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St. Apollonia and the Martyrs of Alexandria
AT Alexandria, in 249, the mob rose in savage fury against the Christians. Metras, an old man, perished first. His…
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St. John of Matha
THE life of St. John of Matha was one long course of self-sacrifice for the glory of God and the…
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St. Jerome Emiliani
ST. JEROME EMILIANI was a member of one of the patrician families of Venice, and, like many other Saints, in…
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St. Paul Miki & Companions
Paul Miki was born into a wealthy Japanese family in 1562. He was educated by the Jesuits, and joined the…
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St. Dorothy, Virgin and Martyr
ST. DOROTHY was a young virgin, celebrated at Cæsarea, where she lived, for her angelic virtue. Her parents seem to…
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St. Agatha, Virgin and Martyr
ST. AGATHA was born in Sicily, of rich and noble parents—a child of benediction from the first, for she was…
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St. Jane of Valois
BORN in 1464 of the blood royal of France, herself a queen, Jane of Valois led a life remarkable for…
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Presentation of the Lord (Candlemas)
THE law of God, given by Moses to the Jews, ordained that a woman, after childbirth, should continue for a…