Archive for January 3, 2024
St. Hortolana of Assisi
Died: c.1238 Assisi, Italy Beatified: by Pre Congregation Canonized: by Pre Congregation Feast day: January 2 Also known as Hortolane, Hortulana, Ortulana Married to Count Faverone of Sciffi. Mother of Saint Agnes of Assisi and Saint Clare of Assisi. Pilgrim to assorted holy sites in Europe, and to the Holy Land. Widow. Poor Clare nun […]
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St. Gregory of Nazianzen
Born: 330 at Arianzus, Cappadocia, Asia Minor Died: 25 January 390 of natural causes Patronage: for harvests, poets Also known as Gregory of Nazianzus, Grégoire de Nazianze, The Christian Demosthenes, The Theologian Memorials, 2 January (Roman Catholic; Anglican), 25 January (optional memorial of his death; Orthodox; Armenian; Coptic; Syrian Orthodox), 3 January (Granada, Zaragoza and […]
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St. Gaspare Bufalo
Born: 6 January 1786 at Rome, Italy Died: 28 December 1837 of cholera, buried at Santa Maria in Trivio, Italy Canonized: 12 June 1954 by Pope Pius XII Also known as Apostle of Rom, Caspar Bufalo, Caspar del Bufalo, Gaspare del Bufalo, Hammer of Italian Freemasonry, Kasper del Bufalo, Martello dei Carbonari Son of Antonio […]
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St. Defendente the Theban
Died: beheaded c.286 along the Rhone river in Agauno (modern Marseille, France) Patronage: against fire, against wolves, 16 towns in Italy Also known as Defendente of Thebes, Defendens Additional Memorials 22 September as one of the Martyrs of the Theban Legion, 14 September (Romano di Lombardia, Italy), 4th Sunday in August (Torre Canavese, Italy), last […]
Continue ReadingSt. Dietmar of Prague
Born: 10th century Saxony (in modern Germany) Died: 2 January 982 in Prague, Bohemia (in modern Czech Republic) Also known as Detmar, Thietmar Profile Benedictine monk, possibly at double monastery in Prague, Bohemia (in modern Czech Republic). Chosen first bishop of Prague on 23 March 973 where he served for the rest of his life. […]
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St. Blidulf of Bobbio
Died: 630 of natural causes Also known as Bladulph, Bladulf, Blidulfo, Bladulfo Monk at Bobbio, Italy. Spiritual student of Saint Columbanus. Denounced the heresy of King Arioald of the Lombards. Worked to reform the royal court and the region.
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