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St. Adrian, Abbot -- 09 January 2022
 
Death: January 9 Born in Africa, Adrian became abbot of the monastery at Nerida, near Naples. He declined an appointment as archbishop of Canterbury, but accompanied St. Theodore to England when th... READ MORE
St. Thorfinn -- 08 January 2022
 
In the year 1285, there died in the Cistercian monastery at TerDoest, near Bruges, a Norwegian bishop named Thorfinn. He had never attracted particular attention and was soon forgotten. But over fifty... READ MORE
St. Raymond of Pennafort -- 07 January 2022
 
Patron: of Canonists St. Raymond of Pennafort, Patron Saint of Canonists (Feast day - January 7) Born in Spain, St. Raymond was a relative of the King of Aragon. From childhood he had a tender love... READ MORE
St. Andre Bessette -- 06 January 2022
 
Beatified: Pope John Paul II Canonized: October 17, 2010, Saint Peter's Square, Rome, by Pope Benedict XVI When Alfred Bessette came to the Holy Cross Brothers in 1870, he carried with him a note ... READ MORE
St. John Neumann -- 05 January 2022
 
Birth: 1811 Death: 1860 This American saint was born in Bohemia in 1811. He was looking forward to being ordained in 1835 when the bishop decided there would be no more ordinations. It is difficul... READ MORE
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St. Giles, Abbot -- 01 September 2021
 
Patron: of beggars; blacksmiths; breast cancer; breast feeding; cancer patients; disabled people; Edinburgh (Scotland); epilepsy; fear of night; noctiphobics; forests; hermits; horses; lepers; mental ... READ MORE
St. Augustine of Canterbury -- 27 May 2021
 
Death: 605 At the end of the sixth century anyone would have said that Augustine had found his niche in life. Looking at this respected prior of a monastery, almost anyone would have predicted he w... READ MORE
Sts. Marcellinus and Peter -- 02 June 2021
 
Death: 304 Though we know very little about these two martyrs under Diocletian, there is no question that the early church venerated them. Evidence of the respect in which they were held are the ba... READ MORE
St. Basil the Great -- 02 January 2021
 
Patron: of hospital administrators Death: 379 St. Basil the Great was born at Caesarea of Cappadocia in 330. He was one of ten children of St. Basil the Elder and St. Emmelia. Several of his broth... READ MORE
St. Genevieve -- 03 January 2021
 
Patron: of Paris Birth: 422 Death: 512 St. Genevieve was a fair and courageous peasant girl who was born around 422 in Nanterre, France, to a man named Severus and a woman named Gerontia. When... READ MORE
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