Archive for August 20, 2024
St. Justus and Pastor of Alcala
Born: c.291-295 in Spain Died: scourged and beheaded in 304 at Alcala, Spain at ages 13 and 9 Patronage: Alcalá de Henares, Spain, diocese of Alcalá, Spain, Madrid, Spain. Teenage brothers who made a public proclamation of their Christianity, and were promptly arrested on the orders of Dacian, governor of Spain. Scourged to make the […]
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St. Maria Francesca Rubatto
Born: 14 February 1844 at Carmagnola, Turin, Italy as Anna Maria Rubatto Died: 6 August 1904 of natural causes in Uruguay, buried at Montevideo, Uruguay Beatified: 10 October 1993 by Pope John Paul II, the beatification miracle involved the 8 April 1939 healing of a boy suffering from septic shock resulting from a tonsillectomy Canonized: […]
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St. Miguel de la Mora
Born: 19 June 1874 at Tecalitlán, Jalisco, Mexico Died: shot by firing squad around noon on 7 August 1927 at Cardonna, Colima, Mexico, relics in the cathedral of Colima Canonized: 21 May 2000 by Pope John Paul II during the Jubilee of Mexico. Also known as Michele de la Mora. Ordained in 1906. Chaplain of […]
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St. Albert of Sicily
Born: 1250 to 1257 (sources vary) at Trapani, Sicily, Italy Died: 7 August 1306 at Messina, Italy of natural causes Canonized: 31 May 1476 by Pope Sixtus IV Patronage: Carmelite schools, Messina, Italy, Trapani, Italy. Also known as Albert of Trapani, Albert degli Abbati Albert’s parents promised that if they were blessed with a son, […]
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St. Cajetan
Born: October 1480 at Vicenza, Italy as Gaetano dei Conti di Tiene Died: 1547 at Naples, Italy of natural causes Canonized: 12 April 1671 by Pope Clement X Patronage: job seekers, unemployed people, Theatines. Also known as Cajetan the Theatine, Cajetan of Thiene, Gaetano dei Conti di Tiene, Gaetano da Thiene, Cayetano, Gaetano, Gaetanus, Kajetana […]
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St. Cyriacus the Martyr
Died: excoriated and beheaded in 303 on the Salarian Way, Rome, Italy, buried near the Salarian Way, relics translated to Santa Maria in Via Lata, Rome, at Neuhausen, and the Saint Cyricus Abbey, Altorf, Alsace, France Patronage: against diabolical possession, against eye disease, against temptations (especially at time of death), eyes, Altidona, Italy, Saint-Cierges, Vaud, […]
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St. Mary MacKillop
Born: 15 January 1842 at Fitzroy, Melbourne, Australia as Maria Ellen MacKillop Died: 8 August 1909 at Sydney, Australia following a stroke, relics transferred to a vault at the Mother of God in the Memorial Chapel, Mount Street, Sydney Canonized: 17 October 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI, first native-born Australian saint Patronage: Australia, Wagga Wagga, […]
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St. Dominic de Guzman
Born: 1170 at Calaruega, Burgos, Old Castile Died: noon 6 August 1221 at Bologna, Italy Canonized: 13 July 1234 by Pope Gregory IX at Rieti, Italy Patronage: astronomers, astronomy, falsely accused people, scientists, Dominican Republic, Batanes-Babuyanes, Philippines, prelature of Bayombong, Philippines, diocese of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo Indian Pueblo, Valletta, Malta. Additional Memorial […]
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St. Nathy
Born: at Luighne, Sligo, Ireland Canonized: 1903 (cultus confirmed) Patronage: Achonry, Ireland, city of Achonry, Ireland. Also known as Cromnathy, Cruimhthir Nathy, Crumther Nathy, Nathy Cruimthir, Nathy the Priest, Nahi, Nath Í, Nathi, Nateo, Nateus Nothing reliable is known about his early life. Spiritual student of Saint Finnian of Clonnard. Priest. Founded a church and […]
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St. Maurilio of Rouen
Born: c.1000 in the diocese of Rheims, France Died: 9 August 1067 of natural causes, legend says that when they were preparing to take the body to the local church for his funeral Mass, Maurilio suddenly sat up and described what he had seen in the afterlife including places near Jerusalem with crowds of saints, […]
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