Saints
Bl. Francis of Fabriano
Born: 2 September 1251 in Fabriano, Ancona, Italy Died: 22 April 1322 of natural causes Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 1 April 1775, Saint Peter’s Basilica, Papal States by Pope Pius VI Feast: 22 April Patronage: Fabriano Francesco da Fabriano (2 September 1251 – 22 April 1322) – born Francesco Venimbeni – was an Italian Roman Catholic professed member from […]
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St. Leonides
Died: 202 Alexandria, Egypt Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Canonized: Pre-congregation Feast: 22 April Patronage Large families The Emperor Severus, in the year 202, the tenth of his reign, raised a bloody persecution which filled the entire empire with martyrs, but especially Egypt. The most illustrious of those who by their triumphs […]
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Pope St. Soter & Pope St. Caius
Cauis and Soter, Popes of the early Church, are both venerated in tradition as martyrs, though no reliable account of their martyrdom survives today. St. Soter was born in Fundi, in Italy. The date of his birth is unknown but we know that he was Pope for eight years from 166 until his death in […]
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St. Adalbert of Prague
Born: c. 956 Libice nad Cidlinou, Duchy of Bohemia (now the Czech Republic) Died: April 23, 997 (aged 40–41) Święty Gaj or Primorsk, Prussia (now Poland or Russia) Venerated: in Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Canonized: 999, Rome by Pope Sylvester II Major shrine: Gniezno, Prague Feast: 23 April Patronage: Poland, Czech Republic, Archdiocese of […]
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St. Roman Adame Rosales
Birth: 27 February 1859 at Teocaltiche, Jalisco, Mexico Died: shot on 21 April 1927 in a cemetery near Yahualican, Jalisco, Mexico Beatified: Pope John Paul II on November 22, 1992 Canonized: 21 May 2000 by Pope John Paul II during the Jubilee of Mexico Feast day: May 21 Román Adame Rosales was born on February […]
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St. Anselm of Canterbury
Born: c. 1033 Aosta, Arles, Holy Roman Empire Died: 21 April 1109 Canterbury, England Buried Canterbury Cathedral Feast: 21 April Venerated: in Catholic Church Anglican Communion, Lutheranism Canonized: 1163 by Pope Alexander III Born to the Italian nobility. After a childhood devoted to piety and study, at age 15 Anselm wanted to enter religious life, […]
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St. Conrad of Parzham
Born: December 22, 1818 Bad Griesbach, Passau, Kingdom of Bavaria Died: April 21, 1894 (aged 75) Altötting, Kingdom of Bavaria Venerated: in Roman Catholicism (Franciscan Order) Beatified: 15 June 1930, Saint Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City by Pope Pius XI Canonized: 20 May 1934, Saint Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City by Pope Pius XI Feast: 21 April […]
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Bl. Chiara Bosatta
Born: 27 May 1858 in Pianello del Lario, Como, Italy as Dina Bosatta Died: 20 April 1887 in Pianello del Lario, Como, Italy of natural causes Beatified: 21 April 1991 by Pope John Paul II at Rome, Italy Daughter of Alexander Bosatta and Rosa Mazzocchi. Her father was a silk manufacturer, and died when the […]
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St. Agnes of Montepulciano
Born: 28 January 1268 Montepulciano, Papal States Died: 20 April 1317 Montepulciano, Papal States Venerated: in Catholic Church (Dominican Order) Canonized: 1726 by Pope Benedict XIII Major shrine: Church of St. Agnes, Montepulicano, Siena, Italy Feast: 20 April St. Agnes was born into a noble family in Gracciano, Italy in 1268. On the day of […]
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Bl. Bernard of Sithiu
Died: 19 April 1182 in the monastery of Saint-Bertin, Thérouanne region, France of natural causes To atone for the sins of his early life, including a murder, Bernard lived in complete poverty, wearing rags, eating whatever came to hand, if anything, travelling barefoot from one holy place to another, and living as a hermit between […]
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