Archive for April 20, 2020
St. Adalbert of Prague
Born: c. 956 Libice nad Cidlinou, Duchy of Bohemia (now the Czech Republic) Died: April 23, 997 (aged 40–41) Święty Gaj or Primorsk, Prussia (now Poland or Russia) Venerated: in Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Canonized: 999, Rome by Pope Sylvester II Major shrine: Gniezno, Prague Feast: 23 April Patronage: Poland, Czech Republic, Archdiocese of […]
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St. Roman Adame Rosales
Birth: 27 February 1859 at Teocaltiche, Jalisco, Mexico Died: shot on 21 April 1927 in a cemetery near Yahualican, Jalisco, Mexico Beatified: Pope John Paul II on November 22, 1992 Canonized: 21 May 2000 by Pope John Paul II during the Jubilee of Mexico Feast day: May 21 Román Adame Rosales was born on February […]
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Prayers to St. Anselm of Canterbury
Prayer to St. Anselm of Canterbury Lord Jesus Christ; Let me seek you by desiring you, and let me desire you by seeking you; let me find you by loving you, and love you in finding you. I confess, Lord, with thanksgiving, that you have made me in your image, so that I can remember […]
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St. Anselm of Canterbury
Born: c. 1033 Aosta, Arles, Holy Roman Empire Died: 21 April 1109 Canterbury, England Buried Canterbury Cathedral Feast: 21 April Venerated: in Catholic Church Anglican Communion, Lutheranism Canonized: 1163 by Pope Alexander III Born to the Italian nobility. After a childhood devoted to piety and study, at age 15 Anselm wanted to enter religious life, […]
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Daily Reflection 21.04.2020
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St. Conrad of Parzham
Born: December 22, 1818 Bad Griesbach, Passau, Kingdom of Bavaria Died: April 21, 1894 (aged 75) Altötting, Kingdom of Bavaria Venerated: in Roman Catholicism (Franciscan Order) Beatified: 15 June 1930, Saint Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City by Pope Pius XI Canonized: 20 May 1934, Saint Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City by Pope Pius XI Feast: 21 April […]
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Bl. Chiara Bosatta
Born: 27 May 1858 in Pianello del Lario, Como, Italy as Dina Bosatta Died: 20 April 1887 in Pianello del Lario, Como, Italy of natural causes Beatified: 21 April 1991 by Pope John Paul II at Rome, Italy Daughter of Alexander Bosatta and Rosa Mazzocchi. Her father was a silk manufacturer, and died when the […]
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