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St. Fanchea of Rossory

St. Fanchea of Rossory

Born: at Clogher, Ireland Died: c.585 of natural causes, buried at Killane, Ireland Also known as Faenche, Fainche, Faine, Garbh, Garbhp Sister of Saint Enda of Arran, Saint Lochina, Saint Carecha and Saint Dareima. Nun. Persuaded her brother to become a monk. Noted spiritual director. Founded a convent at Rossory, Fermanagh, Ireland, and served as […]

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St. Euphrosyne of Alexandria

St. Euphrosyne of Alexandria

Died: 470 of natural causes, some relics at Boulogne, France, some relics at the monastery of Saint John de Beaulieu in Picardy, France Also known as Euphrosyna, Smaragdus Additional Memorials 16 January (some Roman calendars), 25 September (Greek calendar; Armenia calendar), 15 February (Greek calendar), 24 September (Greek calendar), 11 February (Carmelites; Nordic calendars), 8 […]

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St. Eugendus of Condat

St. Eugendus of Condat

Born: c.449 at Izernore, Ain, France Died: 1 January 510 at Condat, Switzerland of natural causes Patronage: Saint-Oyen, Tarentaise, France, Saint-Oyen, Valley of Aoste, Italy, Saint-Oyens, Vaud, Switzerland Also known as Agendus, Augendus, Eugend, Eugendo, Oyan, Oyand, Oyend, Yan Additional Memorial 4 January in the diocese of Besançon and diocese of Saint Claude Profile Taught […]

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St. Demet of Plozévet

St. Demet of Plozévet

Also known as Demet of Plozeved, Demat, Dervel, Devet, Tevet, Zevet, one of the Breton Missionaries to Britain Fourth-century hermit near Plozévet, Brittany (in modern France). Missionary to the British Isles.

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St. Concordius of Tivoli

St. Concordius of Tivoli

Born: Rome, Italy Died: beheaded in 175 at Tivoli, Italy, relics translated to the diocese of Girona, Italy Feastday: January 1 Also known as Concordio Additional Memorial 4 July (translation of relics) Son of a man who became a priest late in life. Priest. Fled Rome, Italy to Tivoli, Italy during the late 2nd-century persecutions […]

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St. Concordius of Spoleto

St. Concordius of Spoleto

Died: beheaded c.175 in a prison cell in Spoleto, Italy, some relics in Bispal, Spain Also known as Concord, Concorde, Memorial Additional Memorials 2 January (Bispal, Spain), 4 July (translation of relics) Sub-deacon in Rome, Italy. Spent most of his time alone in prayer and meditation. Imprisoned for his faith during the persecutions of Marcus […]

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St. Clarus of Vienne

St. Clarus of Vienne

Born: c.590 in Vienne, Dauphine, France Died: c.660 Beatified: 9 December 1903 by Pope Saint Pius X (cultus confirmed) Patronage: tailors Also known as Clair of Vienne, Clair du Dauphiné Profile Benedictine monk at the abbey of Saint Ferreol. Abbot of Saint Marcellus in Vienne, Dauphine (in modern France). Noted spiritual director, including work at […]

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St. Buonfiglio Monaldi

St. Buonfiglio Monaldi

Born: c.1040 at Osimo, Italy Beatified: 1 December 1717 by Pope Clement XI (cultus confirmed) Canonized: 15 January 1888 by Pope Leo XIII Died: 1 January 1261 of natural causes Also known as Bonfilio Monaldo Additional Memorial 17 February as one of the Founders of the Servites The eldest of the Seven Founders of the […]

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St. Basilius of Ancyra

St. Basilius of Ancyra

Died: torn to pieces by lions in the arena in Caesarea in 362 Also knhown as Basil Layman in Ancyra, Galatia (modern Ankara, Turkey). During the persecutions of Julian the Apostate, Basilius publicly announced his Christianity in front of governor Saturninus; he was arrested, tortured, sent to Constantinople, tortured further, sent to Caesarea, and finally […]

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Bl. Valentin Paquay

Bl. Valentin Paquay

Born: 17 November 1828 in Tongres, Limburg, Belgium as Louis Paquay Died: 1 January 1905 in Hasselt, Limburg, Belgium of natural causes Beatified: 9 November 2003 by Pope John Paul II Also known as Jan Louis Paquay, Joannes Ludovicus Paquay, Valentijn Paquay, Valentine Paquay, Valentinus Paquay The fifth of eleven children born to Hendrik Paquay […]

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