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JAN 3 - St Genevieve (422 – 512) - Patron saint of Paris.
JAN 3 - St Genevieve (422 – 512) - Patron saint of Paris. In 451 she led a prayer marathon that was said to have saved Paris by diverting Attil...

DEC 5 - St Sabbas (439 – 532) - Saint Sabbas the Sanctified;
DEC 5 - St Sabbas (439 – 532) - Saint Sabbas the Sanctified; considered 1 of the founders of Eastern monasticism; founder of several monasteries,...

NOV 26 - St John Berchmans (1599 – 1621) - Patron of Altar
NOV 26 - St John Berchmans (1599 – 1621) - Patron of Altar Servers. In 1616, he entered the Jesuit novitiate; to him is owed the Little Rosary o...

OCT 17 - St Ignatius of Antioch - 1st writer to use the term
OCT 17 - St Ignatius of Antioch - 1st writer to use the term the Catholic Church. Martyr (fed to lions in the Circus Maximus c. 108 AD). Apostolic...

JUNE 26 - St Josemaria Escriva de Balaguer - Canonized 6
JUNE 26 - St Josemaria Escriva de Balaguer - Canonized 6 October 2002 by Pope John Paul II 1 of 6 children born to Jose and Dolores Escriva; 3 of...

JUNE 23 - St Joseph Cafasso - St. John Bosco was 1 of
JUNE 23 - St Joseph Cafasso - St. John Bosco was 1 of Joseph’s pupils. Born with a deformed spine and into a wealthy peasant family; he was sh...

MAR 21 - St Enda - Patriarch of Irish monasticism An Irish
MAR 21 - St Enda - Patriarch of Irish monasticism An Irish prince, the son of Conall Derg of Ergall, Ulster. Brother of Saint Fanchea of Rossory ...

MAR 8 - St John of God - Patron of booksellers Juan grew
MAR 8 - St John of God - Patron of booksellers Juan grew up working as a shepherd in the Castile region of Spain. He led a wild and misspent y...