Saints
St. Solomon le Clerq
Born: 15 November 1745 Boulogne-ser-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, Kingdom of France Died: 2 September 1792 (aged 46) Hôtel des Carmes, Paris, Kingdom of France Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified 17 October 1926, Saint Peter’s Basilica, Kingdom of Italy by Pope Pius XI Canonized: 16 October 2016, Saint Peter’s Square, Vatican City by Pope Francis Feast: 2 […]
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Bl. Salvi Huix Miralpeix
Born: 22 December 1877 in Santa Margarida de Vallors, Girona, Spain Died: shot in the head on the morning of 5 August 1936 in a cemetery in Lleida, Spain Beatified: 13 October 2013 by Pope Francis Born to a pious and fairly wealthy family. Known for his hard work as a student and seminarian, and […]
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St. Oswald of Northumbria
Born: c. 604 Deira, Northumbria Died: 5 August 641/642 Venerated: in Catholic Church, Anglican Communion, Eastern Orthodoxy Canonized: Pre-Congregation Major shrine: Bardney Abbey, Lincolnshire, England; relics later translated to St Oswald’s Priory, Gloucester, England Feast: 5 August Son of the pagan King Aethelfrith the Ravager of Bernicia and Princess Aacha of Deira, the second of […]
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St. Mary Magdalene
Venerated: in Latin Christianity, Oriental Catholicism, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Anglican Communion, Lutheranism, other Protestant churches, Bahá’í Faith Canonized: Pre-Congregation Feast: July 22 Patronage: Apothecaries Arahal, Spain Atrani, Italy Casamicciola Terme, Ischia contemplative life converts glove makers hairdressers Kawit, Cavite Amadeo, Cavite Magdalena, Laguna Order of Preachers perfumeries people ridiculed for their piety pharmacists Pililla, […]
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St. Kateri Tekakwitha
Born: 1656 Ossernenon, Iroquois Confederacy (New France until 1763, modern Auriesville, New York) Baptized: April 18, 1676 Died: April 17, 1680 (aged 24) Kahnawake (near Montreal), Quebec, Canada Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: June 22, 1980, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II Canonized: October 21, 2012, Vatican City by Pope Benedict XVI Major […]
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St. Camillus de Lellis
Born: May 25, 1550 Bucchianico, Chieti, Kingdom of Naples Died: July 14, 1614 (aged 64) Rome, Papal States Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 1742, Rome, Papal States, by Pope Benedict XIV Canonized: 1746, Rome, Papal States, by Pope Benedict XIV Major shrine: Church of Santa Maria Maddalena, Rome, Italy Feast: 14 July 18 July […]
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St. Edgar the Peaceful
Born: 943 or 944 Died: 8 July 975 (aged 31/32) Winchester, Hampshire Edgar c. 943 – 8 July 975), known as the Peaceful or the Peaceable, was King of England from 959 until his death. He was the younger son of Edmund I and Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury, and came to the throne as a teenager, following […]
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St. Mary Hermina Grivot
Born: 28 April 1866 in Beaune, France Died: beheaded on 9 July 1900 at Taiyuanfu, China Canonized: 1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II in Rome Venerated: 3 January 1943 by Pope Pius XII (decree of martyrdom) Beatified: 24 November 1946 by Pope Pius XII Daughter of a cooper and a housekeeper. Irma was […]
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St. Veronica Giuliani
Born: December 27, 1660 Mercatello sul Metauro, Duchy of Urbino (Present-day Italy) Died: July 9, 1727 (aged 66) Città di Castello, Papal States (Present-day Italy) Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: June 17, 1804 by Pope Pius VII Canonized: May 26, 1839 by Pope Gregory XVI Major shrine: Monastery of St. Veronica Giuliani, Città di […]
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St. Raymond of Toulouse
Born: Toulouse, France Died: 3 July 1118 Toulouse, France Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Major shrine: Basilica of St. Sernin, Toulouse Feast: 8 July Raymond of Toulouse, also known as Raymond Gayrard, was a chanter and canon renowned for generosity. A native of Toulouse, who entered religious life after the death of his wife. He […]
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