December 6 – St. Nicholas, Bishop of Myra – Saint Nicholas (Greek: Άγιος Νικόλαος, Hagios [“holy”] Nicolaos [“victory of the people”]) (270–6 December 343), was a historic […]
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Saint Andrew, Apostle
November 30 – St. Andrew, Apostle – He was brother of Simon (Peter), both fishermen. From the fourth Gospel we learn that Andrew was a disciple of […]
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Saint Silvester Gozzolini
November 26 – St. Silvester Gozzolini – Founder of the Sylvestrines, b.of the noble family of the Gozzolini at Osimo, 1177; d. 26 Nov., 1267. He was […]
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Saint Clement, Bishop of Rome
November 23 – St. Clement, Bishop of Rome – Also called Clemens Romanus to distinguish him from Clement of Alexandria. He was the third in succession after […]
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Saint Elizabeth of Thuringia, Princess of Hungary
November 17 – St. Elizabeth of Thuringia, Princess of Hungary – T.O.S.F. – (Third Order Franciscan) – (German: Heilige Elisabeth von Thüringen, Hungarian: Árpád-házi Szent Erzsébet, July […]
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November 11
A Prayer for Heroic Service – O Judge of the nations, we remember before you with grateful hearts the men and women of our country who in […]
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Saint Martin of Tours, Bishop
November 11 – St. Martin of Tours, Bishop, 316 – November 8, 397 – While Martin was still a soldier in the Roman army and deployed in […]
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Saint Leo the Great
November 10 – St. Leo the Great – Leo’s pontificate, next to that of St. Gregory I, is the most significant and important in Christian antiquity. At […]
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Martin de Porres
November 3 – Martin de Porres (December 9, 1579 – November 3, 1639) – A lay brother of the Dominican Order who lived in Lima, Peru. He […]
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Saint Simon & Saint Jude, Apostles
October 28 – St. Simon and St. Jude, Apostles – Jude is so named by Luke and Acts. Matthew and Mark call him Thaddeus. He is not […]
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