October 17 – St. Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch, surnamed Theophorus, which in Greek means “God-Bearer,” (ca. 35 or 50-between 98 and 117), was probably a convert and […]
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Saint Jerome, Translator & Teacher
September 30 – St. Jerome, translator and teacher. He is known as the 4th-5th century scholar who translated the Bible into the language ordinary people could read. […]
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Saint Michael & All Angels
September 29 St. Michael & All Angels – Also the Feast of Sts. Michael, Gabriel, & Raphael, or Michaelmas, a day in the Western Christian calendar. Because […]
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Saint Vincent DePaul
September 27 – St. Vincent DePaul – 24 April 1581–27 September 1660 – born in Pouy, Landes, Gascony, France, was a priest of the Catholic Church who […]
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Saint John Chrysostom, Bishop of Constantinople
St. John Chrysostom c. 349–407. Bishop of Constantinople, was an important Church Father. He is known for his eloquence in preaching and public speaking, his denunciation of […]
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Beheading of Saint John the Baptist
August 29 – Beheading of St. John the Baptist – The biblical account portrays the beheading of Saint John the Baptist by Herod Antipas. According to the […]
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Saint Bartholomew, Apostle
St. Bartholomew, Apostle – 1st century, one of the 12. All that is known of him with certainty is that he is mentioned in the synoptic gospels […]
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Saint Lawrence, Deacon & Martyr
August 10 – St. Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr, 225 – 258 – Lawrence was chief among the seven deacons who served the Roman Church during the mid-third […]
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Saint Dominic
August 8 – St. Dominic – After his ordination to the priesthood, Dominic spent nine years in Osma, pursuing a life of intense prayer. Dominic and a […]
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Saint Ignatius of Loyola
July 31 – St. Ignatius of Loyola – Saint Ignatius of Loyola is best known as the founder and first Superior General of the ‘Society of Jesus’. […]
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