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St. Pothinus, Sanctus, Attalus, Blandina
After a miraculous victory obtained by the prayers of a Christian legion under Marcus Aurelius in 174, the Church was enjoying a kind of peace, which was nonetheless often disturbed in various places by popular commotions, or by the superstitious fury of pagan governors. These factors become evident in the persecution which was raised at […]
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St. Marcellinus and St. Peter
Died: 304 AD Rome Venerated: in Catholic Church Major: shrine Church of Santi Marcellino e Pietro, Rome; Seligenstadt, Germany; relics also claimed by cathedral of Cremona Feast: 2 June Marcellinus and Peter were prominent enough in the memory of the Church to be included among the saints of the Roman Canon. Mention of their names […]
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St. Philip Neri
Born: 22 July 1515 at Florence, Italy Died: 26 May 1595 at the church of San Maria in Vallicella, Italy of natural causes Venerated: in Catholic Church Beatified: 11 May 1615 by Pope Paul V Canonized: 12 March 1622 by Pope Gregory XV Feast: 26 May Patronage: Gravina, Italy, Rome, Italy, archdiocese of Manfredonia Vieste […]
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St. Paschal Baylon
Born: 24 May 1540 (feast of Pentecost) at Torre Hermosa, Aragon, (modern Spain) Died: 15 May 1592 (feast of Pentecost) at Villa Reale, Spain of natural causes Canonized: 16 October 1690 by Pope Alexander VIII Patronage: cooks, shepherds, Eucharistic congresses and organizations (proclaimed by Pope Leo XIII on 28 November 1897), diocese of Segorbe-Castellón de […]
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St. Pancras of Rome
Born: c.290 at Phrygia Died: beheaded c.304 on the Via Aurelia, Rome, Italy, relics interred in the Saint Pancras church, Rome, but were destroyed in 1798, his head is still in the basilica of Saint John Lateran Patronage: against cramps, against false witness or perjury, against headaches, children, oaths, treaties, diocese of Albano, Italy, 27 […]
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St. Pachomius of Tabenna
Born: c.290 at Upper Thebaid, Egypt Died: c.346 of natural causes, buried in an unknown location by Saint Theodore of Tabennísi Soldier in the imperial Roman army. Convert in 313. He left the army in 314 and became a spiritual student of Saint Palaemon. Lived as a hermit from 316. During a retreat into the […]
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St. Philip
Feastday: May 3 Philip was born in Bethsaida, Galilee. He may have been a disciple of John the Baptist and is mentioned as one of the Apostles in the lists of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and in Acts. Aside from the lists, he is mentioned only in John in the New Testament. He was called by Jesus Himself and brought Nathanael to Christ. Philip was present at the miracle of […]
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St. Peregrine Laziosi
Born: c. 1260, Forlì, Italy Died: May 1, 1345 Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Canonized: December 27, 1726, by Pope Benedict XIII Feast: May 1 Patronage: persons suffering from cancer, AIDS, or other illnesses Saint Peregrine Laziosi (Pellegrino Latiosi) (c. 1260 – 1 May 1345) is an Italian saint of the Servite Order (Friar Order Servants of Mary). […]
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Pope St. Pius V
Birth name: Antonio Ghislieri Born: 17 January 1504 Bosco, Duchy of Milan Died: 1 May 1572 (aged 68) Rome, Papal StatesPapacy began: 7 January 1566 Papacy ended: 1 May 1572Feast day: 30 April (General Roman Calendar) 5 May (1713–1969 Calendars) Venerated: in Catholic Church Beatified: 1 May 1672 by Pope Clement X Canonized: 22 May […]
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St. Peter of Verona
Born: 1205 Verona, Italy Died: April 6, 1252 on the road from Como to Milan, Italy Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Canonized: March 9, 1253, Perugia, Italy by Pope Innocent IV Feast: April 6, April 29 (General Roman Calendar, 1586–1969), June 4 (Dominican particular calendar)Patronage: Guaynabo, Puerto Rico; Inquisitors; midwives Also called Peter of Verona, […]
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