Saturday, October 3 · Ordinary Time
Saint Adalgotto
In the rugged landscape of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chur, where ancient stone meets the high Alps, a figure of spiritual gravity emerged to guide the faithful during a pivotal era of ecclesiastical reform.
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