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Bl. Giuseppe Giaccardo

Bl. Giuseppe Giaccardo

Born: 13 June 1896 Narzole, Cuneo, Kingdom of Italy Died: 24 January 1948 (aged 51) Rome, Lazio, Italy Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 22 October 1989, Saint Peter’s Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II Major shrine: Basilica di Santa Maria Regina degli Apostoli alla Montagnola, Italy Feast: 22 October Patronage: Society of […]

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  February 11, 2019   No comments
Bl. Giuseppe Nascimbeni

Bl. Giuseppe Nascimbeni

Born: 22 March 1851 in Torri del Benaco, Verona, Italy Died: 22 January 1922 in Castelletto del Garda, Verona, Italy of natural causes Beatified: 17 April 1988 by Pope John Paul II Venerated: 17 February 1984 by Pope John Paul II (decree on heroic virtues) Feast: 22 January Son of a carpenter. Franciscan tertiary. Priest […]

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  February 10, 2019   No comments
Bl. Gonzalo de Amarante

Bl. Gonzalo de Amarante

Born: 1187 Arriconha, Tagilde, Vizela, Portugal Died: 10 January 1259 (aged 71) Amarante, Portugal Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified 16 September 1561, Saint Peter’s Basilica, Papal States by Pope Pius IV Feast: 17 January Patronage: Amarante, Itapissuma, Cajari, Matinha, Viana Blessed Gonçalo de Amarante (1187 – 10 January 1259) was a Portuguese Roman Catholic […]

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  January 15, 2019   No comments
Bl. Gabriel of Ferrara

Bl. Gabriel of Ferrara

Born: c.1543 in Milan, Italy as Camillo Died: 15 January 1627 in Vienna, Austria of natural causes, relics enshrined in the church of the Brothers of Mercy on Taborstrasse in Vienna Born to the nobility, the Count of Ferrara, Italy. Trained as a surgeon, he practiced medicine in Milan, Italy and served as personal physician […]

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  January 13, 2019   No comments
St. Genevieve

St. Genevieve

Born: c. 419–422 Nanterre, France Died: 502–512 (aged 79–93) Paris, France Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church Canonized: Pre-congregation Feast: 3 January Patronage Paris Saint Genevieve (French: Sainte Geneviève; Latin: Sancta Genovefa, Genoveva; from Gaullish geno “race, lineage” and uida “sage”) (Nanterre, c. 419/422 AD – Paris 502/512 AD), is the patron saint […]

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  January 7, 2019   No comments
St Gregory Nazianzen

St Gregory Nazianzen

Born: AD 329 Arianzum, Cappadocia Died: 25 January 390 (aged 60–61) Arianzum, Cappadocia Venerated: in Eastern Orthodox Church Oriental Orthodoxy Roman Catholic Church Anglican Communion Lutheranism Canonized: pre-congregation Major shrine: Patriarchal Cathedral of St. George in the Fanar Feast: Eastern Orthodox Church: 25 January (primary feast day) 30 January (Three Great Hierarchs) General Roman Calendar: […]

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  January 3, 2019   No comments
Bl. Giovanni Maria Boccardo

Bl. Giovanni Maria Boccardo

Born: 20 November 1848 Moncalieri, Turin, Kingdom of Sardinia Died: 30 December 1913 (aged 65) Moncalieri, Turin, Kingdom of Italy Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 24 May 1998, Turin, Italy by Pope John Paul II Feast: 30 December Patronage: Poor Daughters of Saint Cajetan, Against cancer Blessed Giovanni Maria Boccardo (20 November 1848 – […]

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  December 28, 2018   No comments
St. Godfrey of Amiens

St. Godfrey of Amiens

Born: 1066 Soissons, France Died: 1115 Soissons, France Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Feast: 8 November Godfrey of Amiens (French: Geoffroy d’Amiens) (1066–1115) was a bishop of Amiens. He is a saint in the Catholic Church. Life Godfrey was born in 1066 in Moulincourt, in the diocese of Soissons. When his mother died, his father […]

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  November 18, 2018   No comments
St. Gerard Majella

St. Gerard Majella

Born: April 6, 1726 Muro Lucano, Basilicata, Kingdom of Naples Died: October 16, 1755 (aged 29) Materdomini, Campania, Kingdom of Naples Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church (The Redemptorists and Campagnia, Italy) Beatified: January 29, 1893 by Pope Leo XIII Canonized: December 11, 1904 by Pope Pius X Major shrine: Shrine of St. Gerard Majella, Materdomini, […]

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  October 29, 2018   No comments
St. Gaetano Errico

St. Gaetano Errico

Born: 19 October 1791 Secondigliano, Naples, Kingdom of Naples Died: 29 October 1860 (aged 69) Secondigliano, Naples, Kingdom of Italy Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 14 April 2002, 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 Feast: 29 October […]

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  October 29, 2018   No comments