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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
St. Aldemar -- 24 March 2021
 
Death: 1080 Abbot and miracle worker, called "the Wise." Born in Capua, Italy, he became a monk in Monte Cassino and was called to the attention of a Princess Aloara of the region. When she built a... READ MORE
St. Toribio Alfonso de Mogrovejo -- 23 March 2021
 
Patron: of Native rights; Latin American bishops; Peru Birth: 1538 Death: 1606 Bishop and defender of the rights of the native Indians in Peru, Born in Mayorga, Spain, he studied law and became a... READ MORE
St. Lea -- 22 March 2021
 
A letter which St. Jerome wrote to St. Marcella provides the only information we have about St. Lea, a devout fourth century widow. Upon the death of her husband, she retired to a Roman monastery and ... READ MORE
St. Enda -- 21 March 2021
 
Legend has him an Irishman noted for his military feats who was convinced by his sister St. Fanchea to renounce his warring activities and marry. When he found his fiancee dead, he decided to become a... READ MORE
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St. Vincent Kaun -- 20 June 2020
 
Death: 1626 Martyr of Japan. A native of Korea, he was brought to Japan in 1591 as a prisoner of war and was subsequently converted to Christianity. Entering the Jesuits, he studied at the Jesuit s... READ MORE
St. Lydia Purpuraria -- 03 August 2020
 
Lydia Purpuraria (1st century) was born at Thyatira (Ak-Hissar), a town in Asia Minor, famous for its dye works, (hence, her name which means purple seller). She became Paul's first convert at Philipp... READ MORE
St. Clare of Assisi -- 11 August 2020
 
Patron: of eye disease, goldsmiths, laundry, television Birth: 1194 Death: 1253 Canonized: Pope Alexander IV on September 26, 1255 St. Clare of Assisi was born in Assisi on July 16, 1194, as Chi... READ MORE
St. Clare of Montefalco -- 17 August 2020
 
Birth: 1268 Death: 1308 Clare was born at Montefalco, Italy, around 1268. As a young woman she joined a convent of Franciscan tertiaries. This group established Holy Cross Convent at Montefalco in... READ MORE
St. Helena -- 18 August 2020
 
Patron: of New discoveries Death: 330 St. Helena was the mother of Emperor Constantine the Great and an Empress of the Roman Empire. Very little is known about Helena's early life, but it is belie... READ MORE
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