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Prayer of Saint Basil the Great

Prayer of Saint Basil the Great

A prayer to St. Basil Saint Basil, o great follower of God, help all as well as me. Defender of orthodoxy, defend us too, that follow your faith and stand besides you. Great follower of God, pray to him for all your people, as well as for unworthy me. Strong knight and leader of Ostrog, […]

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St. Basil the Great

St. Basil the Great

Born: 329 or 330 Caesarea, Cappadocia Died: January 1 or 2, 379, Caesarea, Cappadocia Venerated: in Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodoxy, Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Communion Lutheranism Canonized: Pre-congregation Feast: January 1 and January 30 (Byzantine Christianity) January 2 (General Roman Calendar; Anglicanism) Thout 6 (Coptic Christianity)(Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod; Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod) June 14 […]

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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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St. Vincent Strambi

St. Vincent Strambi

Ordination: 19 December 1767 Consecration: 26 July 1801 by Leonardo Antonelli Birth name: Vincenzo Domenico Salvatore Strambi Born: 1 January 1745 Civitavecchia, Papal States Died: 1 January 1824 (aged 79) Rome, Papal States Sainthood Feast day: 25 September Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 26 April 1925 Saint Peter’s Basilica, Kingdom of Italy by Pope […]

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St. Joseph Mary Tomasi

St. Joseph Mary Tomasi

Born: 12 September 1649 Licata, Kingdom of Sicily, Crown of Aragon Died: 1 January 1713 (aged 63) Rome, Lazio, Papal States Denomination: Roman Catholic Parents Giulio Tomasi di Lampedusa & Rosalia Traina Feast day: 1 January, 3 January (Theatines) Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 29 September 1803 by Pope Pius VII Canonized: 12 October […]

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