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St. Ethelwold of Winchester
Born: c.912 at Winchester, England Died: 1 August 984 of natural causes, buried at cathedral of Winchester, England. Also known as Adeluoldus, Aethelwald, Aethelwold, Etelvoldo, Etelwold, Ethelwald, Father of Monks He grew up in the court of King Athelstan. Studied under and was ordained by his relative, Saint Alphege of Winchester. Ordained with Saint Dunstan […]
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St. Peter Faber
Born: 13 April 1506 at Villaret, Savoy Died: 1 August 1546 at Rome, Italy of natural causes Canonized: 17 December 2013 by Pope Francis. Also known as Peter Favre, Peter Lefrevre Petrus, Pierre, Apostle of Germany Born to a farm family, he was a shepherd in his youth. Taught catechism to other children. Entered Saint-Barbe […]
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St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori
Born: 27 September 1696 at Marianelli near Naples, Italy Died: 1 August 1787 at Nocera, Italy of natural causes Canonized 26 May 1839 by Pope Gregory XVI Patronage: against arthritis, against scrupulosity, confessors (given on 26 February 1950 by Pope Pius XII), final perseverance, moral theologians, moralists (1950 by Pope Pius XII), scrupulous people, theologians, […]
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St. Giustino Maria Russolillo
Born: 18 January 1891 in Pianura, Naples, Italy Died: 2 August 1955 in Pianura, Naples, Italy of natural causes, re-buried at the Vocationist mother-house at Pianura on 14 April 1956 Beatified: 7 May 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI, the beatification miracle involved the 1998 healing of the carcinoma of a 59-year-old woman Canonized: 15 May […]
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St. Eusebius of Vercelli
Born: 283 at Sardinia Died: 1 August 371 in Vercelli, Italy Patronage: Congregation of the Daughters of Saint Eusebius, Berzo Demo, Italy, Piedmont, Italy, Vercelli, Italy. Also known as Eusebi, Eusebio, Eusebe, Euzebiusz, Euzebije Memorial 1 August (in the Piedmont region of Italy), 15 December (consecration of Saint Eusebius) Born to a pious family – […]
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St. Peter Julian Eymund
Born: 4 February 1811 at La Mure, France Died: 1 August 1868 at La Mure, Isère, France following a stroke Canonized: 9 December 1962 by Pope John XXIII. Also known as Peter Julian Eymard, Pierre-Julien Eymard Additional Memorial 1 August (La Mure, Isère, France) Peter grew up in a poor family during the anti-clerical, anti-Catholic […]
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St. Aspren of Naples
Patronage: archdiocese of Naples, Italy. Also known as Asprenato, Aspronas, Aspremo Convert, brought to the faith by Saint Candida the Elder. Knew Saint Peter the Apostle, and one story says he was healed by him. First bishop of Naples, Italy, and devoted himself to evangelization.
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St. Anthony the Roman
Born: 1086 in Rome, Italy Died: 1148 in Novgorod, Russia of natural causes. Raised in a pious family during the time of the Great Schism; Anthony’s loyalties lay with the Orthodox Church. He gave away his goods, and became a hermit monk. Lived on a rock surrounded by the sea for fourteen months. The rock […]
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St. Gamaliel
First century Jewish Talmudic scholar. Teacher of Saint Paul the Apostle. In Acts 5:34-39 we read that his counsel saved Saint Peter and Saint John. An ancient tradition says he converted to Christianity, but there is no proof of this.
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St. Eleutherius of Bithynia
Died: beheaded c.305 in Bithynia, buried the place of executions, and a church was built over his grave. Also known as Eleutherius of Tarso, Eleutherius of Tarsius, Eleuterio Imperial Roman senator. Chamberlain to Emperor Maximian Galerius at Constantinople. Convert to Christianity, after which he withdrew from the imperial court to his country estate in Bithynia. […]
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