Archive for May 23, 2020
Daily Reflection 24.05.2020
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St. Euphrosyne of Polotsk
Born: 1110 at Polotsk, Belarus as Pradslava Died: 1173 at the monastery of Mar Saba near Jerusalem of natural causes, re-interred in the Monastery of the Caves at Kiev in 1187, relics translated to Polotsk in 1910 at the Saviour-Efrosinia Convent Canonized: 1984 by Pope John Paul II in Belarus Patronage: Belarus Daughter of Prince […]
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St. William of Rochester
Born: 12th century at Perth, Scotland Died: throat cut in 1201 at Rochester, England, interred in the cathedral at Rochester Canonized: 1256 by Pope Innocent IV Patronage: adopted children William led a wild and misspent youth, but as an adult he had a complete conversion, devoting himself to God, caring especially for poor and neglected […]
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St. Giovanni Battista Rossi
Born: 22 February 1698 at Voltaggio, diocese of Genoa, Italy Died: 23 May 1764 at Trinita dei Pellegrini, Italy of multiple strokes, relics initially at Saints Trinita church, relics translated to Saint John Baptist Rossi parish church in Rome, Italy in 1965 Beatified: 13 May 1860 by Blessed Pope Pius IX Canonized: 8 December 1881 by […]
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