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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. Eusebius of Vercelli -- 02 August 2021
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| Patron: of Vercelli
Birth: 283
Death: 371
Christians who breathed a sigh of relief when Constantine proclaimed Christianity the state religion, believing this would end the bloodshed and martyrdo... READ MORE |
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St. Hormisdas Pope -- 06 August 2021
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| Birth: 450
Death: 523
Pope from 514-523, successor to St. Symmachus, and father of Pope St. Silverius Born in Frosinone, Campagna di Roma, Italy, he was an Italian, although he had a Persian name... READ MORE |
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St. John Joseph of the Cross -- 05 March 2022
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| Patron: of Ischia
Birth: 1654
Death: 1739
St. John Joseph of the Cross was born about the middle of the seventeenth century in the beautiful island of Ischia, near Naples. From his childhood he w... READ MORE |
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St. Joan de Lestonnac -- 02 February 2022
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| Patron: of abuse victims, people rejected by religious orders, widows
Birth: 1556
Death: 1640
St. Joan de Lestonnac was born in Bordeaux, France, in 1556. She married at the age of seventeen. The... READ MORE |
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St. Hilary of Poitiers
-- 13 January 2021
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| Patron: against snake bites
Death: 368
"They didn't know who they were." This is how Hilary summed up the problem with the Arian heretics of the fourth century.
Hilary, on the other hand, knew ... READ MORE |
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