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Saint Joseph Mary Tomasi
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Saint Joseph Mary Tomasi

12 September 1649 at Licata, archdiocese of Agrigento, Sicily, Italy

Saint Odilo of Cluny
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Saint Odilo of Cluny

962 at Auvergne, France

Saint Vincent Strambi
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Saint Vincent Strambi

1 January 1745 at Civitavecchia, Italy

Saint Peter of Atroa
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Saint Peter of Atroa

773 near Ephesus, Asia Minor (modern Turkey) as Theophylact

Saint Telemachus
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Saint Telemachus

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Saint Maelrhys
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Saint Maelrhys

6th century Brittany (part of modern France)

Saint Concordius of Arles
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Saint Concordius of Arles

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Saint Baglan of Wales
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Saint Baglan of Wales

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Breton Missionaries To Britain
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Breton Missionaries To Britain

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Saint Connat
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Saint Connat

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Saint Buonfiglio Monaldi
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Saint Buonfiglio Monaldi

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Saint Felix of Bourges
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Saint Felix of Bourges

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Saint Joseph Mary Tomasi

Saint Joseph Mary Tomasi, also known as Giuseppe Maria Tomasi di Lampedusa, was born on September 12, 1649, in Licata,...

12 September 1649 at Licata, archdiocese of Agrigento, Sicily, Italy

Saint Odilo of Cluny

Saint Odilo of Cluny, also known as the Archangel of Monks, Odilo of the Poor Souls, Olon, Odilón, or Odilone, was born...

962 at Auvergne, France

Saint Vincent Strambi

Saint Vincent Strambi, also known as Vincenzo Maria Strambi, was born on January 1, 1745, in Civitavecchia, Italy.

1 January 1745 at Civitavecchia, Italy

Saint Peter of Atroa

Saint Peter of Atroa, also known as Pierre d'Atroa or Theophylact, was born in 773 near Ephesus, Asia Minor (modern...

773 near Ephesus, Asia Minor (modern Turkey) as Theophylact

Saint Telemachus

Saint Telemachus, also known as Almachio, Almachius, Almachus, or Almaquio, was a hermit or monk from the eastern part...

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Saint Maelrhys

Saint Maelrhys, also known simply as Maelrhys, was a Christian saint who lived during the 6th century in Brittany,...

6th century Brittany (part of modern France)

Saint Concordius of Arles

Saint Concordius of Arles, also known as Concorde, was a prominent figure in the early Christian Church during the...

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Saint Baglan of Wales

Saint Baglan of Wales, also known as Saint Baglan the Missionary, was a fifth-century missionary hailing from Brittany...

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Breton Missionaries To Britain

Breton Missionaries To Britain is a collective term used to commemorate the lives and works of 48 hermits and monks...

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Saint Connat

Saint Connat, also known as Comnata or Comnatan, was a revered nun and abbess of the Saint Brigid's convent in Kildare,...

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Saint Buonfiglio Monaldi

Saint Buonfiglio Monaldi, also known as Bonfilio Monaldo, Bonfiglio Monaldi, Buonfiglio da Firenze, and Buonfiglio of...

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Saint Felix of Bourges

Saint Felix of Bourges, also known as Saint Felix of Champagne, was a renowned Bishop of Bourges, France.

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Saint Justin of Chieti

Saint Justin of Chieti, also known as Justin of Siponto, was a renowned Bishop of Chieti, Italy.

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Saint Gregory Nazianzen The Elder

Saint Gregory Nazianzen the Elder, also known as Gregory of Nazianzus the Elder, was born around the year 276 in...

c.276 at Nazianzos, Cappadocia, Asia Minor

Saint Colman Mac Rónán

Saint Colman Mac Rónán, also known as Colmanus, was an Irish bishop and a revered figure in the Catholic Church.

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Saint Frodobert of Troyes

Saint Frodobert of Troyes, also known as Frodobert of Moutier-la-Celle, was born around 600 in Troyes, France.

c.600 in Troyes, France

Saint Fulgentius of Ruspe

Saint Fulgentius of Ruspe, also known as Fabius Claudius Gordianus Fulgentius, was born around the year 465 in...

c.465 at Carthage, North Africa (modern Tunis, Tunisia)

Saint Elvan

Saint Elvan, also known as Eluan or Elvanus, was a significant figure in the early missionary efforts in Britain during...

2nd century Britanny (part of modern France)

Saint Severino Gallo

Saint Severino Gallo was a renowned Catholic saint who lived during the early 15th century.

France

Saint Zygmunt Gorazdowski

Saint Zygmunt Gorazdowski, also known as Zigmund Horazdowski, was a Roman Catholic saint who lived in an area...

1 November 1845 at Sanok, Podkarpackie, Poland

Martyred Soldiers of Rome

Martyr

The Martyred Soldiers of Rome were a group of thirty soldiers who gave their lives for their faith during the...

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Saint Colman Muillin of Derrykeighan

Saint Colman Muillin of Derrykeighan, also known as Colman of Doire Caocháin, Colman Moldendarius, Colman Miller, and...

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Saint Fanchea of Rossory

Saint Fanchea, also known as Faenche, Fainche, Faine, Garbh, or Garbhp, was a renowned Irish nun and spiritual director.

at Clogher, Ireland

Saint Concordius of Tivoli

Saint Concordius of Tivoli, also known as Concordio, was born in Rome, Italy.

Rome, Italy

Saint Brogan

Saint Brogan holds a unique place in Catholic history as a figure mentioned in the Gorman Martyrology.

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Saint William of Dijon

Saint William of Dijon, also known as William of Cluny, William of Fécamp, William of Saint Benignus, William of...

962 in the family castle on San Giuglio Island, Lake Orta, Novara, Piedmont, northern Italy

Saint Basil of Aix

Saint Basil of Aix, also known as Saint Basilius, was a renowned Catholic priest, bishop, and miracle worker in Arles,...

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Saint Tyfrydog

Saint Tyfrydog, also known as Tyvrydog, was a sixth-century monk and a significant figure in the Catholic Church.

Welsh

Saint Clarus of Vienne

Saint Clarus of Vienne, also known as Clarus du Dauphiné, Clair, and Claro, was a Benedictine monk and renowned...

c.590 in Vienne, Dauphine, France

Saint Zedislava Berka

Saint Zedislava Berka, also known as Zdislava Berka, Zedislava Berkiana, and Zdislava of Lemberk, was born around 1220...

c.1220 in the diocese in Križanov, Ždár nad Sázavou, Vysocina kraj (modern Czech Republic)

Saint Basilius of Ancyra

Saint Basilius of Ancyra, also known as Basil of Ancyra, was a devout layman who lived in Ancyra, Galatia, which is now...

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Saint Eugendus of Condat

Saint Eugendus of Condat, also known as Agendus, Augendus, Eugend, Eugendo, Oyan, Oyand, Oyend, and Yan, was born...

c.449 at Izernore, Ain, France

Saint Peter of Temissis

Saint Peter of Temissis was a courageous and devout Christian martyr during a time of Muslim control in Temissis, Asia...

Pelopon, Greece

Saint Demet of Plozévet

Saint Demet of Plozévet, also known as Demet of Plozeved, Demat, Dervel, Devet, Tevet, and Zevet, was a hermit who...

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Saint Thaumastus of Mainz

Saint Thaumastus of Mainz, also known as Thaumastus of Poitiers or Theomastus of Poitiers, was an early 5th-century...

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Saint Magnus The Martyr

Martyr

Saint Magnus The Martyr, whose feast day is celebrated on January 1st, is a saint whose life and details of martyrdom...

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Saint Concordius of Spoleto

Saint Concordius of Spoleto, also known as Concord or Concorde, was a devout sub-deacon in Rome, Italy, who lived...

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Martyrs of Africa

Martyr

The Martyrs of Africa were a group of eight Christians who were martyred together in Africa, although the exact date of...

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Saint Euphrosyne of Alexandria

Saint Euphrosyne of Alexandria, whose historicity is now questioned by modern scholarship, is a figure whose life was...

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Saint Theodotus

Saint Theodotus was a Christian martyr who lived during the early centuries of the Church.

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Saint Mydwyn

Saint Mydwyn, also known as Meduin, Medwin, Medwy, and Medwyn, was a significant figure in the early Christian history...

2nd century Britanny (part of modern France)

Saint Fintan of Myshall

Saint Fintan of Myshall, also known as Fintan of Midhíseal, Fintanus of.

Ireland

Saint Clarus of Vallis Regia

Saint Clarus of Vallis Regia, also known as Chiaro, is a Catholic saint from Genoa, Italy.

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Saint Sciath of Ardskeagh

Saint Sciath of Ardskeagh, sixth-century nun and daughter of Meacher, traced her noble lineage to the High-King Conor...

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Saint Cuan

Saint Cuan, a man who once embraced the martial life, underwent a profound conversion, renouncing the sword for the...

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Blesseds

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Blessed Beatrice Of Amptenhausen

Blessed Beatrice of Amptenhausen, also known as Beatrice of Cologne, was a Benedictine nun who lived during the 11th...

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Blessed Bonannus Of Roio

Blessed Bonannus of Roio, also known as Bonanno, was a Benedictine monk of the Celestine Congregation at the monastery...

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Blessed Valentin Paquay

Blessed Valentin Paquay, also known as Jan Louis Paquay, Joannes Ludovicus Paquay, Valentijn Paquay, Valentine Paquay,...

17 November 1828 in Tongres, Limburg, Belgium as Louis Paquay

Blessed Odilo Of Stavelot

Blessed Odilo of Stavelot, also known as Odilon or Odo, was a Benedictine monk and the esteemed abbot of the renowned...

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Blessed Jean Of Saintjustenchaussée

Blessed Jean of Saint-Just-en-Chaussée, also known as Jean de Saint-Just-en-Chaussée, was a devout member of the...

c.1100 in France

Blessed Bernard Of Fountains

Blessed Bernard of Fountains, also known as Bernard of Fontaines and Bernard of Citeaux, was a prominent figure in the...

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Blessed Marian Konopinski Poznan

Blessed Marian Konopinski Poznan, born on September 10, 1907, in Kluczewo, Wielkopolskie, Poland, was a revered figure...

10 September 1907 in Kluczewo, Wielkopolskie, Poland

Blessed Hugolinus Of Gualdo Cattaneo

Blessed Hugolinus of Gualdo Cattaneo, also known as Hugo Linus a Gualdo Captaneorum, Hugo Linus of Gualdo, Ugolino de...

c.1200 in Gualdo Cattaneo, Italy

Blessed Carmen Godoy Calvache De Coromina

Blessed Carmen Godoy Calvache De Coromina, also known as Carmen Godoy, was a devout lay woman who lived in the...

12 September 1888 in Adra, Almeria Spain

Blessed Lojze Grozde

Blessed Lojze Grozde, also known as Alojzij Grozde, was born on 27 May 1923 in Tržišče, Zgornje Vodale, Slovenia.

27 May 1923 in Tržišce, Zgornje Vodale, Slovenia

Blessed Adalbero Of Liège

Blessed Adalbero of Liège, also known as Adalbero of Louvain or Alberon, was born in 1070 into a noble family.

1070

Blessed Catherine De Solaguti

Blessed Catherine De Solaguti was a Mercedarian nun at the convent of Jesus and Mary in Orozco, Spain.

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Blessed Peter Of Armenteira

Blessed Peter of Armenteira, also known simply as Peter of Armenteira, was a Cistercian monk and the abbot of the...

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Blessed Jeanbaptiste Lego

Blessed Jeanbaptiste Lego, also known as Jean-Baptiste Lego, was born on May 13, 1766, in La Flèche, Sarthe, France.

13 May 1766 in La Flèche, Sarthe, France

Blessed Gisela Of Rosstreppe

Blessed Gisela of Rosstreppe, also known as Gisela of Eastphalia, was born into the royal family of Eastphalia in an...

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Blessed Andrés Gómez Sáez

Blessed Andrés Gómez Sáez, also known as Andonis, was born on 7 May 1894 in Bicorp, Valencia, Spain.

7 May 1894 in Bicorp, Valencia, Spain

Blessed Girolamo Ginelli

Blessed Girolamo Ginelli, also known as Girolamo de Ginelli, Girolamo of Ancona, or Jerome, was born in June 1451 in...

June 1451 in Ancona, Italy

Blessed René Lego

Blessed René Lego, priest of the Diocese of Angers, France, is commemorated for his steadfast witness during the...

5 October 1764 in La Flèche, Sarthe, France