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St. Francis Borgia 
-- 10 October 2020
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| Patron: against earthquakes; Portugal; Rota, Marianas
Birth: 1510
Death: 1572
Francis was a young nobleman at the court of the King of Spain. He became a Duke when he was only thirty-three and li... READ MORE |
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Sts. Denis, Rusticus, and Eleutherius -- 09 October 2020
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| Patron: of France; Paris; against frenzy, strife, headaches, hydrophobia, possessed people, rabies
The first mention we have of these three martyrs who died around 258 A.D. comes in the sixth centu... READ MORE |
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St. Pelagia -- 08 October 2020
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| Pelagia, more often called Margaret, on account of the magnificence of the pearls for which she had so often sold herself, was an actress of Antioch, equally celebrated for her beauty, her wealth and ... READ MORE |
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St. Artaldus -- 07 October 2020
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| Birth: 1101
Death: 1206
Artaldus (also called Arthaud) was born in the castle of Sothonod in Savoy. At the age of eighteen, he went to the court of Duke Amadeus III, but a year or two after, he be... READ MORE |
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St. Bruno
-- 06 October 2020
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| Bruno was born in Cologne of the prominent Hartenfaust family. He studied at the Cathedral school at Rheims, and on his return to Cologne about 1055, was ordained and became a Canon at St. Cunibert's.... READ MORE |
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ST. MACARIUS of Egypt (c. 300 – 391) was a Christian monk and hermit. He is also known as Macarius the Elder or Macarius the Great. -- 19 January 2023
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| Macarius was born in Lower Egypt. A late tradition places his birthplace in the village of Shabsheer (Shanshour), Roman Egypt around 300 AD. At some point before his pursuit of asceticism, Macarius ma... READ MORE |
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St. Leo the Great -- 10 November 2021
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| Birth: 400
Death: November 10, 461
Saint Leo the Great, also known as Pope Saint Leo I, was born into a Roman aristocratic family. His response to the call of the Lord transformed him into one of ... READ MORE |
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ST. AGATHA OF SICILY -- 05 February 2023
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Agatha of Sicily (c.?231 – 251 AD) is a Christian saint. Her feast is on 5 February. Agatha was born in Catania, part of the Roman Province of Sicily, and was martyred c.?251. She is one of several vi... READ MORE |
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St. John Vianney
-- 04 August 2021
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| Jean-Baptiste-Marie Vianney, known as John in English, was born May 8, 1786 in Dardilly, France and was baptized the same day. He was the fourth of six children born to Matthieu and Marie Vianney.
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St. Edith Stein
-- 09 August 2020
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| Death: 1942
Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein)Virgin and Martyr Edith Stein, born in 1891 in Breslau, Poland, was the youngest child of a large Jewish family. She was an outstanding ... READ MORE |
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