Archive for May 11, 2020
St. Francis of Girolamo
Born: 17 December 1642 at Grottaglie, Apulia, near Taranto, Italy Died: 11 May 1716 at Naples, Italy of natural causes Beatified: 2 May 1806 by Pope Pius VII Canonized: 26 May 1839 by Pope Gregory XVI Patronage: Grottaglie, Italy Feast day: 11 May Studied humanities and philosophy at the Jesuit college of Taranto, Italy at age […]
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St. Matthêô Lê Van Gam
Born: c.1813 in Gò Công, Biên Hòa, Vietnam Died: beheaded on 11 May 1847 in Cho Ðui, Dong Nai, Vietnam; it took three blows to kill him Venerated: 2 July 1899 by Pope Leo XIII (decree of martyrdom) Beatified: 27 May 1900 by Pope Leo XIII Canonized: 19 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II […]
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St. Ignatius of Laconi
Born: 17 December 1701 at Laconi, Nuoro, Italy as Vincenzo Peis Died: 11 May 1781 in Cagliari, Italy of natural causes Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 16 June 1940, Saint Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City by Pope Pius XII Canonized: 21 October 1951, Saint Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City by Pope Pius XII Feast: 11 May Patronage: […]
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