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St. Deusdedit, whose birth date is unknown, was the son of a Roman subdeacon, Stephen, who was elected to succeed Pope Boniface IV in October, 615. Little is known about him other than he had already served as a priest for fo... read more » |
615-618 |
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Charles Borromeo was the son of Count Gilbert Borromeo and Margaret Medici, sister of Pope Pius IV. He was born at the family castle of Arona on Lake Maggiore, Italy on October 2, 1538. He received the clerical tonsure when h... read more » |
1538-1584 |
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Robert Bellarmine was born October 4th, 1542 at Monte Pulciano in Tuscany to a noble though impoverished family. His mother was the sister of Pope Marcellus II whose papacy lasted for twenty-two days in 1555. While still very... read more » |
1542-1621 |
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An Exerpt From a Sermon of Saint Lawrence of Brindisi, Priest For the word of God is a light to the mind and a fire to the will. It enables man to know God and to love him. And for the interior man who lives by the Spirit ... read more » |
1559-1619 |
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Antony Ghislieri was born to humble parents in 1504. As a child he had been a shepherd. He entered the Dominican order at age fourteen and his conduct there was exemplary, particularly his devotion to an ascetic life style. T... read more » |
1566-1572 |
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Benedetto Odescalchi was born in 1611 into an Italian family of wealthy merchants in Como, a town in the Lombardy region in the north of Italy. His early studies in human sciences were with the Jesuits at his local college. B... read more » |
1676-1689 |
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Remember that your soul is a temple of the living God. The kingdom of God is within you. Night and day let your aim be to remain in simplicity and gentleness, calmness and serenity so that you will find your joy in the Lord... read more » |
1694-1755 |
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August 1st is the feast of St. Alphonsus de Liguori who was born at Naples, September 27th, 1696, the first of seven children. His was a very pious family that gave the Church two priests and two nuns. Alphonsus was a precoc... read more » |
1773-1840 |
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Jean-Marie Vianney was a French parish priest born May 8, 1786 in the village of Dardilly to a family of farmers. He was the fourth of six children whose parents were known for both their generosity and their piety. Vianney&#... read more » |
1786-1859 |
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Antonio Maria Gianelli was born April 12, 1789 in eastern Liguria to a middle class family. He was considered intelligent and industrious. He entered the seminary at Genoa and was ordained in 1812. Gianelli is noted for his e... read more » |
1789-1864 |
