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St. Agatha
-- 05 February 2022
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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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St. Joan of Valois -- 04 February 2022
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Birth: 1464
Death: 1505
Joan of Valois, 1464 - 1505, was the second daughter of Louis X1, King of France, and Charlotte of Savoy, She was born on April 23, 1464. At the ge of two months she was... READ MORE |
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St. Blaise
-- 03 February 2022
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Patron: of throat illnesses, animals, wool combers, and wool trading
Death: 316
Saint Blaise was the bishop of Sebastea and a doctor. The first known record of the saint's life comes from the medi... READ MORE |
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St. Joan de Lestonnac -- 02 February 2022
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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. Brigid of Ireland
-- 01 February 2022
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Patron: of Ireland, dairymaids, cattle, midwives, Irish nuns, and newborn babies
Birth: 451
Death: 525
Saint Brigid was born Brigit, and shares a name with a Celtic goddess from whom many legends... READ MORE |
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St. Juan Diego
-- 09 December 2021
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Patron: of Indigenous people
Birth: 1474
Death: 1548
Beatified: May 6, 1990 by Pope John Paul II
Canonized: July 31, 2002 by Pope John Paul II
Saint Juan Diego was born in 1474 as Cuauhtlatoatz... READ MORE |
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St. Ado of Vienne -- 16 December 2021
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Death: 875
An archbishop and scholar, Ado was born in Sens and educated at the Benedictine abbey of Ferrieres. Abbot Lupus Servatus, an outstanding humanist of the time, trained Ado, and was impres... READ MORE |
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St. Justin Martyr -- 01 June 2021
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Birth: 100
Death: 165
Christian apologist, born at Flavia Neapolis, about A.D. 100, converted to Christianity about A.D. 130, taught and defended the Christian religion in Asia Minor and at Rome, ... READ MORE |
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St. Sebastian -- 20 January 2023
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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 |
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St. Francis de Sales -- 24 January 2023
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Francis de Sales (French: François de Sales; Italian: Francesco di Sales; 21 August 1567 – 28 December 1622) was a Bishop of Geneva and is revered as a saint in the Catholic Church. He became noted fo... READ MORE |
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