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Painting of Saint James of the Marche
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Saint James of the Marche

Saint James was born in the Marche of Ancona. Before joining the Friars Minor, he earned doctorates in canon and civil law at the University of Perugia. He lived a very austere life, and was an extremely popular preacher, who spread devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus.

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November 28
Engraving of Saints Isaac Jogues, Jean de Brébeuf, and Companions

Saints Isaac Jogues, Jean de Brébeuf, and Companions

October 19
Isaac Jogues and his companions are popularly known as the North American martyrs. Over a period of years, these eight Jesuits worked among the Hurons, bringing many into the Catholic faith. They labored in what would become the northeastern United
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Photo of Saint John Paul II

Saint John Paul II

October 22
Born in Wadowice, Poland, Pope Saint John Paul II had lost his mother, father, and older brother before his 21st birthday. Then his promising academic career at Krakow’s Jagiellonian University was cut short by the outbreak of World War II.
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Stained Glass window of Saint John of Capistrano

Saint John of Capistrano

October 23
Born at a time when the bubonic plague had decimated the population and the Church was split with two, maybe three, claimants to the papacy, Saint John Capistrano was a voice of strength and hope. He was known for his
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Painting of Saint Anthony Mary Claret

Saint Anthony Mary Claret

October 24
Anthony Claret was a missionary, religious founder, social reformer, queen’s chaplain, writer and publisher, archbishop and refugee. He was a Spaniard whose work took him to the Canary Islands, Cuba, Madrid, Paris, and to the First Vatican Council.
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Statue of Saint Antônio de Sant’Anna Galvão

Saint Antônio de Sant’Anna Galvão

October 25
Born in Guarantingueta near São Paulo, Antônio attended the Jesuit seminary in Belem but later decided to become a Franciscan friar. Invested in 1760, he made final profession the following year and was ordained in 1762.
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Painting of Saint Peter of Alcantara

Saint Peter of Alcantara

October 26
Saint Peter of Alcantara lived in the 16th century, a time of great Church reform. He was confessor for Saint Teresa of Avila, another great reformer. Peter was known for his life of penitence and the virtue of patience. He
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