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Bl. Petrus Donders

Bl. Petrus Donders

Born: 27 October 1805 at Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands Died: 14 January 1887 (aged 79) Batavia, Suriname Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 23 May 1982, Saint Peter’s Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II Feast: 14 January Patronage: Missionaries Son of Arnold Denis Donders and Petronella van den Brekel. Peter grew up poor, […]

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  January 13, 2019   No comments
St. Paulinus of Aquileia

St. Paulinus of Aquileia

Born: c. 726 Premariacco Died: 802 or 804 Cividale Venerated: in Eastern Orthodox Church, Roman Catholic Church Feast: January 11 Born near Friuli, Italy, Paulinus in his youth worked on his family’s farm. Years later, as a priest, he became a renowned grammar professor whose reputation reached the court of the Frankish emperor Charlemagne. It […]

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  January 13, 2019   No comments
St. Peter Fourier

St. Peter Fourier

Born: 30 November 1565 Mirecourt, Duchy of Lorraine, Holy Roman Empire Died: 9 December 1640 (aged 75) Gray, County of Burgundy, Holy Roman Empire Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church (Diocese of Nancy, Order of Canons Regular and the Canonesses Regular of Notre-Dame) Beatified: 1730, Rome, Papal States, by Pope Benedict XIII Canonized:1897, Rome, Kingdom of […]

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  December 25, 2018   No comments
Bl. Peter Paschal

Bl. Peter Paschal

Born: 1227 at Valencia, Spain Died: beheaded on 6 December 1300 at Granada, Spain Beatified: 14 August 1670 by Pope Clement X Received his doctorate from the University of Paris, France. Joined the Mercedarians in 1250. Priest. Tutor to Don Sancho, son of the king of Aragon (part of modern Spain), in 1253. Bishop of […]

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  December 24, 2018   No comments
Bl. Philip Rinaldi

Bl. Philip Rinaldi

Born: 28 May 1856 Lu Monferrato, Alessandria, Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia Died: 2 July 1931 (aged 75) Turin, Kingdom of Italy Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 29 April 1990, Saint Peter’s Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II Feast: 5 December Patronage: Wrocław Blessed Filippo Rinaldi (28 May 1856 – 29 April 1931) was […]

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  December 24, 2018   No comments
St.Proclus of Constantinople

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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  October 25, 2018   No comments
St.Paul of the Cross

St.Paul of the Cross

Born: Paolo Francesco Danei 3 January 1694 Ovada, Piedmont, Duchy of Savoy (now modern-day Italy) Died: 18 October 1775 (aged 81) Church of SS. Giovanni e Paolo, Rome Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 1 May 1853, Rome by Pope Pius IX Canonized 29 June 1867, Rome by Pope Pius IX Major shrine: Church of […]

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  October 18, 2018   No comments
St.Peter of Alcantara

St.Peter of Alcantara

Born: 1499 Alcántara, Spain Died: 18 October, 1562 (aged 62-63) Arenas de San Pedro, Spain Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified April 18, 1622 by Pope Gregory XV Canonized: April 28, 1669 by Pope Clement IX Feast: October 19 Attributes: Franciscan habit Patronage Brazil, Eucharistic adoration, Extremadura, Pakil, Laguna He was born at Alcántara, Province […]

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  October 18, 2018   No comments