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St. Basil the Great
ST. BASIL was born in Asia Minor. Two of his brothers became bishops, and, together with his mother and sister,…
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Saint Anthony of Padua, Priest and Doctor
IN 1221 St. Francis held a general chapter at Assisi; when the others dispersed, there lingered behind, unknown and neglected,…
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St. John of St. Fagondez
ST. JOHN was born in 1419 at St. Fagondez, Spain. At an early age he held several benefices in the…
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St. Barnabas, Apostle
WE read that in the first days of the Church, “the multitude of believers had but one heart and one…
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St. Columba, or Columkille, Abbot
ST. COLUMBA, the apostle of the Picts, was born of a noble family, at Gartan, in the county of Tyrconnel,…
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St. Medard, Bishop
ST. MEDARD, one of the most illustrious prelates of the Church of France in the sixth century, was born of…
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Corpus Christi
Till the thirteenth century the Church had not thought of establishing a special festival in honor of the Blessed Sacrament,…
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St. Norbert, Bishop
Saint Norbert was born in Xanten on the left bank of the Rhine, near Wesel, in the Electorate of Cologne.…
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St. Boniface, Bishop, Martyr
ST. BONIFACE was born at Crediton in Devonshire, England, in the year 680. Some missionaries staying at his father’s house…
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St. Francis Caracciolo
FRANCIS was born in the kingdom of Naples, of the princely family of Caracciolo. In childhood he shunned all amusements,…