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February, 23rd | Saint Polycarp
Saint Polycarp’s Story
Polycarp, bishop of Smyrna, disciple of Saint John the Apostle and friend of Saint Ignatius of Antioch, was a revered Chris...
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February, 22nd | Chair of Saint Peter
The Story of the Chair of Saint Peter
This feast commemorates Christ’s choosing Peter to sit in his place as the servant-authority of the whole Ch...
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February, 21st | Saint Peter Damian
Saint Peter Damian’s Story
Maybe because he was orphaned and had been treated shabbily by one of his brothers, Peter Damian was very good to the p...
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February, 20th | Saints Jacinta and Francisco Marto
Saints Jacinta and Francisco Marto’s Story
Between May 13 and October 13, 1917, three Portuguese shepherd children from Aljustrel, received appari...
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February, 19th | Saint Conrad of Piacenza
Saint Conrad of Piacenza’s Story
Born of a noble family in northern Italy, Conrad as a young man married Euphrosyne, daughter of a nobleman.
One d...
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February, 18th | Blessed John of Fiesole
Blessed John of Fiesole’s Story
The patron of Christian artists was born around 1400 in a village overlooking Florence. He took up painting as a y...
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February, 17th | Seven Founders of the Servite Order
The Story of the Seven Founders of the Servite Order
Can you imagine seven prominent men of Boston or Denver banding together, leaving their homes...
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February, 16th | Saint Gilbert of Sempringham
Saint Gilbert of Sempringham’s Story
Gilbert was born in Sempringham, England, into a wealthy family, but he followed a path quite different from ...
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February, 15th | Saint Claude de la Colombière
Saint Claude de la Colombière’s Story
This is a special day for the Jesuits, who claim today’s saint as one of their own. It’s also a special day ...
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February, 14th | Saints Cyril and Methodius
Saints Cyril and Methodius’ Story
Because their father was an officer in a part of Greece inhabited by many Slavs, these two Greek brothers ultima...
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February, 13th | Saint Giles Mary of Saint Joseph
Saint Giles Mary of Saint Joseph’s Story
In the same year that a power-hungry Napoleon Bonaparte led his army into Russia, Giles Mary of Saint Jos...
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February, 12th | Saint Apollonia
Saint Apollonia’s Story
The persecution of Christians began in Alexandria during the reign of the Emperor Philip. The first victim of the pagan mo...
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