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St. Aldemar -- 24 March 2020
 
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
St. Toribio Alfonso de Mogrovejo -- 23 March 2020
 
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
St. Lea -- 22 March 2020
 
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
St. Enda -- 21 March 2020
 
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
Bl. John of Parma -- 20 March 2020
 
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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Saint Catherine Dei Ricci -- 13 February 2023
 
She was born Alessandra Lucrezia Romola de' Ricci in Florence to Pier Francesco de' Ricci, of a patrician family, and his wife, Caterina Bonza, who died soon after. At age 6 or 7, her father enrolled ... READ MORE
St. Teresa of Jesus Jornet Ibars -- 26 August 2021
 
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
St. Helena -- 18 August 2020
 
Patron: of New discoveries Death: 330 St. Helena was the mother of Emperor Constantine the Great and an Empress of the Roman Empire. Very little is known about Helena's early life, but it is belie... READ MORE
St. George -- 23 April 2022
 
Patron: of England & Catalonia Death: 303 Canonized: by Pope Gelasius I It is uncertain when Saint George was born and historians continue to debate to this day. However, his death date is estima... READ MORE
St. Cecilia -- 22 November 2021
 
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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