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St. Euphrosyne of Polotsk
Born: 1110 at Polotsk, Belarus as Pradslava Died: 1173 at the monastery of Mar Saba near Jerusalem of natural causes, re-interred in the Monastery of the Caves at Kiev in 1187, relics translated to Polotsk in 1910 at the Saviour-Efrosinia Convent Canonized: 1984 by Pope John Paul II in Belarus Patronage: Belarus Daughter of Prince […]
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St. Eugene de Mazenod
Born: 1 August 1782 at Aix-en-Provence, southern France as Charles Joseph Eugene de Mazenod Died: 21 May 1861 at Marseille, France of cancer, on 12 December 1936, his body was exhumed and found to be intact, part of his heart is venerated at Blessed Sacrament Chapel at the Oblate-owned Lourdes Grotto of the Southwest in […]
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St. Ethelbert of East Anglia
Died: murdered in 793 at Villa Australis, Mercia, England, his body was buried like trash, but a heavenly light identified it, and it was eventually relocated, buried at Maurdine near the Lugg River in Mercia, remains relocated to Stratus-way, remains relocated to Fernley (modern Hereford, England), remains relocated to Hereford Cathedral, during one of the […]
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St. Epiphanius of Salamis
Born: 315 at Besanduk, near Eleutheropolis, Judea Died: 403 at sea of natural causes Venerated: in Catholicism Eastern Orthodoxy Oriental Orthodoxy Feast: 12 May, 17 Pashons (Coptic Orthodoxy) A Hellenized Jew, and convert to Christianity. Fluent in five languages, and extensively studied in theology and the classics. Monk in several communities in Egypt, returning to Palestine in […]
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St. Engratia & 18 Companions
Died: 303 AD Zaragoza, Spain Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church Major shrine: Zaragoza Feast: April 16 The church celebrates on this day the triumph of Saint Engratia, a virgin martyr who was a native of Portugal. Her father had promised her in marriage to a man of quality in Rousillon, Gaul, and […]
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Bl. Enrichetta Alfieri
Born: 23 February 1891 Borgo Vercelli, Vercelli, Kingdom of Italy Died: 23 November 1951 (aged 60) Milan, Italy Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 26 June 2011, Milan Cathedral, Italy by Cardinal Angelo Amato Feast: 23 November, 26 November (Archdiocese of Milan) Patronage: Prison chaplains Enrichetta Alfieri (23 February 1891 – 23 November 1951) – […]
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St. Edmund Arrowsmith
Born: 1585 at Haydock, Lancashire, England as Brian Arrowsmith, his confirmation name was Edmund, and he preferred to use it Died: hanged, drawn, and quartered on 28 August 1628 at Lancaster, England, his hand is preserved as a relic at Saint Oswald’s Church, Ashton-in-Makerfield, England Canonized: 25 October 1970 by Pope Paul VI as one […]
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St. Euphrasia Eluvathingal
Born: Rosa Eluvathingal 17 October 1877 Kattoor, Irinjalakuda, Thrissur, Kerala, India Died: 29 August 1952 (aged 74) St. Mary’s Convent, Ollur Venerated: in Catholic Church Syro-Malabar Catholic Church Beatified: 3 December 2006 Canonized: 23 November 2014, Vatican City by Pope Francis Feast: 30 August Saint Euphrasia is a humble CMC nun who has personalized the […]
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St. Edgar the Peaceful
Born: 943 or 944 Died: 8 July 975 (aged 31/32) Winchester, Hampshire Edgar c. 943 – 8 July 975), known as the Peaceful or the Peaceable, was King of England from 959 until his death. He was the younger son of Edmund I and Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury, and came to the throne as a teenager, following […]
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St. Etheldreda of Ely
Born: c.636 at Ely in 1106; found incorrupt Died: 23 June 679 of natural causes• body re-interred in 694; found incorrupt body re-interred in the Cathedral Patronage: neck ailments, throat ailments, widows, University of Cambridge Sister of Saint Jurmin. Relative of King Anna of East Anglia, England. Princess. Widowed after three years marriage; rumor had […]
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