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 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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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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Saint Frumentius, Bishop
October 27 -St. Frumentius, Bishop – Amharic ABBA SALAMA (fl. 4th century), Syrian who introduced Christianity into Ethiopia. As first bishop of its ancient capital, Aksum, he […]
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Saint James of Jerusalem, Martyr
October 23, St. James of Jerusalem, Martyr – James of Jerusalem is referred to in the New Testament as the brother of Our Lord Jesus Christ. He […]
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