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St. Eleutherius -- 06 September 2021
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Death: 585
A wonderful simplicity and spirit of compunction were the distinguishing virtues of this holy man. He was chosen abbot of St. Mark's near Spoleto, and favored by God with the gift of mir... READ MORE |
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St. Teresa of Calcutta
-- 05 September 2021
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Patron: of World Youth Day
Birth: 1910
Death: 1997
Beatified: Pope John Paul II
The remarkable woman who would be known as Mother Teresa began life named Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu. Born on August 26... READ MORE |
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St. Rosalia -- 04 September 2021
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Death: 1160
St. Rosalia, daughter of Sinibald, Lord of Roses and Quisquina, was a descendant of the great Charlemagne. She was born at Palermo in Sicily. In her youth, her heart turned from earthly... READ MORE |
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Pope Saint Gregory the Great
-- 03 September 2021
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Death: 604
Pope Saint Gregory I, also known as the Great, was the Pope of the Catholic Church between 590 and 604 AD.
Gregory was born around 540 in Rome. The exact date of his birth is unknown.... READ MORE |
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St. Ingrid of Sweden -- 02 September 2021
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Born in Skänninge, Sweden, in the 13th century, St. Ingrid lived under the spiritual direction of Peter of Dacia, a Dominican priest. She was the first Dominican nun in Sweden and in 1281 she founded ... READ MORE |
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Blessed Ulrika Fransiska Nisch -- 08 May 2023
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Also known as
Fransiska Dettenrieder
Profile
Oldest of eleven children born to Ulrich Nisch, who cleaned stables, and Klothilde Dettenrieder, a servant in a village inn. The couple was so poo... READ MORE |
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Sts. Sarbelius & Barbea -- 29 January 2021
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Death: 101
Two martyrs, brother and sister, who were put to death at Edessa during the persecutions of Emperor Trajan. Sarbelius, also called Sharbel, was a high priest at Edessa, in Mesopotamia. T... READ MORE |
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St. Cyril of Alexandria
-- 27 June 2020
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St. Cyril of Alexandria, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (June 27) Cyril was born at Alexandria, Egypt. He was nephew of the patriarch of that city, Theophilus. Cyril received a classical and theologi... READ MORE |
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St. Benedict of Nursia
-- 11 July 2020
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Patron: of students and Europe
Birth: 480
Death: 543
Canonized: Pope Honorius III in 1220
St. Benedict is believed to have been born around 480, as the son to a Roman noble of Norcia and the twi... READ MORE |
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St. Lawrence of Brindisi
-- 21 July 2020
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Patron: of Brindisi
Birth: 1559
Death: 1619
Caesare de Rossi was born at Brandisi, kingdom of Naples, on July 22nd. He was educated by the conventual Franciscans there and by his uncle at St. Mar... READ MORE |
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