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St. Nemesion, Martyr
IN the persecution of Decius, Nemesion, an Egyptian, was apprehended at Alexandria upon an indictment for theft. The servant of…
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St. Gatian, Bishop
ST. GATIAN came from Rome with St. Dionysius of Paris, about the middle of the third century, and preached the…
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St. Olympias, widow
ST. OLYMPIAS, the glory of the widows in the Eastern Church, was of a noble and wealthy family. Left an…
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Saint Eusebius of Vercelli, bishop
ST. EUSEBIUS was born of a noble family, in the island of Sardinia, where his father is said to have…
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St. Mesmin
ST. MESMIN was a native of Verdun. The inhabitants of that place having proved disloyal to King Clovis, an uncle…
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Front Row With Francis: Introduction to the Year of Mercy
In his first General Audience during the Jubilee of Mercy, Pope Francis explained why he has called for this extraordinary…
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St. John of the Cross
St. John of the Cross, 1542-1591. THE father of St. John was discarded by his kindred for marrying a poor…
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St. Nicasius, Archbishop, and his Companions, Martyrs.
IN the fifth century an army of barbarians from Germany ravaging part of Gaul, plundered the city of Rheims. Nicasius,…
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Our Lady of Guadalupe
Mesoamerica, the New World, 1521: The capital city of the Aztec empire falls under the Spanish forces. Less than 20…