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Category: Saints Library
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Dominic of Silos
St Dominic (1000-1073) 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…
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Urban V (Pope)
Bl. Pope Urban (1310 – 1370) 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…
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Rufus and Zosimus
St Rufus and Zosimus (Died 107/8 AD) were citizens of Antioch and Christian martyrs of the 2nd Century. They were executed two days prior to that of St Ignatius of Antioch during the reign of the Roman Emperor Trajan (53-117)…
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Lazarus of Bethany
Lazarus of Bethany (Early 1st Century AD) was the brother of Mary and Martha. Four days after his death, Jesus raised him back to life. Lazarus was one of Jesus’ many disciples and when he fell ill and died, his sisters sent a message to Jesus…
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Adelaide
St Adelaide (931 – 999) 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
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Mary Frances Schervier
Blessed Mary Frances (1819-1876) was born into a wealthy family in Aachen, Germany. Her mother and two sisters died from tuberculosis when she was sixteen years old.
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John of the Cross
St John (1542 – 1591) 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..
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Lucy of Syracuse
St Lucy (283 Approx – 304) 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…
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Our Lady of Guadalupe
Our Lady of Guadalupe (Apparitions: 1531) is a title given to the Blessed Virgin Mary, following her multiple appearances to Juan Diego in 1531 on a hillside near Mexico City…
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Damasus I (Pope)
Pope St Damasus (305 Approx. – 384) was born in Egitania, Portugal, then part of the Roman Empire. His father was a Priest at the Church of St Lawrence in Rome…