Saint John Damascene has the double honor of being the last but one of the fathers of the Eastern Church, and the

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Eligius (also known as Eloi) was born around 590 near Limoges in France. He became an extremely skillful metalsmith and was appointed

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St. Saturninus Bishop of Toulouse was Martyred November 29 A.D. 257. St. Saturninus went from Rome by the direction of

He was just standing there, not doing anything special. As a Syrian priest he must have felt a little out of place

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James was a favorite of King Yezdigerd I of Persia and a Christian. He abandoned his religion when Yesdigerd launched

Eldest son of a shoemaker, John was born at Diest, Brabant. He early wanted to be a priest, and when thirteen became

St. Catherine of Alexandria, Virgin and Martyr whose feast day is November 25th. She is the patroness of philosophers and

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