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December, 7th | Saint Ambrose
Saint Ambrose’s Story
One of Ambrose’s biographers observed that at the Last Judgment, people would still be divided between those who admired Amb...
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December, 6th | Saint Nicholas
Saint Nicholas’ Story
The absence of the “hard facts” of history is not necessarily an obstacle to the popularity of saints, as the devotion to Sa...
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December, 5th | Saint Sabas
Saint Sabas’ Story
Born in Cappadocia, Sabas is one of the most highly regarded patriarchs among the monks of Palestine, and is considered one of ...
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December, 4th | Saint John Damascene
Saint John Damascene’s Story
John spent most of his life in the Monastery of Saint Sabas near Jerusalem, and all of his life under Muslim rule, in...
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December, 3rd | Saint Francis Xavier
Saint Francis Xavier’s Story
Jesus asked, “What profit would there be for one to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?” (Matthew 16:26a). The...
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December, 2nd | Blessed Rafal Chylinski
Blessed Rafal Chylinski’s Story
Born near Buk in the Poznan region of Poland, Melchior Chylinski showed early signs of religious devotion; family ...
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December, 1st | Blessed Charles de Foucauld
Blessed Charles de Foucauld’s Story
Born into an aristocratic family in Strasbourg, France, Charles was orphaned at the age of 6, raised by his de...
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November, 30th | Saint Andrew
Saint Andrew’s Story
Andrew was Saint Peter’s brother, and was called with him. “As [Jesus] was walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers...
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November, 29th | Saint Clement
Saint Clement’s Story
Clement of Rome was the third successor of Saint Peter, reigning as pope during the last decade of the first century. He’s k...
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November, 28th | Saint James of the Marche
Saint James of the Marche’s Story
Meet one of the fathers of the modern pawnshop!
James was born in the Marche of Ancona, in central Italy along t...
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November, 27th | Saint Francesco Antonio Fasani
Saint Francesco Antonio Fasani’s Story
Born in Lucera, Francesco entered the Conventual Franciscans in 1695. After his ordination 10 years later, ...
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November, 26th | Saint Columban
Saint Columban’s Story
Columban was the greatest of the Irish missionaries who worked on the European continent. As a young man who was greatly to...
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