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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. Dymphna 
-- 15 May 2020
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| Patron: of those suffering for nervous and mental afflictions
Birth: 7th century
Death: 7th century
Canonized: on 620
Dymphna was born in Ireland sometime in the seventh century to a pagan fathe... READ MORE |
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St. Paschal Baylon -- 17 May 2020
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| Patron: of Eucharistic congresses and Eucharistic associations
Birth: 1540
Death: 1592
Franciscan lay brother and mystic. Born to a peasant family at Torre Hermosa, in Aragon, on Whitsunday, he w... READ MORE |
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St. Rita
-- 22 May 2020
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| Patron: of impossible cases, difficult marriages, and parenthood
Birth: 1381
Death: 1472
Beatified: by Pope Urban VII in 1627
Canonized: by Pope Leo XIII on May 24, 1900
Saint Rita was born Mar... READ MORE |
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St. John Baptist de Rossi
-- 23 May 2020
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| Patron: of Voltaggio
Birth: February 22, 1698
Death: May 23, 1764
Beatified: May 13, 1860 by Pope Pius IX
Canonized: December 8, 1881 by Pope Leo XIII
St. John Baptist de de Rossi, also known a... READ MORE |
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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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