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Pope Blessed Urban II
Born: c.1042 in Lagery, France as Odo (or Otho or Eudes) of Lagery Papal Ascension: March 1088 Died: 29 July 1099 in Rome, Italy of natural causes Beatified: 1881 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmation). Also known as Odo, Otho, Eudes Studied at Rheims, France. Monk and prior at Cluny. Assistant to Pope Saint Gregory […]
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St. Ursula Ledochowska
Born: 17 April 1865 Loosdorf, Melk, Lower Austria, Austrian Empire Died: 29 May 1939 (aged 74) Rome, Kingdom of Italy Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 20 June 1983, Poznań, Poland by Pope John Paul II Canonized: 18 May 2003, Saint Peter’s Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II Feast: 29 May Patronage: Sieradz […]
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St.Ursula and her Companions
Died: October 21, 383 Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church (formerly) Anglican Communion Major shrine: Church of St. Ursula, Cologne Feast: October 21 Attributes: arrow; banner; cloak; clock; maiden shot with arrows; depicted accompanied by a varied number of companions who are being martyred in various ways; ship Patronage Cologne, England, archers, orphans, female students, Binangonan, […]
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