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Sts. Marcellinus and Peter
-- 02 June 2020
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| Death: 304
Though we know very little about these two martyrs under Diocletian, there is no question that the early church venerated them. Evidence of the respect in which they were held are the ba... READ MORE |
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St. Justin Martyr -- 01 June 2020
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| Birth: 100
Death: 165
Christian apologist, born at Flavia Neapolis, about A.D. 100, converted to Christianity about A.D. 130, taught and defended the Christian religion in Asia Minor and at Rome, ... READ MORE |
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St. Mechtildis -- 31 May 2020
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| Death: 1160
Benedictine abbess and miracle worker. She was the daughter of Count Berthold of Andechs, in modem Bavaria, Germany. The count and his wife, Sophia, founded a monastery on their esĀtate... READ MORE |
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St. Joan of Arc
-- 30 May 2020
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| Patron: of soldiers and France
Birth: 1412
Death: 1431
Canonized: Pope Benedict XV
St. Joan of Arc is the patroness of soldiers and of France.
On January 6, 1412, Joan of Arc was born to piou... READ MORE |
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St. Maximinus of Trier -- 29 May 2020
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| Patron: of Trier; invoked as protection against perjury, loss at sea and destructive rains
Death: 347
Bishop of Trier, Germany, from 332, and a miracle worker. He was probably born at Silly, Franc... READ MORE |
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St. Simon Stock -- 16 May 2020
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| Although little is known about Simon Stock's early life, legend has it that the name Stock, meaning "tree trunk," derives from the fact that, beginning at age twelve, he lived as a hermit in a hollow ... READ MORE |
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St. Lea -- 22 March 2021
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| A letter which St. Jerome wrote to St. Marcella provides the only information we have about St. Lea, a devout fourth century widow. Upon the death of her husband, she retired to a Roman monastery and ... READ MORE |
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St. Enda -- 21 March 2022
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| Legend has him an Irishman noted for his military feats who was convinced by his sister St. Fanchea to renounce his warring activities and marry. When he found his fiancee dead, he decided to become a... READ MORE |
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St. Julie Billiart -- 08 April 2022
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| Birth: 1751
St. Julie (Julia) Billiart was born in 1751 and died in 1816. As a child, playing "school" was Julie's favorite game. When she was sixteen, to help support her family, she began to teac... READ MORE |
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Pope Saint Martin I -- 13 April 2022
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| Death: 655
Martin I lay too sick to fight on a couch in front of the altar when the soldiers burst into the Lateran basilica. He had come to the church when he heard the soldiers had landed. But th... READ MORE |
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