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St. Timothy -- 26 January 2022
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| Born at Lystra, Lycaenia, Timothy was the son of a Greek father and Eunice, a converted Jewess. He joined St. Paul when Paul preached at Lystra replacing Barnabas, and became Paul's close friend and c... READ MORE |
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St. Peter Thomas -- 25 January 2022
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| Birth: 1305
Death: 1366
Carmelite Latinpatriarch and papal legate. Peter was born in Gascony, France and joined the Carmelites while still a young man. In 1342 he was appointed procurator of the o... READ MORE |
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St. Francis de Sales 
-- 24 January 2022
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| Patron: of Catholic writers, the Catholic press, the deaf, journalists, adult education
Birth: August 21, 1567
Death: December 28, 1622
Beatified: January 8, 1661 by Pope Alexander VII
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St. Vincent Pallotti -- 22 January 2022
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| Birth: 1795
Death: 1850
St. Vincent Pallotti, Priest (Feast - January 22) Born in Rome in 1795, St. Vincent became a priest and dedicated himself completely to God and cared for souls. He dreamed ... READ MORE |
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St. Agnes -- 21 January 2022
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| Patron: of young girls, chastity, rape survivors, and the Children of Mary
Birth: 291
Death: 304
St. Agnes of Rome was born in 291 AD and raised in a Christian family. Agnes was very beautiful an... READ MORE |
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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
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| 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 |
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The Conversion of Saint Paul (Caravaggio) -- 25 January 2023
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The Conversion of Saint Paul (or Conversion of Saul), by the Italian painter Caravaggio, is housed in the Odescalchi Balbi Collection of Rome. It is one of at least two paintings by Caravaggio of the ... READ MORE |
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St. Jude Thaddaeus
-- 28 October 2021
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| Patron: of Desperate causes, desperate situations, lost causes
St. Jude, known as Thaddaeus, was a brother of St. James the Less, and a relative of Our Saviour. He was one of the 12 Apostles of Jes... READ MORE |
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St. Wolfgang -- 31 October 2021
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| Death: 994
Wolfgang (d. 994) + Bishop and reformer. Born in Swabia, Germany, he studied at Reichenau under the Benedictines and at Wurzburg before serving as a teacher in the cathedral school of Tr... READ MORE |
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St. Hilary, Pope -- 28 February 2022
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| Death: 468
Pope from 461-468 and guardian of Church unity. He was born in Sardinia, Italy, and was a papal legate to the Robber Council of Ephesus in 449, barely escaping with his life from this af... READ MORE |
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