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St. Benignus -- 09 November 2021
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| Death: 467
Bishop of Ireland, the son of Sechnaa, the psalm singer of St, Patrick. Sechnan was a chief in Meath, Ireland, converted by St. Patrick. Benignus became a disciple of St. Patrick and suc... READ MORE |
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St. Castorius -- 08 November 2021
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| Patron: of sculptors, stonemasons, stonecutters; against fever; cattle
St. Castorius is the patron saint of sculptors and his feast day is November 8th. Castorius, Claudius, Nicostratus, and Sympho... READ MORE |
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St. Achillas -- 07 November 2021
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| Death: 313
Bishop and theologian who lived in an era of dispute in the Church. Achillas was the bishop of Alexandria, Egypt, one of the most powerful cities in the world at the time. Succeeding as ... READ MORE |
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St. Leonard -- 06 November 2021
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| Patron: of political prisoners, imprisoned people, prisoners of war, and captives, women in labour, as well as horses
Death: 559
According to unreliable sources, he was a Frank courtier who was co... READ MORE |
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St. Elizabeth 
-- 05 November 2021
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| What we know of St. Elizabeth comes from the Gospel, the book of Luke, in particular. In Luke, Elizabeth, a daughter of the line of Aaron, and the wife of Zechariah, was "righteous before God" and was... READ MORE |
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St. Callistus I
-- 14 October 2020
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| Patron: of Cemetery workers
Imagine that your biography was written by an enemy of yours. And that its information was all anyone would have not only for the rest of your life but for centuries to ... READ MORE |
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St. John Theristus -- 24 February 2021
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| Birth: 1049
Death: 1129
Benedictine monk, called Theristus or "Harvester." He was of Calabrian lineage, born in Sicily. His mother was a slave of the Saracens. John escaped at a young age and beca... READ MORE |
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St. Toribio Alfonso de Mogrovejo
-- 23 March 2021
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| Patron: of Native rights; Latin American bishops; Peru
Birth: 1538
Death: 1606
Bishop and defender of the rights of the native Indians in Peru, Born in Mayorga, Spain, he studied law and became a... READ MORE |
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Sts. Joachim and Anne
-- 26 July 2021
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| Saints Joachim (sometimes spelled "Joaquin," pronounced "wal-keem") and Anne, are the parents of the Virgin Mary. There are no mentions of them in the Bible or Gospels, what we know comes from Catholi... READ MORE |
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St. Clare of Montefalco -- 17 August 2021
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| Birth: 1268
Death: 1308
Clare was born at Montefalco, Italy, around 1268. As a young woman she joined a convent of Franciscan tertiaries. This group established Holy Cross Convent at Montefalco in... READ MORE |
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