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St. Dominic of Silos -- 20 December 2021
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Patron: against rabies; against rabid dogs; against insects; captives; pregnant women; prisoners; shepherds
Birth: 1000
Death: 1073
Benedictine abbot and defender of the faith. Born in Canas, Nav... READ MORE |
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St. Nemesius -- 19 December 2021
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Martyr of Egypt. He was burned alive in Alexandria, Egypt, during the persecutions under Emperor Trajanus Decius. Nemesius was arrested and scourged and then burned to death. Like Christ, he was execu... READ MORE |
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St. Rufus -- 18 December 2021
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Rufus and Zosimus were citizens of Antioch (or perhaps Philippi) who were brought to Rome with St. Ignatius of Antioch during the reign of Emperor Trajan. They were condemned to death for their Christ... READ MORE |
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St. Olympias -- 17 December 2021
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Olympias born into a wealthy noble Constantinople family. She was orphaned when a child and was given over to the care of Theodosia by her uncle, the prefect Procopius. She married Nebridius, also a p... 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. Frumentius -- 27 October 2020
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Patron: of Aksumite Empire
Death: 380
Called "Abuna" or "the father' of Ethiopia, sent to that land by St. Athanasius. Frumentius was born in Tyre, Lebanon. While on a voyage in the Red Sea with ... READ MORE |
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St. Alphonsus Rodriguez -- 30 October 2020
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Birth: 1532
Death: 1617
Confessor and Jay brother, also called Alonso. He was born in Segovia, Spain, on July 25, 1532, the son of a wealthy merchant, and was prepared for First Communion by Bless... READ MORE |
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St. Victorinus of Pettau -- 02 November 2020
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Death: 304
Bishop and martyr. Originally a Greek, he became bishop of Pettau, in Pannonia (later Styria, Austria). He was martyred during the persecutions of Emperor Diocletian (r. 284-305). Victor... READ MORE |
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St. Josaphat of Polotsk -- 12 November 2020
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Birth: 1580
Death: 1623
Josaphat, an Eastern Rite bishop, is held up as a martyr to church unity because he died trying to bring part of the Orthodox Church into union with Rome.
In 1054, a for... READ MORE |
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St. Frances Xavier Cabrin
-- 13 November 2020
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Patron: of immigrants, hospital administrators, Lincoln
Birth: 1850
Death: 1917
Beatified: November 13, 1938, by Pope Pius XI
Canonized: July 7, 1946, by Pope Pius XII
St. Frances Xavier Cabrin... READ MORE |
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