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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. Augustine of Canterbury -- 27 May 2021
 
Death: 605 At the end of the sixth century anyone would have said that Augustine had found his niche in life. Looking at this respected prior of a monastery, almost anyone would have predicted he w... READ MORE
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. Volusian -- 18 January 2022
 
Death: 496 Bishop of Tours, France. A senator at Tours, he was initially married, supposedly to a most unpleasant wife. Named bishop of the city in 488, he was forced to leave the see in 496 by the... READ MORE
St. Robert Bellarmine -- 17 September 2021
 
Birth: 1542 Death: 1621 Born at Montepulciano, Italy, October 4, 1542, St. Robert Bellarmine was the third of ten children. His mother, Cinzia Cervini, a niece of Pope Marcellus II, was dedicated ... READ MORE
St. Basil the Great -- 02 January 2021
 
Patron: of hospital administrators Death: 379 St. Basil the Great was born at Caesarea of Cappadocia in 330. He was one of ten children of St. Basil the Elder and St. Emmelia. Several of his broth... READ MORE
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