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St. Tôma Khuông
Born: 1789 in Nam Hòa, Hung Yên, Tonquín (modern Vietnam) Died: beheaded with an ax on 30 January 1860 in prison in Hung Yên, Vietnam while kneeling before a cross he had been ordered to stomp on Venerated: 11 February 1951 by Pope Pius XII (decree of martyrdom) Beatified: 29 April 1951 by Pope Pius […]
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St. David Galván-Bermúdez
Born: 29 January 1881 Guadalajara, Mexico Died: shot by firing squad on 30 January 1915 at Guadalajara, MexicoBeatified: 22 November 1992, St. Peter’s Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II Canonized: 21 May 2000, St. Peter’s Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II Feast: 30 January Entered the seminary in Guadalajara, Mexico at […]
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St. Hyacintha of Mariscotti
Born: 16 March 1585 Vignanello, Viterbo, Papal States Died: 30 January 1640 (aged 54) Viterbo, Papal States Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church (Third Order of St. Francis) Beatified: 1 September 1726, Rome, Papal States, by Pope Benedict XIII Canonized: 24 May 1807, Rome, Papal States, by Pope Pius VII Major shrine: Church of Santa Giacinta, Marescotti, […]
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