Saints
St. Hannibal Mary di Francia
Born: 5 July 1851 Messina, Italy Died: 1 June 1927 Messina, Italy Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 7 October 1990, St. Peter’s Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II Canonized: 16 May 2004, St. Peter’s Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II Major shrine: Church of Saint Anthony of Padua, Messina, Sicily, […]
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St. Justin Martyr
Born: 100 Flavia Neapolis, Judea Died: 165 (aged 65) Rome, Roman Empire Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Anglican Communion Eastern Orthodox Church Lutheranism Oriental Orthodoxy Canonized: Pre-Congregation for the Causes of Saints Feast: 1 June (Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Anglican Communion) 14 April (Roman Calendar, 1882–1969) Justin Martyr (Latin: Iustinus Martyr) was an […]
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St. Nicephorus of Constantinople
Born: c. 758 Constantinople Died: April 5, 828 Constantinople Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church; Eastern Orthodox Church Feast: 13 March St. Nikephoros I or Nicephorus I (Greek: Νικηφόρος Α΄, Nikēphoros I) (c. 758 – April 5, 828) was a Christian Byzantine writer and Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from April 12, 806, to March 13, 815. […]
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St. Thomas Aquinas
Born: 1225 Roccasecca, Kingdom of Sicily (now Lazio, Italy) Died: 7 March 1274 (aged 48–49) Fossanova, Papal States (now Lazio, Italy) Venerated: in Catholic Church Anglican Communion Lutheranism Canonized: 18 July 1323, Avignon, Papal States by Pope John XXII Major shrine: Church of the Jacobins, Toulouse, France Feast: 28 January (7 March, until 1969) Patronage: […]
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St. Enric de Osso y Cervello
Born: 16 October 1840 Vinebre, Tarragona, Kingdom of Spain Died: 27 January 1896 (aged 55) Gilet, Valencia, Kingdom of Spain Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 14 October 1979, Saint Peter’s Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II Canonized: 16 June 1993, Madrid, Spain by Pope John Paul II Feast: 27 January Patronage: Society […]
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Bl. Jurgis Matulaitis-Matulewicz
Born: 13 April 1871 Lūginė, Marijampolė, Lithuania Died: 27 January 1927 (aged 55) Kaunas, Lithuania Feast day: 27 January Venerated in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 28 June 1987 Saint Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II Patronage: Teachers, Sisters of the Immaculate Conception, Handmaids of Jesus in the Eucharist Blessed Jurgis Matulaitis-Matulevičius (13 […]
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St. Angela Merici
Born: 21 March 1474 Desenzano del Garda, Province of Brescia, Republic of Venice Died: 27 January 1540 (aged 65) Brescia, Republic of Venice Beatified: 30 April 1768, Rome, Papal States by Pope Clement XIII Canonized: 24 May 1807, Rome, Papal States by Pope Pius VII Major shrine: Sanctuary of St. Angela Merici, Brescia, Italy Feast: […]
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St. Alberic of Citeaux
Died: 26 January 1109 Abbey of Cîteaux, Duchy of Burgundy Venerated: in Roman Catholicism Cistercian Order Feast: 26 January Alberic of Cîteaux, O.Cist. (died January 26, 1109), sometimes known as Aubrey of Cîteaux, was a French monk and abbot, one of the founders of the Cistercian Order. He is now honored as a saint. Life […]
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St. Titus
Born: 1st century AD Died: 96 or 107 AD Gortyn, Crete Venerated: in Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Eastern Catholic Churches Lutheranism Anglican Communion Canonized: Pre-Congregation Major shrine: Heraklion, Crete Feast: August 25 (Eastern Orthodox Liturgical Calendar) January 26 (General Roman Calendar) Patronage: Crete Saint Titus was a Greek-speaking convert from paganism and a disciple […]
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St. Timothy
Born: c. AD 17 Lystra Died: c. AD 97 (aged 79/80) Macedonia Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Oriental Orthodoxy Anglican Communion Lutheran Church Feast: January 22 (Eastern Christianity) January 26 (Roman Catholic Church, Lutheranism) January 24 (some local calendars and pre-1970 General Roman Calendar) Patronage: invoked against stomach and intestinal disorders Timothy […]
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