Saints
St.Proclus of Constantinople
Born: Constantinople (modern Istanbul, Turkey) Died: 24 October 447 in the area of modern Turkey of natural causes Saint Proclus (Unknown – 24 July 446) was an Archbishop of Constantinople. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. Biography The friend and disciple of Saint John Chrysostom, Proclus […]
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St.Luigi Guanella
Born: 19 December 1842 Fraciscio, Campodolcino, Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia Died: 24 October 1915 (aged 72) Como, Kingdom of Italy Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 25 October 1964, Saint Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City by Pope Paul VI Canonized: 23 October 2011, Saint Peter’s Square, Vatican City by Pope Benedict XVI Major shrine: Shrine of the […]
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St.Anthony Mary Claret
Born: December 23, 1807 Sallent, Barcelona, Spain Died: October 24, 1870 (aged 62) Fontfroide, Narbonne, France Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: February 25, 1934, Rome by Pope Pius XI Canonized: May 7, 1950, Rome by Pope Pius XII Major shrine: Vic, Barcelona, Spain Feast: October 24 October 23 (local calendars and among Traditional Roman […]
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St.Allucio of Campugliano
Born: c.1070 in Campugliano, Italy Died: 23 October 1134 in Campugliano, Italy of natural causes interred by the Brothers in the church of Saint Luke in Campugliano Canonized: 23 October 1182 by the bishop of Lucca, Italy Patronage: Pescia, Italy, diocese of (proclaimed in 2000 by the Congregation for the Causes of Saints) Son of […]
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Bl.Arnold Reche
Born: 2 September 1838 Landroff, Moselle, July Monarchy Died: 23 October 1890 (aged 52) Rheims, Marne, French Third Republic Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 1 November 1987, Saint Peter’s Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II Feast: 23 October Attributes: De La Sallian habit Patronage Educators Son of Claude and Anne Flausset Reche, […]
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St.John of Capistrano
Born: 24 June 1386 Capestrano, Abruzzi, Kingdom of Naples Died: 23 October 1456 (aged 70) Ilok, Syrmia, Kingdom of Croatia in personal union with Hungary Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Canonized: 1690 or 1724, Rome by either Pope Alexander VIII or Pope Benedict XIII Feast: 23 October; 28 March (General Roman Calendar, 1890–1969) Patronage Jurists, […]
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St.Abercius Marcellus
Venerated: in Eastern Orthodox Church Roman Catholic Church Died: c.200 of natural causes Venerated: by the Greek Church since the 10th century Feast: October 22/November 4 Attributes: Vested as a bishop Abercius of Hieropolis (Greek Αβέρκιος, died c. 167) was a bishop of Hierapolis (modern Castabala) at the time of Marcus Aurelius, also known as […]
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Pope Saint John Paul II
Papacy began: 16 October 1978 Papacy ended: 2 April 2005 Predecessor: John Paul I Ordination: 1 November 1946 by Adam Stefan Sapieha Consecration: 28 September 1958 by Eugeniusz Baziak Created cardinal: 26 June 1967 by Paul VI Personal details Birth name: Karol Józef Wojtyła Born: 18 May 1920 Wadowice, Poland Died: 2 April 2005 (aged […]
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St.Laura of St.Catherine of Siena
Born: 26 May 1874 Jericó, Antioquía, United States of Colombia Died: 21 October 1949 (aged 75) Belencito, Medellín, Antioquía, Colombia Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 25 April 2004, Saint Peter’s Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II Canonized: 12 May 2013, Saint Peter’s Square, Vatican City by Pope Francis Feast: 21 October Attributes: […]
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St.Wendelin
Born: 554 in Scotland Died: 617 at Tholey, Germany of natural causes Prince of Scotland, the son of King Forchado and Queen Irelina. Educated by the local bishop, Wendelin decided to abandon life in the royal family, and devote himself to God. Dressed as a pilgrim, Wendelin left his castle home in the middle of […]
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