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Bl. Francisca de Paula de Jesus Isabel

Bl. Francisca de Paula de Jesus Isabel

Born: 1810 in São João del Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil  Died: 14 June 1895 in Baependi, Minas Gerais, Brazil of natural causes, entombed in the church she helped build. The smell of perfume reported at her tomb at the time of burial and again when it was opened in 1998Beatified: 4 May 2013 by Pope Francis, beatification […]

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St. Methodius I

St. Methodius I

Born: 8th century at Syracuse, Sicily  Died: 847 of natural causes Venerated: in Eastern Orthodox Church Roman Catholic Church Feast: June 14 Educated in Syracuse, Sicily. While in Constantinople to seek a position at court, he felt the call to enter the religious life. Built a monastery and started a monastic community on the island of Chinos. Soon […]

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