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St. John Theristus -- 24 February 2022
 
Birth: 1049 Death: 1129 Benedictine monk, called Theristus or "Harvester." He was of Calabrian lineage, born in Sicily. His mother was a slave of the Saracens. John escaped at a young age and beca... READ MORE
St. Polycarp -- 23 February 2022
 
Imagine being able to sit at the feet of the apostles and hear their stories of life with Jesus from their own lips. Imagine walking with those who had walked with Jesus, seen him, and touched him. Th... READ MORE
St. Margaret of Cortona -- 22 February 2022
 
Birth: 1247 Death: 1297 Margaret of Cortona, penitent, was born in Loviana in Tuscany in 1247. Her father was a small farmer. Margaret's mother died when she was seven years old. Her stepmother ha... READ MORE
St. Severian -- 21 February 2022
 
Death: 452 Bishop and martyr. The bishop of Scythopolis in Galilee. He attended the Council of Chalcedon (451) and took part in the complete triumph of the orthodox Christian cause against the here... READ MORE
St. Wulfric -- 20 February 2022
 
Birth: 1080 Death: 1154 Wulfric (d. 1154) + hermit and miracle worker. Born at Compton Martin, near Bristol, England, he became a priest and was excessively materialistic and worldly. After meetin... READ MORE
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St. Enda -- 21 March 2021
 
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
St. Raymond Nonnatus -- 31 August 2020
 
Raymond was born at Portella, Catalonia, Spain. He was delivered by caesarean operation when his mother died in childbirth. Hence his name non natus (not born). He joined the Mercedarians under St. Pe... READ MORE
St. Pelagia -- 08 October 2020
 
Pelagia, more often called Margaret, on account of the magnificence of the pearls for which she had so often sold herself, was an actress of Antioch, equally celebrated for her beauty, her wealth and ... READ MORE
St. Paternus -- 15 April 2020
 
Birth: 482 Death: 565 St. Paternus.The first 5th century saint. He followed his father's path by becoming a hermit in Wales. He founded the monastery at the great church of Paternus, and became a ... READ MORE
Bl. Alvarez of Corova -- 19 February 2022
 
Birth: 1350 Death: 1430 Beatified: September 22, 1741, Saint Peter's Basilica, Papal States by Pope Benedict XIV Alvarez was born in either Lisbon, Portugal, or Cordova, Spain. He entered the Dom... READ MORE
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