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Bl. Clara Fey
Born: 11 April 1815 in Aachen, North Rhein-Westphalia, Germany Died: 8 May 1894 in Simpelveld, Limburg, Netherlands of natural causes Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 5 May 2018, Cathedral of Gottesmutter Maria, Aachen, Germany by Cardinal Angelo Amato Feast: 8 May Patronage: Sisters of the Poor Child Jesus Clara Fey (11 April 1815 – 8 May 1894) […]
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Bl. Caterina Cittadini
Born: 28 September 1801 Bergamo, Cisalpine Republic Died: 5 May 1857 (aged 55) Somasca, Bergamo, Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 29 April 2001, Saint Peter’s Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II Feast: 5 May Patronage: Ursuline Sisters of St. Jerome, Emiliani, Orphans, Educators Blessed Caterina Cittadini (28 September 1801 – 5 […]
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St. Catherine of Siena
Born: 25 March 1347 at Siena, Tuscany, Italy Died: 29 April 1380 in Rome, Italy of a mysterious and painful illness that came on without notice, and was never properly diagnosed, buried in the Dominican church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva in Rome, first funerary monument erected in 1380 by Blessed Raymond of Capua, relics […]
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St. Cyril of Turov
Born: 1130 Died: 1182 of natural causes Venerated: in Eastern Orthodox church, Roman Catholic Church Feast: 28 April Born wealthy. Fluent in Greek and Russian, he read heavily in all sacred works, and was later known as a Bible scholar. When he was grown, he renounced his inheritance, and became a monk in the Turov Borisoglebsk […]
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St. Cletus
Born: Greek Papal Ascension: 76 Died: c.89, relics in Saint Linus Church, Vatican City Feast: 26 April St. Cletus was the third bishop of Rome, and succeeded St. Linus, which circumstance alone shows his eminent virtue among the first disciples of St. Peter in the West. He sat twelve years, from 76 to 89. The […]
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Pope St. Soter & Pope St. Caius
Cauis and Soter, Popes of the early Church, are both venerated in tradition as martyrs, though no reliable account of their martyrdom survives today. St. Soter was born in Fundi, in Italy. The date of his birth is unknown but we know that he was Pope for eight years from 166 until his death in […]
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St. Conrad of Parzham
Born: December 22, 1818 Bad Griesbach, Passau, Kingdom of Bavaria Died: April 21, 1894 (aged 75) Altötting, Kingdom of Bavaria Venerated: in Roman Catholicism (Franciscan Order) Beatified: 15 June 1930, Saint Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City by Pope Pius XI Canonized: 20 May 1934, Saint Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City by Pope Pius XI Feast: 21 April […]
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Bl. Chiara Bosatta
Born: 27 May 1858 in Pianello del Lario, Como, Italy as Dina Bosatta Died: 20 April 1887 in Pianello del Lario, Como, Italy of natural causes Beatified: 21 April 1991 by Pope John Paul II at Rome, Italy Daughter of Alexander Bosatta and Rosa Mazzocchi. Her father was a silk manufacturer, and died when the […]
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Bl. Cesar de Bus
Born: 3 February 1544 Cavaillon, Comtat Venaissin (now in France) Died: 15 April 1607 Avignon, France Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 27 April 1975, Saint Peter’s Basilica, Vatican State by Pope Paul VI Feast: April 15 Blessed César de Bus (born 3 February 1544, at Cavaillon, Comtat Venaissin (now in France); d. 15 April 1607, at Avignon) was a French Catholic priest, founder […]
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St. Cecilia
Born: 2nd century AD Rome Died: 176–180 or 222–235 AD Sicily Major shrine: Santa Cecilia in Trastevere, Rome Feast: November 22 In the fourth century a Greek religious romance on the Loves of Cecilia and Valerian was written in glorification of virginal life with the purpose of taking the place of then-popular sensual romances. Consequently, […]
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