June 14 – St. Basil the Great, Bishop of Caesarea, 330-379 – (Modern RC: January 2) – Theologically, Basil was a supporter of the Nicene faction of […]
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All posts tagged: Saints
Saint Boniface, Archbishop of Mainz
June 5 – St. Boniface, Archbishop of Mainz, Missionary to Germany, Martyr – Saint Boniface was a missionary, born in England, who propagated Christianity in the Frankish […]
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Saint Justin, Martyr at Rome
June 1 – St. Justin, Martyr at Rome – Christian apologist, born at Flavia Neapolis (today Nablus) in Palestine, about A.D. 100, converted to Christianity about A.D. […]
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Saint Augustine of Canterbury
May 26 – St. Augustine of Canterbury – (circa first third of the 6th century – probably 26 May 604) – A Benedictine monk who became the […]
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Saint Bede, the Venerable
May 25 – St. Bede, the Venerable – (LBW June 9) – Born: 672/3, Northumbria, England – Died: May 25, 735, near Newcastle, England – The Venerable […]
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Saint Celestine
May 19 – St Celestine – When the father of this Italian saint died, his good mother brought up her twelve children well, even though they were […]
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Saint Pachomius, Religious
May 15 – St. Pachomius, Religious – St. Anthony is usually considered the founder of Christian monasticism, but it was Pachomius who began monasticism as we know […]
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Saints Odo, Maiolus, Odilo, Hugh, & Blessed Peter
May 11 – Saints Odo, Maiolus, Odilo, Hugh, and Blessed Peter, Abbots of Cluny – The Abbots of Cluny are a group comprised of four saints – […]
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Saint Gregory of Nazianzus, Bishop of Constantinople
May 9 – St. Gregory of Nazianzus, Bishop of Constantinople – (c. 329 – 389 or 390) – 4th-century Archbishop of Constantinople, he is widely considered the […]
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Dame Julian of Norwich, Anchoress
May 8 – Dame Julian of Norwich, Anchoress – Julian of Norwich (1342-c.1416) is known to us almost only through her book, The Revelations of Divine Love, […]
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