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St. Teresa of Calcutta 
-- 05 September 2020
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| Patron: of World Youth Day
Birth: 1910
Death: 1997
Beatified: Pope John Paul II
The remarkable woman who would be known as Mother Teresa began life named Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu. Born on August 26... READ MORE |
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St. Rosalia -- 04 September 2020
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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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Pope Saint Gregory the Great
-- 03 September 2020
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| Death: 604
Pope Saint Gregory I, also known as the Great, was the Pope of the Catholic Church between 590 and 604 AD.
Gregory was born around 540 in Rome. The exact date of his birth is unknown.... READ MORE |
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St. Ingrid of Sweden -- 02 September 2020
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| Born in Skänninge, Sweden, in the 13th century, St. Ingrid lived under the spiritual direction of Peter of Dacia, a Dominican priest. She was the first Dominican nun in Sweden and in 1281 she founded ... READ MORE |
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St. Giles, Abbot -- 01 September 2020
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| Patron: of beggars; blacksmiths; breast cancer; breast feeding; cancer patients; disabled people; Edinburgh (Scotland); epilepsy; fear of night; noctiphobics; forests; hermits; horses; lepers; mental ... READ MORE |
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St. Thorfinn -- 08 January 2022
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| In the year 1285, there died in the Cistercian monastery at TerDoest, near Bruges, a Norwegian bishop named Thorfinn. He had never attracted particular attention and was soon forgotten. But over fifty... READ MORE |
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St. Catherine de Ricci -- 13 February 2022
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| Birth: 1522
Death: 1589
St. Catherine was born in Florence in 1522. Her baptismal name was Alexandrina, but she took the name of Catherine upon entering religion. From her earliest infancy she man... READ MORE |
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St. James the Lesser
-- 03 May 2020
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| Patron: of Hatmmakers
St. James the Less, the author of the first Catholic Epistle, was the son of Alphaeus of Cleophas. His mother Mary was either a sister or a close relative of the Blessed Virgi... READ MORE |
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St. Catherine of Alexandria
-- 25 November 2021
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| Patron: of students, unmarried girls, apologists
Birth: 287
Death: 305
Saint Catherine of Alexandria is a canonized saint in the Catholic Church who, per Christian tradition, was martyred around ... READ MORE |
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St. Anthony of Padua
-- 13 June 2021
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| Patron: of Lost Things
Birth: 1195
Death: 1231
Canonized: Pope Gregory IX in 1232
Saint Anthony was born Fernando Martins in Lisbon, Portugal. He was born into a wealthy family and by the age of... READ MORE |
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