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St. Finbar -- 25 September 2020
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| Patron: of Cork, Diocese of Cork
Birth: 550
Death: 620
He was the son of an artisan and a lady of the Irish royal court. Born in Connaught, Ireland, and baptized Lochan, he was educated at Kilmac... READ MORE |
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Martyrs of Chalcedon -- 24 September 2020
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| Martyrs of Chalcedon
A group of forty-nine Christians slain in Chalcedon during the reign of Emperor Diocletian . Records indicate that the martyrs were members of the choir in the church of Chalce... READ MORE |
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St. Padre Pio 
-- 23 September 2020
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| Patron: of Civil defense volunteers, Adolescents, Pietrelcina, Stress relief, & January blues
Birth: 1887
Death: 1968
Canonized: Pope John Paul II
St. Padre Pio was an Italian priest who was kno... READ MORE |
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St. Thomas of Villanueva
-- 22 September 2020
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| Birth: 1488
Death: 1555
Augustinian bishop. Born at Fuentellana, Castile, Spain, he was the son of a miller. He studied at the University of Alcala, earned a licentiate in theology, and became a p... READ MORE |
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St. Matthew
-- 21 September 2020
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| Patron: Bankers
Little is known about St. Matthew, except that he was the son of Alpheus, and he was likely born in Galilee. He worked as a tax collector, which was a hated profession during the ti... READ MORE |
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St. Rosalia -- 04 September 2021
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| Death: 1160
St. Rosalia, daughter of Sinibald, Lord of Roses and Quisquina, was a descendant of the great Charlemagne. She was born at Palermo in Sicily. In her youth, her heart turned from earthly... READ MORE |
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St. Eugenia -- 25 December 2020
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| There definitely was a Roman martyr named Eugenia but the rest of her story is a romantic fictitious legend. According to it she was the daughter of Duke Philip of Alexandria, governor of Egypt during... READ MORE |
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St. Callistus I
-- 14 October 2020
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| Patron: of Cemetery workers
Imagine that your biography was written by an enemy of yours. And that its information was all anyone would have not only for the rest of your life but for centuries to ... READ MORE |
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St. John Theristus -- 24 February 2021
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| Birth: 1049
Death: 1129
Benedictine monk, called Theristus or "Harvester." He was of Calabrian lineage, born in Sicily. His mother was a slave of the Saracens. John escaped at a young age and beca... READ MORE |
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St. Toribio Alfonso de Mogrovejo
-- 23 March 2021
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| Patron: of Native rights; Latin American bishops; Peru
Birth: 1538
Death: 1606
Bishop and defender of the rights of the native Indians in Peru, Born in Mayorga, Spain, he studied law and became a... READ MORE |
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