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ST. AGNES OF ROME -- 21 January 2023
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| Agnes of Rome (c.? 291 – c.? 304) is a virgin martyr, venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church, Oriental Orthodox Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church, as well as the Anglican Communion and Luthe... 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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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. PRISCA -- 18 January 2023
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| Prisca was a young Roman woman allegedly tortured and executed for her Christian faith. The dates of her birth and death are unknown. She is revered as a saint and martyr in Eastern Orthodoxy, by the ... READ MORE |
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ST. ANTHONY Abbot -- 17 January 2023
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| Anthony the Great, was a Christian monk from Egypt, revered since his death as a saint. He is distinguished from other saints named Anthony, such as Anthony of Padua, by various epithets: Anthony of E... READ MORE |
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St. Paternus -- 15 April 2022
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| Birth: 482
Death: 565
St. Paternus.The first 5th century saint. He followed his father's path by becoming a hermit in Wales. He founded the monastery at the great church of Paternus, and became a ... READ MORE |
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St. Apollonius the Apologist -- 18 April 2022
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| Death: 185
Martyr whose Apologia, or defense of the faith, is considered one of the most priceless documents of the early Church. Apollonius was a Roman senator who was denounced as a Christian by ... READ MORE |
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St. Alphege -- 19 April 2022
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| Patron: of Greenwich; Solihull; kidnap victims
Birth: 953
Death: 1012
Archbishop and "the First Martyr of Canterbury." He was born in 953 and became a monk in the Deerhurst Monastery in Glouceste... READ MORE |
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St. Anselm -- 21 April 2022
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| Birth: 1033
Death: 1109
St. Anselm Archbishop of Canterbury and Confessor APRIL 21,A.D. 1109 IF the Norman conquerors stripped the English nation of its liberty, and many temporal advantages, it m... READ MORE |
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St. Pius V, Pope 
-- 30 April 2022
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| Birth: 1504
Death: 1572
Pope from 1566-1572 and one of the foremost leaders of the Catholic Reformation. Born Antonio Ghislieri in Bosco, Italy, to a poor family, he labored as a shepherd until th... READ MORE |
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