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St. John
Saint John, brother of Saint James the Greater, the Apostle of Spain, is the beloved disciple. He was privileged, with his brother and Saint Peter, to behold the Saviour raise up a dead child to life, then saw Him transfigured on the mountaintop; he alone reposed his head on His breast at the Last Supper. […]
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St. John Francis Regis
Born:31 January 1597 Fontcouverte, Aude, France Died: 31 December 1640 (aged 43) Lalouvesc, Ardèche, France Venerated: in Catholic Church Beatified: 18 May 1716, Rome by Pope Clement XI Canonized: 5 April 1737, Rome by Pope Clement XII Major shrine: Lalouvesc, France Feast: 10 September; 16 June (on some local calendars) Patronage: Regis University, Regis High […]
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St. Juan Diego
Born: Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin 1474 Cuauhtitlán, Mexico Died: 1548 (aged 73–74) Tepeyac, Mexico Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: May 6, 1990, Basilica of Guadalupe, Mexico City by Pope John Paul II Canonized: July 31, 2002, Basilica of Guadalupe, Mexico City by Pope John Paul II Major shrine: Basilica of Guadalupe Feast: December 9 Patronage: […]
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St. John the Silent
Born: 8 January 454 at Nicopolis, Armenia Died: 8 January 558 in Jerusalem of natural causes Saint John the Silent (January 8, 454 – May 13, 558), also known as St John the Hesychast was a Christian saint known for living alone for seventy-six years. He was given the surname because he loved recollection and […]
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St. John Damascene
Born: c. 675 or 676 Damascus, Bilad al-Sham, Umayyad Caliphate Died: 4 December 749 Mar Saba, Jerusalem, Bilad al-Sham, Umayyad Caliphate Canonized: Pre-congregation by Eastern Orthodox Church Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church Roman Catholic Church Anglican Communion Commemorated in Lutheranism Feast: December 4 March 27 (General Roman Calendar 1890–1969) Saint John of […]
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Bl. Johann Nepomuk von Tschiderer
Born: 15 April 1777 at Bolzano, diocese of Trent, Italy Died: 3 December 1860 at Trent, Italy of natural causes Beatified: 29 April 1995 by Pope John Paul II• beatification miracles include the healing of blindness of a 4-year-old in 1867, and the 1871 cure of a young priest who was on his death-bed with […]
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Bl. John van Ruysbroeck
Born: c 1293–4 Ruisbroek, near Brussels Died: December 2, 1381 (aged 87–88) Groenendael, near Brussels Venerated: in the Catholic Church Beatified: 1903 by Pope Pius X The Blessed John van Ruysbroeck 1293 or 1294 – 2 December 1381) was one of the Flemish mystics. Some of his main literary works include The Kingdom of the […]
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Bl. John of Vercelli
Born: c. 1205 Mosso Santa Maria Biella, Italy Died: 30 November 1283 Montpellier, France Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church (Dominican Order) Blessed John of Vercelli, O.P. (Giovanni da Vercelli) (c. 1205 – 30 November 1283), was the sixth Master General of the Dominican Order (1264-1283). Early life and education John was born in 1205 to […]
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St. James of the Marches
Born: c. 1391 Monteprandone, March of Ancona, Papal States Died: 28 November 1476 Naples, Kingdom of Naples Venerated: in Roman Catholicism (Franciscan Order) Beatified: 1624 by Pope Urban VIII Canonized: 1726 by Pope Benedict XIII Major shrine: Sanctuary of St. James of the Marches Monteprandone, Ascoli Piceno, Italy Feast: 28 November Patronage: Patron of Monteprandone, […]
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St. Josaphat Kuntsevych
Predecessor: Gedeon Brolnicki Successor: Antonius Sielava Personal details Birth name: Ivan Kunchych Born: c. 1580 Volodymyr, Volhynian Voivodeship, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Died: November 12, 1623 Vitebsk, Vitebsk Voivodeship, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Sainthood Feast day: November 12 (Latin Church, Belarusian Greek Catholic Church, Romanian Greek Catholic Church, Ruthenian Catholic Church) November 14 (Latin Church, extraordinary rite) November 25 (Ukrainian […]
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