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St. Nathy
Born: at Luighne, Sligo, Ireland Canonized: 1903 (cultus confirmed) Patronage: Achonry, Ireland, city of Achonry, Ireland. Also known as Cromnathy, Cruimhthir Nathy, Crumther Nathy, Nathy Cruimthir, Nathy the Priest, Nahi, Nath Í, Nathi, Nateo, Nateus Nothing reliable is known about his early life. Spiritual student of Saint Finnian of Clonnard. Priest. Founded a church and […]
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Bl. Nuntius Sulprizio
Born: 13 April 1817 Pescosansonesco, Pescara, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies Died: 5 May 1836 (aged 19) Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies Resting place Chiesa di San Domenico Soriano Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 1 December 1963, Saint Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City by Pope Paul VI Canonized: 14 October 2018, Saint Peter’s Square, […]
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St. Nazaria Ignacia March Mesa
Born: 10 January 1889 Madrid, Kingdom of Spain Died: 6 July 1943 (aged 54) Buenos Aires, Argentina Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 27 September 1992, Saint Peter’s Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II Canonized: 14 October 2018, Saint Peter’s Square, Vatican City by Pope Francis Feast 6 July Patronage: Missionaries of the […]
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St. Nicetas of Remesiana
Born: 333 Died: 414 Venerated: in Orthodox Church Roman Catholic Church Eastern Catholic Churches Feast: 22 June Saint Nicetas (ca. 335–414) was Bishop of Remesiana, present-day Bela Palanka in the Pirot District of modern Serbia, which was then in the Roman province of Dacia Mediterranea. Biography Nicetas promoted Latin sacred music for use during the […]
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St. Norbert of Xanten
Born: c. 1075 Genneperhuis, diocese of Cologne, Holy Roman Empire Died: 6 June 1134 Magdeburg, Archbishopric of Magdeburg (now Saxony-Anhalt, Germany) Venerated: in Catholic Church Canonized: 1582, Rome by Pope Gregory XIII Feast: 6 June Patronage: invoked during childbirth for safe delivery; Magdeburg Saint Norbert of Xanten (c. 1075 – 6 June 1134) (Xanten-Magdeburg), also […]
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St. Nicephorus of Constantinople
Born: c. 758 Constantinople Died: April 5, 828 Constantinople Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church; Eastern Orthodox Church Feast: 13 March St. Nikephoros I or Nicephorus I (Greek: Νικηφόρος Α΄, Nikēphoros I) (c. 758 – April 5, 828) was a Christian Byzantine writer and Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from April 12, 806, to March 13, 815. […]
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St. Narcisa de Jesús Martillo-Morán
Born:29 October 1832 Nobol, Guayas, Ecuador Died: 8 December 1869 (aged 37) Lima, Peru Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 25 October 1992, Saint Peter’s Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II Canonized: 12 October 2008, Saint Peter’s Square, Vatican City by Pope Benedict XVI Major shrine: Santuario de Santa Narcisa de Jesus Martillo […]
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St. Noel Chabanel
Born: February 2, 1613 Saugues (Haute-Loire), France Died: December 8, 1649 (aged 36) Sainte-Marie among the Hurons (Midland, Ontario, Canada) Canonized: June 29, 1930, Rome by Pope Pius XI Son of a notary, and one of four children. Entered the Jesuit novitiate in Toulouse, France on 8 February 1630. College teacher in Toulouse from 1632 […]
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St. Nicholas of Myra
Born: Traditionally 15 March 270 Patara, Roman Empire Died: Traditionally 6 December 343 (aged 73) Myra, Roman Empire Venerated: in Anglicanism, Baptist, Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy, Lutheranism, Methodism, Reformed Major shrine: Basilica di San Nicola, Bari, Italy Feast: 19 December [O.S. 6 December] (main feast day – Saint Nicholas Day) 22 May [O.S. 9 […]
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Bl. Niels Stenson
Birth name: Niels Steensen Born: 1 January 1638 [NS: 11 January 1638] Copenhagen, Denmark-Norway Died: 25 November 1686 (aged 48) [NS: 5 December 1686] Schwerin, Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Buried: Basilica of San Lorenzo, Italy Nationality: Danish Denomination Roman Catholic Parents, father: Steen Pedersen Mother: Anne Nielsdatter Occupation: Scientist: anatomy, paleontology, stratigraphy, geology Clergyman: Counter-Reformation in […]
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