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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
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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. Cecilia
-- 22 November 2020
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| Patron: of musicians
Birth: 2nd century
Death: 3rd century
In the fourth century a Greek religious romance on the Loves of Cecilia and Valerian was written in glorification of virginal life with ... READ MORE |
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St. Lea -- 22 March 2021
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| A letter which St. Jerome wrote to St. Marcella provides the only information we have about St. Lea, a devout fourth century widow. Upon the death of her husband, she retired to a Roman monastery and ... READ MORE |
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St. Benjamin -- 31 March 2021
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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. Vincent Ferrer
-- 05 April 2021
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| Patron: of Builders
St. Vincent Ferrer is the patron saint of builders because of his fame for "building up" and strengthening the Church: through his preaching, missionary work, in his teachings, ... READ MORE |
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St. Michael de Sanctis -- 10 April 2021
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| Patron: of cancer patients
Birth: 1591
Death: 1625
Michael de Sanctis was born in Catalonia, Spain around 1591. At the age of six he informed his parents that he was going to be a monk. Moreover,... READ MORE |
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