
Bl. Junipero Serra
Miguel Jose Serra was born on the island of Majorca on November 24, 1713, and took the name of Junipero
Miguel Jose Serra was born on the island of Majorca on November 24, 1713, and took the name of Junipero
The holy men and women are also called the “Protomartyrs of Rome.” They were accused of burning Rome by Nero
Peter, who was also known as Simon Peter of Cephas, is considered the first Pope. Despite his papacy, Peter had
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John the Baptist was the son of Zachary, a priest of the Temple in Jerusalem, and Elizabeth, a kinswoman of
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St. Thomas More, Martyr (Patron of Lawyers) St. Thomas More was born at London in 1478. After a thorough grounding