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St. Joseph
ST. JOSEPH was by birth of the royal family of David, but was living in humble obscurity as a carpenter…
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St. Cyril of Jerusalem
CYRIL was born at or near the city of Jerusalem, about the year 315. He was ordained priest by St.…
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St. Patrick, Bishop
IF the virtue of children reflects an honor on their parents, much more justly is the name of St. Patrick…
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Sts. Abraham and Mary
ABRAHAM was a rich nobleman of Edessa in present day Syria. At his parents’ desire he married, but escaped to…
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St. Zachary, Pope
ST. ZACHARY succeeded Gregory III., in 741, and was a man of singular meekness and goodness. He loved the clergy…
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St. Maud, Queen
THIS princess (also called Matilde) was daughter of Theodoric, a powerful Saxon count. Her parents placed her very young in…
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St. Eulogius, Martyr
ST. EULOGIUS was of a senatorial family of Cordova, at that time the capital of the Moors in Spain. Our…
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The Forty Martyrs of Sabaste
THE FORTY MARTYRS were soldiers quartered at Sebaste in Armenia, about the year 320. When their legion was ordered to…
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St. Frances of Rome
FRANCES was born at Rome in 1384. Her parents were, of high rank. They overruled her desire to become a…
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St. John of God
NOTHING in John’s early life foreshadowed his future sanctity. He ran away as a boy from his home in Portugal,…