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| x Paul of the Cross |
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Paul of the Cross (3 January 1694 – 18 October 1775) was an Italian mystic, and founder of the Passionists.
Saint Paul of the Cross originally named Paolo Francesco Danei, was born on 3 January 1694, in the town of Ovada, Piedmont, between Turin and...
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| x Gilbert of Sempringham |
Saint Gilbert of Sempringham (about 1083—4 February 1190) became the only Englishman to found a convent, mainly because the Cistercian monks at Citeaux declined his request to assist him in helping a group of women living with lay brothers and...
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| x Brynach |
Saint Brynach was a 6th century Welsh saint. He is traditionally associated with Pembrokeshire, where several churches are dedicated to him.
A 12th century 'life' tells us that some time in the early 6th century, Brynach travelled (from where is...
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| x Saint Lie |
Saint Lie (Lié, Lyé, Laetus, Lætus) (died 533) of Orléans is a French saint. He is honored in the bishopric of Orléans and his relics are enshrined in the village of Saint-Lié-la-Forêt in that diocese. He is said to have embraced the monastic life...
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| x Benedict Joseph Labre |
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Saint Benedict Joseph Labre (French: Benoît Joseph Labre) (March 25, 1748 – April 17, 1783) was a French mendicant and Roman Catholic saint. He was born in Amettes, near Arras in the north of France, the eldest of fifteen children of a prosperous...
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| x Angilbert |
Saint Angilbert (died 18 February 814) was a Frank who served Charlemagne as a diplomat, abbot, poet and semi-son-in-law. He was of noble Frankish parentage, and educated at the palace school in Aquae Grani (Aachen) under Alcuin. He is venerated as...
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| x Onesimus |
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Saint Onesimus (d. ca. 90 AD) (Greek: Ὀνήσιμος, meaning "useful," also called Onesimus of Byzantium and The Holy Apostle Onesimus in some Eastern Orthodox churches) was a slave to Philemon of Colossae, a man of Christian faith. Eventually, Onesimus...
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| x Hyacinth and Protus |
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Saints Protus and Hyacinth were Christian martyrs during the persecution of Emperor Valerian I (257-259 AD). Protus' name is sometimes spelled Protatius, Proteus, Prothus, Prote, and Proto. His name was corrupted in England as Saint Pratt. Hyacinth...
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| x Benno |
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Saint Benno of Meissen (1010 - June 16, 1106) was a Bishop of Meissen in Germany. Little is known of Benno's early life. It is unlikely that he was the scion of a Saxon noble family, the Woldenburgs.It is also unlikely that in his youth he entered...
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| x Darerca of Ireland |
Saint Darerca of Ireland was a sister of Saint Patrick.
Much obscurity is attached to her history, and it is not easy to disentangle the actual facts of her history from the network of legend which medieval writers interwove with her acts. However,...
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| x Saint Alphius |
Saint Alphius (Italian: Sant'Alfio) and companions, martyrs in the Byzantine traditions of southern Italy, was one of three brothers from Vaste, in the diocese of Otranto, who died with their sister, Benedicta, during the persecution of Decius, ca...
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| x Saint Erhard |
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Saint Erhard of Regensburg was bishop of Regensburg in the 7th century. He is identified with an Abbot Erhard of Ebersheimmunster mentioned in a Merovingian diploma of 684. Ancient documents call him also Erard and Herhard.
According to the Catholic...
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| x Innocencio of Mary Immaculate |
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Saint Innocencio of Mary Immaculate (March 10, 1887–October 9, 1934), born Emanuele Canoura Arnau, was a member of the Passionist Congregation and a martyr of the Spanish Civil War. He was canonised by Pope John Paul II in 1999.
He was born on March...
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| x Catherine of Sweden |
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Saint Catherine of Sweden, Catherine Vastanensis or Catherine of Vadstena (c. 1332 – 24 March 1381) has been called the patron saint of protection against abortion and miscarriage. Her father was Ulf Gudmarsson, Lord of Ulvåsa, and her mother was...
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| x Pietro I Orseolo |
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Pietro I Orseolo (Peter Urseolus) (928-987) was the Doge of Venice from 976 to 978. He is venerated as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. He was born near Udine to one of the more powerful families in Venice. At the age of 20 he was named...
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| x Simon Rinalducci |
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Blessed Simon Rinalducci of Todi was a famous Italian Augustinian friar and preacher of the 13th century.
Rinalducci became an Augustinian friar in 1280. By that time he was already notable for his theological studies. He was a lector, prior of...
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| x Kateri Tekakwitha |
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Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha or Blessed Catherine Tekakwitha (pronounced [ɡɔdeɺi deɡɔɡʷidɔ] in Mohawk; 1656 – April 17, 1680) was a Mohawk-Algonquian woman from New York and an early convert to Christianity, who has been beatified in the Roman Catholic...
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| x Giovanni da Capistrano |
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John of Capistrano (Italian: Giovanni da Capistrano, Hungarian: Kapisztrán János), (June 24, 1386 – October 23, 1456), was a Franciscan priest from Italy. Famous as a preacher, theologian, and inquisitor, he earned himself the nickname 'the Soldier...
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| x Felix and Adauctus |
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Saints Felix and Adauctus (d. 303 AD) were Christian martyrs who are believed to have lived during the reigns of Diocletian and Maximian.
The Acts, first published in Ado's Martyrology, relate as follows: Felix, a Roman priest, and brother of...
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| x Euthymius the Great |
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Saint Euthymius (377-473), often styled the Great, was an Abbot in Palestine.
Venerated in both Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches.
He was born in Melitene in Lesser Armenia. Christian tradition states that his parents had prayed for a son...
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| x Aphrodisius |
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Saint Aphrodisius (French: Saint Aphrodise, Afrodise, Aphrodyse, Aphrodite) is a saint associated with the diocese of Béziers, in Languedoc, southern France.
According to Gregory of Tours, Aphrodisius was an Egyptian who was martyred in Languedoc...
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| x Dymphna |
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Saint Dymphna (also: Dympna, Dimpna) was the daughter of a pagan Irish chief and his Christian wife in the 7th century. She was martyred by her father.
Dymphna was born in Ireland, where her father was a king. Her mother died when Dymphna was only...
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| x Raphael Kalinowski |
Raphael Kalinowski, O.C.D. (Polish: Rafał Kalinowski, Lithuanian: Rapolas Kalinauskas) (September 1, 1835 – November 15, 1907) was a Polish Discalced Carmelite friar born as Józef Kalinowski inside the Russian partition of Polish-Lithuanian...
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| x William Joseph Chaminade |
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William Joseph Chaminade or Guillaume-Joseph Chaminade, now called by his liturgical title of Blessed Chaminade (April 8, 1761 – January 22, 1850), was a French Roman Catholic priest who survived persecution during the French Revolution. He founded...
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| x Pope Symmachus |
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Pope Saint Symmachus was pope from 498 to 514.
He was born on Sardinia, the son of Fortunatus. He was baptized in Rome, where he became archdeacon of the Church under Pope Anastasius II.
Symmachus was elected pope on November 22, 498. The archpriest...
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| x Adomnán of Iona |
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Saint Adomnán of Iona (627/8 – 704) was abbot of Iona (679-704), hagiographer, statesman and clerical lawyer; he was the author of the most important Vita of Saint Columba and promulgator of the "Law of Innocents", lex innocentium, also called Cáin...
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| x Cadoc |
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Saint Cadoc or Cadog (born about 497) , Abbot of Llancarfan, was one of the 6th century Welsh saints, whose vita twice mentions King Arthur. The Abbey of Llancarfan, near Cowbridge in Glamorganshire, which he founded circa 518, became famous as a...
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| x Alfredo Maria Aranda Obviar |
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Alfredo Maria Obviar (August 29, 1889 – October 1, 1978) is a Filipino Servant of God who is venerated in the Roman Catholic Church. His cause for beatification is currently underway; He was declared Servant of God on 06 March 2001 with saint...
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| x Attracta |
Saint Attracta (also called Araght, and Naomh Adhracht in Irish) is the patron saint of the parish of Tourlestrane, Co. Sligo, Ireland. Her legend states that she fled from home and took her vows as a nun under Saint Patrick at Coolavin. She then...
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| x John Joseph of the Cross |
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Saint John-Joseph of the Cross (August 15, 1654—March 5, 1739), known most commonly in the Italian language as San Giovan Giuseppe della Croce is an Italian saint. He is the patron of Ischia, the place where he was born.
Born as Carlo Gaetano...
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Saint Duje (also known as Saint Dujam, Saint Domnio, Saint Doimus, or Saint Domnius) was a 3rd century Bishop of Salona. Salona was a large Roman city serving as capital of the Province of Dalmatia. Today it is located near the city of Split in...
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| x Emmeram of Regensburg |
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Saint Emmeram of Regensburg (also Emmeramus, Emmeran, Emeran, Heimrammi, Haimeran, or Heimeran) was born in Poitiers and was a Christian bishop and a martyr. He died circa 652 and is buried in St. Emmeram's in Regensburg, Germany. His feast day in...
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| x Saint Waldebert |
Waldebert (also known as Gaubert, Valbert and Walbert), (died c. 668), was a Frankish abbot of Luxeuil in the Benedictine Order, and a canonized saint in the Roman Catholic Church.
Like his predecessor at Luxeuil he was born of the noble Frankish...
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| x Francisco Palau |
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Blessed Francis Palau y Quer is a beatified Discalced Carmelite Spanish priest. He founded "The School of the Virtue" -- which was a model of catechetical teaching for aduld persons -- at Barcelona. In 1860-61, he also founded a mixted Congregation...
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| x Himelin |
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Saint Himelin (Hymelin, Himelinus) (†Vissenaken, 750 AD) was a Scottish priest who, returning from a pilgrimage to Rome, fell ill when passing through Vissenaken (in present-day part of the municipality Tienen in Belgium).
He is said to have been...
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| x Eysteinn Erlendsson |
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Eysteinn Erlendsson (Modern Norwegian Øystein Erlendsson, Latin Augustinus Nidrosiensis) (died January 26, 1188) was Archbishop of Nidaros from 1161 to his death in 1188. His family came from Trøndelag, and he was related to most of the local...
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| x Alto of Altomünster |
Saint Alto was the eponymous founder of Altomünster Abbey in about 750, a monastery in Bavaria around which a market town grew up, also called Altomünster.
Little is known about him: he is believed to have been a wandering Irish monk, and to have...
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| x Wilfrid II |
Wilfrid II or Wilfrith II (d 29 April either 745 or 746) also known as Wilfrid the Younger, was the last Bishop of York, as the see was converted to an Archbishopric during the time of his successor. In the 10th century, two different groups claim...
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| x Saint Mirin |
Saint Mirin or Mirren, an Irish monk and missionary (born circa 565; died circa 620), is also known as Mirren of Benchor (now called Bangor), Merinus, Merryn and Meadhrán. The patron saint of the town of Paisley, Scotland, he was the founder of a...
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| x Saint Gorgonia |
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Saint Gorgonia (Greek: Αγία Γοργονία) (died 23 February 375) was the daughter of Saint Gregory the Elder and Saint Nonna. She is remembered in both Western and Eastern Churches for her piety as a married woman.
Gorgonia married a man of some...
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| x Saint Giovanni Battista de Rossi |
Saint John Baptist de Rossi (February 22, 1698 - May 23, 1764) is a saint in the Roman Catholic Church.
St John Baptist de Rossi was born in the municipality of Voltaggio, in the Province of Alessandria, Piedmont, then a part of the Duchy of Savoy....
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| x Savina of Milan |
Saint Savina (Italian: Santa Savina) (d. 311) was a Milanese martyr under Diocletian. Her feast day is 30 January. She gave aid to Christian prisoners and also ensured that they received proper burials after their executions. For this reason she was...
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| x Amador of Portugal |
Saint Amador of Portugal (English: Amator of Portugal), whose feast day is celebrated on March 27, was a hermit of Portugal.
Several churches in the diocese of Guarda and elsewhere in Portugal are dedicated to him.
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| x Epiphanius of Pavia |
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Epiphanius of Pavia (438–496), later known as Saint Epiphanius of Pavia, was Bishop of Pavia from 466 until his death in 496. Epiphanius additionally held the offices of lector, subdeacon and deacon.
During his lifetime, Epiphanius undertook several...
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| x Saint Adalard |
Saint Adalard or Adalard of Corbie (c. 751 – 2 January 827) was son of Bernard, the son of Charles Martel and half-brother of Pepin; Charlemagne was his cousin.
He received a good education in the Palatine School at the Court of Charlemagne, and...
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| x Francisca del Espiritu Santo Fuentes |
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Mother Francisca del Espiritu Santo (1647-1711) is a Spanish-Roman Catholic figure. She is the first Prioress of the Congregation of Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena in the Philippines. Beatification Process currently underway with...
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| x Eurosia Fabris |
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Blessed Eurosia Fabris (September 27, 1866 – January 8, 1932), also known as Mamma Rosa, was best known to Catholics as a model of holiness in the daily life of a Catholic family. She gained some attention outside of the Catholic community in 2005...
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| x Saint Honestus |
Saint Honestus (Spanish: San Honesto, French: Saint Honest) was, according to Christian tradition, a disciple of Saturninus of Toulouse and a native of Nîmes. Saturninus and Honestus evangelized in Spain, and Honestus was martyred at Pampeluna...
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| x Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows |
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Saint Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows, was a Passionist clerical student, born Francesco Possenti at Assisi, Papal States on March 1, 1838, and died at Gran Sasso, in the Kingdom of Italy on February 27, 1862. Born to a professional family, he gave...
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| x Bernard of Menthon |
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Saint Bernard of Menthon (Bernard of Montjoux), Born in 923, probably in the Château de Menthon near Annecy, in Savoy; died at Novara, 1008. He was descended from a rich, noble family and received a thorough education. He refused an honorable...
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| x Exuperius |
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Exuperius or Exupernis is venerated as a saint and martyr by the Catholic Church; according to tradition, he was the standard-bearer of the Theban Legion and thus a companion to Saint Maurice.
Exuperius’ relics were translated in the 10th century to...
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| x Aedan of Ferns |
Saint Áedan or Máedóc (f. 7th century) was regarded as the founder and first bishop of Ferns (Co. Wexford, Ireland) and a patron of other churches, such as Rossinver (Co. Leitrim) and Drumlane (Co. Cavan).
He was born at Inisbrefny (an island in...
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| x Scholastica |
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Scholastica (c. 480 - February 10, 547) is a Catholic saint. Born in Italy, she was the twin sister of St. Benedict of Nursia.
St. Gregory the Great, in his Dialogues, tells us that she was a nun and leader of a community for women at Plombariola,...
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| x Saint Geminianus |
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Saint Geminianus (also known as Saint Geminian, or Saint Gimignano) was a fourth century Deacon, and later Bishop of Modena. He is mentioned in the year 390 when he sent a delegate named Teodulo to participate in a council called by Saint Ambrose in...
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| x Edistus |
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Saint Edistus (Italian: Sant'Edisto) (also known as Aristus, Orestes, Horestes) is venerated as a martyr and saint by the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. His legend states that he was martyred on the Via Laurentina and his passio...
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| x Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer |
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Saint Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer (January 9, 1902 – June 26, 1975) (also known as José María or Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer y Albás, born José María Mariano Escrivá y Albás) was a Roman Catholic priest from Spain, and founder of Opus Dei. He...
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| x Martyrs of Daimiel |
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The Passionist Martyrs of Daimiel were a group of priests and brothers of the Passionist Congregation killed by anti-clericalist forces during the Spanish Civil War.
At 11:30pm on the night of 21 July 1936 a group of armed men arrived at the...
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| x Torpes of Pisa |
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Saint Torpes of Pisa (Torpetius, Tropesius) (French: Saint Torpès, Saint Tropez, Italian: Torpete, Torpes, Torpè) (d. 65 AD) is venerated as an early Christian martyr. He is the namesake of Saint-Tropez. His legend states that he was martyred during...
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| x Sabina |
Saint Sabina, matron and martyr from Rome. The widow of Valentinus (not to be confused with the Gnostic Valentinus) and daughter of Herod Metallarius, Sabina suffered martyrdom about 126, just after her female slave Saint Serapia (who had converted...
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| x Elizabeth of Reute |
Elizabeth of Reute (also known as Betha the Good; Betha von Reute; Elisabeth Acheer; Elisabeth Achlin; Elisabeth Bona von Reute; Elisabeth den Gode; Elisabeth the Good; Elizabeth Acheer; Elizabeth of Reute; Elizabeth the Good; Elizabeth the Recluse;...
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