Saints
Bl. Alan de Solminihac
Born: 25 November 1593 in the family castle at Belet, Dordogne, France Died: 31 December 1659 at Mercues, Lot, France of natural causes Beatified: 4 October 1981 by Pope John Paul II Also known as Alain, Alamus, Alanus Additional Memorial 3 January (Augustinians) Born to a noble, pious and patriotic family, Alan wanted to join […]
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St. Sabino of Abellinum
Died: early 6th century of natural causes, relics enshrined in the church of Saint Ipolisto in Atripalda, Italy in the late 16th century, relics re-interred in the Specus martyrum, a monument in the cemetery of the church of Saint Ipolisto in Atripalda on 16 September 1612 Patronage: Atripalda, Italy Also known as Sabino of Atripalda, […]
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St. Maro
Born: 350 in Syria Died: 433 of natural causes • buried between Apamea and Emesa, where a monastery grew up around his tomb Patronage: Maronite Christians, Saint Maron of Brooklyn for the Maronites, eparchy of Saint-Maron de Montréal, Québec, diocese of Volperino, Italy Also known as Maro of Beit-Marun, Maron, Marone, Maroun Hermit who lived […]
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St. Apollonia of Alexandria
Died: burned to death c.249 at Alexandria, Egypt Patronage: against tooth disease, against toothache, dental technicians, dentists, 3 cities Also known as Apolline of Alexandria Consecrated virgin. Deaconess. During an anti-Christian uprising in Alexandria, Egypt caused by a pagan prophecy, the mob seized Apollonia as a leader among the local Christians. After her teeth were […]
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Bl. Luis Magaña Servín
Born: 24 August 1902 in Arandas, Jalisco, Mexico Died: shot by firing squad at 3pm on 9 February 1928 in Arandas, Jalisco, Mexico Beatified: 20 November 2005 by Pope Benedict XVI Lifelong layman in the archdiocese of Guadalajara. Active member of the Catholic Association of Mexican Youth. Member of the Archconfraternity of the Night Adoration […]
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St. Raynald of Nocera
Born: c.1150 Died: 9 February 1217 in Nocera, Umbria, Italy of natural causes, body discovered incorrupt, relics enshrined in an urn in the church of Santa Maria dell’Arengo, relics enshrined in the cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta in 1456, relics moved to the church of San Felicissimo on 26 September 1997 following earthquake damage to […]
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Bl. Anne Catherine Emmerich
Born: 8 September 1774 at Flamsche, diocese of Münster, Westphalia, Germany Died: 9 February 1824 at Dülmen, Germany, due to rumours that her body had been stolen, her grave was opened six weeks after her death, the body was found incorrupt, relics translated to Holy Cross Church, Dülmen, Germany on 15 February 1975 Beatified: 3 […]
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St. Miguel Febres Cordero Muñoz
Born: 7 November 1854 at Cuenca, Ecuador Died: 9 February 1910 of pneumonia at Premia del Mar, Spain, and buried there, grave disturbed during the Spanish Civil War, and his body found incorrupt, re-interred in Quito, Ecuador, his tomb has become a pilgrimage site Canonized: 21 October 1984 by Pope John Paul II Also known […]
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Saint Jerome Emiliani
Born: 1481 at Venice, Italy Died: 8 February 1537 in Italy of a disease caught when tending the sick Canonized: 16 July 1767 by Pope Clement XIII Patronage: abandoned people, orphans Also known as Geronimo , Gerolamo Miani, Jerom Aemiliani Born wealthy, the son of Angelo and Eleanor Mauroceni Emiliani. His father died when Jerome […]
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St. Josephine Bakhita
Born: 1868 at Oglassa, Darfur, Sudan Died: 8 February 1947 of natural causes in Italy Canonized: 1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II at Saint Peter’s Basilica, Rome, Italy, thought to be the only saint originally from Sudan Patronage: Sudan Born to a wealthy Sudanese family, she was kidnapped by slave-traders at age 9, […]
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