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Saint Padre Pio
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Saint Padre Pio

25 May 1887 at Pietrelcina, Benevento, Italy as Francesco Forgione

Saint Thecla of Iconium
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Saint Thecla of Iconium

No Information

Saint Adamnan of Iona
Saint

Saint Adamnan of Iona

c.628 in Drumhome, County Donegal, Ireland

Blessed Émilie Tavernier Gamelin
Blessed

Blessed Émilie Tavernier Gamelin

19 February 1800 at Montreal, Canada

Saint Elizabeth of The Visitation
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Saint Elizabeth of The Visitation

1st century BC

Saint Cissa of Northumbria
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Saint Cissa of Northumbria

No Information

Blessed Józef Stanek
Blessed

Blessed Józef Stanek

4 December 1916 in Lapsze Nizne, Poland

Saint Cristobal of Tlaxcala
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Saint Cristobal of Tlaxcala

c.1514–1515 in Atlihuetzía, Tlaxcala, Mexico

Saint Xantippa
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Saint Xantippa

No Information

Saint Polyxena
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Saint Polyxena

No Information

Saint Antonio of Tlaxcala
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Saint Antonio of Tlaxcala

c.1516–1517 in Tizatlán, Tlaxcala, Mexico

Blessed Peter Acotanto
Blessed

Blessed Peter Acotanto

Venice, Italy

Wednesday, September 23

Gibba Crescens

Waxing Gibbous · 89% · Day 11.6

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Saint Pius of Pietrelcina, Priest

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Saint Padre Pio

Saint Padre Pio, also known as Francesco Forgione, was born on 25 May 1887 in Pietrelcina, Benevento, Italy.

25 May 1887 at Pietrelcina, Benevento, Italy as Francesco Forgione

Saint Thecla of Iconium

Saint Thecla of Iconium, also known as Tecla, Tegla, and Tekla, holds a special place in the early Christian Church as...

No Information

Saint Adamnan of Iona

Saint Adamnan of Iona, also known as Adam, Adamnano, Adomnan, and Eunan, was a distant relative of Saint Columba.

c.628 in Drumhome, County Donegal, Ireland

Saint Elizabeth of The Visitation

Saint Elizabeth of the Visitation, also known as Saint Elizabeth of the Holy Trinity, was a prominent figure in the New...

1st century BC

Saint Cissa of Northumbria

Saint Cissa of Northumbria was an eighth-century spiritual student of Saint Guthlac and a Benedictine hermit at...

No Information

Saint Cristobal of Tlaxcala

Saint Cristobal of Tlaxcala, also known as Christopher or Cristobalito, was born around 1514-1515 in Atlihuetzía,...

c.1514–1515 in Atlihuetzía, Tlaxcala, Mexico

Saint Xantippa

Saint Xantippa is a revered saint in the Catholic Church, known for her spiritual dedication as a student of the...

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Saint Polyxena

Saint Polyxena was a devout spiritual student of the Apostles in the late 1st century.

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Saint Antonio of Tlaxcala

Saint Antonio of Tlaxcala, also known as Anthony of Tlaxcala, was born around 1516-1517 in Tizatlán, Tlaxcala, Mexico.

c.1516–1517 in Tizatlán, Tlaxcala, Mexico

Saint Zechariah

Saint Zechariah, also known as Zachary, was a Jewish priest residing in Jerusalem during ancient times.

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Saint Juan of Tlaxcala

Saint Juan of Tlaxcala, also known as Juan de Tizatlán, was born around the year 1516-1517 in Tizatlán, Tlaxcala, Mexico.

c.1516–1517 in Tizatlán, Tlaxcala, Mexico

Saint Constantius of Ancona

Saint Constantius of Ancona, also known as Constantius of Ancona, was a sixth-century sacristan of the church of Saint...

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Martyrs of Syracuse

Martyr

The Martyrs of Syracuse, also known as the Syracuse Martyrs, were a group of devout Christians from Syracuse, Sicily.

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Pope Saint Linus

Pope Saint Linus, also known as Linus, was the second Pope of the Catholic Church and the first to be chosen in Rome,...

in Tuscany, Italy

Saint Sosius of Misenum

Saint Sosius of Misenum, a deacon of the Church of Misenum in Italy, stands as a witness to the unyielding faith of the...

275 in Miseno, Italy

Blesseds

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Blessed Émilie Tavernier Gamelin

Blessed Émilie Tavernier Gamelin, also known as Émilie Tavernier, was born on 19 February 1800 in Montreal, Canada.

19 February 1800 at Montreal, Canada

Blessed Józef Stanek

Blessed Józef Stanek, also known as Father Józef Stanek, was born on 4 December 1916 in Lapsze Nizne, Poland.

4 December 1916 in Lapsze Nizne, Poland

Blessed Peter Acotanto

Blessed Peter Acotanto, also known as Peter of Venice, was born into a wealthy Venetian patrician family in the 12th...

Venice, Italy

Blessed Guy Of Durnes

Blessed Guy of Durnes, also known as Guy of Cherlieu, was a prominent Cistercian Benedictine monk who lived during the...

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Blessed Alfonso Burgos

Blessed Alfonso Burgos, born in Burgos, Spain, was a devout Mercedarian friar in the convent of Santa Caterina located...

Burgos, Spain

Blessed Bernardina Maria Jabłońska

Blessed Bernardina Maria Jabłońska, also known as Bernardyna, was born on August 5, 1878, in Pyzuny Lukawica, Poland.

5 August 1878 in Pyzuny Lukawica, Poland

Blessed Helen Duglioli

Blessed Helen Duglioli, also known as Elena Duglioli Dall’Olio or Helen of Bologna, was born in 1472 in Bologna, Italy.

1472 at Bologna, Italy

Blessed Vicente Ballester Far

Blessed Vicente Ballester Far, also known as Blessed Vincente Ballester Ferrer, was a devout Catholic priest in the...

4 February 1888 in Benidoleig, Alicante, Spain

Blessed Francisco De Paula Victor

Blessed Francisco De Paula Victor, also known as Francisco de Paula Victor, was born on April 12, 1827, in Campanha,...

12 April 1827 in Campanha, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Blessed Purificación Ximénez Y Ximénez

Blessed Purificación Ximénez Y Ximénez, also known as Sister Purificación of Saint Joseph, was a devout Catholic nun...

3 February 1871 in Valencia, Spain

Blessed Norberto Cembranos De La Verdura

Blessed Norberto Cembranos De La Verdura, born on 6 June 1891 in Villalquite, León, Spain, was a devout Catholic who...

6 June 1891 in Villalquite, León, Spain; as he was born on the feast day of Saint Norbert of Magdeburg, his parents named him Noberto

Blessed José Santos Ortega

Blessed José Santos Ortega, also known as José Santos Ortega-García, was born on 18 September 1882 in Rabé de las...

18 September 1882 in Rabé de las Calzadas, Burgos, Spain

Blessed Crispulo Moyano Linares

Blessed Crispulo Moyano Linares, also known as Father Carmelo María, was a Catholic priest and member of the Carmelites...

10 June 1891 in Villaralto, Córdoba, Spain

Blessed Sofía Ximénez Y Ximénez Del Río

Blessed Sofía Ximénez Y Ximénez Del Río, also known as Sofía del Río, was born on October 11, 1876, in Valencia, Spain.

11 October 1876 in Valencia, Spain

Blessed William Way

Blessed William Way, also known as William Flower or William May, was a devout Seminarian in Reims, France during the...

Exeter, England

Blessed María Josefa Del Río Messa

Blessed María Josefa Del Río Messa, also known as Sister María Josefa of Saint Sophia, was born on April 30, 1895, in...

30 April 1895 in Tarragona, Spain