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Saints Timothy and Titus (1st century AD) -- 26 January 2023
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Timothy represented Saint Paul to various communities and, according to tradition, was eventually placed him in charge of the Church at Ephesus. Titus was sent to organise the Church in Crete. They ar... READ MORE |
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The Conversion of Saint Paul (Caravaggio) -- 25 January 2023
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The Conversion of Saint Paul (or Conversion of Saul), by the Italian painter Caravaggio, is housed in the Odescalchi Balbi Collection of Rome. It is one of at least two paintings by Caravaggio of the ... READ MORE |
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St. Francis de Sales -- 24 January 2023
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Francis de Sales (French: François de Sales; Italian: Francesco di Sales; 21 August 1567 – 28 December 1622) was a Bishop of Geneva and is revered as a saint in the Catholic Church. He became noted fo... READ MORE |
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ST. MARRIANE COPE -- 23 January 2023
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Marianne Cope, also known as Saint Marianne of Moloka?i, was a German-born American religious sister who was a member of the Sisters of St Francis of Syracuse, New York, and founding leader of its St.... READ MORE |
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ST. DOMINIC OF SORA -- 22 January 2023
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Abbot; b. Foligno, Italy, 951; d. Sora, Campania, Italy, Jan. 22, 1031. As a child he was educated in the monastery of San Silvestro at Foligno, and later he was ordained there. He lived both as a her... READ MORE |
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St. Teresa of Jesus Jornet Ibars -- 26 August 2021
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Death: 1897
Foundress of the Little Sisters of the Poor. Born in Catalonia, Spain, she overcame many difficulties in her youth and eventually became a teacher at Lerida. Desirous to enter the relig... READ MORE |
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St. Thomas More
-- 22 June 2021
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Patron: of adopted children lawyers, civil servants, politicians, and difficult marriages
Birth: 1478
Death: 1535
Beatified: December 29th, 1886 by Pope Leo XIII
Canonized: May 19th, 1935 by Pope ... 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. Sebastian -- 20 January 2023
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Today (20 January) is the feast day of St. Sebastian. A favorite for those seeking protection from the plague, St Sebastian is typically shown shot through with arrows in reference to his attempted ma... READ MORE |
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Saint Alexander of Rome -- 18 February 2023
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Alexander of Rome (died 289) is a Christian martyr. The date of his birth is unknown. He died in 289 AD and his mother Pimenia buried him near the river Ergina. His mother was a witness of his martyrd... READ MORE |
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