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 |
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St. Clare of Montefalco -- 17 August 2021
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Birth: 1268
Death: 1308
Clare was born at Montefalco, Italy, around 1268. As a young woman she joined a convent of Franciscan tertiaries. This group established Holy Cross Convent at Montefalco in... READ MORE |
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St. Jerome Emiliani -- 08 February 2022
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Birth: 1481
Death: 1537
Jerome Emiliani lay chained in the dark dirty dungeon. Only a short time before he had been a military commander for Venice in charge of a fortress. He didn't care much abo... READ MORE |
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St. Paschal -- 11 February 2022
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Paschal was the son of Bonosus, a Roman. He studied at the Lateran, was named head of St. Stephen's monastery, which housed pilgrims to Rome, and was elected Pope to succeed Pope Stephen IV (V) on the... READ MORE |
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