Archive for May 10, 2020
Bl. Vasile Aftenie
Born: 14 June 1899 in Lodroman, Valea Lungã, Alba, Romania Died: 10 May 1950 in the prison hospital in Vacaresti, Bucharest, Romania from the abuse from repeated torture sessions, possibly after being shot, body burned by order of the Communist authorities, and the remains were buried in the Bellu Cemetery in Bucharest, a white marble […]
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St. John of Avila
Born: 6 January 1499 Almodóvar del Campo, Ciudad Real, Spain Died: 10 May 1569 (aged 69) Montilla, Córdoba, Spain Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 12 November 1893 by Pope Leo XIII Canonized: 31 May 1970 by Pope Paul VI Major shrine: Church of the Incarnation Montilla, Córdoba, Spain Feast: 10 May Patronage Andalusia, Spain […]
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St. Antoninus
Born: Antonio Pierozzi 1 March 1389 Florence, Florentine Republic Died: 2 May 1459 (aged 70) Florence, Florentine Republic Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church (Archdiocese of Florence and Dominican Order), Iglesia Filipina Independiente (Diocese of Tarlac) Canonized: 31 May 1523, Rome by Pope Adrian VI Major shrine: Church of San Marco Florence, Italy Feast: 2 May; […]
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