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St. Simon and St. Jude
Feast day: October 28 Simon was a simple Galilean, a brother of Jesus, as the ancients called one’s close relatives — aunts, uncles, first cousins; he was one of the Saviour’s four first cousins, with James the Less, Jude and Joseph, all sons of Mary, the wife of Alpheus, or Cleophas, either name being a […]
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St. Serapion of Antioch
Died: 211 Venerated: in Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodoxy Canonized: Pre-congregation Feast: 30 October Serapion was a Patriarch of Antioch (191–211). He is known primarily through his theological writings, although all but a few fragments of his works have perished. His feast day is celebrated on October 30. Serapion was considered one of […]
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St. Simón de Rojas
Born: 28 October 1552 Valladolid, Spain Died: 29 September 1624 Madrid, Spain Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 19 March 1766 by Pope Clement XIII Canonized: 3 July 1988, Vatican Basilica by Pope John Paul II Feast: 28 September A pious child, his first words, at age 14 months, were reported to be Ave Maria. […]
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St. Sergius of Moscow
Born: c.1314 near Rostov, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia as Bartholomew of Radonezh Died: 25 September 1392 at the Trinity Lavra of Saint Sergius of natural causes Canonized: 1449 by Pope Nicholas V Feast day: 25 September Born to the nobility, his family moved to Radonezh to escape attack against the city of Rostov, losing their fortune […]
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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. Simon Stock
Born: c. 1165 possibly Aylesford England Died: 16 May 1265 Bordeaux, France Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Major shrine: Aylesford, EnglandFeast: May 16 Patronage: Bordeaux, France Although little is known about Simon Stock’s early life, legend has it that the name Stock, meaning “tree trunk,” derives from the fact that, beginning at age twelve, he […]
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Pope St. Soter & Pope St. Caius
Cauis and Soter, Popes of the early Church, are both venerated in tradition as martyrs, though no reliable account of their martyrdom survives today. St. Soter was born in Fundi, in Italy. The date of his birth is unknown but we know that he was Pope for eight years from 166 until his death in […]
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Bl. Savina Petrilli
Born: 29 August 1851 Siena, Grand Duchy of Tuscany Died: 18 April 1923 (aged 71) Siena, Kingdom of Italy Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 24 April 1988, Saint Peter’s Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II Feast: 18 April Patronage: Sisters of the Poor of Saint Catherine of Siena Blessed Savina Petrilli (29 August 1851 […]
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St. Sabas Reyes Salazar
Born: 5 December 1883 in Cocula, Jalisco, Mexico Died: shot at 9pm on 13 April 1927 in a cemetery outside Tototlan, Jalisco, Mexico Venerated: 7 March 1992 by Pope John Paul II (decree of martyrdom) Beatified: 22 November 1992 by Pope John Paul II Canonized: 21 May 2000 by Pope John Paul II during the […]
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St. Solomon le Clerq
Born: 15 November 1745 Boulogne-ser-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, Kingdom of France Died: 2 September 1792 (aged 46) Hôtel des Carmes, Paris, Kingdom of France Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified 17 October 1926, Saint Peter’s Basilica, Kingdom of Italy by Pope Pius XI Canonized: 16 October 2016, Saint Peter’s Square, Vatican City by Pope Francis Feast: 2 […]
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