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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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St. Giles, Abbot -- 01 September 2021
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| Patron: of beggars; blacksmiths; breast cancer; breast feeding; cancer patients; disabled people; Edinburgh (Scotland); epilepsy; fear of night; noctiphobics; forests; hermits; horses; lepers; mental ... READ MORE |
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St. Raymond Nonnatus
-- 31 August 2021
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| Raymond was born at Portella, Catalonia, Spain. He was delivered by caesarean operation when his mother died in childbirth. Hence his name non natus (not born). He joined the Mercedarians under St. Pe... READ MORE |
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Sts. Marcellinus and Peter -- 02 June 2021
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| Death: 304
Though we know very little about these two martyrs under Diocletian, there is no question that the early church venerated them. Evidence of the respect in which they were held are the ba... READ MORE |
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St. Boniface of Mainz
-- 05 June 2021
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| Patron: of brewers; Fulda; Germany; World Youth Day
Birth: 675
Death: 754
Winfrith had expected to return to England from Friesland (in what is now Holland) in triumph. He had left the land where... READ MORE |
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St. Paphnutius -- 11 September 2020
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| The holy confessor Paphnutius was an Egyptian who, after having spent several years in the desert under the direction of the great St. Antony, was made bishop in the Upper Thebaid. He was one of those... READ MORE |
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St. Maximinus of Trier -- 29 May 2020
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| Patron: of Trier; invoked as protection against perjury, loss at sea and destructive rains
Death: 347
Bishop of Trier, Germany, from 332, and a miracle worker. He was probably born at Silly, Franc... READ MORE |
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