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the Memorial of St. Tarasius
TARASIUS was born at Constantinople about the middle of the eighth century, of a noble family. His mother Eucratia, brought…
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St. Matthias
AFTER our blessed Lord’s Ascension His disciples met together, with Mary His mother and the eleven apostles, in an upper…
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St. Peter Damian
ST. PETER DAMIAN was born in 988, and lost both parents at an early age. His eldest brother, in whose…
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Sts. Faustinus and Jovita, Brothers
Faustinus and Jovita were brothers, nobly born, and zealous professors of the Christian religion. They preached the Gospel without fear…
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St. Scholastica, Abbess
OF this Saint but little is known on earth, save that she was the sister of the great patriarch St.…
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St. Bridgid, Abbess, and Patroness of Ireland
NEXT to the glorious St. Patrick, St. Bridgid, whom we may consider his spiritual daughter in Christ, has ever been…
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St. John Bosco
This apostolic priest of modern times is hailed as the patron of youth. He was born in Castelnuovo, Italy, on…
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St. Bathildes, Queen
ST. BATHILDES was an Englishwoman, who was carried over whilst yet young into France, and there sold for a slave,…
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St. Francis of Sales
FRANCIS was born of noble and pious parents, near Annecy, 1566, and studied with brilliant success at Paris and Padua.…
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St. Cyril of Alexandria
ST. CYRIL became Patriarch of Alexandria in 412. Having at first thrown himself with ardor into the party politics of…