Saints
St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
Born: 12 October 1891 at Breslaw, Dolnoslaskie, Germany (now Wroclaw, Poland) as Edith Stein Died: gassed on 9 August 1942 in the ovens of Oswiecim (a.k.a. Auschwitz), Malopolskie, Poland, body cremated Canonized: 11 October 1998 by Pope John Paul II Patronage: against the death of parents, Europe, martyrs. Also known as Edith Stein, Teresia Benedicta […]
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St. Blane
Born: 6th century at Isle of Bute, Scotland Died: c.590 at Kingarth, Isle of Bute, Scotland of natural causes, buried in Dunblane, Scotland which was named for him. Also known as Blaan, Blan, Blain Nephew of Saint Cathan. Studied in Ireland under Saint Comgall of Bangor, Saint Kenneth, and Saint Canice. Monk. After seven years, […]
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St. Bessus
Died: thrown from Mount Fautenio c.286 Campiglia Soana, Turin, Italy, the spot where he landed (and died) left an impression in the rock, and a shrine was soon built over it, relics taken to Ozegna in the 9th century and enshrined a chapel now known as the Beata Vergine del Convento e del Bosco, relics […]
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St. Lawrence of Rome
Born: at Huesca, Spain Died: cooked to death on a gridiron on 10 August 258 in Rome, Italy, tradition says that the ashes of his burned body were dispersed by the winds, and appear at different places around the world on his feast day, buried in the cemetery of Saint Cyriaca on the road to […]
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St. Gaugericus of Cambrai
Born: at Trier, Germany Died: c.625 of natural causes, interred in the church of Saint Medard, Cambrai, France, some relics in assorted churches in Belgium. Also known as Djèri, Gau, Gery, Gagericus, Gaugerico, Gorik Additional Memorials 18 November for the exhumation of his relics, 24 September for the translation of his relics Profile Son of […]
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St. Alexander the Charcoal Burner
Born: Greek Died: burned alive c.275 at Comana (in modern Turkey) Patronage: charcoal burners. Also known as Alexander of Comana, Alexander of Cuma, Alexander the Carbonaio, Alessandro Well-born, educated, and erudiate 3rd century Greek with philosophical training. Convert to Christianity. To escape his pagan roots and live for God, he left his native area and […]
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St. Clare of Assisi
Born: 16 July 1194 at Assisi, Italy Died: 11 August 1253 of natural causes Canonized: 26 September 1255 by Pope Alexander IV Patronage: embroiderers, needle workers, eyes, against eye disease, for good weather, gilders, gold workers, goldsmiths, laundry workers, telegraphs, telephones, television (proclaimed on 14 February 1958 by Pope Pius XII), television writers, Poor Clares, […]
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St. Cecilia of Remiremont
Patronage: eyes. Also known as Chiara, Gegoberga, Sigaberga Daughter of Saint Romaric of Remiremont. In the mid-7th century, she and her sister Azaltrude became nuns at the Remiremont Abbey which her father had built, and Cecilia long served as its abbess.
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St. Euplus of Catania
Died: flogged to death on 12 August 304 in Catania, Sicily, Italy, relics in Trevico, Italy that were long thought to be from Euplus were examined scientifically in 2005 and determined to be from three different people Patronage: Catania, Sicily, Italy, Francavilla di Sicilia, Italy, Trevico, Italy. Also known as Euplio, Euplius Deacon. Tortured and […]
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St. Jeanne de Chantal
Born: 28 January 1572 at Dijon, Burgundy, France Died: 13 December 1641 at the Visitationist convent at Moulins, France of natural causes, relics at Annecy, Savoy (in modern France Canonized: 16 July 1767 by Pope Clement XIII Patronage: against in-law problems, against the death of parents, forgotten people, parents separated from children, widows. Also known […]
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