Saints
St. Dwynwen
Major shrine: St Dwynwen’s Church Ynys Llanddwyn, Anglesey Feast: 25 January Patronage: Lovers in Wales Saint Dwynwen (5th century), sometimes known as Dwyn or Donwen, is the Welsh patron saint of lovers. She is celebrated throughout Wales on 25 January History and Legend Dwynwen is believed to have been a daughter of King Brychan Brycheiniog, […]
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Bl. Antonio Migliorati
Born: 17 January 1355 in Amandola, Ascoli Piceno, Italy of natural causes Died: 25 January 1450 in the Saint Augustine monastery Amandola, Ascoli Piceno, Italy of natural causes, buried in the monastery graveyard with his brother Augustinians, enshrined in a wooden ark in the monastery church in 1453, re-enshrined in a wooden sarcophagus in 1641, […]
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Bl. Giuseppe Giaccardo
Born: 13 June 1896 Narzole, Cuneo, Kingdom of Italy Died: 24 January 1948 (aged 51) Rome, Lazio, Italy Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 22 October 1989, Saint Peter’s Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II Major shrine: Basilica di Santa Maria Regina degli Apostoli alla Montagnola, Italy Feast: 22 October Patronage: Society of […]
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St. Francis de Sales
Born: 21 August 1567 Château de Sales, Duchy of Savoy, Holy Roman Empire Died: 28 December 1622 (aged 55) Lyons, Lyonnais, Kingdom of France Beatified: 8 January 1661, Rome, Papal States, by Pope Alexander VII Canonized: 8 April 1665, Rome, Papal States, by Pope Alexander VII Feast: 24 January, 29 January (local communities and among […]
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Bl. Benedetta Bianchi Porro
Born: 8 August 1936 Dovadola, Forlì, Kingdom of Italy Died: 23 January 1964 (aged 27) Sirmione, Brescia, Italy Resting place Chiesa di Sant’Andrea, Italy Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Benedetta Bianchi Porro (8 August 1936 – 23 January 1964) was an Italian Roman Catholic. Born in the Romagna, she became ill with polio as a […]
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St. Ildephonsus
Born: 607 Died: 23 January 667 Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Feast: 23 January Saint Ildefonsus or Ildephonsus (rarely Ildephoses or Ildefonse; Spanish San Ildefonso; born circa 607, died 23 January 667) was a scholar and theologian who served as the metropolitan Bishop of Toledo for the last decade of his life. […]
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St. John the Almsgiver
Saint John, born on the Island of Cyprus, was married, but when his wife and two children died he considered it a call from God to lead a perfect life. He gave away all he possessed in alms, and became known throughout the East as the Almsgiver. He was appointed Patriarch of Alexandria; but before […]
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Bl. Giuseppe Nascimbeni
Born: 22 March 1851 in Torri del Benaco, Verona, Italy Died: 22 January 1922 in Castelletto del Garda, Verona, Italy of natural causes Beatified: 17 April 1988 by Pope John Paul II Venerated: 17 February 1984 by Pope John Paul II (decree on heroic virtues) Feast: 22 January Son of a carpenter. Franciscan tertiary. Priest […]
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St. Vincent of Saragossa
Born: 3rd century Osca, Hispania Tarraconensis (Huesca, Aragon, Spain) Died: c. 304 Valentia, Hispania Tarraconensis (Valencia, Spain) Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Anglican Communion Eastern Orthodox Churches Canonized: Pre-Congregation Feast: 22 January (Roman Catholic & Anglican Churches) 11 November (Eastern Orthodox Church) Patronage: São Vicente, Lisbon; Diocese of Algarve; Valencia; Vicenza, Italy, vinegar-makers, wine-makers; Order […]
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St. Vincent Pallotti
Born: 21 April 1795 Rome, Papal States Died: 22 January 1850 (aged 54) Rome, Papal States Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: January 22, 1950 by Pope Pius XII Canonized: January 20, 1963, Rome by Pope John XXIII Feast: January 22 Saint Vincent Pallotti (21 April 1795 – 22 January 1850) was an Italian ecclesiastic […]
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