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St. Francis Borgia -- 10 October 2021
 
Patron: against earthquakes; Portugal; Rota, Marianas Birth: 1510 Death: 1572 Francis was a young nobleman at the court of the King of Spain. He became a Duke when he was only thirty-three and li... READ MORE
Sts. Denis, Rusticus, and Eleutherius -- 09 October 2021
 
Patron: of France; Paris; against frenzy, strife, headaches, hydrophobia, possessed people, rabies The first mention we have of these three martyrs who died around 258 A.D. comes in the sixth centu... READ MORE
St. Pelagia -- 08 October 2021
 
Pelagia, more often called Margaret, on account of the magnificence of the pearls for which she had so often sold herself, was an actress of Antioch, equally celebrated for her beauty, her wealth and ... READ MORE
St. Artaldus -- 07 October 2021
 
Birth: 1101 Death: 1206 Artaldus (also called Arthaud) was born in the castle of Sothonod in Savoy. At the age of eighteen, he went to the court of Duke Amadeus III, but a year or two after, he be... READ MORE
St. Bruno -- 06 October 2021
 
Bruno was born in Cologne of the prominent Hartenfaust family. He studied at the Cathedral school at Rheims, and on his return to Cologne about 1055, was ordained and became a Canon at St. Cunibert's.... READ MORE
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St. Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr -- 10 August 2021
 
Patron: of Rome, students, miners, tanners, chefs, poor, firefighters Birth: December 31, 225 Death: August 10, 258 Canonized: Pre-Congregation The year was 258 A.D. It was a difficult beginning... READ MORE
St. Matilda -- 14 March 2022
 
Patron: of parents of large families Death: 968 Matilda was the daughter of Count Dietrich of Westphalia and Reinhild of Denmark. She was also known as Mechtildis and Maud. She was raised by her g... READ MORE
St. John Baptist de Rossi -- 23 May 2021
 
Patron: of Voltaggio Birth: February 22, 1698 Death: May 23, 1764 Beatified: May 13, 1860 by Pope Pius IX Canonized: December 8, 1881 by Pope Leo XIII St. John Baptist de de Rossi, also known a... READ MORE
St. Mechtildis -- 31 May 2021
 
Death: 1160 Benedictine abbess and miracle worker. She was the daughter of Count Berthold of Andechs, in modem Bavaria, Germany. The count and his wife, Sophia, founded a monastery on their esĀ­tate... READ MORE
St. Theodosius the Cenobiarch -- 11 January 2021
 
Death: 529 Abbot and founder. Born at Garissus, Cappadocia (modern Turkey), in 423, he undertook a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, and after meeting with the famed St. Simeon Stylites, he entered a monast... READ MORE
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