Saints
St. Alphege of Winchester
Born: 954 in Weston, Somerset, England, Anglo-Saxon Died: beaten with stones and ox bones, then struck on the head with the blunt edge of an axe on 19 April 1012 in Greenwich, Kent (part of modern London), England, interred in Saint Paul’s Cathedral, re-interred in Canterbury by King Canute in 1023, his shrine was re-built […]
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Pope St. Leo IX
Birth name: Bruno von Eguisheim-Dagsburg Born: 21 June 1002 Egisheim, Alsace, Duchy of Swabia, Holy Roman Empire Papal Ascension: 12 February 1049 Died: 19 April 1054 (aged 51) Rome, Papal States Feast day: 19 April Venerated: in Catholic Church Canonized: 1082 by Pope Gregory VII Patronage: Sessa Aurunca, Italy Pope St. Leo IX, born Bruno of […]
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Bl. Savina Petrilli
Born: 29 August 1851 Siena, Grand Duchy of Tuscany Died: 18 April 1923 (aged 71) Siena, Kingdom of Italy Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 24 April 1988, Saint Peter’s Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II Feast: 18 April Patronage: Sisters of the Poor of Saint Catherine of Siena Blessed Savina Petrilli (29 August 1851 […]
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Bl. Marie of the Incarnation
Born: Marie Guyart 28 October 1599 Tours, Touraine, Kingdom of France Died: 18 April 1618 at Pontoise, France of natural causes Beatified: 5 June 1791 by Pope Pius VI Patronage: against impoverishment, against loss of parents, against poverty, parents separated from children, poor people, widows Feast: 18 April Daughter of a French government official named […]
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St. Galdinus
Birth name: Galdino della Sala Born: c. 1096 Milan, Holy Roman Empire Died: 18 April 1176 (aged 79–80) Milan, Holy Roman Empire Sainthood Feast day: 18 April Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Canonized: Rome, Papal States by Pope Alexander III Consecration: 18 April 1166 by Pope Alexander III Created cardinal: 15 December 1165 by Pope Alexander […]
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St. Fructuosus of Braga
Born: early 7th century El Bierzo or Toledo, Visigothic Kingdom of Hispania Died: 16 April 665 Braga (present-day Portugal) Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Feast: 16 April Saint Fructuosus of Braga was the Bishop of Dumio and Archbishop of Braga, a great founder of monasteries, who died on 16 April 665. He was the son of a Visigothic dux in […]
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St. Engratia & 18 Companions
Died: 303 AD Zaragoza, Spain Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church Major shrine: Zaragoza Feast: April 16 The church celebrates on this day the triumph of Saint Engratia, a virgin martyr who was a native of Portugal. Her father had promised her in marriage to a man of quality in Rousillon, Gaul, and […]
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St. Bernadette Soubirous
Born: Bernadette Soubirous 7 January 1844 Lourdes, Hautes-Pyrénées, France Died: 16 April 1879 (aged 35) Nevers, Nièvre, France Venerated: in Catholic Church Beatified: 14 June 1925, Rome, by Pope Pius XI Canonized: 8 December 1933, Rome, by Pope Pius XI Major shrine: Convent of Saint Gilard (Espace Bernadette Soubirous Nevers), Nevers Feast: 16 April 18 […]
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Bl. Mariana of Jesus
Born: October 31, 1618 Quito, Province of Quito (modern-day Ecuador) Died: May 26, 1645 (aged 26) Quito, Ecuador Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: November 10, 1853, Rome by Pope Pius IX Canonized: July 9, 1950, Rome by Pope Pius XII Major shrine: La Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús Feast: May 26 Patronage: Ecuador; […]
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St. Anicetus
Born: late 1st century Emesa, Phoenice Died: April 168 Rome, Roman Empire Feast day: 20 April, 17 April Papacy began: c.157 Papacy ended: c.20 April 168 Pope Anicetus was the bishop of Rome from c. 157 to his death in April 168. According to the Annuario Pontificio, the start of his papacy may have been 153. Anicetus actively opposed Gnosticism and Marcionism. He […]
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