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St. Berthold -- 29 March 2021

Death: 1195 Considered by some historians to be the founder of the Carmelite Order. He was born in Limoges, France, and proved a brilliant student at the University of Paris. Ordained a priest, Ber... READ MORE



St. Venturino of Bergamo -- 28 March 2021

Birth: 1304 Death: 1346 Dominican preacher and missionary crusader. A native of Bergamo, Italy, he joined the Dominicans in 1319 and soon distinguished himself as a brilliant preacher, attracting ... READ MORE



St. Rupert -- 27 March 2021

Birth: 60 Death: 717 Bishop and missionary, also listed as Robert of Hrodbert. A member of a noble Frankish family, he was appointed bishop of Worms, Germany, and then dedicated himself to spreadi... READ MORE



St. Margaret Clitherow -- 26 March 2021

St. Margaret Clitherow was born in Middleton, England, in 1555, of protestant parents. Possessed of good looks and full of wit and merriment, she was a charming personality. In 1571, she married John ... READ MORE



St. Dismas -- 25 March 2021

All that is known of Dismas is that he is the Good Thief crucified with Christ on Calvary. The other thief is known as Gestas. A completely unsubstantiated myth from the Arabic Gospel of the Infancy t... READ MORE


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St. Charles Lwanga and Companions -- 03 June 2021

For those of us who think that the faith and zeal of the early Christians died out as the Church grew more safe and powerful through the centuries, the martyrs of Uganda are a reminder that persecutio... READ MORE



St. Boniface of Mainz -- 05 June 2021

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



St. Simon Stock -- 16 May 2020

Although little is known about Simon Stock's early life, legend has it that the name Stock, meaning "tree trunk," derives from the fact that, beginning at age twelve, he lived as a hermit in a hollow ... READ MORE



First Martyrs of the See of Rome -- 30 June 2021

Death: 64 The holy men and women are also called the "Protomartyrs of Rome." They were accused of burning Rome by Nero , who burned Rome to cover his own crimes. Some martyrs were burned as living ... READ MORE



St. John Ogilvie -- 10 March 2020

Birth: 1579 Death: 1615 Born in 1579, John Ogilvie belonged to Scottish nobility. Raised a Calvinist, he was educated on the continent. Exposed to the religious controversies of his day and impres... READ MORE


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