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St. Valerian -- 15 September 2020
 
The massacre of the martyrs of Lyons with their bishop, St. Pothinus, took place during the persecutions of Marcus Aurelius in the year 177. Marcellus, a priest, we are told, by Divine intervention, m... READ MORE
St. Notburga -- 14 September 2020
 
Patron: servants and peasants Birth: 1265 Death: 1313 Patroness of poor peasants and servants in the Tyrol. Born in Rattenberg, in the Tyrol, she was the daughter of peasants. At eighteen she bec... READ MORE
St. John Chrysostom -- 13 September 2020
 
Birth: 344 Death: 407 St. John, named Chrysostom (golden-mouthed) on account of his eloquence, came into the world of Christian parents, about the year 344, in the city of Antioch. His mother, at ... READ MORE
St. Ailbhe -- 12 September 2020
 
Patron: of wolves Death: 528 Bishop and preacher, one of the saints whose life has been woven into the myths and legends of Ireland. He was a known disciple of St. Patrick, and is called Albeus in... READ MORE
St. Paphnutius -- 11 September 2020
 
The holy confessor Paphnutius was an Egyptian who, after having spent several years in the desert under the direction of the great St. Antony, was made bishop in the Upper Thebaid. He was one of those... READ MORE
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St. Margaret of Antioch -- 20 July 2020
 
Nothing certain is known of her, but according to her untrustworthy legend, she was the daughter of a pagan priest at Antioch in Pisidia. Also known as Marina, she was converted to Christianity, where... READ MORE
Sts. Andrew Kim Taegon, Paul Chong Hasang, and Companions -- 20 September 2020
 
The evangelization of Korea began during the 17th century through a group of lay persons. A strong vital Christian community flourished there under lay leadership until missionaries arrived from the P... READ MORE
St. Achillas -- 07 November 2020
 
Death: 313 Bishop and theologian who lived in an era of dispute in the Church. Achillas was the bishop of Alexandria, Egypt, one of the most powerful cities in the world at the time. Succeeding as ... READ MORE
St. Frumentius -- 27 October 2020
 
Patron: of Aksumite Empire Death: 380 Called "Abuna" or "the fa­ther' of Ethiopia, sent to that land by St. Athanasius. Frumentius was born in Tyre, Lebanon. While on a voyage in the Red Sea with ... READ MORE
St. Elizabeth -- 05 November 2020
 
What we know of St. Elizabeth comes from the Gospel, the book of Luke, in particular. In Luke, Elizabeth, a daughter of the line of Aaron, and the wife of Zechariah, was "righteous before God" and was... READ MORE
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