Saints
St. Gerard of Brogne
Born: 895 at Staves, Namur, Belgium Died: 3 October 959 at Brogne, Belgium of natural causes Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Major shrine: Saint-Gérard, Namur Feast day: October 3 Patronage: Saint-Gérard, Namur Born to the Belgian nobility; son of Stance and Plectrude. Raised in a military atmosphere. Courtier to the Count of Namur. Disappointed by court life, […]
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St. Baudolino
Born: 700 Died: 740 Patron: of Alessandria Feast day: November 10 Saint Baudolino (c. 700 – c. 740) was a hermit who lived at the time of the Lombard king Liutprand in Forum Fulvii (now Villa del Foro), a locality on the lower reaches of the river Tanaro in north-west Italy. He is said to […]
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St. Francis of Assisi
Born: 1181 Assisi, Duchy of Spoleto, Holy Roman Empire Died: 3 October 1226 (aged 44 years) Assisi, Umbria, Papal States Venerated: in Catholic Church, Anglican Communion, Lutheranism, Old Catholic Church Canonized: 16 July 1228, Assisi, Papal States by Pope Gregory IX Major shrine: Basilica of San Francesco d’Assisi Feast day: 4 October Patronage: Franciscan Order, […]
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Bl. José Canet Ginet
Born: 24 August 1903 in Bellreguard, Valencia, Spain Died: shot on 4 October 1936 in La Pedrera de Gandía, Valencia, Spain Beatified: 11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II Feast day: October 4 Born to a poor family. Studied at the seminary in Valencia, Spain. Ordained a priest in the archdiocese of Valencia, Spain […]
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Bl. Enrique Morant Pellicer
Born: 13 October 1908 in Bellreguard, Valencia, Spain Died: shot in the evening of 3 October 1936 in Xeraco, Valencia, Spain Beatified: 11 March 2001 by Pope John Paul II Feast day: October 4 Born to a deeply religious family, Enrique attended a Catholic high school in Gandia, Spain, began studying architecture in Madrid, Spain, […]
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Bl. Bartholomew Longo
Born: February 10, 1841 Latiano near Brindisi, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies Died: October 5, 1926 (aged 85) Pompei, Naples, Campania, Kingdom of Italy Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 26 October 1980, Saint Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II Major shrine: Basilica of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary of […]
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Bl. Adalbero of Lambach
Born: 1010 in Lambach an der Traun, Austria Died: 6 October 1090 at the abbey at Lambach, Austria of natural causes, buried in the abbey church Beatified: 1883 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmed) Feast day: October 6 Son of Count Arnold II of Lambach, Austria and Countess Reginlint. Studied in the cathedral school at Würzburg, […]
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St. Mary Frances of the Five Wounds of Jesus
Born: 25 March 1715 at Naples, Italy Died: 6 October 1791 at Naples, Italy of natural causes• buried in the church of the Alcantarines, Saint Lucia del Monte, Naples, Italy near the tomb of Saint John Joseph of the Cross Canonized: 29 June 1867 by Pope Blessed Pius IX Feast day: October 6 Saint John Joseph […]
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St. Bruno
Born: c. 1030 Cologne, Archdiocese of Cologne Died: 6 October 1101 Serra San Bruno Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 1514 by Pope Leo XCanonized: 17 February 1623 by Pope Gregory XV Feast: 6 October Patronage: Germany, Calabria, monastic fraternities, Carthusians, trade marks, Ruthenia, possessed people Educated in Paris and Rheims, France. Ordained c.1055. Taught […]
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St. Sergius and St. Bacehus
Born: 1010 in Lambach an der Traun, Austria Died: 6 October 1090 at the abbey at Lambach, Austria of natural causes, buried in the abbey church Beatified: 1883 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmed) Feast day: October 7 Son of Count Arnold II of Lambach, Austria and Countess Reginlint. Studied in the cathedral school at Würzburg, Germany, […]
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