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St. Henry Morse

St. Henry Morse

Born: 1549 at Brome, Suffolk, England Died: hanged, drawn, and quartered on 1 February 1645 at Tyburn, London, England  Venerated: 8 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI (decree of martyrdom) Beatified: 15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI Canonized: 25 October 1970 by Pope Paul VI  Major shrine: St. Henry Morse RC Church, Diss Feast: 1 […]

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Bl. Anna Michelotti

Bl. Anna Michelotti

Born: 29 August 1843 in Annecy, Haute-Savoie, kingdom of Sardinia (part of modern France)  Died: 1 February 1888 in Turin, Italy of natural causes, relics enshrined at the Little Servants mother house in Valsalice, Turin  Beatified: 1 November 1975 by Pope Paul VI  Feast day: 1 February Anna was born in High Savoy (then territory […]

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Prayers to St. Brigid of Ireland

Prayers to St. Brigid of Ireland

Prayer to St. Brigid of Ireland Brigid, You were a woman of peace. You brought harmony where there was conflict. You brought light to the darkness. You brought hope to the downcast. May the mantle of your peace cover those who are troubled and anxious, and may peace be firmly rooted in our hearts and […]

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St. Brigid of Ireland

St. Brigid of Ireland

Born: 453 at Faughart, County Louth, Ireland  Died: 1 February 523 at Kildare, Ireland of natural causes, interred in the Kildare cathedral, relics transferred to Downpatrick, Ireland in 878 where they were interred with those of Saint Patrick and Saint Columba of Iona, relics re-discovered on 9 June 1185, head removed to Jesuit church in […]

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St. Francesco Saverio Maria Bianchi

St. Francesco Saverio Maria Bianchi

Born: December 2, 1743 Arpino, Lazio, Papal States Died: January 31, 1815 (aged 71) Naples, Kingdom of Naples Venerated: in Roman Catholicism (Barnabite Order and the Archdiocese of Naples) Beatified: February 22, 1893, Rome, Kingdom of Italy by Pope Leo XIII Canonized: October 21, 1951, Rome, Italy, by Pope Pius XII Major shrine: Church of […]

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Bl. Maria Cristina di Savoia

Bl. Maria Cristina di Savoia

Born: 14 November 1812 in Cagliari, Italy as Maria Cristina Carlotta Giuseppina Gaetana Elisa  Died: 31 January 1836 in Naples, Italy of complications from childbirth  Beatified: 25 January 2014 by Pope Francis, recognition celebrated at the Basilica of Santa Chiara, Naples, Italy, presided by Cardinal Angelo AmatoVenerated: in Catholic Church Beatified: 25 January 2014, Naples, […]

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