January 13 – St. Hilary, Bishop of Poitiers – (c. 300 – c. 368) Bishop of Poitiers and a Doctor of the Church. He was sometimes referred […]
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Saint John, Apostle & Evangelist
December 27 – St. John, Apostle and Evangelist – Born in Bethsaida, he was called while mending his nets to follow Jesus. He became the beloved disciple […]
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Saint Stephen, Deacon & Martyr
December 26 – St. Stephen, Deacon and Martyr – One of the first deacons and the first Christian martyr. Of the seven deacons, Stephen, is the first […]
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Saint John of the Cross, Renewer of the Church
December 14 – St. John of the Cross – (1542-1591) – Spanish mystic, Carmelite friar and priest. After John joined the Carmelite order, Saint Teresa of Avila […]
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Saint Ambrose, Bishop of Milan
December 7 – St. Ambrose, Bishop of Milan (c. between 337 and 340 – 4 April 397) – A bishop of Milan and one of the most […]
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Saint Nicholas, Bishop of Myra
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 John Damascene
December 4 – St. John Damascene (c.675 – c.749) Representative of the Christians to the court of the Muslim caliph. Thrived as a Christian in a Saracen […]
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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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