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Blessed Joachima
Born into an aristocratic family in Barcelona, Spain, Joachima was 12 when she expressed a desire to become a Carmelite nun. But her life took an altogether different turn at 16 with her marriage to a young lawyer, Theodore de … Continue reading
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Tagged Blessed, Carmelite, catholic, Franciscan Secular, Mother, religious, spirituality, theology, widow
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Saint Charles Lwanga and Companions, Martyrs
One of 22 Ugandan martyrs, Charles Lwanga is the patron of youth and Catholic action in most of tropical Africa. He protected his fellow pages, aged 13 to 30, from the homosexual demands of the Bagandan ruler, Mwanga, and encouraged … Continue reading
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Tagged african, church, martyrdom, martyrs, roman catholic church, saint, spirituality
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Saint Joseph of Leonissa, Priest
Saint Joseph was born at Leonissa in the Kingdom of Naples. As a boy and as a student in early adulthood, Joseph drew attention for his energy and virtue. Offered a nobleman’s daughter in marriage, Joseph refused and joined the … Continue reading
Saint Edmund Rich, Bishop
Archbishop of Canterbury England, who battled for discipline and justice, also called Edmund of Abingdon. Born in Abingdon, on November 30, 1180. he studied at Oxford, England, and in Paris, France. He taught art and mathematics at Oxford and was ordained. He spent eight … Continue reading
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Tagged bishop, catholic, church, lives of the saints, roman catholic church, saints, spirituality, theology
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Blessed John Henry Newman, Bishop
Blessed John Henry Newman’s Story John Henry Newman, the 19th-century’s most important English-speaking Roman Catholic theologian, spent the first half of his life as an Anglican and the second half as a Roman Catholic. He was a priest, popular preacher, … Continue reading
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Tagged catholic, christianity, church, faith, Protestantism, religion, spirituality
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Blessed Antonio Lucci, Bishop
Blessed Antonio studied with and was a friend of Saint Francesco Antonio Fasani, who after Antonio Lucci’s death, testified at the diocesan hearings regarding the holiness of Lucci. Born in Agnone in southern Italy, a city famous for manufacturing bells and … Continue reading
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Saint Henry, King
Saint Henry, surnamed the Pious, Duke of Bavaria, became successively King of Germany and Emperor of the Romans; but not satisfied with a mere temporal principality, he strove to gain an immortal crown, by paying zealous service to the eternal … Continue reading
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Tagged catholic, christianity, church, faith, Franciscan, Franciscan Third Order, king, religion, Saint Henry, spirituality
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Blessed Emmanuel Ruiz, Martyr
Not much is known of the early life of Blessed Emmanuel Ruiz, but details of his heroic death in defense of the faith have come down to us. Born of humble parents in Santander, Spain, he became a Franciscan priest … Continue reading
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Tagged catholic, christian martyrs, christianity, church, Franciscan, martyr, martyrdom, religion, spirituality
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Saint Romuald, Abbot
St. Romuald, the founder of the Camaldolese Order, could not decide for a considerable time whether to serve God in a religious life or to remain in the world. After his father killed a relative in a duel at which … Continue reading
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Tagged Benedictine, Camaldolese Order, christianity, church, hermit, monastery, monastic orders, monks, religion, spirituality
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Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat, Virgin and Foundress
The legacy of Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat can be found in the more than 100 schools operated by her Society of the Sacred Heart, institutions known for the quality of the education made available to the young. Sophie herself received … Continue reading
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Tagged charity, christianity, church, dedication, faith, love, religion, spirituality
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The Holy Ones 