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St. Aldemar -- 24 March 2020
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| Death: 1080
Abbot and miracle worker, called "the Wise." Born in Capua, Italy, he became a monk in Monte Cassino and was called to the attention of a Princess Aloara of the region. When she built a... READ MORE |
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St. Toribio Alfonso de Mogrovejo
-- 23 March 2020
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| Patron: of Native rights; Latin American bishops; Peru
Birth: 1538
Death: 1606
Bishop and defender of the rights of the native Indians in Peru, Born in Mayorga, Spain, he studied law and became a... READ MORE |
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St. Lea -- 22 March 2020
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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 2020
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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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Bl. John of Parma
-- 20 March 2020
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| John Buralli, the seventh minister general of the Franciscans, was born at Parma in the year 1209, and he was already teaching logic there when at the age of twenty-five, he joined the Franciscans. He... READ MORE |
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St. Augustine of Hippo
-- 28 August 2020
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| Patron: of brewers
Death: 430
This famous son of St. Monica was born in Africa and spent many years of his life in wicked living and in false beliefs. Though he was one of the most intelligent men... READ MORE |
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St. Chaeromon -- 22 December 2021
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| Death: 250
Bishop of Nilopolis, in Egypt. When the persecution was instituted by Emperor Trajanus Decius, Chaeromon Was quite elderly. He and several companions fled into the Arabian desert and wer... READ MORE |
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St. Gerard Majella
-- 16 October 2020
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| Patron: of expectant mothers
Death: 1755
Beatified: January 29, 1893, by Pope Leo XIII
Canonized: December 11, 1904, by Pope Saint Pius X
St. Gerard Majella is the patron of expectant mothers. H... READ MORE |
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St. Cecilia
-- 22 November 2020
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| Patron: of musicians
Birth: 2nd century
Death: 3rd century
In the fourth century a Greek religious romance on the Loves of Cecilia and Valerian was written in glorification of virginal life with ... READ MORE |
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St. Agatha
-- 05 February 2021
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| Patron: of Sicily, bellfounders, breast cancer, against fire, Palermo, rape victims, and wet nurses
Birth: 231
Death: 251
St. Agatha, also known as Agatha of Sicily, is one of the most highly ven... READ MORE |
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