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St. Sebastian -- 20 January 2023
 
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
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
 
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
ST. PRISCA -- 18 January 2023
 
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
ST. ANTHONY Abbot -- 17 January 2023
 
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
St. Marcellus 1 -- 16 January 2023
 
Pope Marcellus I (6 January 255 – 16 January 309) was the Bishop of Rome from May or June 308 to his death. He succeeded Marcellinus after a considerable interval. Under Maxentius, he was banished fro... READ MORE
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St. Leonard -- 06 November 2020
 
Patron: of political prisoners, imprisoned people, prisoners of war, and captives, women in labour, as well as horses Death: 559 According to unreliable sources, he was a Frank courtier who was co... READ MORE
St. Cornelius -- 16 September 2020
 
Cornelius whose feast day is September 16th. A Roman priest, Cornelius was elected Pope to succeed Fabian in an election delayed fourteen months by Decius' persecution of the Christians. The main issu... READ MORE
St. Stephen -- 26 December 2020
 
Patron: of Deacons, altar Servers, bricklayers, casket makers, & Stonemasons Death: 34 Saint Stephen was one of the first ordained deacons of the Church. He was also the first Christian martyr. Th... READ MORE
St. Hippolytus -- 13 August 2021
 
Patron: of Bibbiena, Italy; horses; prison guards; prison officers; prison workers Birth: 170 Death: 235 Martyr of Rome, with Concordia and other companions, he is a controversial figure who cens... READ MORE
St. Buonfiglio Monaldo -- 12 February 2021
 
He was one of seven Florentines who had joined the Confraternity of the Blessed Virgin (the Laudesi) in a particularly lax period in the city's history and who were inspired by a vision on the feast o... READ MORE
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