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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. Bartholomew -- 24 August 2020
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| St. Bartholomew, 1st. century, one of the 12.
All that is known of him with certainty is that he is mentioned in the synoptic gospels and Acts as one of the twelve apostles. His name, a patronymic,... READ MORE |
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Pope Saint Gregory III -- 10 December 2020
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| He was just standing there, not doing anything special. As a Syrian priest he must have felt a little out of place among the Roman people mourning that day for the dead Pope. As a good preacher, he mu... READ MORE |
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St. Elizabeth
-- 05 November 2020
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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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Sts. Andrew Kim Taegon, Paul Chong Hasang, and Companions -- 20 September 2020
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| The evangelization of Korea began during the 17th century through a group of lay persons. A strong vital Christian community flourished there under lay leadership until missionaries arrived from the P... READ MORE |
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St. James Intercisus -- 27 November 2020
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| James was a favorite of King Yezdigerd I of Persia and a Christian. He abandoned his religion when Yesdigerd launched a persecution of the Christians. When the king died, James repented of his apostas... READ MORE |
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