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St. Robert of Newminster
Born: c. 1100 Gargrave, North Yorkshire, England Died: 7 June 1159 Newminster Abbey, Morpeth, Northumberland, England Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Feast: 7 June Robert of Newminster (1100–1159) was a priest, abbot, and a saint of the Catholic Church. He was born in Gargrave in Yorkshire, England. He was one of the monks who founded […]
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St. Rafael Guízar y Valencia
Born: 26 April 1878 Cotija, Michoacán, Mexico Died: 6 June 1938 (aged 60) Mexico City, Mexico Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 29 January 1995, Saint Peter’s Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II Canonized: 15 October 2006, Saint Peter’s Square, Vatican City by Pope Benedict XVI Major shrine: Xalapa Cathedral, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico […]
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St. Raymond of Penyafort
Born: ca. 1175 Vilafranca del Penedès, Catalonia, Crown of Aragon Died: 6 January 1275 (age 100) Barcelona, Crown of Aragon Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 1542, Rome by Pope Paul III Canonized: 29 April 1601, Rome by Pope Clement VIII Major shrine: Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain Feast: […]
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Bl. Rafal Chylinski
Born: 8 January 1694 at Buk, Poznan, Poland as Melchior Chylinski Died: 2 December 1741 at Lagiewniki, Lodzkie, Poland, the Conventual church there became a place of pilgrimage Beatified: 9 June 1991 at Warsaw, Poland by Pope John Paul II A pious youth, his family nicknamed him “the little monk.” After graduating the Jesuit college […]
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Bl. Rupert Mayer
Born: 23 January 1876 Stuttgart, Germany Died: 1 November 1945 (aged 69) Munich, Germany Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 3 May 1987, Munich by Pope John Paul II Feast: 3 November Rupert Mayer, S.J. (23 January 1876 – 1 November 1945) was a German Jesuit priest and a leading figure of the Catholic resistance […]
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St.Richard Gwyn
Born: 1537 Montgomeryshire, Wales Died: 15 October 1584 (aged 47) Wrexham, Wales Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Canonized: 25 October 1970 by Pope Paul VI Feast: 17 October Saint Richard Gwyn (ca. 1537 – 15 October 1584), also known by his anglicized name, Richard White, was a Welsh school teacher. He was martyred by being […]
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