Saints
Bl. Ines de Beniganim
Born: 9 February 1625 Benigánim, Valencia, Habsburg Spain Died: 21 January 1696 (aged 70) Benigánim, Valencia, Habsburg Spain Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 26 February 1888, Saint Peter’s Basilica, Kingdom of Italy by Pope Leo XIII Feast: 21 January, 23 January (Augustinians) Blessed Inés de Benigánim (9 February 1625 – 21 January 1696) – born […]
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St. Meinrad of Einsiedeln
Born: c. 797 Died: 21 January 861 Einsiedeln Feast: 21. January Patronage: Hospitality Saint Meinrad (c. 797 – 21 January 861) was a hermit and a Roman Catholic saint. He is known as the “Martyr of Hospitality”. His feast day is 21 January. Life Meinrad was born into the family of the Counts of Hohenzollern […]
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St. Agnes of Rome
Born: c. 291 Rome,Italy Died: c. 304 Rome, Italy Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Catholic Churches, Eastern Orthodox Churches, Oriental Orthodox Churches, Anglican Communion, Lutheranism Canonized: Pre-congregation Major shrine: Church of Sant’Agnese fuori le mura and the Church of Sant’Agnese in Agone, both in Rome Feast: 21 January; before Pope John XXIII revised the calendar, there […]
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Bl. Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansi
Born: September 1903 Aguleri, Anambra, Nigeria Died: 20 January 1964 Leicester, England Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 22 March 1998 by Pope John Paul II Feast: 20 January Blessed Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansi (born in Aguleri, Anambra State, Nigeria in September 1903 – died in Leicester, England, 20 January 1964) was an Igbo Nigerian ordained […]
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Pope St. Fabian
Born: c. 200 Died 20 January 250 Rome, Roman Empire Sainthood Feast day: 20 January (Catholic Church), 8 August (Orthodox Church) Venerated: in Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church Pope Fabian (Latin: Fabianus; c. 200 – 20 January 250) was the Bishop of Rome from 10 January 236 to his death in 250, succeeding Anterus. He […]
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St. Sebastian
Died: c. AD 288 Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Oriental Orthodoxy Anglicanism Aglipayan Church Major shrine: St. Andrew’s Basilica, Arthunkal India Feast: January 20 (Roman Catholic), December 18 (Orthodox) Patronage: Soldiers, plague-stricken, archers, holy Christian death, athletes, Negombo, Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarlac, Roman Catholic Diocese of Bacolod Saint Sebastian (died c. AD 288) was […]
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St. Henry of Sweden
Henry was an Englishman of the twelfth century residing at Rome. In 1152, he was consecrated Bishop of Uppsala, Sweden, by the Papal Legate Nicholas Breakspear, who later became Pope Adrian IV. In 1154, St. Eric, King of Sweden, led a punitive expedition against the Finns in retaliation for their marauding activity into Sweden, and […]
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St. Canutus
Saint Canutus, King of Denmark, succeeded his elder brother Harold on the throne of Denmark in the year 1080. He began his reign by a successful war against the enemies of the state, and by planting the faith in the conquered provinces. Amid the glory of his victories he humbly prostrated himself at the foot […]
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Bl. Maria Teresa Fasce
Born: 27 December 1881 Torriglia, Genoa, Kingdom of Italy Died: 18 January 1947 (aged 65) Cascia, Perugia, Italy Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 12 October 1997, Saint Peter’s Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II Feast: 18 January, 12 October (Augustinians) Patronage: Against breast cancer Blessed Maria Giovanna Fasce (27 December 1881 – […]
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St. Margaret of Hungary
Born: January 27, 1242 Klis Fortress, Klis, Kingdom of Croatia Died: January 18, 1270 (aged 27) Nyulak Szigete Kingdom of Hungary Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church (Dominican Order) Beatified: July 28, 1789 by Pope Pius VI Canonized: November 19, 1943 by Pope Pius XII Feast: January 18 Saint Margaret, O.P., (January 27, 1242 – January […]
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