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St. Sabas -- 05 December 2021
 
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
St. John of Damascus -- 04 December 2021
 
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
St. Francis Xavier -- 03 December 2021
 
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
St. Bibiana -- 02 December 2021
 
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
St. Eligius -- 01 December 2021
 
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. Lucy -- 13 December 2021
 
Patron: of Blindness Lucy's history has been lost and all we really know for certain is that this brave woman who lived in Syracuse lost her life during the persecution of Christians in the early f... READ MORE
St. Dismas -- 25 March 2021
 
All that is known of Dismas is that he is the Good Thief crucified with Christ on Calvary. The other thief is known as Gestas. A completely unsubstantiated myth from the Arabic Gospel of the Infancy t... READ MORE
St. Margaret Clitherow -- 26 March 2021
 
St. Margaret Clitherow was born in Middleton, England, in 1555, of protestant parents. Possessed of good looks and full of wit and merriment, she was a charming personality. In 1571, she married John ... READ MORE
St. Berthold -- 29 March 2021
 
Death: 1195 Considered by some historians to be the founder of the Carmelite Order. He was born in Limoges, France, and proved a brilliant student at the University of Paris. Ordained a priest, Ber... READ MORE
St. Peter Canisius -- 21 December 2021
 
Birth: 1521 Death: 1597 In 1565, the Vatican was looking for a secret agent. It was shortly after the Council of Trent and the pope wanted to get the decrees of the Council to all the European bis... READ MORE
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