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St. Julie Billiart 
-- 08 April 2020
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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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St. John Baptist de la Salle
-- 07 April 2020
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| Patron: of Teachers
John Baptist de la Salle was born at Rheims, France on April 30th. He was the eldest of ten children in a noble family. He studied in Paris and was ordained in 1678. He was know... READ MORE |
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St. William of Eskilsoe -- 06 April 2020
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| Death: 1203
Missionary. Born at Saint-Germain, France, circa 1125, he served as a canon at the church of St. Genevieve, Paris, under the great Abbot Suger until about 1170, when he was sent to Denm... READ MORE |
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St. Vincent Ferrer
-- 05 April 2020
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| Patron: of Builders
St. Vincent Ferrer is the patron saint of builders because of his fame for "building up" and strengthening the Church: through his preaching, missionary work, in his teachings, ... READ MORE |
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St. Isidore of Seville
-- 04 April 2020
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| Death: 636
Isidore was literally born into a family of saints in sixth century Spain. Two of his brothers, Leander and Fulgentius, and one of his sisters, Florentina, are revered as saints in Spain... READ MORE |
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St. Colette -- 06 March 2021
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| Patron: Women seeking to conceive, expectant mothers and sick children
Birth: 1380
Death: 1447
Beatified: January 23, 1740 by Pope Clement XII
Canonized: May 24, 1807 by Pope Pius VII
Colette w... READ MORE |
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St. Francis Borgia
-- 10 October 2020
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| Patron: against earthquakes; Portugal; Rota, Marianas
Birth: 1510
Death: 1572
Francis was a young nobleman at the court of the King of Spain. He became a Duke when he was only thirty-three and li... READ MORE |
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St. Joan de Lestonnac -- 02 February 2021
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| Patron: of abuse victims, people rejected by religious orders, widows
Birth: 1556
Death: 1640
St. Joan de Lestonnac was born in Bordeaux, France, in 1556. She married at the age of seventeen. The... READ MORE |
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St. John Almond (c.1565-1612) -- 05 December 2024
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| John Almond (or Lathom or Molyneux) was born at Allerton near Liverpool of Catholic parents about 1565 and went to school at Much Woolton. After studying at Reims he went to the English College in Rom... READ MORE |
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St. Francis Xavier (1506 - 1552) -- 03 December 2024
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| He was born in the Basque country of Spain in 1506. He met Ignatius Loyola when he was a student in Paris, and he was ordained priest in 1537. In 1541 the Pope sent him as part of a mission to India, ... READ MORE |
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