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St. Simon Stock
Born: c. 1165 possibly Aylesford England Died: 16 May 1265 Bordeaux, France Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Major shrine: Aylesford, EnglandFeast: May 16 Patronage: Bordeaux, France Although little is known about Simon Stock’s early life, legend has it that the name Stock, meaning “tree trunk,” derives from the fact that, beginning at age twelve, he […]
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St. Hallvard
Born: c.1020 Died: shot with an arrow c.1043 at Drammen, Drammen kommune, Buskerud fylke, Norway, buried in the Saint Hallvard Cathedral, Oslo, Oslo kommune, Oslo fylke, Norway Patronage: protection of innocence, protection of virtue, Oslo, Norway Born to the Norwegian royalty. In 1043, as he was about to cross the Drammenfjord in a boat, a woman […]
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Bl. Andrew Abellon
Born: 1375 at Saint Maximin, Provence, France Died: 15 May 1450 at Aix-en-Provence, France of natural causes, buried in the Church of the Magdalen, his tomb became known as a site of miraculous cures Beatified: 1902 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmed) Patronage: against fever Feast: 15 May In his youth he got to listen […]
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Prayers to St. Isidore, the Farmer
Prayer to St. Isidore the Farmer Dear St. Isidore, you know how normal it is to cultivate the land for you were employed as a farm laborer most of your life. Although you received God’s help materially through Angels in the field, all farmers are aided spiritually to see the wonders God has strewn on […]
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St. Isidore, the Farmer
Born: c.1070 at Madrid, Castille (part of modern Spain) Died: 15 May 1130 at Madrid, Spain of natural causes, buried at the Church of San Isidro in Madrid Canonized: 12 March 1622 by Pope Gregory XV Patronage: against the death of children, agricultural workers, farm workers, farmers, field hands, husbandmen, ranchers, day laborers, for rain, livestock, […]
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St. Michael Garicoïts
Born: 15 April 1797 Ibarre, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, French First Republic Died: 14 May 1863 (aged 66) Bétharram, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Second French Empire Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 10 May 1923, Saint Peter’s Basilica, Kingdom of Italy by Pope Pius XI Canonized: 6 July 1947, Saint Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City by Pope Pius XII Feast: 14 May […]
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Prayer of St. Maria Mazzarello
Lord, I did not know that I could make up my mind to become a saint.Yet why not? It is not that I can become a saint by my own power, because it is only through Your grace that sanctity comes. But if I make up my mind to become a saint, then I must […]
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St. Maria Mazzarello
Born: May 9, 1837 Mornese, Alessandria, Italy Died: May 14, 1881 in Nizza Monferrato, Asti Italy of natural causes Beatified: November 20, 1938, Saint Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City by Pope Pius XI Canonized: June 24, 1951, St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City by Pope Pius XII Major shrine: Basilica of Our Lady Help of Christians, Turin, […]
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St. Matthias
Died: c. AD 80 Jerusalem, Judaea or in Colchis (modern-day Georgia) Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Oriental Orthodox Churches Anglican Communion Lutheran Church Canonized: Pre-congregation Feast: 14 May (Roman Catholic Church, some places in Anglican Communion) 9 August (Eastern Orthodox Church) 24 February (in leap years 25 February) (pre-1970 General Roman Calendar, […]
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