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Category: Archived & Redirected
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The Visitation by Mary to Elizabeth
St Peter Canisius (1521 – 1597) St Peter Canisius was born into a wealthy family in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. His mother died shortly after his birth. He was a bright student and studied at the University of Cologne gaining a Master’s Degree by the age of 19. St Peter was the first Dutchman to join…
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Birth Announcement of Jesus the Messiah
St Dominic of Silos (1000 – 1073) St Dominic was born into a peasant family in Canas, Spain. In his youth, he was a shepherd. St Dominic joined the Benedictine Order at the Monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla. Soon after, he was ordained a Priest and then appointed Master of Novices and Monastery…
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Birth Announcement of John The Baptist
Blessed Pope Urban V (1310 – 1370) Pope Urban was born the son of royalty at the Castle of Grizac in France. He became a Benedictine Monk at a monastery near his home and later, a Priest. Blessed Urban was a brilliant academic. He attended many of the great European Universities and earned a Doctorate…
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Birth of Jesus is Announced to Joseph
St Finnian (470 – 549) St Finnian was an early Irish monastic Saint. He was born into a noble family in Myshall, Co Carlow, Ireland. Following his early studies, he travelled to Britain and then France where he stayed at the renowned, St Martin de Tours Monastery. From there he went to Wales and spent…
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Genealogy of Jesus
St Lazarus of Bethany (Early AD) St Lazarus of Bethany was the brother of Mary and Martha. Jesus raised him back to life after he had been entombed for four days. Lazarus was a disciple of Jesus and when he fell sick, his sisters sent Jesus a message. Two days after receiving the information, Jesus…
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More Testimony of John the Baptist and Jesus
St Adelaide (931 – 999) St Adelaide was born into royalty in Orbe, Switzerland – then part of France. Her father was Rudolf II of Burgundy. She married Lothair, the nominal King of Italy, when she was fifteen, in part to bring peace between her father and Lothair’s father. St Adelaide bore a daughter but…
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Who was John the Baptist to Jesus?
Blessed Mary Frances Schervier (1819 – 1876) Blessed Mary Frances was born into a wealthy family in Aachen, Germany. Her mother and two sisters died from tuberculosis when she was sixteen years old. At an early age, Mary Frances became renowned for her generosity to the poor and care for the sick. However, her father,…
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John the Baptist Questions Jesus
St John of the Cross (1542 – 1591) St John was born in Fontiveros near Avila, Spain. His father was from a rich heritage. However, when he married a lower class orphaned bride he was rejected by his family and forced to work as a weaver. When St John was seven, his father died and…
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Parable of the Two Sons
St Lucy (283 Approx – 304) St Lucy was born in Syracuse, Italy. It is traditionally believed that she was born into a rich and noble family. Her father died when she was five years old. St Lucy, instead of opting for an arranged marriage, chose to consecrate herself to God and give her wealth…
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Birth Announcement of Jesus By the Angel Gabriel
Our Lady of Guadalupe (1531) Our Lady of Guadalupe is a title given to the Blessed Virgin Mary, following her multiple appearances to Juan Diego in 1531 on a hillside near Mexico City. Mary cured his uncle who was near to death and asked Juan to pick some flowers which she arranged and he put…