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St. Sabas -- 05 December 2021
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Birth: 439
Death: 532
Sabas was born at Mutalaska, Cappadocia, near Caesarea. He was the son of an army officer there who when assigned to Alexandria, left him in the care of an uncle. Mistreated ... READ MORE |
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St. John of Damascus
-- 04 December 2021
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Birth: 645
Death: 749
Saint John Damascene has the double honor of being the last but one of the fathers of the Eastern Church, and the greatest of her poets. It is surprising, however, how little... READ MORE |
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St. Francis Xavier
-- 03 December 2021
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Patron: of Catholic missions; African missions; Goa, India; China; missionaries
Birth: 1506
Death: 1552
Beatified: Oct. 25, 1619 by Pope Paul V
Canonized: March 12, 1622 by Pope Gregory XV
St. ... READ MORE |
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St. Bibiana
-- 02 December 2021
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St. Bibiana, Virgin and Martyr (Feast day - December 2nd) Other than the name, nothing is known for certain about this saint. However, we have the following account from a later tradition.
In the y... READ MORE |
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St. Eligius -- 01 December 2021
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Patron: of metalworkers
Birth: 590
Eligius (also known as Eloi) was born around 590 near Limoges in France. He became an extremely skillful metalsmith and was appointed master of the mint under Ki... READ MORE |
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St. Benjamin -- 31 March 2020
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Birth: 329
Death: 424
St. Benjamin, Martyr (Feast Day - March 31) The Christians in Persia had enjoyed twelve years of peace during the reign of Isdegerd, son of Sapor III, when in 420 it was dist... READ MORE |
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St. Francis of Paola
-- 02 April 2020
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Francis was born at Paola, Italy and was educated at the Franciscan friary of San Marco there, and when fifteen became a hermit near Paola. In 1436, he and two companions began a community that is con... READ MORE |
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St. William of Eskilsoe -- 06 April 2020
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Death: 1203
Missionary. Born at Saint-Germain, France, circa 1125, he served as a canon at the church of St. Genevieve, Paris, under the great Abbot Suger until about 1170, when he was sent to Denm... READ MORE |
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St. John Baptist de la Salle
-- 07 April 2020
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Patron: of Teachers
John Baptist de la Salle was born at Rheims, France on April 30th. He was the eldest of ten children in a noble family. He studied in Paris and was ordained in 1678. He was know... READ MORE |
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St. Apollonius the Apologist -- 18 April 2020
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Death: 185
Martyr whose Apologia, or defense of the faith, is considered one of the most priceless documents of the early Church. Apollonius was a Roman senator who was denounced as a Christian by ... READ MORE |
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